Exploring Boundary

I am not looking for gold. Rather, Mama thinks I am exploring my boundary. Recently, Mama observes that I seem to be getting interested in what lies beyond the boundaries I am given. It is probably my curiosity that causes me to try and look beyond my boundary.

For example, when Mama tries to bath me, I will hold on to the rim of the bath tub and try to see what lies beyond. Once, this action caused me to lift the toilet seat that is just in front of me by a cm or so using my forehead. Today, when I tried to look beyond my bath tub, Mama thinks my forehead ended up touching the toilet bowl but she can't be sure as she may have committed some parallax error.

Another instance is like what you see above. We were at Simply Oiishi Ramen Restaurant at Jurong Point and I am trying to see what is beyond the high chair.

Mama hopes that when I am older, I will live within the boundary God has prescribed for us in the Holy Bible and not try to explore what lies beyond it. It is both her and Papa's prayers that I will grow up to be a godly man and God-willing, may it be so. Amen. :)

Guess Where?

Dear all,

Guess where did we go today? Any idea from the picture below?



How about this?




And these?






Yes, you are right! We went to Jurong Bird Park! Initially, Papa and Mama wanted to stay home today as Mama would like to take a break after having been out for the past few days but since the weather this morning looks good and they do not know if tomorrow would be a good day to go to the Bird Park, Papa and Mama decided to go to Jurong Bird Park today.

So Mama made some preparations, Papa and Mama went for breakfast and we set off for the Bird Park. I fell asleep on our way there and woke up after Papa parked his car. Mama gave me some water to drink as she forgot to let me drink more water when we went to the zoo. Although it was almost 11am by the time we enter the bird park, it was not too sunny and we managed to catch a bird show at 11am.



We got to sit at the third row from the front and had a good view of what was going on. Mama observed that I am attracted by macro stuff. For example, a flock of flamingoes came out when the show first started and that caught my attention. Some birds also flew past me and some flew over my head and these managed to catch my attention for a couple of seconds. The finer ones such as when 2 macaws competed to see which one could put 4 small balls into a metal sock more quickly did not appeal to me and neither was I interested in this green bird that could sing a chinese nursery rhyme and the happy birthday song.


After the show, Mama changed my clothes and diaper for me and let me have my milk feed. I soon fell asleep after that and Papa and Mama had to wheel me around in the pram.

After I woke up, Papa brought me to see the vultures and eagles. We also met a lady who works at the bird park. She let me and Papa touch an empty ostrich egg shell and then handed Papa an intact ostrich egg. What an amazing experience.

After we left the bird park, Papa and Mama went to Jurong Point for lunch. This is the first time we are there as a family and Mama has not been here for a long time. We ate at Simply Oiishi Ramen restaurant.

Yes, you are right, WE ate at a restuarnt. Mama did not want me to miss my semi-solids anymore due to our outings and so she brought along my lunch box and made me some rice cereal which she fed me before their food came. So here's a picture of me eating my cereal in the restaurant strapped to a high chair.



When we went home, I fell asleep on the way as usual. Mama thinks I must really be tired out by the outings. Maybe moving around so much is a tiring thing for me. ;p

Hort Park

This morning, Papa brought me and Mama out for breakfast at a coffeeshop near Yew Tee central. This is one of the rare times we have breakfast at this coffeeshop. Then we went home for a short rest and then went fetch Wai Po (my maternal grandma) after she had finished her dialysis session. Wai Po sat at the back of the car with me in the car seat and I smiled at her attempts to interact with me. In fact, I actually squinted a couple of times when she played with me and this made Wai Po very amused. I had never behaved in this way before towards anyone.

After sending Wai Po home, Papa decided we would go to Hort Park since it is at Telok Blangah which is nearer to where Wai Po stays compared to our home at Yew Tee. Also, the weather seems fine for the visit though it was already mid-day. So off we went to Hort Park.



Mama called to invite Aunty Celine and Uncle Ivan who stays near Hort Park with their 17 month old son, Luke Gor-gor to join us but it was decided that we visit them at their place instead.


When we reached Hort Park, I was quite sleepy and fell asleep soon after my milk feed at around 12.30pm. So Papa and Mama had me in the pram and wheeled me around as they walked on the Alexandra Arch





and took a quick tour in Hort Park itself. They will most probably come back here again when they are more prepared on another day.





Then Papa and Mama went for lunch at a food court near Uncle Ivan's place before we went to their place. I woke up before we arrived at their place. Boy, Aunty Celine and Uncle Ivan were sure excited about our visit. Soon after Mama pressed the door bell, she could hear Aunty Celine's excited voice proclaiming we are here.

Papa, Mama, Uncle Ivan and Aunty Celine had a good afternoon catching up with one another after Aunty Celine showed Mama around the house while Papa joined in at certain parts. As it was Luke Gor-gor's nap time, we did not get to interact much with each other. However, he did get a little jealous at the attention showered upon me by Aunty Celine and Uncle Ivan who took turns to carry me. Since Luke Gor-gor soon went to take his nap, I got to play with his toys and Aunty Celine even took out some memory cards to show me. Boy, she was really good at flashing the cards and my attention was really captured by her. Papa and Mama could also tell I was interested in what she was showing me. When we came home, Papa actually took out some old memory cards given as a free sample and he found the DVD of the memory cards he had bought for me. Looks like my brain will be getting more stimulation from these cards in the days to come.


Aunty Celine also gave me some clothes that Luke Gor-gor has outgrown. We had to leave at around 3.30pm as I seem to be getting hungry and Papa had promised to be at home for the air-con man to come and service the air-con. Before we left, Mama, Papa and Aunty Celine and Uncle Ivan decided to meet up again when Papa is on leave again. Mama sure looks forward to more play dates with them! :)

38 Weeks @Singapore Zoo

Today, Papa realised his desire to bring me to the zoo.

Papa has always wanted to take me to the zoo. Since Papa is clearing his leave this week, he decided to bring me to the zoo. As it was raining almost the whole of yesterday, Papa and Mama prayed to God last night that it would not rain today. This morning, Papa decided we would go to the zoo by faith even though the sky did not look too promising in the morning. It turned out that the weather was really great for the zoo trip and it became warmer and sunnier as the morning went by. God also gave Papa and Mama more than they could ever asked or imagined : I was the only one in the family who was not bitten by mosquitoes. Mama and Papa were both bitten. Mama believes God has protected me from the mosquitoes. :)

We left our house at around 830am but I looked a little tired when we reached the zoo. Still, I went around with Mama and Papa. Not long after we arrived, we took a short cruise from a dock in the zoo to another dock. This is another first for me as I had never taken a ferry before.




I became more alert on board the ferry as there was new sights to see. There was also a guide who showed us exotic stuff like dried iguana skin and a crocodile egg shell left behind after the baby crocodile in it has hatched.


Near the dock where we alighted, there was a large children's playground. The guide on the ferry said before the playground was built, children who came to the zoo were interested in seeing the animals, but after the playground came into the picture, the children were no longer interested in the animals. How sad this is.

Well, I was also interested in the playground with so many children there and they were splashing around, having fun with the water. In fact, after Mama brought me into the KFC near the playground, I was still very interested to look at the playground through the glass windows of KFC.


Talking about KFC, this is the first time Mama brings me to KFC. As usual, no KFC for me to eat but for Papa and Mama to recharge before moving on. There were not many people in the KFC and Mama took the opportunity to let me try sitting in a high chair. Another first for me! I can actually sit in it and Mama was so happy that she took many pictures of me. Papa said we can show one of these pictures next time we go to restaurants so that we can request for a high chair. Yeah! Bye bye to sitting in my pram when we eat at restuarants. Now, I can see what Papa and Mama are eating.




We then went on to watch other exhibits. At the Jaguar exhibit, we managed to catch the feeding time of the 2 big cats in the enclosure. We were very near to the jaguars and were just separated by a pool of water and a glass panel. One of them pounced in my direction as a piece of meat landed in the water in front of me. The jaguar caught its meat as it splashed through the water as well as my attention but that was the LAST straw for me. Mama soon put me down in the pram after she had enough of watching the jaguars feed. I fell asleep in less than 5 seconds almost literally at the drop of a hat. By the way, though I was tired, I was NOT cranky. In fact, I was just following Papa and Mama very quietly though I was sleepy. Don't you think I am such a sweet darling? Mama certainly think I am! :)

We left the zoo at around 1pm. I actually fell asleep on our way home but when I was taken out of the car, I woke up and only took my nap at around 220pm after Mama has bathed me. Nevertheless, I had a long afternoon nap and only woke up at around 5.20pm. It has been long since I last took such a long afternoon nap based on Mama's memory. I must really be tired out... :p

A Long Saturday

Dear all,

I had a really long Saturday. Uncle Bernard and Aunty Lorraine got married on Saturday 6th Dec at TA2 and our family was invited to both his church wedding in the morning and wedding dinner.

As Mama was reading Scriptures during the wedding service, Nai Nai was asked to take care of me as Papa was supposed to go to army camp in the morning and he was not sure if he could make it to the service. Thank God Papa did arrive before the wedding began and so I slept in the pram next to Papa during the service. I woke up halfway during the service but Papa kept me quiet with a toy and I was a good boy throughout the service. :)

After the service ended, Mama came to look for me and we hanged around the sanctuary waiting to take a group picture with Uncle Bernard and Aunty Lorraine. Because of me, Papa and Mama were asked to sit at the same row as newly weds and here is a picture that was taken from Uncle Kenneth's Facebook profile. :)




After the buffet lunch, we went home and Papa took a nap while Mama washed up some stuff and prepared to go for the wedding dinner. This is the 2nd time I attend a wedding dinner. We were seated with Uncle Kenneth, Aunty Xiaowen and Aunty Yi Jie. The dinner was held at Da Paolo Bistro Bar at Rochester Park. This is the first time we go to Rochester Park.


Mama thinks the food is yummy but I didn't get to eat anything. It's also a nice place and both Papa and Mama enjoyed the dinner. It ended at around 10pm but it was already considered late for me as I am usually asleep by 9pm. In fact, when Aunty Lorraine's friends were about to sing a song for her, I actually protested!!


Still, Mama thinks I have been a good boy as I was happy enough to be left in the pram most of the time and even Aunty Xiaowen and Aunty Yi Jie thinks I am a good boy as I have been quiet and happy most of the time. I even fell asleep in the pram at around 9pm. I was the last baby to leave the restaurant even though I was the youngest. Mama and Papa really try not to revolve their life around me but let my life revolve around theirs! Haha!! :)

Domestic Violence

This morning, Mama wanted to sleep in a bit more especially since I was not crying for milk after waking up and so Papa took it upon himself to play with me. When Mama left the bed and came into my room, Papa was playing the birdie puppet with me. Upon seeing Mama, the first thing he told her was that I scratched his face and left a scar.

Indeed, there was a red line on the left side of Papa's face. Guess what did Mama say? She actually asked Papa to scratch me back. Afterall, in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible, it is in the law that it's an eye for an eye. Mama used to think it's kind of cruel until a pastor told her it is more of mercy instead. Otherwise, it may well be a life for an eye. ;p

Papa gave a very godly answer. He said, Jesus has made things new and there is no need "for an eye for an eye" law but rather, turn the other cheek. :)

Anyway, back to my behaviour. Now that I am more expressive and more interested in exploring my surroundings, I often use my hands as the first contact between me and my object of interest. I love to explore faces and so it's no wonder Papa was scratched by me. Mama said she would feel embarassed if I do it to other children.

I am now the perpetrator of many episodes of domestic violence : kicking, pulling of hair and not to forget, scratching. It was not Mama who taught me these but she and Papa had been the victims of many hair pulling episodes and it really hurts when I pull their hair as they would let out a painful cry. Strangely, it seems like only Mama and Papa would cry out in pain. Nai Nai and many others whose hair I had pulled seemed alright. In fact, Mama tried a couple of times to pull my hair back but it merely made me smile. Of course, she can't bear to use too much strength on me.

Oh, back to the scratching episode this morning, did I tell you my nails were quite long as Mama has not cut it for more than a week? Papa thinks I am smart as I know how to make my contact, then sink my nails into the skin to scratch. Mama certainly doesn't think so. Hopefully, I will grow out of this phase soon.

I Drank Soup

This is "Loh Wong Gua" (old cucumber) soup Mama made today. Aunty Valerie advised Mama to make some soup which can be used as a stock to make porridge for me and advised Mama to make this soup. Last Saturday, when my grand-aunt visited me at home, she said I can drink some of the soup. So Mama made this soup for dinner and froze some of it unsalted as a stock to make porridge next time and gave me this wee little bit to drink with my porridge.

As you can see from the picture below, I wasn't really happy maybe because I was trying to use the spoon or I may have been strapped to my bouncer chair for too long. Still, I dranked the soup without much objection.

Papa likes to drink soup and Mama usually tries to make some soup for him when she prepares dinner for him. Maybe when I am grown up, I will enjoy soup like Papa. :)