I Dun Want To Grow Up, I'm A Vitagen Babe...

Anyone from Vitagen the company reading this? Keen to recruit a free model for Advertising Vitagen drinks?

But I Don't Want To Be A Bunny Rabbit!

by Shannon:

Just when you think one problem's solved, another comes your way...! I had it with teeth and all their nonsense, why can't they just leave me ALONE!!!!

*Sniff sniff* I overheard Mommy mentioning to Auntie Marissa that my two front teeth are finally coming out, and from the looks from it, they are going to be huge!!! She said that... sniff sniff... I'll look like a bunny rabbit if they are really that big.... sniff sniff, but I don't want to be a bunny rabbit! I don't! Does that mean I don't belong to Mommy and Daddy??? Wahhhhh........

They're Here, They're here! The Whack On Tooth Fairy's Butt Finally Worked!

By Shannon:

Waaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! After SOOOOOOOOO long, Mommy's finally given up and stopped poking her finger down my mouth.... cos they're FINALLY here! The whack on tooth fairy's butt finally worked!

Before any of you accuse me of Fairy abuse and report me to the SPCF, let me just tell you that after waiting patiently for soooo many months for my two front tooth, I lost my patience and finally sent a lett of complaint to the Tooth Department... saw my post last Monday?

Well, the tooth fairy in charge of me must have gotten a good scolding and bucked up, coz my two front teeth are showing! Tiny silvers of pealry white are peeping from my gums... yeah!

I'm no longer Shannon the Bogay Baby! From today onwards, I shall be called Shannon the Four teeth Wonder! Or Super Duper Four teeth Shannon... or......Front Teeth Super Shannon! Or.....(mumbling.....)

Water Inspection Going on....Stop All Your Activities!

By Shannon:

Daddy and Mommy bought me swimming last Sunday. Well the idea was to swim and try dunking me under water, but I had so much fun splashing and tasting the water, they decided not to risk it... what would happen if I decided to just drink it all up?Pool water tastes different huh? See me slurping it up? This is a good way to inspect the water.... hey everyone, water inspection going on, stop all your activities!

See my spouting whale.. aka Dirty water detection device!

Splish, Splash, Splosh! Testing Water Density!

Will You STOP Prying My Mouth Open And Poking Your Finger In???

By Shannon:

it's been a loooong time since I had something to say... and you know why? Course everytime I open my mouth, Mommy's checking for teeth!

Ok ok, so my teeth is a littttlleeee slow in coming. While my buddies are chomping down on cuttlefish sticks and chewy cheesy pizzas, I am still eating mashy sticky porridge and tiny silvers of apple with two bottom teeth.... while other babies are proudly showing their set of pearlies, and putting them to good use (Ethan, I haven't forgetten the vicious bite you left on my index finger the other day!), I am still showing the same old Bo-gay smile... or frown...

BUT that is NOT an excuse for prying my mouth open and poking a finger in EVERYDAY right????

So I can only hope that the tooth fairy buckles up in her lazy ways, and sends my teeth coming! (She's another one who needs a serious performance appraisal!)

Santa already played me out this Christmas.... so much for singing 'All I want for Christmas are my two front teeth'!

Mommy Chopped Teddy Bear's Head Off!

By Shannon:

You know how VERY important people are given many parties in their honour? Well, judging from the number of parties I've had, I must be a president of some island somewhere!

Daddy and Mommy threw another birthday party for me yesterday! Welll, they said it was for me lah, but in truth, Mommy only invited 3 of my friends (Ethan, Sarah Mae and Kirsten) to come, and the other 60 over people were Daddy and Mommy's friends!!! Mommy said that Eljiah was having his birthday party on the same day! Boo hoo, I dun get to give Elijah a birthday kiss!

Hmmm... the birthhday party was fun...we had lots of fun toys to play and a huge bouncy castle! Everything was great, and all the uncles and aunties remembered little me, and gave me tons of presents... Hee hee...

Everything was great... until Mommy chopped off Teddy Bear's head! My dear parents
ordered a 3D Teddy bear cake for me, and it looked so nice, until Mommy whacked the head off and cut it up! Eeeewwwwwwww... Daddy says she has a sadistic streak in her... wanting to saw it into half and what not!


My Cute 3D Teddy Bear Birthday Cake


Happy Birthday to Me!



Ethan: Shannon, nice party!
Shannon: Do I get a birthday kiss from you?


Didn't we go through this before?



Where's the car???? No Car as birthday present until I'm 18????!! Waaaaaaaaaa!

Number One is Over, still have 99 more to go???

By Shannon:

***Ohh, the weather outside looks frightful, but the view inside's delightful, and we don't have anywhere to go... let it snow let it snow....***

Huh, not Christmas yet...? Then... oh, that's right, we supposed to talk about my first birthday celebration....

Daddy and Mommy organised a FIRST birthday dinner for me yesterday and invited all of Kong Kong's relatives to Peach Garden for a celebration... I'm wasn't too bothered about what was going on, as long as I get to wear my new bubble dress and hairclip...

Tons and tons of presents, including a fat big goodie bag from Auntie Marissa! Gonna bring the hugemonous beach ball to Ethan's birthday party tomorrow!


Miss Universe, Get ready, here I come!!


Kong kong, Mama and me...


You mean the whole cake is not only for me? I have to share??? But it's my birthday!


Hey, don't you dare eat my cake before I get my hands on it!


Please take note of the tiny teeny drop of cake I am eating!!! You see how unfair my parents are!


Presents presents presents!


This is tough work, you know...


Finally, my loot!

All I Want For Christmas Is a Baluku!

By Shannon:

Christmas is coming! Hmmm, I'm already thinking of all the christmas presents I'm gonna get.... already busy scouting the toys section whenever Daddy and Mummy bring me out, hey, you think I ALWAYS like to go out? There's a underlying motive ok?

So, I'm wondering whether Daddy and Mommy will get my not so subtle hints about which presents to get... I hope I dun end up with some boring educational toy like Flash cards, and books..... geez....

One thing I tried out today, Nosediving! I have been hearing all my buddys' accounts about exciting falls from the bed, the cot, and pram, and so far, under Daddy's and Mommy's zealous watch, I've not been able to execute a stunt like that....

I finally got the stunt done today! Mommy had just placed me on their bed today morning under Daddy's watchful eye, while she went to pack some stuff. I figured that if I wanted to do something, I should do it NOW! So I just leaned forward and zoom! Down I went! To give Daddy credit, his reflexes were lightening fast, he lunged forward and manged to stick his leg out before I fell on the floor... the end result, a resounding THUD when my head met his leg.... OUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Hey, I wanted to hit the floor and what did I get? A Leg? Yucks..... come on, all I wanted for Christmas was a first time Baluku!

3 minutes of screaming and wailing and I was back to normal.... oh well, better luck next time!

Mission Control, We Have Take Off!

Hmmm, I realised that Shannon is a backwards baby. Not backwards as in slow in development, backwards as in.... Backwards, she does things backwards...

Like for example, learning to walk before she knows how to crawl... until today, she simpley refuses to lie on her tummy and crawl, but will gladly stand up and walk around with a huge grin on her face...

Yesterday was another 'Backward' day... Shannon has been able to stand from sitting position since she was 9 and a half months, but she had simply no idea how to get from LYING position to sitting position... see? She knew how to do Step 2 but not step 1!

Well, our baby gal finally gave us a good surprise a few days shy of her 11months. One moment, we had put her down in her cot for her morning nap, the next, she was standing, and calling out to us, waving excitedly! Attempts to put her down only resulted in the same thing, a little gal standing and screaming away while shaking the bars of her cot furously... Mission Control, we have take off!

Well, that said, it was much easier for Mal and me when she was still rolling around in her cot asking to be pushed up to sit!

I'm No. 28th, Near The Front! but There's No One After Me?

By Shannon:

Hey, how's that for a queue no? Mommy's family gathered for a Grand Family photoshoot a few weeks back, turns out that all the cousins were back in Singapore from Shanghai and Australia, and this was one of the few chances they had to grab a family photo, so they took it!

Not bad for a family of 4 generations! There's Pak Pak, Mama and Kong Kong, my assorted 7 grand uncles and aunties, Daddy and Mommy, my 13 uncles and aunties, 2 cousins, and of course ME! I'm 28th in line, really near the front huh? Hmmm, but there's no one after me.... does that mean I'm last in line too? This is so confusing...hmmm, better not go there....

Shopping for New Parents

By Shannon:

Remember how grumpy and dissatisfied I am with my parents? Where, am out shopping for a new set... what do you guys think about this one? Pretty and Handsome? Well, they passed the first interview, just have to test them on their Ability to Spoil and Buffet ala carte skills....

Talent Scout For Singapore's Next Top Model

By Shannon:

Daddy and Mommy bought me to Uncle Jeremy's and Auntie Michelle's place last Sunday, 4th Nov.... turned out that they had a brand new baby boy, Nicholas and there was a celebration at their new home and Glensprings for his one month.

Hey, I hate to digress here, but I don't remember ANY celebration of this sort for ME...! What happened to it? No rows and rows of steaming hot food and admiring visitors coming to look at my pretty face and glorious smile? Or drool over my spiky long hair and curly eyelashes...! And what happened to all the presents and red little packets...Grrrrr.....

Anyway, Uncle Jeremy and Auntie Michelle's place is verrrrrry nice, with a huge baby pool and landscaped gardens.

And I had fun too, coz there was a zealous Auntie sitting opposite me who was snapping away with her camera. I kinda suspect she may be a talent scout for Singapore's Next Top Model... hmmmm... well, I better get used to this kind of life, I'm gonna have tons of parrazazzi coming after me once they sign me up anyway.... :)

The Day The Lightbulb Came On

By Shannon

By now, I'm very used to Daddy asking Mommy worriedly whether I am okay or not.... 'Dear, Shannon's doesn't seem right, is she ok?..'...'Dear, she coughed, is she ok?'....'Dear, her tummy's so bloated, is she ok?'........ (goes on and on...)

Well, SOMETHING is definitely NOT OK these few days.... cause the lightbulb has just came on!

All of a sudden I can sudenly:
1) Give lethal flying kisses
2) Drink from a straw (mind you, it depends on my mood...)
3) Do the wiggle-eiggle on my butt whenever I hear music
4) Plant wet kisses on Mommy and Daddy's faces
5) Do the 'Tou-tia' action, aka hit the side of my head with my hand... (much to Aunty Wendy's amusement when she caught me doing it)
6) Stand unaided for max 3 seconds

Mommy was amazed by my train of though as well when she caught me fiddling with a bottle of vitamins which Mama was taking. I passed the bottle back to Mama and pointed at the cap to 'ask' her to open it for me... hey, what are slaves for anyway, right?

Mommy and Daddy hopes that this burst of intelligence will carry on and not fizzle out... personally, I just dun care....

Whose's The Pretty Baby? Muack!

Well, people tell me that children born in the year of the Rooster will be vain and loves to doll up... from the looks of it, Shannon has all these attributes....

We were happily playing with her shape sorter yesterday when she suddenly caught a glimspe of her reflection in the mirror attached to the shape sorter....


"hmmm? Whose's that?"
"Wow, who's the pretty Baby?"
"Wah, so cute, let me get a closer look!"
"you're soooo pretty! Muack!"

Need I say more?

I Was A SUGAR PLUM Fairy! Not A Brinjal!

By Shannon

Let me get this CLEAR ONCE and FOR ALL... It's a SUGAR PLUM FAIRY!!!!! I was NOTTTTT a Brinjal OK!

Sigh, what a disaster...

Auntie Christine organised a halloween party for us babies and small kids on Saturday, and Mommy went to Toy R Us and got me a SUGAR PLUM FAIRY costume (I can't emphasize this enough!)

Dun I look cute? Well, the party was lots of fun, and Terisse and Alicia came as well... All in all we had two fat pumpkins, one ladybug, one Honeybee, one Darth Vader (how does he get time off from Star Wars?), one Alien, and one pretty Witch. And of course, ME! The SUGAR PLUM FAIRY...

However, my happy bubble was burst yesterday when Mommy and me met Nicholas and his Grandma while taking a stroll around the garden...

Nicholas' Grandma : Ohh, she looked so cute in her costume on Saturday!
Mommy: Thanks, all the babies were so cute, huh?
Nicholas' Grandma: Nicholas, remember Shannon? She as dressed as a Brinjal?
Mommy: Errr.. well...
Nicholas; Grandma: Right Shannon, you were so cute, cute little Brinjal...!
Me: *Fainting away*


See! SUGAR PLUM FAIRY! How can I be a Brinjal!

You think it's coz of the stick on my hat?

The Big TEN-O, Can I Get My Driving License Now?

By Shannon

Hmmm, today Daddy and Mommy gave me a BIGGG hug and proudly announced that I'm 10 months old today... sooooo... can I get my driver's license now, Daddy? What? Wait another 17 years and 2 months? So what's the big deal?????

Ok ok, so this is just for the record.... At 10 months I:
1) Have two bottom teeth
2) Can get into Standing position from Sitting position and cruise around my cot
3) Can clap hands
4) Can wave Bye Bye to anyone and everyone (Mommy says it's imitation without knowing what I'm doing, but I call it extreme friendliness!)
5) Can point to where I want to go (My own set of transportation, Hah! And it's not only Merc, there's Porsche, BMW, Camry...)
5) Can transfer objects from one hand to another
6) Can walk with Aid

Mommy says we have to work on my fine motor skills as I still can't pick up the little Gerber puffs myself... wellll...I'm just plain lazy... why hurry when you have people feeding you right now right?

Finally! My hair is long enough to comb!

So What If I Want To Run Around With A Dirty Diaper!

By Shannon

oooohhhhhhh.... I know Mommy gets very worried when I don't poo and get constipated, but this is toooo much! 5 times a day! What are they thinking of??????

I'm NOT mumbling baby nonsense ok... Daddy and Mommy bought me to see Dr. Tan yesterday coz I have been pooing too many times in the day... turns out that my tummy has a stomach bug... which causes me to keep pooing, and my my bum is sooo sore and red! I scream like crazy when they try to change my diaper... can't they just leave me alone... so what if I want to run around with a dirty diaper! It's my bum!

But what I want to know is how did the stomach bug get into my tummy? Did it crawl in when I was sleeping? Better remind myself to sleep with my mouth closed the next time...

Anyway, Daddy and Mommy has been squirting some disgusting clay mixture into my mouth to ease the acidity of my tummy, and giving me watery porridge that is just bland bland bland.... what happened to my order of black pepper steak and chilli crab? What's the use of my two teeth if all I get is slurpy mushy stuff....??? You guys are just no fun, maybe it's time to change parents... grrrrrrrrr....

Black Pepper Steak and Chilli Crab, Here I Come!

By Shannon:

Being a baby is super tough... It's tough enough having to endure those big adult making crazy faces at you all the time, and babbling nonsense, thinking that they are talking in your language, not to say all the endless pinching of your cheeks and nose!

Add to that, though they are supposedly smarter than us babies, they have absolutely noooo idea what we mean when we go 'ggaaaaaaa', or 'bbbaaaahhhbbaaahhhh' or 'fffffffiiiii'.... and making silly assumptions over why we cry...! I won't even go there....

Yesterday was a classic example! After all the endless whining and wailing and waking up at nights, and seeking comfort in Perth, my silly (and I must admit, a little dumb) parents finally caught on...! I'm teething! Teething, teething, teething! My two bottom teeth had made a appearance, and from the size of them, they have probably been there since a week ago... but did my parents know? Nooooooooooo, they just assumed all the crying and whining had to do with adjusting to a new environment.... SIGH.... when will adults ever learn?

Anyway, yesterday, Mommy finally got a chance to observe my gums when I was doing my daily Wailing routine during my nap time... and volia! She saw the two tiny pearlies sticking out... Daddy's gonna miss my toothless grins soon.

Black Pepper Steak and Chilli Crab, here I come!


Better look all you want, the toothless grin is on its way out!

The Chronicles of Shannon - PERTH TRIP - 7 Oct to 9 Oct

7th October, Saturday

Another fine day with temperatures hovering between 15C to 24C! Today our agenda is full! We returned the Hatch early in the morning, and Eileen drove us up north to Kiwana, about 1/2 hours drive away. Accordingly to her, the little community threr sets up a monthly market there to raise funds for the community projects, or something like that.

The market was great fun! The atomsphere there was very carnival and we saw alot of stalls selling homemade jams and chutney, jewellery, unique clothings, handicraft, and food! We each had hotdogs in the open jammed packed garden, with hot chocolate and coffee from the tiny theater beside us... how quaint is that?? Absolutely delightful.

With our bellies packed, we started shopping.... lots of things to see and so very tempted to buy! We passed by a stall selling frosted cupcakes, and they were sooo sweet that I just had to queue and get one to try... Yummy!

Mal also got a snazzy funky pair of handmade pants for Shannon, look how cool is that! Eileen commented that Shannon will own the only pair of pants which looks like this in SG... haha!

There were stalls selling beautiful wind chimes, stained glass oraments and crystals twinkling in the bright sun... I sneakily bought one for Eileen to deco her cozy little home, she loved it!

And Eileen bought me a early birthday present, a matching handmade set of gemstone necklace and earrings.... thanks pal!

The weather and the atomsphere was so different from our night Pasar Malams. We enjoyed the friendly atomsphere with people giving way to us for the bulky pram and stopping just to say Hi to Shannon and pat her cheeks.


After the markets, we stopped by one of Eileen's favourite Rose Nursery for Scones and Jam.... yummmmmm...and I just have to say this. This was the first time I ever had English tea of Scones with cream and jam, but I am a true instant convert! The blooming roses and a little pond there added to the charm of the place...no wonder it is a favourite place to get married! Another glorious place....



We ended the day at Eileen's home with another home cooked dinner and then it was straight to bed for us tired people.... zzzzz....


8th October, Sunday By Shannon
Mommy had initially wanted to go Fremantle today to satisfy her craving of Corn on a stick, and intro Daddy to their freshly made crepes. But after such a tiring day yesterday, they decided to have a quiet day today and start our hugemonous task for packing... I of course will be busy playing and streching my legs while they are busy packing.....can't believe our holiday is almost over!

Daddy, Mommy and Aunty Eileen bought me to the 10am mass at St. Andrews Church. It really is a very delightful and beautiful little chapel, with stained glass windows and dark brown wooden pews. Mommy liked the serenity of the place, and commented that the commentary that the priest gave was very relevant. Of course, I had to spoil it for her by starting to fuss and being carried out right in the middle of it... how Ma Lu is that? Can't help it that I was hungry right?

After that, Eileen bought us to Northbridge for dimsum.... yummmmmm..... and Daddy and mommy let me have my FIRST Chao Siew Bao! Well technically, it was Chao Siew Bao skin, but who cares? I also slurped up some yummy Tofu Fa... next stop, Peking duck!

We then bundled home to watch Daddy start cramming our stuff into our two puny suitcases. Aunuty Eileen made some tasty corn muffins for Aunty Angie, and at 6pm, we headed to Aunty Angie's house for dinner.

I don't want to be mean, but there was a huge furball in their house... wonder how long do they clean their house.... and it was moving too! yeeks! Oh.... sorry, correction needed, that was their doggie, Cougar, and he was a really lovable big furball! I couldn't wait to pet him!

Aunty Angie made Seafood Horfun which was very yummy, from what I hear from Daddy, since I couldn't have any! (fuming!) And after that, the rest continued to pig out on Durian while I sit and watch! It is soooo unfair!

9th October, Monday (By Shannon)
Here it goes again! Daddy and Mommy are in a frenzy early this morning, running around the house for I dunno what? Then all of a sudden I see not 3 but 4 big bags get squeezed into Aunty Eileen's car.... what's going on? And my bee bee? The one which hangs on the car window to distract me from my hunger pangs? What happened to it? Why was it all squashed into the bag? Hey! I want that back, you know! Grrrr....

(By Shannon's Mommy)
Okie, while Shannon is busy grumbling, let me continue... we packed all our bargains and more! today and had to borrow a bag from Eileen, depsite Mal's insistence that we could cram everything in... well dear... we just couldn't huh? Too many bargains...

Eileen drove us to the airport and we said goodbye with hugs... well, not exactly goodbye, since she is dropping by SG in mid Oct!

We did some last minute shopping before boarding the plane, and took off at 11:30am for home!

Shannon was quite a good gal onboard. Thankfully the plane was half empty, so I could prop her on one of the seats and let her play with her toys...

We touched down at 430pm and Shannon's gong gong and mama were there with our car to drive us home! Can't believe our holiday is over!

The Chronicles of Shannon - PERTH TRIP - 4 Oct to 6 Oct

4th October, Wednesday

We had a lazy day in Perth today. Went Carousal Shopping Mall today, it was so huge... something like Suntec... geezzz! Mal bought his pair of jeans, much to his glee in knowing that he didn't HAVE to go for the biggest size here! Also got a few shirts for causal wear... we dropped by Myers and I got Shannon a pink and orange tee and swirly skirt combi, and a jeans and tee combi, good shopping!

Ended the day with shopping for food at Village green and back to Eileen place to cook my famous Carrot, Potato and pork rib stew, long beans and fried eggs, and stirfried cauliflower with bacon.



5th October, Thursday (By Shannon)
ooowwwww, Mommy's having bad tummyache today, better stay clear from her, her mood is super grouchy, which doesn't make MY mood any better! Been whinging and whining and crying the whole day too, sooo bored since we are stuck at Aunty Eileen's place, and I miss my toys, my friends and my slaves! Where is Gong gong, Mama and Grandma????!!!!

Aunty Eileen rushed home from work to bring Mommy to the doctor and she has been rushing to the toilet the whole day. I overheard Daddy asking Mommy what was it that caused her food poisioning, and she replied that it must have been the chinese food she had at Carousal... luckily, it wasn't her home cooked dinner which caused it!

Daddy and me lounging in bed, what shall we dooooo? Bored bored bored







7th October, Friday
Today, we were feeling brave enough to venture out again after my nasty bout of food poisioning.... was drinking soups and liquids yesterday, but today, feel so much better!

We decided to go to Kings Park and see the wildflowers. Oh, Colour galore! The grass was sooo green I kept suspecting they put colouring on it..... and the view...! Georgous!

Photos says it all....

Dangling near the edge, look at the view!

Flower flowers everywhere! Plus US two!

See the green green grass? So green it made my eyes swim!

Shannon deciding NOT to be one of the pretty flowers afterall... what do you mean the flowers are prettier than ME????




After the nice walk at the park, we headed to Habourtown for more shopping bargains... whew, it was a nightmare trying to get there after missing a turn, have to go around Hay street, and Wellington, and with all the one way streets and street works, I think we headed in circles for about 1/2 hour b4 we managed to get in... haha! I managed to get MY shopping done today. Spent 1 and 1/2 hours at Table Eight, and walked away with 3 blouses, 1 skirt, 2 pants.... Mal and Shannon? They just walked and walked, around the store while waiting for me to finish at the changing rooms...*evil grin*

We compensated Shannon for her waiting though by getting a adorable blouse and a pretty dress for her for Jennifer's wedding.

Ended the day with treating dinner to Angie, Paul, Quintin and Eileen at a chinese resturant. Yummy, Had fish, eggplant, beef, Tofu and veg... though the resturant looked dingy and isolated from the outside, we were glad we were early coz it became packed by 7pm!

Angie and family headed back to Eileen's with us to continue with our tradition, having dessert! This time it was a fruit flan with custard filling and coconut shavings..... yummmm... and Paul showed us video snippets of the trip down south.... we laughed all the way. How nice and heartwarming to end a evening like this, with friends, good food, and happy conversation.... somehow you just dun get this in Singapore? Good memories...