Magical Disneyland

Hong Kong trip - 5th Dec to 8th Dec

I think this will be one of the most memorable trips with my kids & parents. Hopefully daddy can join us next time! It was a cold & wet day in Disneyland but the weather didnt dampen our moods at all.. and thank God the drizzles didnt last.

All thanks to the super efficient (kiasu) grandparents & mummy me, the kids managed to have their photos taken with all their favourite disney characters!

Poor Kayla waiting for popo to buy smelly tofu !

Relative's wedding dinner with my princess & prince.

Slowly getting back to my feet

I didnt realise how much I miss home & how lonely I felt (for the past 1 year) until we went back to Singapore for a 5 weeks holiday.

I miss - the company of great (long time) friends; the evil look on my sister's face when she broke my (bejeweled) score; my brother's lame jokes; my cousins' naughty jokes & laughter ( even Steven yee jiong's suan-ing felt like compliments!); the crowds, the noise & the Xmas lightings along Orchard Road.. and my laksa & satay bee hoon.

I want to celebrate Xmas in Singapore next year.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

Kieran just had general anesthesia at KK children's hospital. He had a nasty 4cm cut near his left eyebrow after he tripped & knocked his head against a table.

My clothes was covered with so much blood as we tried to stop the bleeding. We rushed him to A&E and waited for 20 mins to see a doctor.

The wait seemed like eternity.

All I remember is my hands were trembling & I was trying very hard to stay calm when doctor said GA was necessary to stitch up his wound. After the anesthesia was administered, he slowly lost consciousness but his eyes were opened & looking into my direction.

Heartpain is an understatement.

The minor procedure took less than 15 mins & he had 8 stitches. My humpty dumpty regained consciousness shortly after & was back to his normal active self.

(Photos will be uploaded when I return to Sydney)

Happy Halloween

Aunty Mei invited us to her house for a Halloween party and it was nothing like Halloween. Ha ha! Neither did we dress up nor visit the neighbours' for trick or treat.

Still, we had loads of fun - there were food, wine & best of all, the company of great friends.



Yummy popcorns, choc biscuits & juices.


Happy Halloween cake !!

Kieran's best bday gift

We are very blessed to have such caring, supportive & generous relatives staying in Sydney. They love our kids so much.

Celebrating Kieran's 3rd birthday:



Kieran was totally surprised to receive a wiggles acoustic guitar !


Strumming like a rock star !

Girl meets boy

Awwww.. so sweet !

Kieran is 3yrs old

Few weeks ago, we threw a birthday party for Kieran & we failed to capture the important moments (the cake, cake-cutting/blowing & our friends) because we were so busy entertaining our friends, looking after our kids at play & ensuring there was enough to eat & drink.

My poor man had to endure days of grumbling from me.

Yesterday, we had a simple birthday celebration in the comfort of our home & Kieran was very happy his friends, Owen & Melanie, joined us.

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My darlings

Dinosaurs

Lately, my kids are fascinated about dinosaurs because their friend, Owen, is a big fan of them. To me, they are simply giantic lizards - ugly, scary & uninteresting at all !! But still, yesterday we brought the kids to the Dinosuars exhibition at the Australian Museum.



Daddy loved playmobil when he was a kid. I only know its a beautiful quality toy with a high price tag ! When we saw this dinosaur set at the museum shop, we knew it would be a perfect gift for Kieran's birthday:

Hello Mr Spinosaurus !

Happy Family

Kieran: Thats papa.. the small one is jie jie.

Ha ha !

Presents from nai nai

Next Monday is Kieran's 3rd birthday. Nai nai's parcel arrived just in time - 2 story books, a birthday card & a big ang pow.



Kieran is able to colour within the lines now - colouring his birthday card:


A gift for Kayla too - Dora porcelain tea set !

When the weather gets too hot

Our mini indoor pool - never leave the kids out of sight !

Toilet training

Some time in March, I tried to toilet train Kieran but he was very uncooperative - refused to do his small & big business in the toilet so I reckon he needed more time.

Now that hes more receptive to instructions, I let him go diaper-free during day since last Friday. It has been 4 days and so far, 1 "small" accident & 1 "big" one !

To encourage him, I have a reward chart on my bathroom door and also bought wiggles & thomas underwears too.

Slow progression but we will get there.

Baby Tristan

My cousin's, Sheila, cutie baby boy.. and the new look was his naughty uncle's doing !!




My mom & baby Tristan

A trip to Manly Beach

Another impromptu trip - Mei called me in the morning and thought it was a "lovely" day to go to the beach. I was quite hesistant because 1) its a long drive to Manly Beach and 2) weather is so unpredictable !

So glad we went.

There was no Sun, only Sand & Sea.. Ha ha. No cold wind too and not crowded at all. I think the best time to go to the beach is in between seasons - unless you want to get roasted during summer or frozen during winter !

Kieran - trying to skate with his shoes ( Faint !)

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Auntie Mei enjoying her spicy chicken lunch !

Wiggly Party 2

Please click here to see Kieran's Wiggly Part 1.

Birthday Venue - The Wiggles Play Centre:

Good fun & company !

Yesterday we went to The Train Shed (1hr roadtrip) with Aunty Mei's & Eve's family - our Singaporean friends who are staying in Sydney. It was a gloomy & cold day (with occasional drizzles) but we still enjoyed ourselves - its the great company that matters.

At the entrance - Train Shed is a small place surrounded by beautiful rural views. It has a shop with great selection of Thomas toys and has a small eating corner.

Waiting for our first ride !

With the not-so fat Controller:

On board James train - our first ride so all the 5 adults (excluding pregnant Eve) & 5 kids took the ride together. Each ride is about 7 mins - down a small slope and through a tunnel.


On board Thomas train - subsequent rides the adults took turns to company the 5 kids.

On board Percy train:

On board Toby train:

And a strong wind blew Kieran's Thomas hat away ...

The not-so-fat controller went to pick up the hat !!

This is the only hat Kieran likes:

Nice family photos taken by Uncle Ben & Aunty Eve

We didnt plan to go anywhere after the train shed but being such easy & spontaneous people, we decided to go to the International Regatta Centre which is very nearby. None of us was affected by the dark clouds & drizzles ! Especially the children. Look at them:

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Boat rowing competition: