Annette Arrives

Annette arrives in Singapore on 11 December 2009 after 16 hours of air travel from Stuttgart via Abu Dhabi. The kid got acquainted with Annette & Hartmut over the weekend before they took off for their 5-week travel adventure at Vietnam & Cambodia. Here's what we did last Sunday at the Barrage.

Lovely weather, lovely dress.

Lovely smile.

Check out Singapore's new skyline - the Marina Bay Sands Resort & Casino and the Singapore Flyer at the background. The Marina Bay Sands is targeted for completion in February 2010. Anyone coming to visit? The kid is sure looking forward to explore the sky garden.

The happy kid...

On a happy day with 2 stickers on his tee

Bonding between Hartmut & little Kayne was amazing!

Kayne kept tugging at Uncle Hartmut's hand for more and more play.

Best friends!

By the end of the evening, Kayne grew very fond of them.

Here they are scaling the staircase.

We settled for a sumptious steamboat dinner with Yilin by the Barrage's dam and we all ate happily ever after! (er, except Kayne - he was running around)

Playdate

The much anticipated playdate with Kieran was finally set up at the Singapore Zoo one fine weekend in November 2009. If my memory serves me right, the last time these two chaps met was when Kayne was 7+ months and Kieran, 3 months. Oh boy, how they have grown! Btw, Kieran's mom, Monica was Daddy's classmate in NTU.

Here are pictures of the "Yang di-Pertuan Agongs" in their prams...

Nice smile, Kieran!

"Kayne Jin Kor Kor, please move aside, I wanna take a solo shot!"

The white tiger - always a favourite!

KL - here he comes!

Kayne Jin took a break from pre-school and spent the last week of November at Mama & Yeh Yeh's home in Sri Ukay, KL. Some things to remember from the trip:-

• Favourite things at Mama & Yeh Yeh's home - laughing steps, curtains & the stereo!
• Mama's birthday celebration with the family;
• Gong Gong's birthday celebration;
• The trip to the zoo with Kuma, little Arienne and family;
• Somersaults and other acrobatic feats on Po Po's couch.

Here are photos from the trip to ZOO NEGARA...

The best part about Zoo Negara is the open plan and the fact that we could get up, close and personal with the animals which worked out great for the kids. Here's a Daddy Hippo & Baby Hippo taking a dip in the waterless moat.

Kuma with little Arienne and family

Terrific Twos

The kid is going through a very special phase at this point. We call it the "Wonderful Twos" or "Terrific Twos" contrasting to the all but too famous "Terrible Twos". Just 2 months shy from turning 24 months, the kid seems to be entering an extended happy period peppered with laughing spells and lots of clapping.

Here's a very encouraging Ms Laura getting Kayne in the mood for lots of clapping and stamping to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it". Video credit goes to Sun Lao Shi. Thank you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzI4aivMKvE

My Garden

After a satisfying Sunday nap,

the Kid sprang out of bed

and into the balcony;

Only to find that the leaves are alive

and so happy he was!

The touch & feel kid

Mr Limau, what nice leaves you have.


The just-out-of-bed look, saloon blows can't get any better.

Sound of the leaves
Shuffling to the breeze;
Brings on a smile,
Effortlessly!

Funfare

Daddy and Mommy joined Kayne at the pre-school funfair on 2 October 2009, Friday. The sequence of events unfold quite simply.

BEFORE...

Kayne and Mommy - Nice and dry

& some moments AFTER...

Soaking wet from head to toe at the height of water play, pausing for a Kodak moment.

Sun Lao Shi posing with a thoroughly drenched kid.

Life's Little Moments

A friend's Facebook status says:-

'Each moment comes but once - savor it or lose it'.

How true. Sometimes we forget how transient life's little moments are until we are reminded by lovely videos taken of time gone by. We then realise that time past never slips away as they are ever present in our hearts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLIXzKj3VKI