Sharon

Friends are so important. Good close friends I mean. Anyway Im well known for my strict selection of friends. I dont make friends with just anyone. Im super selective and the best part is... I dont even care if there are people who doesnt like me. But once I form a bond with some super people, we are friends for life!

Sharon is my longest standing friend so far. 18 good years! Almost consistently. She was there at some of my lowest point. She did well when she call on me often during my confinement period so I wont get the blues. She carried and fed my daughter since the first month onwards and so watch her grow into a little lady today. Now she is pregnant with her firstborn. Im so excited. Sometimes even more so than her! I cant wait to see the child of my best friend. Will the boy develop a strong friendship with my girl in future? Well... we shall leave it in the hands of God.

Im so glad to have a friend like her who demanded so less but gives so much. I guess I dont tell her how much I love her as often as I did before. I believe she knows.

But I thank God for Sharon. All the time.

Conversations with my baby

Conversation one:
Last night over dinner, my daughter started a conversation with me.
Joelle : Yesterday I sit helicopter. The helicopter fly, fly, fly like that (action inclusive)
Mummy : Really? Where did you fly to?
Joelle : Fly to mama's house. Bye bye daddy, mummy.
Mummy : Bye bye. Have fun.
~Paused to eat dinner~
Joelle : Yesterday daddy, mummy go to work, Joelle sit helicopter.
~Mummy didn't want to repeat the story so mummy attempts a new word~
Mummy : What about tomorrow?
Joelle : Tomorrow I sit aeroplane.

Well, 'yesterday' is a new word and she used it appropriately too. Mummy is impressed.

Conversation two:
At bedtime the little girl started another conversation with me.
Joelle : Mummy, alex say ### again.
Mummy : Oh alex say ### again? Did the teacher scold him?
Joelle : Yes
Mummy : Miss Leong scold alex?
Joelle : No. Lin lao shi scold alex.
Mummy : What did Lin lao shi say?
Joelle : Lin lao shi say 'CANNOT say ###!'
(Tone went up with fierce expression)
Mummy : Really?
Joelle : Really.
Mummy : Do you know why Lin lao shi scold alex?
Joelle : Because alex naughty.

### is not a vulgar word but I just do not think it appropriate to be expressed on the web. 'Again' and 'because' are two new words and once again she used them so well.

I had a wonderful sleep last night.

Wild wild wet with Wayne

Joelle invited Wayne to wild wild wet on sunday 4 sept. It was an hour worth of dip in the water before it started to rain. Joelle seems a little tensed in her orange life jacket. But she had fun.

Party @ school

Joelle celebrated her birthday party at Coney Island on Wednesday 31 August. This time with all her little friends in school. It is so cute to see so many little children together singing birthday songs in English and Mandarin as well. She is so happy. These are friends we hardly knew but they happen to be Joelle's companion for most part of her long day there. I am trying my best to know them all one by one. When she just started attending Coney Island, there are only three other children. Alex, Magdeline and Kieran. Joelle was the youngest then. Today there are 10 children in her class. Three girls and seven boys. We have (from left to right) Magdeline and JiaYi in the girls team and Gabriel, a new boy (with back facing camera), Kieran, Benjamin (hiding behind Alex), Alex, Jeremy and Anson in the boys team. Joelle is no longer the youngest there. She is a senior now.

The children are very happy. So am I. It was a great day for a great party. Happy Birthday!
As it is also the eve of teacher's day, I have packed some gifts for all her teachers. Luckily I packed about 12 cos she went around and distribute to all the teachers whom she likes. There is Lin lao shi, miss Leong, teacher Nancy, miss D, miss Zal, teacher Josephine, two more lao shi(s) and another teacher I couldn't catch the name. Goodness and in no time she gave out ten teacher's day packs!!! Wow... she's too popular! Well, as long as she's happy in school, I'm willing to make her teachers happy too.

Party @ Home

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Joelle celebrated her second birthday at home on sunday 28 Aug with about 40 friends and relatives. Compared to her first party, this is small feat. This round we did not cater as we decided to DIY. So besides the 1.5kg "choo-choo" cake, the satay, ketupat and otah, all else were prepared by yours truely and the gang.

Joelle cutting her own cake this year!

She watches on while mummy cut the rest. In fact those who have seen my younger photos will surely say this picture looks like me! I thought so too. Just couldn't find my picture to compare it with. Once found, I will post it up side by side.

Finally, it's her turn to try her own cake. She deserve our applaud as she distributed cakes to almost everyone without complaining before she settles to eat hers. I'm so proud of her! Good girl, Joelle.

To those who attended her party, many THANKS for making a little child happy.
To those who cant attend her birthday, many THANKS for your thoughts and blessings.
To the little ones who came for the party, THANKS for brightening the nursery room.
Finally to every body, THANK YOU. We had a great time and we hope you did too.
See you next year!

I love you

Usually on school days, we try to get onto bed at 8.30pm, read a book, create some pretend play, you know... do some bonding with mummy. Last night, we did the same. We climbed onto bed, read a book and pretended to put moo moo and bear bear to sleep. She carried moo moo to her pillow, placed it down, cover it with her blanket, pat it lightly and whispered "I love you" to the cow! She is doing everything I did with her during bedtime. It is an illustration of imitation skill by a two year old. So amazing isn't it? Wow!

Parents, play your role well and your children will follow. I'm still learning to play it well.