MATHENA'S FIRST SCHOOL WEEK!

No fears no tears! (Raring to take on the world!)

Proud and confident!

Daddy walks her to school

This is my classroom!
Marymount (for girls) Kindergarten

('Josephmount: for boys!' said Mathena)

This hills we climb enroute to school!

CHAN Grandparents visit!

We visited the ZOO!

We visited the Harbourfront (Vivocity)We visited Museums!

We took a scenic River taxi ride!

School Holiday comes EARLIER!

The JOYS of homeschooling!

With much consideration and at the end of our curriculum, I have declared 'Aussie-winter' break for the next 2 weeks!

We've had a whole series of visitors including our techno savvy cousin from Kuching, my old school friend (Jacq) and her family, Alex's parents, our favourite Aunty A from Kuching. I also have another close family friend here in Singapore wanting to spend time with us as they to have little kiddies. Alex parents are still with us and towards the end of their stay, it's better that we are free to take them places and do touristy things etc. I have also received Letitia's books for the next term....heaps of prep work for me ahead! But exciting as we are READY to move on...

The latest is: Mathena has been enrolled to a local Preschool. It's BIG business here for preschools so as long as there's a position and we are happy to PAY, we can get in. It's the Primary systems that we struggle (jumps hoops and loops) to get in. As Letitia has had a couple of years of preschool in Australia and here, Mathena has been DYING to 'go to school'!! This is her share in experience and we have FULL intention to 'supplement' with our homeschooling so that when it comes to the end of Kindy, we can continue with homeschooling. Hooray!

Will spend the next few days 'prepping' her. My baby is growing up! She's keen, her uniform's ready, bag and lunch box cleaned out etc. Photos will follow (if I managed to remember in all the excitement)...

How do WE love THEE?

Father's Day 2007 (Singapore)

Dear Daddy,
Happy Father's Day! I hope that you can have the special day to be with us and do things you enjoy doing the most~ playing with us!!!
Mommy said that we have to thank you:
1) For your constant detail care of our ears and it's contents
2) For teaching us how to floss our teeth (mommy does not know how!)
3) For rushing home each night to be with us before we sleep
4) For taking us swimming, to the playgrounds, and playing basketball with us
5) For working so hard so that we have money to buy food
6) For taking us to the zoo, science centres etc
7) For helping us take care of Linny, Looney, Tuck and Ming-ming (turtles)
8) For making us laugh so hard we cry...
Hope you enjoy our little gifts. xoxo Letitia

Dear Daddy,
Happy Father's day! When is my birthday? Can I open your presents? Thank you for helping me with my afternoon naps~you are a VERY good sleeper!
xoxo Mathena

Life Interrupted!

Have been noticing that I struggle to update my blog recently....so sorry guys! My life is now hung on a 'limbo' mode while I tackle the influx of family and friends.

In a quick glance, my entire JUNE calendar is full. Different people are arriving at different dates from different walks of life and linked to our different pasts! So if you REALLY need to know how we fair....you just have to ring or email!

I might be running around doing touristy stuff, speaking in my very broken Cantonese, or struggling to dribble my girls with some sort of education amongst the non 'normal' life at the moment.

Am thankful that I am healthy and still quite sane! Alex has however been diagnose of stress related sickness and tension headaches resulting on a few sickies. The THREE girls (My mother, Letitia and Mathena) is cultivating a love-hate relationship and loving every minute of it eg. today Letitia loves Mathena, tomorrow, Mathena loves only Ah Mah, the day after Mathena loves Letitia etc. Lots of sweat, tears and no blood thus far, phew!