Thursday, 29 December 2016

Family Day at USS Santa's all-star Christmas!

29 December 2016


Monday was our Family Day out at Universal Studios - to catch the last glimpse of Christmas lightings before they were all gone by 2 January 2017!


It was Nat's Minion Park aka USS!  He was very excited that morning and woke up early to ask where we are going that morning and I replied "no where" then he started to sulk because he remembered us telling him that we will bring him go find Minions.  My son has super good memory per-say.  #cannottelllietokids  #week156


First thing first; to take a picture with the Donkey!



He looked so girly in this shot and I thought I have given birth to a girl instead!  #iwillnameherasnatalietan



Three in a Minion; Stuart, Dave and Jerry!  #whoiswho


At the world's largest indoor light display at USS Christmas event!






All of us decked in Minion tee tops!


"Papa / Mama, again and again..." that's what he will say for almost each ride that he took.  #fastpassisamust






Tuesday, 27 December 2016

爸爸的六十大寿!

27 December 2016


愿祝爸爸:

生日快乐!
身体健康

Some snippets of tonight's birthday dinner celebrations!  #week156



















Monday, 26 December 2016

Growing up with Nathaniel; Week 144-156


26 December 2016
 
Week 156!




Merry Christmas!
 
Ho ho holy shit!  Where has all the time gone to?!?!


Had almost a week of no school and this time we really suspected he was infected with HFMD.  Thank Guan-yin Ma that with his good health, he wasn't pretty much affected by HFMD but rashes developed through his arms and legs but not palm nor sole and two ulcers on his tongue.  So we really not too sure if he was down with HFMD.  We kept him away from school for a week in time for his school Christmas celebration thou'.
 
#thingsnathanielsays
 
He says "碰碰跳跳", "prettiful (beautiful)", "before tomorrow", "巴士 (which sounded like bastard)", "ahfer (in short for afterwards)", "butter zhong (when he sings Brother John)"...
 
5/10/2016
Livie: Can I try?
Nat: Why not. (answers without thinking)
 
6/10/2016
Nat: Why you angry everyday?
 
12/10/2016
Nat: Papa go dentist already?  Teeth still painful?
 
15/10/2016
Me: Nat, can you give me 1?
Nat: No. Go Kitchen find somemore...
 
7/11/2016
Informing him that Munic was hospitalized...
Nat: Uncle Music stay in hospital, so poor thing.
 
8/11/2016
Nat: Motorbike cannot stand. Knock head. Bleeding. Police can help.
(I think he meant ambulance not police...)
 
8/11/2016
Me: Do you want to attend birthday party?
Nat: (nods his head) My birthday is 5th of January. My birthday is coming. (and he starts to sing happy birthday song). Happy birthday to Nat Nat... Happy birthday to Nat Nat...
 
8/11/2016
Points to the floor tiles of the lift landing...
Nat: This is train track, don't stand here. Nat Nat stand here. Wait the train bang you.
 
15/11/2016
Pretends to talk on the phone...
Nat: Hello. Ah, look over thereee... Yes yes, coming... bye.
 
15/11/2016
Nat: Nat at is a taller boy now.
 
17/11/2016
Nat: I want to eat waffles biscuit.
Me: How about tomorrow then eat on the bus?
Nat: (thinks for a moment...) Mmm... alright!
 
17/11/2016
Saw the signage outside the MRT station... "4 Min"...
Nat: 4 min train come...
 
17/11/2016
Trying to mimic my tone when scolding him...
Nat: You shout shout here, shout shout there...
 
18/11/2016
爷爷 humming into the tune from the iPhone song...
Nat: 爷爷 You drive, no singing. I watch.
 
19/11/2016
Woke up and saw Papa eyes red...
Nat: Papa what happen to your eye?
Papa: Papa eye pain.
Nat: Wash your eyes with water then no pain.
 
22/11/2016
Starting to willing eat medicine and accepting the taste of medicine...
Nat: Medicine is like Yakult, no? It's so yum-meh...
 
23/11/2016
Eating the cough lollipop...
Nat: Itz taste good.
 
24/11/2016
Playing Christmas song and I sing along...
Me: Jingle bell jingle bell...
Nat: Mama stop, ahfer cannot hear.
 
24/11/2016
Rubbing his eyes during bedtime...
Nat: Eye pain.
I trying to rub for him...
Nat: Don't rub, wait for Papa to rub for me.
 
4/12/2016
Nat: Mama, sleeping no watch iPhone. (caught using iPhone again...) Mama, again?  Again and again?
Me: Ooops, sorry.
 
10/12/2016
Napping in the car ride...
Nat: Mama, open your eyes, we reaching school.
(Trying to open my eyes...)
Nat: Mama, open your eyes bigger!
(Then he opens his eyes wide...)
 
14/12/2016
Tries to let go of my hand to press the traffic light button...
Me: Nat, cannot let go my hand. Must hold hand.
Nat: Why people never hold hand (points to the pedestrians across the street)?
Me: Because they are strangers, strangers don't hold hands. You cannot hold strangers hands you know.
 
14/12/2016
He was telling his classmate about his birthday...
Nat: My birthday is today, 5th of January.
(His classmates ignored him and ran off playing...)
Nat: Caleb Phua, I am talking to you, stop running...
(Chasing his classmates with his "wheel" on hand...)
 
23/12/2016
Me: Can you sing song for me?
Nat: Later afher school, afher 奶奶 house, go home then I sing.
Me: I want now.
Nat: Everything now... now... now?
(This is how we told him off each time he wants something now...)
 
26/12/2016
In RWS carpark...
Nat: The carpark so skinny. 臭臭。
Me: Smelly isit?
 
26/12/2016
Leaving USS...
Me: Did you have fun?
Nat: I don't like cars, I don't like bumble bee... I like shows, I like colors... (later...) Tomorrow we coming back again right?
Papa: We are not coming back tomorrow. You don't like so many things.
Nat: (suddenly change of statement) I like cars, I like bumble bee, I like everything...
 
Milestones from Week 144-156;
  1. Crying + coughing = vomited milky and sticky substance during bedtime - 15/10/2016...
  2. Had slight fever the night before, 37.7 degree + voice sounds croase (maybe sorethroat); skipped school - 22 & 23/11/2016...
  3. Week 151 - pretend to play and talk by himself. Relate imaginary story - 26/11/2016...
  4. Learnt to use the word "Shame shame" when I tried to lift up his shirt or see him bath - 17/12/2016...
  5. Developed fever on the night of 15/12, 37.5 degree; skipped school on 16/12  + suspected HFMD have rashes on arms and few dots on soles and two ulcers on 18/12; skipped school from 19-22/12/2016...


06 Oct - Having tea-snack during school. They are having some Children's Day carnival event in the school. #week144


 
15 Oct - Gem biscuits are so gooooood!. #week145

 
15 Oct - Playdate with Renee! #week145

 
22 Oct - Early birthday celebrations for Papa with uncle and aunty Yeos! #week146


28 Oct - LEGOLAND Day 1! #week147
 
 
29 Oct - LEGOLAND Day 2! #week147

 
30 Oct - Thomas the train town! #week148

 
06 Nov - OOTD! #week149

 
12 Nov - At Baby Jernise's 1st YO birthday party! #week149

 
15 Nov - How can one perspires until like dis when sleeping with fan blasting at mode 3?! #week150

 
18 Nov - 1st school excursion to Gardens by the Bay waterplay park! #week150

 
27 Nov - Deck in new swimsuit that 姨婆婆 bought! New waterplay at Compass1 mall. #week152

 
28 Nov - Family wefie!  Papa trying out the new camera in B&W mode. #week152

 
28 Nov - "I'll choose fries over spaghetti, anytime!" #week152

 
17 Dec - That smile! #week154

 
23 Dec - School celebrating Christmas in class! Parents were last minute not invited due to recent new cases of HMFD. #week155

 
24 Dec - Was at the bus stop waiting to go Anchorpoint Mall to collect Christmas orders! #week155



25 Dec - Posed like the new Rayban model! #week156

 
25 Dec - Merry Christmas! #week156











*ps: entries updated as at Week 156!

Sunday, 25 December 2016

2016 Christmas Celebrations!

25 December 2016


A quick post before Y2016 Christmas ends...

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all a merry merry Christmas and wonderful time with your dearest!

 
Our yearly affair with the HXDAs - this time the family extended to more and more "underage" members into the clan!  #week155

 
Invited the family and Yeos over, but unfortunately Livie was down with HFMD therefore Lut's are not able to make it this year...

 
A group picture before the Christmas gift exchange starts...

 
Second year celebrating Christmas in our home, with our curly fries!  #week155

 
Just me and ah Thiang... who got me the limited edition Hello Kitty G-shock watch!


Year 2016 hasn't been a smooth sailing year for me... lotsa downs (health, family matters which I am still trying hard to fine tune it...) than ups (work life still very blessed with a good boss)...

I hope in Year 2017 to come, she will treat me better and be kinder to me... #prayforme  #godblessme