Thursday, 31 December 2015

2015 Christmas Celebrations!

31 December 2015


Last blog post for Year 2015!


Some snippets of our first Christmas celebrations at our new home!


Invited the family and friends to feast - ordered ham and lamb racks, home made pasta and party sets to serve the guests.  Nathaniel has been a good boy, napped for 2+hours so Papa can do his roasting, Mama can prepare the pasta and other stuffs and 奶奶 can do her shopping at nearby Sheng Shiong supermarket!  LOL


Santa Claus' getting ready for Christmas!


We have iberico pork and honey glazed bone-in ham and lamb rack roasting heavenly in the oven (really put our oven to good use!)...  Luther prepared his special beef recipe and MIL made home made steamed Christmas pudding which was very nice I must say!  Maybe get her to steam some for CNY.  ^_^
 

Group shots with Yeos and the family!
 

我们一家三口! *hearted-eyes*


Nathaniel was elated to open his present - a drawing easel from aunt Jade!  #pricelessexpressions
 

With the HXDAs!  I received the nominated "best" gift (http://www.ostrichpillow.com/) of the year which I don't know how to put to good use.  Seriously.
 

We were unable to visit Gardens by the Bay Christmas Wonderland before 27 December, therefore we missed the Christmas carousel.  Such a pity bcos we have the priority Q tickets from our AIA agent which we failed to utilise.  The lightings were very impressive and nice... only if the weather could have been a little bit cooler like 20 degrees will be naise-er...  :P
 


Ho ho ho, happy holidays
&
Happy New Year!  #2016



Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Of Kuala Lumpur Vacation; 4-7 December 2015

15 December 2015


It's the last vacation with the extended family (together with 奶奶,公公 & 婆婆) for the year!  Yes - this applies to Nat for now because Papa is going Bangkok for work and Mama is tagging along before we close the year 2015!  *teehee*  Coming Y2016, we will have to buy a seat for Baby Nat... so must plan wisely where to bring him.  How about LEGOLAND or Hello Kitty world?  #mamasplot


There was some train ride in the mall and I read it's not too expensive so brought Nat over to get some driving fix after our dessert time!  Some rude boy just came to cut our Q and went to the 1st carriage and Nat looked so disappointed when he doesn't gets to drive the wheel.  Yes and we waited for 2 rounds of train rides so that this little man can sit at the 1st carriage of the train!  RM5 per head for about 5mins ride at Pavilion Mall.


#day699 - Go, go, go... Choot choot choot!


#day700 - Excited much having to drive the car all over the mall!  SG should have mini-car rental so parents can do their window shopping too!


#day701 - Family weifie!  Having tea at one of the cafes at The Gardens Mid Valley.  This little man was given pencil to do some drawings to keep him entertained.  Next time we should just stay in Mid Valley or Sunway Pyramid...  Berjaya Times Square is nice... rooms are spacious, but not too convenience compared to the other two locations and nearby doesn't have any massage parlours we have to walk to the 星光大道 to get our massages fix.

 
#day702 - A mandatory tourist shot with the Christmas tree at the mall before we check out and go back home!


Well, that pretty sum up this vacation and I cannot wait for many many more to come for Y2016!  :))


Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Growing up with Nathaniel; Day661-Day697

02 December 2015
 
Week 100!  *throws confetti*
 
Finally the day parents scratch their head 'bout where and when to send your child to daycare, childcare, playgroup and what not.  Decision, decisions and decisionsss... SIGH.
 
On 27 Nov, we brought him to view and explore Kinderland at MOM branch.  Looks like he enjoyed playing their indoor playground and ball pit.  Maybe he associates the place as indoor playground where we used to bring him.  He roamed around with supervision of 奶奶 while we were briefed by the centre admin.  Well, we are time-stressed in sense that if we enrol him in Jan, we will be charged at the new price which was $120 more then current fees.  And 我还没有心里准备 to send him to school but when I asked him if he liked schooling, he said yes. like. want.  -_-"
 
Then Mommy Elisa and Hamburger Mom highlight to me that Agape is under a new scheme that cost $856 before subsidy.  The next thing you know, I have fixed an appointment to view the centre which is 1 station away from 奶奶!  Ok, good news was the centre has available seats for him and after subsidy is only $556.  So now, which centre to enrol and which is better?  Measuring pros and cons, in terms of location, environment, teachers, enrichment, fees... to have and must have a conclusion and decisions before mid-December 2015!  *fingers crossed*
 
Milestones from week 95 to week 99...
 
  1. he says drop, pick up, put back, pek pek 来了, heavy, bag, 吗地 (mop), ter-ti (dirty), o-lei (很累), water bottle, nudder (noddle), strawberry, 吃饭, pi-sai, ou-sai (outside), ma-lek (my leg), room, kof (cough), messi (messy), toto-bite  (mosquito bite)... 
  2. he wanted to hold banana on his own and eat - 29/10/2015...
  3. his maiden flight to HKG - 31/10/2015...
  4. he picks up the toys on the floor and put them back in same order onto the shelves at the store - 10/11/2015...
  5. he finally carries his own backpack (occasionally) - 11/11/2015...
  6. he drinks from cup (we only allow when we are outside) - 14/11/2015...
  7. he calls Mama when smacked by Papa - 17/11/2015...
  8. he says "here" very loud and precise meaning to ask you come here or I'm here (this imitates me very well because I always tell him to "come here, now. here. here, here") - 18/11/2015...
  9. Week 98 - he craves for strawberry and must press every single button he sees/passes by...
  10. Week 99 - he has preference of who to pat him to sleep. One time when I was patting him and Papa comes to the room, at once, he shouted "Papa go, Papa go"... say hello to OT for outstanding house chores waiting for me - 24/11/2015...
  11. he then decided that it's turn for a change, "Mama go, Mama go" the next day, so Mama can do her house chores - 25/11/2015...
  12. he says "wher (silent where) arrhh  you" like "arrhh you...?", means where are you - 26/11/2015...
  13. he says "drive" when he see those coin-paid cars in the malls - 29/11/2015...
  14. he throws all the plushy and pillows together at 1 corner of the bed, sat on them and told me "messy" - 30/11/2015...
  15. he greets uber driver "morning" in the car when he haven't even greet us on the same morning - 30/11/2015...
  16. he wets the bed (again), last round was on the two Saturdays before and I thought maybe Huggies cannot tahan but I have since let him dunk in Drypers Overnight since 30/11 and today was super wet, overflow and I have to change the entire bedding and pillows - 2/12/2015...
 


#day662 - Cheeky moments like this made me so 无语!


 




#day673 - Z monster vs  Nathaniel 1-0






#day693 - "Mama, let's go!" At Jade's son's 1st birthday party...






#day694 - My son's soft spot for plushy!


#day694 - Heart shape fringe!



*ps: #day697 ends on 02 December 2015