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| Sound of music! |
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| Me and mommy. |
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| Me,mommy and si yi yi(si yi yi does not want to be with us). |
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| Waiting for the show to start. |
Showing posts with label outing. Show all posts
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Saturday, 11 October 2014
20140727 Sound of Music
Thursday, 6 December 2012
20121204 Pandas in Singapore
K went to the zoo with po po, san yee yee and Janice.
Taking a picture with po po while waiting for san yee yee and Janice to turn up. Doesn't she resemble po po slightly?
We went early but as san yee yee and Janice was not there yet, mommy bought the panda tickets for 11am.
K's zoo admission ticket.
Mommy rented a motor scooter for po po and K to ride on. In the end, Janice was also fighting to ride it. :P
Outside the otter enclosure. We stayed for the otter feeding session. The panda enclosure is just next to it.
We are allowed to queue to go in about 10 minutes before 11am. After we went in, there are some enclosure with no creatures inside before we reach the other checkpoint (have to check ticket again so don't lose it!) which we have to queue again. They have a large TV for the visitors to pass their time while waiting.
The first panda. Just lying there.
The enclosure is long rather than deep so that the vistors can see the pandas easily.
The next panda (don't know if this is Kai Kai or Jia Jia) who keeps walking around.
After visiting the pandas (each group is supposed to view for only 15 minutes, with a 5 minute buffer before the next group goes in), we went to the Panda cafe for lunch. The restaurant is not crowded as it was before lunch and only paid visitors (with the admission ticket for the pandas enclosure) can come in.
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| panda bun (red bean bun) |
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| panda cappucino (which is so bland) |
After visiting the pandas, we visited the rest of the zoo (including watching the elephant show which an elephant pooed, and the rainforest fights back show which the gibbon pooed).
Last visit was to the Fragile Forest where K gets to stroke the smooth fur of a lemur.
It started raining at about 5pm (luckily the motor scooter did not stall) and we quickly left the zoo to go back to AMK for KFC (Janice's request) before going home.
It was a very tiring day but K enjoyed it very much (especially when she did not have to walk much) ! :)
Monday, 2 January 2012
20111224 East Coast Park
On Christmas Eve, daddy indulged mommy's whims and the whole family (ok, 3 person only lah) went to East Coast Park for a cycling trip despite the gloomy monsoon weather.
Mommy is always thinking of getting a bicycle with a seat for Kathleen so that she can cycle her to nearby place, but before she put the money down for another bicycle (yes, there is one at home, a impulse buying which was unused because it is too high for mommy and her terrible cycling skills), she needs to know that she can balance with a kid in tow.
Daddy parked the car far away, and it was raining before we walked to the nearest bicycle kisok.
Its been a long time since mommy had been to the beach, and saw that nowadays, the bicycle kisok also rent out 4 wheels 'bicycles' that allows for 2 adults and 2 children, or 4 adults and 2 children. They move really slowly but its a good way for family to cycle together especially for people who cannot balance! :P
Seek shelter and waited for the rain to stop before we rented 2 bicycles, one with a child seat at the front, and one without. Mommy tried to cycle with Kathleen in the child seat, but cannot, so daddy took over. We took a break after 15minutes, and Kathleen just cannot wait to get back onto the bicycle again (despite her earlier reservations as her last experience on an adult bicycle was more than 3 years ago)!
Mommy then took over, and cycle halfway from Area C to the hawker centre before Kathleen asked for a change of rider because mommy is 'too slow'.
Had lunch at the hawker centre before cycling back to Area C when it rained heavily again and we had to stop at the same shelter as before.
At the hawker centre, mommy showed Kathleen her shaking hands as she had not cycled for a long time, and Kathleen laughed and keep imitating mommy's shaking hands.
The rain stopped about 20minutes before the end of the 2 hour rental, and daddy went to exchange the bicycle with the child seat in front to one with the child seat.
This time round, mommy found it easier to cycle, maybe because now her kneecaps are not pointing outwards (as her knees are blocked by the child seat if it is placed in front). So maybe a child seat at the back will be a better choice even though having a child seat in front is safer? Too bad they didn't have those bicycles with a normal black bicycle seat in front for younger children else mommy can try that out too!
All in all, think we cycled for 45 min to 1 hour during the 2 hour rental, the rest of the time being taken by lunch and all the resting due to the heavier rain (we cycled when its just drizzling).
After that, we let K went to the beach for some sand play. And she spent most of her time walking to the sea to get water into her pail, bringing it back to mat area, and then pouring it into the sand.
We also saw a man walking out to sea casting a net to catch fishes (we peeked into his pail, and yes, he got quite a few fishes inside) and a family of older children using a opened inverted umbrella to scoop sea water (errrrrr.....).
Mommy got 'chicken wings syndrome (三姨姨's terms for muscle cramp at the armpit/upper arm area after gripping the bicycle's handle too hard)' on the left arm that day :P
Mommy is always thinking of getting a bicycle with a seat for Kathleen so that she can cycle her to nearby place, but before she put the money down for another bicycle (yes, there is one at home, a impulse buying which was unused because it is too high for mommy and her terrible cycling skills), she needs to know that she can balance with a kid in tow.
Daddy parked the car far away, and it was raining before we walked to the nearest bicycle kisok.
Its been a long time since mommy had been to the beach, and saw that nowadays, the bicycle kisok also rent out 4 wheels 'bicycles' that allows for 2 adults and 2 children, or 4 adults and 2 children. They move really slowly but its a good way for family to cycle together especially for people who cannot balance! :P
Seek shelter and waited for the rain to stop before we rented 2 bicycles, one with a child seat at the front, and one without. Mommy tried to cycle with Kathleen in the child seat, but cannot, so daddy took over. We took a break after 15minutes, and Kathleen just cannot wait to get back onto the bicycle again (despite her earlier reservations as her last experience on an adult bicycle was more than 3 years ago)!
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| trying to get back onto the bicycle while mommy still want to catch her breath |
Had lunch at the hawker centre before cycling back to Area C when it rained heavily again and we had to stop at the same shelter as before.
At the hawker centre, mommy showed Kathleen her shaking hands as she had not cycled for a long time, and Kathleen laughed and keep imitating mommy's shaking hands.
The rain stopped about 20minutes before the end of the 2 hour rental, and daddy went to exchange the bicycle with the child seat in front to one with the child seat.
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| K insisting on climbing onto the adult seat for a photoshoot |
All in all, think we cycled for 45 min to 1 hour during the 2 hour rental, the rest of the time being taken by lunch and all the resting due to the heavier rain (we cycled when its just drizzling).
After that, we let K went to the beach for some sand play. And she spent most of her time walking to the sea to get water into her pail, bringing it back to mat area, and then pouring it into the sand.
We also saw a man walking out to sea casting a net to catch fishes (we peeked into his pail, and yes, he got quite a few fishes inside) and a family of older children using a opened inverted umbrella to scoop sea water (errrrrr.....).
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| pouring sea water into the sea |
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| Many ships at the horizon |
Mommy got 'chicken wings syndrome (三姨姨's terms for muscle cramp at the armpit/upper arm area after gripping the bicycle's handle too hard)' on the left arm that day :P
20111218 Dreams and Reality
National Museum recently had a exhibit Dreams and Reality, which features paintings, drawings and photography from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
And mommy brought Kathleen along when she found out that Passioncard holders are entitled to free entry during a particular 2 week period.
Here are some pictures especially for those who missed it (hardly any publicity or am I really out of touch with this country's happenings?).
Will try to label them correctly but pardon me if they are wrong as most of the photos that I have taken of the description turned out blur due to my lousy hp camera and the dimly lit venue (for ambience, I suppose).
This gorgeous huge picture was one of the first to greet us upon entry.
Some other exhibits in the National Museum.
I enjoyed that silent hour or so inside the exhibit, and the booklet that the museum printed with simple explanation on impressionism does help for a newbie for me. There is even simple questions inside for older children, and an area at the end of the exhibition for children to doodle (with colour pencil and paper provide) and books provided for the visitors to read more about the artists.
While Kathleen did not run around screaming (she does talk too loudly once in a while), she was pretty bored and pretend to read 'The 3 little pigs' from the exhibit booklet. :P Her favourite? The Knight of the flowers, by Georges Rochegrosse, I think mainly because it is one of the most colourful painting in the whole exhibition.
And mommy brought Kathleen along when she found out that Passioncard holders are entitled to free entry during a particular 2 week period.
Here are some pictures especially for those who missed it (hardly any publicity or am I really out of touch with this country's happenings?).
Will try to label them correctly but pardon me if they are wrong as most of the photos that I have taken of the description turned out blur due to my lousy hp camera and the dimly lit venue (for ambience, I suppose).
This gorgeous huge picture was one of the first to greet us upon entry.
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| Young woman on the beach/Jetty - Philip Wilson Steer (1860 - 1942) |
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| Spring - Jean-Francois Millet (1814 - 1875) |
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| Needs no introduction. Starry Night - Vincent Van Gogh |
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| Summer Night - Winslow Homer |
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| The Young Girl and Death - Marianne Stokes |
I enjoyed that silent hour or so inside the exhibit, and the booklet that the museum printed with simple explanation on impressionism does help for a newbie for me. There is even simple questions inside for older children, and an area at the end of the exhibition for children to doodle (with colour pencil and paper provide) and books provided for the visitors to read more about the artists.
While Kathleen did not run around screaming (she does talk too loudly once in a while), she was pretty bored and pretend to read 'The 3 little pigs' from the exhibit booklet. :P Her favourite? The Knight of the flowers, by Georges Rochegrosse, I think mainly because it is one of the most colourful painting in the whole exhibition.
Monday, 7 November 2011
20111105 - 20111107 - Pasir Ris Chalet
After a 2 year break (see here for a posting on the previous chalet), the extended family went for a chalet again.
This time round, the venue is at Costa Sands Pasir Ris Chalet, located near to the Pasir Ris Beach/Park.
二姨姨 and us are the first to arrive, and we checked in into the chalet.
It is a double storey unit with 2 mattresses (like gym mattress) on the lower floor and 2 single beds on the upper floor. And 1 toilet (logistics issue haha). Also comes with 1 table and 4 stools (not stated in the website so we end up bringing 2 stools for the old folks)
Kathleen 'open ceremony' by jumping on the bed on the upper floor.
大姨姨, 三姨姨 and Janice 表姐 are next to arrive. The 姨姨 decided to go to the nearest supermarket to shop for the BBQ food, while 三姨姨 and Janice 表姐 decided to go the library.
Everyone end up going to White Sands. 四姨姨, yy,Charlie and the grandparents also arrived at White Sands and so everyone went back to the chalet together.
The kids end up monopolising the air conditioned room upstairs and using it as their ipad/DS gaming room, exchanging gameset once in a while. This gives the adults enough time to do the BBQing as we do not need to entertain the kids.
The adults started to set up the fire. This time, with ample time (we brought alot of cakes from outside, and also bought muah chee, tu tu from White sands so everyone is quite full and not hungry so we have time to slowly set up the fire).
大姨姨 brought a induction cooker and used it to cook pasta and heat up pasta tomato for everyone, especially the kids. 二姨姨 brought her teppanyaki set as contingency but luckily the weather is good and did not rain.
The food are well cooked this time, with only some chicken wings burnt. The adults take turn to BBQ and eat, and 大姨姨 (as usual) cook her 拿手好菜 - frying vegetables (including 豆苗 and bean sprouts) using little 'plates' folded using aluminum foil.
After we have finished eating the BBQ food, Uncle James left due to work, and its time for birthday celebration! Charlie and Kathleen are both November babies and they share a birthday cake.
As usual, the kids have some glow sticks time after that.
After having the birthday cake, the grandparents, 大姨姨 and daddy left. The rest of the people then take turns to bathe (taking a longggg time, but the TV is showing that Vampire movie, which takes out abit of the boredom) (I have to say, the 2 leads' acting, especially Kristen Stewart's, is terrible) and then went out for a walk to Downtown East (and buying 3-in-1 Milo) around midnight.
As the lower floor does not have any air con. We tried to squeeze everyone into the room upstairs by bringing the 2 gym mattresses upstairs. So end up, Janice, Kathleen, Charlie, Nicole and 二姨姨 slept on the mattresses upstairs, while mommy, Julia, 四姨姨, Yuan Yuan sleep on the gym mattress, while the healthiest/most physically active 三姨姨 slept on the sleeping bag.
The air con was very cold at night (it was only the next day that daddy discovered the hidden panel which allows us to change the temperature), and it rained the whole night. So everyone (well the skinny adults) felt very cold. And it was so cold, the adults had to go to the toilet at night. :P
The funny thing was, in the middle of the night, mommy looked up and noticed that Kathleen and Charlie had kicked off their blanket, so she covered up Charlie again, and carried Kathleen down to the gym mattress so that it is easier for her to make sure that Kathleen is well covered. Then, Charlie started tossing and turning (and she had this habit of sitting up and FALLING back onto the bed) and Janice, not realising that Kathleen was already transferred to another bed, keep shouting 'Oi, Yan yan, don't kick me' Mommy replied a few times that Kathleen is already 'down there' but Janice still think that the troublemaker is Kathleen! :P
The next day, we had breakfast (alot of leftover from the cakes that we bought for tea the night before, with the Milo) in the chalet before going out. 二姨姨 distributed lollipops to the kids, and they eat while they walked to the park.
After finishing the lollipops, we went back to the chalet to rent bicycles. Charlie and Kathleen rented bicycles with training wheels, while 三姨姨, Julia, Nicole, Janice and Yuan yuan rented 2 wheeled bicycles.
Julia, Nicole and Yuan yuan are learning how to ride. Yuan yuan managed to learn how to balance within 15 minutes, which surprised 四姨姨 as she had tried teaching him a few times before, but the carefree atmosphere at the park with his favourite cousin seemed to help. Julia and Nicole did not manage to learn, and not-so-good bicycles did not help.
After cycling, we all went back to the chalet and reward ourselves with potong ice cream! :)
Then went for a swim in the pool!
After that, we went back to the chalet again and had instant noodles for lunch, using the water kettle-cum-noodle cooker that mommy had brought (each round can cook 2.5 packs, not bad!).
After that, the rest of the 姨姨 and kids left (after helping to pack most of the things), leaving Kathleen and daddy and mommy. Kathleen went for a nap. The plan was to go for another round of cycling after she had woken up since daddy was not there in the morning, but by the time we reached the bicycle shop, it was 6.30pm and they are preparing to close for the day (closing time is 7pm). Very disappointed :(
So off we went to Downtown East for McDonald's dinner. After that, we walked around E!Hub for a while and watch some bowling games (Kathleen like to watch bowling) before heading back to the chalet.
The next day, we woke up early, packed the remaining stuff, checked out, and went home. Tiring weekend, but with good memories that hopefully will last for a long time. :)
p/s 三姨姨 later sms-ed and said that Janice had 'chicken wings syndrome' - pain below armpits after flapping her arms too much while cycling. :P
This time round, the venue is at Costa Sands Pasir Ris Chalet, located near to the Pasir Ris Beach/Park.
二姨姨 and us are the first to arrive, and we checked in into the chalet.
It is a double storey unit with 2 mattresses (like gym mattress) on the lower floor and 2 single beds on the upper floor. And 1 toilet (logistics issue haha). Also comes with 1 table and 4 stools (not stated in the website so we end up bringing 2 stools for the old folks)
Kathleen 'open ceremony' by jumping on the bed on the upper floor.
大姨姨, 三姨姨 and Janice 表姐 are next to arrive. The 姨姨 decided to go to the nearest supermarket to shop for the BBQ food, while 三姨姨 and Janice 表姐 decided to go the library.
Everyone end up going to White Sands. 四姨姨, yy,Charlie and the grandparents also arrived at White Sands and so everyone went back to the chalet together.
The kids end up monopolising the air conditioned room upstairs and using it as their ipad/DS gaming room, exchanging gameset once in a while. This gives the adults enough time to do the BBQing as we do not need to entertain the kids.
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| see the sleeping bags in the foreground - KSism :P |
They marinated the raw food while the fire is being started. This time round, there is fish, teppanyaki pork, chicken patty, sausages, taiwanese sausages, beef (for the beef eaters, we cook them separately using a different tongs as 婆婆 and some of us do not take beef), chicken wings, fishball, crab stick, 豆苗, bean sprouts, onions, etc
大姨姨 brought a induction cooker and used it to cook pasta and heat up pasta tomato for everyone, especially the kids. 二姨姨 brought her teppanyaki set as contingency but luckily the weather is good and did not rain.
The food are well cooked this time, with only some chicken wings burnt. The adults take turn to BBQ and eat, and 大姨姨 (as usual) cook her 拿手好菜 - frying vegetables (including 豆苗 and bean sprouts) using little 'plates' folded using aluminum foil.
After we have finished eating the BBQ food, Uncle James left due to work, and its time for birthday celebration! Charlie and Kathleen are both November babies and they share a birthday cake.
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| Yuan yuan joining in to cut the cake and dictate where to cut |
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| Enjoying the cake on the stairway |
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| Glowsticks time! |
As the lower floor does not have any air con. We tried to squeeze everyone into the room upstairs by bringing the 2 gym mattresses upstairs. So end up, Janice, Kathleen, Charlie, Nicole and 二姨姨 slept on the mattresses upstairs, while mommy, Julia, 四姨姨, Yuan Yuan sleep on the gym mattress, while the healthiest/most physically active 三姨姨 slept on the sleeping bag.
The air con was very cold at night (it was only the next day that daddy discovered the hidden panel which allows us to change the temperature), and it rained the whole night. So everyone (well the skinny adults) felt very cold. And it was so cold, the adults had to go to the toilet at night. :P
The funny thing was, in the middle of the night, mommy looked up and noticed that Kathleen and Charlie had kicked off their blanket, so she covered up Charlie again, and carried Kathleen down to the gym mattress so that it is easier for her to make sure that Kathleen is well covered. Then, Charlie started tossing and turning (and she had this habit of sitting up and FALLING back onto the bed) and Janice, not realising that Kathleen was already transferred to another bed, keep shouting 'Oi, Yan yan, don't kick me' Mommy replied a few times that Kathleen is already 'down there' but Janice still think that the troublemaker is Kathleen! :P
The next day, we had breakfast (alot of leftover from the cakes that we bought for tea the night before, with the Milo) in the chalet before going out. 二姨姨 distributed lollipops to the kids, and they eat while they walked to the park.
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| Julia and Kathleen walking together and enjoying their lollipops |
Julia, Nicole and Yuan yuan are learning how to ride. Yuan yuan managed to learn how to balance within 15 minutes, which surprised 四姨姨 as she had tried teaching him a few times before, but the carefree atmosphere at the park with his favourite cousin seemed to help. Julia and Nicole did not manage to learn, and not-so-good bicycles did not help.
After cycling, we all went back to the chalet and reward ourselves with potong ice cream! :)
Then went for a swim in the pool!
After that, we went back to the chalet again and had instant noodles for lunch, using the water kettle-cum-noodle cooker that mommy had brought (each round can cook 2.5 packs, not bad!).
After that, the rest of the 姨姨 and kids left (after helping to pack most of the things), leaving Kathleen and daddy and mommy. Kathleen went for a nap. The plan was to go for another round of cycling after she had woken up since daddy was not there in the morning, but by the time we reached the bicycle shop, it was 6.30pm and they are preparing to close for the day (closing time is 7pm). Very disappointed :(
So off we went to Downtown East for McDonald's dinner. After that, we walked around E!Hub for a while and watch some bowling games (Kathleen like to watch bowling) before heading back to the chalet.
The next day, we woke up early, packed the remaining stuff, checked out, and went home. Tiring weekend, but with good memories that hopefully will last for a long time. :)
p/s 三姨姨 later sms-ed and said that Janice had 'chicken wings syndrome' - pain below armpits after flapping her arms too much while cycling. :P
Sunday, 18 September 2011
20110809 zoo
The cousins went to the zoo on National Day. The zoo was super crowded when we first arrived, which is not surprising as it was a public holiday.
We walked into the zoo, seeing exhibits along the way before reaching the elephant enclosure for the elephant show.
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| The elephants pretending to be helicopters with their trunks as the propellers |
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| water break after the elephant show |
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| Looking bored while waiting for Janice |
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| Posing for photo with the snake around Janice's neck |
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| yy given a chance to touch the snake too |
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| Even si yiyi (4th aunt) give it a try! |
We then walk some more before going to the KFC at the waterplay area for late lunch. It was crowded but luckily we managed to get some seats close together. After lunch, it was waterplay! There are so many people that the water looks dirty (blackish in colour) but the kids are oblivious to that. They spent at least one hour there playing non stop.
Kathleen initially only wanted to play the slides (handsome young man helping out there which she still talked about now :P) (very nice of the zoo to send crew there to maintain order) but with Charlie around, she was still adventurous enough to run around the other water features and even sit on the foam ground waiting for water to pour down from the buckets above!
Kathleen initially only wanted to play the slides (handsome young man helping out there which she still talked about now :P) (very nice of the zoo to send crew there to maintain order) but with Charlie around, she was still adventurous enough to run around the other water features and even sit on the foam ground waiting for water to pour down from the buckets above!
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| She went down this slide at least 50 times? |
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| Running through the rings spraying water. It looks as if Kathleen is pulling Charlie along, but in actual fact, she is just more afraid of the spraying water than her cousin and therefore run faster :P |
It was such a hot and crowded day that when the yee yees went back to KFC to buy more drinks, they found out that most of the drinks have been sold out (bad planning on KFC's part)!
After the waterplay, we went for the newly revamped show at the water play area. The animals are still not very familiar with their parts, and it was funny seeing the crew unable to make the dogs do whatever they are supposed to do, and one dog even pee-ed in front of the audience! :P
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