Out in the real world

We just had a birthday party (also a hari raya gathering) for me and adek yesterday. Everyone in the family was invited...unty, mak Ngah, mak Long, tok, nenek, Abang Alif. We had a carnival theme so everything was very colourful! We issued tickets to the guests and played some carnival-themed games although the only people who participated were me and adek. hehehe. Abang Alif was too shy to join us.

Ibu baked some cupcakes for us this year because the family is not a big fan of cakes especially frosted ones. There were also some macarons and m&m cookies for the guests. The macarons were a hit because there were quite yummy! I wish Ibu had made more because everything was gone at the end of the day...oh well, maybe next year. Although it was a really small party, we sure had fun because everyone was there to celebrate it with us!

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Ever since we found out that the Singapore Botanical Gardens is just a few MRT stop from Bishan, we have been frequenting this place quite a few times. We never got bored of this place because there's always something new to see everytime we visit it. Kakak didn't come with us unfortunately because she's at school. It was a pleasant surprise to see a few swans swimming in the lake. The hot weather didn't dampen my spirit and I had a fun time running in the vast space. I collected some rocks for some observations.


We also discovered some trees that produce fruits like bananas, chikus and sukuns. Although I wasn't familiar with any of them except the bananas, it was a very interesting trip. Kakak should really join us one day!

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Did you know that orange juice is my most favouritest drink in the whole wide world...especially freshly squeezed ones! mmmm...yummy!

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We built a cardboard foosball game for the global cardboard challenge meetup last week at the Botanic Garden. It's a foosball game made entirely with recycled materials. We got a cardboard box from the bubble tea shop near our place, some toilet paper rolls, disposable chopsticks and a few cardboard cutouts. What exactly is a cardboard challenge?


The cardboard challenge is an annual challenge that invites kids around the world to design and build awesome creations using cardboard, recycled materials and imagination. The challenge culminates in a Global Day of Play on October 5th, marking the 2nd anniversary of the flashmob in the "Caine's Arcade" short film, bringing communities together to celebrate the creativity and imagination of children around the world. Well, that's what google says about the cardboard challenge event.


I saw what the other kids did for the challenge at the event and they were awesome! There were carnival-like games to try like mini cardboard golf. There was even a submarine made entirely out of cardboard. It was so popular that we didn't manage to try it at all. Our favourite was the vending machine which dispenses cold drinks when you insert the required coins...just like the real thing! It rained for a moment but everyone managed to bring the cardboard creations to the nearby shelters. We continued to try everyone's cardboard creations till the rain stopped. What an amazing and creative day!

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Port of Lost Wonder is the newest Sentosa attraction for little people aged 3 to 10 years. We had to pay a bit for the entrance fees and those who want to be in the water area, must wear proper swimming attire. There were not so many people because it was a normal schoolday for normal school kids. Well, except for kakak, whose school was closed for the day. :D

There was the water playground with a HUGE pirate ship right in the middle, a waterspray area, a sandplay area, some cafes and a space for little kids to play in. We didn't really explore because we were just too excited to be in the water playground. It was amazing!!! kakak looooved the water bucket so she always hang out near it and rushed to be under it whenever the bell ring. As for me, I prefer to hang out with Ibu at the fringes because that's where I am safe from being splashed. Ibu did coax me to try the slides but I hate water splashing on my face so we slid down only a few times. We went home after grabbing a bite at the nearby McDonalds. We will definitely be going there again...insya Allah!

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Don't you just love to pop the bubbles of a bubblewrap? Well, we usually do that but we did some painting and printing this time. First we painted the wraps with whatever colours we have in our stash. Then we pressed them onto our drawing papers for some cool bubble patterns. Adek couldn't keep herself from popping all the bubbles so she got a more splattered effect. We found out that the wetter the paint is, the better it is. We will probably do with more colours to get more variations rather than just mix them together next time!

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Kakak didn't have any school last week so off to the zoo we go! We also got some discount zoo tickets. :D Unfortunately Ayah couldn't join us because he had some urgent work to complete at the office. :( Nevertheless we sure enjoyed ourselves although Ibu was very very tired (she said!) because she had to pull the wagon with us in it. hehehehe. It was our first time in the wagon and we were excited (jakun!).

Ibu also did an activity bag for each of us to do at the zoo. It consisted of a passport and some ink stamps. We had to keep our eyes open for the animals printed in the passport and we had to stamp the page whenever we spotted one! It's like a game of 'I spy with my little eye'. We also made our way to the waterplayground, the main highlight of the trip. Our little friends were there too. We had such a great splashing time with them. I wish we can visit it again!

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