5 minutes

Tessa: Mommy I want to see Disney channel.
Mommy: Give me 5 minutes I'll turn on TV for you, ok?

Later....

Mommy: Tessa, can we go for your shower now.
Tessa: Give me 5 minutes then I shower, ok?
Mommy: .......

Hold on to the handrail

Daddy said with my untidy hair all standing up, I look like a mad professor. What do you think? Time for a hair-cut?

Family Trip to Penang (24 to 27 March 2011)

Daddy, Mommy, Ah Mah, Dylan and I went on a short trip to Penang!

Penang is a state in Malaysia and it is famous for its sandy beaches, heritage architecture and glorious food!

This is Dylan's first time on the airplane, but it's the third time for me! I have been to Bali and Hong Kong.

We are all ready for our flight to Penang!

We had alot of fun watching planes and playing 'Photo Me' at the airport.

Dylan loves the airport stroller more than his own.

We are flying in an airplane, looking out the windows, watching the clouds go by! Flying in an airplane, looking out the windows, up so very high!

We arrived at Penang at around 2:30pm. Daddy rented a car which we can pick up at the airport. Daddy then drove all of us to our hotel which is located at Batu Ferringhi - famous for its sandy beaches. We are staying at the Holiday Inn Beach Resort. We saw people on a banana boat and someone who was pulled into the sky in a parachute!

After checking in, Daddy and I headed to the beach for some great fun! We built sand castles and chased the waves. Mommy, Ah Mah and Dylan watched us play.

Wet and tired, we headed back to our room to wash up and get ready for dinner. We had a wonderful dinner at The Ship (the restaurant is really a ship!). After dinner, we walked around a little at the Batu Ferringhi night market before going back to our room to rest. We are all exhausted.

The next morning, we woke up and had a sumptuous buffet breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, we headed out to the Tropical Fruit Farm. But the weather was cloudy and soon after, it rained. We did not visit the Fruit Farm in the end, but took some photos outside the farm and continued our journey to the next destination - Kek Lok Si temple.

Kek Lok Si temple is very famous in Penang. There is a huge Kwan Yin statue and a pagoda. Ah Mah donated $30 each on behalf of Dylan and me, and had our names written on tiles which will eventually be used to refurbish the temple's roof. It started to drizzle and so we decided to leave the temple.

Due to the wet weather, we decided to head indoors for some shopping and lunch at the Queensbay Mall.

Look at Daddy, he's so hard at work pushing me around while carrying Dylan. Poor Dad!

After shopping, we headed to the Thai temple of the reclining Buddha. It is 33 meters long! It is really very huge!

After the temple, we headed to the nearby Gurney Plaza for more shopping! Daddy is excited about trying the local food at Gurney Drive, which turns out to be a disappointment.

After dinner, we are all very tired and so we headed back to the hotel to rest.

The next morning, after yet another round of delicious breakfast at the hotel, we began our road trip. But it was a rainy day and it seems like we have to miss out on many of the attractions we had planned to go. Places like Penang Hill, Fort Cornwallis and the Esplanade.

However, Daddy brought us to Khoo Kongsi despite the rain. This is the ancestral home for the Khoo clan. Their ancestral hall has intricate carvings and portraits. It was very impressive. Mommy told me that the whole extended family lived together. So if for our family, there can be a house for us, a house for Yeye and Ah Mah, a house for Lao Ma, a house for Georgie Yeye and Mahmah, a house for Giam Giam Daddy, Joanne Mommy and Shihan; and a house for Siao siao Mommy and Michael Daddy-to-be.

It rained and rained, and so in the end we have to make our way back to the hotel. But we did have a rather delicious seafood dinner that night at Batu Ferringhi.

It was bright and sunny on our last day in Penang! Hooray! It is back to the beach for more sun, sand and waves!

After a fun time at the beach, it is time to wash up and get ready to head to the airport for our return flight back to Singapore. I miss Yeye, wish he had come with us.

We stayed in the room and watched from the window as Daddy packed our luggages into the car. When Daddy was checking out, we were sipping fruit punch at the hotel lobby.

What a holiday! Despite the wet weather, we managed to enjoy ourselves. It was always fun spending time with the family. I sure look forward to the next family holiday trip!

Dylan's 2 little teeth

Sunglasses

First I tried on meimei's.

Then I tried on Mommy's.

Finally, Mommy bought me my own!

Busy

We were on the bus on our way home from school. Tessa was happily eating her chocolate bread. I took out my phone and she asked me who I was calling.

Mommy: I want to ask Daddy what dinner he wants.
Tessa: You calling Daddy?
Mommy: No, I'm sending him a message.
Knowing that her dad would always like to speak to her, Tessa said: If you are calling Daddy, tell him I'm busy. With this, she raised up her bread to show me what she meant.

Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

We went on a field trip to Jacob Ballas Children's Garden with my teachers and friends.

It was an extremely hot and sunny day but we all had alot of fun and learn alot about plants. I am well prepared with my sunglasses and cap.

I learnt about photosynthesis - it is the process where plants make food. Plants need 3 things from Mother Nature to make food - water, sunlight and carbon dioxide. I learnt that bananas grow on trees in big bunches, there can be many many bananas in a bunch! I learnt about a new fruit called calabash. It is a big green fruit which turns yellowish when ripe. Its shell will harden and can be used as containers and musical instruments!

I had alot of fun blowing bubbles and playing at the water play area with my friends.

Sunday outings with Shihan

I look forward to Sunday as Daddy will usually bring meimei Shihan and me out to play. Sometimes we will go to fly a kite, sometimes we will go to the playground and sometimes we will go to the park.

I always have alot of fun with meimei! I love Sundays!

We were at Upper Seletar Reservoir one Sunday with the 2 daddies.

We went kite-flying at Anchorvale lawn on yet another windy sunny Sunday. We even took a walk at the nearby park.

A new park and playground

Daddy brought me to a new park and playground at Woodlands. It is near Malaysia and overlooks the sea. We even passed by Mommy's new workplace!

Unfortunately the weather is so very hot that we were unable to enjoy the playground.

Curious Dylan

The little boy is getting more and more curious by the day. But mostly, he likes to explore things with his mouth.

Here he is exploring Mommy's phone.

Wo Men Ti

This is currently the hottest Taiwanese TV drama and our little princess has mastered the chorus of the theme song.



All by himself

Little Dylan-boy can now hold his bottle to drink all by himself!

Dylan in the exersaucer

These days, I have been left to play on my own in the exersaucer.

This thing is fun! I can jump and play with all the animals around me. Hmm... but I do get bored easily and want to get out of here.

Dylan is Tessa's....

Tessa has this weird habit of "massaging" your elbow and arm when she's drinking milk. As a result, one of us would be immobile until Tessa finishes her milk.

For the benefit of everyone, Dylan is now being entrusted with the honorable task. =)