Last night I told Mummy I want a McQueen cake...

"Mummy, I want McQueen cake.."

And I even told her...I want to have it in school!

After the 3 Days Long Weekend...I refused to go to school today!

Was it because of the 3days long weekend which we had spent so much time together, having so much fun that resulted in my SURPRISED refusal to go to school???!!!

Or was it because Little Ayden went together??
Is Mummy bringing didi out for fun??
Mummy told me didi is going to Bibinogs Playschool...my previous school...but are they going out to play instead????

"I want to go home!!!
Mummy, please, please...I don't want!!!"

It came as a surprise to Mummy as I was perfectly fine even when I was in the car...I even said..

"reaching school!"

but... ...when the moment came to get out of the car, I was hesitant...still, I walked in...but refused to go to the classroom. Then it lead to more dramatic cries and fuss from me..and pleas to my mummy that I don't want to go school!!!

Still, Mummy carried me and left me with Ms. Rowan...
Mummy said it is important to "harden" her heart and leave me there despite my pleas and cries...else I will think that I can have my way as long as I throw tantrums like that..and it will be more difficult for me to get out of this "mood swing" and come to understand that I have to attend school still and eventhough Ayden followed us out at the same time since Mummy is going to send him to Bibinogs after dropping me off at school, nothing is going to change and she will still come and fetch me later when I finish school.

Even more to Mummy's surprise was....
I was perfectly fine the minute I was in my classroom...
I even kissed and waved Mummy goodbye.
!!!

Anyway, this continued for another day...which was even more dramatic!
I locked myself in the car..held on to pillars and car door...cried, scream my pleas to my Mummy, that i want to go home.

"Mummy, I want to go home and Poo poo..."

Again, I had to be carried into the classroom.
Luckily, my mood swing was over by the third day... phew!

Mummy's Voice: Complicated Human Beings - Hypocrisy

the older I am, the more I think I seemed to find everywhere in this world is filled with hypocrisy!
"Ya..Lindy Jin can't handle Hypocrisy" - someone said that to me today..

Hmm...

is it can't handle or choose not to handle?
is it a matter of choice?

Beginning to think that hanging around with little children is where no social mask is required!
why it seemed to me that most people these days like to complicate matters?
why can't they just do it simple and straightforward while taking others into consideration?
Is hypocrisy the result of self-centered manner?

Getting Lost... ...

Mummy's Voice: Our 12th years Anniversary today!

"6 years courtship + 6 years marriage = 12 years together"
"Resulted in Golden & Silver, Asher & Ayden in our lives"
"created the SEAH family of ...
Alvin & Lindy, Asher, Ayden"

Today,

"I was surprised, I was stunned and I was moved.."

All because of my surprised gift of an "overdue" 4-dian jin & its rationale...

especially after quite some time of moody roller coaster mood swings..
with special relevance to MR ALVIN SEAH.

we had a good talk last week and you finally acknowledged and decided to put in efforts to address the issues. Thank you. Now I know I am not alone afterall...

you know, it takes more than just a good man to sustain the love and marriage...

I turn 3 yrs 2 months old today!

Mummy always try to plan activities for us...
other than usual routine ones, she also wants to keep exposing us to new and interesting ones...
sometimes she is really at a loss about what to do too...Because no daddy by her side, she says it simply just doesn't motivate much...but well, for us, she still tries her best!

a typical swim session at SK sports complex

after shower..

after shower..

I always like to slip myself into a pillow case and pretend to be a caterpillar...
"eh...Mummy call me Caterpillar Asher to come out"
then I will come out as a butterfly!
creative huh?!

We went Jacob Ballas Children's Garden...
Mid way, Daddy came by to spend some time with us... :)
Happy!!!

Ayden is tired...before we even start.

Hee..I am big brother

Banana trees

water play

I had great fun!

Finally Mummy decided o wake Ayden up...

Happily pretending to "water" plants...

Ayden joined in!

I was soOo excited about the bridge...

I was so eager to help Ayden cross the bridge in the stroller

weeee....i ran down the slope

I like the feel

nice pathway

We walked together as a family!

hey...I want to be the train operator!

See!

Ayden is my passenger..

toot toot!!

counting the stones I picked up

We hid in the hole in the tree...

it is so difficult to co-ordinate all our smiles...

and the directtion we look...

Ayden is smiling so happily

cute ya

See I am all sweaty

scoop scoop scoop

Ayden, hop on!

I love this place!
Let's come again soon!

We made sushi at home! Our very first sushi-making session! Fun, fun FUN!!!

the plate of sushi I made...

Ayden is hungry...

he wants to be part of the sushi making team too

I am hungry!

there! my sushi!

I am pleased

almost done...

roll roll roll

did I roll it well?

this is fun

roll roll roll

followed by the filling, then start to roll

put some rice and flatten the rice

lay the seaweed

On usual weekdays, I have a set of activities to go through...including pretend play, toys play, storybooks reading, coloring & tracing, activity books covering English, Chinese, Math and Science plus general knowledge...bicycle riding, music and dance time etc

Mummy rotates our weekend activities and outings...
On average, there is 4 Saturdays & 4 Sundays...
Soon I will be starting my swimming class every Saturday AM...so we still have 4 Sundays...
Once a month we stay over at Gong Gong & Po Po house for the weekend...so still have 3 Sundays...

-activities at home: playdough or painting, craftwork followed by bubbles or waterplay time
-swimming
-indoor playgrounds
-outdoor playgrounds
-parks & picnic &/or field trips
-library
-places of interests etc
-how about catching a play?

-R & R at home, catch a movie etc..(for Friday nights in)

It is really nice that we have a events and activities planner like Mummy at home...but we know sometimes she gets rather moody that Daddy is always not around with us...but he has to work...hopefully soon it will be better!

My recent developments

I have always been a very active boy...
physically ...I should be rather fit as I hardly fall sick..even when I do, Mummy rarely gives me any medicine..
After just a night on the bicycle (4 wheels), I can pedal so well without help on my new bicycle!!

Language wise, I suppose I was never the fast learner as I was always more "cool and nonchalant...but now i talk alot...and always like to disturb our neighbour...Uncle Eric.

I am also becoming more and more like a "commander boy"

"No! Mummy, you talk to Asher..."
"Mummy, you naughty!! Asher do it!!"
"Mummy, I show you!!"

I pretend to get angry when the adults do something before I could do it...
-like opening the mailbox, opening the gate,
-showing Mummy the words on the book as if I am the teacher and mummy is the student...
I will fold my arms across my chair and say "Mummy you naughty! HMM!! Asher do it!!"

I like to seek mummy's "approval" and praise...
"Mummy, can play/eat/go? Can or no?"
"Mummy, you angry?"
"Mummy, you not happy? you happy?"
"Mummy, just tired?"
"Mummy, look Asher share with Didi!!"
"Mummy, didi share with me!!"

And I always ask for 5 minutes of grace time...
5 mins to play
5 mins to eat
5 mins to sleep
5 mins!!!

Many commented I have quite a slang in my English, the way I talk...my pitch and tone is quite different...so sometimes they cannot quite get what I am saying...even Daddy.

In many areas, Mummy is happy with my progress...
but thinks she needs to work more on my fine motor skills more...
especially my pencil griping and writing...

recently, Mummy was surprised that when she asked me a few descriptive questions about some different forms of vehicles and I could name the respective vehicles!!!
Like... ...
- I am big and strong and I push earth & rocks aside. ANSWER: BULL DOZER
- I speed through the traffic with my siren with my lights flashing. I help people to get to a place where they get well again. ANSWER: AMBULANCE
- I make a loud noise with my siren and carry hoses that spray water. ANSWER: FIRE ENGINE
and more...

Most importantly, Mummy is very pleased with the way I treat Ayden, my little brother most of the times...I held back my fist which I had wanted to punch him when he snatched my toys, I held back my bite unlike last time which I would not have been able to control my emotion and bitten my brother which I regretted so much later...9 out of 10 times I would share my toys with Ayden and I am also happy to play together with him.. I have learnt and handle well that Ayden and I must learn to co-exist and compromise each other even sharing our parents' love and attention...I am also progressing well in terms of learning that I am an older boy with more responsibilities than my little brother, that I have to take care of him..

:) :D this is the face on MUMMY's and MINE!

I turn 3 years 1 month and we went Sentosa!

15th March 2011...we went Sentosa!
I enjoyed myself thoroughly...
I had a go at Luge, Skyride, Segway and even watched a "cinematrix" movie...where the seats rock and shake through the show as if we are on a real-life roller coaster ride!
I think my best love is the Segway!
The big brothers and sisters there simply adore me...for my cool yet cute style!

On the skyride!

See..I am not tall enough to ride the Luge alone..
so I tagged along with Mummy & Uncle Felix

I was all focused on the Luge ride carts...

I had fussed a little and almost didnt want to play a second time...

see my attention always focus on the carts..

I am happier running about...
I had no fear at all, having to cross this shaky bridge on my own

Ines and I

It rained...

we took a break and eat AGAIN

I am next to Uncle Felix...too small beside him

waiting to get on my SEGWAY!

I had someone guiding me along...

smile...

After a long day...am famished!

I eat the udon on my own

I had great fun with the Sentosa outing...kind of the first such outing with m cousins Jared and Ines... really look forward to the next one!

Oh...and recently, Auntie Irene & Keira came over couple of times...sometimes with AUntie Joey & family & Auntie Amber...sometimes without...
We played with Keira and after that...we were simply knocked out...

zzz...after a hard day's play!

water play after sand play

Oh! My new favourite play place is the NEX MALL PLAYGROUND!!!
Well...it is not too far off from our place and it is big mall with essentials for mummy to shop ad a fantastic playground for us! The only complaint Mummy has is the carpark and lift...hmm not very user friendly..
Still, I like going to the Nex Mall Playground!

After a good play time and bottle of milk....ZzZ

We are both knocked out!

Milk Milk time

Wai Po, Auntie Beth & us!

Wai Po, Mummy & Us!

Weeeeee!!! Woooooo!! Fun!!

there's fantastic water play features and a sufficient playground!

Eat to our fill and on our way to the playground!

Don't cry Ayden, Asher Kor Kor pat pat you

Mummy!!I want to get out!!!

Placing me by the window seat keeps me occupied
with watching the cars and traffic out there

Mummy always say I have lots of pattern now...

we play "train ride"...

toot toot...

20th Feb 2011
My god-sister Sara's Full month celebration!

ain't I a handsome boy?

both of us fighting for mummy

I like pink...

Am a rugged boy...

I wanted to swim so badly....

Mummy...I want to swim...

wishing I was in the pool

:(

I went over to my grandparents' place for a 2D1N stay...
hmm..once a month...

my cousin Tiffany...

we have fun...

I talk alot these days...
I tell Mummy what goes on in school, who I play with, what did I do...
Mummy asks if I am happy in school ...I said "happy"
and I don't want to change my school!

I also look forward to go to my grandparents' place...
once, Mummy scold me for being naughty...i cry and said "I want to go Gong Gong house...",
took my pillow and stood outside.."waiting for my Gong Gong to come.."
Well, of course Mummy & I made up after that...