Year 02: Chopsticks anyone?

today was the first time deng yun used a pair of chopsticks! those designed for toddlers that is...


"still needs to use hands..." - TheAvt

Year 02: ABC Kindermusik

today was the first time i joined deng yun with his lesson on ABC Kindermusik. he was so happy and active. check out the teacher's pet:


"$100 for a lot of singing and playing!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Computer Whiz?

deng yun was 2 years and 5 months old today and check out this picture of deng yun using my laptop:


as of yesterday, he was 91 cm tall and 15kg heavy!

"coming along just fine... yeah, and we may have to pay for his public transport fare... when i see fit... hehehe..." - TheAvt

Year 02: "Nature" Walk

because ting yee was a little late in bringing deng yun to the centre, she joined him and the rest of the children for a "nature" walk:


"walk along the man-made canal that is..." - TheAvt

Year 02: Sengkang Sports Complex

we went to the Sengkang sports Complex and played at the swimming area there with deng yun. after that, he was so tired in the car:


"splish, splash splosh!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Golf!

after almost one month, i decided to teach deng yun how to play golf.

check out this uncensored video of me in short shorts teaching deng yun how to putt (warning! you may have no appetite after watching me in my short shorts!):


"at least i was not dressed like a clown for golf!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Melbourne Trip - The Summary

we had a short holiday in Melbourne for 5 days and 5 nights to celebrate my birthday in advance:

3rd Nov 2010:
we departed from Singapore to head towards Melbourne. check out the cool boy with the headphones:


4th Nov 2010:
we "checked" into our friends' Stanley, Hanna and their two daughters' house and had dinner at Sophia's, where deng yun was actually sleeping due to the jet jag...

5th Nov 2010:
deng yun woke up and watched some Hi-5:


then while on the roads, deng yun was the one driving! well, sort of:


then we met up with my sister-in-law's family for dinner, where deng yun and ting yee had their picture taken with a tram:


6th Nov 2010:
at night, we had dinner at Tim's mother's restaurant where deng yun learned how to balance a spoon with his mouth:


7th Nov 2010:
we said goodbye to Stanley and family and headed towards Mount Dandenong to take a ride on the Puffing Billy, disguised poorly as one of the unheard of characters in Thomas the Tank Engine:


we also visited the Thomas Shop:


and bought nothing but took some pictures with a cardboard Thomas:


we even got to watch a Thomas show that was definitely made for children:


oh, and by the way, this was the car that took us around Melbourne:


after we left "Thomas' World", we checked into a cottage that was 3 levels tall:


for dinner, we had buffet at the Cuckoo Restaurant:


8th Nov 2010:
well, all good things had to come to and end, but not before we visited our old Alma Mater:


"and that concludes our infamous tell-everyone-last-minute-we-are-going-to-Melbourne or tell-no-one-we-were-not-in-Singapore trip!" - TheAvt