We decided to head down to the mall yesterday afternoon as the weather was terribily hot. The air-con at the shopping centres was a huge relief. Since we'll only be going to Orchard Road, we decided to take the train instead. We have been doing this ever since we moved in to Toa Payoh even though we now have a car. It's only a short ride with 3 train stops away from where we stay. Also, it saves us the grief of looking for parking, paying for carparks and getting stuck in a jam.

Yee Sinn enjoys her ride with the public transport. So yesterday, we decided not to confind her in her stroller. Instead, we let her walked on her own and even took the opportunity to teach her to stand behind the yellow lines and let the alighting passangers alight first before boarding.

Yee Sinn is such a lucky girl. She is only 20 month old and already has her own Barbie doll. It was a gift from her grand aunt. Unfortunately, she didn't really show much interest in it as compared to her Gundams. Wondering if she'll grow up to be an engineer considering her fascinations with robots and gadgets.... only time will tell.

Grandma Chang bought a $2 ticket for Yee Sinn to attend RC's children's lantern festival gathering. So on Saturday evening, I put up the LED light into her lantern and off we went. It was a simple affair as compared to the welcome block party for the Blk 79 residents that was graces by Minister Ng Eng Hen.

The lantern party ended after an hour or so. There were quite a few kids from other races that took part. We were looking out for Yee Sinn's playground friends but none of them turned up. Here's a picture of our little girl being carried by her Papa with all the other kids.

Our friend Kexin came over to our place yesterday afternoon. We're having a recital in November this year so we decided to be a good and responsible member of the ensemble and arranged for a practice at our place in the afternoon. The adult students will be playing 4 pieces this year. Beside the pieces being more difficult, we'll be having the recital at Alliance Francaise Theatre so we've got to put in much more effort this time round.

Grandma Lee wasn't around so Yee Sinn had to struggle for our attention between practices. She entertained herself with the lego blocks while we played. Otherwise, she would be on my lap, trying to flip the scores for me. We realised that we do have a lot more to do to reach a decent standard.

Sunday was the usual..... we went off to Grandma Chang's place but this time without hubby. Hubby had to rush out his marking and we thought it would be good to keep Yee Sinn away from him so that he'll be able to mark in peace.

Yee Sinn loves going over to Grandma Chang's place. It's where she'll get truck load of attention from everyone. Of course, there are lots of toys there to keep her occupied as well.

Later in the evening, we decided to head to the Botanic Gardens so that the kids could run around. We decided the meeting point would be at the pond just next to the foodcourt. So while waiting for the rest of the folks to arrive, Grandpa Chang and Yee Sinn went around feeding the fishes in the pond and the piegons at the broadwalk.

My nephew Zi En has became much more sociable ever since he started school. He was pretty excited upon meeting Yee Sinn at the park so he just took her hands and they started running away from us. It was quite a funny sight.


As usual, the kids were so fascinated with bubbles. There was a family with a bubble making machine that churned out lots and lots of bubbles. It was a kid magnet! So many kids began to crowd round the machine, all running around and trying to catch the bubbles.

At the end of the day, the kids were tired out with all the running and chasing. It was quite a cute sight seeing them wanting to imitate each other. Yee Sinn was drinking water when Zhi En decided he wanted water too. Here's a picture of them having a water parade together. YUM SENG!!

It was the beginning of the long weekend so we decided to head down to the Sentosa Underwater World yesterday. Hubby and Yee Sinn, had alot of fun with the exhibits. Here is Hubby showing his little girl the starfish at the touch pool. Yee Sinn was a little scared and she refused to touch it.

Here is Yee Sinn infront of a huge tank. This particular exhibit was one of the brighter ones with many many colourful fishes. See the amazed look on her face?

There was a huge stingray patting pool. Hubby was very fascinated with the "soft and silky" texture of the fish. I asked him to buy some fish food so that I can take some pictures of him feeding the rays but I guess he was too stingy about it, considering it cost us quite a bit for the entrance fees already. Hahahahha.


Our faces were a bit too dark but I kind of like this picture of both of us at the jellyfish exhibits. It's amazing considering the light effects the tank had on the jellyfishes where it made them glowed in different colours.

This is a picture of the two of them kidding around a dome tank with fishes in between.

We went through the tunnel a couple of times because our little girl didn't have enough of the huge fishes and of course the sharks! But the sharks there were so well fed that they were a bit lazy... most of them were just lying around or swimming rather slowly.... not frightening at all.

Yee Sinn kept pointing excitedly and exclaiming as the huge fishes or sharks swam past us.

Here's hubby putting his hands into the fish tank.... waiting for the very bold fish to kiss his fingers. I had a go at it too....

What a way to end our little excursion.... at the gift shop! Yee Sinn wanted the pair of sunglasses but we didn't get it for her as it was pretty expensive. We walked home with some stickers though.

We love bringing Yee Sinn outdoors. And she loves her outdoors too. We try as much as we can, to at least bring our little girl to the playground downstairs everyday. As mentioned in my earlier entries, one of our favourite playground is the Sensory Garden at Lorong 5. It has many tunnels for toddlers to crawl, nice curly worly slides, drums, bells etc. We usually will bring her there if we're home early from Grandma Chang's place on Sundays.

Nowadays, she'll be really cheeky. She love to tease her Papa by taking 1 shoe off and running off, with her Papa chasing her to put her shoes back on. I'm going to take a video of her doing this naughty catch-me-if-you-can antic one of these days.

Called home today and Yee Sinn wanted to speak to me. Our conversation went like this:

Me: Hello! Who is this?
Yee Sinn: Helloooo... Mama??
Me: Yes, it's Mama
Yee Sinn: Mama... 你好.
Me: Mama 好. 逸心好不好？
Yee Sinn: 好!

Sigh... am missing my little girl already... can't wait to be home.

I was on leave to spend time with both hubby and Yee Sinn yesterday. We had it all planned out - take our little girl to the library in the morning, then check out the Gundam Festival at Compasspoint in the afternoon.

We thought it'll be really cool that Yee Sinn could meet Mr Life-Size Gundam... and Yes, she was pretty fascinated. Hubby was also very excited with the model kits and all, but he didn't get any cos it wasn't any much cheaper than the usual 20% sale. He was hinting to me in getting it for him for Christmas. Oh well, we'll see if he has been a good boy or not when the time comes. Hahahahah.

It was very fun watching Yee Sinn going from booth to booth. Many a times, she'll exclaim "Wooow! Gun Damnn!!" Her Papa is really please that his little girl appreciates these "finer things in life". *sigh*

There is a picture of both father and daughter appreciating the models that were on displayed. Yee Sinn was a bit disappointed that she couldn't get to touch any of the models. We promised her that she'll get to play with Papa's model once he completes it. Hee hee.

We were at Takashimaya Departmental Store yesterday. I was browsing around when both hubby and Yee Sinn came up to me excitedly. Yee Sinn was terribly pleased with the handbag she picked out. And no, I didn't get it for her. :P