21 May 2017 - Preparation for our upcoming holiday

In preparation of our upcoming 2 weeks overseas trip when school holiday starts, we have bought several things to get ourselves ready.  Firstly, we bought each of us a pair of rain cover for shoes (below).  We thought this might be useful when we travel to wet, cold or muddy places.  This is so much cheaper than buying actual boots which may not be worth it just for this trip, especially for the kids, who will outgrow it very quickly.  Will let you know if it's effective after the trip.

In addition, we also setup an irrigation system for our plants at our roof terrace.  Once again, I'm not sure if it's effective so will let you all know after the trip.  :-)

14 May 2017 - Attending a full mass for the first time

Today is Mother's Day and we brought the kids along to attend the Sunday Mass at Church of the Holy Spirit.  This was the first time Jerlene and Javier attended a full mass.  Glad that they were able to sit through quietly with patience though Javier had asked me about the time every now and then.

After mass, we went to the Columbarium at the basement of the church to pay respect to my MIL.

Around noon, we went over to my sis's place to celebrate Mother's Day among our family.

13 May 2017 - Kacheng's Gathering

We had a BBQ gathering at our cousin's place this evening.  Below is the next generation of Kacheng.  Will there be more to come?  That will need our Kachengs to 加油!  :-P

Btw, Happy Mother's Day to those eligible!  :-)

3 May 2017 - Invitation to Prize Giving Ceremony

Based on Javier last year's P1 results, he was involved in the Prize Winners Award ceremony in the upcoming Annual Speech and Prize Giving Day 2017 to be held on 26 May.

Sad to say, we are unable to attend.  When I asked Javier if he's disappointed that we are going to miss it, he said "Not at all"!

Javier, it's ok.  If you continue to work hard, I'm sure this will not be the last time.  Keep up the good work!  :-)

1 May 2017 - Javier's Toy Shows Videos

Javier created a few videos today.  Instead of recording the usual games on his devices, he decided to record a series of Toy Shows entirely scripted, directed, acted and produced by him.  Below are the first 4 episodes of his Angry Birds Toy Show!  Enjoy!  :-)

30 Apr 2017 - Sydney and Cruise to New Caledonia Trip Video (Gangnam Style)

Once again, this is our belated video compilation on our last overseas trip to Sydney and Cruise to New Caledonia from 9-25 Dec 2016.  Actually I've already started planning for this year's trip.  As such I had to rush this out before our coming trip in a month's time.

So now sit back, relax and enjoy this video!

30 Apr 2017 - Top Students Joke

Below was a conversation between Javier and me while driving out for lunch.

Javier:  "Mummy said Nanyang, Raffles and Rosyth are some of the more popular primary schools in Singapore."

Me:  "Do you know that a few years ago, there were some top students from your school?"

Javier:  "Oh.....I think I know.  I saw their photos in my school."

Me:  "Ya....maybe it's them."

Javier:  "But they are old."

Me:  "Old?  How can it be?  It's just a few years ago.  They should still be studying."

Javier:  "Really, they look old from the photos."

Thinking of all the possibilities, I asked him.......

Me:  "Where did you see the photos in your school?"

Javier:  "On the wall in General Office."

We all burst into laughter..........

Me:  "Oh my god, they are our Singapore President and First Lady lar!!!!!"

Javier:  "Huh??  Really??"

ALL:  "Hahahahahhhhahhhahhhh!!!!!!"
Me:  "Javier, you trying to be funny, is it?!??!"

Javier gave us an evil grin.........

Joke of the day!

23 Apr 2017 - Skate Scooting at Punggol Park

We had prata lunch at Srisun Express @ Kovan today.  Jerlene and Javier were quite sad because this will be our last time eating there as this branch will be closed permanently starting tomorrow.  They have another branch at Serangoon Garden which we had not tried before.

After lunch, we decided to take a short break at Punggol Park.

Jerlene and Javier went skate scooting while we just relaxed by the small lake at the park.  Fortunately the weather was quite cooling while we were there.

17 Apr 2017 - More videos created by Javier

Our young YouTuber, Javier, had just created 3 more videos recently.  First is the Episode 2 of Minecraft Extreme Beedrill Parkour.
While he was recording, he actually put up a sign with the word "On Air" so that we stay quiet and do not disturb his recording.  There were a few times when I accidentally dropped something on the floor with a loud bang and got "scolding" from him.  :-P

Other than minecraft videos, he now started another game called Crossy Road.  Below are two of his newly created Crossy Road videos.
Do subscribe to his YouTube channel and stay tune for his next video!  :-)

16 Apr 2017 - Taekwando Grading (Green Belt Blue Tip)

It's Taekwando grading for Javier again.  As usual, we arrived at Toa Payoh Sports Hall about an hour before the grading time.  The class did their warm-up exercises outside the hall before entering for their exams.

Javier was pretty confident this time round because during the past few lessons, he's the only one who can remember all the steps while most of his classmates just "copied" what he did.

Here's the video of the grading.  Should not have an issue for the class to pass this grading.

10 Apr 2017 - What is Beautiful Yet Scary?

Yes, Lightning!  Whenever there is a thunderstorm while I'm at home, I will try to capture the lightning from our roof terrace.

It's beautiful yet fatal when struck.  That's the beauty and power of our mother nature.

8 Apr 2017 - Building up our roof shelter

Our roof shelter is finally up!  We have been wanting to build one since many years back.  With this shelter, we can now continue with our BBQ even during wet weather,

According to BCA guidelines, the shelter can only be extended out up to 2 metres from the wall, which we followed strictly to it.  Initially we intended to extend out by 3 metres but was rejected by our condo management office.  Anybody keen to have a rooftop BBQ?  :-)

3 Apr 2017 - Learning Journey to the Airport

Javier's class embarked on a Learning Journey to Changi Airport today.  This is part of the curriculum for lower Primary classes.

At the airport, the children formed into groups and there were activities to be completed by each group.  Looked interesting.

2 Apr 2017 - Angry Birds Fishcake

We had our dinner today at Sakae Sushi and Javier ordered a plate of Angry Birds!!!!  It's actually Japanese style fishcakes.  :-)

31 Mar 2017 - How we spent our time on Javier's Birthday!

Today is not only Javier's 8th birthday.  It's also Rosyth School's Parent-Teacher-Conference (PTC).  So in the morning, we went to the school to meet up with the teachers to find out more about the development of Jerlene and Javier in school.  After the session, we went to Hougang One for our lunch at Xin Wang HK Restaurant.

Since few months back, Javier had been requesting for a dartboard game as his birthday present.  His wish came true and he was excited to try it out.  For the safety of the kids, we bought a magnetic dartboard instead of the traditional type.  I'm quite impressed that the "blunt" darts are able to stick to the magnetic dartboard pretty firmly.

Later in the afternoon, we again went to Skyhigh Trampoline Park, one of their favourite place to have some fun.

In the evening, Javier requested to go Swensen for dinner.  This time round, he remembered to bring along his student pass so that he can get a free "Firehouse" ice cream.  In addition, they ordered another bowl of Topless Five with 5 scoops of cookies and cream!!!!

I wondered what Javier had wished for........

Happy Birthday, Javier!  Hope you enjoy the day!