pee in the potty...

my joshua boy had finally willing to pee in the potty , and that happened the nite before.

Joshua boy did not want to wear any diaper or shorts after pappy washed his buttock. I tried to coax him to put on a diaper as afraid he might urinate on the sofa again. He was so engrossed in his 'Blue Clues', and was actually unhappy that i kept holding a diaper in my hand , and was upset with me for trying to put that on in him. So, i told pappy to ignore him and to just have to look out for any sign to bring him to the toilet. What we did next was to show him Doreamon wearing a diaper before going to bed, hoping he would also want to be like Doreamon. However, joshua boy did not buy our idea.Then i went to the toilet, and pappy told him to watch me pee...(sickening pappy, he should be the one whom ah boy can learn from...). But this time, pappy's idea worked. Joshua boy walked into the toilet, sat in his potty...no urine ...stood up, flushed the toilet...went back to his potty again...pee...i saw the urine coming out i was so happy...for myself (hard work pay off...teach joshua boy to sit in his potty everyday before his bath) & joshua boy (finally, willingly...)

Ethan's 1st birthday party 29-11-08

These pics were taken at Ethan's 1st birthday party. It was more like a party for myself, annie, li nah, lay choon who have not seen cherish for so long. It was a timely gathering for us. We had a lot to catch up with one another, esp cherish's life at US and her future plan. We had so much to share, so much to talk about, so much to gossip... We will definitely meet up again before she goes back.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar 22-11-2008

22 Nov 2008. 11am. Victoria theatre.

I bought 4 tickets and invited gek & gabriel to join joshua boy & myself to watch 'hungry caterpillar'Prior to the show,

i bought the story book and read the story to joshua boy, hoping that he could associate some pics in the book with the show.

Something that i have observed amazed me. Joshua boy was extremely attentive throughout the one-hour performance. Before the show started, he was figetting and then did not want to sit on the chair but on my lap. I thought this time chum liao.

I guess he was attracted by the beautiful glowing-in-the-dark puppets. He was not grouchy at all. He applauded together with the other kids at the right time, did not doze off at the right time too ( heng har...did not waste my money...he was supposed to have his nap)

I told pappy going to bring him for more performance in future...

MPC gathering 25-10-2008

25 Oct 2008.

• pot-luck dinner at our place, 630pm.
• joshua boy received his belated birthday presents that day...was our fault actually...did not manage to meet up with his godpa & family, paul & family at an earlier date.

gathering @annie's place (II)

I must apologise for such a prolonged delay....forgot to put up these pics in my previous entry...pai seh pai seh...


This pic of phoebe was taken by joshua boy using my hp...not too bad...got potential...professional photographer...hahaha.....

And then caught a candid shot of sophie and her full-of-yoghurt-ring mouth...hehehe....she looked sooooo cute!

Next was dear ethan who was so amused by my peek-a-boo....peek peek peek - a-boooo...

gathering@annie's place

some bloggers mummies had a lunch gathering at annie's place this afternoon. So happy cherish & ethan were able to join us.

I took some video clips while mummies were busy with their kiddoes, and the kids were busy with toys...

I managed to catch ethan's smile while cherish took her lunch...

Once again, phoebe & joshua had fun entertaining themselves...

Everybody says cheeeeeeese...

Ups & Downs...

Down down down...

joshua boy is down with cough & running nose

mahmmyboy is down with upset yummy

pics from our recent trip can't be downloaded into the laptop

Up up up...

so, pics can't be uploaded into the blog

so, mahmmyboy is upset

We are back!

hi friends, back in sg on tues early morning 1.40am, when we walked out of the plane. This time , sad to say, pappy & I were rather upset by the service of the SIA administration.

On the morning of our departure to tokyo, upon checking in, the system showed that joshua boy was not seated together with us. Pappy did a phone check-in for joshua the day before as internet check-in is not applicable to children. His seating arrangement was being confirmed over the phone. Somehow, that arrangement was not reflected in the system. The ground staff, i would say, was very helpful & efficient in rectifying the problem. One problem solved.

Next, we were told that no child's meal was being arranged for joshua boy. Pappy was already very unhappy. That we had no choice but to provide joshua boy with an adult menu (too late to make any arrangement then). Second problem solved though dissatisfied.

On the plane, the cabin crew faxed a telex to the company to arrange child's meal on our flight back. We must say that is quite efficient too (later we learnt from the chief steward that was a proper & correct procedure to be taken by the crew).

On our return flight, to our disappointment, joshua boy had to take adult meal again. His name, neither pappy's, was not reflected in the list of child's meal. We thought that a telex was being sent....we thought that our request was being addressed... so what had gone wrong? Apparently another family, seated beside us, had their children's meals left out too. The mother complained to the crew that children should be served first when she realised that some adults were already tucking in their food. I saw her walking around to check on those having their meals earlier.

One of the cabin crew was pappy's friend. He quickly offered to arrange a special tray with some kids' tidbits & a main dish (from the adult menu). Pappy & I were ,of course, very pissed off. A complaint was being lodged to the chief steward. But what was done could not be undone.

Talk about efficiency of SIA service, i think that is questionable. We now have bad impression of the airline.

The previous trip in march with JAL was much much more pleasant. During our last trip in mar, Joshua boy was very cranky before the plane touched down in osaka. One of the senior JAL cabin crew told us to just let him cry due to the discomfort of his ear pressure. It would be better for him. So joshua boy was crying & making a lot of noise all the way till the door opened (I rushed to the front once the plane had properly parked). Shortly after the plane took off, the JAL crew showed me the content of his meal, & told me to let her know when joshua was ready to eat so that she could heat up the food. His meal turned out to be very tasty. I ate his left over.

We were pleased with Cathay Pacific too when we went to HK last aug. Joshua boy had a pack of baby diapers, at least 4 baby bottled food & a kiddo goody bag with toys. Most importantly, our seating arrangement was not cropped up.

Tokyo trip

We are going to Tokyo for our holiday, from 2 nov to 11 nov.

Will update our activities when back :)

Macritchie Reservoir 04-10-08

04-10-2008, Saturday.

A morning stroll at the reservoir. We saw a group of jc students practising canoeing. That aroused joshua boy's curiosity. Thus pappy brought him nearer to the water to have a closer look at the students' activities.

After that, we continued to walk, followed a path along the bank, to a trail on the boardwalk.

merrily trolleying...

weeeeeee......joshua boy had fun taking his trolley ride.

slippers & legs...

joshua boy tried to wear gabriel's slippers...

and this is how it turned out to be...

I thought his legs look quite sexy...

(joshua boy was wearing only his diaper for this pic)

tidy & messy...

Joshua boy knows how to follow my instructions in keeping his toys.

He was helping me to keep all the LEGO bricks back into the box one evening, after playing.

If i don't train him, this is how my living room looks like...

Sometimes, i have to use my legs to sweep his toys to one side before i can advance another step forward...

say cheese...

Joshua boy's favourite snack, cheese. He will stand in front of the fridge, point and say "cee cee..." when he wants to eat cheese. Mummy always knows what our child is referring to...

Time flies...

found this video clip while sorting my folder in my laptop. This was taken at McCafe AMK. Joshua boy was only 10mth old then. Time flies...

"wu bor?"

It has become my habit to check joshua's diaper to see if there is any poo before we go out or leave the house. One occasion, as usual, i pulled down his shorts, asked joshua boy, "wu pang sai bor?" He replied,"bor,"

SURPRISE! SURPRISE! SURPRISE!

i have not taught him any teochew, yet uttered that from him. Pappy & i speak a mixed of teochew, mandarin & english , while i use mandarin on joshua boy. I realise that he is beginning to pick up languages fast nowadays (remember joshua boy has not spoken a proper phrase yet), and mimic what pappy said. I better mind my words in future, especially with joshua boy around.

Lunch today

Lunch today for Joshua boy & mahmmy_boy

------ bbq pork ribs, pineapple rice bought from bbq express at hougang mall. The pork ribs were well-marinated, but the rice was a bit disappointing. The portion was rather big. $4.90 for a set which i think is quite ok. I had an instant expresso (got that from my mum's pantry) after lunch (kopi is a must-have beverage after meal...)

(the pork ribs might not look appetizing in the pic, but they are really yummy...)

joshua's new toy (II)

joshua boy received another new toy - LEGO duplo set, which we bought for him last fri while shopping at Marina Square. This set is suitable for tots 2 - 5 yrs old. The components are made in Hungary and distributed by the LEGO Group in Denmark (NOT China!)

Joshua boy can't piece the bricks into any model yet. He can only join the colourful bricks into stacks. In time to come, hope that joshua boy will be more creative...

I love Lego too. My first and one-and-only Lego set was a gift from my ah yee. It was actually meant for my sis. But I was the one who frequently played with that. I remember I love to build bungalow with swimming pool, with car porch, and a garden...my dream house when i was small...hehe...

joshua's new toy

leo feels that gabriel has out-grown such toy, thus hand that down to joshua boy. Joshua boy loves to switch on & off the button, swifts the cars from one ramp to the next, and watches the plane hovering in that forever-the-same circular motion. But i have to endure & tolerate with that "ooOO..." background music...

mum was ill

my mum was back from hospital yesterday afternoon. Thank God!

She developed high fever on mon midnight. My father quickly called gek. Mum wanted to just seek treatment from a 24-hr clinic. Leo, guess upon seeing how feeble she was, decided to head for A&E , without delay. According to gek, mum was very weak to stand still even. On the way to hospital, gek called my home .Pappy picked up the phone but did not hear any response, so thought was a prank. However, my instinct told me to check my hp, which was in the living room, after that prank call. Just then, saw a missed call. That was from gek, after unsuccessful attempt calling my home.

I did not go to the hosp. I was at home waiting for updates. Couldn't sleep, kept tossing & turning. Received a sms from keow at 2.18am saying "mum to be warded in c d c, ward 91, bed 4, suspect chikunya," (That was the initial fear by the doc, given the symptoms.) I was shocked, quickly woke up pappy told him the bad news. At about 3.27am, received another sms from keow - "i just met with doc. They will put her under observation," "...at least 1 full day. Most likely not chi..." another sms came at 3.58am. Somehow i felt more relieved after reading the words "most likely not chi".

Look who's eating...

Simple lunch at home today with mahmmy. We had porridge, minced meat & eggs.

Joshua boy knows how to hold the spoon properly now...and less spills on the floor too...good job, joshua boy!

The above pics were taken in june this year. joshua boy learnt to use the fork first...at MacDonalds...