PTM

So I just attended my 2 and a half year old's parent-teacher-meeting. Yes, they start them that young. And we were discussing Gabriel's communication skills, social skills, self-help skills. And his problems, I was mostly aware of. It's good to know his teachers were actively helping him with regards to his language and self-help skills. And they felt that he was about the average in terms of his development. Which is what I was hoping to hear.

And I left the classroom with his artwork and a report card. Report Card. They give 2 year olds report cards too.

My two boys are very different, in terms of personality as well as independence. I know Bryan, my older boy learns things very fast. So I'm not too concerned that Gabriel is not as quick as Bryan. Gabriel has definately improved in terms of his speech and communication. He's a little like me, quiet and sometimes shy. So he usually doesn't say very much. But he has been becoming chattier since starting school this year. He has started to string words together in sentences. And it is becoming easier to understand him.

Meanwhile, Bryan is quite the opposite. He's very sociable and chatty in class. His teacher has made him a group leader of the Yellow Group. Which he enjoys. He has little problems with his English and Maths work. So school is pretty fun for him. Except Chinese, which he still needs a bit of help in. And he doesn't concentrate as much in his Chinese class. But at least he has the next half of the year to improve.

Birthday Surprise

Chun Chong surprised me on Sat with a Marina Mandarin hotel stay. It was to celebrate my birthday. I wondered when he was going to ask what I wanted for my birthday dinner. It was very sweet.

He had booked a suite, with a very big King bed and a separate living area, where the kids could sleep on the extra bed. I had always liked the suite because of the extra big space for the kids. And the coffee machine.

This time, there were also LOccitane toiletries. Which I like. The view we had this time was the bay view. Very nice.

That evening, we had dinner at the Aquamarine. It's their usual seafood buffet. But way better. I've always been impressed with their buffet. But this time the spread was superb. There was freshly schucked oysters, prawns, lobster, those giant Alaskan crab legs. Then the Jap section had sashimi. Salmon, tuna and even yellowtail.

There were so many crab dishes. Steamed, herbal, tomyum, curry... Even the fried rice had crabmeat in it. And fish maw soup. Then there were the desserts. Egg tarts, mango pudding, durian dessert, ice cream, cookies. Definitely something for everyone.

We ate for almost 2 hours. Stuffing ourselves. I was so full. But still had to eat that last bowl of ice cream. Which I hoped I at least worked off the next morning in the pool. With the kids. It was a cool morning, so the swimming pool was quite cold.

The only gripe I had was the checkout. It was a bit of a wait. And the doormen in uniform were chatting away and ignored us while we were searching for the valet. But I had a great time anyway.

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Weekly Scraps

Night Lights - Using Webster Pages Yacht Club. The small envelope contains the key card to the room. I used various cutting from the 6x6 papers and journal cards. I wanted to show the night time scenes on the cruise. It's peaceful and quiet at night. Good for lots of quality family time.

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Open House

It was the kids Open House in school the past weekend. Where us parents get to see their classrooms and the artwork they have done.


Bryan and his classmates did some Angry Birds for art. Even preschool kids know how to play Angry Birds.



Gabriel meanwhile made a bracelet using markers. And we got to see him with his teachers.

Very proud of my boys!

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Weekly Scraps

&Up On Shore - I cut up one sheet of patterned paper from Websters Yacht Club. The large bingo card I kept from last year. I also used the journalling cards and doily. The pretty butterfly stamp is from Websters/Unity. I had quite a few gorgeous photos from the Phuket shore excursion. So I picked the best few to scrap. The islands there are picturesque. I highly recommend going on a boat ride to see some of the offshore islands when you are there.

This is a little late because my 2 year old was sick with a fever and bad cough. I wasn't feeling too well either. A little fluish. I rarely get really ill. Can't afford to. I still have 2 boys plus 1 big boy to look after.

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School Project

Yes. I'm still doing school projects at 30 years old. It's for Gabriel. We were supposed to do some musical instruments for his class display.

I used a used milk tin. Removed the lid and put a piece of cardboard over. The circles were punched out and stuck over. And I used some letter stickers from my scrapbook stash.

The drum sticks were made from 2 unsharpened pencils and patterned paper. All the while, Gabriel was fast asleep...

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Bird Park Visit

A couple of days ago, I went to the Bird Park with Gabriel and his class. It was supposed to be a class trip but involved the parents as well.

It was a good trip. Tiring as well. But Gabriel learned a lot. He saw the birds, feathers, nests and eggs. Learned about colours and the different senses.

He was fairly well behaved. Didn't whine and fuss as much. And he walked most of the way and didn't need me to carry. So we did have fun.

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Weekly Scraps

More Websters Pages Yacht Club and photos from our Cruise. I love the boats and the little child flying the kites. These are photos from Phuket. I had some leftover blue lace and saved some vacation tags from before for this.


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Me

It's the SG Elections Day today. It's been a very interesting few weeks. Although I don't have to vote, I still get to read a lot of interesting articles, write ups on Facebook.

Meanwhile I got the brand new hot iPhone 4 in White. It supersedes my old iPhone 3G. Which has been serving me for over 2 years. My extended AppleCare ran out a couple of months ago. Why didn't I wait for the new iPhone model? 'A bird in hand is worth more than 2 in the bush'. We don't even know if it's coming out.

So this is my first self portrait using the front facing camera. Just to try it out. I hardly have photos of just me.

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Weekly Scrapz

The stuff I ordered online, Websters Yacht Club came. Now I can scrap my cruise photos. The collection is a gorgeous mix of blues, yellows and a touch of red. Very nautical and summery. I used the papers, 6x6 papers, stickers, flowers and design doily. I also used some old journaling cards from Websters old Seaside collection.

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Haircutz Instead

Instead of the zoo. It was raining that morning so we had to abandon zoo plans. Bryan's contingency plan was to get a haircut. His fringe was getting too long. Gabriel went along for a trim too. He was a good boy, after he had a sweet to chew on.

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