Look At Me, I Can Fly!

Finally! The photos are out! We took Shannon for her very first Cablecar ride on 9th June. There was a really good deal going on, only $6.50 nett for Singaporeans and $3 for Senior citizens, so we just grabbed the chance!

Cable Car Ride????? REALLY???? YIPPEEEE!

Hmm, Mommy, I'm a little unsure about this.....!

Gulp! We're so high above the water......

Let me take another peek.....

Best Buddies, Bear Bear N Me

Three Little Ducks That I Once Knew, Fat One, Skinny One, Just Like You

I love water till this day, and endured many jokes by Marko about me being a Water Baby... in fact when I was pregnant with Shannon, I would still go swimming and relax by the pool... and the funny part was feeling Shannon kick me in her little water world, while I soaked in the calm still waters of the pool....

Shannon's growing up to be one too, A Water Baby in the making! We headed to Suntec to try a trial lesson of Aquaducks, the swimming outfit for babies learning to swim...OK, I'm sure your eyebrows are raised to the ceiling now, swimming for BABIES? Yup, they just do about anything nowadays!

Well, the weather was quite gloomy, and Coach Annie cautioned us that the water was brrrr.... cold... so it was really up to us whether to continue the lesson or not. I dipped Shannon's feet into the pool to give her a feel, and from that point on, there was no turning back! She started to wade into the pool with her clothes on! Time to change!

You could see she had tons of fun, she was grinning all the way through the lesson, so much so that Coach Annie used her over and over again like a lifesize doll to demo the activities....! Check out the pics...

This is the way we wash our face, wash our face, wash our face!

Quick! Catch the fish before it swims away!

Three little ducks that I once knew

This reminds me of a song Mal sings to Shannon all the time... haha...

Three little ducks that I once knew, fat one, skinny one, just like you!

But the one little duck with the feather on her back,

she ruled the others with a quack quack quack!

Down by the river they would go,

Wither Waddle wither Waddle through and fro,

but the one little duck with the feather on her duck,

she ruled the others with a quack quack quack!

Well, our one little duck with the feather on her back is well on her way!

Good Or Bad, I Still Can't Figure It Out Yet!

this past one and a half years have flown by in a blur, I suddenly realise that our baby girl is no longer, well, a baby girl....this hit me one day watching her hanging on the bars of the playground like a naughty monkey that she is now.... she has taken her first steps into toddlerhood, and Mal and I have no baby left to baby (good or bad, I still can't figure that one out yet!)

Here's some nice shots of our baby who's no longer a baby..... that was a heck of a eighteen months to go through, though I woldn't miss it for the world!

Are You Taking Me?

The New Sam Sui Woman of the Century!

Ready or Not, World, here I Come!

Hidden Monkey under That Demure Smile!

A nice one for the camera
I Dun Want! I dun Want!

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!