26
2013
Surprise Rainbow Cake
Ethan’s birthday was in July and his favourite KorKor Xiang wanted to celebrate with him but unfortunately he wasn’t around that time. We tried to celebrate a little later after that but both parties were tied up with dunno what and only managed to meet up today. Xiang insisted to bake a cake for Ethan just like last year and I thought to meet outside for lunch or dinner but this dude wanted to COOK […]
23
2013
Eating With Your Fingers
I grew up eating my meals using my fingers. I don’t really like using fork and spoon. But all that changed during college as my mates all ate ‘poshly’ using fork and spoon so I don’t feel comfortable using my fingers in front of them. I was always self-conscious during college as I was the only ‘kampung girl’ among those town girls :( Eating with one’s hands is a technique that can be quite clean […]
18
2013
A MUST-DO Before Purchasing A New Mattress
I’ve posted in my Facebook Page some time last week that we are mattress hunting as the one that Darling and I are currently sleeping on is almost a decade old! :O There are so many things to consider before we make up our mind as mattresses don’t come cheap these days. Since Darling and I are no longer young, we have to seriously consider getting a good mattress to support our crackling spines but […]
12
2013
Learn Physics at Petrosains KLCC
Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and Michael Faraday. What do all 4 of them have in common? No, it’s not their WACKY hairstyles!! It’s PHYSICS! Physics i.e ‘knowledge of nature’ is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force in order to understand how the universe behaves. You’re ‘lost’ already? Me too. I can only remember Albert […]
10
2013
School Holiday Project: Stamping Art
Ethan is having almost 2 weeks of school holidays and I’m already losing track of the days of the week. It happens when we are too free and need not remember what day it is today unlike during school days when every Monday means SPELLING, Wednesdays means EJAAN and Thursdays means TING XIE. We did not go out of town as we dread the heavy traffic jam so I kept Ethan occupied at home. We […]
5
2013
First boating experience
Ethan, Darling and I have never experienced boating anywhere. We frequent Genting Outdoor Theme Park like monthly but never tried boating there due to Ethan not being tall enough until recently when he finally exceeded the minimum height requirement. Excitedly he told the father he wanted to go for it and so they did. They queued for half an hour (or more) before it was finally their turn. The Daddy helped the lil’ one with […]
22
2013
Ethan’s 6th Birthday
My little boy is finally not so little anymore. He is SIX now! He has never celebrated his birthday in school. The reason being he has never been to school prior to April this year. So this year he is very excited counting down to his birthday so he can celebrate with all his friends in kindy. The preparation for his birthday started last week when we shopped for his party pack goodies. We came […]
16
2013
Keputusan Penempatan Tahun 1/2014
After so many sleepless nights, D-day is finally here! THE day to check the result for Ethan’s Primary 1 school placement application. I was so scared to even log-in to check the result. I know I won’t be able to take it if he got rejected and we had to appeal and wait until November again for the next result. But no matter how scared I was, I had to do it. We have to […]
10
2013
How to Remember the Order of the Planets in our Solar System
We live on a ball of rock called Earth in a vast expanse called space. Besides us, there are other planets, billions of stars, and other bits of rock and dust in space. The name for all this stuff is the Universe. Ethan came home from Kindy the other day with this box filled with planets. I find it very creative that the teachers got the kids to paint a tissue box black and paste […]
30
2013
Talent Night
The day Ethan has been waiting for – Piano Station Talent Night has finally arrived. On that very same day also we got the best news ever, Ethan’s drum teacher messaged me to inform that Ethan passed his Trinity Grade 2 Examination that he sat for earlier this month! I let Ethan read that message and he squealed in delight! He let out a loud sigh of relief and hugged me real tight! Of course […]
26
2013
How to Draw a Panda
Ethan got home from school the other day with his Mandarin homework that requires him to write the word PANDA in Mandarin and also to draw it. He did not know how to draw a panda so I taught him :) Ethan’s panda. Cute? ^_^ Here’s the step by step on how to draw a panda ^_^ We used 50, 20, 10 and 5 cents coins for this. First use the 50 cents coin to […]
24
2013
Weekend Updates
How was your weekend? Ours was a very hectic one. Besides having additional tuition classes for my students to prepare them for the upcoming UPSR trial which was supposed to start tomorrow (but now all school closed due to the haze, I’m not sure about the UPSR trial anymore though) we were also busy with Ethan’s public drum performances with other students from Piano Station, Sunway Giza for two consecutive nights. After my tuition classes […]
18
2013
Best playground hunt: Pusat Sains Negara
One of the BEST playground around has got to be the one in Desa Park City. I’ve blogged about it last year. Read more about the playground in Desa Park City. Last week, we were in Pusat Sains Negara for a recording session and the recording happens to be outdoor in the playground. The place was actually closed to public on that day hence the ’empty’ park you see in my pictures. I was impressed […]
17
2013
Talent Night Rehearsal
June is a hectic month for Ethan. After 8 months since starting his drum lessons, he sat for his Trinity Grade 2 Drum Exam earlier this month and coming end of this month, he will be performing in the first ever Talent Night organised by his drum school, Piano Station. They had a full dress rehearsal last Saturday at Sunway Mas Community Centre. I was told it was a full-dressed rehearsal but I see […]
10
2013
Man of Steel 50% off Promo
Last year, when Angry Bird was the hype, we bought Ethan the bedsheet set because it was selling at half price from RM99 to RM49.50. We thought it was such a steal that we bought it without thinking twice and happily blogged about the Angry Bird bedspread. Ethan’s Angry Bird bedspread with matching pyjamas Last weekend, we were in Aeon and saw the latest promo – Man of Steel. The Man of Steel bedspread is […]
1
2013
Sharing airtime with Crystal Lee
You know this little starlet who made Malaysia proud? The first time I met her was a year ago during the premiere of Fist of Dragon @ GSC Pavillion. Crystal Lee at the Premiere of Fist of Dragon back in Feb 2012 Her name is Crystal Lee and she was one of Chiki Boom’s previous season’s hosts. Check out her FB page here. Crystal, Chandini, Bella and Ethan Recently, she hosted an episode of Chiki Boom’s […]
28
2013
Goodies in his bag
I mentioned in my previous post that Ethan missed his only Kindergarten Sports Day as he was unwell that day. He was quite upset that he did not get to attend it as he really wanted to do his best to get that gift that his teacher promised him earlier. Upon returning to school last week after recovering, he got a big surprise as his teacher saved a goodie bag for him even though he […]
23
2013
Family Dim Sum Brunch at The Emperor, Dorsett Grand Subang
Last Sunday we were in Dorsett Grand Subang in conjunction with their Family Dim Sum Brunch promotion at their award-winning restaurant, The Emperor. This was not the first time for us dining here as we were here last year during my birthday stay and dine celebration. You can read all about it here. The first thing that caught Ethan’s attention was the “Kid’s Corner” where baby-sitting service and fun activities are available for children. The […]
20
2013
His first casting call and Transformers SideSwipe
Last Saturday was Ethan’s kindergarten Sports Day. He has been practicing hard the entire week not only for the sports activity but also for marching and dance performance. He was extremely excited to attend the Sports Day as his teacher promises him that if they do well in the marching and dance performance she’ll give them a present each. Alas, come Thursday that little boy started feeling unwell. He got the flu. Went to bed […]
14
2013
How to get a kid to eat vegetables
If there is one flaw in Ethan, it must be the fact that he doesn’t like fruits. Getting him to eat fruits is like forcing him to take poison. I’ve given up coaxing him to eat fruits. He doesn’t like juices as well but occasionally will gulp down a glass of freshly blended apple juice just so his Mommy won’t cry that all her efforts has gone to waste. To balance things up, I have […]
11
2013
His very first Transformers Autobots
When Ethan was younger, I refrained him from playing with guns. He was a very ‘well-behaved’ kid. So ‘well-behaved’ that got the Grandpa worried that he might not be ‘boy’ enough. Late last year, Ethan started to have friends popping into our home and they are all boys. They played guns and all but Ethan does not know how to play combat. My neighbor’s kids taught Ethan to play battlefield. As soon as I told […]
25
2013
Telling Time
Ethan loves wearing watch. He has several watches, some still functioning, some the strap kaput-ed and some just went missing >_< Most of his watches are just RM5, bought from Daiso. I don’t buy him expensive watches as I don’t see the need for a kid to strap on hundreds of dollars on his wrist. While shopping the other day, Ethan saw this Adidas watch that he loves very much. It was priced at over […]
21
2013
Ethan on Chiki Boom’s ‘Saya Kreatif’ TV2
Ethan’s very first appearance on Chiki Boom’s ‘Saya Kreatif’ segment was aired last Sunday but we missed it as we were up in Genting celebrating the famous Thailand’s water festival, Songkran. This week, we made it a point to stay home to catch the second episode of Chiki Boom’s latest season. The episode this week touches on the kids’ journey in FRIM hence the call for a nature art. They did a dried leaf craft […]
11
2013
Pyssla beads cake
We were given a task to come out with a cake made of boxes. I immediately replied, ‘Impossible!’. Back then I had cereal boxes in mind and was thinking how the heck am I supposed to turn those boxes into cakes?! Our client refused to accept my ‘NO CAN DO’ answer and insists that we come out with something in two days time! @_@ I was so stressed! Today is the final day for submission […]
7
2013
Water babies
For the past months, we have a new routine. Come Saturday we’ll pack our bags and head over to our weekend home for a swim and maybe some gym but mostly swimming as Ethan doesn’t go to gym. It’s the weekend and I’ve not blogged on weekends for so long now but I just feel like sharing these pictures today :) Oops.. Photo bomb there!! >_< We bought Ethan his first pair of goggles and […]
4
2013
Second chance at preschool
If you have been following my blog or my FB, you’ll know that we enrolled Ethan for Kindy for the very first time this year in March. Never in our dreams did we expect it would be such a nightmare. You can read about our, or rather Ethan’s nightmare here and here. The last straw was when that particular boy poked Ethan’s ear with a sharp pencil and STILL no action was taken against that […]
1
2013
Dr. Ethan
Ethan’s favourite companion, Yippie got injured late last night. It was late and I was too lazy to help him patch it up so I told him we’ll look into it the next day. Ethan went to bed sad … This morning when he woke up, the first thing he asked me is what can we do to ‘heal’ his injured friend so I told him that his friend needed to be warded for an […]
29
2013
Training chopsticks for kids
Chopsticks. How many of you know how to use it? I did not learn how to use a pair of chopsticks until I was in my Secondary school. These days I love using chopsticks when eating noodles. Darling on the other hand is more ‘English’ as he uses fork and spoon to eat noodles @_@ Ethan has always admired me using the chopsticks and requested to learn using it. I don’t know how to teach […]
20
2013
Astigmatism in children
A week ago when Darling went to fetch Ethan from BaoBei, the teacher suggested for Darling to send Ethan for an eye check-up since he is unable to see the strokes that the teacher wrote on the white board. I was quite surprised as I never noticed Ethan squinting his eyes or anything at home but we sent him for a check-up nevertheless. Ethan has seen me going through all these check-up procedure before so […]
14
2013
How do you deal with a school bully?
It has been Ethan’s dream to attend preschool since he found out his other friends are also attending it. We had no choice but to give in and let him experience what Kindergarten is all about. I thought since Ethan is already doing well academically, the more important factor of preschool is to socialize hence I did not bother to go for any ‘branded franchise’ kind of Kindy but to just enroll him into the […]
10
2013
Home-school vs Kindergarten
I’ve been home-schooling Ethan since young until early this year. I planned to home-school him all the way until he goes to Primary 1 next year. That is until his friends in the playground asked him why isn’t he going to school. Ethan then started questioning me about school, about Kindergarten. We started talking to Ethan about Kindergarten and the possibility of him attending one. The thought of having friends to study (and play) together […]
8
2013
Sports Day practice
After a week attending Kindy, today is the first time I followed him to school in the morning. The reason being today they are going to have sports practice and the teachers will bring them to a field located several minutes away from the school. There are over 100 students in that kindergarten and I am worried if Ethan might be left behind so I decided to just trail him. After having his power breakfast, […]
1
2013
Easy Pizza Bento for kids
My (not so) baby finally went to Kindy today. It is his first day but he doesn’t want me to send him so his Dad drove him there instead >_< Big boy now. Going to school on his own without me :D I made pizza bento for his lunch box today. Pizza bento Brown some meat (sausage, ham or anything of your choice) He loves cheese so I placed cheese in between his bread. Cut […]
27
2013
Behind the scene experience
Last Saturday was an extremely hectic day for Ethan and I. It marks the first day both Ethan and I started working with a TV station on a project that will be aired somewhere in April. My role is as the Creative Contributor where I contribute ideas on the crafts that will be made and also to guide the kids on how to make those crafts before recording begins. Ethan’s role is to make the […]
26
2013
Bento making for beginners
Ethan will be starting Kindy this 1st of March. I did not pay for his snacks in school as being a former Kindy teacher I know how ‘nice and healthy’ canteen food can be. I talked to Ethan and he is okay with the idea of bringing his own food. But that is before he actually goes to school and sees his friends eating different. I am afraid by then he might not be happy […]
19
2013
Playing with snakes on the set of MHI, TV3
I got a call from Malaysia Hari Ini (MHI TV3) inviting me to demo lantern making just few days before CNY. Coincidentally I had just done a demo with TV2’s Hello On Two so I still have all the materials ready. If my stint on HOT, TV2 is in English, this time on MHI it is in BM and I’m so glad! I think my spoken BM is so much better than my rojak English! […]
15
2013
Childhood memories: Blowing Bubble Balloon
When I was younger, there was no iPad or whatever Pad to entertain me. One of my favourite activities was cycling and I always cycled to the nearest sundry shop to get this: Blowing Balloon in a tub that smells like glue. Anybody remembers this? During the Chinese New Year holidays, we introduced this to Ethan. I squeezed it out for him and let him blow through the straw. Blow he did and he enjoyed […]
30
2012
The MUST drink in Singapore
Singapore has a tropical climate so the island is warm and humid throughout the year. The average temperature is around 31oC so it’s important to drink enough water to keep you hydrated. What happens if you run out of drinking water? Fret not as you can always do this: Just a short update since most of us are still in holiday mood ^_^
21
2012
Virgin Rollercoaster Ride @ Universal Studio Singapore
We went to Universal Studio Singapore again (read about our FIRST trip there two years ago here) and this time we enjoyed more as Ethan can ride most of the thrill rides compared to when he was 3 years old. Reunited with the cute Puss In Boots <3 This trip also marks the very first time Ethan rode on a rollercoaster! I was hesitant initially but he insisted that he is big enough for all […]
20
2012
Feeding giraffes at Singapore Zoo
During our recent Singapore trip, we went to the Singapore Zoo on Day 2 for the much anticipated elephant ride. Never did it occurred to me that Ethan will end up feeding giraffes as well! We saw people feeding giraffes for a fee of $5. Ethan was curious and wanted to feed them too! >_< It scares the heck out of me seeing that super tall creature with their heads hovering above Ethan. But that […]
17
2012
First experience
Phew! Last weekend was a hectic one for us as Ethan had his very first public drum performance in Sunway Giza Mall for two consecutive days. He played only drum on Saturday but by Sunday, he’s confident enough to play the piano too. Ethan and the other 3 drummers 10, 10 and 11 years old. Here’s a video of Ethan playing one of the 5 drum pieces. And here’s him playing a simple piece on […]
8
2012
Ethan’s public drum presentation in Sunway Giza
Remember Ethan’s first drum lesson two months ago? I blogged about him and his handsome teacher here. This was his first drum practice at home after his lesson: A couple of days ago, Sunway Giza was looking for kids to perform on their Christmas decorated stage next week and Ethan’s drum teacher asked him if he would like to give it a try. Ethan agreed immediately as it has always been his dream of performing […]
2
2012
Dare to be different
Ethan’s BaoBei teacher told him last Friday to bring an empty cut bottle to class on Monday for a project. They are learning about plants and as usual in BaoBei, every topic is followed by some practical learning. That is what I love most about this place as it is not just theory learning but hands-on too. Ethan said he believes the teacher will teach him to grow a plant in that cut bottle as […]
23
2012
Everyday’s a field trip with Nuffnang
I started blogging late 2008. It took me about a year to find my way in the blogging community. Nuffnang helped path my way. Ethan has never been to kindergarten until his present age of 5 but he has experienced more than any kindergarten can give through the numerous Nuffnang activities we attended. 2010 From the tender age of 2 years plus, Ethan started tagging along with me to events. The hands on experience gained […]
13
2012
Ferrari Model LEGO® Collection
Someone came home from class extremely happy yesterday because the Daddy bought him this: Ferrari 458 Italia LEGO collection Cut open the plastic and that is what we got. Read through the manual. And arrange the LEGO pieces accordingly. Then start fixing. This is tougher than it looks like as Ethan is so used to playing Mega Bloks these Lego pieces seems too tiny! After all the hard work and determination, the LEGO Ferrari 458 […]
11
2012
School Is Out!
School is OUT and that means lesser jam on the road but heavier traffic in the shopping malls! >_< Actually his class is still on going until December before he gets a one week break but the rainy season made us trapped at home and he loves playing the piano and drum to pass his time. Here he is playing “School Is Out” by Barbara Gallagher in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Solos Book 2. […]
12
2012
His first drum lesson
We’ve finally enrolled Ethan for drum lessons. He has been learning beginner drum beats from YouTube but doesn’t know what to do with those beats so I had to get a drum teacher to assist him. He had his first lesson today and enjoyed every bit of it as finally after a week having the drum set at home, he can now drum to songs! The drum teacher taught Ethan to read drum notes. After […]
4
2012
Introducing DRUM
This used to be his study room that he shares with my other students. But we have cleared the wall and gave it a fresh coat of paint. Installed air-cond so we can sound-proof the room. Bought a rug from IKEA. Ethan specifically chose that design. It looked kinda tribal to me but since this is going to be his room and he wants that, so, yeah, we got that. And tah-dah… TODAY the delivery […]
1
2012
His new WALL
Remember my sufferings when Ethan decided to upgrade his study/play room into something more ‘mature’? My fingers all blistered from the peeling of the double layered tapes off the wall. Read all about it here. After days of endless peelings I finally gave up and told Darling to go ahead with the new paint eventhough there are still lots of sticky residues left on the wall. So these two macho topless guys got started with […]
27
2012
Hands on learning experience
Mid Autumn Festival is just around the corner but I have yet to buy any mooncakes. This year, the number of people making their own mooncakes shoot sky high due to the exorbitant prices of commercial mooncakes. Ethan got the chance to try making mooncakes when we were invited to sample Resort World Genting’s mooncakes collection. Read all about it here. I’ve tried shaping mooncake too last year in West Lake Garden, Sunway Resort Hotel […]
11
2012
His very first TROPHY
Ethan came home from his Mandarin class a very happy boy today. He was smiling from ear to ear and had his hand hidden behind him that I guessed he was hiding something from me. True enough, he was hiding a trophy he got in class. Ethan and his trophy. I don’t know why he got the trophy or what it represents but one thing is for sure, he is extremely happy today. He held […]
5
2012
Drumming dilemma
Some of you knows this story already lah. The story about Ethan getting rejected from a particular yang mahal music school *YAngMAHAl* It happened when we were shopping and since Ethan has been pestering us to let him try drumming, we brought him to that music school in the shopping mall to see what are the options. What happened after that was totally out of our expectation. The person at the reception took one glance […]
3
2012
Cute turtle icebox cookies
Ethan wanted to do some baking so I let him browse the net for whatever cookies he wished to bake. Of all the many cookies out there, he chose this one cute turtle icebox cookies from Diamonds for Dessert! I was horrified when he showed me as I can foresee that it will be very hard to make. So I asked this young baker, XiangCool if he can help us out and gladly he said […]
1
2012
Precious Moments with Trudy & Teddy
I was shopping with Daddy today when I saw this suave looking shirt that really caught my attention. Daddy lets me try a whole lot of other shirts and pants before finally taking this one final shot of me in Trudy & Teddy: And then we waited for the bill and made our way to the cashier… It was an enjoyable day shopping with Daddy. Definitely one of my precious moments, spending time with Daddy […]
23
2012
How to tie shoelace
Do you remember when you learnt to tie your shoe laces? I don’t. I don’t even remember when I learn to cycle on 2 wheels. Last Friday we bought Ethan his very first shoes with shoelaces. He has always requested for shoes with shoelaces since he saw my jogging shoes. Today, I taught him how to tie his shoelace. Surprisingly, he managed to successfully tie his own shoelaces after the second try! But what is […]
21
2012
Animal Park @ Bukit Tinggi
My parents and my sister’s family spent their long holidays in Colmar Tropicale, Bukit Tinggi. Ethan, Darling and I joined them for a day out at the Animal Park today. We took the shuttle van to the Animal Park since it is the public holidays and parking is scarce. We ended up regretting taking the shuttle van. Read on to find out why. Ethan and my nieces getting excited in the van on the way […]
16
2012
Wrap your precious one with the softness of Comfort Ultra Pure
When it comes to beauty, we always wish to have skin as smooth as a baby’s. But do you know that baby’s skin is thinner, more sensitive and less oily than an adult’s. They are more prone to rashes and other skin condition. That’s the reason why we are encouraged to apply baby oil onto our new born’s delicate skin; to moisturise and keep them comfortable. Ethan is no longer a baby but his skin […]
15
2012
Piano lesson update: Popeye the Sailor Man
4 1/2 months into his piano lessons, he is now Popeye the Sailor Man! :P Hehe.. my little Popeye :P His new set of books now are Hal Leonard Piano Lessons Book 2, Hal Leonard Piano Solos Book 2 and Hal Leonard Popular Piano Solos Level 2.
14
2012
Cute Doggies Koko Krunch Cookies Recipe
We’ve got an itch to do some baking recently so today we baked this cutie pie KoKo Krunch doggies cookies :) We baked this because I have all the ingredients at home. All that is needed are plain flour, icing sugar, butter, chocolate chips, chocolate rice and of course Koko Krunch. I have all those at home with me at all times. Oh yeah, we need vanilla essence too. TUTORIAL VIDEO Cute Doggies KoKo […]
12
2012
Smurfs Roadshow
Last Friday we went jalan-jalan at 1U after Ethan’s class. As soon as we entered the mall we saw some activities going and immediately Ethan ran towards it. The emcee was calling for kids to go up stage for dunno what lah and this Ethan dunno head dunno tail terus run up! -.- Other kids all got siblings with them but Ethan solo jer kat sana but nevermind-lah, janji dia berani. They danced, played games […]