Vacation @ Damai Laut

Family trip to Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut. 2D1N in conjunction with my birthday.

My 1st Soccer Session

See how cool am I, with my football. Oopps..... sorry, I brought the wrong ball. Not a football, but a volleyball. Heee..... Nevermind, I still can enjoy it with just any ball.

Padang MPSP @ Butterworth

Let me introduce the Grand's Ball team members: grandpas, grandmas and grandchildren. The first match was held on a breezy evening at Padang MPSP, Butterworth.

Who else was the star of the day but me of course!

Happy Mother's Day

Dear mum, this is your day. Happy Mother's Day! Since I do not have enough money to buy you a cake, you just pretend that this cake from FLC is my present for you lah.

Sunset at Teluk Rubina

An evening with family members at Teluk Rubina, Butterworth. This is a nice view point for sunset. [My dad is not in the photo, he is the poor cameraman]

It's Durian Season

Durian season is here. You can find durian everywhere in Penang. I managed to get some durians at Richman's Market (Chai Leng Park, Perai) and share the moment with my cousins. To the left is Joanne, and to the right is Jason. Of course, the middle one is me, Charmaine.

This is Ivan

Hello, I'm Ivan. I'm almost 3 months old and I can now smile at you. :)

What’s his name? 無語中有平安。

Daddy and mummy still couldn’t decide on his Christian name. The name has to carry a special meaning for he is special on his on way. Can anyone help?

Daddy’s preferences:
Ian, a variant of John, which means “God is gracious”.
Ivan, a variant of John.
Evan, a variant of John.
Ryan, which means “King”.

Mummy’s preferences:
Jonathan, which means “God gives”.
Ethan, which means “firmness, steadfastness, constancy”.
Evan, a variant of John
Ivan, a variant of John
Irwin, which means “boar friend”.

Grandpa proposed Ian. DaYi said preferably not Evan. SanYi said if don’t want Ian nor Evan, then choose Ivan loh...

Charmaine有個弟弟了！

Charmaine有伴了。妈妈于2007年给她添个弟弟了。一个女儿，一个儿子，正好凑成一个“好”字。妈妈打算从此就收工了。。。

Beary beary cute

So cute… I like it beary beary much.

Some belated blogs for events half a year ago...

1. My first birthday party together with Ah Gong's 60th birthday celebration... supposingly posted in June 2006

2. Who is this giant cameraman... supposingly posted on 30th July 2006

Soft Toys

I’m teaching granny how to name some of my soft toys. From the left is the white rabbit, next are the Barney twins, follow by Ribenna Berry, Whats-Its-Name-Deer, Winnie the Pooh, and oops, where’s my favourite Roo the kangaroo?

A story worth sharing

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage.They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes.
When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open.
He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard.

His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter.The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all.
It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages.
When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital. He died.
The mother was stunned. She was terrified how she was going to face her husband.

When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words, "I am with you Darling".

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead.
He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother.Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child.What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband.
That is what he gave her. If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

>>> MORAL OF THE STORY

>>>This story is really worth reading. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year 2007 .....

Poh Poh & I at Pangkor Dutchfort

Mummy has to sing “if you’re happy and you know it smile ha ha” to make me smile to the camera. But why didn’t the song has effect on Poh Poh?

Teluk Nipah of Pangkor Island

My first encounter with the waves at the seaside… The sound and sight of the wave is beautiful. But it’s a weird feeling with my feet sinking into the sand the waves hit the shore... Papa said this natural beauty which money can't buy, you have to love and preserve it to enjoy it. I certainly wish this pretty sight would remain till the end of time...

Long Time No See Ah.... 好久不见

Mum and dad have been very very busy since June.

First, I finally started walking ~1wk after my first birthday. They simply don’t have the time to fork out the camera coz wherever I walk they have to watch out.

Next, was the house renovation in TI. That house is specially meant for me to stay. And I love it immediately when I step into this lovely home! Poor mum and dad went utterly broke for this but I guess it’s worth it.

Then, moving in to TI means mum and dad have to pack up and move out of Penang isle. Another big project that runs bit by bit every fortnight from July till October.

There was also several trips to Ipoh and the wedding of “xiao yi” on 2-Sep… bla.. bla... bla...
The conclusion is: mum and dad are totally occupied with everything except to snap pictures.

Sigh… you could have seen me singing and dancing along with “si qian jin”, running around at the playground, pointing to the fish in the pond saying “ish… ish…”, or to the stars saying “tah…”, and humming along with mum and dad on my favourite nursery rhymes. Show you some limited edition here lah.

Swimming 游泳

难得一次跟表姐和表哥们一起玩，要跑到老远的槟城海滩。
Fun time in the waters with cousins Leanne, Daniel and Darren. Of all places in Malaysia, we have to meet up so far up north at Holiday Inn, Batu Feringhi, Penang.

Piano 钢琴

真可惜你听不到我所演奏的美妙音旋。
Too bad you can’t hear what I’m playing on the piano now…. It’s heavenly music you know!

If U’re Happy 你很高兴你就…

See how I clap my hands when the song tells me to. I can also make lotsa different sounds: barking like a dog, purr like a cat, chirp like a chick, mimicking the sound of the crow, and laughing aloud hahahahaha…

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands (Clap! Clap!)
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands (Clap! Clap!)
If you’re happy and you know it then you really ought to show it
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands (Clap! Clap!)

你很高兴你就拍拍手 （拍！拍！）
你很高兴你就拍拍手（拍！拍！）
我们一起唱呀， 我们一起跳呀
围个圆圈我们一起拍拍手（拍！拍！）

2. …… 学狗叫 (Woow! Woow!)
3. …… 学猫叫 （Miao…）
4. …… 学鸡叫 （ji ji…）
5. …… 学乌鸦叫 （Wak! Wak!）
6. …… 笑一笑 （Ha ha…）

Sing me a song and I’ll dance for you 闻歌起舞

I’m only 15 months old and may not be able to sing you the entire song. But I know just when to show you my best act when you sing it for me… This action is part of the crab song from Si Qian Jin VCD.

嘿！我才十五个月大，虽然我不会把整首歌曲唱给你听，但我会闻歌起舞，你尽管放马过来，且看我表演一番四千金童谣专辑中的“螃蟹歌”：
螃蟹一呀爪八个
两角尖尖这麽大个
眼一挤呀脖一缩
爬呀爬呀过沙河