Up Close with the Elephants at Kuala Gandah

Entry to this elephant sanctuary is FOC, but donation is welcome. I do wish many people will not only have the chance to be up close with the elephants, but also to contribute a part in wild life conservation.

kena marah

Someone told me that toddlers under 3 have super good EQ. Eugene has proven this fact.

He was told to leave the dining table after the last feed, At the very last minute, he grabbed a bowl of soup and whoala...all that could not be salvaged went to the floor. We paused for a moment, looking at the mess. I scolded him, beat him lightly on the naughty hand, and told him to stay aside while I cleaned up. He really did stood aside and kept really quiet.

After my final round of clearing up, I gave him a fierce and angry look. His face suddenly turned sour and started to cry! He knew he had made a mistake and that I was angry at him! He slowly came up to me, step by step, leaning against my knees, hoping that I would give him hug. But I did not budge (at the same time trying to hide my laughters). Only after he clung around me did I finally hug him.

Lastly, I showed him the place where the mess was created earlier, retold the story, and reminded him not to repeat the same mistake. His look was serious, no doubt! Being disciplined at 16mth old, hmmm, how much does he know about?!

Pretty wall painting at Science Center of Alor Setar

Prisoner @ washing machine

This is when mummy is at her wit's end with Eugene's naughty acts...

note: Eugene's head was full of rashes at that time.

Whose birthday gift?

It's mummy's birthday, but who's got the gift?

CNY at the beach

Question: Who's the most willing to get dirty and dig into the sands?

Definitely not Charmaine and Ivan... Neither is Eugene...

Answer: It's daddy! Look at the products he dug from the sands.

We had a great feast of lala noodles...yummy!

Carnivors

Charmaine and Ivan are carnivors, just like Papa's family. Luckily Eugene was partly trained by Waipo to munch vege at a young age of 6-mth-old.

During Tze Yang's CNY visit, he brought some Bakkuah as gift. Who would ever reject this delicious delicacy in Sitiawan? Eugene also loves it! Listen to how he begged for a bite...



Nah...1 pc of bakkuah each...size: 10cm X 10cm...we offered the kids. XiaoYi saw this and said, "Whoa!!!! 2cm X 2cm for Tze Yang is more than enough!"

Birthday cake or bread?

Ivan's 3rd birthday cake was so special that he couldn't believe it... Mummy prepared it spontaneously from some leftovers -- the famous Carrefour potato bread (luckily still got 3 still beautifully attached) and lighted up with 3 recycled candles (from previous years users).

Listen carefully to his comments in this video clip...

8-month-old Eugene

Potty time

Eugene wakes up every morning to 'pooh pooh'... Thanks to granny for such good potty habit.

Eugene on four now!

This naughty boy skipped the "swimming-on-floor" stage and straight away started crawling at his 6th month. Grrr...granny is gonna have a hard time taking care of him from now on.

Trio de Penango

Bub-bub-bub-bubbling...

Great bubbles playing hour at the beach.

Oh my pretty pretty boy

Grammar exercise:
Rewrite the following sentences in a long single sentence.

Eugene was on mummy's lap.
Mummy was sitting in a car.
It was Uncle Boon Han's car.
The car was bound for Muar.
We were to celebrate Ku-poh's birthday.

Noble & Well-born...ahem...how he grew...

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June 09

And tadaaaa... rolled over at the age of 4 months!

Captivating Smiles

Two-month-old Eugene can really capture people's attention with his smiles...

C for Charmaine, C for Camera

Charmaine enjoys clicking on daddy's digital camera. Especially since daddy has bought a brand new Lumix, this big old Sony metal box is all hers to play around with now... hehehehe...

My Favourite Hairdo

Finally my hair is long enough for styling… here is my favourite hairdo... 可爱的两个牛角。

Show you the view from the side and back...

Angel and Demon

In Eugene's eyes, Charmaine jiejie is an angel. Ivan koko is the naughty one who always beats me.

Playing in the room...