Here's Adri's share of fun.
Watch her explore the nursery gym! =D
Adri tunnels...
Yet again! =D
Adri wanted to reverse but got stuck! =D
Adri pats the tunnel..
She's so cute! She's been a lot more inquisitive and surprising me with her little acts every now and then. What a joy! =D
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
A Memorable Teachers' Day Celebration - 290808
I woke up feeling really tired. I had an eventful Teachers' Day.
Now that I feel more rested, I shall try to blog.
Eve of Teachers' Day Celebration (280808)
"Mrs Wong, Chester is still not home! He told my mother that he was staying back in school to finish up his Science corrections. It's past 6pm and i can't find him anywhere!" an anxious parent ranted, all in one breath.
You guessed it, Chester lied.
What followed was a series of calls to names that i could remember and frantic but futile search attempts on the part of the parents.
Cut the long story short. Chester returned shortly after. He had been playing with his friends.
"Mrs Wong, Chester told me that one boy in the class ganged up with some other kids in the school to beat him up! I want justice for my Chester! He had been bullied!" the same parent called up (yet again) shortly after and spouted
Unbelievable. Cos Chester isn't exactly an angel but the "bully" is an extremely timid boy.
Still, it was part of my job to investigate and be accountable to Chester's mum who demanded a meetup with me the following day - 290808 (Teachers' Day celebration)
Was terribly puzzled. didn't sleep well. How could i have not detected anything if what Chester had said was true???
290808
Arrived at school with tonnes of questions in my mind. Curious, yet dreaded the thought that such an incident happened and worse, instead of my well-deserved rest, i had to work extra hard on Teachers' Day.
It was still too early (7am) to catch the boys so i decided to work on my SA2 paper. Wanted to get that done before the day ended so that i could pass it to my HOD for final vetting. U see, if i hadn't, i would prob have to return to school during my one week break.
"Julia!!!!!!!!!!! Amelia injured her fingers!!!!! She's crying and bleeding very badly!!" my train of thoughts was interrupted by this beginning teacher who literally ran to my work station, screaming for me. Expect me to leave my workstation immediately and rush to the sick bay? I didn't.
"Should be another of those small cuts," i thought and closed the soft copy of my SA2 paper at leisure before moving over. Not that i'm not sympathetic, but i wouldnt risk leaving an important document unattended, revealing its contents and end up resetting the paper.
I FROZE. What greeted me was a pair of palms covered with fresh blood. Blood was oozing out from and trickling down Amelia's fingers. Amelia (who was usually a toughfie) was wailing, my principal was shoulder-hugging her and trying to comfort her and an EAS was trying to stop the bleeding and pain with a cold compress. I just froze at the entrance of the sick bay. I have never seen that much blood. My Principal caught my look. I guess i was pale.
"Julia, could u get a pail and try and clean up her palm?" my principal instructed.
i reacted.
"Pail? pail? what kind of pail?" i forced myself to think.
Believe it or not, the first kind of pail that appeared in my mind was those that the cleaners would use to mop the floor! =(
The next imagery was then a smaller bucket that the cleaners would carry around when they need to clean the classroom windows! =O
Almost wanted to run off and ask them for one!
How silly right? how could i be thinking of using a dirty pail to dress a wound?!!
I wanted to slap myself for even having those stupid thoughts.
Amazed at my thought process.
Tried to be calm and rummaged through the shelves in the sick bay.
Come full circle and finally found this silvery tray.
Steeled myself to face the pair of bloody hands and clean them up.
i winced at the sight of the wounds. my hair literally stood and i had goose bumps but still, I had to act strong (though my face was prob pale) for the sake of my traumatised Amelia. Now that i recall, i was trying hard to control my fingers, to prevent them from trembling! =O
So what exactly happened?
Amelia's poor fingers had been slammed by the AVA control room door. Unlike the normal classroom door, that was a really heavy door. some boys didn't want her in the control room (God knows why...) and decided to close the door on her. They didn't notice her poor fingers and wham, went the door. She screamed. The boys thought it was all play and continued to press hard on the door, with all the force as they could muster.
When they finally opened the door, what greeted them was what had greeted me.
Even though i am an adult, i froze, what more the kids?
My Principal then decided that we had to take Amelia to KK Emergency. I drove. my colleague accompanied Amelia. Throughout the journey, yours truly tried hard not the get lost (i'm really an idiot when it comes to directions), keep safe during that peak hour (7.10am) jam and at the same time, comfort Amelia.
Reached the hospital, followed the nurses' directives and zoomed from one room to another. Each time they removed the cold compress to examine Amelia's fingers, i wanted to squeeze my colleague. The sight of the badly swollen, bruised and bloody fingers was too much for me to bear.
The diagnosis after an xray, after two doctors' and one orthopedic's examination:-
Amelia had fractured two of her fingers. They suspected cuts and blood clog under her nails. Those could be the cause of the unbearable pain.
Remedy?
They would have to remove Amelia's nails, put in some splinters, examine the fingers for cuts and clog and then put the nails back (to protect the flesh).
OUCH!
I almost flipped when i heard that!
Tried my best to comfort Amelia who was literally crying non-stop.
After some 2 plus hours at KK, Amelia's mum arrived. She took over and we headed back to school. The whole time i was there, my phone rang non-stop. Amelia's parents called, school called and Chester's mum called too! i obivously wasn't in the right frame of mind to talk to her about Chester's case. I had an emergency on hand!
By the time we reached sch, we were dead beat. It had been only 3 hours since the beginning of the day but we were already exhausted. just imagine the mental processes that we had gone through!
Lesson learnt? Realised i cannot be an EBO. Thought i was strong but i was all wrong. literally cringed at the sight of blood. i wonder if i would have fainted if there was more blood and hence become an emergency, a hindrance instead of a help! =O
10.10am. It was supposed to be class party time. I didn't have the mood.
Still, i smiled and thanked my pupils for the surprise party they had organised and the gifts that they had so thoughtfully prepared.
Didn't have much time to mingle. Cut the cake and got down to Chester's case.
Heard from both boys.
To me, it was a pure case of miscommunication and mis-management of emotions. wrong notion of play.
Just when i was about to catch a breather and a bite, "Mrs Wong, Wang Yun is crying," someone reported. i then spotted my girl crying. Wang Yun is one unique kid. She's extremely quiet and reserved at school. She prefers to be alone and doesn't really speak. However, back at home, she's just like any other normal kid who chats readily.
Went over to her and after much coaxing, i realised she was tearing because she had been praised by the teacher who relieved me in the early hours of my absence.
I gather my excited class was too noisy and the teacher took Wang Yun as a positive example.
Wang Yun didn't like to be singled out.
Have always felt that we teachers have not been using enuff of positive reinforcement but have loosely been putting pupils down and reprimanding them way too frequently. It was then that i realised that not everyone respond well to praises. There are sensitive kids who may think otherwise. Very appalling.
290808 - Afternoon
My ex-pupils came to visit. i quickly tidied up my SA2 paper so that i could spend some time with them. I really miss them. They were such a sweet bunch. Three of them came over to my house for a short while and it was a good meetup. Miss them sooooo much, one of my best batches. Have been thru so much with them.
290808 - Evening
Had my Teachers' Day dinner. Honestly, given a choice, i would really have preferred to rest at home. Was so tired! Had to function and participate in the group games that i didn't really enjoy. Not my personalilty to be so "rah rah".
But the good part of it was, took a lift from my ex-boss. Glad to be able to catch up a little.
Still miss his presence. He's a fortress. =)
By the time i reached home, Adri was already asleep. I watched her and felt sad that I didn't get to spend time with my Adri the whole of yesterday!
One thought struck me:- I will never want to be in a position where i'll have to work all day and be available to my kids at an hour whereby they are supposed to be and/or are already asleep. I didn't even get to say good morning or good night to Adri yesterday! That bites...
I suppose Teachers' Day 2008 would be the most memorable.
Keeping my fingers crossed, I certainly hope there won't another like this.
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Now that I feel more rested, I shall try to blog.
Eve of Teachers' Day Celebration (280808)
"Mrs Wong, Chester is still not home! He told my mother that he was staying back in school to finish up his Science corrections. It's past 6pm and i can't find him anywhere!" an anxious parent ranted, all in one breath.
You guessed it, Chester lied.
What followed was a series of calls to names that i could remember and frantic but futile search attempts on the part of the parents.
Cut the long story short. Chester returned shortly after. He had been playing with his friends.
"Mrs Wong, Chester told me that one boy in the class ganged up with some other kids in the school to beat him up! I want justice for my Chester! He had been bullied!" the same parent called up (yet again) shortly after and spouted
Unbelievable. Cos Chester isn't exactly an angel but the "bully" is an extremely timid boy.
Still, it was part of my job to investigate and be accountable to Chester's mum who demanded a meetup with me the following day - 290808 (Teachers' Day celebration)
Was terribly puzzled. didn't sleep well. How could i have not detected anything if what Chester had said was true???
290808
Arrived at school with tonnes of questions in my mind. Curious, yet dreaded the thought that such an incident happened and worse, instead of my well-deserved rest, i had to work extra hard on Teachers' Day.
It was still too early (7am) to catch the boys so i decided to work on my SA2 paper. Wanted to get that done before the day ended so that i could pass it to my HOD for final vetting. U see, if i hadn't, i would prob have to return to school during my one week break.
"Julia!!!!!!!!!!! Amelia injured her fingers!!!!! She's crying and bleeding very badly!!" my train of thoughts was interrupted by this beginning teacher who literally ran to my work station, screaming for me. Expect me to leave my workstation immediately and rush to the sick bay? I didn't.
"Should be another of those small cuts," i thought and closed the soft copy of my SA2 paper at leisure before moving over. Not that i'm not sympathetic, but i wouldnt risk leaving an important document unattended, revealing its contents and end up resetting the paper.
I FROZE. What greeted me was a pair of palms covered with fresh blood. Blood was oozing out from and trickling down Amelia's fingers. Amelia (who was usually a toughfie) was wailing, my principal was shoulder-hugging her and trying to comfort her and an EAS was trying to stop the bleeding and pain with a cold compress. I just froze at the entrance of the sick bay. I have never seen that much blood. My Principal caught my look. I guess i was pale.
"Julia, could u get a pail and try and clean up her palm?" my principal instructed.
i reacted.
"Pail? pail? what kind of pail?" i forced myself to think.
Believe it or not, the first kind of pail that appeared in my mind was those that the cleaners would use to mop the floor! =(
The next imagery was then a smaller bucket that the cleaners would carry around when they need to clean the classroom windows! =O
Almost wanted to run off and ask them for one!
How silly right? how could i be thinking of using a dirty pail to dress a wound?!!
I wanted to slap myself for even having those stupid thoughts.
Amazed at my thought process.
Tried to be calm and rummaged through the shelves in the sick bay.
Come full circle and finally found this silvery tray.
Steeled myself to face the pair of bloody hands and clean them up.
i winced at the sight of the wounds. my hair literally stood and i had goose bumps but still, I had to act strong (though my face was prob pale) for the sake of my traumatised Amelia. Now that i recall, i was trying hard to control my fingers, to prevent them from trembling! =O
So what exactly happened?
Amelia's poor fingers had been slammed by the AVA control room door. Unlike the normal classroom door, that was a really heavy door. some boys didn't want her in the control room (God knows why...) and decided to close the door on her. They didn't notice her poor fingers and wham, went the door. She screamed. The boys thought it was all play and continued to press hard on the door, with all the force as they could muster.
When they finally opened the door, what greeted them was what had greeted me.
Even though i am an adult, i froze, what more the kids?
My Principal then decided that we had to take Amelia to KK Emergency. I drove. my colleague accompanied Amelia. Throughout the journey, yours truly tried hard not the get lost (i'm really an idiot when it comes to directions), keep safe during that peak hour (7.10am) jam and at the same time, comfort Amelia.
Reached the hospital, followed the nurses' directives and zoomed from one room to another. Each time they removed the cold compress to examine Amelia's fingers, i wanted to squeeze my colleague. The sight of the badly swollen, bruised and bloody fingers was too much for me to bear.
The diagnosis after an xray, after two doctors' and one orthopedic's examination:-
Amelia had fractured two of her fingers. They suspected cuts and blood clog under her nails. Those could be the cause of the unbearable pain.
Remedy?
They would have to remove Amelia's nails, put in some splinters, examine the fingers for cuts and clog and then put the nails back (to protect the flesh).
OUCH!
I almost flipped when i heard that!
Tried my best to comfort Amelia who was literally crying non-stop.
After some 2 plus hours at KK, Amelia's mum arrived. She took over and we headed back to school. The whole time i was there, my phone rang non-stop. Amelia's parents called, school called and Chester's mum called too! i obivously wasn't in the right frame of mind to talk to her about Chester's case. I had an emergency on hand!
By the time we reached sch, we were dead beat. It had been only 3 hours since the beginning of the day but we were already exhausted. just imagine the mental processes that we had gone through!
Lesson learnt? Realised i cannot be an EBO. Thought i was strong but i was all wrong. literally cringed at the sight of blood. i wonder if i would have fainted if there was more blood and hence become an emergency, a hindrance instead of a help! =O
10.10am. It was supposed to be class party time. I didn't have the mood.
Still, i smiled and thanked my pupils for the surprise party they had organised and the gifts that they had so thoughtfully prepared.
Didn't have much time to mingle. Cut the cake and got down to Chester's case.
Heard from both boys.
To me, it was a pure case of miscommunication and mis-management of emotions. wrong notion of play.
Just when i was about to catch a breather and a bite, "Mrs Wong, Wang Yun is crying," someone reported. i then spotted my girl crying. Wang Yun is one unique kid. She's extremely quiet and reserved at school. She prefers to be alone and doesn't really speak. However, back at home, she's just like any other normal kid who chats readily.
Went over to her and after much coaxing, i realised she was tearing because she had been praised by the teacher who relieved me in the early hours of my absence.
I gather my excited class was too noisy and the teacher took Wang Yun as a positive example.
Wang Yun didn't like to be singled out.
Have always felt that we teachers have not been using enuff of positive reinforcement but have loosely been putting pupils down and reprimanding them way too frequently. It was then that i realised that not everyone respond well to praises. There are sensitive kids who may think otherwise. Very appalling.
290808 - Afternoon
My ex-pupils came to visit. i quickly tidied up my SA2 paper so that i could spend some time with them. I really miss them. They were such a sweet bunch. Three of them came over to my house for a short while and it was a good meetup. Miss them sooooo much, one of my best batches. Have been thru so much with them.
290808 - Evening
Had my Teachers' Day dinner. Honestly, given a choice, i would really have preferred to rest at home. Was so tired! Had to function and participate in the group games that i didn't really enjoy. Not my personalilty to be so "rah rah".
But the good part of it was, took a lift from my ex-boss. Glad to be able to catch up a little.
Still miss his presence. He's a fortress. =)
By the time i reached home, Adri was already asleep. I watched her and felt sad that I didn't get to spend time with my Adri the whole of yesterday!
One thought struck me:- I will never want to be in a position where i'll have to work all day and be available to my kids at an hour whereby they are supposed to be and/or are already asleep. I didn't even get to say good morning or good night to Adri yesterday! That bites...
I suppose Teachers' Day 2008 would be the most memorable.
Keeping my fingers crossed, I certainly hope there won't another like this.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
KS...
Been asking myself if i've been KS.
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Like it or not, Kiasuism is one of our (Singaporeans') trait. To me, Kiasuism has its place, it definitely helps to define us (Sinaporeans) but too much of it is repulsive, portrays us as an ungracious and ugly society.
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Parents, have you thinking about your child’s education - which playgroup/childcare to put him or her, when to do that, where to for Primary school etc? I’ve been hearing so much of these lately, prob cos it’s the time of the year where parents eagerly register their kids for Pri education.
Am I KS? Honestly, I know the importance of having a head start in life but I really pity the kids of today. To me, it’s so hard to be a kid in Singapore! Kids in Singapore are expected to play little and study lots! Even when they play, parents prob permit only educational games, games that will value add to the child’s academia, if not, none! How sad!
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Isn’t the scene of an educated parent eagerly trying to stuff the contents of flashcards into their infants’ mind familiar? Some start as young as 5 months!
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In a typical primary school, kids sit at their desks with much rigidity and only get to let their hair down during that short 30min break (recess)! At times, they really look so deprived, liken to caged animals let loose. After school, they go for endless tuition and/or enrichment classes. No wonder our kids don’t enjoy school! So much monotony and drills!
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So, where to for Adri’s pri education? (I admit I have given it a thought, but nope, no conclusion as yet.) Say, if I have a choice, I would love to put Adri in an International School. I want Adri to have a happy childhood and find joy in learning. The Singapore educational system is simply too stressful and the stress level seems to be increasing over the years. To me, knowledge can be acquired over time, characterization of a person is of utmost importance.
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Break is over! Back to class (Routine, routine and more routine…)!
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Like it or not, Kiasuism is one of our (Singaporeans') trait. To me, Kiasuism has its place, it definitely helps to define us (Sinaporeans) but too much of it is repulsive, portrays us as an ungracious and ugly society.
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Parents, have you thinking about your child’s education - which playgroup/childcare to put him or her, when to do that, where to for Primary school etc? I’ve been hearing so much of these lately, prob cos it’s the time of the year where parents eagerly register their kids for Pri education.
Am I KS? Honestly, I know the importance of having a head start in life but I really pity the kids of today. To me, it’s so hard to be a kid in Singapore! Kids in Singapore are expected to play little and study lots! Even when they play, parents prob permit only educational games, games that will value add to the child’s academia, if not, none! How sad!
.
Isn’t the scene of an educated parent eagerly trying to stuff the contents of flashcards into their infants’ mind familiar? Some start as young as 5 months!
.
In a typical primary school, kids sit at their desks with much rigidity and only get to let their hair down during that short 30min break (recess)! At times, they really look so deprived, liken to caged animals let loose. After school, they go for endless tuition and/or enrichment classes. No wonder our kids don’t enjoy school! So much monotony and drills!
.
So, where to for Adri’s pri education? (I admit I have given it a thought, but nope, no conclusion as yet.) Say, if I have a choice, I would love to put Adri in an International School. I want Adri to have a happy childhood and find joy in learning. The Singapore educational system is simply too stressful and the stress level seems to be increasing over the years. To me, knowledge can be acquired over time, characterization of a person is of utmost importance.
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Break is over! Back to class (Routine, routine and more routine…)!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Cheeky Adri! =D
Adri made me laugh non-stop yesterday!
It was time for her last feed, 3.5 hours after her previous. I told her it was time for her milk milk and settled her on my lap, cradling her.
My little one traced her bottle of milk, eagerly reaching out for it. Just when I thought she would drink her milk and thereafter settle into slumberland, my cheeky one examined her milk bottle, then held the bottle real tightly against her belly. Each time I tried to put the bottle into her mouth, she cleverly exerted a push, of strength just enough to restrain me and yet not push the bottle away! And upon seeing the expression of shock I had, she grinned super broadly!
Tried a few times thereafter but the attempts were futile, i just couldn’t move the bottle at all! Boy, she was strong! Baby was obviously hungry, but decided to be cheeky. My little one was obviously rejoicing over her little triumph and at the same time, delighted that she had successfully tickled Mummy. And me? Of course, I couldn’t help it, I laughed. Just imagine that, I really couldn’t move the bottle at all!
That spark in her eyes and the cheeky grin really tickled me. =D
Hmm...is my baby girl learning to be cheeky? =)
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It was time for her last feed, 3.5 hours after her previous. I told her it was time for her milk milk and settled her on my lap, cradling her.
My little one traced her bottle of milk, eagerly reaching out for it. Just when I thought she would drink her milk and thereafter settle into slumberland, my cheeky one examined her milk bottle, then held the bottle real tightly against her belly. Each time I tried to put the bottle into her mouth, she cleverly exerted a push, of strength just enough to restrain me and yet not push the bottle away! And upon seeing the expression of shock I had, she grinned super broadly!
Tried a few times thereafter but the attempts were futile, i just couldn’t move the bottle at all! Boy, she was strong! Baby was obviously hungry, but decided to be cheeky. My little one was obviously rejoicing over her little triumph and at the same time, delighted that she had successfully tickled Mummy. And me? Of course, I couldn’t help it, I laughed. Just imagine that, I really couldn’t move the bottle at all!
That spark in her eyes and the cheeky grin really tickled me. =D
Hmm...is my baby girl learning to be cheeky? =)
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
To The Pool! =D
We took Adri to the pool yesterday! =D
Wow, it's quite some preparatory work prior to the trip!
Other than the most important, ie, the swim wear, there were other things i had to get ready:
- baby float
.this one is interesting! I didn't know there were so many dif types!
.Floats for infants come with an attached seat, obviously for baby to "cruise" in the water! =D
- arm floats (is this wat u call them?)
- sunblock!
.I didn't know i need to get this until my colleague told me! Not cheap!
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Adri donned her cousin's swim wear. So cute!
Tried it on her before we set off for Sengkang Swimming Complex. Heard that that newly opened pool has some landscape features! =D
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Check Adri out! =D =D
Thankfully the costume fit! =D
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I love her belly! =D
Adri seemed so proud of herself!=D
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Some warm-up exercises before we set off...
(Actually, Mummy was busy with packing....Adri played on her own, under Daddy's supervision.)
There were moments when Adri admired the little baby in the mirror! =D
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Baby's irresistably cute!
Some pics with Mummy before setting off!
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And pics with Daddy! =D
Hee, thought i caught her in some ballet stances...
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We tried a family pic!
But didn't turn out too well.
Possibly, Adri was saying,
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"Let's go, Daddy! I dun want to wait any longer!"
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Here are some pics of Adri in the pool!
Adri was rather fearful at the beginning and wanted to get out of the water. refused the float and clung on to us rather tightly. But after some coaxing, she soon warmed up...
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At the end of the trip, Adri was sooooo tired (prob cos she really worked out) that she fell asleep, as soon as we were done with changing her, even before we left the complex! =D
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Wow, it's quite some preparatory work prior to the trip!
Other than the most important, ie, the swim wear, there were other things i had to get ready:
- baby float
.this one is interesting! I didn't know there were so many dif types!
.Floats for infants come with an attached seat, obviously for baby to "cruise" in the water! =D
- arm floats (is this wat u call them?)
- sunblock!
.I didn't know i need to get this until my colleague told me! Not cheap!
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Adri donned her cousin's swim wear. So cute!
Tried it on her before we set off for Sengkang Swimming Complex. Heard that that newly opened pool has some landscape features! =D
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Check Adri out! =D =D
Thankfully the costume fit! =D
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I love her belly! =D
Adri seemed so proud of herself!=D
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Some warm-up exercises before we set off...
(Actually, Mummy was busy with packing....Adri played on her own, under Daddy's supervision.)
There were moments when Adri admired the little baby in the mirror! =D
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Baby's irresistably cute!
Some pics with Mummy before setting off!
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And pics with Daddy! =D
Hee, thought i caught her in some ballet stances...
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We tried a family pic!
But didn't turn out too well.
Possibly, Adri was saying,
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"Let's go, Daddy! I dun want to wait any longer!"
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Here are some pics of Adri in the pool!
Adri was rather fearful at the beginning and wanted to get out of the water. refused the float and clung on to us rather tightly. But after some coaxing, she soon warmed up...
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Daddy attempted to get Adri into the float...
.At the end of the trip, Adri was sooooo tired (prob cos she really worked out) that she fell asleep, as soon as we were done with changing her, even before we left the complex! =D
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Boy, not only was Adri tired, both Mummy and Daddy were exhausted too!
And we wondered why. Prob cos we were really focused on her.
Hmm...I wished i could take a dip and swim some good laps at the olympic pool....Mummy loves to swim! =D Next time perhaps...
We went for chilli crab (yes, again) at Punngol Marina. Baby was still asleep!
Now, where to for the next trip? =D =D
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
National Day Outing!
Today's one rare Saturaday where i don't have to work. Hubby and i wanted to bring Adri to somewhere special.
Went to the children's amusement area. There was a huge playground and a water play area.
Daddy lifted her off the water a few times...
Our definition of special: somewhere dif from the usual; a trip significant enuff; a place where u won't visit like every other day
After some quick elimination of the many choices, we were left with two:
1) To the zoo!
2) For a swim! =D
We went to the zoo! We weren't sure if Adri was old enuff to understand what was going on but we decided to give it a shot! =D
Swelthering weather, but it was real fun! =D
Perspiration aside, Daddy, Mummy and little Adri got to see many animals!
Mummy hadn't been to the zoo for years so she was terribly excited! =D
Daddy + Mummy were excited, but how was Adri?
Hee...she slept! =O
But not throughout the trip, she awoke, half an hour into the expedition.
Here are some pics.
I simply love this animal! Soooo majestic! But Adri missed it. Zzzzz...
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Adri puzzled at where she was. Or was she puzzled by the kangeroos?
Oh, since we were going to be in close contact with nature, we decided to dress Adri in Safari green. =)
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Here, Mart was explaining what the elephants were doing to Adri and trying to get her to focus at the humongous greys...
We were trying to get a shot of the numerous trams that were constantly passing by...The zoo was especially crowded!
Went to see the rainforest show but soon left cos' it was extremely crowded and Adri wasn't quite appreciating it. There were too many distractions and given that the stage was rather far from where we were, Adri didn't know where to focus. She got bored so we left (thou i wasn't!) =)
Saw an Orang Utan in the pic?
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We decided to catch a little rest by a beautiful lake.
Went to the children's amusement area. There was a huge playground and a water play area.
My, there were loads of children in their swimming costumes! I didn't think that was a right place for swimming. It was more like a wading pool. Didn't expect to see that many children in swimming costumes.
The kids were having loads of fun running around and spraying water at each other with the gigantic spraying machines provided. Mart and I didn't want Adri to get wet so we chose a super shallow yet quiet spot. Decided on a prelude to the actual swimming trip.
Adri standing in the shallow waters, rather puzzled. Not sure wat she should do. She watched others play...
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Then she took a look at the water...
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Daddy lifted her off the water a few times...
And she actually wanted to sit in the water like the other kids did! Perhaps she thought it was another "pong pong" (bathing) session?
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Saw the only horse carriage in Singapore! =D
Yet another of the majestic species - the jaguar!
Moment before it took a bite of its meal?
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Adri admiring the big cats! =D
Perhaps little ADri loves cats, just like her mummy? =D =D
Spot the girraffs!
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ADri looking at the polar bears...
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Then Adri got tired...and it was time to go home. =)
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Before we left, we browsed the gift shop. Showed Adri this polar bear stuffed toy and she refused to let go of it!
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Did we get the toy for her? We didn't! =)
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It seemed like Adri did appreciate certain parts of the trip afterall!
Daddy and Mummy sure did! =D
We are looking forward to our next outing! Perhaps to the pool? =D
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
More Short Clips...
Til i figure out how to capture longer clips, here are some short ones...
Watch Adri play "hi-five" with Daddy!
Don't squint! Try to catch her extending her arms towards Daddy's palm! =D
Watch Adri play "hi-five" with Daddy!
Don't squint! Try to catch her extending her arms towards Daddy's palm! =D
Adri drums her high-chair...
Adri spots Genie and traces him...
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Rain Rain Go Away....
Believe it or not, it's 620pm and I'm stuck in school!
It's pouring! Though i drive and all i need is an umbrella to conquer that little run to my car, i figured i'll be all drenched by the time i manage to ignite the engine!
it's really raining cats and dogs!!
Brought kids out on a learning Journey from 11am to 5pm and boy, other than my Bangkok shopping trips, i've never walked this much. Sooooo tired now! Stuck in school but am in no frame to work so i decided to upload more pics/videos of Adri. =)
Here's one of my favourites....Adri playing "Ah Chee" with Daddy!
Mart was actually waiting for me last Sat and he spent 3 solid hours alone with Adri! No joke.
Here's one of his many ways of keeping Adri enertained. Could u tell where they were?
Just simply amazed at how hubby managed to make Adri chuckle so heartily...The Power of Dads. =)
It's pouring! Though i drive and all i need is an umbrella to conquer that little run to my car, i figured i'll be all drenched by the time i manage to ignite the engine!
it's really raining cats and dogs!!
Brought kids out on a learning Journey from 11am to 5pm and boy, other than my Bangkok shopping trips, i've never walked this much. Sooooo tired now! Stuck in school but am in no frame to work so i decided to upload more pics/videos of Adri. =)
Here's one of my favourites....Adri playing "Ah Chee" with Daddy!
Mart was actually waiting for me last Sat and he spent 3 solid hours alone with Adri! No joke.
Here's one of his many ways of keeping Adri enertained. Could u tell where they were?
Just simply amazed at how hubby managed to make Adri chuckle so heartily...The Power of Dads. =)
Try to spot ADri's teeth? SHe has two! =D
So cute hor?
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Cool Pics! =D
We were at Punggol Marina. Chilli Crab! =D
was playing with my new toy and here's an idea MArt gave me:
Adri thinking about food!
Cute, isn't she?
She really looks as if she's thinking about food! =D
And here's Daddy talking about Adri...
=D
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was playing with my new toy and here's an idea MArt gave me:
Adri thinking about food!
Cute, isn't she?
She really looks as if she's thinking about food! =D
And here's Daddy talking about Adri...
=D
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Some videos to share...=D
Adri has really been a blessing. Just watching her is BLISS.
She's grown soooo much and have been picking up so many things and i haven been faithfully "charting" her progress =p
But well, here's some of her new tricks! =D
Took this with my hp yesterday. She never fails to surprise me! =D
Watch her play with my hp pouch!
All short clips. This hp doesn't permit long takes lah. =)
She's grown soooo much and have been picking up so many things and i haven been faithfully "charting" her progress =p
But well, here's some of her new tricks! =D
Took this with my hp yesterday. She never fails to surprise me! =D
Watch her play with my hp pouch!
All short clips. This hp doesn't permit long takes lah. =)
And this one, Adri goes Brrrrr....
Adri plays "pat pat" in her cot.... =D
Adri getting sleepy.... Zzzzzz...
Here, Adri can't seem to decide what she wants to do.... =D
Adri on her walker!
i will upload more videos. Do pardon the quality though. Videos taken with hp are so much easier to upload! =D
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