Feeding Pigeons @ Cemara Asri Temple

Just love these pictures... In front of Cemara Asri Kwan Im Temple....
These pics were taken sometime in July....
The guy in the temple gave Dave the corns...

Dave is feeding the pigeons with the corns

 

The girl is approaching Dave to check out what is he doing

The girl is sitting and checking out Dave

Finally Dave is giving the little girl some corns

Dave is giving the corns to the little girl again

Dave is extremely happy

Playgroup Graduation....???

I think today education is kinda rushed. Everyone is sending their children to school in an early age and therefore schools are opening in every corner. If like this, how can they get business? Promotion? Maybe one of this is like this?

Look at the smile.... what a fake smile right... ^^

Dave First Day @ Sutomo School...

Today is Dave first day at Sutomo school. He is in Kindergarten A now. He is totally growing compare to the first time when he was enrolled at Little Lamb. In each class, there are about 40 students and luckily starting this year onwards, the playgroups and the kindergartens classes are located in the newly built building. I would say that Dave's mother tongue is English, thus at the moment he is having difficulty in talking in Bahasa and Chinese. He understands some words but having problems in making sentences. Meanwhile, Sutomo school deliver the lessons in Bahasa. Hopefully Dave will be able to catch up....

The school fee is Rp 210.000 + meal Rp 70.000 + Books Rp 310.000.

Oh yah... The Lego was the present from grandfather as he is able to maintain his reputation at Little Lamb.  The study table, Mr. brought it from Jakarta at the Jakarta Fair with a very good deal.

Stagnant Blog

My blog has been stagnant for couple of months. Actually I have lots of things to write but I just cannot find the time. I thought that after I took 1 semester off, then I will be able to update my blog. However, it's just the same. Apparently, household works are more than the office works. Restless. Things can get more hectic at home than at the office. Similar to when you are dealing with kids, it's like endless work compare to the household works.

Things that I have missed to write that maybe I will write again when I have time. The first was my Vietnam's trip, then Chinese New Year and many more. The most important part is actually the feeling when I found me pregnant again. It was about 20 weeks ago. I am in my 25 weeks now. So, it's about 3 months time before a new member join us in the family.

After sometimes, I realized that I won't be able to have a proper career path in my life anymore. After a few years, I just realized that it was all over at the time when I decided to get married. So, sometimes when I recall back, I might think that maybe it would be better when I don't get married in the earlier age. There are like lots of things that I haven't done in life and yet I couldn't do it anymore due to the responsibility of marriage life. For example, I were being asked to be a tour leader to Australia in this coming August. Well, I always wanted to do that in my earlier age, but no chance. Now, the opportunity is here, but I cannot take it anymore. So, the financial wise is not that great on my side.... ^^

Well, that was when I talked about the career path. However, when I looked at Dave. He's like the best in life that I ever get. No words will be able to describe the feelings...

The New Ugly Duckling ~ City Adventure

The New Ugly Duckling ~ City Adventure by VTech is the story book that Dave needs to listen every single night for almost 1 month in a row till today. There are about 18 pages and it's actually quite tiring to read for him every day and not to forget other stories books also. However, these readings are worth something as Dave can read certain words by himself now. He can even memorize the first 3 pages of The New Ugly Duckling almost perfect. So basically, sometimes when he's in the mood, he will read the first 3 pages for me and I will continue the rest. ^^

He can memorize days start from Sunday and every morning when he wakes up he will ask what is the day today. Usually he doesn't like Wednesday and Friday since those are the time he will have his Mandarin lesson. For the first few months he will be crying when it's Wed or Fri. I think he was just trying the new trick whether he can get something by crying. Apparently no, thus the Wed or Fri these days are OK already.

A Question from Three Years and Five Months Toddler

Dave sees lots of pregnant women these days. These women always tell him about the baby in the stomach. Some of the women with early pregnancies, the tummy are not that big yet, and some are really showing already. He is aware that there is baby in the tummy. So, I were pretending to tell him that there is baby in mommy's tummy. Then he will really show his love and talk to the "baby" in the tummy. This morning, he was kinda pointing to my breast and asked "So, who is in there?"......... ('coz he thinks that everything big has baby inside... ^^)
Honestly, I were quite stunned and I didn't know what to answer. So, after a few seconds, finally I told him that there is nothing in there. The babies are exists only in the tummy.

When is the best time to educate him about human anatomy? 

Longest Fever Ever....

It was last Sunday during his music lesson, Dave had his fever....
It continued to Tuesday and the fever was still there... not dropping at all even though he had taken his medicine already.... Normally it will dropped and come back....

Then on Wednesday, I brought him to check if it's the dengue fever or not... Absolutely he was crying but not like last time while he's hospitalized. The result is negative (no dengue fever)....

Dave 3rd Birthday

Nothing much and big....
Just a celebration with birthday cake...
He always wanted to blow candles on his birthday cake as when there is a birthday celebration at his school, he was told that it's not his birthday so he couldn't blow the candle...

the cake was not in the proper shape as it went through such a journey... from the cake store to the bank to the office and back home to Cemara

 

Dave is extremely happy to see the cake...
 

Dave is in action

He is growing.... ^^

This is my milk....

Grandpa and granny gave the red pocket....
 

Ho Teh Tiam

We always go to different places for lunch on Sunday. Today, we went to this Ho Teh Tiam for its porridge buffet lunch. I just forget to take the pictures of the menu....I only remember to take picture of Dave... ^^
He's very happy as the owner of Ho Teh Tiam let him feed the fish....

 The picture of Pak Endar (Ho Teh Tiam's owner) while accompanying Dave...

Ho Teh Tiam specializes with anything related with Chinese Tea. If you are a total tea dummy, you can come here.

If Not Numbers Than....

Honestly, Dave has different kinds of things that he can play with. From Lego, cars, etc. He did play with other toys, but then his favorite are still numbers and alphabets.... ^^

He did play with his Lego.. but then he will arrange numbers from them. ^^

He's arranging the alphabets by himself...

Look Mom... I'm done with the alphabets....

Now... He's writing on the alphabets... from A to Z (Very hard working... lets pray that he wants to write and do the school coursework type... )

Okie Mom... I am done with writing the alphabets... Now it's time for me to sing the alphabets' song and step on the alphabets while singing the song....

Back to write the alphabets again... (sigh...)

Still Numbers....

He is turning 3 soon... however, his interests is still in numbers...
These days, he is arranging his numbers in different ways...
He will use his book as the base to put his numbers...

Happy Mid - Autumn Festival... (Moon Cake Festival)

This year Moon Cake Festival was on Wednesday, 22 Sept and there was a big celebration in the Maitreya Temple at Cemara Asri. The show started at 7.30 pm where there were lion dance, flying lanterns, singing shows, vegetarian food kiosks, etc. and the traffic was still fine at that hours. It's good that we live in the area thus we didn't have to experience the long queue during the entrance and exit in the complex gate. 

There was fireworks also that was so loud and actually scared Dave and he burst into tears....^^ He wanted to go home after that and nothing can calm him except the flying lanterns....

Taking pic with granny (Nai-Nai) in front of the Maitreya Temple Hall... Still not crowded...
 

It's getting crowded....

He's giving this expression because he wants to take picture with the flying lantern as the background...

Preparing things for praying...
 

Meanwhile, days before on Saturday, 19 Sept there was a moon cake festival that was held in Kwan Im temple at Cemara Asri also.

These people are arranging the pathway from candles...

 

Arranging the candles are tough... however lighting up the candles are tougher

Mom... are this sandals fit me...?? (Nope.. they are for gals... )

Dave in his Music Class....

Dave is quite enjoying his music lesson... Apparently, it's already 7 times...
Just had chance to take a couple pics of him in the music class room...
Not sure if it is allowed or not... ^^

He always wants to go to the music lesson... Not sure it's due to the snack that the teacher (Ms. Mina) gives at the end of class or he really enjoys the lesson... I think.. it's both... ^^

Dave 2 Years and 10 Months

Again... I kinda lost track of Dave's development. I don't even remember when was the first time he can speak fluently... ^^

Basically... he is still very into numbers.... there is a bit of improvement as his interests is now shifting to laptop... Kids learn from what he saw from adults... We use laptops a lot and I guess it increases the curiosity of him in playing with this device.... ^^

In the beginning, sometimes he asked helped from "akong" (grandpa in Hokkien language) to change to different colors and he will type the numbers....

This is the result....

In the beginning, it's really wasting the time... hehe... so then we taught him how to change the colors and now... he can do it by himself already... even open the Word from the desktop... ^^
Lil' peace for us... ^^

Is that good to introduce laptop at his early age...?? One thing for sure...it's not good for his eyesight.... :(

Reward & Punishment

Raising a kid is not an easy job. Thus, I always envy those parents who are succeeded in raising their children (obliged, good manner, and smart ^^). I am starting to find difficulties in handling Dave in the sense of how to lead him walk in the straight path. Now, I am trying to do reward and punishment. At this moment, he always wants to go to KFC, thus I challenge him to collect 20 stickers then he can exchange it with KFC. When he behaves good, he's going to get 1 sticker at the end of the day otherwise he's going to lose his 2 existing stickers.

I am not sure if this is a good idea. However, he is in the phase that really piss me off often.... ^^ threaten to take the 2 stickers away do help me... He's not that wild when he heard that he's going to lose his 2 stickers....
Any suggestion? ^^

Dave Developments in Writing Numbers and Alphabets

Isn't it interesting to find out a 2 years 9 months toddler can write?

New Trick to Make Dave Stops Crying

Yeah.... I just realized that there is an easy way to stop Dave from crying.
Whenever he cries, I will pretend to cry also.
Then he will cry louder for another 3 seconds and he will ask me to stop crying. He will say just Dave crying is enough... ^^
I will tell him if he stops crying then I will stop crying also...
It works... ^^

Still very obsess with numbers

French Fries & Ice Cream @ Mc. D

Mommy... I want to go to Mc. D to eat french fries and ice cream. ^^
That's what he asked all the time after his teacher brought him to Mc. D during his holiday class.

Later on, I thought a good deal that might encourage him. Alright, mommy will bring you to Mc. D if you promised to wake mommy up when you want to pee in the middle of the night.
He agreed.

Surprisingly, he really woke up and called "Mommy, pee pee"... ^^

Then the next day we went for Mc. D. So coincidence that I have no class in the morning.
For the first time, he called me up when he wanted to pee in the midnite. That's the only time and now, he's either wet himself or I have to initiate and help him to pee....

Dave is kicking the soccer ball


Yeah... Goal...

Dave @ Little Lamb Holiday Class

I decided to let Dave join the school holiday class so that he won't feel bored to just stay at home during his long holiday. It's a five days class.

The first day was visited Mc. D and from this time onwards, he always requests to go to Mc. D for french fries and ice cream. I didn't have the idea that the first day was going to be the field trip. Otherwise, I might have worried for all day. ^^
Actually nothing to worry about, but then as a parent, you will always have this "worry" in life...^^

The activities during the holiday class are summarized in this paper bag... ^^



The House
Science class... I did this when I were primary 6... he's turning 3 in October... ^^