Sunday, July 12, 2009
Little Jack is ONE!Today, our Little Jack turns ONE!
- His character is similar to Little Luke
- He is very close to his grandfather than anyone else
- He rarely laugh (except if you give him a taste of your food)
- He starts walking at about 9 months (even before he can stand by himself)
- He put up a serious face all the time
- He is definitely not a pushover
- He likes to watch TV with Little Sean
- His favourite TV shows are Wiggles and Cars (The Movie)
- He dislike being wrapped up in his car-seat
- He is very prone to flu problems (this adds to his mother's guilt of only breast-feeding him six months)
- He enjoys going out in the stroller with his grandfather every evening
- and a million other things we love about him...
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Monday, July 06, 2009
Little Luke is Five!Today, our Little Luke turns five!
- He has been the perfect son that anyone could have for the first three years, and a little more than naughty for the past two years.
- He is the smartest (and that includes the most cunning) among his siblings.
- He is always annoyed all the time.
- He learns quickly and therefore is easily bored.
- He likes to kick his younger brothers.
- He can never sit down quietly for more than 1 minute.
- He loves company and hates being alone.
- He is outgoing and likes socializing with people.
- He can always sense weakness in people (especially his parents).
- He takes his medicine with little persuasion.
- He never holds grudges.
- He is really really forgetful!
- He is very generous (he gives away his stationary to his classmates all the time)!
- He is the perfect type of Big Brother anyone can expect to protect his younger
and weakersiblings! - and a million other things we love about him...
Happy Birthday boy!
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Little Sean is Two!Today, our Little Sean turns two!
- He has been the perfect son that anyone could have for the past two years.
- He always put on a big smile and gives me a hug everyday without fail (when I come back from work).
- He is happy all the time.
- He is constantly spreading joy to everyone.
- He can play with his toy without any supervision.
- He is obsessed with cars!
- He loves to watch the movie "Cars"!
- He doesn't mind the constant harassment by his older brother.
- He never bullies his younger brother.
- He listens and obeys almost every instruction.
- He sits in his own car seat (with seat belt on) quietly.
- He loves pointing to cars on the road and say "Car car!"
- He is the exact opposite of his elder brother :P
- and a million other things we love about him...
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Not A Dull MomentLast Friday, J and I both took leave to attend our first Parents-Teachers Day at Little Skywalker's kindergarten. We chose to miss the last session (end of last year) as he was only enrolled for 2 months. This time around, we get a chance to learn how he did in his exams, and more importantly, how he behaves in the classroom.
A little background on Little Skywalker's journey to kindergarten. We enrolled him to a newly opened kindergarten early last year. It was a tough 2 months as he was really reluctant to get up in the morning and refused to go. His attendance was at best 3 days in a week. We decided to call it quit in March before he cultivates a lasting fear of going to school. It was still one year too early back then.
Then came September 2008, J and I decided to give him another go at a different kindergarten. We started off the right foot as we were invited for a Mooncake Festival party at the kindy prior to his first day at school. The party managed to change his attitude towards going to school. He came to think school as a fun place to be. It was almost smooth sailing from then on (although he experiences Monday blues from time to time).
Speaking of exams, we decided not to pile any pressure on Little Skywalker. We did not even wanted him to know what exams are really about. We just let him get on with his daily homework and activities (although my parents did helped him to do some revision) a week prior to his exams. We even brought him to Genting a day before his exams started.
Basically, we wanted to know if he managed to learn enough in school to help him pass his exams. We weren't quite bothered about anything else as he seems to be able to finish all his homework by himself with little help. In fact, he tends to be slower if others try to "help" him. He tends to talk and ask a lot of unnecessary stuff when others are at his side. I have to remind J time and time again not to "coach" him on his school work.Coming back to the original topic, we brought Little Skywalker to meet his teacher last Friday morning. We were quite lucky as most of the parents had their sessions much earlier and we did not have to wait. A jolly and friendly Indian lady waiting in his classroom greeted us and invited us (along with #2) to have a seat at those tiny little chairs meant for the 5-year olds.
To start off with, Ms Josephine handed Little Skywalker's "report card" and a file containing all his exam papers. Little Skywalker was his active self around his teacher. He kept running around the school looking for his favourite teacher, Ms Judy (who was in another session in a separate classroom) while we talk to Ms Josephine.
Ms Josephine began by telling us how "lively" Little Skywalker was in the classroom (not surprisingly). She told us that Little Skywalker always like to "hide" under the table looking through his bag. He was the most talkative student in the class compared to his peers. He would be flipping through the pages by himself when everyone else was reading. At first, she thought he did not know how to read. But when Little Skywalker was asked to read alone, he surprised her!
On his classroom antics, Ms Josephine relayed one funny incident that happened in the classroom. Little Skywalker was "busy talking" to his friends while class was in progress. She called out to him for attention. To her surprise, he replied with an annoyed expression on his face "Whaaaaat?". All of us did not know whether to laugh or cry over the story. Anyway, we told her that he does not behave any differently in school than how he does at home.On his results, he did surprisingly well in all his papers (straight As, LOL!), especially with mathematics. We were surprised that his weakest subject was Mandarin, as his spoken language is 60% Mandarin at home. The teachers were not worried about his grades. We were told his performance was on par with other students in his class. Anyway, we were just happy he did not "fail" anything.
Despite his "mischievous" antics in the classroom, he remains a joyful and active boy in the eyes of his teachers. Ms Judy's left us with a heart-warming remark "The class would certainly be dull and boring without him"...
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Friday, May 08, 2009
Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut - Beach FunThe beach at Damai Laut was clean, beautiful and sandy. #1 always love to play with the sand along the beach but #2 prefers his feet dry and clean. He made some noise when we took his slippers off. Anyway, I got him to accompany (the lazy) me relaxing on the wooden beach bed...
To be continued...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
Support 1BlackMalaysia Day!!
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut - Pool FunOur boys are definitely into swimming. They just love to play with water (bath-tub, swimming pool, water hose, in the rain etc.). Most of their time were spent in the pools, thanks to the sunny weather...
To be continued...
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut - AccomodationThanks to Twinsmum's SIL (Pat), we got a good deal for our vacation to Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut. It was supposed to be "integrated" into my itinerary for my business trip to Ipoh. Unfortunately, I ended up making two trips (more about the second trip later) to Perak for two consecutive weeks due to a change of schedule for my business trip (it just means that we have to pay extra toll and gas for our vacation).
The resort was located quite remotely (almost 10 minutes drive from the main road and 20 minutes from Lumut town) and the road leading to it was very narrow. We were very surprised to see such a beautiful golf resort after driving through some thick palm oil estate. It was well worth it!
Our seaview room was very spacious even for the four of us (Little Jack did not come along) and the view were spectacular. It has a very nice swimming pool with a man-made waterfall. You can see the Pangkor Island across the sea as you walk along the long stretch of their private beach. The resort even has a private Jetty and ferry if the guests want to make a trip to Pangkor Island.
Here are some photos of the Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut:
To be continued...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
First Pak-TohOn the last day of CNY, we managed to catch up with Vien (who came back all the way from San Francisco) and Twinmom at Mid Valley. Vien brought her two girls, so it was only fair that I bring only two boys (heh). Most of our (and I mean the three ladies) conversation centred around the naughty history of our children (duh!) and the various delicious Malaysian delicacies that you won't find in the States.
After about two hours of chit-chatting, we decided to call it a day as Vien was on a hectic schedule back in KL. While we part ways, Little Skywalker and Belle (Vien's eldest daughter) had other ideas in mind. It started off when Belle
Don't they make a cute little couple?
p/s: If this is any indication of things to come, J and I would need to prepare for paternity suits coming our way... LOL!
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Friday, February 20, 2009
AmBank Family First!Due to the current economic climate, I guess everyone is tightening his or her belt in terms of spending. J and I are no exception. As the financial planner of the household, the responsibility is on my shoulder on how to make our cash outflow more efficient while improving our savings on the side. Although I am not a trained accountant like J, I am constantly looking at various options to manage our household finances, which includes our savings, daily expenses, mortgage, car loans, study loans, credit card, bills etc.
Due to the power of Internet, I have recently came to know about Family First Solution from AmBank. Their tagline “Manage your finances for what matters most” really caught the attention of middle class wage earners like myself. According to AmBank, Family First is an all-in-one financial solution that offers a full suite of products and services to meet every aspect of a family’s financial needs - TRANSACT, SAVE, BORROW, PROTECT and INVEST. I guess that’s really what every household needs, especially during bad times.
Since J and I married, I have been planning the household budget while J (the accountant she is) has been handling the day-to-day cash flow. As our small little family grows, we really have little time left to manage our finances. Currently, we have more than 5 savings and current accounts with various banks. Consequently, we need to login to many websites just to check our bank transactions. With Family First’s Everyday Account, we can just login into one website and voila! All our bank accounts are there for us to see and manage.
As for our future plans, J and I were thinking about saving up for a few goals, namely education fund for our 3 boys, retirement and annual vacation etc. We find it difficult to refer to a bank account number for all our different purpose. The Special Savings Account offered by Ambank Family First is really user friendly. We are allowed to create up to 10 accounts at any one time. Each account can be named accordingly to our own liking.
To cater for our house mortgage, Family First members enjoy special rates and privileges through the exclusive Flexible Home Financing scheme. This would really help in terms of our long term commitment towards owning our own house. I always thought that we are paying way too much interest for our existing mortgage plan!
On top of everything, members get exclusive access to a wealth of financial tips, ideas and budgeting tools assistance at the website at www.familyfirst.com.my
Here is a glimpse of a few financial tips that are available on www.familyfirst.com.my
- A budget planner will help you tabulate your total income and organize your expenses. It gives you an idea of where your money goes and how to make changes to plan and manage your finances better.
- Simply by flashing your Family First Card at selected merchants like KFC, Nokia, Focus Point, Pizza Hut, Smart Reader Kids etc., you will be rewarded with exciting privileges.
- If you issue a standing instruction to transfer a small amount of fund directly from your salary to a Savings Account, your savings will grow automatically every month!
- Keep your expenses in check so that you do not fall into the debt trap.
- Think about how you want to live your life and set some goals. You'll be surprised how motivated you'll be when you have something to look forward to.
- Saving will be easier than you think when you have a budget to tell you where your money is going.
- It is always a good idea to have separate accounts to manage your transactional and saving funds. When you do this, you are more likely to keep to your budget and not dip into your savings.
- Children learn from their parents. Teach your child the value of money by being open about how you manage your finances
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