Visiting Kai Kai and Jia Jia at River Safari

After a long long wait, we finally got to see Kai Kai and Jia Jia, the giant pandas at River Safari last month.

Adding the 'oomph' to our outing with our Real Madrid family jerseys.
Kids were simply too excited.


Chloe took all opportunities to take photos even with only a poster/backdrop.


Bosco on the other hand, was rather reserved and choosy on what's he posing with.
You'll see what I mean soon...


Yee.. Ha... Yarr.....
Kungfu Pandas turn Ultraman turn Power Rangers (?!?!?!)


Yay... finally inside their cosy and cooling house..
That's Kai Kai sleeping really comfortably..


Unlike Kai Kai who is more outgoing, Jia Jia is shy and prefers to stay at her den.
We couldn't see Jia Jia even with the CCTV live feed from her den.
That explains the sad faces on both kids.


A quick shopping at the Panda souvenir shop certainly helped to liven up their mood.
And I just couldn't get enough of this cute artworks of Kai Kai and Jia Jia.


Staying on a little while to take photos with the fishes.


Now this was another good photo spot which Bosco strongly went against.


Poor boy was actually too overwhelmed and intimidated by the huge posters /  fishes.

With the grouchy boy and the super melting hot weather, we had no choice but to give up the rest of the zoo excursion.

Just before we drove out of the carpark, this little voice came,
"Can we come and see Kai Kai and Jia Jia again, puh...leasee....??"


. . . *errmm* ...

DIY: Easter Bunny Container

This, our first DIY for Chloe's school project. Still remember I gave up on the socks puppet last year due to lack of resources...

So with much reminders from Chloe, we finally completed the bunny container on this good friday weekend. Yay, Chloe can show and tell using this piece of art next Monday!

Colouring on the template provided by her school


What was Bosco doing when we were busy cutting and pasting??


The finished Easter Bunny Container


Our IG moment

Happy CNY 2013!

Been having some withdrawal syndrome with the social apps and blog for a while.. Today I picked the best photo, gave it a little customization, and finally pressed the upload button.

So, how's your 2013 been?

How's the Snake year been so far?

It's been really 'wet' start to this lunar new year.
Here's wishing for the best of health, happiness and prosperity in this new year.

That's us, taken yesterday, on my 31st birthday (I think it might be a good idea to stop counting the age from now on T.T)

xoxo

A Brand New 2013

It was a good start to the new year. Following Chloe's schooling journey, little Bosco is such a good boy entering the class with no fuss. I'm really a lucky mama!

Chloe's first enrichment course went well too as she really enjoys herself every Sunday. What I always told the children when I dropped them at school was, "Enjoy yourselves!" So they took our advices well :)

Nearby short trip with Andy was a fruitful one as well. I'm not sure for him, but I certainly gathered and rekindled some dating moments.
2 weeks into 2013, I here wish everyone of us to be in the pink of health, happy true self, every quality day spent with the loved ones, and doing the things we love.

Let the good things blossom.
Spread the love!

xoxo

School Time for Bosco

B: "Mama, there's big and small in my school."

D: "You mean, you were taught Big and Small at school today?"

B: "Yes! Big and Small!"

D: "So, is Mama big or small?"

B: "Mama big, I am small."

C: "No, Papa big, Mama medium!"

Bidding Goodbye to Malacca!

Last batch of favourite photos uploaded to end the Malacca Nov 2012 posts.

Coffee break for the tired feet and the hungry stomachs.


With cheeky Bosco


And sweetie Chloe


Cold, rainy, last night at Malacca


Capturing the moment with the loved ones at the hotel lobby


And a must-take group photo!

It was a crowded Sunday at Malacca on our last day. Queue to our favourite chicken rice stall was extremely long and we had to settle for any restaurant with immediate seats.

This photo taken at the restaurant saved the day!


All in all, it has been a great road-trip getaway for the family and friends.

Will we be going back again?

The answer is Yes!

What Did We Do Best in Malacca?

The one routine we do when we traveled to Malacca, was to dine at Seri Nyonya Peranakan Restaurant, Equatorial Hotel Malacca. It's one of the factors why we kept going back to Equatorial, really!

Hardly had any photos taken on the food. On the contrary, the children were well-behaved and enjoyed posing for the cameras that night!

Evidence 1 — Dine with style


Evidence 2 — suavely smiling back at the camera


Evidence 3 — elegant pose bending the waist, or crazy gangnam style!


We ended the night with really good food and great company. *bliss*

That's just us on the way back to our hotel room.


The next morning — a million dollar smiles from the kids
Indeed it was a good sign for the great day ahead!


Dimsum brunch at 荣茂茶室 (Rong Mao Tea House).
Varieties within affordable price!


Posing outside the coffeeshop. Helper Nana clearly knows our expectation of taking a few different shots to capture the moment.


A little stroll down to the temple thereafter.
I like how my skin looked really glowing in this photo :)


and how Bosco looked really grown-up in these photos, with a glimpse of cheekiness


Cheeky boy in his own way.
See the behaviour differences between Chloe and Bosco in the car ride?

I should be posting 1 last entry for Malacca in the next post.



Be warned for there'll be lots of narcissism in the next post ;)

Til then...

Nyonya Food, Clean Freak and Iron Man

Certainly a random title for this post!
This was our first few stops and shots from Malacca which were worth mentioning! :)

I'm going to start with a late lunch at Nancy's Kitchen — raved by a lot of Singaporeans for its nyonya food. True enough the restaurant was packed on a Fri 2pm++

Food was good, but not as good as the one we had in the hotel .
But I loved the pie ti much, and the interior of the restaurant, in a 2-storey old house.
It reminded me a lot of my childhood days, wooden narrow staircase and wooden floorings.

Not much pictures captured 'cos I was using my 55–250mm lens, I must be too enthusiastic :P

SY tested out our camera and almost could capture our nostrils!
He had to take a few steps back for this shot, now showing our fine lines on the eyes!

Then we had fun taking a few more shots in the vicinity!
See how lovely is this? :) Rachel, you can jiayou for this!

Outside the restaurant. The classic gate door which looked like the one from my kampong house! And posing with nana, who has always been a great help!

After a good clean up and shower, the kids acted funny while waiting for the lift.

Not so funny for Bosco anymore when he caught Jerome's saliva on his hand, screaming.. "口水!!"
But the adults enjoyed that priceless moment a lot! hehehe

Strolling next door, at Dataran Pahlawan, we spotted this cool iron man in Marvel store, which kindly allowed us to take a photo with.. (If only Robert Downey, Jr. was there too! hiak hiak hiak)

Catch what we had on our first night in the next post!