Foresight

Over the weekend, we went to the now defunct railway tracks to reminisce the good old glorious days of Thomas' and Percy's friends.


Some 400 metres into our choo-chooing pretense, my daddy found a clearing and a bridge to civilization - a shopping centre. He wisely told us to cross the bridge and wait for him at the shopping centre while he retraced 1km in the sweltering humid topical rainforest back to our car.

So, thanks to our selfless Daddy, this trip remains a enjoyable one for David "Thomas" and Claire "Percy" Wong.

Dinosaur rap

While my mummy was interested in the life-cycle of a butterfly, my daddy was amused by my dinosaur rap.  He thinks that it is pretty cool.

Hungry caterpillar

My mummy made me teach her how to sing this song and I obliged.

I can't remember how many times I've sung this song today.....but you can imagine that this is one of the first few.

Corrective Work Order

Last week I got into trouble. Big trouble.

So big that Mummy sent me to stand at the naughty corner for an unprecedented thirty minutes. So big that I have to do correct work order after that.



And Daddy spent two weekends making it right.

I will stick to drawing my hands and legs next time. They look nicer anyway.

Childhood lessons

Do you know the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf?

Papa: Along came a big bad wolf and he said, "Little pig, little pig, let me in."  "No!" said the first little pig. "You are the big bad wolf.  I will not let you in."  "Then, I'll puff. And I'll huff.  And I'll blow the house down!"

David, what must you do when a stranger knocks and asks you to open the door?

David: Take the key and open the door.

Papa: No!! You cannot do that.  You cannot open the door to strangers.  David, listen to the story well. 
The second pig finished building his house and was enjoying his lunch inside it when he heard a knock on the door.   "Little pig, little pig, let me in."  "No!" said the second little pig. "You are the big bad wolf.  I will not let you in."  "Then, I'll huff. And I'll puff.  And I'll blow the house down!"

So, David, what must you do when a stranger knock on the door and asks you to open it?

David: Take the key and give it to him.

Papa: No!! You cannot do that.  You cannot give our keys to strangers.  When there is a stranger at the door, tell Claire.  She will know what to do. 

Let me continue the story.  So, now the third little pig finished building his house and was baking in his house when he heard a knock on the door.   "Little pig, little pig, let me in."  "No!" said the third little pig. "You are the big bad wolf.  I will not let you in."  "Then, I'll huff. And I'll puff.  And I'll blow the house down!"

David, do you now know what to do when a stranger knocks on the door?

David: Take the key and ask Claire to open the door.

A tale of two cities

The nights have been really muggy in the last weeks.  And the A/C in the kids' room have been down.  Fortunately, they have found their solution.

Their new bed.

And ours....

Sweet dreams, children.

Love, Dad.

Easter wishes

Today is Tuesday.  It was a pretty regular Tuesday, until I went home.  Here's what waiting for me at home!  And it's a surprise from my godpa!

Thank you, godpa!

Time with David

My mummy says that David probably spend the most time with me. On weekdays, we're together at home and at Ah Ma's house. We're only apart when I'm at school. On weekends, we're also together.

What do we do together? Well, busloads full of things. We spend a lot of time playing, singing, quarreling, dancing, reading, arguing, drawing, cooking, colouring, fighting, building, fishing, snacking...

My mummy thinks that he is picking up things and habits from me too. Both good and bad. And I'm only going to tell you the good things.

1. David knows his numbers and most of his alphabets.
2. David jumps very well on the trampoline.
3. David can wear his own shoes and shorts. He needs some help with his shirts though...
4. David sings and dances very well.
5. David wants to be a princess when he grows up, just like me!
6. David reads lots of books, but he sometimes is frightened when we reach the scary parts..just like me!
7. David tries to keep our toys together.
8. David eats on his own if Ah Ma and mummy are serving his favourite food.
9. David knows the days of the week in a song.
10. David can spell his name...with some help.

My sister and I

Claire is my jie-jie. Although we sometimes disagree, we always make up. It never last long. We love doing things together and going for adventures together.

Our favourites

David turned two last December.  He has a picture of Barney riding a bicycle on his cake!  Barney is his favourite.  Although it is a small celebration, I had fun.  I am sure David had fun too. 

You are my favourite little brother, David.  I love you!

Yakuza やくざ

David likes body paint.  He draws on his arms and legs all the time. 

Sometimes, he has an accomplice....me.

Many moons

Sorry friends for the silence. But my daddy and mummy have been too busy to help.

But no fear. David's here. Let me summarise what we have been up to.

Claire turned four! We had a celebration in Claire's school with all the big girls and boys. It was great fun and I even tried to help her with her candles.


What else did we do? hmm...we also went for a beach holiday.

Claire and I love busy beach holidays. We slapped on sunblock, made sandcastles, played with the waves, put more sunblock, picked up shells, found hermit crabs, more sunblock, unabashedly washed off the sand in the pool.



Then, lunch and ehh...a nap.


Followed by more swimming and running on the resort grounds. And the result?

Two totally happy and sun-kissed Claire and David....and two totally beaten Daddy and Mummy.


and check out the aftermath....we brought the beach home.