Happy 4th Birthday

Enjoyed cake and party with friends at daycare.

First few books

Enjoyed reading at a very early age.

Supposedly Iron Man

So cute! The background and setting are just toppings.

Feeding the seagulls

Picnic with Harbour Bridge in the background

First real bed with wheels

The best Christmas present ever!!

14 January 2010

Good Enough

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You Are Caramel Hot Chocolate



You are a smooth character. You charm everyone who ever comes in contact with you.
You are naturally sweet, but not too sweet. People get stuck on you without realizing it. You're the type to meet up with a bunch of friends for hot chocolate, especially after a day of sledding or ice skating.

You try to never drink alone... even if it is hot chocolate. Warm, chocolatey goodness should be enjoyed with friends!




I'm not a hot-chocolate person. More like a coffee person but caramel would suit me just fine. I wouldn't need quick weight loss program real soon, I suppose.

But I also like marshmallows or a nice conversation.

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13 January 2010

Beach Cricket, Anyone?

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12 January 2010

Effect of Holidays

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Eversince we came back from our year end holidays (no, not in new orleans la – just somewhere close), Jens had been very clingy when I drop him off at school. He would cuddle me real tight and he’s in tears when I left – him with his carer racing outside to wave bye-bye to me. He would be sulky and not in the mood to blow kisses.

Understandable as for almost 2 weeks, he only sees me and daddy apart from the strangers. He has no interactions with other kids and his carers so it seems new to him again.

But this morning, he just sat on his chair and ate his breakfast. I’ve been priming him to not cry when I drop him off as I will pick him up again or Daddy will. And I think, the pear helped as well. He was munching on it when I left. Hahaha.

Remind me to buy pear every time we go to the shops.

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Beach Bum

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You would think he really likes the beach. Yes, only if he isn't scared of the waves. In fairness the waves are really big that even I was scared and have to be content to just dawdle my feet on the water.

My entry for Ruby Tuesday.
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06 January 2010

2.5 Year-Old

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05 January 2010

Red and Brown

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04 January 2010

At The Carnival

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When we got to Coffs Harbour, it was twilight. We went to the beach before dinner to have some fresh air. The lights of the carnival close to the harbour was visible so we decided to go there the next day (after enough rest and getting cleaned on the sinks).

The first ride that caught Jens attention was the Dodgem Cars. I was pushing Mcj to go but he said we'll try later. Jens tried the jumping castle first and just a miniscule touch to a pony and off we went to the bumpy cars. I went. And boy, was I rattled to the max. It was so rough - people were bumping us from everywhere and thankfully, we got kicked to the side that I told the attendant we're getting off. I can't concentrate on my driving as Jens was a bit scared and kept on putting his hand on the side. I was petrified that he might get hurt.


Next stop was at the balloon vendor and another jumping castle adventure. One lady commented how brave he was to venture up to the top.


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Hooked

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line and sinker. That's The Tatapilla when it comes to The Wiggles show. Sometimes, it is my baby minder. Makes him sleep too. Settles him when he's getting grumpy. Excites him. Something he looks forward to.

No wonder The Wiggles is never out of business. Kids get addicted to them. I think they don't pay too much on ads and marketing (just like insurance marketing). They're simply a hit.

We only got 3 DVDs but I borrow some from the library when they're available. We also play their CD in the car. If Jens gets his way, he'll have it 24 hours a day.

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Fascinated

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We could have waited for The Tatapilla to be a bit bigger before going to places that we've been to Sydney but the time had come. He may not take them in his memory but I took heaps of photos (now saved in my old and trusty laptop, got no netbooks yet) to remind him.

He is in the stage where he takes everything that he sees. He learns everything and those that struck a special cord remains in him for long. Maybe this one did.


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Inventive

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The Tatapilla has a very good imagination and ingenuity. Anything that he can grasp can sometimes be a telephone. Anything long enough can be a guitar. It's one of the games that he wants to play with me is saying hello to Daddy to anything that he hangs on to.

To prove to that, here's one of his photos in our recent Sydney Trip. It's as if he's answering queries on online term insurance quotes. Two phones at one time. Lol.


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17 December 2009

Prancing

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You Are A Reindeer



You are a solid, dependable person. You are more likely to act than talk.

You have a lot of endurance and grit. You can work well into the night if you need to.



You are cooperative and competent. You like being part of a team, especially if everyone is pulling their weight.

You are energetic and hyper. You don't like to stay still for to long, and you're always ready to go somewhere new!



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13 December 2009

Jens’ Christmas Party at “School”

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Mcj was so tired after a hard day at work that it’s just me and Jens there, of course, apart from the others.

Jens liked the Santa “Clown” and the snow cone which he called ice block/cream. We had sausages and lollies.

The party is organised by the day care centre and they spend their own money on it. I’ve heard that most centres don’t organise an even like it. It’s the own initiative of Happy Times.

We capped our night with queuing for the characters balloons that the Santa “Clown” makes for everyone which was quite a feat as I have to heap-up Jens so he can get in line (which makes me very tired and felt like I just did a cross country moving companies in the morning).

Jens’ has a close friend at school named S. We were invited to her birthday party last week and we sort of like formed a good friendship with her parents. We caught up with each other while our kids are playing. The two are just really close. Look at them.



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My Customer

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In the span of 4 days, I baked banana cake twice. The first one last Saturday and Jens had the last slice Monday night. It was so moist because I put a fair amount of butter in it. We really liked it. After stuffing a big chunk on his mouth so I won’t share with it, Jens wanted some more so I baked another one last Monday night. This time, it was very heavy (if there’s such term) and moist as I didn’t put much flour in it. We ate it when it was steaming hot. It was very yummy. I had the last slice last night and wanted to bake another lot but I was a bit tired.

If we’re home early tonight from Jens’ Christmas Party, I might use the oven again. I bought more than 3 kilos of banana again last night. I’m on roll in baking. I really want to try my hand on baking some fancy recipes and what a fun way it is to go when there’s somebody who loves your concoction. I have so many recipes to try on but for now, I’ll just stick to one that I know is a hit (like aruba hotels to those who want to bask in the sun).

It really feels nice to bake or cook when you know there are somebody to eat it aside from yourself.

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