I’m One Year Older…

Sigh..another birthday, another  year older! But, I still enjoyed MY day…

Hubby took a day off to celebrate it with me. After sending our little sweetheart to school early in the morning, we went to Vivo City.

After having a nice breakfast, we went to watch Avatar 3D at 11am. But I didn’t enjoy this “great movie” at all. It made me nauseous.

Hubby gave me lots of surprises..the lovely birthday cake, beautiful gifts and a very nice card.

It’s great to spend my big day alone with Hubby. We managed to do some shopping and enjoy our breakfast and lunch quietly.

When the little one was back, we had a small celebration. She loved the “roses” on the cake. She kept eating them.

Felt wonderful when I received birthday wishes from my friends and family via sms-es, phone calls and Facebook.Thanks everybody, especially my dearest hubby.

Felicity’s Getting Talkative

Two days ago, when I handed the little one to her teacher at the school entrance,  I was told, “She was very talkative yesterday!”

Today, I was so happy to see what the teacher wrote in our communication notebook…

Hi Mum & Dad!

Today there’s such a big surprise from Felicity. A bus usually fetches us in school to UWC.  When it arrived, Felicity was the first to see it from the window and immediately she yelled, “Bus is here. Bus is waiting. We go to UWC. Play in UWC.” These were the longest sentences we heard from her since she came in.

She’s been more talkative since she started attending this new school. She has received lots of stimulation through the school activities. All her three teachers are simply wonderful.

I think we have made the right decision to send her to this school although it’s very far away. We do hope she’ll bloom happily at her own pace.

Qianyi’s a Boy?

We were looking at Qianyi’s baby photos last night because her teacher told us to bring some to school today for this week’s activities.

When we came across the pics taken on her 1st birthday celebration, she spotted a photo of her with Yi Fan, my niece.

Here’s what she told me about the photo above.

Qianyi’s a boy. Yi Fan jie-jie’s a girl.

Qianyi goes to boy’s toilet. Yi Fan jie-jie goes to girl’s toilet.

Hahaha… It’s all Hubby’s fault! He said our little princess looked very handsome, so he bought her the boy’s clothes for her 1st birthday!

Qianyi Enjoying Her New School

Let me share about the little one’s first day of school. When she was on the way home, Jeremy, the young Malay guy who’s taking care of the kids on the school bus called me around 4.25pm to notify me that Qianyi would be home in 10-15 min time. He called again at 4.35pm after dropping a kid near our place, saying they were reaching my place in 5 min time. She was the last kid on the school bus.  I wonder if she was scared after all her friends went home.

The first thing she told me after she got down the bus was, “Don’t want to take car.  I want to take school bus.” Looks like she enjoyed the long ride!

When I was checking her lunch box and snacks box, she said, “it’s empty!” She actually finished all her rice.

When I was bathing her, she told me, “Car’s gone…Qianyi cannot find the car…Qianyi’s standing waiting for Mummy…No car, no Mummy…Qianyi go in the school bus…Everybody said goodbye…”.  It was cute.

I asked her if she preferred to see her old friend or new friend.

Me: Do you like Liana or Julia? (Liana is her favourite friend from old school. Julia is her new friend, a caucasian. )

QY: Julia

Me: Julia and Felicity, who is taller?

QY: Julia is tall. Felicity is short.

Me: Does Julia call you Qianyi or Felicity?

QY: Felicity

I’m very happy that she has found a good friend.

Everyday I have to prepare her lunch box and two sets of snacks. Her teacher told me it took her a long time to finish her meal. She loves to keep food in her mouth.

Every child is keeping a grooming kit at school: toothbrush & toothpaste, comb, sun block lotion, body wash and mosquito repellent. Every Wed is their swimming day. I’ll have to pack her swimsuit and goggles every Tue night. And she gets to go to United World College every Fri to have fun.

It’s such a relief that she enjoys her new school. Hope she’ll develop at her own pace and be happy always.

1st Day @ New School

My darling told me yesterday that she wanted to go back to old school…she wanted to see her old friends. When I called the school bus driver to ask about the drop off point and time, she asked me, “School bus, new school? I don’t want school bus!”

Today is her first day at new school. It’s very far away. She was unhappy and refused to change into her school uniform. Hubby bought her a portable DVD player last night. While watching Home Alone on the car, her mood was getting better.

When we reached school, she was willing to change into her school uniform and gave me a smile.

The principal led us to the classroom and introduced us to her 3 teachers, “This is Felicity’s team!”  There are 7 students in her class.

My girl had no separation anxiety at all. She said goodbye to us happily.

She’ll take the school bus home. But it’s a long ride. She’ll board the school bus at 3.30pm but will reach home around 5pm.

Hope she’ll have fun at school… Darling, Mummy’s missing you already…

I don’t want to go Hong Kong!

The little one  kept saying “I don’t want to go Hong Kong!” even on the day before we set off. I threatened her that when she woke up the following day, she would find herself home alone, with Mummy and Daddy on the plane to HK.

Maybe she believed what I had told her. She woke up at 5ish am and was very alert, getting ready to leave for airport with us.

She was happy at the airport, on the plane and she loved InterContinental Hotel very much. We enjoyed a breathtaking view from our hotel room.

We watched Home Alone 1 at the hotel. Now her new idol is Kevin McCallister. Harry Potter is kept in the freezer now. She enjoyed the scene where Kevin put on aftershave and screamed. She told us there were ants on Kevin’s face. When I showed her Hubby’s aftershave yesterday, she said, “It’s for the face..got ants inside!”

On the first day, we took a walk at the Avenue of  Stars outside our hotel. The Victoria Harbour looked absolutely beautiful at night. Hubby went down on his own with his camera and tripod to take some nice photos.

We took a cab to Ocean Park on the 2nd day. We enjoyed merry-go-round, ferris wheel and cable car there. The little one is no longer timid now. In fact, this mummy is much braver too.We had dinner with my old friend and her family that night. We took the MTR train to her place. It’s good that Qianyi had some lovely time playing with my friend’s kids.

We went up to the peak on the 3rd day. We took the ferry, the bus and the tram. Qianyi enjoyed all the rides. The temperature has suddenly dropped. We bought a hat and a scarf for the little one.

We visited Madame Tussauds wax museum. We didn’t expect that our little darling would love the place. She posed for the camera happily.

We left for Disneyland on the 4th day. Checked into Disneyland Hotel in the afternoon. We spent some time in the toys’ room, where there were lots of toys and books for the kids. We had a good time playing at the Mickey-shaped maze at the hotel too.

On the 5th day, we had a wonderful time  at the theme park. We stayed there until it closed at 9pm. We went back to the park on the 6th day to try whatever we had left out on the day before. We flew back to Singapore that night.

It’s a great holiday. Our little sweetheart enjoyed it very much. That matters the most.

Holiday Camp Started Today!

After staying at home for one week, my girl has gone back to school. What a relief!

During the week at home, she didn’t want to go out. She always said, “I want to stay at home with Mummy.”

Now I have 4-hour-break in the morning from Mon to Fri for 2 weeks..so nice!

Today she brought home some pasta salad she made in school. She told me, “It’s yummy…” After that, she said, “I don’t like to eat.” Yummy but cannot eat…haha…

Baby Qianyi’s Home

We visited Qian Qian who lives at our previous condo yesterday. After spending 3 hours there, it was time to go home. She enjoyed playing with QQ’s toys very much, wasn’t willing to leave.

Once we were out of  QQ’s home, my darling girl told me  she wanted to go to her old home. She said, “Open the door…I want to take a look…Baby Qianyi’s inside.” That sounded funny but it was the first time she requested to see her old home.

The tenant just came back from shopping and she was surprised to see us standing outside her home. QY kept asking me to open the door so I told the tenant that we used to stay there. It’s a kind lady. She was happy to see the little one and invited us to her place but she warned us that she has two dogs inside.

When she opened the door, one lovely dog dashed out right away. QY was so scared and shouted, “I want to go home!”

I managed to take a glance at the living room. The TV cabinet is still at the same position. The sofa has been changed. It’s been 3 years since we moved out but everything seemed to be so familiar.

My little darling really gave me a surprise. I thought she has forgotten all about her old home.

Who Is More Handsome?

Before Hubby went to London, he asked if Qianyi wanted to tag along. I told her she could visit the nursery. She would get to see the little boy. Both Hubby and I couldn’t recall her ex boyfriend’s name. So, I asked her, “What’s the handsome boy’s name?” She said, “Jasper.” Haha, she still remembered his name!

Here’s a photo of Jasper!

She got her first crush at 3, second one at 4. Her first sweetheart is Paulo…

When I asked her, “Paulo and Jasper, who is more handsome?”

Her answer is, “Jasper.”

My girl is single and available this year…because there’s no handsome boys in her current school.

Qianyi Can Do It!

My little darling decided to do some drawing when it’s time for me to take shower.

When I was out of the bathroom, she came to me happily. She told me, ” Qianyi’s drawing. Qianyi don’t (didn’t) doodle. Qianyi can do it!”

She looked so happy and went into the bathroom to wash her hands. I asked if she has finished drawing. She said, “Packed up already.”

What a good girl…:)