Last Day in Etonhouse 717

Today marks the last day of my stay in Etonhouse 717. I have been here since I was 18 months old and have grown attached to many of the teachers here. I will miss Ms Charlotte, Ms Renee, Ms Ming, Ms Yda, Ms Fish, Ms Laura and Li Lao Shi. The good thing is most of my classmates are moving to the N2 class at Etonhouse 764 just down the road. However, I will not be in the same class as Asher and Kayne Jin but I am sure I will see them in school. Mummy and Daddy told me that the school is much bigger and has a bigger playground and more classrooms. I was also told that I have to wear the school uniform now. I am sure we will look very cute in the Christmasy uniform.

I had a great time at 717 and I just wanna say a big thank you to all the teachers who have made going to school very fun.

3 Year Old Birthday Celebration (Part 2)

A few months ago, I told Mummy I wanted to invite my friends for my party, assuming I was going to get a 3rd year birthday party. Mummy and Daddy discussed about it and seeing that I had been a good boy this year, decided that I will indeed get a birthday party at Polliwogs since I like that place so much.

I invited all my friends from school but cos some of them were away on vacation, only Asher, Kayne Jin, Michiru, Makena, Mariam and Yiren could make it. Mummy also invited some of her friends with children and of course Godpa with Janessa.

We started with playing at the gym and thank goodness it wasn't very crowded that day. We had lots of fun running around and running through the tunnels. Then we had games in the room and finally it was time to sing the birthday song. Mummy and Daddy got me a cake with Team Umi Zumi characters. It was awesome! We also had lots to eat and even ice cream. We continued playing at the gym after eating and only left that place around 6pm. I was exhausted by then but I had a great day.

3 Year Old Birthday Celebration (Part 1)

Today is Daddy's birthday and together with Mummy, we made a cake for Daddy last night. It was fun as I decorated the cake with lots of colored cream and M&Ms. Daddy was very surprised with the cake and he thought it was very well done. After singing Daddy a song and he cut the cake, we got ready to go to school where Mummy and Daddy had prepared my birthday celebration with my school friends.

The cake for my party was from Jane's Cake Station. Daddy picked it up yesterday so that we can have it this morning for the party. Mummy added more M&Ms around the edges and it looked really colorful. Most of my friends were there to celebrate my birthday with me while a few of them were gone for their year end holiday. Ms Yda helped me to prepare the cake and as I tried to blow out the candles after the birthday song, they just wouldn't go off. Mummy had prepared the funny candles for me and my friends and we had a fun time trying to blow out the candles. A lot of saliva also landed on the cake but everyone just ignored that. The chocolate cake was delicious and everyone enjoyed it. Thank you Mummy and Daddy for the cake.

Hong Kong

It was not the original intention to go to Hong Kong Disneyland but because Japan was hit by the earthquake in April this year so we had to cancel that trip. Mummy and Daddy arranged the Hong Kong trip with Godpa and Aunty Jo so that I have Janessa for company. We were there from the 6th to 10th December.

We spent a whole day in Disneyland. Although we were told that the weather there is very cold, we were surprised to find that it was almost as hot as Singapore. It was very crowded, mostly with mainland Chinese but we managed to catch most of the attractions with not too much waiting time. We stayed till the end to watch the fireworks in front of the castle. Before the show was over, I was already fast asleep in the stroller, tired from running around the whole day.

Janessa was not feeling well the next day so Godpa decided to let her sleep in while we went on our own to explore the South of Hong Kong. We took the double decker bus which took us from Central all the way to Stanley Market. It was rather exciting as the road was very narrow, windy and for most parts, either going uphill or downhill. We had lunch at Stanley Market after walking around the shops. Mummy and Daddy spent about an hour having coffee while I was playing at a playground nearby.

The next day we went to Ocean Park and this time the weather was more pleasant although the crowd was still the same with mainly Mandarin speaking tourists. There were many thrill rides which were meant for older kids so we were only left with a few simple rides which were not worth the waiting time. Daddy felt the highlight of that place was the cable car ride which took us to the top of the mountain and overlooking Stanley Market. The Dolphin and Seal show was also not very fantastic but the kids enjoyed it nonetheless. Daddy said the Ocean Park at San Diego is much better so I am looking forward to going there next time.

It was a good break for everyone and I am now looking forward to Disneyland Japan and Ocean Park San Diego.

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A Day with my Cousins

Gu Jie is currently in Australia for her work and Gu Jiong is studying for his exams so Gor Gor Evan and WeiEn stayed over with us since Friday night. We started the day with a trip to the wet market with Ye Ye and Nai Nai. It was kinda fun cos we got to see what went on in the market.

After we got back from the market, Daddy decided we should all have a swim so that hopefully that will tire us out and we will all take an afternoon nap. We had loads of fun in the pool and even Nai Nai came to join us. I put on my arm float and swam around on my own. Daddy was very proud of me and now can even stay out of the pool to take pictures of us. Even Mei Mei Andrea couldn't resist and wanted to join us but she could only sit around the pool with Mummy.

We took our shower after the swim, had our porridge for lunch and then took a nap as Daddy has hoped. And as promised (because we took our naps), Daddy and Mummy brought us all to the playground. We had fun building sand castles and sitting on the swing together. We were reluctant to leave when time was up but we finally agreed cos that will ensure we get to go to the playground again. It was indeed a fun filled day and I am wondering when Gu Jie is going away for work again.

A Trip to the Jetty

After breakfast today at Beach Road Prawn Noodles, Mummy and Daddy decided to visit the Bedok Jetty because I have not been there before and the weather was very pleasant and not too sunny. It was a good 300 meters from the car park to the jetty but it seemed we took forever to get there. This was because I wanted to push Mei Mei Andrea's pram and that delayed our journey. But I love Mei Mei and wanted to make sure she gets there together with me.

There were many cyclists and joggers at the east coast park. There were also many tents set up along the grass patch next to the beach. Daddy suggested we should try it out one day and see if we will enjoy it. Mummy suggested we should try it at home before venturing out field.

While walking along the jetty, we witnessed a fisherman catching a big fish. Well at least it was huge compared to those small little fishes the other fishermen caught. Everyone got very excited and crowded around the man and when he took a picture with the fish, he looked like those guys who caught a 300 pound marlin.

I had fun at the jetty today.

I Finally Cut My Hair

It was probably a dream come true for Mummy when I agreed with her that I should cut my monster hair 2 days ago. So without much hesitation, Mummy and Daddy rushed me to Parkway Parade's Junior League this morning after breakfast. At first I seemed rather positive with the idea of cutting my hair and readily jumped into the car and headed for Parkway Parade. However, as we approached the barber, I suddenly realized the consequence of my agreement and started resisting. Mummy and Daddy first tempted me with my personalized Barney show, followed by sweets and even balloons. I didn't really succumb to it but Mummy held me really tight and I eventually surrendered the struggle and gave in like a lamb ready to be shaved for it's wool.



I must say it wasn't that bad after the whole ordeal and Mummy and Daddy even rewarded me with ice cream for not tearing the whole shop down. I am not sure when I have to do this again.