Little Piano Man

'Play' us a song you're the piano man...'Play' us a song tonight...

Kayne's interest for the base clef is evident. When he's at the piano, he loves hitting those low keys. Perhaps intrigued by its rich, mellow tone. Daddy has another theory - perhaps he is left handed? Oh well, we'll see. Meanwhile, click on the link to check out Kayne's serious rendition of the bass notes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWtzbRxPH0M

He was at the piano for almost 15 mins this morning. The intensed bass note playing must have taken a toll on his index finger. You will see Kayne 'exercising' his finger during intermission.

Sports Day

Here are some pics from Sports Day which was held in early August 2009. From the pics, you can almost guess that it was Kayne's early days in Pre-School. That explains the not-so-happy face eventhough he was at waterplay which is his all time favourite activity. Notice how he was not quite following the rules...(of the game)!

Kayne's 'best' friend and 'ko ko' - Jadon, 2 years

(They accompany each other till end of day each day)

Kayne's class mate - Annika, 19 months

Some updates: Kayne will be having Hari Raya Puasa celebrations in school tomorrow. The kids are asked to wear national costumes in line with the festive mood :)

Morning run

It was a hot sunny Saturday morning in ECP. After a satisfying breakfast (Kaya and butter toast included), Kayne just felt like running, perhaps to shake off the calories. :) Here are the videos of Kayne at work. The 2nd one ended just as he was raring to go. The camera read "memory card full" - which was thoroughly disappointing. Lesson learnt: Delete unwanted photos!

See if you can spot:

1. A man brisk walking with his parrot;
2. Daddy;
3. A Nana look alike saying hi to Kayne.

Many brisk walkers offered Kayne a 'five'. He ran in spurts but covered about 50m.

Click on link to Video 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRPdYG3wkzg

Click on link to Video 2:

http://www.youtube.com/user/justdottingaround#play/all/uploads-all/0/Jsjk_7BK2V4

Swimming sensation

Kayne had a smashing good time in the pool last weekend. Take a look at the happy face.

"Common Daddy, put your head in the water!"

The wait

Come weekends, we pray for good sunny weather so that we can go dipping in the pool. Here's the little swimmer waiting anxiously to get out of the house but still obliging and posing for the camera.

Ring-a-round a rosie

Kayne... "singing" along with us in the car to "Ring around the rosie..."

Signs of growing up

Photo credit: Kuma

Our baby is growing up really fast and settling in well in pre-school. Amen! Here are 9 reasons why we say so:-

1. Taking naps in pre-school without the dummy (oops... notwithstanding photo above);
2. Following simple instructions such as "wash hands". Teacher said he walked down the corridor in school to the toilet to have his hands washed;
3. Sits together with classmates during storytime, thanks to longer attention span;
4. Stares intensely (not moving at all) at his Ms Laura or Sun Lao Shi during music time which he loves;
5. Learning to feed himself with a spoon, e.g. fed himself macaroni for lunch today (030909) although messily;
6. Chooses his sports shoes over the sandals when going to school;
7. Laughs hysterically when Sun Lao Shi sings the rhythmic song "xiao lao shu" (little mouse in mandarin);
8. "Declined" to sleep on classmate Jadon's bed when new assistant teacher, Ms Dawn unknowingly led him to it. He recognises his bed in school by the bedsheet and bolster case;
9. If he wakes up from his noon time nap earlier than his classmates, he would not cry or make a noise. To our surprise, he picks up a book and flips the pages quietly while the rest of his classmates are in slumber.

Shall update 1 more reason over the weekend. Cheers!

Mama & Kuma in SG

Mama & Kuma came to visit last week and spend some time with Kayne. Kayne warmed up to Mama and was sad to see her go after spending Teachers' Day, 1 Sep with her due to pre-school closure.

"Thanks Mama! Hope you enjoyed the day with me as much as I enjoyed it. Remember... I stayed awake till 4pm! Love, Kayne Jin"

Daddy, Mama and Kayne

Kayne and Kuma at the airport

"My bolsters, my Mama and me"