Our Little Precious

a (sort of) new bed…

preciouscheryl — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:46:00 +0000

C was outgrowing her old one… . Not surprising because she had been sleeping in her cot for the past 6 years.

We had the cot converted to a junior bed some years back but the length of the bed could not be adjusted. There was talk about getting her a new bed a long time ago but because we couldn’t find something we liked, we had been putting it off. C was growing fast and we finally decided that something had to be done when her head and her feet touched the bed frame of her cot.

We dug out an old bed frame from the store and had it fixed up. The old cot-converted bed was dismantled and put away. Then in the evening, we headed off to Ikea to get her a new mattress and some new sheets.

C loved her new single bed; she arranged her favourite mates to let them share her space and then she called it a night. :)

HappyCall Pan Feast to end 2011

preciouscheryl — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:24:00 +0000

There was no fanciful dinners out, instead we decided to have a feast at home! A HappyCall Pan feast.

Grand Mummy, Aunt Di and Jules prepared the dishes and when it was near dinner time, we started our BBQ. The HappyCall Pan was our latest investment. So far the experience of using the pan has been wonderful.

The finger-licking food that we ate. Which was our favourite? Well, they were all good and I guess the company made it even more precious.

Everything was cooked in our pans.

We also celebrated Uncle Fong’s birthday.

So this would be my last post for 2011…

“Happy New Year, everyone and let 2012 be better than 2011!”

It’s painful but FUN!

preciouscheryl — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:13:00 +0000

On the final morning of 2011, we paid a visit to the ice skating rink at Kallang Leisure Park.

C has always wanted to ice skate but Daddy and I put it off because we do not know how to and we are afraid that she would get hurt.

Well, we decided that we should at least give it a try and off we went.

Precious putting on her skates.

And they were both ready in no time. Okay, so we fell and fell so many times! Haha! Daddy took his first time on the rink really seriously and by the time he had gone around the rink once, beads of perspiration was dripping off his face literally. As for C, her bums took most of the fall.

My bruises on my poor knees. Daddy also scrapped his elbows.

However, on a positive note, Princess remains undaunted about her first experience at the skating rink. It does look like we will be hitting the rink more in the future.

Dino Alive!

preciouscheryl — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:59:00 +0000

We spent the afternoon at the Science Centre because we wanted to catch some dinosaurs in action.

Posing for a picture before we entered…

The lighting indoors was dim and made taking pictures rather difficult.

We bought Precious a passport and she went around collecting stamps for it.

There was a little play area for kids and C got to try out her hands at excavating and unearthing some bones.

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The exhibition was rather small and we covered it in no time though. The rest of the afternoon was spent playing outdoors and exploring Science Centre.

Thank God for Labels

preciouscheryl — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:12:00 +0000

The labels that I got for Precious were handy indeed. The name stickers went nicely on all her stationery and books. The iron-ons went on all her uniforms.

And then there were labels for her shoes.

I finally got down to stitching her name tags on all of her uniforms. Though they were iron-on, I felt that they wouldn’t last on the uniforms and didn’t want to risk them coming off after a few wash. Hence, I decided to stitch them on after pressing them.

It took my a while to finish the task as I didn’t have a sewing machine and had to do it by hand. Come to think of it, It has been eons since I last picked up a needle and thread. I only managed 4 sets last and and finished the other 2 this evening. My fingers were sore and my back was killing me. Haha. But I was happy with my work.

A miner

preciouscheryl — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:24:00 +0000

Aunt Jules gave Precious this wonderful gift. She became a miner for the evening as she sawed and chiseled the precious gems out.

In the end, all 10 gems were uncovered. C was extremely pleased and she went around showing them to us.

Real Pizza!

preciouscheryl — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:16:00 +0000

We all love pizzas but I have never fancied pizzas from Pizza Hut as the crust is way too thick. And no matter what they did to entice people; crust stuffed with cheese and 3 different types too, I wasn’t impressed and would eat.

So when I found this eating joint, I was clearly overjoyed.

Our pizzas, made right before our eyes.

It was quite amazing to see this actually. Really good to know that our food is fresh.

The pizza chef was explaining to us the type of firewood that he needs to fire up his oven.

Our lunch! Okay, the pictures are tinted rose because we were seated outdoors and under the afternoon sun. But the pizza was delicious and we cleaned out everything on the plate.

Trans Studio

preciouscheryl — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:36:00 +0000

We flew out to Makassar in Sulawesi, Indonesia to check out this theme park.

The theme park is enclosed within a huge and I must say, luxurious shopping mall. Thankfully it was indoor because the weather in December is rather wet and to have the theme park outdoors would mean that many of the rides would not be able to take place.

There is a Disneyland feel to the place though of course Disneyland takes the cake. But for now, we were not disappointed. C and Daddy went on several rides and Precious was extremely excited.

The ship tossed us like we were on a rough sea.

Picture with Santa.

Then we headed out for dinner at Pizza Hut. Precious suddenly had a craving for pizza that needed to be satisfied.

Overall, it was a good experience. C enjoyed herself and she was game enough to try almost all the rides.

Christmas!

preciouscheryl — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:38:00 +0000

Cheryl was working on this just before we headed off for our vacation. Today, she finished it.

She was very pleased indeed.

We always enjoy seeing her master pieces.

being a proficient swimmer

preciouscheryl — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:57:00 +0000

When C first started swimming, it was because we wanted her to be stronger. She used to have weak lungs and would cough ever so often. It has been more than 1 year since and the frequency of her coughing episodes has indeed decreased.

We learned that swimming would be part of C’s primary school physical education programme and then recently, C’s coach advised us to let C take the Bronze Stage of the SwimSafer Programme as this was a programme that most if not all local schools adopt.

Hence after some deliberation, Daddy and I agreed to let C take the test.

The following information is taken from Happy Fish Swim School:

SwimSafer Stage 4 Bronze Test Criteria: Personal Water Survival and Stroke Improvement Skills
Development of your child’s stroke technique will be a focus here, along with coordinated breathing in deep water while swimming 100 metres. Principles of water crafty safety will be introduced, as well as continuous work on rescue and personal water survival skills.

Entries and Exits: Enter water using a compact jump

Sculling and Body Orientation: Demonstrate a backward and forward somersault in the water

Underwater Skills: Search for and recover an object in 1.5m of water depth. Demonstrate a feet-
first surface dive.

Movement/Swimming/Strokes: Swim 100 metres continuously (25m Front Crawl, 25m Breaststroke, 25m
Backstroke, 25m Survival Backstroke or Sidestroke.

Survival and Activity Skills: Dressed in swimwear, shorts and t-shirt. Swim slowly for 3 min using any
appropriate swim stroke, changing each minute.

Rescue Skills: Perform a throw rescue using an unweighted rope over a distance of 6 metres.
Wade to a person and deliver a flotation aid in deep water. Approach in
“Ready” position.

Knowledge: Principles of water craft safety

(This is the theory part that the children need to know. There are a total of 3 questions pertaining to safety on board a water craft and how the children should conduct themselves.)

These pictures were taken while C was out practising for her Bronze test which she took on 11 December. Well, it looks like she cleared the test.