Xplorer @ AMK Hub

We went to another indoor playgrd for Jaden.. Xplorer at AMK Hub... Wow, i realised that Spore really koe how to earn money... kids indoor playgrd entrance fees are never cheap! haha!

I still prefer Fidgets actually... Xplorer seems nicer than Peek-a-boo.. Tats my own opinion. Jaden had great time at Xplorer... Tat he refused to go when it's time to go back.. Cried n struggled!

I am curious to bring him to the new indoor playgrd at Suntec... Go-go bambini oso haven go b4.. Will try it out 1 day... Most prob next mth when holiday starts. I'm sure Jaden will like it..

I always hope Jaden can b more adventurous. Though he always stick to the ball pool, but after some time, at least he is willing to get out n explore other parts of the playgrd. Unlike in the past, he would just play at the ball pool, all e way til time to go home.

It was a nice experience to AMK. we seldom wish to travel so far.. Unless is i suggest, or else hubby would not wana go or explore.. Jaden must train more on his fine motor skills, still not s good. His running is good lah, i can say. Run real fast. I must b fit n quick enough, or else cannot catch up with him loh.. I must have become fatter, or else i won't feel so tired n hot so easily loh. All thanks to my itchy hand to start tidbits again. Serves me right for not being able to slim down. but luckily, i am born petite, won't b tat fat after all, but still cannot take for granted, must try to control. If not, how i can catch up with my boys, esp when Jav now still cannot stand or walk. When he reaches that running stage, i'll b in trouble! haha!

Sometimes, i do hope that hubby can b more patient towards Jaden. He fusses abit, hubby will say next time dun come again. I told him cannot say like tat. Jaden needs to learn. He is 3.5 years old liao, more sensible compared to e past. Cannot always see him throw temper abit n say next time dun come again. He cannot learn like tat. But after awhile he was ok n was playing happily. Wat matters is, he is happy.. To me, happiness n health are my priorities. If he is healthy n happy, he can perform better n follow better.

Indoor playgrd good is, he can get used to many children in the same area, n with lots of noise. He is not resistant to ppl in e playgrd, but i do hope 1 day to see him play together with other kids, n communicate with them.

2012 May issue Mother&Baby magazine

As i mentioned in my prev post about Fri the 13th, when i tot everything happening that day might not b smooth, n something made me feel happy again, n this was it...

Received a call b4 my lesson ob on 13th Fri, it was from the Mother&Baby magazine.. They told me that they were selecting Javier's picture to appear in their magazine for the coming issue, asked me about Jav's weight n size of pampers that he is wearing.

I was over the moon of course... I told my colleagues, even if that day was v bad, i dun care, coz this phone call had made my day!

Submitted his picture a few weeks ago.. Didn't expect to be selected.. Haha, it was really great!

I waited so impatiently for this month's issue to be out, til yesterday it finally was on the shelf. I quickly went to buy it, n opened the plastic bag to see.. Yah, my 2nd prince was inside the magazine.. I actually had forgotten which picture i sent in.. hahaaha... Showed it to hubby n my PILs...

Jaden used to appear in this mag too, n he appeared when he was only 1 month old. Haha. I dun bring them for any kind of competition or watsoever. I only send in photos to see if their pic will b selected to appear in the magazine tats all. It was still a good memory. I kept the page, just like wat i did to Jaden's pages.

My boys are growing up too fast.. n i felt great to see them happy n smiling all e time. My tiredness is nothing when i see them. I hope such memories can cheer them up when they r older!

Kyrine's 1-year-old birthday

Little Kyrine turns exactly 1 today... She is born on the same 21st day of the month as Jaden, 2.5years younger...

As usual, they held e party at Guilin View function room. It was raining since midnite n luckily the rain stopped when we reached ard 1+.. phew.. Jaden got to play with the water. Cannot avoid thw ater area coz e function room is surrounded by many pools. Jaden had his share of playing the water.

After which, he could njoy himself at the function room til it's time to cut cake n we even had e chance to eat food n cake too, n of course some photo taking. We did not buy any gifts, bcoz dunno what Kyrine has n wat she doesn't have, so give angbao is the most practical thing... I actually prefer to give angbao oso lah, n to accept ang baos too.. haha!

Javier was v tired, so we had to go off 1st. Reached home for ard 10min, Jav actually started his nap. I tried letting Jaden nap too, though i wasn't confident that he would nap as he got up v late this morn at ard 10am+.. But mayb playing water tired him out, he actually napped too... we 4 had a chance to rest...

Compared to the prev occasion, when it was Kyrine's full mth, which was oso held there was a disaster as Jaden was dying to go n play water. We couldn't agree to him coz it was raining then. Hubby was v angry with Jaden as he was throwing tantrums n crying loudly. Phew, today he was behaving well...

We wore our 1st set of family tees.... the set that we 4 will wear. Previously bcoz only Jaden 1 child, but now with his younger bro, we had to buy another set. I shall think what we should wear when it's Javier's 1st bday party. Let me think abt it. I'm still in the midst of planning for his bday party. Every detail i must plan properly. But dun expect anything exaggerate ya... I'm a down-to-earth person. hahahaha!

We r glad that we did not leave the place with an angry face! haha! Kyrine, please grow up to b a good n healthy girl ok?

Friday the 13th

Yesterday, in the month of April, we met up with Friday the 13th!!!!!! Myths tat this day will b an unlucky day.. I tot it will happen to me as well.

I did not realise it, n placed my napfa duty on that day, gotta b in sch latest by 7.15am... I oso did not realised abt this day tat i booked my lesson observation with my 3rd boss, whom is 2nd VP, with my horrible P2 class. I must b a commando to choose this class over my P1...

My throat wasn't feeling v well this week, initially tot of postponing the lesson ob, but 2nd thoughts, aiya might as well quickly get it done asap, as long as no need to re-plan for another lesson ob, i dun care how many marks she gives or how low she is going to rank me! My RO, told me he couldn't make it for my lesson ob, but yest suddenly he just appeared. Well, might as well. No need to plan another 1 just for him.

After the lesson, we went to look for her for post-conference. She gave alot of suggestions n her opinions. I finally heard from some1 high up there with constructive comments. This is wat the person who is teaching will not realise, only people observe from another angle can tell. But ultimately, she did not mention any about re-doing another lesson ob, phew! Whatever. Pass, or low pass or wat, never mind. As long as she did not fail me, i'm happy!

Received a call from Mother&Baby. Well, it's good news! Shall reveal more abt this matter. Upon hearing from them, even if i'm tired, or watever, it doesn't matter, coz I'm happy enuf!

I tot yesterday might not b smooth, so i actually wore all black.. haha! Well, it's not so black afterall.

Javier is 7 months old!

Our 2nd prince Javier, turns 7 months old today! Yippee!

The weather today wasn't tat good. It was having a downpour in the afternoon, n Jaden was scared to stiff as the thunder was loud! He covered his ears n were scared.. Javier after awhile of the loud thunder sounds, woke up too.

Javier til now cannot sit, n he is rather lazy i can say. Haha... he prefers to be carried! But compared to Jaden ard this age that time, Javier is considered slow. Well, just continue to b patient bah. I'm sure he will catch up soon.

I did not measure his height n weight. I'm sure he is of the acceptable range. I think it's his bones which r heavy, made him look big.

There are people who tot that Javier is a girl... Does he look like one? I dun think so. I told hubby, though his eyes r big, but doesn't mean he look like a girl! It's obviously that he has a boyish look, isn't it?

Now, he likes to scream alot, n make alot of noise. He can scream n scream til he choked by his saliva. Haha. When he hears my voice, but did not see me, he will start to scream n then whine.. He is rather noisy, hahahahahaha! He is v nagging too, esp when he wanted to sleep, sounds like chanting. When he wants to sleep, he may oso scream. My sis said he is exploring his voice. Oh isit? Well, let's just treat it as YES.

Soon, will b reaching his 1st bday. I have yet to really sit down n plan. Still waiting n thinking of how to hold n wat i want etc. Actually dun plan to celebrate, but i told myself, if his actual bday lies in a wkend then i will hold a party for him. Went to see the calendar, yes it is a weekend. I have to keep my word. It's also to b fair lah, coz korkor 1st bday got hold party mah. but most prob will not invite too many ppl. Still need some careful planning lah.

I'm enjoying my time with him, n of course Jaden. Sleeping with them, bathe them, play with them, change them, feed them etc are parts of bonding. Although they r of totally diff character n appearance, but i love them still. I try to b fair, though it's hard to balance. He has a loving brother who likes to carry n sayang hi, n on the other hand likes to bully him by throwing a ball on his head. I just hope our boys will b close n in gd relations with every1 around them. Health is still the most impt thing tat i always wish for. Hope my boys b healthy always. Happy 7 months old, our dear Javier!

My busy schedule is coming soon!

As i expected, my busy schedule is finally coming. To b more exact, i tot abt it n the busy days will come from Monday onwards, all e way til the end of the school term in November.

I have many ongoing projs on hand, n count here count there, i wont have much time to b free or relax. Sometimes i do feel tat i deserve to have a break, from work n from everything. How I wish I can make a trip overseas just to play, but we couldn't bear to leave the boys like tat..

Mon need to work with my colleague on the speech n drama stuff, have not decided which company to choose, n need to work with them regarding logistics n planning of time slots for the classes, rehearsals etc. This speech n drama if no delay, shld start the week after next. It's ongoing all the way til Oct for P2 for the drama fest, n P1 in Nov.

My fund raising event Rice Dumpling Festival will b held in May 15th, date further to b confirmed. Gotta start calling the supplier to find out the price etc. I've done up the duty list for my members n later will send to them. This mth end most prob gotta start doing up the order list n collecting orders.

Lesson study, which started ard 2.5weeks ago, is an ongoing thing too, tat will only end when the whole sch term ends in Nov, I'm the P1 co-leader. I volunteered to collate all the infor n documents. Aniway, bcoz i dun like things to b scattered abit here n there, so might as well collate, to make things easier for me too. I like things n info to b organised.

CME cluster sharing. I'm 1 of the presenter to represent the school to go for sharing. I've done my part of presentation for the video-taking 2weeks ago. The presentation will b in late June, a Sat. There goes my Sat again. Need to start discussing with my other 2 colleagues as in how to choose n do our presentation for that. This is a headache, as I think we r heading nowhere. I cannot convince myself abt the rationale of this proj, so i dunno how to convince other listeners tat day who come from other schools. We r just being arrowed to do the proj n kanna the biggest role tat is to b the presenter.

Mid-autumn Festival. I'm 1 of the committee member for this big function in our school. Duties unknown yet, June will have a meeting, or mayb a few meetings. As in wat i need to do, gotta wait n see.

All these dun include our usual teaching n markings. Well, no much time to mark actually. Rush like mad. Every mth i will b busy with some things that i have on hand. Everyday when I felt so tired n haggard, the moment i see my boys, i can b more energetic. I have to be, coz i need to accompany them n play with them. Need to coax them sleep 1st b4 i do. How I wish I can more multi-task. Well, I'm not superwoman or wonderwoman. I just hope the things tat I do is of a purpose n meaningful. Dun do for the sake of doing. But many ppl are doing that. Tats the sad life n goals.

I have to start to think of the coming future. Is this wat I really want? If i really wish to strive, i may need to neglect my family. To me, i find it hard to balance. I wonder how others manage to do it. Mayb i am not efficient enuf. If to balance or a preference, my mind would b at home. I work hard this yr coz i wana prove to myself i can do it still now, it's a matter whether i want or not. I just hope i dun get drowned by all these stuff, dun kill my resolution ok?

Four-some weekend

This weekend was rather different from the other wkends... We face one another for 24/7 this whole wkend!

With a light sleeper infant n a noisy toddler at home, it made things not easy... Jaden speaks loudly, n it always wakes his younger bro up whenever he needs a nap.. End up Jav v cranky n noisy..

We kept telling Jaden to lower down his volume, n even ask him to keep quiet.. but he couldn't control himself, haha! Jav was angry n was screaming, end up wat? Jaden said loudly "keep quiet"! Well, i bursted out laughing of course...

Jaden though naive, but luckily he loves his brother. Now, when we ask him to carry Jav, he would gladly wanted to, but still learning. Of course we r not going to really let him carry Jav, as both of them r still so young n insensible... Just to let them bond better by putting them in body contact, n Jaden likes it.. Haha.. though at time, he would take his coloured ball n throw at his younger brother. Well, it's part of their growing up bah..

At nite, I acc Jaden to sleep in the MBR, while hubby sleeps with Jav in the other room.. Though there was an unhappy event happened yest evening, but i chose not to probe further. I just hope that hubby can b more 'responsible' when it comes to taking care of kids.

Jaden now can count better using his fingers when we asked him how many are there in the pictures in a flashcard. Sometimes he can try to b funny loh... Javier, on the other side, going to b 7 months old, cannot sit yet, screams alot n v nagging infant.. haha. Time spent really in quality this weekend. Though is tiring as they still couldn't sleep thru, but at least they can sleep for a long time in the midnite b4 the feed. I hope the boys can b closer to hubby, esp Jaden. It takes time i understand. Well, at least hubby is better compared to other dads who simply bo chup.. I shld b grateful, but Man is greedy. Haha.

Tmr is a start of the week again, n i need to fasten up my belt again to restart engine!! Hope April can be a better month!! Jia You!