Rain Dance! Only works in Water!

By Shannon:

It's time you guys know my little secret.... I do a little sidework to earn some pocket money for my milk powder, I do rain dances to bring in rain... don't believe me? Check these out.... the trick is to do a in a pool of water with my trusty Pooh Bear Rain Devices... and dance until the water shakes like nobody's business...

Preparing for the important Ritual...

Getting ready to do my Stuff!

The Finale... Shake, shake, shake, till the music stops!

Back With A Vengenance! Charlies' Angels In Malacca

By Shannon:

Oh ho, after being MIA for nearly a month, I'm back with a Vengenance! First Order of the Day? Malacca!

Daddy and Mommy decided to take the plunge and DRIVE us 2 and a half hours up to Malacca, Afamosa Resort together with Uncle Teck Lee, Aunty Lulu, Terisse, Uncle Bob, Aunty Valerie and Rachel! We headed up on Friday, 28th April, and came back on Sunday, 30th April, leaving 1st May for Daddy and Mommy to recuperate, and unpack all my bags.... I tell you, I could see the beads of sweat and stress on Daddy's forehead trying to complete the drive! BUT! We're still here and alive lah, so suffice to say, we made it!
The accomodation.... eeehhhhh, having to sleep in a bed with 50 other flies is NOT my idea of a holiday, Mommy! Thank goodness the Uncles and Aunty banged some tables, and got the hotel staff to put us in a much nicer villa.... Luckily they did something before US the Three Charlie's Angels decided to thrash the place!

The New Face of Charlie's Angels! Coming to a Theatre Near You!

Having two other katek people running around the Villa really puts things into perspective, at least I know there exists other playmates which are Shannon size!

We ventured into tampin for dinner on the first night, and visited the local's choice resturant, 'Yuan Chu', is that translated to 'Round Ball?" Anyway, food was plesantly reasonable and good.

On the second day we headed to the Afamosa Animal world, and at night we took a jaunt to Jongers Walk in search for the perfect chendol and dimsum.





I stole some delicous dimsum from Mommy, and we had authentic Baba food at the Baba resturant...



Third Day, a cool dip into the villa pool with Rachel and Terisse, and then it's headed back to Singapore! Mommy's raring to go again, but I think I can hear Daddy hoping not to go through the long drive again!

The Toppling Girl And her Biscuit

By Shannon:

Some days I love Mommy and Daddy, other days???? Hmmmmm...... anyway, last Sunday was a good day, coz Mommy bought me swimming, and after that, she gave me my favourite biscuit to munch on... ahhhhhh, this is the life......

Shrieking Cat, Magic Fork, and Mr. Nasty Sun

Last saturday, we bought Shannon to East Coast Park for her VERY FIRST Bicycle ride! And she had her favourite buddies, Elijah, Ethan and Kirsten for company too...

We started out the day with Breakfast at Macs, and Shannon wolfed down half a hotcake. after that it was off to the bicycle shack to get the bikes. I have to say that it has been way toooooo long since I rode a bike! Check out the pics!

All tanked up with food and ready to go!!!!!!

Mommy, you mean we are gonna cycle ALL the WAY back home?

Gulp! Better hang on tight! Where's Daddy?

Shannon enjoyed the ride but she started fussing when we headed back and Mr. Nasty Sun was in her eyes. Fussing turned to whining, and whining turned to crying, and before I knew it, I had a wailing cry baby in my arms trying to do aero-acrobatics in her seat! Who knew Shannon was a vainpot afraid of freckles? Anyway, in the end I had to push the bike and HER for a long while before Raymond came along and saved the day. We struggled to buckle her in her seat again, and let me tell you, if you have EVER tried to strap a shrieking cat into a cat bag before, that was how Shannon was like!

All's well that ends well, we finally reached our starting point, and the wild cat turned back into the demure baby gal, HAH!

Have to say we had a great time, and the highlight of the activity? Ethan and Elijah failing asleep in their bicycle seats while being ferried... that I have to say, is SUPERB training! Have you every tried sleeping while cycling??? Ask the two experts how to do it!

After East Coast, Mal, Shannon and I headed back to Fairway for lunch, and Shannon decided to surprise us again, this time using a fork to eat unassisted for the very first time! Hooray! She managed to jab a few pieces of Bao skin and pop it into her mouth.... our baby is really growing up! She must be thinking that the magic fork is a godsend!

Where is my food? Where is my food?

What's the matter? Never seen anyone use a fork before?

Aiyah, Dun Look At That! Look At My Cheena Chongsam Dress!

By Shannon:

These few days has been weird in a fun and exhuasting way... firstly, Daddy was home EVERYDAY for 5 days! Doesn't he have to work to get money for my toys and clothes? Oh? Lunar New Year? What's that?

Anyway, Daddy is home everyday, and I get loads and loads of dresses to wear.... there's the purple and white dress from Po Po, my Cheena looking red chongsam from mommy, and my sweet ballerina dress from Aunty Wendy (Muak! Thanks Aunty Wendy! Everyone says I look like a pretty doll in that dress, until they see me in action, then they just shake their heads! Why leh?)

On top of that, we go visiting homes and homes aglore and the adults pass me red Angbaos and fiddle with oranges... AND! I get tons of goodies to munch on, like Po Po's famous HOMEMADE pineapple tarts... Yum yum... no wonder they sell like hotcakes every year!

Well, anyway, I'm still unsure what the big fuss is, and I am enjoying the home visits, and visitors to our home! But can I request that next year, I get to keep all the Angbaos instead of Mommy snatching it away from me everytime?

My First Angbao from Daddy and Mommy, but aiyah, dun look at that, look at my Cheena Chongsam dress!

These funny orange balls, what do we do with them? Gongsi Gongsi?

Gongsi Gongsi? I can do that! Okies, all done, so, where's my angbao?

PS: From Shannon's Mommy

Besides Shannon's chitter chatter about CNY, I must say that now with a small family of our own, and my grandma not around, CNY takes on a whole new significance. As our families grow smaller generation by generation, I realise CNY is no longer a crowded and boisterous holiday which I fondly remember. Perhaps Mal and I should put in more effort to keep those little family links we have left, and take the time, and YES! the effort to make it a point to visit everyone and all friends during CNY. Afterall, CNY is a good excuse to barge into people's home and say a BIG HELLO! Isn't it? It's time this little family started some traditions of their own.. :)

Birthday Mania, Here I Come!

By Shannon:

Now they have me hooked! These birthday parties are starting to be super fun! I know, I know, it used to be such a drag, remember the TWO birthday parties which Daddy and Mommy did for me? Well, we attended ANOTHER ONE last Saturday!

This time, it was a combined Birthday Bash for all my EDD Jan buddies, all 35 of us! Actually, I think it was more of a D N D event, with goodie bags for us babies, stuffed full of gifts from Abbott, Gaia, Studioloft etc etc...

What's more, there were contests and great prizes! Fastest changing Diaper contest, Fastest crawler contest, Fastest walking contest, prettiest and handsome contest, Daddy and Mommy lookalike contest.... geez.... and Mommy and Daddy, the two spoilsports didn't enter into any of them! HMMMMFFF!

We Babies had lots of fun running around, and pulling each others' hair and clothes... I can't imagine the chaos next time when we all start walking!


Babies and Daddies and Mommies Everywhere!


The Leaders in the Pack, but only in terms of Age!


Kirsten's, Megan's, Sarah Mae's and My Birthday Cakes!


Hmmmmm, mmmmmuuummmm, muuummmmm.... gobbling down my birthday cake!

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?