he can now say:
"papa" = dad
"mama" = mum
"mum mum" = food
"bye bye" = bye
"wou wou" = dog (i.e. mimicking the dogs barking)
Monday, February 12, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
High Tea @ Equinox
View was superb but the food was only average.
Thankfully, the company was lovely... : )
Thankfully, the company was lovely... : )
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...Full Photo Set of the afternoon on Flickr.
Monday, January 01, 2007
Aunt MH's reminder on raising kids
Brief SMS conversation with my lovely Auntie MH:
AMH: "Thanks for a wonderful afternoon. U have a very lovable boy and D (her daughter) loves him to bits."
Sze: "Thanks 4 coming by! Its a lovely way 2 spend new year catching up with family! D's grown so much fr the little girl she once was...seems more mature now! =) "
AMH: "Yes she is now more sensible and understands me better."
Sze: "Yes. It is evident. We can only wait patiently 4 the day that Isaac becomes like that! ; ) "
AMH: "Soon the day will come. Enjoy him in the meantime. This is a journey that is itself an adventure."
AMH: "Thanks for a wonderful afternoon. U have a very lovable boy and D (her daughter) loves him to bits."
Sze: "Thanks 4 coming by! Its a lovely way 2 spend new year catching up with family! D's grown so much fr the little girl she once was...seems more mature now! =) "
AMH: "Yes she is now more sensible and understands me better."
Sze: "Yes. It is evident. We can only wait patiently 4 the day that Isaac becomes like that! ; ) "
AMH: "Soon the day will come. Enjoy him in the meantime. This is a journey that is itself an adventure."
Last day of 2006
What better way to spend the last day of 2006 than starting out at church for service in the morning? It was a wonderful service. Some of the friends who had accepted Christ the previous week came to church, and we also had a couple of visitors, including tourists! The worship was fab and there was a time where Pastor Adrian gave an open invitation to come up to the podium to give thanks to God for his blessings over the year. There were several testimonies shared, and as a family, we also took the opportunity to go up to the podium to give Thanks to God for the simple things in life:
a) Our strong family support from both of our parents, siblings and extended family, etc.
b) For Isaac - That he could develop healthily thus far from a mere helpless infant to a cheery baby to now, a toddler with an attitude! : )
c) For one another
d) For God being God! Especially, how we saw God as the firm foundation of keeping families together... "We love, because God first loved us" (1 John 4:19)
Its really a rather emotional and uplifting time, as we were able to share and be encouraged by one another's exciting testimonies and felt that we are all growing closer and closer as a church.
After service, we went to Aerin's at Raffle's City Shopping Centre for lunch. It wasn't quite planned, but we were all captivated by the superb fountain displays, which got Isaac most excited, so we thought we will give him a treat and dine there. We got a table next to the fountain pool itself (click this link to see the exact spot that we took!) and requested that the babychair be placed at the angle with the most optimal view of the display. You should see Isaac's hands flinging wildly in excitement and how his already-very-big-eyes popped even bigger as he enjoyed the fountain sequences. : )
Evening was spent as usual at YL's parents' place for dinner and the weekly catch-ups. When we got home, we allowed Isaac to play as much as he wanted, given that it was new year's eve. However, the little babe soon got very tired perhaps, exhausted by the day's excitement (he was already actually nodding off at his Grandparents place even whilst watching his favourite "banana-in-pajamas sing-along" vcd!) and went to bed pretty early. We settled into the sofa and enjoyed the dvd series of "Mind Your Language" (yes, the very old british tv sitcom, but we loved it!)...
At 12 midnight, Isaac roused for his usual-midnight-last-feed. Perhaps inspired by the earlier fountain display that he had so enjoyed, he greeted 2007 with his own fountain display (aka urinal leek) when YL forgot to take the usual precautions, and Isaac's bodily liquid got splashed around his little bed...so we had the change the bedsheet and his pyjamas!
"Disgusting!", u may say, especially if u do not yet have kids (especially boys) of your own. Well, we learn to laugh at episodes like these, rather than be upset. May the year ahead be filled with splashes of unexpected adventures such as these (for you wouldn't want life to be the same day in and day out!), and may we all have the strength, wisdom and grace to live it out and overcome the challenges. Above all, may we find joy in all that we do or have to go through...
a) Our strong family support from both of our parents, siblings and extended family, etc.
b) For Isaac - That he could develop healthily thus far from a mere helpless infant to a cheery baby to now, a toddler with an attitude! : )
c) For one another
d) For God being God! Especially, how we saw God as the firm foundation of keeping families together... "We love, because God first loved us" (1 John 4:19)
Its really a rather emotional and uplifting time, as we were able to share and be encouraged by one another's exciting testimonies and felt that we are all growing closer and closer as a church.
After service, we went to Aerin's at Raffle's City Shopping Centre for lunch. It wasn't quite planned, but we were all captivated by the superb fountain displays, which got Isaac most excited, so we thought we will give him a treat and dine there. We got a table next to the fountain pool itself (click this link to see the exact spot that we took!) and requested that the babychair be placed at the angle with the most optimal view of the display. You should see Isaac's hands flinging wildly in excitement and how his already-very-big-eyes popped even bigger as he enjoyed the fountain sequences. : )
Evening was spent as usual at YL's parents' place for dinner and the weekly catch-ups. When we got home, we allowed Isaac to play as much as he wanted, given that it was new year's eve. However, the little babe soon got very tired perhaps, exhausted by the day's excitement (he was already actually nodding off at his Grandparents place even whilst watching his favourite "banana-in-pajamas sing-along" vcd!) and went to bed pretty early. We settled into the sofa and enjoyed the dvd series of "Mind Your Language" (yes, the very old british tv sitcom, but we loved it!)...
At 12 midnight, Isaac roused for his usual-midnight-last-feed. Perhaps inspired by the earlier fountain display that he had so enjoyed, he greeted 2007 with his own fountain display (aka urinal leek) when YL forgot to take the usual precautions, and Isaac's bodily liquid got splashed around his little bed...so we had the change the bedsheet and his pyjamas!
"Disgusting!", u may say, especially if u do not yet have kids (especially boys) of your own. Well, we learn to laugh at episodes like these, rather than be upset. May the year ahead be filled with splashes of unexpected adventures such as these (for you wouldn't want life to be the same day in and day out!), and may we all have the strength, wisdom and grace to live it out and overcome the challenges. Above all, may we find joy in all that we do or have to go through...
Happy 2007 !!
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The most ultimate 'fountain display' that i've ever seen in my life... Strokkur Geyser at Iceland. (Photos taken in 2002 trip to Southern Iceland)
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
This one's for Jiayi...
Thanks, dear friend, for blessing Aik Kor's Nathalie and my Isaac with such beautiful dungarees! We purposely coordinated the kids' dressings over this Christmas eve at church, so that we can snap these photos specially for you, as a sign of our appreciation! :)
Christmas Eve Celebration at Church
We had a wonderful Christmas Eve celebration at church. Apart from a beautiful worship session filled with Christmas carols, and the kids putting up a skit on the true meaning of Christmas, we also screened a children animation called "The Gift". Thereafter, Pastor Adrian gave a sermon message whilst the kids were brought to a room where they had a fun and exciting time of games!
We were so tired after that. My hands were aching as i was the photographer for that day. YL was also tired as he was playing the guitar and thereafter he was tasked to take care of Isaac whilst Isaac's mum went around snapping pics! But it was all worth it. We had a couple of friends and family members accepting Christ that day! PRAISE GOD! In addition, all of us, be it the little children or us older adults had a lovely time fellowshipping with one another! There was so much job and laughter as we rejoice over the celebration of God's gift to us - the birth of Christ!
Images of the day's event may be found in the Riverplace Church's Flickr Chirstmas Album. I was really happy with how the photos turned out. Thank God! ; )
We were so tired after that. My hands were aching as i was the photographer for that day. YL was also tired as he was playing the guitar and thereafter he was tasked to take care of Isaac whilst Isaac's mum went around snapping pics! But it was all worth it. We had a couple of friends and family members accepting Christ that day! PRAISE GOD! In addition, all of us, be it the little children or us older adults had a lovely time fellowshipping with one another! There was so much job and laughter as we rejoice over the celebration of God's gift to us - the birth of Christ!
Images of the day's event may be found in the Riverplace Church's Flickr Chirstmas Album. I was really happy with how the photos turned out. Thank God! ; )
Merry Christmas to all!
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