National Day 090809

We wanted to view the parade from Merlion Park this year. However, the whole place was denied entry at around 615pm. The pedestrian path along the Esplanade Drive was jam packed with human crowd. We moved along the Anderson Bridge next, and made a quick decision to stay put at the bridge. Luckily, our decision was wise & sound as the police stopped further entry to the bridge after that.

(joshuaboy trying hard to record...)

A glimpse of the City March Past along Anderson Bridge

The fireworks display (so near yet so far...)

Did we say the pledge at 822pm? We didnt as we were already walking along Boat Quay heading towards Central. We had simple Japanese-style western food at Ma Maison. Good service, good food, good ambience... By the time we arrived home, it was 10 min before 11pm.

Happy 44th Birthday, Singapore!

Savoury Saturday

Savoury Saturday

Red & White

joshuaboy's kindergarten had a party this morning. His form teacher had made arrangement with some parents to contribute some food for the class party. I bought packet drinks.
I have taught joshuaboy a mandarin national day song. He was humming this morning on our way to the kindergarten. It was a pity I did not manage to record his voice.

The kindergarten wanted to hold its annual sports day this morning. It was postponed, however, in support of the kindergarten effort to slow down the spread of H1N1. One of joshuaboy's classmates was down with Influenza A. There were 3 cases of H1N1 in his kindergarten so far. Pappy & I had signed up for the parents' race, and were in fact looking forward to this day. Well, we have to support & respect the principal's decision.

Happy National Day!

Class Photo

Joshuaboy-----second row, 4th from the left.

A solo pic.

Does he resemble mahmmyboy more or takes after pappy?

kids' date...

joshuaboy's classmate, Lucas, invited us ( yes, family of 3) to his 3 yr old b birthday party last sat 25july at his place. I do not know if joshuaboy understands this invitation. But i told him about going to Lucas' place, told him about celebrating Lucas' b birthday, told him about singing of b birthday song (he sang me a b birthday song after telling him that), etc....just want to prepare him...

Well, once we entered the gate, joshuaboy dashed to the bouncing castle, with Lucas' present on hand. I got to hurriedly grab him back, took the present, and passed to Lucas. Kids being kids. I guess when come to play, that's their top priority. Joshuaboy was busy jumping & bouncing in the castle, busy chasing after other kids, busy......cleaning his sweat beads on his forehead......hehehe.....pappy then took out a hanky, brought him to the bathroom, washed his hand, cleaned his 'perspiration-sweaty' face......

Too bad, the camera was not with me that day, so did not take any pics of the party.

Racial Harmony Day

Joshuaboy's kindergarten celebrated Racial Harmony Day today. The pupils are enouraged to wear clothes that depict the four ethnic groups in S'pore. There were traditional games for pupils to take part in. There were different types of food for pupils to taste.



I was helping out at a game stall. Yes, a parent volunteer, i should say. I had fun demonstrating to the pupils how to skip, & how to play yo yo. It was an eye opener for some pupils who apparently had not seen or touched a skipping rope before. Some pupils knew for the first time how a yo yo works.

Joshuaboy was with me before his class started at noon. He was enjoying himself, trying out games at various stall, mingling with other pupils, self-entertaining, so to speak.


Each pupil brought home a cone of kachang puteh.

A Mystery Call???

The house phone rang two evenings ago and joshuaboy picked up the receiver.
He said," Hello...............(followed by a long pause after that).
The next phase he said was "bu zai jia...,"
Then he put down the phone.
When i took over from him, the call had already been disconnected.
So I asked joshuaboy who that was. He replied that was yee yee. I thought that my sis would try calling my hp next since she did not manage to talk to me. I waited and waited...No call leh!
When I checked with my sis last night, she said she did not call me.
So, who was the caller?