Prize Commendation

Woohoo!!! When mummy fetched Alicia & Brandon from school today, they told me they saw each other going up the stage to get commendation.

Alicia received the certificate for getting a Distinction for the ICAS Maths paper.

Brandon came in tops for the P2 Book Review.

Wow!!! Good job, my dear children!  Very happy for you!!!

World Cup Fever

It's the World Cup fever. Daddy & Brandon bought a Brazil tee and wore together.

Deceiving Height

Brandon came home fr school after his class photoshoot and said,"Mdm Surah said that my pong pong hair is very deceiving. It made me look taller than Keene!"

Haaaa!!!! No choice... We had to wait for Uncle Simmon to be back fr his holidays before we can go for the haircut. And so we did!

Silat Performance

Brandon was selected for the Silat performance for last year's JOY Awards in Nov. These were the photos uploaded on his school website. The photographer must hv been very impressed with him. More than half of the photos were focused on him.

Class Photos of 2013

The school uploaded class photos of 2013 on their website. These are from Alicia & Brandon's class.

Happy 8th Birthday, Brandon!

My boy is 8 years old today!

He wanted a cake fr Icing Room so that he can decorate it on his own. Mummy bought fresh strawberries and washed them b4hand.

Caden tagged along and helped to decorate it too. Boys will be boys... Without Alicia around, they just can't do a pretty job! Well... at least it still looks good.

Happy Birthday, Brandon! May you grow strong & healthy & stay happy always. Daddy & Mummy love you!

Birthday celebrations

Had a pre-birthday celebration dinner at Sushi Tei last nite with Daddy's family. Other than Brandon, it was also for Da Gu's upcoming birthday.

We then cut cake at home for Da Gu.

Today, it was supposed to be the day the kids get their birthday presents from Da Yi & Small Yi. They were hesitant - bicycle or toys. Mummy was also reluctant to hv 3 bicycles at home. Imagine hving to lug 3 bikes to Bishan Park?? 😰

They dilly-dally at Toys R Us and only Alicia managed to get something she wants. The boys? Next time lah...

We had home cooked pasta at 99's house, followed by cake cutting.

New Lift

Our private lift is ready for use today! The Ah Neh Supervisor very cute... Came up to our house just to inform me. Heee.. The drinks that I offered to the workers really helps. They've all been very nice to me.

Brandon was the first to try, after back from his tuition.

Silent Reading

Brandon silently reading before his bedtime...

Head butt

The boys cut their hair today. Look what they were doing when it was Daddy's turn to cut...

Conjunctivitis

Brandon woke up with a swollen right eye this morning. Decided to let him skip school today and visit the doctor instead. This is despite the fact that he has an Oral test today.

Dr Leong confirmed its conjunctivitis and warned that its contagious. He gave Brandon 2 days of MC.

I spoke with the Chinese Teacher and we agreed that he should take the test tmrw morning and go home straight after that.

Who knows, she called an hour later and apologised saying that the Level Head advised against it. As conjunctivitis is contagious, they'll let him miss the Oral and indicate as Valid Reason in the report card.

I'm not sure whether I should b happy or sad... In a way, I'm glad he din hv to go thru stg which he's bad in. In another, he's already put in much effort practising the Oral and it's a good chance for him to test how he's improved so far.

Well...

PE

Brandon was coming home from his Chinese tuition the other day when he saw the NYJC students hving their PE class.  He was so amused by them playing and kept laughing.

Hot weather!

The weather is so hot and dry these few weeks.

I've been giving the kids barley water, ice-cream and cold fruits to cool them down.

Today, Brandon cldn't take it and requested to remove his shirt. Aiyo... This fat-de-fat boy. He looks so fleshy with his shirt removed!

Blow hair

Brandon came out fr his bath and requested to blow dry his hair. Without me saying further, he immediately went to take it fr my cupboard after dressing up. He seemed to enjoy it so much!

New Soccer Ball

We went Centrepoint Orchard shopping today, after so many months...

Daddy bought a soccer ball for Brandon. He initially chose a Netherlands ball cos of the color. Once he saw the Man U ball, he decided on it. Of cos, Daddy is happy too!

We had dinner at Swensen's before heading home. Caden was glad to hv his junior Coit Tower for his birthday month.

Hope to hv time to play tomorrow.

New Chinese Tutor

Mummy tried cooking ramen with egg for lunch today. I'm so glad it tasted yummy, especially the eggs. My kids loved them!

Today, Brandon started Chinese tuition with a new teacher. I arranged the timing such that it coincides with Alicia's scrabble. Hence, we walked to school together.

Caden was very happy to get 100% of my time! Hee.. Not quite, actually.. I prepared dinner before fetching them home.

Brought Caden along n allowed him to scooter skate. He's getting a hang of it now.

Fetched Alicia before fetching Brandon fr the tutor's place. She feedback that Brandon is considered ok. Ran thru what she taught him n assigned homework n reading practice for him. I asked him on our way home and he told he he prefers this teacher to the previous one. Great start!!! Hope he'll b able to learn more fr her n improve on his Chinese.

It also turned out that the tutor's daughter is Alicia's friend fr the Scrabble Club. It was hilarious when they met at the door.

On our way back, the kids took turns to play on the scooter skate.

In the evening, only Alicia and Caden hv their usual tuition with Teacher Lee. I'm thinking of changing tutor for them too in the next few months. Shall see Brandon's progress first.

Studious Boy?

Heeee... Does my boy look studious? He's been such a darling recently; not making any noise when I learning spelling or doing assessments.

I did a spot check this afternoon. Came home quietly after sending Alicia and Caden for their enrichment classes. He was doing his work despite Ah Ma sitting beside him n talking to him. He either can't understand her or simply can't b bothered to answer.

Hope this good behaviour continues...

Bedtime

Brandon came into the room first tonite. While waiting for Alicia to come in, we had a few selfie moments.

Post CNY Celeb

Caden has post CNY celebration in school today. He put on the traditional costume this morning.

There's also no Berries this afternoon. Brandon remembered that very well. When I fetched him after school, he said to me immediately, "Mummy, there's no Berries today!"

Daddy on the other hand went to office to 开工大吉 today. He forwarded me a few photos looking very happy. Hope he'll hv a good year at work! Huat ah!

Brandon's hurt

When I was waiting to fetch Caden from his abacus class this afternoon, I received a call from Brandon. He had hurt his head n is bleeding. Ah Ma wasn't at home. Luckily, Aunty knew how to help him by cleaning his blood n using ice to stop further bleeding.

After fetching both Caden & Alicia, we quickly took a cab home.

He had left the cabinet door open and sat on the floor to play with Lego pieces. He knocked his head on the corner of the door n it started bleeding. This boy ah... Dunno to call him brave or what. Told me that it's not painful and he din cry.

Brought him to see Dr Leong n he said it shld b alrite. Jus need to cleanse it n apply medicine for 3 days.