Changi Terminal 3

Open house of the new airport terminal at Changi Airport. Comes into operation 2008. Looks really nice. I'm hoping the shopping and dining is just as good.

Last Day of School

This weekend was the last day of playskool for Bryan. He had a water party in school today. The weather was great, it was sunny and bright out. Bryan and the rest of his class really enjoyed themselves. There were rubber duckies and floating boats, water squirters and even a slide. Then they all had lots of sweets and biscuits and sausages to eat after drying up. There was so much to eat, even mommy had some!

Mommy's Good Little Boy (most of the time)

So this week, while I'm on leave, I've converted the cot into a junior bed and got out all the pottys. I managed to get him to pee in a potty on command. But he still insists on wearing the diaper during the day. I guess that's telling me that he's not quite ready to be toilet trained. I hope he takes to wearing underpants instead of the diaper, just like his daddy! And he sleeps on his own in his own bed, in his own room. Although it takes him forever to get to sleep. Nowadays, he sleeps at almost 11pm at night. So I hardly have time for my own stuff.

Bryan's been behaving very well during the day though, most of the time. I bring him out shopping, to the park, for walks all on my own. He listens when I call him and he can obey simple instructions. So running errands with him is not much of a problem. He can eat on his own if he really enjoys his meal and isn't too fussy. I have to keep thinking of things to occupy him, so he doesn't get too bored. Like doing mini bowling, or making suff with the playdoh, or drawing/colouring, or building tunnels and towers with his legos/blocks, or reading new books, or taking walks, or doing mini jigsaws. Phew! It's been great mother-son bonding though. I can see why some moms are stay-home-moms.

Wishing for Sunny Days

It's the beginning of the monsoon season here. And it rains almost all the time. Sometimes it starts early in the morning and continues on until lunch. Other days, it rains/drizzles the whole day. Until today. It was sunny the whole day. And I could take Bryan out and do outdoorsy stuff. Like taking a walk around the neighbourhood. Watering the plants. Going to the park...

An Unfussy Haircut

I decided that Bryan was long overdue for a haircut. His last one was about 3 months or so ago I think. For a guy, it's a little long. And his fringe was almost reaching his eyebrows. So I took him to the one at United Square. The one which has DVDs playing, and with lots of toys to play with. The one especially for kids. Also the one that costs $18. I think that's pretty expensive for a kids cut. But it's also the one which Bryan likes.

So I was expecting that I had to coax him to sit on my lap and having to promise to get him stuff after that. But Bryan really behaved himself. He sat on the chair ALL BY HIMSELF. And he actually let the hairdresser put on that plastic sheet around his neck. Throughout the entire cut, he just watched the Hi 5 video and DIDN'T FUSS AT ALL! And before he left, he politely said his "Thank you" and "Bye".

I am so proud of my boy. I let him have 2 sweets. (I usually never let him have any.) And the hairdresser gave him a sheet of Garfield stickers.

Lessons from a 2 year old

Lesson No 1 - Submarine

Bryan points to a picture of a submarine in one of his books, "Mommy, what's this?"
Mommy replies, "Submarine."
"Sub-mommy."
"Sub-marine"
"Sub-mommy" *laughter*
"No, sub-marine"
"Sub-MOMMY!" *more laughter*
And suddenly I've become an undersea creature... *glub glub*

Lesson No 2 - Lightning

While reading to Bryan the same night, he suddenly looks up and points to the window, "Ooh, window light"
So I turn to the window, thinking that he saw the light coming from the neighbour's house, but there is absolute darkness coming from next door.
Puzzled, I ask him, "What light?"
"Somebody turn on light"
I look out of the window again and then I saw what he meant, there was a flash of lightning, which lit up the night sky. "Lightning"
Bryan stares out of the window, fascinated, "Light-ning, somebody turn on light"
He's kind of right you know. It did look like God just turned on the light in the sky for a split second.