Amazing memory

Today Ah Pa brought Cayen to SEA aquarium again per Cayen's request. Today, since there's no Easter egg hunt or other distractions, his attention was all on the fishes. In fact, he spoke to them quite a bit. ”hello fish, are you hungry? What do you want to eat?.... Bla bla"

After walking for a while, both of them  sat on the floor and had small picnics at two pit stops , enjoying their snacks over a magnificent view. 

He was quite taken with the fishes today and in fact asked to stay longer. He said, "here is so nice and so comfortable. I want to stay here forever. " Thereafter, he said something to the effect that He knew he would fall asleep soon but he requested not to go home so that when he woke up, he would still be amongst the fishes. 

As they adjourned for lunch, they passed by this candy shop and Cayen asked him what that was. Ah Pa told him that it's the Candy Empire shop. 

After they passed by the shop, Cayen suddenly remarked that "No, it's not Candy Empire, it's Candylicious."

Ah Pa: How do you know? That's such a long word. Who taught you?
Cayen: That time when we go to Vivocity, you let me choose one because I'm a good boy. (Actually that was quite many weeks ago) 
Ah Pa: oh ... 
Cayen: today I am a good boy , can I choose one ? 
Ah Pa: no, we need to go look for lunch first and you have phlegm. 

Well, Ah Pa was quite shocked that he could read the long word . Well, my guess is that he memorised the name of the candy shop more than reading the words... Though he did surprise me that day when he suddenly read the sign at the taxi stand that said "please to call for a taxi" (he didn't know "press" so he got the first word wrong). 

Anyway, day ended with a yummy lunch at Putien ..where he gobbled up three bowls of the 卤面 and two bowls of fish soup. While he's a picky eater, I must say he has rather good taste. 

Anyway, there's a promotion for Singapore PR at SEA aquarium now at $28. Furthermore, even without a promo, kids under 4 enter for free. So perhaps this is something you can do for your kiddos these few days.










Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Nurturing creativity

Image
We went for curriculum updates last week for Cayson and the week before for Cayen. Bumped into the English teacher who told me that Cayen eats his lunch very well including vegetables (doesn't sound like him at all). She also mentioned that Cayen likes to test boundary. Recent case in point , teacher would ask the children to not talk in the toilet as it could be noisy for the children in the adjacent classroom. As he wasn't allowed to talk, he purposely started singing instead. Then our discussion was cut short and I wondered how the teacher responded to his singing eventually.  Nonetheless , this is one of the many instances where Cayen would not do things the conventional way. In Cantonese, I might even call him "Seng Mok" (savvy). For instance , previously , he was spotted sipping lime cordial juice on a plate -he has helped himself at the dispenser without my knowledge . One would have usually told him off but I decided to ask him why he did that. He said that he
Read more

Feedback from teachers

Image
As part of the regular meet the parent session, I joined Cayson to make ice cream. Think I must be the only one who managed to tear two plastics bags in a row due to vigorous shaking. It’s good fun as Cayson tried his hand at making ice cream from Meiji strawberry milk.  Teacher’s feedback on him is still good as usual as he’s still quite an obedient and easy going kid though she did remark that he’s picky with some food like vegetables now. And whilst he’s 99% agreeable in the past, he’s been more prone to his own opinion (I read it as trying to get his way). And sometimes he followed his classmates’ action of scribbling away randomly during colouring when he used to colour carefully within the lines. Observations were quite in line with what we see at home. Recently he would cry when he doesn’t get his way. For instance, we were playing snakes and ladders and he started crying when I made him slide down when he hit a snake. He kept screaming “I want to win”. Later on, he proceeded to
Read more

Top 12 Tips during Confinement - revised edition (2017)

Image
This is dedicated to my dear friends who are expecting their bundle of joy very soon. Being a hassle-free type of mother who needs to go back to work after maternity leave, and also one who likes a good bargain, these are the things I personally find very useful, practical & cost saving. 1. A good breastfeeding pillow  - my Brestfriend  For some strange reason, I didn't see the need to invest in this initially. But this has to be the top 1 or 2 items I cannot live without during the first few months. No matter how I positioned the normal pillows, I just couldn't get the right positioning without straining my shoulders/ back. So yes, this is first on the list. Anyway, if your milk production is low, try papaya with fish soup and remember to drink lots of water. If all else fails, you still can try to take some herbal medicine before resorting to Formula Milk. This herbal supplement improved production by 30-50%. I only took it when baby was having gro
Read more