Write nicely!

David has started with spelling lists and compositions.  I decided to help him with marking today.

The Best News

Doc Steven says my injured teeth will fall on their own. I'm sure. That's what happened to my friend at school.

I am Hungry

Note to my daddy this morning:

I woke up last night cold and dark.
And now, I can't drink & I can't eat & I can't talk. But I am hungry!

Poor girl!

The Perfect Gentleman

Don't rush the girls when they are shopping.

Good help!

That's what we are. My daddy and mummy thinks this Spring cleaning was a relative breeze.

Some things come naturally

Where is Ironman???

Recent conversation with my daddy on my missing Iron man.

D: Where is Iron man?
Me: He is hiding.
D: Can you find him please?
Me: He is hiding in a secret hiding place.  No one in our family knows.
D:  Not even you?!?!!
Me: (silence...only a cheeky grin) 

My second day at primary school

My new school is very big...much bigger than my old school.  I don't know my teacher, I don't know anyone in my class, I don't know how to go home.  But I try to be brave.  My mummy told me that if I'm really, really, really scared, I can look for her in the canteen.  If she is not there, she is in the toilet.  So, I felt better.

Today, my daddy drove me to school and helped me with my very heavy bag.  Thanks, Daddy!  He told me that mummy will be here during break time.   But during break time, I didn't see her until my second piece of bread.  Maybe she is just taking a long time in the loo.  Maybe she couldn't find me.  Can you spot me?

I'm a big 4 year old boy!

Claire was fantastic on her first day at primary school yesterday.   Today is my turn.

Here I am, a big 4 year old K1 boy, with my trusty blue bag, on my way to school.  

My cousin Sophie will be joining Caden and I at school.  I have to take care of her just like how Claire took care of me when I was in N1.  I will be a good big brother!

Many firsts

It's been an exciting day.

It's the first time I see Claire in her new uniform. It's my first time in a big children school with many blocks and a garden and a basketball court. It's my first time playing detective, trailing subject - Claire's big and white school bus.

All these because it's Claire's first day in primary school. She did a great job and I'm very proud of her.  Mummy and daddy too.

 

Magnetic Wisdom

Last night, my daddy was in a state of shock after one of my questions.

"Daddy!  Can I ask you a question?"
"Yes, what?"
"Err.. Why can one never be too rich, too thin or have too many shoes?"
silence......
"Where did you hear that one from?"

I still have not got an answer.  Maybe this one is really difficult....

Happy Holidays!

This year, the whole family got together to decorate, including David. Even my daddy helped a little.

Happy Deepavali everyone!

We celebrated Deepavali in school yesterday.

Claire and I went in our spanking new Indian outfits and had some muruku. We even got henna drawn.

Mine is the coolest of course.

Daddy, please join us next time.

Fire!

David and I put this together after our daddy showed us his photos from a long time ago.

Can you guess what it is?

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.