Jeremy - our cool and steady 11-year old

Jeremy has just turned 11 in February 2012. He is still a silent worker. But I think he has made tremendous progress in trying to speak up. These days, we can even see him making funny faces for photo-taking. Notice the change from the pictures below? Primary One (2nd Row; Left Corner)
Primary Two (Third Row; Fifth from right) Primary Three (Last Row; Middle) Primary Four (Third Row; Right Corner) - he is actually making a funny face in this one! The best funny face from him....

Jeremy is also very interested in football (hmm.. wonder if this is under the influence of his daddy). In one of his show and tell, he actually brought his trophy! Below is his script for this particular show and tell..

And when he was asked to make something to introduce himself, he came up with this:
I think Jeremy is definitely enjoying school in the company of his friends. But I cannot say the same when it comes to homework. But Jeremy dear, we do not have a choice when it comes to homework.. so, learn to enjoy them! Continue to be funny too!

Timothy - our chatty and witty 9-year old

Timothy has just turned 9 recently. He is now an independent boy who loves to do many things on his own. He is as chatty and playful as before and is still the "joker" at home.

This is a photo of him, making a wish before his birthday cake. Notice something about him? He still loves his hole-ly shirt!

Timmy's love for football is also still as strong. His ambition (for now only, I hope) is to be a Footballer. Football was often mentioned in his school journals. Below are some excerpts:

Timmy is in Primary three this year. He has been bringing a ball to school to play with during recess almost everyday. He loves to play with Jeremy's friends instead of his own. Reason: "My friends play like Red Indians!" (quoting his teacher actually.. Red Indians refering to them chasing after the ball instead of passing.)

Timmy is coping well in school too. Making new friends easily and there are "not so many" negative feedback from his teachers.. Guess it certainly helps when he was assigned to sit right in front of the class!

Keep up the good work Timmy and continue to enjoy school!

Timothy - the HOLY one

Timmy loves to wear this set of t-shirts which has many holes on it. Guess it is airy and not too hot for him.. i wanted to throw them away as he has really out-grown them. But he told me not to as he likes them and they are very comfortable. Whenever he wears them, everyone would laugh at him. He did not think too much of it until one day, one boy laughed at him at the playground. He actually came back home immediately to change. And these days, before he goes to the playground, he would make sure that he is not in one of those shirt!

To say that he loves this shirt could be an understatement... He wears them almost all the time when he is home. Recently, I had noticed that he wore this shirt on his first birthday and on almost all his birthdays till the most recent birthday.. yes! his 7th birthday!! Dont believe me? Look on..

1st Birthday...

3rd Birthday!


6th Birthday!!
7th Birthday!!!!

Below is a nice shot of Timmy in his "little white shirt"...

So, do you agree now that he is Timmy the hole-ly boy?

The Big ONE for Timothy...

From 2010, Bukit Timah Primary School became a single session school. This means that Timothy has to attend the morning session. I thought this can be quite a challenge as he needs to be up before the sun rises!

However, as Timothy was really looking forward to attending the "Big Boy" school, he does not have a problem waking up at 6.15am on the first day of school. He was so happy that i could hear him humming a song while taking his shower in the morning. But things changed the next day. When i woke him up for school in the morning, his comment was "What? today is also morning session?".. My reply "Timmy dear, it is going to be morning session for the next many years"... On the third day, which happens to be his birthday, his response was "i dont have to go to school. its my birthday today!".. my reply "Timmy, this is the BIG BOY school. Birthday still must go.".. On the fourth morning, his response was "I want to see Mdm Yazila and complain. I dont like morning session" (btw, Mdm Yazila is their Principal).. Timmy, Timmy...

But i must say that he has been doing a good job in getting ready in the morning.. (although they get up at 630 in the morning now instead of 615) He is definitely a better riser than Jeremy and even mummy!!

Timothy's form teacher is Mdm Idayu who happens to be Jeremy's P1 form teacher as well. Recently in the parent-meet-teacher session, Mdm Idayu was commenting how different the two brothers are.. Well, they are two extremes.. we know.. And the funny thing was Mdm Idayu actually commented about his "higher-pitch-than-usual" voice!! ha2

Timothy's best friend is Tze Hsien.. who is actually the younger brother of Jeremy's friend! As for school work, he has been pretty good as well. In Term 2, he has been appointed as Class Monitor and he is definitely very serious in doing a good job!

Looks like he is fitting in well... Well Done Timothy!

Below are some pictures captured on his first day in Bukit Timah Primary School:


Watching TV while waiting for his breakfast..

All ready for school... and All smiles from Timothy... but i cannot say the same for Jeremy... well, he had experienced school for 2 years already... ha2

Buddy #1 - Fadhil.. One advantage of having a single session school is that you have someone from the upper primary to be your buddy. This is much better compared to having a Primary 2 pupil as your buddy! Fadhil was a very helpful and patient buddy... (Timmy still call out to him whenever he sees him during recess these days...)

Buddy #2 - Joshua.. This buddy was not as patient.. i could hear him hurrying Timothy to finish up his food!


Timmy washing his hands before he went off to buy his food... Guess what he came back with..

RICE.. at 9.30 in the morning! In fact, he was having this everyday in the first week. i asked him if it was that nice. He told me he had no choice cos Joshua brought him there all the time! Told him that he can buy from other stalls. So for now, his favourite is ROTI PRATA!!

Putting his wallet away before he continues with his food...

Enjoying his drink more than his plate of RICE..

Timothy has GRADUATED! (Dec 2009)

Congratulations Timmy! You have graduated from kindergarten and is no longer a pre-schooler!

Timothy is the last among his cousins to graduate from Eternal Life Assembly Child Care Centre. He was looking forward to Primary 1 since the start of 2009! So, Bukit Timah Primary School...here he comes...

Kismis United Football Club

In the last 2 years, Jeremy and Timothy, along with their cousins, have taken an interest in playing football. This sport has now become a weekly affair. Every Friday evening, they will "practise" in the small little garden at Grandma's house (poor Grandma has to suffer the loss of a beautiful green garden) and on Saturday evenings, they will play with a bunch of soccer enthusiasts at West Coast Park. I must say that they have improved much since they first laid their feet on a football.. Now, let me introduce the players for "Kismis United Football Club...(KUFC)" .......

Jeremy - Midfielder

Timothy - Goalkeeper

Ryan(Red socks) - Striker

Ian - Midfielder

Sadiq (Green shorts) - Striker

Shukri (white shirt) - Defender

Joel (yellow socks and orange bib) - Defender
These are the young euthusiasts... (their weekend kakis)

Jeremy's 8th Birthday Celebration

Master Cool boy turned 8 on Feb 8 (hey.. what a coincidence! Timmy turned 6 on Jan 6 and Jerry turned 8 on Feb 8 this year!!)

Jeremy chose to have a celebration at the beach. Again, he decided to spend the day with his cousins. Activites include roller-blading, cycling and building sandcastles.. We had a tea-time picnic too (with sandwiches and chips!)

Jeremy roller-blading

Joel the bike-racer, with Ian and Jeremy in hot pursuit...

Boys busy building the sandcastles, with Auntie Anna's and Auntie Dalia's help.

A few of them enjoying the waves (hmm.. which one of them has the cutest butt?)

Tea time...

After the tiring afternoon at the beach, we headed to Sushi-Teh for dinner...

Boys patiently waiting for their food.

Happy Birthday Jeremy!

Families sharing your special day...