Gold Coast - Part 1

Yes, you guessed it - Timmy did go to Gold Coast after all! Batman and sharks were too much for him to resist...

Our boys had a wonderful trip and highlight of the trip? BATMAN, of course...

It took us a bit of effort to make sure that they get to have this picture taken. But it was well worth it.

Besides Batman, there were other "heroes" like Green Lantern (heard of this guy? well, we got to know him when we were there!) and the more familiar ones... wonderwoman, flash, robin.

And to put down on record, both of them went on a roller coaster ride, which even mummy thought was quite scary! It's the "Road-runner roller coaster ride". At first, Timmy wanted to go on this "Superman Escape":

After the "Road-Runner roller coaster ride", he didn't whine and insist that he wanted to ride on it again!! The poor boy had the guts but not the height to ride on most of the rides - no wonder there was no admission fee for him! Not even on the Batman ride, but luckily there was a special time slot that catered for children who do not meet the minimum height requirements - audio and visual only, no movements. Jeremy was the lucky one... went on both batman rides at least 3 times!

Well, there are many things to talk about but guess pictures will do for now...

Our sumptuous dinner... Seafood platter at Grumpy's. Jeremy experienced the wonderful taste of Calamari!

Gold Coast - Is Timmy going?

Our family will be travelling to Gold Coast (Australia) for a holiday next month. Last night, Jeremy was asking me how long we will be staying there.. i told him 6 nights and the conversation starts....

Jeremy: Wah! so many nights! i am so happy!
Mummy: Why are you so happy?
Jeremy: Because we are staying for many nights. I am so happy!
(he gave me a hug after saying this...)... then

Timmy: I am not so happy!

(i almost burst out laughing because he sounded so cute...)

Mummy: Why are you not so happy?
Timmy: i am very sad because Aunty Ethel is not going.
Mummy: hmm.. then Timmy stays home with Aunty Ethel? Jeremy, Daddy and Mummy go and take aeroplane, see batman and touch Dolphins?
Timmy: OK.
Mummy: Are you sure?
Timmy: Timmy and Aunty Ethel go Ah-Ma house and Kor-Kor, mummy and daddy go Australia.

I was quite surprised!

Well, we'll see ... Stay Tune!

Express no more..

Remember Timmy's Express? Well, poor Express has been neglected lately... i have not seen it for weeks. Looks like its the end of the Express Era... For now, Timmy is into his "shark" (a present from his cousins Shukri and Sadiq from Korea), UNO game, Incredibles DVD and Nemo DVD...

Sigh! i wonder when the reading and writing Era will be here...

Birthday Cards...

Few weeks ago, Jeremy did not go to school for about 3 weeks (advised by the doctor, since he was often sick). While he was home, he was busy drawing birthday cards. For the record, he has completed about 8 cards for birthdays from June to September. This evening, i was helping him locate MY birthday card because my birthday is just round the corner. As i was going through the cards, i noticed that they are all with the same picture! (no wonder his teacher did not give him a good score for originality/creativity in his works!)

KIV for posting of his art pieces... (will do so as soon as i manage to find the camera!)

Who do you love?

Since Timmy is so "possessive" of mummy, it seems natural that he should love Mummy dearly. However, this is not the case. For weeks, I have been having the following conversation with him...

Mummy: Do you love mummy?
Timmy: NO!
Mummy: Do you love daddy?
Timmy: NO!
Mummy: Do you love kor-kor?
Timmy: NO!
Mummy: Do you love Timmy?
Timmy: NO!
Mummy: Who do you love then?
Timmy: NO!
Mummy: Ok.

Sigh! wonder what he was thinking in his little mind.. but whenever this happens, Jeremy (the ever-loving one) will always reassure us that he loves us... (how sweet!)

However, something "miraculous" happened last night... (Mummy was trying to put Timmy to bed. Jeremy was sleeping over at Ah-Ma's house and Daddy was getting ready for the opening world cup match)

As usual, we would say our little prayer before we sleep. Then out of the blue, Timmy said:

"Timmy loves mummy, loves daddy, loves kor-kor and loves aunty ethel!!"

i was so surprised and of course told him that we all love him too... perhaps all the reassurance from Jeremy does help!!

Jealousy

Timmy, the Express, and Jeremy

We have a problem with little Timmy. He would not allow me to get close to mummy. Whether it’s just lying next to mummy on the bed, or with my head on her tummy, or hugging her – he would whine and complain, and generally do his darndest to push me, kick me, or hug mummy tightly and try to wedge himself between us. Once, when we refused to give in, he walked to the side of his bed and lifted one leg over the side rail – as if he was going to jump. That was meant to distract us and make us jump to his rescue, but we just laughed incredulously at his faked “suicide” attempt. He never tried that again.

I don’t know what his problem is. Mummy has always been his dearest, of course – he would rather sleep on his own than to allow me to sleep on mummy’s side of the bed, next to him, when mummy’s not back by bedtime. “Go far away”, he would say as he instructs me to get back to my side of the bed with Jeremy. Fine, I can take that - I’ve still got the ever-loving Jeremy. But not allowing us to be intimate is something else…

To be fair, after the lights are off he does allow us to kiss goodnight, as we do with him and Jeremy. But he would supervise – strictly on the cheeks only, not on the “mouth”. We did it once on the lips, and he started wailing. Ironically, the only way we could pacify him is to do it again – this time on the cheeks, of course.

Bull Shark

"This shark is about 44cm. This shark's name is Yong Char Kar. This shark is special. Do you know why?
Because it can use the fins to crawl on the land and swim in the sea."

...written by... Jeremy Yong...on May 15, 2006

We are really proud of this art piece done by Jeremy recently. He "converted" this shark from a paper aeroplane that his daddy made for him. We do not know what gave him the idea but we saw him busy drawing some funny shapes on a piece of paper and when he asked for help to cut them, we asked him what was that. He told us those were fins for his shark and of course the teeth!! As for the paper aeroplane, his daddy made it during dinner at a restaurant the night before. and the output is this wonderful shark!! (Noticed that he even draw the eyes of the shark??)

Well done Jeremy!!! This is really very very nice.. Daddy and mummy love your shark!!