2017 Christmas Celebrations

30 December 2017


Of 2017 Christmas celebrations!

29 Nov - We're ready!

(our sturdy Xmas tree that is been with us for the past 3 years' celebration) #4weekstochristmas #xmas2017

27 Nov - Do-Re-Me!  Mandatory shot with the Takashimaya Xmas tree! #week203 #4weekstochristmas #xmas2017

 

15 Dec - Christmas celebration in school, all dressed up in Christmas colors!  With our little Santarina! #week206 #1weektochristmas #xmas2017

 

16 Dec - This duo are all decked out for Xmas party with the HXDA clan! #week206 #1weektochristmas #xmas2017

 

16 Dec - Family shot at Ng's 2D Xmas tree!  Very creative, very nice! #week206 #1weektochristmas #xmas2017

24 Dec - Papa, Nat Nat & Mama! Hosted Christmas dinner with the Yeos and family! #week208 #1moresleeptochristmas #xmas2017

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

Happy 61st, Papa!

27 December 2017

Happy happy birthday to our super hero!  #week208

Cruising with Royal Caribbean, Mariner of the Seas; 30 October-3 November 2017

08 November 2017


#throwback family vacation with the Lims!

30 Oct - Day 1; exploring the ship!

 

 

31 Oct - Day 2; breakfast with Shrek & Fiona! #week200

 

31 Oct - Day 2; Trick or treat! #week200

 

01 Nov - Day 3; Sun, sand & sea!  Docked at Phuket and we spent half a day at the beach and explore the little Patong beach. #week200

02 Nov - Day 4; Ship was cruising in the open sea and both curly fries & hamburger was docked at the day care where their dinner was catered for and games to keep them occupied until we finished our dinner. They came down to join us for deserts before calling it a night!

03 Nov - Day 5; On cloud nine - my curly fries and his happy faces! #week200

ah Thiang's 36th!

28 October 2017


Snippets of ah Thiang's 36th birthday celebration!

20 Oct - Advanced birthday celebration with the family! #week198

27 Oct - Took a day off to celebrate actual birthdate at USS! #week199

 

 

27 Oct - Dinner date with the Yeos' at Hai Di Lao! #week199

Happy birthday to ah Thiang!

May you continue to prosperous as you grow! :)

Growing up with Nathaniel; Week 180-189

17 August 2017

 

Week 189!

 

Upcoming vacays awaits... organizing a chalet/BBQ on the weekend of long school closure and Caribbean cruise!  *beams*

 

#thingsnathanielsays

 

He says...

 

08/06/2017
Nat: Next time I grow taller, I have iPhone then I can call 伯伯。

 

08/06/2017
Mama: Nat, weekend is coming. What do you want to do?
Nat: I want to go universe video (USS).
Papa: Do you want to bring 爷爷 go?
Nat: No.
Mama: Why? Go with 婆婆 and 奶奶, why no bring 爷爷?
Nat: 爷爷 sick. Sick people cannot go.

 

09/06/2017
Nat was playing cooking...
Mama: Nat, open the door please.
Nat: 爷爷 open the door! (shouting across the hall while 爷爷 is sleeping in the room)
(Still outside the gate waiting...)
Mama: I have something for you, open the door for me.
Nat: I busy.
(Gave up waiting and open the gate myself...)
Mama: Since you busy, then I don't give you something.
Nat: After I cooking, I not busy.

 

11/06/2017
After one evening sending Aunt J home...
aunt J: Good night.
Nat: Good night sweetie.
(aunt J giggles...)
aunt J: Good night sweetie.
Nat: You are sweetie. I am Nathaniel.

 

14/06/2017
Reviewing one of 爷爷's joke...
(TV cartoon showing different types of shapes - cube = square shape...)
爷爷：When people say you cute, you look square shape... "you so cube"...
#lame

 

14/06/2017
Nat recalls morning's accident; Papa bumped onto the rear of a red color car...
Nat: Papa, concentrate when driving. Don't look  here look there.

 

19/06/2017
After coming back late from my Mani+Pedi session...
Nat: Mama, what's that blue blue on your legs?
(Talking about sharp eyes here...)
Mama: Nothing. (... trying to change topic here)
(Later during dinner time...)
Nat: Mama, I'm a boy. No color.
(Wow, he actually remembered the last time I came back home from the session and he fuss and cry wanting to have his nails painted and got spanked by Papa.)

 

21/06/2017
Papa:  Mama sick sick, tonight you stayover at 奶奶 house OK?
Nat: I want to stayover tonight. (... running towards 奶奶 asking...)
Nat: My Mama is sick sick, can I stayover?

 

23/06/2017
Give me a handout about "My Mom is my hero"...
Nat: You are my special girl because you wake me up.
Mama: *speechless*

 

23/06/2017
During bedtime...
Nat: Papa, eye pain.
Papa: I bring you go wash eye with water?
Nat: Cannot. My eye real one, cannot wash.

 

26/06/2017
Woke up one morning seeing Nat watching iPad on our bed and I glared at him...
Nat: You go sleep, go sleep...  (... stroking my face, asking me go back to sleep!)

 

03/07/2017
During bedtime...
Nat: Papa, Mama is sick. Nat Nat stay at 奶奶 house, you take care of Mama. OK?
Papa: Papa next time sick, Nat Nat take care of me?
Nat: Yes!

 

04/07/2017
Me on my bed, Nat getting ready to go school...
Nat: Mama, you sick sick, you sleep more. I don't want to stayover at 奶奶 house. Papa come fetch me tonight.

 

05/07/2017
爷爷 fetched Nat, walking home from school...
Nat: 爷爷, do you have money?
爷爷: Why?
Nat: Can you buy bak kwa?

 

05/07/2017
Mama: Why you keep blinking your eyes?
Nat: My eyes painful. (... rubbing his eyes) I need to wear glasses.

 

16/07/2017
Showing off my newly painted seashells nail art...
Mama: Nat, nice a not?
Nat: Yes.  (... continue to play without paying attention to me)
Mama: It's seashell you know?
Nat: Nice. I know. (... simply ignore me)

 

16/07/2017
Putting on car seat belt in the car...
Mama: Police will catch Mama if you never put on seat belt. I'll go to jail.
Nat: Yes, Mama go jail because you scold me everyday. Papa also go jail.
Mama: I think Nat go jail better so we cannot scold you.
Nat: Noooo, Papa and Mama go jail.

 

19/07/2017
Nat: Who stays in Dawson?
Mama: Erm... 建衡！
Nat: No! Must say in Enguish. Nathaniel Tan... 
Mama: (... I continue to finish completing his name in English)

 

19/07/2017

Nat: Later I wanna snooze, all the zzzzzz come out.

 

06/08/2017
Nat: Mama like Heidi or Caleb Phua?
Mama: I like Heidi.
Nat: No. Teacher like Heidi, Mama cannot like Heidi.
Mama:  Then I like Caleb Phua.
Nat: Mama like Nat Nat.
Mama: But you ask Heidi or Caleb Phua, never ask Nat Nat.
Nat: (... he then pouts his lips)

 

07/08/2017
Watching K-drama...
Nat: Why the uncle so strong?
Mama: Because he ate a lot of rice. You must also eat a lot of rice then you can become taller and stronger.
Nat: Oh. Uncle carry box.
Mama:  Yes, you stronger then you can carry me too.
Nat: No. Box is easier. Mama too big.
Mama: Then you must eat more so you can carry me.

 

13/08/2017
Preparing to go school...
Mama: Faster come brush teeth.
Nat: I'm cooking Mama, I busy. You cooking, you also busy. Same one.

 

Milestones from Week 180-189:

 

1. Cough until vomit mucleus and milk - 12/06/2017...
2. Vomit twice in the evening, stayed over at 奶奶 house - 16/06/2017...
3. During lunch at Aston; say stomach ache requested to go see doc then vomit and splattered other guest at the restaurant - 17/06/2017...
4. During July Parents meeting session; 1) Teacher G mentioned that he flipped down the toilet seat to sit down/dressed up during bath time. Teacher G told him seat cover is dirty and he told her Mama also sit down on toilet seat cover and apply body lotion. 2)  He brought home-cultured stuffs to school - during class/meal time, he shouted "Win Toto... huart ahh" and James followed. That was what we did during CNY lou hei... - 01/07/2017...
5. 奶奶 complained that Nat dug his ear and puts his "gold" into his mouth - 06/07/2017...
6. Sometimes does not nap in school, especially on Weds or Thurs; he looking forward to meet his Speech & Drama class's teacher - 13/07/2017...
7. Able to hold pencil properly to draw lines - 13/07/2017...
8. Able to step brake on his scooter - 15/07/2017...
9. Start to blinking and strained his eyes - 15&16/07/2017...

 

09 Jun - "I want to draw something for Baby!" That's his first 见面礼 for Sim Cik's 3rd born. #week179

 

18 Jun - Father's day gift!  #week181

 

18 Jun - Happy Father's Day!  #week181

 

18 Jun - 4th year celebrating Father's day!  Thank you for showering curly fries with free flow of love and toys!  #week181

 

26 Jun - Holiday wefie!  #week182

  

01 Jul - #parkhopping!  #week182

26 Jun - Celebrating 大舅公 60th birthday!  #week182 #throwback

13 Jul - Learning to hold pencil correctly to draw lines!  #week184

 

16 Jul - Indulging him in pasar malam old skool kiddy rides!  #week184

19 Jul - Trying to be funny with his breakfast pack!  #week185

29 Jul - Aiming at a shark piñata at Joshua's 3rd birthday party!  #week186

 

08 Aug - #ootd for Singapore's 52nd National Day celebrations in school!  #week188 #onenationtogether

08 Aug - Happy National Day!  #week188 #onenationtogether

12 Aug - It's a Despicable weekend!  #week188 #despicableme3

 

12 Aug - Our weekend tucked away in the Far Far Away Land!  #week188

 

12 Aug - Painstakingly won this Minion plush from the game stalls just for this fanboy!  #week188 #despicableme3

 

13 Aug - This is his imaginary car (on the left) and this is submarine (on the right).  #week188

 

 

*ps: entries updated as at Week 189!

2017 Birthday Celebrations!

30 June 2017

 

#2017birthday celebrations with my loved ones!

1. celebrated Uncle Seng's 60th birthday and at the same time, I shamelessly sang the birthday song for myself...
2. had the ding gua gua steamboat hotpot with the yeos'...
3. ah Thiang took time off from his busy schedule to have lunch with me...
4. off to a girly high tea with my bff...
5. MIL gave me a birthday dinner treat...
6. had cake celebration with the family... son insisted to blow off all my birthday candles on behalf for me...
7. lobster feast treats with my dearly parents...

#soblessed

 

 #soloved

 

May I continue to stay healthy

and glow beautifully like my birth stone!

 

 

Growing up with Nathaniel; Week 170-179

07 June 2017

 

Week 179!

 

WOW... it seemed long time since I've last updated this space...!  This boy is growing up way too fast.  I really missed him in his "infant-form"... now he's learning to throw tantrum by taking off his underpants and kicking it in high in the air.  I served him his 1st stroke of cane (actually 2 strokes when he refuses to stop crying and fussing when I trying to get him to brush teeth and wash up) for acting that way yesterday.  #guiltymom


I always feel my son has very good memory - or is either that, I nagged at him too much that it actually embossed into his brain even though he act like he wasn't paying attention or repeat his mistake again and again... a lot of times he actually recites what I don't like him to do, what he did was wrong (during bedtime when he is with his Papa).... and he knew it why he was beaten etc, but he just being very ego at that present moment when I lectured him. #sigh #stubbornasbull #parenting


#thingsnathanielsays


He says "sunner-ni" (suddenly), "wrong-erly" (wrongly)...

 

29/03/2017
Papa: How much?
Nat: $5
Papa: Wah, so ex?
Nat: ... then $12.
Papa: No cheaper?
Nat: No cheaper.  Cheaper no good.

 

03/04/2017
Mama questioning Papa about drinking in the lift...
Mama: You had flu before or after you drink?
Papa: Don't know...
Nat: Papa, next time don't drink.
Mama: Yes Nat, please remind Papa again next time...

 

05/04/2017
At 奶奶 house...
Nat: Where is my camera?
奶奶: It's not here, did you bring it home?
Nat: (thinking) I think so...

 

06/04/2017
Saw a huge dog on the way to the bus stop and it reminds him of Yeo's dogs...
Nat: Unca Donald has 4 dogs... (and he goes on and recite the names of his dogs) Bailey, Princeton, Hershey... and the smelly dog!

 

13/04/2017
Reminding Nat that we are going to church the next day...
Nat: I don't want to  go church. Jesus take my heart.
(He meant Jesus stays in his heart, so no need to go church)

 

27/04/2017
Nat: We bring the luggage and walk to school tomorrow.
Mama: Don't want... I don't want to walk, it's so far.
Nat: We walk together.

 

27/04/2017
Hop onto the Uber car...
Uber driver: Arthur?
Nat sneaking from behind driver's seat...
Nat: Arthur is at home.

 

30/04/2017
On the bus ride...
Papa: Let me keep your tomica car for you...
Nat: Later give me (ending with the sound...) ahh.

 

01/05/2017
Brought him to the playground nearby home one evening.  He was playing with a Chinese boy...
Papa: What is your new friend's name?
Nat: Lucas. His name is Lucas...  (starts to spell his name...) THI.  Lucas, his name.
(He dictates that Lucas is spelt as THI)

 

06/05/2017
Papa was scolding Nat for making so much noise during bedtime and bits of scolding here and there during the day...
Nat: Papa a little bit angry with me.  Nat Nat a little bit sad.

 

10/05/2017
Going home from Vivo City...
Nat: Are we reaching home yet?
Papa: Soon.
Nat: So is not yet.

 

13/05/2017
Taking an afternoon nap...
Nat: Mama, can you pat pat me to sleep?
Mama: Ok.
Nat: Can you sit  down and pat pat me?
Mama: But I cannot reach you if I sit down to pat pat you.  Can I stand?
Nat: But if you stand and pat pat me, your legs will be tired.
Mama: Ok.  I'll sit down.  -_-"

 

18/05/2017
Walking past a funeral wake with many wreaths in the compound...
I was holding a bouquet of 5-fingers leaves...
Nat: Mama, did you buy the flower from there (pointing to the wake)?
Mama: No, Mama got it from the flower shop. This is not a flower shop.
Nat: Oh.

 

21/05/2017
Aunt Joyce bought him happy meals w/toys and she gained some bonus points from that Sunday...
Nat: I like you.
Joyce: Only today ah?
Nat: Later I go and sleep, you wait outside for me Ok?

 

23/05/2017
1st time taking ride home in Papa's new car...
Nat: Papa, I happy to see your car.
Awhile later...
Nat: Papa, I like your car.

 

30/05/2017
Nat: My Papa car is a race car you'noe?  Got spoiler behind.  Got spoiler is race car.

 

03/06/2017
Showing my new open-back lace dress...
Mama: Is my new dress nice?
Nat: No.  Very Indian.
Mama: Not nice?  Behind very nice you'noe...  you see. (showing the back of the dress)
Nat: Nice. Don't wear in front.

 

Milestones from Week 170-179;

1. Body felt very warm after a day at USS and developed fever 38degree when he stayed over at 婆婆 house.  Fed 10ml panadol on 15/4 and iBuferon on 16/4 and fever still persisted on 17/4.  Seen GP and started on course of  antibiotics on 18/4.  No school from 17-21/4/2017...
2. Week 172 - when I answered his quires, he will reply with "oohh" or "orgh" as an acknowledgement...
3. Papa bought his first Baby G watch from Bras Basah - 30/04/2017...
4. Week 177 - being very observant seated in his car seat and looking at how Papa drives and single steps Papa does in the car, holding his own sterling wheel.  Getting dressed into his uniform before going into the school...
5. Week 178 - starts to train wearing underpants without diaper on the way to school...
6. Want me to carry him... but asked me to put him down before entering the school door - 05/06/2017...

12 Apr - #ootd for Easter celebrations in school! #week171

14 Apr - Happy Easter Day! #week171

14 Apr - Obligatory shot with their fave characters! #week171

14 Apr - A day at the USS with the grandmas! #week171

05 May - #HTFest2017 #hometeamns #week174

10 May - Leeching free play-time at the toy store! #week175

10 May - All decked in colourful dino prints for his classmates' birthday theme party! #week175

12 May - Me and my curly fries! #week175 #mothersday2017

12 May - Nat: Oh Mama, I forgot to give you the necklace.

Mama: WOW, you made me a necklace?

Nat: Yes! I made you a necklace.

Mama: Oh never mind, you can give it to me next Monday when you come back from school.

Nat: Oh...

This was the necklace he was talking about. He was actually holding so dearly onto it the whole time without realising it. Very nice! #week175 #mothersday2017

17 May - Morning's wefie to school! #week176 #mysunshine

25 May - Focusing on the road and drive with the wheel like Papa! #week177

25 May - Nat: Papa, are you tired?

Papa: Yes Nat Nat.

Nat: Oh.

He promptly feel asleep in the next minutes!  Either he's too tired or the car rocks!  #week177 #ournewrockingchair

30 May - Our first school excursion as a family! #week178 #artsciencemuseum

*ps: entries updated as at Week 179!

Growing up with Nathaniel; Week 156-169

28 March 2017

 

Week 169!

 

#thingsnathanielsays

 

He says "happy nu near", "quarrla =  quarrel"...

 

4/01/2017
Nat: Motorbike is jengerous...

 

6/01/2017
Saw Captain A hanger in the car...
Nat: Oh, Captain America! He's America friend...  A is for America.

 

13/01/2017
Me: Today is fruity day. Did you finish up your apple chips?
Nat: Yes
Me: You like it?
Nat:  Teacher says itz lao hong.
Me: No, it is not  very crispy, not lao hong.

 

19/01/2017
Gave him M&M after he promptly eats his medicine...
Nat: Don't tell 奶奶 you eat M&M. Don't tell.

 

26/01/2017
On the way to school...
Nat: No raining also traffic jam. Raining also traffic jam.

 

26/01/2017
During milk time and I was nagging at him 'bout him bullying Livie and CNY cannot make us angry (in repeat mode)...
(Nat using pillow to cover his ears...) Nat: Stop talking Mama. (... and he continues to drinking his milk)  -_-"

 

30/01/2017
Was walking to the bus stop...
Nat: I have a new friend, her name is Sophia.
Me: Is she a girl or boy?
Nat: She is a girl.
Me: Me think she is a boy.
Nat: No, she is a girl.
Me: Is she pretty?
Nat: Yes, she is pretty.
Me: Is Mama pretty or Sophia?
Nat: Mama is pretty, my friend Sophia is pretty also.

 

21/02/2017
Taking the MRT home...
Nat: Bye bye MRT.
Me: Bye bye Nat.
Nat: No say bye bye to me. We are going home together.

 

23/02/2017
Mimic me each time I told him my face is oily when he is trying to touch my face...
Nat: Mama, few few me.
(After I'm done tickling his face...)
Nat: My turn to few few you.
Me: No want, Mama face is oily.
Nat:  Mama, few few me again.
(This time I wanna tickle his face again...)
Nat: No Mama, my face oily.

 

15/03/2017
School closure on one of the Fridays...
爷爷: Tomorrow you stay at 奶奶 house because Friday no school.
Nat: No, cannot. 奶奶 sick, cannot childcare.

 

23/03/2017
Was stroking gently on my wrist...
Nat: Have you see a doctor already?
Me: No... (patting him to sleep...)
(While patting him, he was stroking gently my wrist at the same time.) #meltsmyheart

 

25/03/2017
Looking out at the SG flag outside the balcony...
Nat: When it rains, the flay will be wet. When the sun comes out, the flag will be dry.

 

27/03/2017
Me: Mama love Nat Nat a lot or little bit?
Nat: Mama love Nat Nat a lot.
Me: Then Nat Nat love Mama a lot or little bit?
Nat: Nat Nat love Mama very little.
(This little man knows how to break my heart.)

 

Milestones from Week 157-169;

1. Week156/157 - starts to eat junkie; potato chips, chocolate, ice cream, 叉烧... and randomly asked "What shall we do next?" when woke up from sleep/nap...
2. Week 157 - able to construct sentences in mixture of Chinese and English words - 03/01/2017 (Papa was quite happy with his Chinese language progression)...
3. 14-16/01/2017 - vomited since 5+am, 喝什么吐什么. Vomited 5-6 times with sticky liquid. Only drink few mouthful of Yakult, 1 mouth of roti prata and 50ml of milk and eventually all vomited out. Diarrhea started on 14/01/2017 evening until 16/01/2017. Seen GP on 15/01/2017 - diagnoised with Stomach Flu. No school from 16-20/01/2017. Seen GP 2nd time on 17/01/2017 cos still diarrhea-ing. GP gave new probiotics LactoGG - diarrhea stopped. 18/01/2017 diarrhea until kena the bed at 3am, 19/01/2017... Later was informed that school was having gastric flu related cases. Laycheng, Livie, FIL and myself kena as well from this ordeal...
4. Week 160/161 - 血光之灾 on CNY! Fell and knock his lips at 姑姑 house on 28/01/2017 and fell on his knees while going to take bus to 外婆 house on 29/01/2017 morning...
5. Week 161 - able to play by himself at the indoor playground within min. supervision - 30/01/2017...
6. Week 161/162 - here comes his 十万个为什么...
7. 16-17/02/2017 -  stomach not feeling well again, lost of appetite. Not drinking milk on 16/02/2017, vomited during school lunch on 17/02/2017, came back home diarrhea... go see GP again... and diagnosed stomach flu...
8. Week 163/164 - pee pee must 扒 (if lying on the bed) or stand up in the diaper... #toilettraining
9. He is incorporating the word "actually" in answering a sentence - 20/02/2017...
10. 1st time poo-ed using the potty and wanted 奶奶 to keep his "sai" and wait until I come back to show me - 21/02/2017...
11. Week 165 - started toilet training from 奶奶 house...
12. He is able to flip, show and tell me the story of "Little Red Hen" - 10/03/2017...

 

27 Jan - Indulging ice-cream before CNY reunion dinner! #week160 #startofeatingjunkies

 

 

05 Feb - Visit to the Pororo Park on CNY 初九! #week162 #cny2017

 

 

05 Feb - "You are Batman's girlfriend. I am Batman's boyfriend." #week162 #thingsnathanielsays

 

 

09 Feb - He requested to have my hairclip clipped onto his hair. #week162

 

 

09 Feb - 2nd shot with my hairclip. #week162

 

 

11 Mar - Saturday's evening at the night safari! #week166

 

 

12 Mar - Was doing car shopping on our anniversary day and he was here poo-ing while standing by the mustang for photo-taking! #week167 #multitaskinglevelup

 

 

18 Mar - Wefie before heading to Disney On Ice! #week167

 

 

18 Mar - His first Disney On Ice! #week167 #disneyonice

 

 

18 Mar - Having a wild time at Art-Zoo with the Lims! #week167

 

 

26 Mar - 灰姑郎 限量版！#week169

 

 

*ps: entries updated as at Week 169!