2012 school concert

sigh...what a mess. This year's school concert coincidentally fall on the day we come back from Singapore. when i saw the memo, i tried to hint Kelvin that why not he skip this year's school concert and immediately he gave me a big NO NO. He told me this is his last year in kindy and he NEED and MUST participate in the school concert.

As for Kaitlyn, she seems to still not fully understand on what is this about even though she participated in last year's school concert. To my girl, it's just a dancing time. LOL!

Few days ago, my boy come back happily and told me that teacher wants him to act the "bomoh" character in this year's school concert. I really laugh out loud and asked him of all, why he being chosen to be a "bomoh". He kept ask me to show him how a "bomoh" looks like, what does "bomoh" do and how does "bomoh" talk.........

Today, i received a call from school principal telling me that Kelvin most probably wont get to participate in the acting because the group will be having a intensive training during the week where we will be in Singapore. Oh no !!! Now, my little boy may not know about this yet, and hope that when teacher pass this message to him, he will take it positively and wont feel disappointing. And yes, he will still take part in this year's school concert, instead of acting, he will join the other group dancing.

And keep my fingers crossed that, our returning flight will be on time because the kids need to take the short nap before the school concert at night, i am more worry with Kaitlyn because if she's lack of sleep, she will become a cranky girl, LOL!

photo of my sweeties

Time to mess up the kitchen

Yesterday was a bad day for people at Bandar Acheh in Indonesia because earthquake strike their area. And since there's so many people kept sending message saying not to go anywhere besides staying home, so after dinner, we headed back home.

Since the night still young, and both of you still very energetic, and i suddenly thought of making milo biscuit cake, so i told both of you to get ready with your apron and i have a secret assignment for both of you. In no time, both of you get ready with your apron and wait for me instruction.

As i don't have a rolling pin, so i gave each of them a water tumble to roll the biscuit. Each of them get 10 pcs of biscuit from me, 1 zip lock bag as well as 1 water tumble. I requested them to put the biscuit one by one into the zip lock back and roll it with the water tumble. See, the 2 little helper so focused working on their assigned task.

While they are working on their part, i am busy at the kitchen heating up the butter, mixing the milo and condensed milk. After a while, here's the final result from them. Both happily pose for daddy.

Now, it's my turn to work. I add the smashed biscuit into the mixture of butter, milo and condensed milk, stir for a while, cool it down, then pour it into a container to be refrigerated. As of this morning, the cake still a bit soft, as it's suppose to be harder a bit. Maybe my fridge is not cold enough?? LOL!

If you like to try this on your own, you may find the recipe from Nigella's site. I found it easy for lazy people like me as it doesn't need any baking, so less washing of equipment needed.

First tremor experience for the kids

Yesterday we experienced tremor due to earthquake at Bandar Acheh, Indonesia. The first tremor was at around 430pm when both of them having their afternoon nap, so they don't feel it.

The second tremor happened around 6:55pm, during that time, Kelvin is attending his Taekwondo class in the room while me and Kaitlyn is at the living room. As soon as i feel the tremor, i looked at my little girl, and found that she looked at me with a confused face. Obviously she doesn't know what is happening, so i explain to her what is happening and after a while, she told me that she still feel that herself is moving left and right, LOL! I then asked me to stand up and walk around, and i re-check with her whether she still feel that she's moving left and right or not, she told me NOPE.

As soon as Kelvin finished his Taekwondo class, i asked whether he feel the tremor and he told me that he did. He said he was unable to balance himself well during the tremor, LOL! Am not sure whether he did feel it or not. But at least now, both of them know what is tremor.

Kelvin's yellow belt grading

It's APRIL FOOL day and guess what we are doing?? We are going to Penang United Taekwondo Society for Kelvin's color belt grading. Yes, we were there last Dec for his white -> yellow color belt grading, and this time, it's for yellow 1 -> yellow 2 color belt grading.

We waked up very early, get ourselves ready and wake my sweet little boy up, and with his blur blur face, we went out for breakfast. We reached the grading place around 8:50am and it's already quite crowded.

 At around 9am, the taekwondo master in charged request all to be seated and the session start with some warm up and talking from the master in charged.

 

After while belt grader finish their grading, ti's yellow belt's graders turn. Start with yellow 1, and phew, else my poor boy already feel bored as he doesn't get to run around at Dojang.

 

It was quite fast and i am busy snapping photo here and there and at the same time feel so anxious. My boy looks steady and i guess i am just over worry, LOL! We shall know the result in another week or so, good luck, my little sweet boy!

My little girl

She deosn't know lots of word yet...but she just love reading, but what amaze me is, her memory is quite strong, she can more or less remember the some of the sentences in the story book that we used to read for her.

Nowadays, her favorite pass time activities will be typing and puzzle. when we were at my parents house, she will hijack either ah kong or ah ma's computer for typing, and when we are at our house, most of the time she will hijack my laptop. and almost everyday and night, she will need to play with her snowman puzzle for few times, else she will feel her day is incomplete without touching the puzzle, LOL!

It's bed time

When i tell them, "it's bed time, pls go to the room and sleep"...
and most of the time, they will...

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First, they will need to do some before sleep warm up...yes, warm themselves up so that they don't need to use blanket at nite, LOL!

 Then, they will tell me that they need to read book, do puzzle, all sort of reading activities will get kick start.

But mot of the time, i need to tell them to keep the book, go brush their teeth and get ready to sleep. I know i am bad, but o choice, coz the mummy already exhausted with her super boring job and no more energy for them. Wish i could do it better though. And sometimes, i do wish that i can turn myself back to a kid and enjoy my life as a kid.