My Little Princess and Prince

Thursday, August 31, 2017

9 Aug 2017 - 富贵花开庆国庆 (Happy Birthday Singapore!)

HAPPY 52TH BIRTHDAY, SINGAPORE!

9 Aug 2017 - National Day Gathering for the kids!

After having a wonderful lunch with our ex-neighbour, Jerlene and Javier invited their friends to our house for some great fun.

They were having so much fun that they claimed today was one of the best day in a long long time. :-)

8 Aug 2017 - Editing his own video using Movie Maker

In the past, Javier had always seek my help to edit his videos before uploading to his very own YouTube channel. Today he requested me to teach him the "Art" of video editing. He finally managed to edit all his newly created videos using Movie Maker for the very first time.

The following videos are all edited by himself without my supervision. :-)
Now that he knows the basics of video editing, I think he really needs to improve on his video capturing skill. :-P

8 Aug 2017 - Lower Primary Sports Day 2017 (Champion!)

Javier participated in his school's sport days this morning. As usual, we were present at the school's multi purpose hall to give him our support. He was full of joy at the end of the event because his house was the overall Champion!

It was really unexpected because according to Javier, during their practice session, they always ended up either 3rd or 4th. So getting 1st was really a pleasant surprise!

Here's a video of how Javier performed during the events. I must say he did really well. I believe he thought the same too..... :-)

5 Aug 2017 - SwimSafer Bronze Award

Jerlene and Javier received their SwimSafer Bronze certificates today. Obtaining this certificate means they are able to perform the following:
1) Enter water using a compact jump.
2) Demonstrate a backward and forward somersault in the water.
3) Search for and recover an object in 1.5 m of water depth.
4) Demonstrate a feet-first surface dive.
5) Swim 100m continuously.
6) 25m Front Crawl.
7) 25m Breaststroke.
8) 25m Backstroke.
9) 25m Survival Backstroke or Sidestroke.
10) Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt, demonstrate 3 minutes swimming slowly using any appropriate swim stroke, changing each minute.
11) Perform a throw rescue using an unweighted rope over a distance of 6m.
12) Wade to a person and deliver a flotation aid in deep water.
13) Approach in Ready position.
14) Principles of water craft safety.

Well done, kids! And look forward to your next achievement! :-)

Saturday, July 29, 2017

29 July 2017 - Fireworks @ NDP Rehearsal

As National Day is just round the corner, we get to watch fireworks every Saturday night during the NDP rehearsals. This may be the final year that we could watch it from our roof terrace.

As such, let's enjoy it while we can. :-)

22 July 2017 - Jasmine revival: SUCCESS!

If you remember my earlier post regarding the state of my Jasmine plant after our Iceland trip, here is an update that the revival was a success! The plant is now blooming with healthy green leaves.

What's more, Jasmine flowers also started to blossom!

The rest of our collection are growing well too.

18 July 2017 - Amazing Fluffy Clouds

The clouds these few days have been very "fluffy". But it does look very beautiful! Don't you agree with the following few photos? ;-P

Can you spot the small black dot in the photo below? Can you guess what it was?

It was a fighter jet performing a rehearsal flight for our coming National Day!

16 July 2017 - Taekwando Grading Exam (Blue Belt)

Javier went for his Taekwando Blue Belt grading this afternoon. Instead of Toa Payoh Sports Hall, this time it was held at Jurong East Sports Complex. As usual before the grading, they had their warm up and practices outside of the hall

Javier looked relax as he was about to go for his grading.

Below shows how he fared during the exam. Felt a bit awkward with his back hook kicks. In fact, most of the kids cannot execute it well. :-P

11 July 2017 - Learning Journey to Singapore Science Centre

This morning, Javier was very excited as his class went on a learning journey to Singapore Science Centre. During the lesson, they were given an invisible stamp on their hand which will only glow under ultraviolet light.

While waiting for the proper programme to start, the kids sat around and had their snacks.

The children did not get a chance to visit any exhibit in the centre. Instead, they were gathered in a classroom where the facilitators conducted some science lessons and got them into groups to carry out some activities.

When I fetched Javier home from school in the evening, he told me that this was a very boring trip as he had expected to visit some exhibits in the Science Centre. He said all his classmates were very disappointed. I sort of agreed with him. To travel such a long bus journey from his school to the Science Centre and back just to have some classroom activities, doesn't really make sense to me. :-(

8 July 2017 - Practising back hook kick during Taekwando lesson

Javier had been working hard during his Taekwando lesson today. He'll be going for his blue belt grading in a week's time so he had to spend more time practising his weakest move, the back hook kick.

His kicks will need more power. Javier, 加油!

7 July 2017 - PAL swimming program

Javier started his PAL (Programme for Active Learning) for swimming today. As he has just completed his Bronze grading test (equivalent to stage 4) few weeks back, he was classified as a swimmer and joined the group of children who has achieved at least a Bronze grading. The programme was conducted at Hougang Swimming Pool.