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Monday, December 5, 2011

We will be away for holidays...

Dear Followers

We will be away for holidays:
16 to 19 Dec  Royal Carribean Cruise to Melaka and Penang
21 to 25 Dec  Hong Kong (yeah! Disneyland here we comeeeeeee!)

You can look forward to more stories when we return.

Here's wishing everyone a merry merry Christmas!

Love,
Tessa & Dylan

Friday, December 2, 2011

Tessa's First Performance

Today is the day of Little SkoolHouse By the Vista's graduation ceremony and concert. It will also be Tessa's first performance.

Daddy and I are feeling very anxious and excited! It is our little girl's first concert! How amazing is that?! She has been showing us her little mouse dance at home. The teachers have worked very hard to teach and prepare the kids for this performance. We are looking forward to her performance.

Before the performance - getting ready for the show

As Daddy was on leave today, we managed to reach the school early and caught a glimpse of the kids getting ready and putting on their costumes and make-up for the concert. Our little girl looks extremely adorable in her mousey dress.

The teachers and staff at LSH have put in so much efforts into this event. They even put up exhibits to showcase what the children did in school.

The event started with a speech by Miss Ann, followed by two parents whose children are graduating from the school.

The graduates did a little dance before receiving their certificates on stage from Miss Ann.

Finally, the show started! The script of today's performance was written by the graduating K2 class. It was adapted from the Aesop fable on the lion and the mouse.

The audience was totally tickled by the N1 monkeys. Yee Xuan in particular was very entertaining and funny. The audience gave their performance loud applause.


The toddlers also joined in the performance. They are so adorable. I can almost imagine my little Dylan doing this.

Finally, it was Tessa's item.


The little girl was so anxiously looking out for us that she did her steps half-heartedly. It was only when she spotted us in the audience (we were waving like mad) then she immersed herself in her dance.

It was a very heartwarming concert - put together with so much love, friendship, sincerity and dedication.

We are very very proud of our little mouse - she was confident, calm and composed. She remembered her steps well and did her very best.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Park Hopping

Today, Daddy brought us to park hop. The plan is to visit a few reservoir parks and have a picnic. Unfortunately, the weather did not seem too good for such a plan - it was dark, windy and rainy.

We set off before the rain came down to MacRitchie Reservoir Park, but the minute we parked our car, the skies became overcast and grey. Soon after, it began to pour.

But the rain stopped shortly to allow us to go for a quick short walk before it poured again.

Daddy said I'm appointed as the little photographer for this excursion. I was given the smaller camera and free to snap all the pictures I want. This is so cool!

Dylan enjoyed himself tremendously with his new found freedom of walking on his own!

Our next stop is Thomson Plaza, so that we can stock up on some food for our picnic. Daddy planned to go up north where he predicted the skies to be clear and sunny.

Who knows it poured hard while we were shopping for our picnic food. Mommy said that we would most likely be picnicking in the car!

True enough, we reached Seletar Reservoir and so did the rain. We laid out our food and invited a stray dog and the rain to follow us. In a hurry, we packed our things and headed back to the car to take refuge from the dog and the rain. We ended up picnicking in the car.


Daddy decided to try for the last stop - Kranji War Memorial. And again, we brought the rain there!

Hey rain! Can you please stop following us?!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

New House @Clementi

On this auspicious day 20112011, we officially shifted into the new house at Clementi.

Dylan and I love the new house, it is more spacious, more convenient and it is NEW!

The bus interchange, MRT station, Clementi Mall are all just a stone's throw away!

We love the new house!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Let's Make Sushi!

Mommy, Joanne Mommy and Giam-giam Daddy taught Shihan and me how to make sushi.

First, we prepared all the ingredients that we want to put inside the sushi. Then, we laid out the seaweed on the tray, spread the cooked rice on the seaweed, added all the ingredients we want - cucumbers, sausages, nuggets, etc - and rolled the sushi into a long circular roll. Mommy helped us cut up the roll into smaller pieces which we sent into our mouth. Yumz!

The sushi rice is soooo sticky that it kept sticking on my fingers, yucks!

Mommy, I don't to make sushi anymore, it is so messy. Can you make for me and I just eat?
Last Saturday, we took Dylan's little tricycle and headed down to Pasir Ris Park to play.

Dylan and I had a lot of fun on the slides.

Mommy took so many photos of me when I was balancing on the swinging poles.

This is truly our most favourite outdoor playground!!!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Sentosa!

We went to Sentosa today! It was Dylan's first trip to Sentosa and we were all very excited about it!

Say Happy Halloween!

We went up the Merlion to have a bird's eye view of Sentosa.

The view way up high on top of the Merlion is breathtaking!

From the Merlion, we walked over to the Resorts World Sentosa and guess what we found!

Candies!!!!! We had so much fun shopping for candies - one for me, one for Dylan and one for Shihan!

After candy shopping, Daddy brought Dylan and me to the Palawan Beach to enjoy some sun, sea and sand.

Soon, it was time to head back home. I hope we will come back to Sentosa soon.

Yeah! We are in Candyland!!!

Alright, Mommy was busy (lazy actually) so there wasn't much updates here. But we have had lots of fun activities recently, wait till Mommy finds time to upload the photos!

Last Sunday, we were at Sentosa. It was soooooo fun! Here's a sneak peek of what we did there. :)


Hehehe.. stay tuned!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Getting married

The little girl and little boy having been coughing. Especially the little girl. The night before, she had trouble sleeping because of the constant coughing. At one point, she was crying and complaining of chest pain. As a result, she stayed home yesterday.

This morning, I told her to wash up and get ready for school. Immediately, she put on a 'sick' face and said her chest is painful. Ah Mah jumped in to say that she did not complain of chest pain the whole of yesterday and now that she needed to go school, her chest pain is back.

So I told her if she still is going to be absent from school, Yee Xuan (her self-declared best friend and the boy she wants to marry) will marry Chloe.

Immediately, she went over to Yeye's room to get Yeye to help her wash up. She told him that she has to go to school, or else Yee Xuan will marry Chloe. It had her grandparents rolling with laughter.

The barely 3-and-a-half-year-old later announced that she will marry Yee Xuan AND Kar Wee.

Friday, October 7, 2011

太多坏消息

最近周围好像太多坏消息—出海钓鱼结果堕水不知所踪、生死未卜;到希腊出差结果失了踪,家人忧心忡忡;Steve Jobs离职不到一个月就与世长辞。

今天,突然想起我有一阵子没有查看小女孩的病情了。于是上了部落格,愕然发现女孩病情险峻,妈妈已经决定让六岁的女儿停止接受化疗,作了最坏的打算,把女儿接回家。

两年多了,这场战打了两年多了。一个女人,带着两个孩子,承受着孩子生病的噩耗和痛苦,为了女儿逼着自己要保持乐观、积极。为了能够让女儿出国治病,不惜厚着脸皮向陌生人寻求经济援助。

这一路走来多不容易啊?

这一切的努力,只是为了一个小小的心愿,希望可爱的孩子可以健康长大。

这两年来推动着妈妈,就是年纪小小的她。我不知道小小年纪的她,如何找到那么大的力量和勇气与病魔搏斗。因为她的勇气,妈妈也不得不变得勇敢。

现在的她,应该是累坏了吧?她想要永远休息了吗?

纵然再多的不舍,也得让她走。

太辛苦了。

是时候,让她和妈妈都能好好休息了。

读着部落格,我哭肿了眼。连我都感到心痛,更何况是那位妈妈。我想她的心,碎了。

iSad

Steve Jobs - the remarkable legend passed away on 5 October 2011. As the world mourns his death, it made me ponder and reflect on my life.

He delivered one of the most inspiring speeches at Stanford University's commencement ceremony in 2005. He urged graduates to see opportunities in life's setbacks, even death.

"No one wants to die.
Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there.
And yet death is the destination we all share.
No one has ever escaped it.
And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life.
It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.


Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Everything else is secondary."

If you were to live your own life, what life would it be?

His words would perhaps be the most wise advice and the brightest guiding light for parents, who will then pass on and instill in their children.

Find your passion, follow your heart and conquer your life.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Teacher Ingga is leaving

Teacher Ingga is leaving Little SchoolHouse. I am going to miss her so much. She is going to teach in another school. Mommy said it is because Teacher Ingga is going to have a baby, so it will be more convenient for her to teach in a school nearer to her house.

I have a new teacher - Teacher Huszi.

Mommy and Daddy help me buy a gift for Teacher Ingga, it is a necklace with a pendant comprising of two linking hearts - the big heart is Teacher Ingga and the small heart is me!

Mommy also dropped Miss Ann and Teacher Ingga a note to compliment Teacher Ingga and show our appreciation for all that she has done.

Dear Ann & Ingga

It is with great sadness that I read your notification about Ingga's transfer. As much as I understand Ingga's reasons for making thatdecision (I'm sure it wasn't an easy one to make), I can't help but feel sad about this.

Since the early days when Tessa first joined Little Skoolhouse, Ingga has left an impression as a passionate, dedicated, caring and nurturing educator. We went through Tessa's crying days with Ingga's reassurance that she is learning and developing well physically, mentally and socially.

Ingga's passion, commitment and genuine concern for the children is shown through her willingness to use her personal, off-work time to update the class shutterfly site.

Parents often are unable to participate in our kids' growing up all the time. Ingga bridged that gap and increased our participation through the photos and videos taken in school. Gevin and I will look forward joyfully to new updates and we know that our little girl is in safe and wise hands that will, not only, nurture her but also discipline her to learn the right morals and values.

On many accounts we have toyed with the idea of switching Tessa to a childcare nearer to home, but we have not been able to break the relationship we foster with the staff and teachers at LSH. Personally for me, it is because I have grown to rely and trust Ingga so much that selfishly I did not want to change.

I am now a teacher myself and I believe that a good teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart. We started off as strangers and we are now friends. Ingga touches our hearts and gives our family this very valuable gift called friendship.


Ingga, thank you for everything and we wish you happiness, good health and success in all that you do. We will come by to visit baby when he arrives.

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone at LSH. All of you gave Gevin and I the peace of mind to leave Tessa in your hands while we face challenges at work. We look forward to working closely with Huszi!

Cheers,
Joanna


Teacher Ingga said she burst out crying after reading the email. She is very touched.

I look forward to visiting Teacher Ingga's baby. It is a boy -  a baby brother. :)

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Post-NUH - Thank You Note

After Dylan was discharged from the hospital, Mommy sent a thank you note via email to NUH.

Here is what it read:

Greetings!

The lives of our two beautiful children - Tessa and Dylan - began at NUH. We have grown to trust the hospital so much that without any consideration, we will send our kids to NUH whenever they require specialized medical attention. The same happened when Dylan fell ill on 15 September 2011.

It has been an eventful and tiring week for us. But we would not have been able to make it through without the help and support of the doctors and nurses at NUH. We really wish that we could personally say "thank you" to the doctors and nurses who have attended to Dylan during the week he was hospitalized. Unfortunately, we were even not able to name each and every doctor and nurse who have helped us in one way or another.

First, we would like to thank Dr Terence Lim. During a stressful time when our dear boy fell ill, it is extremely comforting to see a familiar face among the many doctors and nurses. We have been following up with Terence on Dylan's heart condition. He has always been very supportive and reassuring; not to mention, also very loving and patient with our little boy. Thank you for taking time to drop by and say hello almost every day when we were in hospital. We truly appreciate your care and concern.

Our thanks also to Dr Chan P.C., A/Prof Denise Goh and their teams of doctors for taking such good care of Dylan and for putting our minds at ease by spending time to explain their care plan to us at length.

We would also like to thank the medical students whom we have met during the stay. Thank you for visiting Dylan and spending time to play with him.

The nurses at Ward 47 and 46 have also made our stay very comfortable with their care, concern and patience. We are unable to name every one of you but your caring touch warmed our hearts.

Our special thanks go out to the nurses at Ward 46 - Sheryl, Myleen and Christine, for making Dylan and Tessa feel so much at home by showering them with love, fun and laughter. Tessa really missed hanging out with you.

Last but not least, we would like to thank Hui Ping and Sister Felicia for taking time to explain to us following our feedback. It is gratifying to know that NUH views and acts upon patients' feedback seriously.

We wish you all good health.


Sincerely
Joanna & Gevin
(Parents of Dylan Lee Yu Zhe)


The staff at NUH were obviously touched by our warm gestures, not to mention, Mommy's willingness to make the effort to compliment the staff, they have decided to include the compliment in their internal CEO's Update e-mailer!

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Family Outing to see the Terracotta Warriors!

Today, we went on a family outing to Asian Civilisation Museum to see the terracotta warriors. I do not know what are these warriors and what they do, but I know it's going to be fun because the whole family will be there!
Daddy and Mommy told me that the ACM is where they got married so the place carries special meaning.

As Daddy parked at the other side of Boat Quay, we have to walk towards The Fullerton Hotel, across the Cavenagh Bridge before we reached the ACM. But this journey is quite scenic and fun.

OK, I have to admit, I was grouchy because I was feeling warm and sleepy. Even after we were in the museum and at the terracotta warriors exhibition, I wasn't very keen on the exhibits. I was sulking in Dylan's stroller.

But Mommy managed to pique my interest by getting me to play around with the random stamp stations placed around the museum which we can use to embossing bookmarks, cards and paper.

See, I embossed the stamps on this flyer handed out by the museum.

After that, Mommy brought me to play with the 3D terracotta warrior puzzles. We are supposed to put pieces of puzzles onto the terracotta warriors. I enjoyed this very much!


Dylan did not get to play with the 3D puzzles because he was having his diapers changed and drinking his milk!

It was time to leave the museum and head back home.

About the Terracotta Warriors
Made entirely out of clay, these life-sized terracotta figurines were found buried near the emperor’s tomb in Shaanxi. This is perhaps the most significant archaeological discovery in history.

Not only do they cast new light on the First Emperor Qin Shihuang imperial legacy, it also shows greatly the rise of the Qin state, China’s first unification, the cultural achievements and the fundamental influence this ruler had on his dynasty.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Home Sweet Home

After a week at hospital, Dylan is finally going home!!!

This morning, the little boy was given his last dose of antibiotics and Dr Chan gave the green light that we can go home.

We are very grateful to the doctors and nurses at NUH for their care, concern and patience during our stay; especially the nurses at Ward 46.

Auntie Christine, Sheryl and Myleen, thank you for everything and we will miss you!