Bento #89

Left container: Rice with denbu and bunny shaped rice. Nuggets, carrots, lotus and cucumber. Banana by the side.

Since I am feeling better this morning, decided to prepare bento for my princess. Realised I don't have much left in the fridge and so cook the nuggets for her and 'compensate' by decorating the rice.

Some of you asked how I prepare the lotus, I simply steamed it when I cook the rice. I remembered I tried out Elaine's recipe using lotus roots and it taste great too. My kids love lotus root so I boil soup with it too and I have another recipe that I yet to try out. Will share once I have try it.

He Kicks & Moves!

Yeah! I have been feeling Beanie's kicks and moves! The feeling is great and fantastic! He makes me forget that I am sick at this time!

Sunday

I have been thinking if I should call my friend to tell her that we wouldn't be able to attend Alex's Birthday party.... Have been sick since Friday.... But it is tough for the few of us to meet up especially now that some of our kids are in primary school and the younger ones are in different school. In the end, I decided to go ahead as I do not want to disappoint them.

LZdaddy and I discussed, we decided that L should stay at home to prepare for her exams (LZdaddy is in charge of teaching L maths) and I will bring Z to the party. L was disappointed of coz... Sorry Sweetie... Your exams is round the corner. And when she found out that her long time friend, Oliver was there, she was even more disappointed. Instead of saying hello to me first, Ollie asked where is L. These 2 has been friends since they were 1 yr old and they have not seen each other since LZ's birthday party last year. They moved to Holland and now back in Singapore for good. Z and Ollie's younger brother, Joshie, knew each other when they were in still in mommies' tummy. and they were happy to see each other.

Z with Joshie.

This pic is for L. The 4 of them have been very close till we changed their school. Countless of playdates & outings.

I promised L we would try to arrange a gathering for them during school holiday and that made her feels better. It was great to meet up with the few mommies and see how their kids doing. Wished that I was feeling better to attend the party earlier....

Chyene's 2 Months Old Party

Pics: L with Chyene, our group pic, proud parents with Chyene & LZ with godparents and godsister.

Finally Chyene celebrated her "full month" party today! She looks so good that you can't tell she's prematured at all! My dear friend, you took very good care of her during this period. Sad to say this was only my 2nd meeting with her, my best friend's princess and I can't carry her. Old folks said that pregnant women can't carry babies. For my sake, my friend told me not to carry her....

It was such a joyous occasion for them. I can see how proud and happy my friends were. We are truly very happy for them and so were LZ. Since I can't carry her, I 'appointed' my princess to carry her godsister. After much nagging & reminder from me (to be still and not move too much), L finally get to carry Chyene. Chyene is a very pretty baby (just like her mommy) and a sleeping beauty too. Hahaha... She was oblivious to her surrounding. Awwww.... I wish that my Beanie will be like that too in a few months time.

See the group pic? It used to be only 5 couples and now, look at our group! Getting bigger and I believe there will be more to come. Especially next year, Beanie will be joining in the fun. But I think we need more girls in the children group leh... Can you see that LZ are the big jiejie & big gor gor among the kids? My kids are the oldest among them. It was tough trying to get a group pic of the kids. In the end, I gave up. We will probably be able to get one when they are older.

Bento #87 & #88 , Children's Day Celebration

L's Bento:

Z's Bento:

Both Bento consist of same thing: Assorted maki, Pooh shaped apples and lotus roots.

Both of them celebrated Children's Day today in school. I was feeling sick this morning but I didn't want to disappoint them since both wanted to have bento today, especially Z. He was soooo looking forward to his bento.

L had her celebration 2 hours before school ends. A concert put up by teachers and PSG mummies. L told me she enjoyed the performance. Initially, I was asked if I can play the piano for the concert but I am not a professional leh... The last time I did that was for my cousin's wedding march in when I was pregnant with Z. I was so worried I may give birth early back then. Haha... Anyway, the PSG came up with a skit for the children.

I think L's Chinese teacher very sayang her. She and another girl were the only ones getting little gifts from the teacher, a sharpener and a wrist pouch. She told me teacher quietly asked both of them to go to the office to get it from her after school. No wonder she came out so late today. She told me Valerie and her always help teacher so that's why she gave them pressies. I reminded her not to mention it to the rest, otherwise they may feel unfair or upset.

For Z, they celebrated it at another church with the rest of the school friends. He told me they sang and watched magic show by Uncle Nicholas. I can tell he had such a great time! Few days before today, he told me

Z: mommy, you need to pack snack for me. That means, you must prepare BENTO for me.
Me: Oh! So finally you can bring bento to school too. *smile*
He heard us talking about it all the time
Z: I tell you what mommy. I want to have sushi. The one with cucumber, the pink thing that is sweet sweet one (denbu), crab sticks and the one with everything mix.
Me: You mean I cannot just pack some snacks for you? Simply love to tease him *smile*
Z: Cannot! I want to order like jiejie. *smile*
Me: Would you like mayonnaise with the crabstick maki too?
Z: Hmmmm.... OK!

See how excited he was?

I was so blur! This morning, I reminded LZdaddy to send Z to the church side and not to the school AND I was so sure I was right that I didn't check the notice again. LZdaddy called from the church and said NOBODY was there! I panicked! I immediately called Teni to confirm. She told me we were supposed to send them to school and school has made transport arrangement for them to go to another church! See how blur I am!

Moments later, LZdaddy called and said next time not to let Z carried such a 'girl girl' bag and he said the boys were carrying haversacks. See the pic? It is a hand carry bag with shinkansen on it. Aiyoh! Is it very girly? If I have known earlier, I would have used a haversack, easier for him. I thought they will be in school so let him carry that. Besides, this is a warmer/cooler bag. Anyway, Z never complains.

When I picked him up, he happily told me he finished everything! He even opened his snack box to show me. Teacher told me Z was very excited with his snack box and showed teacher what he brought when she asked.

Another 'Checkup' For Beanie

Went of my amniocentesis test this morning with LZdaddy and Z. I was nervous the whole night that I didn't sleep well. We didn't have to wait long for my turn to see the Doc.

I was glad to have such a wonderful Doc and nurse who assured me throughout. The Doc did a thorough check before she inject local anesthetic and drew out the fluid. Thereafter, LZdaddy and Z came in again to see how Beanie doing.

Beanie was so adorable! We saw that both his hands were together as if he was praying. Then we saw him yawning again and put his hand on his face. How cute!

Doc measured Beanie's head circumference, check on his size and warned me that I may have another BIG baby! Uh-oh! She looked through the file (LZ's birth records) and said that I shouldn't have problem giving birth to another big baby.

Z was more interested in LZdaddy's hp game than seeing Beanie. We were there on the weekend to see Beanie and perhaps that's why he wasn't as excited, we talked a long time before the scan (probably excitement over after long wait) and also LZdaddy shouldn't give him the hp (he did that so Z will not 'disturb' us when Doc is talking). I told him how I feel and he apologised. "Sorry mommy..... Can we go back inside and see didi now?" When I told him we can't, he was quite sad... He promised me he will not do that again. I know he is excited about didi...

L was disappointed that she couldn't join us as she has to attend school but I tried my best to describe to her what happen during the visit and what was Beanie doing. Again, I promised her the next visit, she will be there with us. Our next visit will be on LZdaddy's birthday, so special!

Bento #86

Left: Rolled up ham on sticks, pretzel & jam in container. Right: Fruit salad.

My princess definitely knows how to enjoy life and fully 'make use' of mommy before I am unable to prepare bento for her. Hahaha... She placed order for pretzel, a snack that both siblings love and mixed fruits. I am not capable to make pretzel so I bought the frozen ones for them. So now, they have another choice for their breakfast too.

I remembered someone asked what to do I with the leftover (after cutting out the shapes I want). Well, I eat it while I cut. Haha! I have my 'breakfast' while cutting the food. Sometimes, I save it for later so I can munch on it or poor daddy will have to finish it for them.

Creative Writing - L

L was told to print out 2 of her compositions by her Creative Writing class teacher. This will be her 3rd & 4th composition to be printed out (printout will be displayed on the wall). L was very happy and proud when teacher complimented her on her improvement. She told me she enjoys writing and I am glad that this actually encourage her to read more and write better compo. She proudly told me she scored 17.5/20 and 18.5/20 for the 3rd & 4th compositions respectively

Of coz she has helping words to guide her how to write it and 4 pics to guide them. I think without helping words, it will not be that easy and she may not write that well. Good Job Sweetie! Mommy is very happy that you have improved so much in your composition writing.

During recess, Sarah and Jane were chasing each other near the basketball court when suddenly, Jane found a purple wallet in a wet drain.

They were excited and rushed towards the wallet. They picked it up and looked inside. They saw many coins inside the wallet. At first, Jane wondered what to do with it. Then she said,"We should not take it because it doesn't belong to us." Sarah agreed and decided to return it to the principal's office.

The principal was pleased with them "I'm proud of you two. You did an honest act by returning the wallet," said the principal. The next day during Assembly, the principal related the incident to the whole school and praised Sarah and Jane for their honesty.

The other composition:

Amy was keen to start working on her revision papers after she had finished her lunch. She was about to do her work when she heard two boys creating a din along the corridor. It was too moisy and Amy could not concentrate.

She opened the window and was aghast to see the boys playing a game of soccer! She instruction them to stop playing at once. "Listen to me, you can't play here because you might disturb the neighbours. Besides, it is too risky and you might accidentally break the neighbours' window," said Amy. The boys looked at her sheepishly and gave an apologetic smile.

To cheer them up, Amy suggested,"You can play in the open field over there. It's just a stone's throw away." After waving them off, she happily sat down to do her work, this time without any distraction.

Being in P1 is not that easy anymore.... They have started writing composition at this level and it is getting tough for kids at this age. Maths and Chinese are getting tougher too! Haiz....

Bento #85

Top: Grapes, Mickey & Minnie shaped pears. Bottom: Stir fried udon with capsicum, cucumber, fish shaped Japanese fishcakes and shredded chicken.

My girl wants to have udon for today's bento. I like to add cucumber to fried udon as it makes the udon crunchy when you eat it. I'm glad LZ have the same taste as me.

Bento #84

Top: Diced dragonfruits and grapes on sticks`. Bottom: Pizzas with salami, sliced fresh button mushroom and diced capsicum.

Something that my girl requested. Instead of the usual sausage or ham for her pizza, I suggested salami and she loves it. She said it taste better than the others. I think from now on, if we order pizza, my girl will look out for salami toppings.

Just a note that Z said he loves his salami pizza too.

Beanie @ 17+ Weeks

After our hotel checkout, we went for our important appointment which was Beanie's 17+ weeks checkup. I think LZ were more excited than us! They kept reminding us of the appointment, especially Z.

As like other visits, I have to measure my weight and blood pressure. My blood pressure was fine. Just a few weeks of being cautious with my weight gain before the last checkup, I began to lax and I paid a price for that. I gained 2.5kg! GOSH! That's not good and I really have to watch it. Blame it on LZdaddy! Haha! For buying lots of yummy stuffs for me to eat!

I told Doc about my pelvic pain and she told me since I have this problem with my previous pregnancies, this time the pain will come earlier. I am also having numbness with my fingers at times and my morning sickness is not completely over. I still get morning sickness once a while.

Something that we always look forward to is the scan. As usual, Beanie was sleeping (I think) and he wasn't moving much. This always caused me to worry and I think my Doc sensed it. She lightly 'jerk' my tummy so I can see Beanie moving. I think I am too paranoid..... We saw Beanie's heart beating so well, B's little stomach, B's hands and legs moving everywhere after woken up by my Doc. It was so nice to see Beanie opening his mouth and it looked like Beanie was yawning.

Then while Doc was talking, we saw something in between Beanie's legs! There is DEFINITELY something there! At this moment, I looked at LZdaddy and he was looking intently at the screen. I was sure he was thinking the same thing as I do. I immediately asked Doc to confirm.... Beanie is a BOY! When Doc confirmed it, L first reaction was "OH MAN! A boy?! Huh...... I want a meimei!" Z first reaction was "YEAH! Baby is a BOYYYYYY!" I couldn't stopped laughing! Both LZ has such different reactions! Doc was sweet to try to console L but she was very disappointed.

When we came out of the room, I talked to L and I told her not to be too sad and she will be my only princess and the special one. I'm sure she will get over it soon coz she loves to play with babies and once she sees Beanie, she will forget what she wished for. Z was sweet to console jiejie too "It's ok, jiejie. You are the special one and you are the only princess now. After didi comes out. We ask mommy to have a meimei for you." WHAT?!

LZdaddy and Z obviously are the happiest ones. LZdaddy thinks that we have less worry for boys than girls. We have given up on getting Z to learn taekwondo (after he fractured his arms twice), for fear that he will injured himself again and I'm sure LZdaddy hopes that our Beanie will be able to take up martial arts. Z is happy that he will have someone to share his toys with and to talk about boy's stuffs.

For me, it doesn't matter whether Beanie is a boy or a girl. So long Beanie is healthy and is a happy baby and that are what I wish for....

My dear blogging friends, did you guess right?

LZ's Weekend Surprise

Ever since I told LZ about a surprise that we arranged for the weekend, they have been 'bugging' us every other minute to find out what it was. Me, being the naughty mommy, refused to tell them. Hehehe....

L was smart enough to notice it when she saw the bag we brought along when we left the house. They finally found out the place we planned to go, Fairmont Singapore. LZdaddy had a free night stay at the hotel and it expired by end of this month. We wanted to book for the next weekend but it was the F1 race season and we can't use it for then. I think it doesn't make a difference to them since they just wanted to stay in the hotel.

Our room view was not too bad. We got to see the "durian", Merlion & the pool. We lazed around when we check in till we have no time to go to the pool. We had to send the kids for their classes as I don't want them to miss their ballet and piano lesson. When we came back, we went for the buffet at Market Cafe in the hotel. There was occasions when we tried booking for a table but to no avail coz they said we should book a day in advance. This time, we being the hotel guests, we managed to book a table few hours in advance. Well, we had free dinner at the cafe! Again, LZdaddy had free voucher for that and we were supposed to pay for L (above 6 yr old) but the cashier was so sweet not to charge us. If you like Peranakan food, you will enjoy the buffet.

The next morning after breakfast, I went to the pool with L. Z didn't go coz just when we were about to leave for the pool, Z had a quite a bad cut on his leg. LZdaddy stayed in the room with him. He was actually quite upset that we went ahead without him. But I promised L to bring her to the pool and I have to keep my promise. My little boy was easy to pacify, a few kisses & hugs and he was alright. Before checkout, we decided to go down for lunch instead of room service. My 2 babies kept asking if we can stay another night and I think LZdaddy was about to give in but I said no. L's exams are coming and I really want to spend time to go through her work with her.

Overall, it was a great bonding time for our family. We may not have done much during the stay but it was great to be spending some quality time together. AND we don't have to spend money for the hotel stay and the dinner buffet! Hahaha....

Bento #83 - Bear

Top: Bear shaped rock melon and raspberries. Bottom: Japanese fish cakes, bear face shaped rice and lady's finger rolled with ham.

After 2 days of without bento-s, my girl was already asking when she can have cute bento to bring to school. YES! My fridge is finally here and I am soooooo happy! I was actually kind of lazy to make cute bento (thought of making plain ones) but I obliged since my girl has requested for it.

After so many days break, I am getting lazy to cook! Uh-oh! Better start cooking or my kids and hubby will protest.

Games She Played With Her Friends

Below are 2 videos of L playing with her friend, Rachel (another Rachel). This is the game she played with her schoolmates, Z and her best friend, Rachel too. AND I was taught how to play too. I thought they were rather cute in the 2nd video playing the their so called new games. A simple scissors, paper & stone game and yet they make it so cute.

Videos recorded today.

What's Inside?

What's inside this nice little container?

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Mooncake! Just before I give it to my Auntie, I thought it would be nice to share this with you. You may have seen it before but this is my first time seeing such cute packaging. And also since we did not celebrate Mooncake Festival, so just post something about mooncake lor! Hehehee...

Bento #82

Pooh bear pancakes, container with syrup, cereal crunch & raspberries.

Just a simple bento for my girl. My fridge is still not here and I have to make do with whatever I can find in my cabinet. I was so glad when my girl asked if she can have pancakes for her bento.

Charmaine's Birthday Party

LZ have been looking forward to Charmaine's birthday party @ Frisk 'n' Romp, especially L. She get to spend time with Rachel besides being in church and enrichment class. The girls have known each other since nursery days. It took Z quite a while to warm up to the party, maybe because he doesn't know anyone besides the siblings. At least I managed to coax him to play a few games.

Rachel & L were playing the newspaper game. L tried to carried Rachel and I was worried that both will fall. At one point, Rachel tried to carry L too! I was laughing so much that I forgot the record it.

Nicholas, who is Rachel & Charmaine's brother, was very generous with his hugs. He hugged several times whenever Rachel asked him to. L loves it! Besides that, she loves playing with little ones.

I was proud of LZ for being so well behaved at the party and they also finished the food that was served. I think they must be very hungry after all the games. I enjoyed myself too coz Michelle and her hubby have been wonderful hosts, chatting with me whenever they can. Michelle, thank you for inviting us to the party!

After the party, LZdaddy meet up with us and we had our late lunch. We were supposed to attend the town council lantern festival party but we were too tired after the party and shopping for the fridge. YES! We are finally getting a new fridge!

Little Know Facts About Me

Thank you Kathryn & Angeline for tagging me

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1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Can't remember
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Chicken
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 2 at the moment and 3rd one in my tummy
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Definitely
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Sometimes
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Hope to try out one day
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frostie
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Chocolate
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Attitude
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF? Body shape
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My family
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? No
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? .........
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Bread
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Blue
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Smell of my kids and Hubby
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My Hubby
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Of course
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Soccer
27. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown
28. EYE COLOR? Black
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Japanese food, my dad's Hainanese chicken rice and my craving for now is fish head curry.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Scary movies
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Casper with my kids(on TV)
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Soy bean
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Parents
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Huh??
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Piece of My Heart - Peter Robinson
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Nothing
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? CSI
42. FAVORITE SOUND? My kids voice
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? New York?! Coz that's the longest flight.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Playing piano consider a talent?
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Singapore
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Jacss, Allthingspurple & Astee

L's Ballet Lesson

Today, parents were invited to sit in for the ballet lesson and to talk about the upcoming exams(extra lessons) It was great to be able to sit in again to see my little girl dancing. For this coming exams, L will have to go for extra lessons for 6 months to be prepared!

It was not easy to arrange timing for all the kids as the rest will be going to P1 next year. L is the oldest there and also the tallest... Those friends that started with her have already quit or change their timing. She asked me why is she the only P1 around and I have to explain to her.

Being the only P1 student and the only one having exams soon, I told the teacher about it and the teacher was very sweet to start the coaching class(extra lesson) in November when the exams are over.

L doing stretching and warm up exercises.

Having her regular lesson.

Part of the exam piece

Bento #81

Top: Sausages, Pooh shaped baked potato, Pooh shaped golden kiwis. Bottom: Baked beancurd skin chicken.

Just a simple bento for my girl. My chiller is down and only my freezer is working. Things that were in my chiller have gone bad and my poor kids had to eat out for the next few days till I get my new fridge. Arrrgggghhhh! I need a fridge! If you ask me what is the thing I can't live without for now, it would be a fridge!

Bento #80

Top: Onigiri with pre-cut squirrel shaped seaweed. Bottom: Veggie (which I forgot what was that called), HK shaped carrots, HK shaped luncheon meat, diced lucheon meat with egg and sliced strawberries.

This is a new 2 tier bento box which I have it for a long time that I forgot. I have another one which is for Z and I wouldn't get to use it till Z is in P1. For the top tier, it is meant for big size onigiris standing up but at L's age, I figured that would be too much for her so I placed a small onigiri instead.

LZ have not eaten luncheon for a loooong time and I thought it would be nice to prepare for her to bring to school and the left over, I fried some for Z. L was very happy with the bento today and she finished everything again. She said "I like to eat the luncheon meat!" and she asked for more when we got home. To think that she 'tricked' me and told me she didn't eat any of it at all! Hahaha...

I know some may not agree with me feeding my children processed food but I think it's fine if I don't do it often. Do you feed your children processed food?

Bento #79

In the box: Butterhead lettuce, cucumber, biscuits, cherry tomato, star shaped pandan bread with kaya & sliced strawberries.

My kids first time trying out pandan bread and they like it especially plain. Initially she wanted jam but I thought it would taste funny with it so she chose kaya instead. I love the colour of the pandan bread, nice colour isn't it?

She PASSED!

WARNING!!! Long post with lots of pics and videos!

My dear girl, L for passing her BRONZE test! Yeah! We are so proud of her!

For the past few swimming lessons, instead of going through the test with L, he started training her for the free style. I was kind of worried and questioned him. He said my girl is very well prepared for the test. Aiyoh.... I am so 'gan jiong'! I should have faith in my girl...

It was such a BIG thing for us that we all went down to cheer for her! She was very nervous when we arrived at the pool and I had to encourage her to go for her warm up coz she was so nervous and shy when she saw many people there. Instead of doing 4 laps for warm up, she did only 2 coz we had to be ready 10 mins before the test.

While waiting, she was very nervous too. She didn't feel like talking and we had to assure her that she will do fine as long as she remembered what the coach has taught her.

Listening to the tester's instructions

About to jump in for the 1 lap. During this period, she kept looking at us for assurance and we had to thumb up her many times.

Jumping in for the "dead man float" and here's a video of her doing it:

Listening to instructions for the trapping water and the making of float. By now, she was more comfortable and asked tester question too.

Trapping water - We were worried she will get too close to the side and it is considered failed if she touch the side. Here's a video of her doing it:

L with her PJ float - Again, we were worried when I saw how small her float was... She tied too much and her float was small. We were glad she remembered what the coach told her what she should do if that happened. We were proud of her that she was very calm when this happened. Here's a video of her with her float:

Jumping in for her 8 laps.

L swimming the last lap! We told her before the test to take her time to swim and reminded her this is not a competition. Yeah! She was so happy when the tester told her she passed! We immediately gave her BIG hugs and Z also went up to congratulate jiejie.

In the evening, we went for buffet at Swiss Cafe @ Raffles the Plaza, her reward for passing the test! WELL DONE Sweetie! We are all so proud of you!

Brillante Weblog Premio 2008

Thank you Angeline , Cendrine , Olivelylz & My Lovely "A" for giving me an award! I am very honoured to receive this award from 3 of you!

Here are the rules that come with the award:

The rules are these:
1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.
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I am nominating readers that are on my "blogs that I read"! I know I am supposed to award this to 7 people... But since 4 bloggers awarded this to me, I can award this to 28 readers right? Hehehe....

Lovely Day

Weather was nice and I decided to bring LZ out for cycling. LZdaddy was not so keen on me bringing LZ out cycling on my own so he came back early to join us.

Glad that we made effort to spend some fun time with them during this school holiday since both have been studying hard during this school holiday. They deserved a break. Though L is the one having exam soon, Z joined in to do plenty of homework. Like I said before, Z enjoys doing homework.

LZdaddy said it was a good exercise for us, they cycle we walk. With him around, I can take my time to walk. Hehehe... I wished I could cycle or roller blade with them.... The weather was great except the occasional mozzie bite. I remembered to put repellent for them but forgot about ourselves.

After cycling, we went to the Japanese restaurant for dinner. Great company, great food and great fun. What more can I ask for on such a lovely day?

Bento #78

From left: Flower shaped blueberry jam sandwiches on sticks, sliced golden kiwi, bunny shaped hard boiled egg and marshmallow.

L was back in school today for extra lesson for few hours and the teacher requested parents to prepare snacks for them. I thought it was nice of the teacher to arrange this extra lesson for them during this school holiday since exams are coming soon.

L asked for sandwiches and I think it was a good idea to prepare this on sticks since they will be having their snacks in the classroom and it will not be messy. She was so excited that they can eat in the classroom.

ps: Thank you Michelle for the sitcks! L was so happy with it!

Back To Swimming!

Yeah! Finally this month Z is back to his swimming lesson! Z was very excited and so was Jiejie! She helped him to put on his goggle, so sweet! I thought it may take some time for him to get used to the pool but I was with wrong! He was like a fish in the pool. Eerrrr.... No! He was like a RABBIT in the pool. Hahaha.... Coz he was so excited that he was jumping up and down when he got into the water and the coach has to ask him to continue with what he was supposed to do! Hahaha...

I was glad when the coach told me Z remembered his strokes and he doesn't have problem at all. I wondered if he has been secretly practicing his strokes on the bed (the coach used to tell him that) and if he did, I didn't see it. Hehehe... Z also told me coach said next week he will be combining his strokes and breathing together. Yes! We are all happy!