Goodbye 2008. Hello 2009!

Lionel: i had 2 great weeks of sch hols with a xmas party celebration on the last day - 23 dec. Mummy bot a present for me for the gift exchange which the teachers say shdnt be anything less than $5. But Mummy where gt so " kiam siap" one? My present to my fren cost abt $15 bucks ok. We bot from Popular last min de. Also we were encouragd to wear white but hor, i where gt white colour clothes de. Haiz...no choice but to get Mummy to buy a set, also at the last min. Mummy says tis to be my xmas pressie lor.

No actual xmas family party cos we dun celebrate lor. In the past years, Pamela grandaunt used to invite us for her xmas party over at her place but in recent years, they hv stopped doing that. Mummy felt dat maybe its becos the kids are all grown up ( youngest already 16 yrs old) so they prefer to celebrate xmas with their own frens rather than own family members. So grandaunt stopped organising parties.

Nothing much to report except i was down with fever, i gt a throat infection, i vomitted like anything & i kenna nose bleeding. Haiz! All this started on Mon when i behave very unusually unusual. I was not like my normal self; I sat on the chair, staring into space. My eyes were droopy & i dun seem to be able to hold my head up. It felt so heavy. Ah Ma asked me if i wanted to sleep but i shook my head slightly. Then she felt my hands and cry out loud for they were really 'hot'.

I was rushed to the doctors immediately where i was diagnoised with fever & throat infection. I was given medication. That very evening, i vomitted non stop. Ah Ma bot me back to the docs again. I was given another kind of medication - anti vomit one. Then last nite, i gt nose bleed. I tot i was having a flu cos i felt something like water flowing out of my nose. Xiao Gu gave a loud cry saying i am having nose bleed. Luckily, its stopped very soon & Mummy gave me the nose drop which was given to Rachel when she kenna the same thing.

Wat a way to send away 2008. Hopefully i can recover soon enuff to welcome 2009 & also sch begins on 02 Jan - Fri.

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Rachel: For me also nothing special. I am as my normal self, enjoying myself daily to the fullest. I am gettin more & more "hiao" (vain) cos i like to doll myself up. I will request mummy to pin up my hair. Sometimes i will hv strangers asking mummy if i am a boy or gal. Pls lor! i am wearing pink & i am wearing a dress. Still hv people asking stupid qns. So Mummy pin my hair to make me loook more feminine. If still hv people asking : r u boy boy or gal gal, i will knock his/her head. Hmmp!

I can speak words like: pa-pa, ma-ma, mum-mum, bird, ball, apple, bear.
I look forward to cny cos i will be gg to australia with all my love ones - papa, mummy, lionel, ah ma, yeye, da gu & xiao gu & also gu po. Yeah! I am gg to sit on a real aeroplane ya know? I wonder hw is the feelin like. Hope its nt scary. Lionel hv nvr been onboard an aeroplane before also. So he is also excited.

Oh! Granny just bot us a huge bag of clothings from Bali. Mummy says to lug all tis to Aust. So both Lionel & me will hv more than enuff clothes to wear. Mummy's gonna hv a major headache packing our stuff (giggle).

So here's both of us wishing everyone : A Happy 2009 ahead with many more wonderful memories to dwell in also may good fortune comes to everyone. Huat Ah!

Xmas Pressie

A pressie for my fren - gift exchange @ sch

All dressed in white.

Dun i look like those parliament people where u see them all dressed in white during National Day celebrations? Keke....jus jus joking.

搓汤圆

The genius - Ah Ma, Lay Kian & Lim Keow Gu Gu. There are still some others ard.

白汤圆

加入粉红汤圆 - 真美！

Messing around. Us kids wldnt know how to make tang yuan right?

After reachin home last night, we passed by 五叔公's hse & saw that everyone is gathered inside. Wat happen? Oh...they are all busy 搓汤圆 cos 2moro is 东至.

Celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians, this is so when the sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest.

Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for the family to get together. One activity that occurs during these get togethers is the making and eating of Tangyuan (湯圓), or balls of glutinuous rice, which symbolize reunion.

Tangyuan are made of glutinuous rice flour and sometimes brightly coloured. The flour balls may be plain or stuffed. They are cooked in a sweet soup or savoury broth with both the ball and the soup/broth served in one bowl.

Lionel & Rachel wishing all: A Happy "Dong Zhi" Festival!

National Museum

Me & Granny - listening to old grammophones

Adverts, banners, posters, newspaper cuttings of the past

Olden type of TVs

Music chord of Singapore's National Anthem - Maju La Singapura

Mummy, Granny, me & Rachel went to the National Museum of Singapore. In Mummy's words, the Images of Singapore in Sentosa is so much more interesting. The admission fees for this museum is $10 per head & car park fees is $5 per entry. Total we paid $25. Not worth the money at all.

After that, we went to the library to look at some books & to Hans for some snacks. Next,Mummy suggested Marina Barrage - The City's Reservoir located Marina South. But the carpark was full & the next available carpark was a distance away so we drove out. Granny suggested seeing the light up @ Orchard Road but both of us fell asleep so we did not get to see the decor.

We had our dinner at Selegie - again in mummy's words, not tasty. Next interesting itinerary on our agenda - Tang Yuan

Hotel Miramar

All dressed up! Waiting for Daddy to come home.

Me & Mummy

At Orient Restaurant - Hotel Miramar

19 Dec 2008 was the wedding of Uncle Raymond & Aunty Vivian. They had their dinner at Hotel Miramar. Mummy had known uncle Raymond since 1994. So its abt 14 yrs since...wow.

May the couple live in blessed matrimony & everlasting love.

SMS joke

Just to share:

4 man were waiting outside the delivery room. Their wives were all giving birth.
Nurse to the 1st man: " Congrats. You've gt twins ".
"Oh! Its because i worked at Twin Towers.
Nurse to the 2nd man: " Congrats! You gt triplets!"
"Oh! Its because i worked at 3M".
Nurse to the 3rd man:" You gt quadruplets. Congrats!"
"Oh...i worked at Four Seasons Hotel".
The 4th man was shaking. He started pacing up & down the corriders.
" Wat's wrong?" the other men asked.
" I worked at 7-11!"

GUG Party

A whole lot of variety of food all contributed by our mummies & daddies

Cakes, biscuits, fruits, bread, buns, crackers, yoghurts, rolls, etc... yummy

See all of us busy eating

Our parents "supervising" us in case we gobble our food

I love pear

Bubbles time... where am i? Behind Teacher Devi lor.. Mummy snapped on the camera just i ran away.

Here i am. Together with Ryan

I love balloons too

As i mentioned last week, tis the last GUG lesson for 2008. We were having xmas party; food, games, fun & gift exchange. The teachers numbered the gifts & we each picked a # in turn. Very very coincidentally, i picked the # 5 which was a present from Megan. Thank you Megan. And she in turn picked a # 4 which was a present from me. Haha...

A new term, new year & new lesson starts on 4 Jan 2009. Wishing all my frens & teachers a Blessed Christmas & A Wonderful New Year Ahead.

佳璇- 16 个多月大了

GUG lesson 8

We learned the # 9 - Teacher Aze drew 9 balloons on the board. We also learned the letters X & Y - Xavier Fox & Yancy Yak. X - box, six, axe. Y - yellow, yo-yo. I got a yo-yo drawn on my hand.

Story telling - Farm Animals with Honey Horse, Daisy Cow, xxx Duck, xxx Pig & xxx Goat (why xxx - cos i was "modelling ard" & Mummy didnt get to hear the names of the animals).

We used our hands to dabbed into colour paint again & we all did "High 5" on a piece of paper. Suppose to be the body of a turkey but with all the mess we created, ermm...it didnt look like a turkey after all. Haha... Oh ya, i didnt get back my art work that i did last week. My letter W if u remember. Mummy, pls ask from Teacher Devi next week as it will be the last lesson for the last term for year 2008. Teacher Aze will not be ard. Guess tis was why she took photo with me.

For next week lessons, we were told to dress our best as there will be no actual lessons conducted; only doing Zoo. We are gonna hv a party whereby we nid to buy a present of a budget of $10. We are doing gift exchange. Also can buy finger food & drinks to share ard. Tis the tradition of GUG as stated on the newsletter.

New sch term will begin on 2 Jan 2009. Mummy had already paid my course fees for the new term.

Mummy still tinking whtr to buy the Zoo Phonics Package so that i can learn my zoo.

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Lionel: Good news! Good news! My sch is offering both Chinese & English Speech & Drama Programmes.

Objectives:
Developing acting skills, creativity, speaking skills & self confidence.
Activities:
Recognizing Phonetic Sounds
Dramatization with usage of props
Story telling, Skits, Play & Dances
Music, Movements, Mime
Tongue Twisters, Prose & Poetry
Rhythm, Sound & Music
Performances

The above program is conducted by Creative Learners. Mummy & Daddy would like to enrol me in the above program but they want to know hw is the schedule & cost fees like as nothing is mention on the consent form given. One convinience is that the program will be conducted in my sch within sch hrs so at least Mummy do not hv to bring me up & down to another place.

Mummy will enquire more abt the program 2moro. And also she wanna know who exactly is Guo Lao Shi. Lay Kian Gu Gu also not quite sure is which teacher but she agar agar know. She try to describe Guo Lao Shi looks but Mummy cannot visualise. Haha...Mummy will know 2moro.

Yeah! Sentosa!

On the way to Harbor Front Station via MRT

Xmas tree foto taking

Waiting for Sentosa Express..

With Jing Yi & Tong Shiuan

Inside Sentosa Express

Met up the rest...

Foto shot..

Lay Keow Gu Gu undo-ing the packets of food

OppS! Mummy caught me in action - drinking green tea

Water Play

3+4 =?

Half body submerge in water...wat do ya tink i'm doing?

Beach Ball = Volley Ball?

Lay Keow Gu Gu holding onto me, in case i tripped & fall .

3 ladies & 1 duck

Let's tink of a way to tackle the girls.

Mummy, i nid to go toilet --- 不雅的行为. Tsk Tsk Tsk!

Having fun.

Me & Gu Po - searching for coconuts.

Another maths qn: 1+2=? (look at my fingers)

No...do it tis way; the peace sign!

Human in action - dragon boat race!

Jia You ! Jia You!

K.O

All alone....no one to look after our belongings.

Wat's so interesting down below? Look here la.

Tis better but there's still someone who is not looking...

Yun Hwee, Ying Xuan, Vicky & me.

The cousins: (from left) - Jing Yi, Yun Hwee, Ying Xuan, Alexis, Tong Shiuan, Me & Vicky. (minus Rachel, Jia Xing & Jia Yi)

The bride who is sharing our shelter (cos its raining). I am so shy!

Its a last min decision. Mummy asked me if i wanna go Sentosa & i say yes. So Mummy hastily packed my belongings & we spent a day at Sentosa. We left the house at abt 10am & left Sentosa at abt 5pm.

Seems that whenever we are at Sentosa, it always rain. One min, its so hot & sunny, the next min, wet, windy & rainy. Mummy only allowed me to spent not more than 30mins inside the waters cos she is afraid i will fall sick. And then she will "kenna" from Ah Ma! So when the others went into the waters again after the rain has stopped, Gu Po & I went for coconut hunt. Gu Po took 2 coconuts, tied them together & told Tong Shuian to use them as floats to learn swimming. Haha!.

It was indeed a fun filled day. The adults decided on another trip & i tink its gonna be very soon. True enuff, Er Gu Gu sms Mummy suggesting another trip on 27 Dec. But then, we gonna hv chalet on the 2-4 Jan 2009. No point in gg Sentosa just 1 week prior to the chalet. We'll see how.