Jianna at 43 Months

Jianna turned 43 months old on 30 October 2015.

Currently into playing doctor, Jianna would get either Daddy or Mummy to be the patient and 'stay' in her hospital. On a particular occasion, Daddy finally managed to convince her that she could use her soft toys as patients. "Yes, they are sicking!" she announced.

Since the kids were preparing for their kindy concert, Daddy decided to download videos of the songs they would be singing during the concert. Jianna had the part of a camel and there was a dance for them. After watching the video she asked, "Why the camel in the computer never shake the bum-bum?"


[Jianna on a pregnancy simulation... tyring to be like Mummy]


[Jianna having a rest]


[Jianna loves ice-cream]


[Jianna]

Julian at 101 Months Old

Julian turned 101 months old on 28 October 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Easy does it...]


[Julian at USM]


[Julian and Mummy on the train]

Justin at 75 Months

Justin turned 75 months old on 25 October 2015.

Justin has been doing some critical thinking during storytime:

Story#1 The Little Red Hen: The little red hen cut down each stalk of golden wheat with her little scythe.
Justin: How can the little red hen hold the scythe? She doesn't have any hands!

Story#2 The Magic Porridge Pot: When the girl was first given the pot in the woods, she immediately asked the pot to cook. When the porridge was ready, the girl ate up every last bit!
Justin: How did she eat all the porridge? She had no spoon!


[Justin on a bench]


[Justin and his long bean]

Jianna at 42 Months

Jianna turned 42 months old on 30 September 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Jianna]


[Jianna taking her Barney friends for a ride]


[Jianna's message to her Tua Ee and Jee Ee (first and second maternal aunties)]


[Jianna in the cassia seed pit]


[Jianna asleep]

Julian at 100 Months Old

Julian turned 100 months old on 28 September 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Julian]


[Julian loves the tablet]



[Julian at the Delima Mas Cafe, Island Glades]

Justin at 74 Months

Justin turned 74 months old on 25 September 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Justin]


[Justin distracted by cartoons on the TV at the Delima Mas Cafe, Island Glades]

Jianna at 41 Months

Jianna turned 41 months old on 30 August 2015.

Jianna was into playing doctor...
Jianna: Mummy, you are not well. (comes with a stethoscope and puts it to Mummy's tummy). Are you better now?
Mummy: Not really. But I'll be better if you give me a kiss.
Dr. Jianna walks away without a word or a glance and goes to some other toys.
Jianna: You have to take some medicine. ('spoons' Mummy with a tennis racket). There, now you are better! (with a nod and a certain finality in her voice!)
No room for appeals here...BUT... all is not lost. The second time round she obliged the kiss and thereafter offered it as a healing remedy :o).


[Jianna with her brothers' handmade rosaries]


[Jianna with her peg art]


[Jianna lugging some beach toys]

Julian at 99 Months Old

Julian turned 99 months old on 28 August 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Julian admiring flowers on the balcony]


[Julian plays Scrabble!]

Justin at 73 Months

Justin turned 73 months old on 25 August 2015.

While getting the kiddos to bed, Daddy told Justin a funny impromptu bedtime sorry. Then he offered to tell one...
Justin: The End! Bed!
Daddy: ?!
Then bedtime-winding down is prolonged because the kids are in hysterics *slaps forehead*


[Justin on a swiiiing!]


[Justin with one of his peg art creations. What can you see?]


[Justin the thinker]

Jianna at 40 Months

Jianna turned 40 months old on 30 July 2015. Here are some photo updates.


[Jianna at the Transformers exhibition]


[Jianna the explorer monkey wannabe?]


[Jianna lazing in bed]

Julian at 98 Months Old

Julian turned 98 months old on 28 July 2015.

After church, Julian was pleased with our comment that he was a good boy during mass.
Julian: I behaved like Jesus.
Daddy & Mummy: Huh? (*eyebrow raised*)
Julian: Jesus is always good!
Daddy & Mummy: Oh...ok... :o)


[Julian on a deckchair at Kampung Air, Bukit Merah Laketown Resort]

Justin is 6 Years Old!

Justin turned 6 years old on 25 July 2015.


[Justin cutting his birthday cake in an early celebration]


[Justin celebrating on his birthday]

Daddy was watching the "Tree House" episode of Peppa Pig with the kids. For anyone to enter the tree house, Peppa asks for the password: Daddy's big tummy. Justin was amused, and gave Daddy's (big?!) tummy a good whack. Ouch! *Daddy reminds himself to stop those stress eating*

After some time playing plasticine together, Julian suddenly complained that he was hit in the eye by one of Justin's creations.
Justin: ... but he hit me first!
Daddy: If you're hurting each other, then you'll have to settle it yourselves.
Julian: Justin, say "sorry".
Justin: Sorryyyyy...
Julian: Say "sorry" (very many) thousand million times.
Justin: Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, ... (etc.)
After very many "sorrys"...
Julian: It was extremely hard.
Justin: ... but soft...

Daddy & Mummy: *shakes head*

Ceri Kampung

I had always been curious about the local wild cherry tree. There used to be a big tree growing in the small field just opposite my childhood home in Batu Gajah. Back then, I dared not eat the fruit as I was not sure whether it was edible.

It was only recently that I learned that the fruits from the Muntigia calabura tree or ceri kampung (village cherry) tree were edible.

We came across many Muntingia trees along Pantai Bersih in Butterworth that had lots of ripe fruits. We decided to pluck some. The children enjoyed reaching and plucking the fruits.

The ripe fruits tasted very sweet and in some sense overpowering after eating more than a few. We made some jam and this was also difficult to eat to the extent that it was nauseating. Perhaps it's an acquired taste.


[Muntingia fruits]


[Muntingia jam]

Jianna at 39 Months

Jianna turned 39 months old on 30 June 2015.

A Daddy-Daughter conversation...
Daddy: Jianna, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Jianna: I don't know.
Daddy: Do you want to be a teacher, dancer, doctor, engineer, fireman, pilot, artist, ...
Jianna: A princess.
Daddy: ?!?

Jianna usually wants Mummy when it comes to her bedtime routine. After learning a tip about asking narrow and leading questions to get someone to comply to something...
Daddy: Jianna, do you want to brush your teeth or go to the toilet?
Jianna: Mummy
Daddy ?!?


[Jianna]


[Giraffe under-carriage inspection]

Julian at 97 Months Old

Julian turned 97 months old on 28 June 2015.

Daddy was trying to wake Julian up one morning with some difficulty. On one of my last attempts, he responded, "I'm still charging." *slaps forehead*

At the Ulu Legong Hot Springs...
Julian: Mum, did you try the pool over there?
Mummy: No...it's very hot. I can see the smoke coming up.
Julian: That's not smoke! Are you crazy?
Mummy: What do you mean that's not smoke?
Julian: That's steam!
Mummy stands corrected. :o)


[Julian at the Taiping Zoo]


[Julian the budding durian lover]

Justin at 71 Months

Justin turned 71 months old on 25 June 2015.

During a car ride...
Justin: Where are we going, Daddy?
Daddy: We're going to the car wash.
Justin: Why?
Daddy: Because the car is clean. *trying to be sarcastic*
Justin: No! So the car is clean.
Jianna: Because the car is dirty.
Lesson in English or logic?

Just as we were about to go out, it started to rain. Coming up to me, Justin asked, "How do you say 'body' in bahasa?" Having gotten an answer, he declared, "Tidak badan panik!"
He was translating a phrase from a cartoon he watches - 'Nobody panic'!


[Bump down the slide]


[Justin at the cinema]


[Climb!]

Jianna at 38 Months

Jianna turned 38 months old on 30 May 2015. Some photo updates...


[Jianna with Daddy]


[Jianna considers a career in professional drinking]


[Jianna doing the bed-dance]


[Jianna loves a vanilla ice-cream cone]

Julian is 8 Years Old!

Julian turned 8 years old on 28 May 2015. Some photo updates...


[Bithday celebration in Menglembu]


[Birthday celebration at home]


[Julian after school]

Justin at 70 Months

Justin turned 70 months old on 25 May 2015.

This month, Justin asked some interesting questions:
#1 Why numbers don't end?
#2 Why [the] alphabet end[s]?

At his babysitter's, Justin told Uncle, "Pek Kong, you must not open the fridge for 5 hours. If you open the fridge, the hot air will go in." Shortly after, Aunty opened the fridge and found a broken egg at the bottom... This happened at around 4+ in the afternoon. He comes home around 6+ in the evening.

In our daily prayers, we always pray for Ah Kong & Poh Poh - that they may rest in peace. On one of the nights, Justin asked, "When will they rest in peace?" And on another night, he asked, "Will Ah Kong and Poh Poh rise from the dead like Jesus?" When Mummy said 'yes', he asked, "But how will they get out from the grave?"


[Justin engross with a composition]


[Justin playing his composition]