Memories of life

WelComE bAcK

2012-01-10T00:07:00.000+08:00

It has been a while since I last blogged. Seems that I have been pretty busy with my life as I can't find time to blog and write down my daily experiences...

Well, it feels so good to be back in the writing and telling mode as I have so much to share. However, in two months time, I might not even have the time to blog as I would be dedicating my full time to care for my love ones as we will be having an additional member in our family - from a threesome to a foursome ;-)

But, I promise myself to find time to log on and write down the wonderful experiences happening in my life.

Year 5 - TriP To FarM

2011-04-30T14:29:00.000+08:00

This morning, my Year 5 students went to visit a farm in the Tutong area. I am glad I was asked to accompany them for the trip for I have never been to a farm before. Though the place smelled (because of animals' waste), the trip was enjoyable except that it was quite tiring for us teachers as we have to continue with our teaching lessons once back in school. We left school around 7.45am and came back to school around 10.20am. I managed to take some pictures - even took a picture of an ostrich, an animal which I thought I can never find in Brunei and also some deers. Too bad the deers were far away so it's difficult to catch a good picture :-(

KaydeN's LaTesT DraWinGs

2011-04-27T14:42:00.000+08:00

Recently Kayden started drwaing again and insisted that we paste them onto the wall for his daddy to see and appreciate his work of art. I pasted three of them just above his daddy's bed and every day, he would point to them and said, " Daddy, look, look.." Then Daddy will praise him and said, "Nice!" and he would like all smiley smiley look.... When I see him doing that, I feel like pinching his cheeks ;-p

Year 4 EduCaTioNaL TriP To SuPa SaVe

2011-04-23T14:45:00.000+08:00

This year, the English Language Department, the Science Department and Maths Department joined together to organize a school trip for the year four students based on the SPN21 syllabus. We chose Supa Save for it is a spacious area and they are many different catergories and sections for these students to explore.

We left school at fifteen minutes past nine and reached Supa Save in about twenty minutes. After briefing the students on what should be done and should not be done, off they go on a 'quest' - looking for different types of fruits; both grown locally and overseas, different sections allocated - hardware, bakery, seafood and meat, and in search for "food" - this was what their minds were on because most of them would popped out the question - " Teacher, we are hungry. Can we buy food now? "

I myself was hungry too and bought myself a sandwich and a bottle of Coke - I just can't imagine what my life would be if there is no Coke, hahaha...

St. AnDreW's SchooL EartH DaY

2011-04-21T21:17:00.022+08:00

Today, the Upper Primary students celebrated Earth Day - it's a world of green.... As form teachers, we were requested to perform a song with actions which everyone loved the idea. At first, all of us were pretty awkward but after a few practices, it was as simple as ABC. The students were asked to perform an action song - If you are happy and you know it - and they loved it too. They were so enthusiastic to learn and sing along. Compared to our actions, theirs were way simpler and easy to remember.

I took some pictures of my own class doing poster drawing activities. We held it outside our classroom as it was more spacious and co-joined with the other class. All of them had fun. I selected ten best out of the whole and they will be rewarded for their hard effort ;-)

NeW GolF SeT

2011-03-18T16:16:00.002+08:00

Kayden received two golf sets today - from his beloved father. He gave his father a hug and said ' Thank You '. I was so proud of him at that moment. It made me realized he is now a big boy...

His new golf set

His many poses...

Ball not in position

Placing his ball properly

In position

Getting ready to swing

And swing...

Putting

A FamiLy OuTinG aT tHe BeaCh

2011-03-06T20:00:00.024+08:00

Reminiscing our previous outing at the beach, we decided it would be nice to gather once again and this time, Di-Kim, Jacq-che, Ah An, Benedict and Vanessa joined us. The location is still the same - Tungku Beach and even the food is the same - fried bee hoon, curry, bread and rice. Haha...

Trying out his new juice ;-D

I love his smile...

Burying my foot with the sand

Running away from the tiny waves

Wearing a hat for the very first time - normally he doesn't want!

DiFFeRenT DreSS CoDe

2011-03-05T13:30:00.000+08:00

Today is my first day of work at St. Andrew's School and I was surprised to know that we, teachers, are not allowed to wear long slack pants to work unless it is part of your traditional costume. During my years in Chung Hwa Middle School, there has never been such a rule except that we can't wear mini-skirts or skirts whose length are above the knee cap, slippers, transparent blouses nor sleeveless blouses...

So I had to go make some baju kurung and baju fashion to wear to work. Luckily I found a tailor who charges cheap and his workmanship is quite good. I also have to teach Physical Education which means I have to wear a track suit and long pants when teaching PE.

Sigh... $ has yet to come into my pocket but now, it's going out - on clothes and school stationery...

NeW DisH ThouGhT by JacQ-cHe

2011-03-02T21:55:00.000+08:00

Yesterday. Jacq-che discussed a dish with me, which I found quite creative - hard boiled eggs with the egg yolks being replaced with salmon fish ball.

As it was quite a dry dish, I suggest pouring tomato sauce with big onions on top of it and the end result is as follow:-

What do you think? ;-p

As I have mentioned before, lately I have been trying out a few recipes for Kayden to taste. I can say this for sure - it's not an easy task but someone got to do it... I ran out of ideas and decided to browse the net for simple toddler soup recipe and this caught my eye... I am not a vivid fan of western cuisine and I have rarely drink this kind of soup too. However, after reading through the ingredients and preparations for this dish, they are cheap and easy to get as well as to prepare. So here's is my mushroom soup for Kayden...

He finished the whole bowl !

WonDerFul NeWs ToDay

2011-03-01T10:00:00.000+08:00

Ring!!! My phone rang at 7:00 a.m. early in the morning. Looking at the ID caller, it's the call I have been waiting for... My hopes soared once again. I answered the phone and was given the good news. My job application has been approved by the Ministry of Education and I can start work on 5th March 2011. I was delighted to hear the news - I have been waiting to hear it for one month!

I have to go over tomorrow morning to meet with Mrs. Kang so she can allocated my teaching schedule and guide me on how to proceed with it. However, my interview with the MOE is on Monday, 7th March, at 2.30 p.m. If this interview is somehow like the previous one I went before, then I am glad because it only takes about ten minutes! Hooray....

Tomorrow, Kayden's school is holding a Messy Play Day and I am thinking to volunteer to help out. I want to do some mother - and - son activity before I start off work on Saturday. I want to make this very special day memorable for us!

LaTesT DisH - aYam MasaK MeRaH

2011-02-28T22:01:00.000+08:00

This morning, I drove Mama and Jacq-che to Times Square to check whether Sam's new hair saloon is open for business for Mama wanted to wash her hair. As it was not open, we decided to hang out at the Food Court while waiting for time to pass by as we have to pick Kayden up from school in an hour.

Jacq-che's long awaited Kopi Tarik is found - we have been searching for it everywhere and it seems that they only have Kopi and not Tarik! Whereas, Mama and me found Teh Tarik India which tasted very smoothing compared to other coffee shops. We browsed around the food court and was amazed to see many wonderful dishes - the green vegetables looked so fresh and the other dishes were just as tempting as they were. there's Japanese food, Malay Cuisine, Vietnamese Pho, Interenational Nasi Lemak, Dim Sum and even Lei Loi Fatt! The prices too were reasonable and cheap!

Mama ordered some dim sum while I ordered 'pucuk' and ayam masak merah - I just couldn't resist trying them. I fell in love with the dish and told myself that I am going to try and create that dish myself. In the afternoon, I went and searched the internet for different recipes to cook ayam masak merah and combined them to create a perfect dish!

Doesn't it look scrumptious! ;-p

The above dish is also another dish I found while surfing for the ayam masak merah recipe. It's actually Fish Sauce Sausage and Cucumber Fried Rice. It's the first time I tried cooking rice with cucumber and it tasted crunchy. Wonderful colour combination, don't you think?

RainBoW DoNuT

2011-02-25T17:13:00.000+08:00

Once again, Kayden has to bring some snacks to share with his friends in school. Whenever the school has this tiny celebration - this time, it is to celebrate our National Day - I always find myself thinking of what to get for these young toddlers as they are still 2 - 3 years. I have to make sure that these snacks are healthy for them but then, most snacks aren't. I supposed if you take a small amount of each, it would not much harm. So I ended up buying doughnuts for Kayden to bring to school.

Yesterday we were browsing around the shops in Yayasan Complex when we came across a doughnut shop - Fun Donut. Kayden went in and saw a decorated rainbow sprinkled doughnut - he liked it a lot. So I bought him one to let him have a taste of it - it's his first time tasting a doughnut with a bit of icing and rainbow rice grains. He took a few bites and when he reached the sugary part, he shuddered - could be from the sweetness of it. What joyful experience to see his 'funny' expression! It was priceless...

His rainbow donut

Enjoying every bite of it ;-p

Kayden brought home one of his latest creation from school today - a hat to commemorate Brunei's National Day. It's amazing to see him growing up so fast and learning many new things at school.

NooDleS & BiScuiTs for TeA

2011-02-24T18:30:00.000+08:00

Kayden continues to thrive. He has reached the stage where he is enough of baby biscuits, porridge and nestum. When he was young, he had trouble with biscuits as they made him hard to poo. But now, all is fine! Today he ate a small bowl of noodles and a few biscuits waffles. It was after a game of kick ball where I asked him to rest for a while and he said he was tired and hungry. This is actually the first time I heard him saying the word 'tired' and 'hungry'.

Eating a chocolate biscuit waffle

Having a drink after the biscuit

Continuing with noodles

A satisfied look

HomeMaDe DouGhnuTs

2011-02-22T19:30:00.000+08:00

Following instructions on the packaging, these are the doughnuts made by me!

Meanwhile, Jacq-che baked vanilla sponge cake. The way the cake was cut reminded me of 'Pack Man'; a game I used to play when young.

P.S This picture is taken by Kayden

A GaMe Of TeNNis WiTh KayDen

2011-02-20T17:25:00.000+08:00

I had a wonderful afternoon today. Even though I lost the game to Kayden, I enjoyed playing Wii Tennis with him. I daresay he is getting better at these games.

On the left is Kayden while on the right is me.

He was so happy when he won - he even did the impression of someone scoring a goal with both his hands up and yelling "Yeah"!

LonG CabbaGe RoLL with MushRoom and AsparaGuS

2011-02-13T21:28:00.014+08:00

I learned this dish from a book my mother-in-law loaned to me. It looks so appetizing, I could not resist not trying to make them. The ingredients were easy to get and anyone can just do it! It is as simple as rolling up spring rolls ;-p

Egg TarTs

2011-02-04T17:33:00.001+08:00

Dedicating my time to learn how to cook and bake has been very satisfying. I tried making egg tarts for a second time and they came out quite well except that they are slightly sweet.

Our SinGaPore TriP

2010-12-30T23:36:00.000+08:00

Our trip to Singapore was quite interesting. Though we did not get to go many places, we had a lot of fun and a lot of walking around which was what I was hoping for. A holiday in Singapore can make me lose a few pounds as it will be quite difficult to hail a taxi and also quite costly.

Just below our apartment, there are plenty of shops and even convenience stores. As it is located around Orchard Area, everything is pricey. However, Kayden enjoyed himself and had lots of fun too. When we were on the plane, he was a little bit frightened as it was his first time on plane. He kept saying he wanted to go home as the plane was about to alight from the airport. He did see a lot of planes in the airport and even a helicopter and fire engine. I had to point to them to keep his mind off taking off but the sound reminded him that we were about to take off. However, once in the air, he saw the clouds and sea - he was amazed by such wonderful views.

Thankfully, on the way there, Kayden slept throughout the flight and only woke up when we were about to land in Singapore. Once again, he was amazed by the different sizes of planes at the Singapore Airport. He kept saying "Wau" and pointing here and there...

On our way back to Brunei, Kayden did not sleep throughout the flight but only for half an hour. He woke up when the plane was in mid-air but he did not make a fuss. He probably got used to the idea of flying and even enjoyed himself. Though he is still young, I am sure he will not forget this wonderful experience of flying.

TrusT

2010-11-16T18:29:00.001+08:00

I haven't written on my blog for nearly a month as a lot had happened.. I don't even know how to start. Why I wrote the word 'trust' is because it was what caused all these happenings to occur. I did things I regretted but I can't turn time back to the way it was before. I just have to tell myself to go on and be strong. I have to turn over to a new leaf and try to get things back the way it used to be, if possible.

The only one regret I have is my precious family, both the "K"s of my life. I am really sorry to cause you two all these pain and sorrow. I know only time can prove what is to be done and I am doing my best to make that happen too...

Patience and tolerance are what I have to learn in this new life of mine. I have to tell myself to be honest and open-minded. Time really flies by very fast and it's already a month since that 'incident' happened!

I pray I have the strength to go on and hope things will turn out the way they are supposed to be.....

God bless everyone I love......... Amen

21.10.2010 - A dAy To ReMeMbeR

2010-10-21T08:46:00.002+08:00

Birthdays are supposed to be happy moments shared with your love ones. However, this year, I told myself that I won't be celebrating my birthday. I feel no joy celebrating it alone where all my love ones are far apart from me. Although this is so, I still appreciate all the birthday greetings sent to me and best of all, I received the one message I was waiting for since last night. I thought he would have forgotten about it but he did not. Thank you....

CheeSe ToAsT

2010-10-01T09:52:00.000+08:00

Ever heard of french toast? Well, I tried another kind of combination last week - cheese toast - and the result was stunning. I never imagined food would look so beautiful. Was a little hesitant in whether to eat or not, haha..

Though it look simple, well, to me, it's a beauty.. esp when taking it out from the oven and hearing the sizzling sound!

KaYdeN New TrAiN SeT

2010-09-17T17:00:00.000+08:00

GaMe TiMe

2010-09-17T16:52:00.001+08:00

Recently Little Kayden got addicted to playing golf on Wii and is getting better at it too. Children nowadays are so lucky compared to my time thirty years back. With ongoing and improved technology, kids are getting smarter and brighter every single day. Who knows one day, they might be way better than us adults.. haha

Golf game on Wii about to start ...

Getting ready to swing...

His pose after swinging ...

Searching for his game on I-pad

Found his car game ...

A BoRn AthLeTe

2010-09-09T15:05:00.003+08:00

Yesterday, we took Little Kayden for a walk in RBA The walk turned into a jog and then into runs. Actually Little Kayden was trying to imitate his Daddy and God mum who were doing their jogs as well. Overall, I can say Little Kayden enjoyed his little runs and boy oh boy, did he sweat a lot! He even managed to finish his bottle of water and kept wanting more.

The location (just next to RBA golf course )

Before his 'little' run

After his 'little' run

His new hairstyle

Look at the condition of his shoes after his run

ShAuN tHe ShEEp

2010-09-07T19:24:00.001+08:00

This is Little Kayden's latest stuff toy - Shaun, the sheep. On the day of purchase, Shaun basically was on his first shopping trip with Little Kayden. I took these pictures that evening.

StArT oF Pre - ScHooL at ISB

2010-09-03T13:25:00.003+08:00

Little Kayden started pre-school last Wednesday. As it was his first day, I stayed with him the entire day and he enjoyed himself - he even threw a scoop of sand onto me when I wasn't watching him. There were a few children who were still crying even though they started pre-school earlier than Little Kayden ( some started two weeks ago ).

However, today is Little Kayden's second day at pre-school. When he wasn't looking at my way, I went out of the classroom so as to let him learn to be independent. Overall, he did cried on and off throughout his day at pre-school today. Well, it's quite a good start though. The teacher told me Little Kayden did participate in the singing and hand action songs. She even took a picture of Little Kayden playing with some toys.

Luckily, it's the start of the third terms holidays so I can spend more time with Little Kayden at home and in school. I have to start his toilet training and prepare some healthy snacks for him to bring to school. Till now, his favourite food is bread and hot dogs.

Play time

Different places around the campus

SuPeR DaDDy's BdAy

2010-08-20T07:13:00.000+08:00

Two nights ago, we celebrated Kelvin's birthday. This year, we stayed home and celebrated his birthday. Each and every one of us prepared some of his favourite dishes ( as shown in the pictures below ):

His birthday cake - Fresh Cream Fruit Cake

Crispy chicken wings fried by me :-p

Broccoli with canned mushroom

Braised duck with long cabbage prepared by Mum...

Sweet and sour fish by Mum too

Sushi set from Excapade, Kiulap, by sister in law.

Everyone enjoyed themselves tat night. We took a lot of pictures of Little Kayden too. He was hyperactive that night. Non-stop running up and down in the living room. He even put cream on my head and pointed it out, making everyone laughed out loud. What an enjoyable night to remember!

AcTiViTy TiMe

2010-08-10T17:52:00.000+08:00

Little Kayden is learning to write, or should I say, scribble, hehe...

From the picture, you can see it's all scribbles....

He just loved doing them. When he draws, he would say "ball" meaning he's actually trying to draw a ball.

Currently, I am teaching him to write one (1) and he's getting the hang of it as he keeps on practising. Little Kayden will be starting pre-school soon on 1st September 2010.

NeW DiM SuM ResTauRanT at GdG

2010-08-10T17:45:00.000+08:00

Last week, we went to a new dim sum restaurant to try out the food there. It seems that the dim sum and food there were much fresher and tastier than any other restaurants, especially the egg tarts. Kayden enjoyed himself very much.

Eating char siew pau. He can eat almost two, but not the filling inside the bun.

Among all the shots I took of him, this is the one he doesn't move much.

The other pictures were slightly blur.

InTeR-ClaSS DaNciNg CoMpeTiTioN 2010

2010-07-13T21:47:00.000+08:00

This year, I was not really satisfied with the dancing results competition. I kind of felt it was unjustified. Our dance was so unique and our pupils put in a lot of effort into performing their best for this competition. For them to lose and get 5th position, it broke my heart - some of them even cried out.

However, I know that they all did their best to perform. Good job, girls. Thanks for all your effort!

DiNNeR aT KimCHi

2010-07-13T21:41:00.000+08:00

We went to try out a Korean restaurant in Qlap area last Sunday. So far, Korean food is something I have yet to like especially kimchi. I don't particularly like it - maybe it's the colour or the taste that I, myself, am not so sure why I just don't like to eat them. But what caught my attention was their 'pusu' - I just adored them. There is a slight sweetish flavour and they are not too dry.

So, I ordered a bento set which is more towards Japanese style. I guess my favourite is still Japanese food. I just love them ;-p

BaNdAr's ViEw aT NiGhT

2010-07-13T21:34:00.000+08:00

As always, every year, before His Majesty's Big Day, Bandar is lit up with colourful lights and decorations. However, I noticed that some of them were still the same as last year. Therefore, I dare say not much changes though....

Normally town life is supposed to be lively, it doesn't seem that way in Brunei. It looks more like a ghost town - not a single person in sight!

Back 2 ScHo0L a.k.a. WoRk

2010-06-23T09:17:00.000+08:00

It's the second day back to work and I am feeling tired. Probably it's because of the two weeks break, there were no markings and now it's back to marking, marking and more markings. First day back at work, my voice was feeling a little strain - rarely raised my voice during my holidays and now have to raise slightly louder so as to get the pupils' attention.

TraN - TaS - TiC

2010-06-21T09:43:00.000+08:00

Little Kayden's collection of Thomas The Train - in different shapes and sizes.

FaTHeR & SoN

2010-06-17T12:47:00.000+08:00

Last night, I managed to capture these pictures. Looking at them warms up my heart. I am glad for these moments spend together.

ToDDleR ClaSS

2010-06-17T12:43:00.000+08:00

Yesterday we brought Little Kayden to ISB. At first he was a little bit shy but after a few minutes of warm-up, he's unstoppable. He can even tell the other kids "No, No" as well as "Go..." I think Little Kayden enjoyed himself yesterday.

Playing with the toy trains

Reading a book on " Trucks "

CaR CoLLecTioN

2010-06-16T12:54:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, Kelvin bought a tee for Little Kayden and he loved it (I think it's the picture of the car tat he likes). Wearing the tee Kelvin bought, we brought him shopping yesterday. As usual, he shopped for toy cars. He already had a huge collections of cars and yet it's still not enough for him.

His brand new tee with a picture of a car in the middle

Putting the toy cars into the trolley

The badminton racket caught his attention.

Here he is, trying to pull it out from the display.

His car collection

CoNfuSeD?

2010-06-12T09:56:00.000+08:00

Maybe it's the wrong word to use but somehow Little Kayden was in a daze yesterday. For the very first time, he recognized the wrong people. I think it's probably because of his height and from there, he didn't look up ahead but at the clothes the person is wearing. So he called out to the wrong person twice which is inevitable. However, we did laughed out loud though at his simple mistake.

We went to the Mall again but this time for lunch. At Hot Point, I ordered a cup of hot tea and pan mien. This time, I actually took a few shots of the place (something I do not normally do) but they didn't turn out great though.

Inside the restaurant

Outside the restaurant

My cup of tea...

LiTTle HeLpeR

2010-06-09T16:52:00.000+08:00

We went to the Mall to do some grocery shopping today. Little Kayden amazed everyone with his little action - he helped put the grocery we bought onto the cashier's table and insisted no one to help him. One by one, he put the things on the table for the cashier to scan and even said "thank you". A couple was looking at him and smiling throughout the scene.How it touched my heart to see Little Kayden being so sensible at a young age...

KuRsUs / BeNgKeL aDaT IsTiaDaT

2010-06-08T17:34:00.000+08:00

Finally, the course is over. Had a very long day yesterday. The morning course was interesting as we had a few mind games and physical activities. However, it was a very long afternoon - I was unmotivated throughout the course and there wasn't much activities too. It's all talk, talk and talk....

Today, there was a trip to visit the Lapau but I couldn't make it. The closing ceremony was in the afternoon and our certificate presentation was part of it too. We teachers had to actually practiced our walking style and learn when and how to bow down to our honorable guest. Some made mistakes and everyone laughed out loud. Oh what fun it was!

When it was my turn to receive the certificate, the guest of honour asked me a weird question "Are you a teacher?" Honestly, I was shocked and I think I forgotten to say "Menjunjung Kasih" to him. I assumed he knew that all the participants of the course were Chung Hwa Middle School teachers but to ask me this question made me questioned myself - don't I look like a teacher or am I too YOUNG to be a teacher? Haha...

Now the course is out of the way, it's time to plan out what I have to do for these two weeks - spending quality time with Little Kayden, washing my car (something I wanted to do since a few months ago), do some cleaning up and arranging the stuff in my room. Going to keep myself and my mind busy busy busy...

BoReDoM

2010-06-06T14:54:00.000+08:00

It's just the third day of holidays and I feel so bored. I did nothing much except entering students' information into an excel file created by MOE for their usage. Dad and Kelvin went for their golf tournament at Empire yesterday noon so we took Kayden out to Qlap Hua Ho and did some grocery shopping.

One funny incident was that Kayden kept saying "Oh,Oh..." to a parent of three children when he tried organizing the bicycles (which his children accidentally made fall down) back to the way they were but failed. He was so embarrassed that he did not dare face in our direction when he walked away.

On Monday and Tuesday, the school organizes a full - day course for all teachers from 7.30 a.m. till 4.30 p.m. I bet it's gonna be a long and tiring day. I am not so looking forward to it though.

StArT oF HoLiDaYs

2010-06-04T11:43:00.000+08:00

Today is the first day of holidays. I realised that I haven't taken pictures of Kayden for a very long time. So I started snapping a few shots today and decided to post them here...

My latest creation for Kayden.

Lately, although there were ups and downs in my life, I managed to get through them all. But honestly, I don't know if I have enough patience and courage to go on. I know I did many mistakes and I am trying my best to amend them but somehow it just doesn't seem enough. It looks like I have to go through a transformation in order to go on with my current life.I really need guidance...

HaPi MoTh3R's DaY

2010-05-10T08:18:00.000+08:00

This year, we bought our Mother's Day cake from Mum Bakery. There were three flavours (fruit milk, chocolate cheese and banana) to choose from and we chose Fruit Milk Cake (pictures shown below). The overall taste was not too sweet nor bland and the fruits used were quite fresh.

Fruit Milk Cake

2010-04-26T12:59:00.000+08:00

Recently, we bought Little Kayden a study table for him to do his reading, art work and colouring. At first, he wasn't used to sitting in it but gradually you can find him sitting there by himself without us asking him to.

My very own creation of helping Little Kayden to recognize his ABCs

Witnessing Little Kayden's growth and the experiences he gained lately fill my life with smiles and happiness. He has brought so much joy that I love him so much. Though there were times when he was naughty or stubborn, he somehow has a way of making you forgive him and make you want to love him even more. I guess that is the way of motherhood.

In our living room, there is a corner where we put Kayden photos - from birth till now. From time to time, whenever we brought Little Kayden down to the living room to play, I would sit near there and gazed into the photos just to recall the wonderful times that had gone past and how Little Kayden is growing up every single minute of the day.

A LoNg TiMe

2010-04-26T12:35:00.000+08:00

Wow! It's been a long, long, time since I last blogged ;-)

I was unwell the past three days but am gradually recovering from my flu. However, Kayden seems to have caught the 'bug' from me and now he's not feeling too good himself. Just brought him to see the doctor yesterday and today again to inquire about the medications given to him.

A lot has happened within the past few months. There were moments that everything was going great but also moments when everything seems to go wrong no matter what you do or how hard you are trying. However, I told myself that patience is the key to everything. As long as I keep my cool, I can get through these hard times.

Pictures were taken but there wasn't time to upload them. But I promise to try and post them up on my blog within this week.

BeFoRe & AfTeR

2010-02-11T09:17:00.001+08:00

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and to celebrate this festive season, I went and do nail art for my fingernails and toenails. There were too many designs to choose from and in the end, I ended up doing a french manicure for my fingernails and some flowery designs for my toenails.

Before After

StuDy pLuS ReLaXatiON

2010-01-15T15:59:00.000+08:00

Little Kayden learns how to colour using his crayons.

Now he's learning to write the letter "M"

Something caught his attention....

Feeling tired from all those colouring,

Little Kayden decides to take a short break...

... and pose for the camera.

PiCs oF LiTTle KayDeN

2010-01-15T15:51:00.000+08:00

Getting ready to make a phone call

Talking on the phone..

His smirking smile

Comparing the spoon and fork

Look at the way he holds the steering wheel.... Gives the feeling he's a pro in driving.

YeaR 2010 - TiGeR YeaR

2010-01-15T15:37:00.003+08:00

Two weeks have passed by for this brand new year 2010. Lately, my life has been filled with ups and downs and I hope, for the days to come, it will only be filled with ups....

I have been so busy till I could not find the time to even jot down a word or two in my blog. Now since Little Kayden is sleeping, I will make use of this time to update my blog. This morning, we took Little Kayden for his vaccination shot (pneumococcal). Like his other shots, Little Kayden is feeling fine (Amen).

As for me, I went back to work. Juggling between work and taking care of Kayden, I am sure I can manage time well. Although work has been chaotic, but it's been much fun...

This is the recent photo I took of me and Little Kayden together.

PlaYinG Wii - GolF

2009-12-22T14:43:00.000+08:00

He learned to swing by watching his daddy play...

Just watch his facial expression

ChRiStMaS Gr33tInGs

2009-12-22T14:36:00.000+08:00

The past few days, NBT has been surrounded by hundreds of people wishing to take a picture with the Christmas decorations. Last night, we brought Kayden there. He was so happy especially when the artificial snow (bubbles) started floating in the wind. He even tried popping a few with his hands :p

Part of the NBT Christmas Decorations

I like the polar bear... So cute!

Looking at the bubbles floating by...

LiTTle KaYdeN's TraDeMaRk SmiL3

2009-11-30T09:07:00.000+08:00

Proudly showing off his teeth....

K2 BdAy BaSh

2009-11-30T09:04:00.000+08:00

Little Kayden turns 2 on 28th November 2009.

Birthday decorations

Birthday Boy

Birthday Boy with Ah-Ma

Birthday Boy with Mummy

Birthday cake (Thomas Theme this year)

Presents plus red packets

From god-mum .

From Mah-Mah

From E-E & Su-Su

3rD PaPeR....

2009-11-25T20:21:00.000+08:00

This morning's paper was Communication Skills. There was a section which got me very confused, but somehow I managed to do it. Other than that, all was well.

In the afternoon, I went to have my hair cut. I found my hair to be quite 'heavy' recently and it's kind of distracting especially when it keeps falling down on my face during the exams. I also got my nails done - next week my brother is getting married, so I want to look my best too, hehe.... but not steal the spotlight though.

Just three more days to Kayden's 2nd birthday. Will take many pictures that day and post them onto my blog.

StUDy cUm PlaY TiM3

2009-11-25T07:25:00.001+08:00

Spend some time teaching Kayden some alphabet letters yesterday afternoon:

This coming Saturday, Kayden will be two... I am still thinking what cake design we should get him. Kelvin suggested using Mickey Mouse clubhouse while I was thinking to change to another theme as Mickey Mouse was his theme last year.

2nd DaY oF ExaMinAtiON

2009-11-23T17:55:00.000+08:00

Today's paper is Introduction to English Language and Linguistics I. Actually I was a little surprised over the content of the paper as I do not expect it to be quite straightforward. I thought there will be a little bit of twist and turn... Anyway I am happy as I managed to answer most of them... YEAH!!

Next paper will be on Wednesday morning, followed by Sunday and the last paper is on 5th Dec. After that is FREEDOM :p

1st DaY oF ExaMinaTioN - FiRsT AiD

2009-11-22T18:42:00.000+08:00

Today's paper is First Aid and Basic Life Support. As our lecturers have briefed us through about the exams, I was ready for it. The paper starts at 9am... I browsed through the paper and realized that most of what I have learned are in. So I started to write... by the time I finished answering all the questions, it was only 10am. A whole hour to go before the end of exams....
I sat there for another 20 minutes before I asked for permission to leave the room. When I reached home, both Kelvin and Kayden were not awake yet from their sleep.... How I wish I could sleep for long hours like them...

Tomorrow I will be having English Linguistics which I am planning to take as one of my majors. Did some revision while Kayden is taking his short nap.

KaYd3n's cAr coLLecTIoN

2009-11-21T13:34:00.000+08:00

Lightning McQueen

The King

Mater

Chick Hicks

Guido

Luigi

WaTcHiNg 2012

2009-11-18T16:17:00.000+08:00

Last night I went to the movies with Kelvin. Looking down the lane, it has nearly been two and a half years since I have been to the cinema... I have even forgotten how cold it could get inside the cinema. The popcorn, the loud sound effects, the darkness... It just brings back the good old memories.

JumP.....eR!

2009-11-16T22:09:00.000+08:00

Kayden's latest picture (nearly two years old):

Cute smile, but slightly blurrish

How does he look in his new jumper?

Adjusting his Mickey Mouse watch

"Posing"

Still in sleep mode... Woke up very early that morning.

Though sleepy, he wanted to learn his ABCs

M!cKeY M0uS3 CluBhoUs3

2009-11-16T19:30:00.000+08:00

Recently Kelvin bought a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse lego set for Kayden. Kayden loves playing with Mickey doll that he does not even want to let anyone else hold it...

The whole lego set

Mickey, Minnie and Pluto

Up close and personal with Mickey and Minnie

Kelvin also bought another lego set for him - they are the cars' characters from the cartoon "Cars". I did not manage to take pictures yet, but will post them soon....

My Very Own Hard Cover Book

2009-11-16T19:11:00.000+08:00

One of my assignments for this semester was to make a hard cover book. I have done a paper bag book, a big book but never a hard cover book... It might look easy to do but trust me, it's not!

One of my friends even approached a book store to ask for help. It costs nearly $90 to do a hard cover book (printing plus binding and a glossy hard cover). Just imagine if we were to go out to a book store to buy a hard cover book - I doubt it will cost that much.

I thought through for nearly a week till I came up with the solution. Instead of using cardboard papers, I used envelopes where there are sponges inside. After struggling for two long days, I managed to produce a hard cover book. I think I did a fair job out of it.

BrUsHiNg TiMe

2009-11-16T19:02:00.000+08:00

Kayden just loved to brush his teeth.... Mind it, he wants to do it on his own, without any help... I guess he learned it from me. Every night, before bed, I always brush my teeth and sometimes, he tends to go into the bathroom with me....I think the only curious thing in his mind is why there is a whitish paste along my mouth (the toothpaste) and when he brushes his teeth, there is nothing there..
I took some pictures of him brushing his teeth and by the looks of it, it seems he's a pro in doing it by himself already...

Brushing the front teeth

Brushing the back teeth

Doesn't he look cute? Hehe.... I just adore him so much

Boo-boo

2009-11-09T19:56:00.001+08:00

Last night Kayden made a boo-boo! Luckily, my coffee was in a plastic thermos cup instead of glass.... We were playing around when he suddenly took notice of my cup on the computer table. Thinking it was empty, he grabbed it. Although I had a feeling that he will throw the cup onto the floor, I was late in grabbing it away from it by a mere few seconds! CRASH... Coffee spilled everywhere.. and Kayden stood there watching the spilled coffee. One funny scene was that when our domestic worker was cleaning the spillage, she missed a spot and Kayden pointed it out to her! We had a good laugh...

My BdaY

2009-10-22T12:09:00.001+08:00

As of yesterday, I am one year older. Whoa... nearly reaching the BIG 30!!! and you never realize that.... Took a few pics of my birthday cake - it's triple chocolate with cheese- very FATTENING right? We nearly tasted all the cake flavours from Bakelyn. This one is a new flavour, so my husband and I decided to try it out. Last year, I had strawberry shortcake - was nice but kind of hard because of the biscuits in between the layers.

Reviewing my past, many happenings had occurred whether it be good or bad. Well, life's never smooth. You got to have ups and downs - that's what makes life interesting. Each and every day is a brand new start.

TiMe ReaLLy fLieS!

2009-10-08T09:46:00.001+08:00

A year and a half have passed by and now Kayden's nearly two already. The jacket he's wearing was a gift from his godmum and at that time, he couldn't wear it. But now, you can see it fits him perfectly.

Getting his hair done by his Ah-Ma (if you noticed the hand, he was trying to do it himself)

When I asked him to smile, this is how he does it nowadays...

Took this in the evening, when everyone was in the living room

I brought him shopping that morning. This biscuit was chosen by him.

He put it in the shopping basket himself.

MiD-AuTuMn FeStiVaL

2009-10-08T09:13:00.001+08:00

Last week, we celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival. We brought Kayden down to the city to take a look at some lanterns placed in the Chinese temple. However, this year was a disappointment. Not only that there were only a few lanterns, even Kayden did not enjoy himself overly much. I remembered the year before, he was so enthusiastic when he saw the lanterns. This year he did not really bothered much about them.

However, he had fun with his own lanterns. His Uncle An has bought him some lanterns from Cebu and he loved them...

Lion lanterns - the first one is battery operated

while the other one is not

A tweety lantern

A typical Chinese mooncake - lotus with double egg yolk

"ping-pi" mooncake ( red bean, durian and lotus flavour )

SwoLLeN eYe?

2009-09-10T10:04:00.002+08:00

I woke up today feeling a bit irritated around the eye area. When I checked myself in the mirror, I realized that my left eye seems slightly swollen, whether it be from dirt or mosquito bites, I can't really tell....

Lately, assignments have been pouring in non-stop. But luckily the due dates are far apart, or else I will be rushing to do them. There is this story telling presentation which have to be done in pair work - found my partner already but not sure what story to use. Guess I have to spend extra time browsing through the children's story books.

KoRe@N FooD

2009-08-30T15:06:00.007+08:00

Today, we went for Korean Food in Qlap. It was my first time there and kind of like my first time tasting Korean food. All this while, I always take Japanese sushi but it's good to have a change of taste once in a while. The food was very tasty and not so spicy. Took some pictures as well. Little Kayden enjoyed himself so much - we were the only customers as now is the fasting month.

Rice with mixed vegetables cooked on stone

stove

Seafood with seaweed pancake

and bean stew soup (not spicy)

Beef (supposed to be wrapped with lettuce and some spices

or seasoning paste)

Busy, bUsY, BUSY!!!

2009-08-16T09:48:00.004+08:00

Two weeks have passed and assignments start pouring in. This is kind of good as it keeps my mind stimulated. God knows it has been ages since I last did my assignment...

Clasees have been fun so far especially Korean lesson. There are still lots to remember - I always confuse myself with the sounds but I know one day I will know it by heart.

Though busy, I still have time to go in to Facebook, haha... Oh ya, last night, Kayden has learned to use the toilet. It was actually very funny though. I had to use his toy duck to show him how. It was a fun experience... ;D

ClaSSes oFF!ciaLLy sT@rtED

2009-08-10T19:57:00.002+08:00

LE-1501 starts today. My lecturer is Mrs. Brown, who is a Filipino but married to orang putih. She's very friendly and humorous. I volunteered myself to be one of the group discussion leader today - discuss about ground rules. It was fun...

On my way back home for lunch, smokes can be seen almost everywhere. Because of the haze and the terrible weather, it causes forest fires. Fire engines are found at different locations and water puddles everywhere.

Korean class was very exciting. There's a lot of tongue twisting and pronounciation, making it fun. The lecturer even joked with us. I always thought that it would be easy to learn but it seems so difficult now, especially if you don't recognise the korean alphabet (Hangul)... However, I will try my best to master and memorize these letters.

I!t's eVerYwHeRe

2009-08-05T14:13:00.005+08:00

Because of the H1N1 going on, we rarely take Kayden out for shopping. Though the number has lessened, the environment is still not safe as lately, the sky has become very foggy and the weather is very hot. The main cause of it is...

HAZE! HAZE! HAZE!

The picture on the left shows our underground tunnel in Qlap. See how thick the fog is....

Even in the house, we can see and feel it. This month is not a good time for outing or anything. The safest place to be is at home.

2ndD@y at Un!

2009-08-04T13:23:00.003+08:00

Korean class was fun yet. We learned ' hello ' and ' goodbye '. Though both are simple words to learn but the way to pronounce is different. The lecturer told us the way we pronounced them is wrong. She even made a joke. She told us not to make a mistake when calling her as she had a student called her 'sensei' before instead of 'son seng nim'. 'Sensei' is Japanese for teacher whereas 'son seng nim' is Korean for teacher. Everyone laughed out loud.

This morning class was quite enjoyable. Initially we had only four students and we can't have a class if there are less than 5 students. Luckily, in the end, we ended up with 7 students so we could go on with our course, else we have to recruit students to join us.

BaCk 2 uN! 0Nc3 aGa!n

2009-08-03T10:40:00.003+08:00

Today is a brand new start for me. It's the first day of University life once more. My class starts at 8am so I woke up early to prepare myself. Actually I did not get much sleep as Kayden slept quite late last night (around 2.30am). To prevent myself from getting stuck in a jam or lack of parking space, I left home around 7.30am. Luckily when I got there, there were many spaces available and I got a good parking spot.

So I walked over to the building, saw many coursemates' chatting around there and looked for my class. Make some friends today as well. However, class was cancelled as the lecturer is not in yet. Even though, I was looking forward to my afternoon class, which is Elementary Korean. Been wanting to learn to speak at least one foreign language, and Korean seems like a good choice.

All d0N3

2009-07-29T10:29:00.003+08:00

I am now a registered student in UBD. Had gone through all the procedures, walked a lot and thought a lot.... Also came to a final decision on what modules I should take (after discussion with my SIL) and registered for the modules too. The result will only be out on Sat (1st Aug - noon time). Timetable for the first semester looks alright, not too tight except that most of the classes I have chosen started at 8 in the morning ;-}

Will be looking forward to start to 3rd August...

GoT iN

2009-07-07T16:42:00.003+08:00

Yesterday, I received an sms telling me that the list to enter UBD GenNext programme is out. So I went to UBD to get my letter. When I was there, the admin staff told me that they had called earlier to inform me about my offer letter (dated 2nd June) but I replied that I never received such call. However, she insisted that she did. Not wanting to answer back (I don't want to sound rude or anything) I just smiled at her.

When I opened up the envelope to have a look at the offer letter, I was surprised to see the word "FEE PAYING". I thought that as a Brunei citizen, I am exempted to pay as citizenship allows students to study for free. But for my case, it wasn't. So my in-laws and I decided to appeal to MOE and UBD about obtaining a scholarship to study for free. I just prayed that it might go well as lately things are not going as smoothly as planned.

Hope God hears my prayer :0)

$h0cK!nG

2009-06-27T12:41:00.005+08:00

This morning, I went out with my in-laws for breakfast. Because we took a late breakfast, my FIL decided to buy a kebab before playing his golf game in the afternoon. So I went down from the car to buy his one from this small stall around the Seri area.

Boy, was I in for a surprise! I am not a fan of kebab and all this while in my mind, I assume that kebab is a pita bread stuffed with beef and vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, big onions... (like the picture shown).

When the man was frying the kebab (the beef was a lot except that it's mixed with cucumbers only), I thought the pita bread would be the big kind but it's not...

It's half the size of a normal pita bread which I think it will only fill a kid's stomach.

In the end, I ended up buying another roti john for my FIL because I really don't think that kebab would be very filling!

A wAk3 uP cAll T0 SeRa$a BeaCh, pLeaSe!

2009-06-25T09:28:00.005+08:00

Last Monday, my in-laws and I took Kayden down to Serasa Beach - we wanted to check out the 'fish market'. It was a long drive from our house - I never realised the distance. When I was young, we used to go down to Muara Beach and most of the time, it was my dad driving. Now I know how he feels along the 'journey'.

This picture shows how Serasa stalls used to look like. Now, you just imagine it without the camp and pieces of broken sticks lying around there...

The 'trip' was a disappointment! Not only did we not get to buy fish, the environment was quite a disaster! - broken stalls everywhere, rubbish all around... But the scenery was beautiful. When I drove along the road, it reminded me of Singapore's East Coast Park. In my head, this is a perfect spot to have a replica of East Coast Park - the long stretch of road could be a pathway for joggers or cyclists, the open space could be made used of, for example, build simple but nice restrooms, some huts for people to have picnics... Serasa Beach can be fully utilised if the authorized people could just sit down and plan ahead - even Muara Beach looks nicer than before.

SleePinG RouTinE

2009-05-28T11:29:00.007+08:00

I realised that Kayden had a night time routine. His sleeping time varies - sometimes, he would go to bed at 10plus (which is the earliest unless he's tired) or the latest is around 12plus. Then he would wake up at 3am - 3.30 am for his milk. When it first started, it was really hard for me. But after a while, I got used to it and instantly at 3am, his milk is always ready for him.

Sometimes, after drinking his milk, he would go back to sleep but there are times where he would be awake and will only go back to sleep at ard 5.30am.

NeW CrOcS

2009-04-30T10:55:00.004+08:00

My Crocs

Kayden's Crocs

He looks so smart wearing them...

Yesterday, Kelvin bought a new pair of Crocs for me and Kayden. He said he himself bought one too but have not arrived yet. The three of us have the same kind of Crocs and also the same colours - red and black.

DaY aT EmPiR3

2009-04-27T15:23:00.007+08:00

It's been a while since I penned in here. Many events has happened and yet I have no time to write them here.

Yesterday, my in-laws and I took Kayden to Empire at around five plus. When we reached there, we parked near Li Gong. Kayden loves looking at the water fountain near there. After that, my SIL called for a buggy and we rode it in.

It's the first time for Kayden to sit in one and he looked very happy and enjoyed himself immersely. His hair was even messed up by the wind, hehe. We asked the man to drove us to the pool side. Upon reaching, we saw a beautiful sunset. There were many people enjoying the view as well. However, I did not manage to take a picture of it so the one shown is a replica.

While walking by the pool side, I saw one of my ex-student, whom I taught when he was in Primary One. Time really flies because he is now in P6. Looking at him and two other boys swim, Kayden stood there, memerized. He was fascinated by them and wanted to join them as well (he wanted to jump into the pool) ;p

There was one part when the kids splashed water and one of those water droplets got him on his face. He gave a surprised look (too bad it wasn't caught on camera)...

DiFFeReNt PoSeS

2009-04-09T11:19:00.004+08:00

Lately, Kayden has been striking plenty of different poses, bringing laughter to the family...

{ Pose No. 1 }

Look at his right hand - he puts it under his chin while watching Barney (which is currently his favourite tv programme)

{ Pose No. 2 }

Look at the way he relaxes, with his legs and hands wide open... hehe

{ Pose No. 3 }

Another new style - grabbing one foot

{ Pose No. 4 }

Look at his mouth. Nowadays he has so many different mouth poses. However, it's so difficult to take each and every different poses - I only managed to take this very one...

ShOeS

2009-04-08T13:19:00.002+08:00

Recently, my MIL, SIL and I bought a couple of new shoes for Kayden as his old ones can't fit him anymore. However, it's not easy finding them. We had to go many places before we found the right one and right size for him.

My MIL bought this Nike pair for him.

I bought him these two pairs at the Mall. Upon paying, he wore the shoes straightaway and walked round the Mall. He enjoyed his walk so much, he didn't want to go home :)

This pair was bought by his KuMa.

It HuRtS!

2009-03-30T13:08:00.003+08:00

Recently I received an sms and it really broke my heart when I read it. People tend to think me uncaring, unreasonable, ignorant but I hope that they will understand my situation. I just wished they don't assume anything without understanding.

Sometimes, I have so much to say but I just keep them in my heart rather than share it out. There are people who would understand but there are also people who would take it the wrong way. So for everyone's sake, I rather keep quiet...

Anyhow, I will not let this matter affect my everyday life. No one knows what's gonna happen today or tomorrow. So face it with a smile : )

HiS NeW eLeCtRoNiC OrGaN

2009-03-23T18:07:00.003+08:00

Yesterday my husband bought an electronic organ for Kayden. While the saleslady was testing the instruments, Kayden was memerized by the wonderful colours and the sounds it made. Everything was ok - the saleslady put it back into the box after testing it - till Kayden cried out. I think, in his mind, he's thinking why his daddy does not want to buy him the electronic organ so he was kind of like protesting... I had to assure him that we indeed were buying it for him.

By the time we were home from shopping, Kayden was sound asleep. However when my husband took out the organ and accidentally touched one of the keyboards, he woke up instantly and didn't want to go back to sleep. His interest was on the organ - he immediately wanted to play with it...

Here he is, touching with curiousity, all the gadgets on the organ itself.

Among all, he likes the drum beat best.

He even danced to the rhythm of the beat ;)

KaYdEn's GoLf Le$$oN

2009-03-23T17:54:00.002+08:00

Steady hands...

Starting to swing now...

Halfway through...

Done!

Kayden has been observing his gong gong play golf for the last couple of days. So I can say that now he has got the idea of how to swing the club and hit the golf ball. He might be a left hander like his gong gong too...

UpdaTe 0n KaYdEn

2009-03-17T10:11:00.004+08:00

Kayden is 15 1/2 months now. He weighs about 11.5 kgs. He can walk on his own now. His daily activities are:

> Browsing through his books, especially the one on the types of cars,

> He loves watching his Mickey Mouse programmes ( especially in the morning and when he's about to take his nap ),

> Using the tv remote controller, he would switch the tv channels around and sometimes turn on and off the television ( he learnt to do this just yesterday)

> Playing golf - his skills have improved. He can even make the 'chop' sound when he hits the ball.

LeiSure TimE

2009-03-12T12:07:00.007+08:00

Firstly Kayden was browsing through a book of Cars. A while later, Kayden's attention was turned to the book of Planes...

This tells me that his attention span is quite short. Must always remind myself to be ready with new ideas and gimmicks for him to explore.

Look at the way he's lying down on the bed, especially his legs. Kayden knows that I am taking his picture so he poses for me, hehe :p

This is a musical keyboard which plays the sounds made by various animals. Kayden loves pressing the sound of the dog - whenever he sees a dog, he would go " woo, woo...".

KaYdeN's pLaY CoRnEr

2009-03-12T00:08:00.009+08:00

A corner of our family room upstairs had been turned into Kayden's play corner. My FIL spent one whole afternoon painting the wall - the colours chosen for the wall were by my MIL and SIL. Very grateful to them...

His table and chair. On the table, his toys and books while on the wall, a poster on time and transport.

His photo since birth till one year.

A poster showing Mickey Mouse (his favourite character) doing all kinds of sports

I filled this part of the wall with alphabets (just outside our room). Am happy with my work, hehe...

FaTheR & SoN QuAliTy TiMe

2009-03-11T23:24:00.007+08:00

Kelvin has taken a week off work: (1) to spend time with Kayden, (2) to rest after a long stressful month of work - due to project. These pictures were taken this morning. They looked so happy together -> even their smiles are identical *0*

I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and adorable son.

BuiLDinG TiMe

2009-03-11T17:54:00.005+08:00

The first thing that Kayden noticed was the man inside the house. I put a little helicopter on the top of the house because Kayden likes helicopters...

The picture beside shows the front view of the house I built.

This is the right side view of the house. I am happy with the little achievement that I have made.

VoLcAnO NeArLy eRuPtEd!

2009-02-24T12:57:00.003+08:00

Feeding Kayden is proving to be a difficult task nowadays. Before he would just sit down in his baby chair and let me feed him. Now, he would throw tantrums, cry out loud and sometimes climb out from his chair.

Today, the nanny and I have tried means of ways to make him sit and enjoy his meal but he just doesn't want to eat, which made me quite frustrated as I was not having a good day...... Kayden cried out, wanting this and that and even tried to climb out from his chair (I think it's probably because he's also wanting to take his nap as he woke up quite early this morning). However, in the end, I managed to feed him (I played his favourite Mickey Mouse programme).

Later, when he took his nap, I just sat and watched him.... When he sleeps, he looks so angelic that I feel like wanting to pinch his cheek. As for my husband, he would hold his finger and smile while watching him sleep ... Just looking at him sleep is one of the most beautiful moments of being a parent.

HaPPy 25th NaTioNal Day to BruNei Daru$$alaM

2009-02-23T10:48:00.004+08:00

This year, the event was held in the Stadium instead of the Padang in town. Maybe it's because it's the 25th year, so the authorities decided to have it in the place where it all started. Parents have to send their children early to school as their children are involved in the activities prepared for His Majesty.

This morning, I drove Kayden out for a spin and was I in a surprise! There was no cars in sight - it was like a 'ghost town'... The road was empty, the shops closed for the morning (they only resume business in the afternoon).

Whenever Kayden sees a basket, he would want to go in. So this was what I did - I put him into the basket (I can tell that he loves it) and swing him slightly. Boy oh boy, did he laugh out loud...

HiS nEw tOy CaR

2009-02-22T08:08:00.003+08:00

KaYDeN's NeW LooK :D

2009-02-22T07:56:00.007+08:00

Yesterday, when Kayden saw his daddy wearing a cap, he also wanted to wear one. A year ago, my husband bought him a cap but it was too big for him. Now, the cap is just right for him. This is how he looks with the cap on - in three different poses!

NoTHinG's ImPoSsiBLe

2009-02-18T10:35:00.004+08:00

Kayden lately had been taking his steps carefully. Now he can stand up and walk on his own, which was quite an accomplishment for him at his age. I don't even remember the first time I walked or how long it takes for me to learn how to do so...

Like the advertisement said - nothing's impossible if you just do it.

Two days ago, Kayden learned to sing the ending part of his favourite song, the "Hotdog Song". Though it sounds funny (it's the way he sings it), it's just amazing to see him learning new things day by day.

I was playing with my phone camera yesterday when Kayden suddenly pressed the button. This picture is taken by him ;D

On HiS OwN

2009-02-15T22:30:00.003+08:00

Kayden is able to stand and walk on his own today. He slowly stood up and walked over to his nanny (who, by the way, was surprised by his action). However, when my MIL asked him to walk towards her, he didn't want to - maybe it's because he had an audience and he didn't want to do it...

Recently, Kayden has trying my patience especially when changing his diaper. He always fidgets whenever I changed his diaper - he would move about, touch here and there and not want to wear it (maybe he feels warm when wearing it or maybe he just want to play around). Even when I showed him my "angry" face, he just smiled innocently. However, in the end, I still managed to put it on him, much to his dismay.

(",) 1st DaY aT toDDler sChOOL

2009-02-11T20:54:00.007+08:00

Kayden really enjoyed himself today. First, I thought he might have trouble settling in with the boys and girls slightly older than him. But when I put him on the mat, he's on the move. He played around with the educational toys, interacted with the boys and girls (Kayden is the youngest one) and even the teacher herself. The teacher praised him too and he rewarded her with a smile...

Though, I was not allowed to take pictures (it was prohibited as one of the royal families' grandchild was there), I did manage to take two pictures of Kayden and also a ten-secs video of him.

On the way back home, Kayden kept chattering (baby's talk) and laughing in the car. From the looks of it, he really had fun at school today. Before bringing him over, I was worried and nervous that he might not adjust to the new experience, but to see him this happy after school, all my worries and anxiety are gone... Hooray for Kayden :p

FiRsT ViSiTaTioN to ISB

2009-02-10T11:48:00.010+08:00

Yesterday, while Kayden was playing in his playpen, he did something out of the ordinary. Normally when he's playing, he would make a lot of noise but yeterday, it was quiet. So I went to check on him and realized that he bit himself on the hand... It looked red and to think that he didn't even make a sound to show that he was in pain or anything. Like my MIL and SIL said, he is pain - tolerrant. When I held his hand, he SMILED at me instead.

This morning, my family and I drove over to ISB to inquiry about Kayden's enrollment into the school next year. While my FIL and I were in the office doing the enquiry, my MIL took him outside to see the Kindergarten children having a break. One of the boys called out to him, "Come on, little boy"... Immediately Kayden wanted to join him. He looked at the security guard, who was nearby, and indicated to him to open the door. He laughed! Looks like Kayden is very anxious to start school. Hooray!!

Anyway, the staff told us that he'll only be able to join them next year, Aug 2010. However, there is a session for children below the age of 3 every Wednesday from 3 - 5pm so we decided to let Kayden try it and let him mingle with the children... Tomorrow will be his first day in toddler school and though I am having mixed feelings about it (worry, nervous about his reaction, excited that he's going to school) I think he will enjoy himself very much.

SuNsHiNe aFTeR tHe rAiN ;p

2009-02-08T23:05:00.005+08:00

Finally, the sun is out today... After a few days of rain, it feels so wonderful to see the sun. I just pray that it will stay that way for the next couple of days or maybe weeks and from the looks of it, I think it will definitely be sunny for the next couple of days.

My husband and I had pizza for dinner today. We decided we wanted to have a break from all these CNY goodies, rice, noodles, fish, ... It feels so nice to have something different for a change :D and it's been a long time since we have pizza.

Tomorrow is the last day of CNY - our " Chap Go Meh " dinner ( We got invited to have dinner at I-Lotus ).

I bet there will be lots of fireworks tomorrow night. Kayden was excited to see firework displays in the Qlap area on our drive down to Bandar just now.