RSAF Open House 2008

In our last post, we said that Daddy kept us in suspense rite? Okay...the surprise was... (drums rolling)....Daddy bot us to the RSAF Open House 2008 @ Paya Lebar Air Base.

Entrance

Area Map

The different kinds of crafts..

Gruman E-2C Hawkeye

Northrop F-5S Tiger

C130 Hercules

CH-47 Chinook


Helicopter Stimulation Excercise..


Flying round & round...

Ka Boom! Opps, wat happen? Crash? Choy!

Looks like real explosion!

To the rescue...

Family members.... Daddy, Mummy, Lionel & Rachel

Daddy & Lionel... "Quick, Mummy, u so slow..."

Tickle Tickle...

Mummy, Lionel & Rachel

Not forgetting Daddy... Tks! Uncle RSAF Personnel.

Queuing up just to hv a feel of wat its like in an air craft... Long Q!

Mummy with Lionel & Rachel on Pegasus. (watever that is)

" Shoot Mummy".... at the command of Daddy! Haha..

He aint heavy; He's my son!

Side view of Pegasus.

What & where the heck are u aiming at, Lionel?

Aircraft artwork on my face

Cockpit? I am Captain Lionel Seah

With Northrop F-5S Tiger

With Gruman E-2C Hawkeye

Back of a vehicle where its used to carry goods & people (not sure of the vehicle name)

Side view...looks like those airport cargo vehicle hor..

i'm part of the cargo... keke

Front of CH-47 Chinook

Side view.

Back view.. Can go inside but i tell u, its damn stuffy & hot...too crowded!

Presenting the little princess who look so sian & dun want to smile the whole day (Mummy: At least she didnt make any fuss. Very well behaved. :))

You know why i am so sian...wa liao...all this are man's stuff, not for a little princess like me ma.... And u know something? The sounds of the planes & helicopters are so defying... LOUD!

Finally, i get to drink my milk & so cool.... We are inside the air conditioned canteen. Shiok!

Its abt 7.15pm when we left the air base. All of us are so tired but we have fun. Next open house? i tink is 2012 ( i heard the annoucement). Till then... Side thot: 4 years later, i will be 7 yrs old & Rachel will be 5 yrs old...Muahahahaha!

Outing...

Tis morning, Daddy sort of ask Mummy where is Rachel having her class. Mummy says United Sq. Daddy ask wat time? Mummy says 4-5.30pm. Daddy exclaims loudly: 5.30ar?!?!

So wat is Daddy tinking? Is he gonna bring us out? Daddy ask Mummy izzit so impt to bring Rachel to GUG? "suspense suspense" wat is daddy up to? Mummy says IF daddy is gonna bring the whole family out, Mummy will "pon tang" this class. Why leh? Cos its not always Daddy can be so free to bring us out. Daddy looks at Mummy with his mouth wide open, as if to say...hahahha...bring u all out? 不知道爸爸葫芦里卖的是啥药？

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2.30pm: Mummy called Daddy, asking him whtr are we gonna go out gai gai? Daddy say gai gai? when? who? Mummy say Daddy " 今天早上问的问题是问爽的啦" Daddy laughed & say he doing something now & will called back again. Mummy told Daddy she is leaving at 3pm; can Daddy called before that anot. Daddy say will call at abt 3pm. Grrrrr....Daddy, can u understand simple English, Mummy already say she leaving at 3pm. Okay, okay...Daddy say will called at 2.45pm.......tick tock tick tock...as Mummy is typing away now, its 2.57pm...where is Daddy??? Rubber Band!

Heat & Tension

There was alot of heat & tension gg on at BJG today. Daddy drove us there. We reached BJG exactly at 10am. When we entered the classroom, hmmm, how come only 2 of us kids with our mums. Where were the rest? Uh Oh! dun say the class has been cancelled....

We waited for like 15 mins...wondering wat happen to the rest when the admin staff walked in & told us the trainer will be late. She will only come in abt an hrs time. WHAT!?!? So either we get a refund for today's class or arrange for a make up class.

Mummy walked out. Then she saw another 2 mummies arguing with the admin staff. They were so fed up with the way BJG handled their manpower; one min the trainer is nt coming, the next min, the trainer is late. Then at every class, we have diff trainers. How can a child adapt if they kept on changing trainers. And hw will each trainer monitor the progress of the child.

My trainer was supposed to be Eileena but since the 1st class started, we nvr even seen her. Each time the admin people told us she is sick...pls lor...sick at every lesson?!?! Then they pushed us in with another trainer. Mummy tinks dat one of them is very inexperienced from the way she handles the lessons conducted. She is always fumbling with the cards; doesnt seems to know where or how to start; then always make mistakes; kept on running out of the class to ask & check; forgetting this & that....

The 2 mummies who were arguing with the admin staff have asked to be OUT from classes. They signed the discontinuation form & also they mentioned THEY WILL NOT CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TERM in an very angry tone. One of them even says she stays in Jurong; to hv her come all the way to Bukit Batok is quite far liao, then nvr mind, to have this kind of disruption & poor staff management at every lesson is too much.

So now, our class left with 3 students, inc myself. Mummy also signed the discontinuation form for next term. Mummy sees no point in wasting so much $$, end up still hv to tolerate BJG's poor management. And with the "art" of changing trainers at every lesson, mummy doesnt tink i hv learnt much.

Now mummmy wondering; left only 3 lessons / students. Will they continue with the class? We still hv 3 lessons left. If not, will BJG inform us in advance or wait till the very last min then come & say? Last min as in only when we are there next sun, then come & give crap excuses. We'll see...

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My lessons at GUG today were very fun. Today we learn the no. 8 & the letter H. "Honey Horse" makes an appearance....our story for today: ".....opps. i forgot le...something in the meadow... we learn abt painting; we were given a square cloth & we all dapped our fingers in the paint & make little finger prints on the cloth. I accidentally move my hands over mummy's jeans, thus causing her blue jeans to be colourful too...sorry mummy.

We have music lessons today too & of cos, not forgetting my favourite session...bubbles. We also did obstacle course. We jumped in & out of the hola hoops & walked round the pillows. I gt a Star & Heart on each of my hands. And ohhhh...it was raining very heavily when we walked out of United Sq. And there was a long q for taxis.... i slept in the taxi...Mummy also fell asleep. Keke.

Dinner at Sunset Way

Backdated posting : Dinner at Sunset Way, Clementi on 10 Aug 2008, i tink but cant remember wat is the restaurant name. Something cuisine? It serves buffet steamboat & bbq. Cant remember the exact price but i tink is $30 plus +++ per adt & abt $20 plus +++ per chd. Rachel did not come cos Ah Ma says quite late liao. So only me & me, enjoying myself, eating satay & drinking non stop.

plate no.1 & 2...more to come...daddy go marketing..keke

drinking barley.. psst! see the person behind me...holy cow! where's his body? i only see the legs....chinese 7th month....eeeeee

See, i can do magic! notice my hands? 3D illusion...haha

Yum..satays!

After eating, we took a stroll along the restaurants cum cafe cum pubs.....wow...so crowded. even at 10pm plus, still so many people having party. This people like dun need to work the next day like dat. How i wish i can also. not work la but at least dun hv to go sch. I ask Daddy if i hv sch 2moro. Daddy says yes as it is mon. Mummy says we better go back now. I need to wake up early the next day & mummy is very sure rachel is looking & waiting for Mummy. Okay! Let's go back!

Fall

Mummy: I had a great big shock this morning. My sil was carrying Rachel, trying to coax her to sleep. She was swaddling her in the baby carrier when all of a sudden, the knot gave way & Rachel slipped & fell onto the ground, knocking her head. I gave a loud scream & rushed forwards. My sil immediately picked Rachel up & was examining her head. I took over & hushed Rachel who was screaming like anything. My mil gave her the "jin feng san" to calm her down & applied oil on her head where she hit the ground. By this time, its has swell into a little bump & redness. We checked the other parts of her body, making sure no where else was hurt.

I kept on telling Rachel dat she is brave little girl, a strong little girl & a good girl. Its gu gu who is naughty, gu gu made you fall down, gu gu naughty, gu gu bad bad. My sil also apologise to Rachel. Luckily for Rachel, my sil have managed to sort of grab her when she slid & so she didnt really hit the ground hard except for a thud but not a loud thud. Its mine screams dat shock the neighbours & passers by.

Rachel is now sleeping & i told my mil to keep a close watch on Rachel's appetite & behaviour. On the slightest change in behaviour or appetite, to bring her to the doctor's immediately & also to give me a call.

Rachel darling, be strong & be brave. Dun worry. You will be fine.
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I went down to have a look at Rachel at around noon time. She was up & abt & was preparing to go kai kai. i looked at her head & all seems to be ok; no bump, no swell, no redness, no sore. GOOD! i asked my mil whtr Rachel is her usual self anot. Mil says all is well; she plays, she eats, she drinks. GOOD! But i say still cannot let loose yet; still must monitor. Mil knows.

Fever

Poor Lionel! He kenna fever again. The PD suspect it due to the weather. Chinese sinseh says too much heatiness in his body. Ah Ma says he cannot eat too much biscuits. Haiz...i feel like hitting myself. I gave him too much biscuits yesterday & i tink he also expose himself to too much of air conditioning while on the bus. But of cos, i did not dare tell my mil abt the air conditioning least wait i get a big scolding.

We swaddle him up in thick blankets, hoping to get him to perspire cos once he sweat, the temperature will go down. Naturally, he didnt like it & yelled & cried. Thru out the whole night, he was nt himself & crys easily. He yells for his Daddy on the slightest irritation. Even when i told him Daddy is next to him, he cried non stop till Daddy says: i am here lionel. Only when he hears his Daddy's voice, will he quiet down & falls back to sleep but within minutes, he yells again.

And of cos, nt forgetting the little one. She wakes up frequently due to the crying made by lionel. Luckily, she falls back to sleep easily. The only time she really sat up crying was due to the fact that she was hungry & cried for milk. After finishing her milk, she rolls over & returns to dreamland.

And lastly, this poor mummy didnt get to sleep at all. Partly guilty & partly becos of the crying made by both kids. Now i am soooo tired dat once i finishes this post, i am gonna K.O

China girl

Notice my fringe? Ah Ma cut for me until like dat. I look like a china girl now. Luckily i dun look like “三毛”(San Mao). Muahahahha...

Presenting another milestone...

Daddy, Mummy, Ah Ma & all the other adts hv been teaching me how to get down from the bed. They told me that i hv to go down legs first and nt head first. Cos if i go down via my head, i will hurt myself. So they taught me how to put my legs down & stand firmly before i let go.

Ta dam! I did it! Most of the time, the adts will sort of guide me but they will not really hold onto me unless needed. I hv already master the art of going down all by myself.

And just now, Mummy thot i was sleeping and so she did not really pay full attention to me. And then, she heard me calling out & so she ask Daddy to look up on me. Daddy told Mummy i am already on the floor crawling towards the door. Haha....see i told u, I DID IT!
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Today was mine 1st official lesson at GUG. I saw some of my frens who were at the trial class last sun as well. My teachers are teacher Devi & teacher Aze. Wanna join us? Keke.. We are in classroom 6.

We learn the letter G, the sound made by the letter & the number 9. We sang songs & had a story telling session. Today's story was:" The Shoemaker". For craft work, we each made a rug. We were given a piece of white paper; we had to paint them green & then we stick small pieces of yarn onto the paper.

Before the end of the class, teacher Devi drew a guitar on my hand. I had lots of fun dat i was so tired after class, i K.O right away on the way home.

Rachel's Milestone Update / New stuff

Yup..yup...i can walk. i am able to walk from one end of the table to the other end by holding onto the table for support. Without assistance, fyi. And if Mummy holds onto my hands, i know how to put one foot out, follow by another & walk forwards. Walk, walk walk, unlike the last time, i only walk 1 or 2 steps & i sit down again. Not this time, i can walk from the door all the way towards the room. Keke...Ah Ma says soon i will be running all over.

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Yesterday, when Mummy went down to the shop to bring me back, she let out a loud exclamation. There by the side, were 2 big strollers, a tricycle, 3 bags of clothes & shoes. Ah Ma say those were given to us kids by a saleman. Cos his kids hv already grown big & since all the toys & clothes were still in good condition, he says to give us rather than have it piled up at home. Hmmm...clearing his assets! Haha! Nonetheless, we "earned" the loot. Tricycle for Lionel, 2 extra strollers for me. There is a big & bulky one which Mummys says she wldnt bring that out cos of the bulkiness so Ah Ma says will be kept in the shop as a new bed for me. Then there's another smaller one which hv only 3 wheels; normal one hv 4. Dat one is smaller & lighter, so Mummy might consider using that to ferry me ard. The bags of shoes & clothes are all at Ah Ma's hse now cos she says wanna wash everything first b4 allowing me & Lionel to wear. Keke..Mummy, u dun hv to buy us new clothings for us anymore, not even needed for CNY next year. From the way i see it, all those clothes can last us thru till end of 2009 or evn thru 2010. Muahahahah!

Happy National Day

HAPPY 43 BIRTHDAY, SINGAPORE!

Getting Cosy

Mummy: Rachel likes to snuggle up to me, gettin warm & cosy. Whenever its time for bed, she will gesture for me to lie down on the bed together with her & then she will roll & flip towards me. Then she will snuggle really close; as close as possible & with a sign of contentedness, she wills herself to dreamland. But before falling asleep, she makes sure she is laying down on my pillow and her hands are defintely holding onto mine. This kind of feeling just melts my heart & the loveliness of loving her ever so fresh.

Ucler

An ucler came a visiting which pains me, dampens my mood & irritates my eating. i dun hv the appetite to eat, i dun wanna brush my teeth, i yell at slightest irritation when i accidentally bit on it. Ouch!

The damn ucler does not resides on my tongue. Instead it comes to rest its feet on my gums behind my lips. It blew itself up into a balloon like form & stay put.
When Daddy brush my teeth & accidentally brush against it, the damn ucler jiggles in glee, making me scream out loud with pain. Hence, my phobia to even allowing Daddy to brush my teeth. Ouch Ouch!!

Damn dat ucler! When will it ever go away? Ouchhhhhhh!

Drawing Aussie Animals

See, i'm learning to draw.

This is an Humpback Whale.


This is a Great White Shark

This is a Tayatea.

So, where are the koalas, kangaroos, emus? Dun they belong to Australia as well? Yes, of cos, they do. But, aiya , Mummy la, only took fotos of the sharks & whale lor. Anyway, most of u know how does a koala, a kangaroo or a emu looks like rite? LOL