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| Brandon drew this by himself and said there are mountains with snow falling on them |
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| Then he cut out this pic of himself and named the drawing "brandon on a snowy mountain" |
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| He drew this within a very short time and it took me a while to realise what he was drawing There are clouds and a sun in the sky, a man crossing the road, busy roads with lots of cars and a lollipop man And the numbers are numbers for the parking lots Wah.. very complicated... |
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| While waiting for their turn to go in.. the 2 boys still managed to have fun outside. |
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| getting excited! |
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| When i told brandon i wanted to take a pic, he immediately turned Brian around and put his hand on Brian's shoulder to pose for me.. They had a whole hour of fun while we rested :) Hmm.. This is a good place for respite! |
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| Brandon is enjoying his school.. According to his teacher, he eats all kinds of fruits and vegetables in school and he even advise his friends to do so. He will say "u must eat this, it is good for you' But he is still picky with food at home .. |
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| He has been having lots of activities in school.. and he loves them. He loves experimenting with new things ie mix different things together and see the result Look at nature and insects According to the teacher, he is shy but will answer and participate in class now, and will put up his hands to answer questions too! Quite glad with this progress. For Show and tell, shy again, but able to deliver his speech :) |
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| He has going for many outings including the recent Duck Tour and mint musuem And he loves these field trips! He has grown up to be more sensible, able to follow instructions but at times he still has his mood swings with extremem grouchiness although less frequent than before. He likes to be the big brother who takes care of others, and help in things in daily life as he believes he is a big boy now. |
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| Half a day off for me, on the way for lunch with Dadddy |
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| Had Jap buffet at Ikoi .. filled my tummy with sashimi... Very satisfied with the food.. just that daddy can never have a good meal with me.. everytime we tried to arrange that, he will get endless calls, and have endless problems with his work, and we had to rush through the meal and go off.. |
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| after the quickest buffet lunch i have had, he dropped me off at City Plaza for shopping So i called Por Por who brought this little one along.. :) |
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| Then we went to Lorna Whiston to join Brandon for the celebration! |
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| The kids having fun before the start of the performance |
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| Brandon set up an obstacle course for himself. and he had to cross a bridge, crawl in the tunnel and jump around. |
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| Performace put up by the teachers! It was a great evening, just that the boys were not very cooperative yet again. Took a while to convince Brian to come into brandon's schoo, and enjoy the performance brandon tired himself out with repeated trials at different obstacle courses, and became quite grouchy .. Eventually ended up with pot luck dinner at the seaside... Happy Mid Autumn Festival to all! |
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| Had dinner at Old Town Cafe, but Brian just refused to go into any restaurants.. and this has been happening these few weeks... Hence, it is only me and brandon here for dinner.. brian eventually ended up with daddy next door for carl's Junior |
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| He chose his own dinner and enjoyed it!!! |
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| Initially wanted to go Gardens by the Bay to see the lantern exhibits, but ended up here in east coast park after dinner The boys enjoying the train ride.. great to see them so happy! |
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| Endless trips down the slide and endless jumping.. This is the only photo that is not blurred, the action is too fast for me to catch on photos.. |
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| Spent the rest of the evening running after bubbles Since the renovation of this area, this has been the closest thing to the previous play area next to Mac. |
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| Happy boy who enjoyed the evening! The other one was not very cooperative.. but nonetheless he enjoyed himself too! |
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| Not sure where to go on a relaxing friday night, hence went to Aljunied as we were thinking of the great roadside ice cream there! Right by the side of the road is a mobile ice cream seller, the traditional kind that comes with colourful bread or wafer and the bell. It is one of the nicest tasting ice cream of its kind... and it is rare nowadays.. there are non stop customers queing for its ice cream |
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| Chanced upon some performace and the mid autumn celebration at this area This is one of the reasons why i like old estates.. it is quite heartwarming to see kids enjoying these simple activites.. |
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| Breakfast at the hotel (Hotel Equatorial) brandon enjoyed the spread, Brian made quite a bit of noise. These days brian does not enjoy food as much as before :( |
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| brian insisted on going out, hence i had to come back to the hotel with Brandon to pack and check out He really liked the hotel and wanted to take photos on ALL the beds before we left And he told me his hand signs mean" One means i am 4 years old, the other hand means this place is very good" |
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| One last chance to enjoy the very cheap car rides!! |
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| And the indoor playground |
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| After a morning of play, brandon told me this "mama, let's go and have good food ok?' And so we ended up in Bei Zhan (daddy's recommendation" |
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| Playing with his new toy while waiting for the food i love the floor and of cos the boy |
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| Photo of us taken by brandon |
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| Good food! |
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| Waiting for a cab back to hotel malacca is really quite hot.. |
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| Some shopping at the shopping mall rite next to the hotel, then stopped for dessert This boy again made some noise about ice cream.. brandon claimed he does not want ice cream because he might cough, then shared a soft drink with daddy (just sips of it as he claimed he cannot drink too much too!) Wow.. quite amazed by brandon.. he has matured quite a lot! I wonder when will Brian grow out of erm.. terrible 2 or 3?? |
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| Once back at the lobby, Brian started to miss our hotel room, and claimed he wants to go back to level 16 room Then they entertained themselves for quite a while before our bus came |
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| back to the bus which picked us up right outside the hotel. |
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| Enjoying his "dinner" on the bus as there will be no stops for dinner bad idea to eat on the bus cos he had motion sickness and vomitted on the way back |
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| This tough little guy enjoyed himself tremendously, and even helped me when we were busy cleaning up when Brian vomited. Overall, it was quite a great trip and the boys enjoyed themselves tremendously! I was initially a bit apprehensive about bringing 2 of them as it was just the 2 of us with no helper and no one else, but gathered that either of them would feel upset being left at home, hence we boosted our courage and 4 of us went together.. it was great family bonding time!!! I think we might be ready for more trips soon if Brian grows out of the terrible 3 soon!!1 |
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| Leaving very early in the morning, each with their own Thomas luggage Before they went to sleep the night before, they reminded me that they had to wake up very early the next day to go to Malacca |
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| Very happy with the bus ride Brian is with Daddy, and hence i had no photos of him on the bus.. |
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| Enjoying his breakfast on the bus, while watching Tom and Jerry |
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| First stop: breakfast #2 for the kids Delicious wafer |
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| Finally reached malacca and this is our first meal there.. A&W Brian was not very cooperative, and hence the lack of photos.. |
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| Its play time after the late lunch! Brandon was very happy with the car ride! |
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| The not so happy Brian because he got the pink care instead |
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| Managed to pacify him by changing into the red car! |
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| Then to the indoor playground! |
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| Happy exploring the whole area.. |
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| The bouncy castle which is one of their favourites |
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| Brian the little monkey finally did it! |
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| It was great enjoyment! |
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| More happy faces.. i simply love it! |
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| excitement and exhilaration with the non stop play for the afternoon! The price is so cheap compared to spore, that they can easily spend the whole afternoon playing! |
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| Went back to hotel to shower and brandon followed me to my friend's wedding dinner He was very happy with the dinner and enjoyed the live band there, and he told me he liked the place very much! I am glad he enjoyed himself.. he has been an angel these days.. and i am so glad.. |
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| My boy has grown up.. sitting thru long bus rides and wedding dinner, and listening to me and being very cooperative during this trip. After the 3rd dish, Brandon told me "mama i want to sleep", slept on my lap and fella sleep within 10 seconds.. and of cos i had to carry him back to our hotel. My friend commented "What is NS compared to being a mother, NS men shld not complain about carrying their bags and being tired.. if u see what a mother does and can do" Motherhood is more than NS training.. lack of photos of Brian again because he joined daddy to Jonker's walk for dinner and shopping! |
