I Love Soup Soup

Eugene loves soup! 

He will slurp the soup directly from the bowl instead of using a spoon - reminds me of hubby and my friend SY.

So far, so good, Eugene is still self-feeding - no help from me at all. 

Sometimes if he gets distracted while eating, I will threaten him - "you want mommy to feed you?" - now this will get him back on track, ha ha. 

Not that I don't want to help with his feeding but he wants to do it on his own. And he is doing very well using the fork and the spoon (normal straight spoon and the curvy spoon).

 It's too slow to use a spoon.... 

Let me slurp it up this way - so much faster.....

 

Till the last drop................

wah, that was so shiok!

Not a single drop left.

The Tanglin Tree

24 April 2010

Brunch at The Tanglin Tree.


Inside.

There are kids' books and toys to keep the kids occupied.

The sausage was hidden under the salad..

There is a big sitting area outside and nice play-area for the kids. So you can eat while keeping an eye on the kids playing.

Seemed to be rather popular with the ang-mohs (caucasians)

It was so hot but Eugene refused to budge and I have to let him wear my cap.

Price was a little on the pricey side after adding the taxes.

The Tanglin Tree

56 Tanglin Road

#B1-01 Friven & Co. Building

Tel : 6733 0992

www.thetanglintree.com.sg

Stephen & Tin Tin Wedding Dinner

22 April 2010

Hubby's relative's wedding at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Congratulations Stephen and Tin Tin

 

Seated at our table were friends of hubby and his sister.

Eugene crying to get out of his baby high-chair. He wants to walk around.

A change of outfits.

Speech time. Stephen was very humourous especially about the black-outs.
Yes, the Grand Hyatt hotel had not one but two black-outs, each lasting around 5-10 mins.

Finally a pic of Eugene looking at the camera.

SHAPES Puzzle

15 April 2010

Got some wooden puzzles for Eugene from Kiddie Palace.

This one is on SHAPES and the other I bought is NUMBERS. Think I'll go back and get the COLOURS puzzle too.

I like it that it's not those flimsy cards as Eugene will definitely crush it up.

According to the maker, it's made from non-toxic wood.

Price is good too at $4.90.

He's got no problem recognising which shapes goes onto which slot but he's not able to tell if the word is the right side up or not.

Lego Bricks Stacking

13 April 2010

Eugene just loves stacking up the Lego bricks.

I will help him to set the base so that it's stable and he will start to stack it up.

He will keep stacking and stacking and will get frustrated when he could not reach the top to place another brick on it.

What did he do? He took down half of the tower and start stacking the rest of the bricks on it on the floor and when finished, he then will place it on top of the other half of the tower - I will have to help him carry it and place it as it's too long for him to carry.

Good analytical skill, son.

And when he goes to my parents' house, he will stack up the cans of drinks which my father buy by the cartons.

3D Castle

12 April 2010

A big book that unfolds onto a 3D Castle.

It's got cut-outs of the King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Joker, horses, etc..... look, there's even a fire-breathing Dragon!

I showed Eugene the Queen and called her Ma-Ma Queen and now he calls the Queen, 'Ma-Ma'.

There's pictures of some soldiers blowing the bugle and I did the action of blowing the bugle and making the bugle sounds - toot, tootle. tooootle.... announcing the King and Queen.

Now Eugene does the same thing (closing his hand and bringing it to his mouth to blow) and goes, toot, tootle, tooootle...... so cute, ha ha.

Hmm.... the Prince is here and I'll throw the Dragon behind bars.......

'contd - So Angry with Edufarm StarTots PlayCentre

Hubby and I had decided to pull Eugene out from the playcentre.

The person who took down my complaint called me back and told me that procedures for releasing the children to their minders will be put in place - that is - the kids will have to sit down and will be called when their minder  has arrive to fetch them, instead of all the kids rushing and gathering at the gate. Er... isn't this common sense?

I had said and hinted before (as I don't want to come across as being arrogant and telling the teacher how to do her job) that the gate should be locked and the children be released one by one, but it seemed to have fallen on deaf ears.

It is for this reason that I always go the playcentre early. Except today, where actually I was not late, I was on the dot, but the teacher had already started releasing the kids. I don't mind if the kids are released early but please, keep the kids safe.

If any of the kids had run out without the teacher and her assistant knowing, at least when they had closed the gate and looked at the remaining children, they should know if any are missing. But the fact is that : the teacher and the assistant are not aware if a kid is missing at all - this is the part which I'm really upset about.

Can you imagine if the kid has ran out and the teacher is not aware and if the parent/grandparent/ maid/minder is late for even 10mins, no let's make it just 5mins, the child would have been outside the centre all alone during those time.

Note that this is a playgroup that accepts children from 18months to 3 years. And the kids at this playcentre where Eugene is attending - the average age group is about 2 years plus only.

Note also that there is also a side road just next to the playcentre, a kid could have easily, easily wandered onto the road.

Also what if somebody just carried the kid away?


Even though the person whom I had complained to asked me to give another chance for the teacher to perform but I think it's better to be safe than sorry.

I'm not saying that the teacher and assistant is a bad teacher/assistant or are bad person. They are cheery and bubbly and the children likes them but not knowing if the children in your charge is missing is just too scary for me. It goes to show that they are, how should I put it, the correct word, it shows that they are not 'aware', they are not diligent and vigilant in taking care of the kids under their charge.

I guess I'm also at fault. I should have been more vocal and assertive to the teacher since it is an important issue. Thank goodness, nothing happened to Eugene.

Sorry Eugene, mommy from now on,  will not be embarrassed or not have the courage to raise an issue if it will have or might lead to a negative impact on you.

(Note : the pics of the teacher on Day 1 and Day 2 is not the teacher who is negligent.)

Day 1 
Day 2
Day 4
So Angry

So Angry with Edufarm StarTots PlayCentre

20 April 2010

So angry with the playcentre that Eugene is currently attending.

I was walking towards the playcentre to fetch Eugene and saw that the teacher had just started to release the kids. I can see them from a distance. 

When I got nearer, I saw Eugene standing alone at the playground (there's a playground next to the centre). He had somehow came out and the teacher and assistance didn't even know!

Knowing that he's safe at the playground, I went to the teacher and pretend to ask for Eugene. The teacher then got a shock when she realised that Eugene was not in the class with her. She then saw Eugene at the playground and quickly ran to get him.

This is not the first time it happened. Another time, one of the girls came out too and the teacher and assistance didn't know. They even closed the gate. I got hold of the girl and brought her back to the centre - only then did they realised that she is missing.

I had not made a complaint the first time it happened but had sounded it out to the teacher and I thought that she will be more careful and vigilant but apparently not. 

And now the same scenario had happened to Eugene. 

Maybe I should have made a complaint the first time it happened? I guess I'm a bit selfish here, because it happened to my own child, I'm more agitated.

I feel that it is very dangerous as the centre is just next to a road. What if the kids had ran to the road instead of the playground? or what if somebody had carried away the kids? 

I'm usually early, about 10 mins before class ends to fetch Eugene, it's only today that I was there on the dot and the teacher had started to release the children. What if I had been late for like 10 mins? What would happened to Eugene?

The scary part is that : the teacher and assistance didn't even know that Eugene and that girl were missing from the class!!!

I've already made a complaint and will most likely pull Eugene out from the playcentre (will discuss with hubby tonight). 

(Note : the pics of the teacher on Day 1 and Day 2 is not the teacher who is negligent.)

Day 1 
Day 2
Day 4
con't So Angry

KL Day 4 - Home Sweet Home

 

11 April 2010

KUALA LUMPUR - SINGAPORE

HOME SWEET HOME

KL Day 3 - Victoria Station Restaurant

10 April 2010

With the weather in KL being extremely hot and humid (yes, more so than S'pore) and with a kid in tow, we decided to dine in this western food restaurant just next to our serviced apartment.

 The usual western food fare. It's nice to eat but not fantastic except for the escargots which were so mouth-watering. Was very disappointed in the lobster bisque soup - no lobster taste, blah.

Victoria Station Restaurant.

 You can dine in the hall or

 in the train cabin .....

Mouth-watering escargots laden with cheese and garlic!

 It is a real train.