My First Somersauts

On Sunday, I did my very first somersaut at The Little Gym which Daddy & Mommy brought me there for a trial lesson. I enjoyed myself very much, running freely on the spongy mats, falling down as I like, following Teacher Diana's instructions (at least for almost an hour), and best of all... helping myself to all the gym equipments with Teacher Diana's assistance.

Mommy likes The Little Gym's philosophy - "We are committed to allow children to be themselves as they are, and to have fun while they learn. We do not demand that children "be the best," but we expect them to try their best. We want children to feel secure taking risks, trying hard and making mistakes." - coz it aligns with her teaching philosophy for me too. I hope to increase in flexibility, balance and rhythm, and also improve my self-esteem & confidence so that I will be more willing to take risks. Daddy hopes that my listening skills, attention span and the ability to follow directions will improve.

Fun @ Siloso Beach

Last Monday, Mommy bought me a toy truck for sand playing and that got me all excited and looking forward to the weekend to go to the beach! Yes, I've finally outgrown my fear for the feel of sand and the sinking-in feeling.

This morning, Daddy decided to drive all of us to Sentosa to play sand, where the beach is much cleaner and the air is fresher. We parked our car at Vivo City and took a blue train to Siloso Beach. After about 5min walk from the train station, we found a perfect shaded spot to sit down and relax! It's been a very long time since we've been to Sentosa's beach and the scenery was simply breathtaking for a Saturday morning!
Our family is never into picnics, hence we've not prepared any mat for sitting down. Well, the sand is clean enough to just sit on it! Hee! I had so much fun scooping sand into my toy truck and pouring them out to make a mountain, using the castle mould to make my very first "sand castles", and even using my finger to hold and release the sand!! Finally, before we left the beach, we even walked down to let our feet touch the cooling sea water and feel the waves massaging our feet! My first time again!! I love it so much that my shorts got wet when the tide came in a little. Hee! This was one eventful Saturday morning for me! I'm sure looking forward for more!

Dear Lord Jesus...

This is my routine every nite before I drift off to dreamland...

Daddy or Mommy would pray with me. Here's how our Good-Nite Prayer goes...

Jesus,
grant me good nite rest and sweet dreams,
Help me not to throw tantrums, and be a good boy,
... ...
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen!

... followed by Story-Time!!!

Happie 3rd Birthday to Nathanael...

Part 1: 6th Feb '10, Saturday
Daddy & Mommy brought me to the zoo. I think it's only my 3rd time there, but this is the 1st time I can fully appreciate all the animals we came across. It was a short 2 hour walk. We reached the zoo at about 4pm. The weather was perfect, not hot at all compared to the previous morning visits. We strolled along the main circular route and managed to see most of the animals in the zoo. The most memorable part was the feeding of the kangeroos! It was such close encounter with an animal as tall (if not taller) as me! I was brave. An uncle poured some pellets into my little hand, Mr Kangeroo came by and started eating the pellets, I tolerated the ticklish feeling but what I didn't like was Mr Kangeroo left his gluey saliva on my palm after eating! Haha! After that one feed, the rest was kindly taken over by Mommy. I just stood beside her to pat pat the nice kangeroos. I think I still prefer to feed our Peanut!

Part 2: 7th Feb '10, Sunday
Our church cell group had a mini celebration for me... My cousin Rafael gor-gor gave me a transformer-plane, Ryan gor-gor gave me a Play-doh stamper, and when we reached home, Carys & Cayden left their gifts at our gate... a red sweater and a Thomas song book with music! I love all my gifts, as well as my angpows! Here's a big HUG and THANK U to all of U! Yeah!

Part 3: 8th Feb '10, Monday (Actual Birth Day)
Daddy, Mommy, Ah-Ma, Ah-Gong and myself arrived in school at 10am sharp for my birthday celebration with all my friends and teachers in school!

This was how my big 3rd birthday cake looks like... the Disney Cars designed specially chosen by me! At first, I enjoyed all the attention showered upon me... all the cameras and flashes snapped at me and my cake! But not too long after, my facial expression started to change, I felt awkward as I'm not used to be in the limelight at all. Hee! I blew my 3 candles in 3 breaths... Mommy held my hand as I cut the cake... the teachers took over to cut the cake into slices... I distribute the goodie bags to all my friends and teachers! Wow! That was a great morning!
After my afternoon nap, Daddy & Mommy brought me to the Kids Kampong at Pasir Ris. It was the best time to go coz it's a Monday and we were the only visitors there! It's as if Daddy & Mommy booked the entire farm for me to play there! I felt like a VIP again! We fed the kois in the pond, the chickens, ducks and goose, as well as the bunnies. Boy! They were all starving!! Especially the kois, even though they were in the water, they could still charge towards us and squeeze their way to get to the food! Their tails even splashed water onto us! *splish splash* That was a great experience!
After Kids Kampong, Daddy drove to the nearby big playground at Elias Park! Daddy & Mommy had wanted to bring me there again since my last visit when I was only one-year-old plus. This time I'm a much bigger boy who loves all playgrounds, not to miss such a big one! I enjoyed myself super much on the swing, driving on the fire engine, bouncing on the scooters with Daddy & Mommy! What thrilled them most was that I've totally overcomed my fears for the sand! I could walk confidently on my own on the beach without fearing I might sink into it, I could take out my sandals and touch the sand with my bare feet! Believe it or not, this was my very 1st time! YIPPEE!!! This was my best birthday ever, and Daddy & Mommy were as happy as me!!!

Carys & I

Carys is my favourite childhood friend and neighbour. I was overjoyed to share my toys and play with her when Auntie Michelle brought her over to visit me.

Even though it was a short 1 hour stay, we had lots of fun playing with each other. We fixed Lego blocks... she drove the Little Tikes car while I scooted away on my scooter... we dropped money into the Mickey Mouse vending machine... and fed treats to Peanut together.

We even gave each other a big hug before we said "good-bye". Do we look like a cute pair of childhood boyfriend-girlfriend?? Haha! Hope we can meet up to play more often!

MacDonald's... I'm loving it... ???

Daddy & Mommy have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. The irony is... Most parents have to keep their kids away from MacDonald's yummy french fries, but my parents had to throw in some attractive incentives to make me eat those golden yellow potato sticks willingly! Haha!

Other than french fries, some of the other food that I've finally decided to give it a try are bread, biscuits, noodles and rice. I may not try those food all the time too, it depends on my mood. Hee! Daddy & Mommy pray that I will accept all types of food by the time I reach 4 years old.

FUN @ Hong Kong (again) - Day 3

Day 3 was the most boring day. I slept till 9.15am and we only left the apartment at 10am. We took the train to Hong Kong station, and walked quite a long way to the Ferry Terminal, where we took a ferry to Park Island.

We were heading to the Noah's Ark situated at Park Island! We imagined that there would be a nice play area for families to enjoy themselves, as advertised by the HK Tourism Board website. However, there were very few people in the ferry going to the island. The walk to the Ark was rather long but scenic. We paid S$50 for the entrance fees, thinking that there would be many things to explore and play inside. To our dismay, the place was more suitable for teens as the activites were meant for young adults. The playground was also not for toddlers like me, and it was closed anyway. I kind of preferred the upper museum level, which was like Science Centre to me, with buttons to press, things to play with, but I don't understand very much of the display.

Well, that was a disappointing trip. So Daddy & Mommy decided to pamper themselves with roasted goose for lunch at the famous Yung Kee Restaurant, even though the time was already 2pm. It was a yummy meal, but the timing for lunch was late and our plan for seafood dinner at Sai Kung was called off.

So we decided on shopping instead! After my nap (and tantrums along the streets), we travelled to the largest mall at Causeway Bay - Times Square.

This Christmas, Times Square invited the renowned Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy to create a Christmas Street themed “A date at the Times”, staged at the second floor Atrium and Open Piazza. This creative assembles Jimmy’s signature characters under the trees of elegant and decorative lights, all wrapped in Christmas’ love and dream in order to share the blissful moment with the people in Hong Kong.

It was Christmas eve! Many roads were blocked and the streets were crowded with many people - walking, shopping, taking pictures, queueing up for restaurants, etc. This was the first time I spent Christmas overseas and the feeling was good! But I still miss my home in Singapore! Hee!

FUN @ Hong Kong (again) - Day 2

Disneyland!!! Here we come again!!!

It was Disneyland @ Christmas! Everywhere was beautifully decorated with Christmas decorations! We love the holiday setting... except for the whole lot of unconsiderate people from China who spoilt part of the Christmas atmosphere. The whole park was crowded with people!

Time passed so quickly, and the queues were so long... I only managed to take my favourite rides - "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", "It's a Small World" and "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters" - as well as watch "The Golden Mickey" and it was already lunch time. We took a quick bite and managed to catch the floats display on the Main Street, before we travel all the way back to our apartment for my nap!

By the time we reached Disneyland again after rest (and not forgetting after throwing my tantrums), it was already evening and night was setting in. It was a totally different atmosphere as there was Christmas street performances, lighting of the huge Christmas tree, as well as the very unique lens to see the special lighting effects of Christmas!!

The best part is of coz the spectacular fireworks! We grabbed a quick dinner, found ourselves a good position right in front of the castle, sat on the cold floor and waited for almost 30min to catch the best view of the fireworks! Mommy was quite satisfied with me for being able to stay at one location for so long! She thought I could have thrown tantrums and we would have to give up our best "seats" to walk around. Hee! That was the longest day of our stay in Hong Kong. The fireworks began at 9pm, and we slept at 11.30pm that night.

FUN @ Hong Kong (again) - Day 1

It was our 2nd trip to Hong Kong! Why did we choose to go Hong Kong again?? Coz of Disneyland... and it's one familiar place where we can explore around free-and-easy... and Mommy can cook my meals everyday! This time we decided not to stay in hotels but to try out the Citadine Ashley apartment that Carys' family stayed in during their last visit.

We took the Airport Express from the Airport Terminal 1 station to Hong Kong station. I couldn't resist any further and drifted to dreamland for a short while during the smooth train journey. Citadine Ashley is situated in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui. This was how our cosy apartment look like...

Everything was COOL and very clean! We were disappointed that they do not provide a playpen for me like the Disney hotel did. However, we managed to resolve the situation quite quickly... Mommy & Daddy will take turns to share the queen-size bed with me! Hee! The only complain Mommy had was that the bed was so hard, it made her hip bones hurt!

This was how the surroundings of Tsim Sha Tsui look like... just like the typical scenes in Hong Kong dramas...

I took a short nap after checking into our room, while Mommy cooked my dinner. After the rest, we headed straight for the Peak which we missed visiting the last time. We took the Peak Tram 45 degrees up (and down) the mountain... That was indeed a great steep experience!
The weather up on the Peak was cold but not as cold as we expected. Mommy came prepared with a tiny pair of gloves to warm my little hands as and when needed. The sky was clear and there was no mist... and we saw the best sunset we've ever seen!

These are some of the best pictures taken of me on Day 1...

*choo* *choo*

My very first Thomas the Tank Engine train set is complete! Yippee!!!

This is a 2nd hand train set (from Jiu-Ma) combined with new add-ons that Mommy bought recently. Previously, there was only 1 train that was mechanically spoilt. Now, there is 1 additional brand-new train that moves on battery, while I manually move the spoilt one along the railway track. Hee!

I enjoy assembling & disassembling the tracks too... this improves the fine motor skills of my fingers. :)