Piggy Piggy Bank

We decided to culture Shannon on saving and money management. During our Sunday brunch, we went to Compass Point to shop for Shannon's cousin Kris birthday present which was on Monday. Since we are there we also look for a suitable piggy bank for Shannon to start saving.

The criteria of the piggy bank would be the following:

1) To Shannon's liking

2) Translucent (Shannon can see her money grow physically)

3) Medium size

Shannon's Piggy Piggy Bank

We will be giving Shannon 50 cents per day for her to save into her piggy bank. When the piggy bank is full, the money will banked into her account unless she needs to buy something then she'll have to take from her savings. Hope it will culture her saving and money management skills.

Shannon posing happily with her piggy bank

Shannon accidentally drop her piggy bank last night and it crack opened at the joint. Will need to buy superglue to stick the 2 halves back before it splits into two.

Events that Occur this month....

1) As decided during the last gathering with Sharon's secondary school friend and her family, we brought our kids to Kidz Amaze in Jurong Safra on 10/08/09. The place is a indoor 3 storey playground with obstacles, slides, ball pool, etc.

The trip was fun with the kids climbing up and down. We were feeling really tired at the end of the day. The obstacles in the maze were quite small and tight as compared to eXplorerKidz in Downtown East. The amzing thing was Shannon was daring enough to take the yellow tube slide with me. The enclosed and fast slide was on the 3rd storey all the way down to the 1st storey.

After all the climbing we went for Jack's place for lunch and bid goodbye to go home for afternoon nap. Hahaha.

Shannon posing on the 2nd level of the playground

Shannon posing with the crocodiles on the 3rd storey

Shannon posing on the 3rd storey (Notice the yellow slide on the background)

Shannon trying to invite her friend Emily into the ball pool

Shannon started going down by sitting on the cushion one by one. She became more daring after a few tries and started walking down fast.

2) After a day at Kidz Amaze, we brought Shannon for the 2nd movie "Up" on 11/08/09 in Yishun 10. This time we decided to go for the normal version instead of 3D. Personally I feel tha the cartoon is more suitable for adults other than the cute bird and dogs. Shannon got bored halfway through the movie and started going up and down the aisle. Overall she still enjoy the movie. Let's wait for the next cartoon movie.

Shannon and me posing with the poster of the movie

Blog Been Diverted.

Due to some problem with the Winx club theme, our blog had been diverted to another website. Manage to change the theme back to the normal but need to change the side bar to previous format.

That will need time since I am not a html expert. Nevertheless we will still update our blog while fixing the side bar.

Hi-5 Surprise! Live Tour 2009

We decide to bring Shannon to the Hi-5 Surprise! Live Tour 2009 on 11 September at Singapore Indoor Stadium. She has been requesting to watch the show whenever the advertisement is broadcast on the TV. Seems like kids really know how to ask and shall receive and advertister really know how to sell. The last time she went for such show was the Disney on Ice last year. She had an enjoyable time then. We bought the tickets early hoping to get seats with a better view. In the end miss the discount for National Day where tickets were selling at $44/each.

Think of it she got quite a lot of characters/shows that she like from Dora the Explorer, Hi-5, Winx Club, Barney & Friends, Care Bears, Mickey Mouse & Friends, etc. Hope she will enjoy the show.

Shannon 姐姐

Glad to share that Sharon is into her 2nd trimester of pregnancy. Shannon going to be 姐姐 at the end of the year. We are cultivating Shannon to love and share with her sibling.

Our baby is very active as compared when conceiving Shannon. Baby movement can be felt as early as during the 3rd month of pregnancy. Now that Sharon is into her 5th month, we can feel our baby kicking/elbowing her. She can hardly sleep at night as our baby is hyper during that time.

Sharon had over exerted her lower thighs recently due too much walking around. Thus she got difficulty standing or walking around. She walks like humpty dumpty due to the pain. I had to taken urgent leave recently to take care of her and Shannon.

I will be updating on the progress religiously.

Events that Occur Recently...

1) Not long ago, we had a gathering on Sunday (05/07/09) with our poly friends at AMK MacDonalds. Shannon together with Lex's son Jun Kai were so happy disturbing Melvin. The 2 little fellows were so cheeky and laugh so happily. The gathering was great. We managed to catch up with them. We had also decided to have a similar gathering once every 2 months. Next gathering will be in September. Seems like a long time, I will try to arrange a gathering next month if possible.

Shannon and Jun Kai sneaking up to Melvin.

Melvin turn around and the kids start running away.

Laughing loudly after a successful attempt.

2) We also brought Shannon to watch Ice Age 3 in the cinema on Monday (20/07/09). This was the first time she catch a show in the cinema. We went for the 3D version without knowing that there's a non 3D being shown. We paid $10 each for the tickets even though it was a weekday afternoon. Shannon was restless after the first 40min. She started walking around with the 3D glasses. Here's the photo of Shannon with her 3D glasses.

Shannon with her 3D glasses.

3) Another gathering last Thursday (23/07/09) with Sharon's secondary school friend and her family. We had an enjoyable dinner at Bukit Timah road. We went there specially for the salted egg crabs (咸蛋螃蟹) which not as good compared to Malaysia version. The crab was deep fry before cooking with the salted eggs. The crabs are not as meaty. Another gathering is set next mth, we planning to bring both our kids to Kidz Amaze in Jurong Safra.

Dora & Friends Show at Changi Airport Terminal 3

After the last visit, we had went back for the 2nd time. This outing is not purely bringing Shannon to see aeroplanes at the viewing gallery, we were there for one of Shannon's favourite character DORA.

Shannon posing with the event poster.

Shannon posing at the back of the stage with Dora & Boots.

We were there at 10.30am as the information on the brochure stated limited 30 tickets and collection starts at 11am. Well the brochure was very misleading. The 30 tickets are referring to the pirority seatings and are claimable upon spending a minimum of $70 by VISA.

In the end, we took our breakfast at Simply Wang and proceeded to take the skytrain to explore Terminal 2 while waiting for the show to start at 1pm.

Shannon holding tight on the railing as sky train vibrates more than the MRT.

When we got back to Terminal 3 at 12.30pm. The area for free seating was already starting to be fill up. When the show was about to start, the event people opened up the barricade to allow some to enter the pirority area. Everyone was trying to squeeze through the bottom neck to get in. We did manage to get in and find a good seat for Shannon to enjoy the show. Even though the show was in quite a remote place in Changi Airport, the turnout for the show was fully packed.

Shannon posing a cunning smile.

Dora the Explorer performing on the stage.

Shannon concentrating on the show.

Shannon enjoy the show really much but she didn't forget to go to the viewing gallery to look at the aeroplanes before going home. Overall it was an enjoyable trip.