JS Recite Poem

JS recite chinese poem..

王维——《相思》

红豆生南国，春来发几枝？
　
愿君多采撷，此物最相思。

JS’s The Teacher

Just have to teach the eldest well, and they will take the role to teach their younger sibblings… here’s proof. 😀

Asked her why she didn’t read the book she’s still learning, she said ” my book got too many new words, WH won’t know, I teach him the simple one first.” 😀

Patriotic JS

JS singing Jalur Gemilang and Merdeka song doing a march as well. I suppose she picks that up from school. I myself dont know what she’s singing coz I don’t know the lyrics of these song, but for a family that didn’t speak malay at home and a girl barely four, I think she’s cute in her act… Jalur Gemilang…  Bulan lapan, tiga puluh satu (JS said lima puluh satu), merdeka, merdeka…

One Step Closer Toward Self Feeding

The kids are showing sign that they are keen on self feeding except the time when I cook porriadge for them.

As a mother, no matter how old is your kids, I guess one will always find joy in seeing the kids gobble down the food you specially cook for them…

 

 

Dad’s Birthday Celebration

My aunts had organized a birthday celebration for my dad 60th birhtday.

We had it at Country Heights Kajang. Aunt got 4 apartments at Country Villas to accomodate all of us where most of the family members were present.

Most of them had check in on Friday afternoon. We only managed to be there after hubby finished work. We reached country heights at 9.30pm.

Friday was my dad actual birthday but aunt has mistaken it to be on 19/8/2006, hence no cake was prepared, she only realize the mistake when I played my slide show over the TV ( It was a beautiful slide, touching and heart warming, Thank You very much Lou Kong!). Aunt quickly went out to buy a cake for dad from Secret Recipe.

We stayed 2 nights day. It more like a family gathering. Food, noices and was fun for my children as they get to play with my cousins who are around their age.  

 The Birthday Boy

 The cake cutting ceremony

The group photo session (that’s not all of us, 21 more were absent). It’s hard to get everyone organized, at one attempt, grandfather even climbed onto the chair…..

 Food and more food…..we catered for all the meals, so much left over until we have to pack back on the last day…

 The women folks into jewellery making. 2 aunts are into this hobby and having a part time business on that.. 

The children, my kids and their uncles and auties (my cousins)…. hubby put up the tent for the kids to play in.

 Grandfather surrounded by his grandchildren

  The aunties… 2 aunties from Aust were unable to make it this time…

 What has got the adult’s attention??? …. children including mine playing football at the backyard (video too big to be uploaded) The kids also had fun at the pool and playground…

Fight

When the kids not playing and loving each other, they are usually fighting or JS scolding her little brother. Sometimes when WH calls out to JS just for the fun of it also he will get scolding from his sister

WH: Jiejieeeeee….. jiejieee….

JS: Dont’ call me… go away…

I’m actually so sick of the way she talks to WH. So “pa zha”, tried many times to get her to be nice to the brother, but most of the time, it’s one ear in, another ear out….WH is always with a very mild temper, always happy go lucky with a cheery face…. JS’s very “pa zha”

Caught her scolding her brother on video. She was playing blocks, build a castle for cinderella and WH purposely banged it down with his car. (The mischevious boy, the more you asked him not to throw/kick/bang, the more he will do it)

Is this the tone I’m using when I’m really really mad at her? Want to scold the kids also worry they will pick up the habit of scolding others…. it’s tough to be parents!!

I actually see a lot of myself in JS. As much as I want to deny it, but often seeing her reaction, it’s as if a playback of myself during my younger days. The hot tempered, the stubborness, the tantrum throwing…all the not good side of me is reflected in my daughter (Still remembered my hot tempereness at the age of 5-6). How strange she picks up those threats of my younger days.

Dancing “Kaki”

The kids love to dance. JS discovered that by tying a rubber into the box and striking it would make sound, so she happily playing with her invented instrument and singing some silly ole out of tune/no tune song, doing some silly dance together with WH.

WH doing solo dance…

Monkeys Climbing Bed

WH recently learned how to climb up the bed from the side that we put on the safe rail. Here are 2 monkeys busying climbing up and down the bed.

Teasing

Cheeky JS teasing WH with a candy. Taken at Taka while me busy shopping cloths for myself.

JS’s School Sport and Family Day

Last Sunday was JS’s school sports and family day. SIL#2 drove PILs to NS on Saturday. We met them at the town restarurant after hubby’s team building at about 7pm. After dinner, JS said ” I want to bring ah ma to the merry-go-round” , so off we went to the fun fair and JS took a few rides with her grandma. The kids were very happy having the grannies and aunt around.

Sunday, we had early lunch and then went to Jusco for a walk. JS’s sport is at 2pm, held at the hall in Tuanku Jaafar Golf Club. JS was very excited about it and she kept saying she want to dance for the grandparents. (Our main worry is that she would chicken out last minute. Grandfather kept telling her that she must dance because they came all the way to see her)

We reached there about 2.15pm. The event starts at 2.30pm with all the children marched in. JS behaved quite well. No crying. She sat with her friends and asked me to go join the grandparents. Usually if I sent her to school, she would manja and wanted me to stay on. But not on Sunday. I was surprise. She did the march, excited like a monkey. Jumping, hoping , swinging her hands. She participated in 4 events (Jump like a frog, 30m run, Bean on the head, crawl like a baby) and also a dance (Mambo No 5) Maybe she’s not use to the term of “race” yet. When the whistle is blown, she’s still gazing there, day dreaming, hence she’s always the last on the race. The event “bean on the head” was a group one, one of her team mate could run very fast, that’s why she manage to get a medal at the end. During the prize giving ceremony, she’s anxiously waiting for her turn, keep asking why she doesnt have any and after that she even ask why she only got 1. I’m quite proud of her overall behaviour that day. She didn’t cry, she didn’t manja, she didn’t shy away and she participated in all the evens eventhough 2 of her classmates were crying maybe due to the crowd. During the tea break, I wanted to carry her to get some food, but she said “mummy, no need to carry me, I’m a big girl already” . I’m really surprise with that, because it’s really the total opposite of her when I sent her to school and during the sports event. The sports end at about 5.30pm. By the time she’s already very tired.
Getting ready
JS with her best friend, Vase
Happy