Out in the real world

Bunnies' fav snack

2012-01-03T03:09:00.002+08:00

Carrotsticks are currently my fav snack. Carrot sticks have a nice crunch and sweetness to them. I prefer the baby carrots because they are sweeter and small (like me! Hehe). I can finish up the whole bowl all by myself.

Here are some fun facts about carrots:

• Carrots were one of the earliest vegetables grown by man
• Carrots are related to parsley.
• In the past the leaves were used to decorate the hats of royalty
• Doctors say that carrots improve vision, especially at night because of their very high level of vitamin A (carotene).

Happy New Year!

2012-01-02T03:05:00.001+08:00

We had a rolling good time (literally!!!) on New Year's Day. What did you do? ^_________^

Lunch drill

2011-12-29T04:05:00.004+08:00

With only a few more days to the new year, Ibu has been drilling me to eat my lunch from my lunchbox. I am going to have 2 breaks at school; one in the morning and another one during lunchtime. Since it's going to be overwhelming for me to queue up for food during these breaks, I am going to bring packed food from home. Besides it is healthier and cost-saving too. Ibu has prepared her daily menu list and it looks fine to me. I just hope I will eat fast enough during the break. *gulp*

Moondough

2011-12-18T02:56:00.004+08:00

Ayah surprised us with a set of moondough after work yesterday. It is basically like playdoh but it is soooo much lighter and feels like foam more than dough. It shapes very easily (with moulds) and crumbles back easily too. It doesn't stick on the floor like playdoh does but it is quite difficult to pick them up. we still prefer playdoh though because it's easier to shape it without using any moulds.

Tummyache again

2011-12-14T02:04:00.003+08:00

I went to see Dr. Oh for my tummyache again. I am still having bad tummy cramps in the evening. It's getting better but it's pretty annoying. Sometimes I wake up in the night because the pain was really bad. My paed said that those with constipation colic will take about 3-6 mths to recover fully. :( that means I will have to wait a very very long tme to recover. I was given dhactulose to soften the stool and motilium to get my digestive system well again. I also need to eat more fruit/vege. The only fruit/vege I eat are apples, watermelon, peas, babycorn, spinach, broccoli and cauliflower. Yeah, i know, I am choosy alright. I just can't stomach anything else. My ibu thinks it's all in the mind. She is trying to get me eat yoghurt and more green leafy veges. Hate them!

Of schoolbooks and uniforms

2011-12-10T16:07:00.004+08:00

We went to my primary school to purchase my textbooks and uniform just now. There were quite a number of parents there but it was pretty organised. Ibu queued in the line for the academic books whilst Ayah got my arabic books to save time. Unfortunately a few books were out of stock. We had to collect them when school reopens next year. Even the uniform in my size was out of stock. I guess there were a lof of girls who were of my size...hehe. I also got to know which class I am in. I was quite disappointed because a kindymate was in another class. Oh well, I am sure going to make new awesome friends!

Dailies

2011-12-04T03:27:00.001+08:00

Just playing with my adek.

Happy birthday, Sarah!

2011-11-30T02:49:00.003+08:00

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to adek Sarah!
Happy birthday to you!

It was adek Sarah's birthday last Thursday and we did a mini celebration on the weekend. We invited the 'usual suspects', untyzah+umar and nenekros+toknal. Abg Alif couldn't come to the party because he was circumcised last week and I don't think he can join the party (get well soon, Abg Alif!). Ibu did a rainbow cake. It looked really bad but there are 6 colourful layers inside it.

Feeling colic'y

2011-11-27T22:34:00.003+08:00

I had been having this very bad tummyache since yesterday and Ayah decided to bring me to the nearby 24hr clinic just now. Usually my tummyache will subside after a round of ridwind (drops for wind in the tummy) or gripe water. But it got worse after dinner and I couldn't tahan the pain anymore that I cried. Ibu and nenek massaged my tummy, thighs and soles to ease my tummy but it was no use. I was feeling nauseaus but couldn't puke out anything. I hate this feeling! My tummy was slightly better after I swallowed 5ml of colimix (for the wind). I burped and farted quite a bit before I slept. I hope this will go away before I start school. What a way to start the holidays. :(

My last day at school

2011-11-18T14:33:00.003+08:00

It was my last day at school today. I had been at Hanis Kovan since K1 and it has been a fun experience. But I think I am not going to miss my friends because some of them were pretty nasty to me. Well, maybe I will miss a few like Haziq and Alissa Dina. Anyway, we had a nice farewell party. There were yummy-looking cupcakes, colourful drinks and lots of other sweet stuff. I also gave some cookies to my teachers. We took lots of photographs and bade farewell to each other. I can't wait to go to my new school next year!

Our new kitchen set

2011-11-15T02:02:00.005+08:00

I had always wanted a kitchen set to do my masak-masak and my birthday is the right time to ask for it (I got it waaaaay before my birthday). We had wanted to get something nicer but those that are nice are expensive and we do not have any younger girl cousins to pass our girlish stuff. The cheaper ones were pretty ugly so Ibu made one frm boards. Ibu said the one she built was ugly too *hehe* but after using this for maybe a year, we can just recycle the boards or just chuck them into the bin.

Choc muffins and a video

2011-11-14T02:16:00.004+08:00

We made chocolate muffins yesterday and we also made our very first video for our 2 little bakers website. What's 2 little bakers? Since Ibu has been baking quite a bit, she decided to put all our baking adventures there. And if you still don't know, 2 little bakers actually refers to both me and adek Sarah. Go and visit it now! :)

Clayplay

2011-11-09T02:28:00.001+08:00

Ibu & Ayah introduced us to jumping clay recently and we were hooked. It is like playdoh but it's lightweight and is an air-dry polymer, meaning it dries up after sometime left in the open. It doesn't become stonehard like paper clay but has that bounce when dried. It's not that expensive but still more expensive than playdoh. It has a nice scent probably to attract little people like me. It's not a good idea to work with a big batch at a time because they stick so so easily. Ibu also supervises us and only allow us to take bit by bit. The clay also tends to retain details after a while so it's best to work quickly. So does it jump as its name suggests? Yes, it jumps (bounces) when thrown to the ground. Hehe.

Personalised singlet

2011-11-06T02:39:00.003+08:00

Check out my personalised singlet! It is designed by me using fabric markers. I can think of so many thing to use with the markers like decorating my cap and socks. Cool or what?!

The best solution

2011-10-24T01:06:00.001+08:00

To keep ibu from nagging non-stop, this is the best solution. It can be really annoying when she starts. Eeks.

I love Nutella!

2011-10-22T01:09:00.002+08:00

Hands up for those who like nutella! For those who don't even know what Nutella is, you are seriously missing something good in your life. Go and google it and get a jar (or a few, in case you csn't get enough one...hehehe!) There were certain periods of time when I believed that this chocolaty hazelnut spread slathered on bread was a good meal. Of course, it is unhealthy. But well, it's better than I eat nothing. I eat it on slices of bread and cupcakes. But the best would be dipping your spoon into a jar of nutella and scoop a tablespoon into your mouth. Yuuuuuuuuuummmmy!

Another party for me

2011-10-16T11:15:00.001+08:00

I had another party yesterday. There were uncleshah+untyzah+umar, makngah+uncleazhar+abgalif+mik, nenek+atok pasir ris and neneksal at the superhero-themed party. The kids wore their superhero costume. Even unty+uncleshah came with their 'costume'. Umar, adek Sarah and I had a superhero cape each, thx to Nenek who made them for us.

There was the birthday cake (Ibu did it last minute and fortunately it didn't topple) and briyani for everyone. It wasn't a big party but it was a fun one. That's what matters...celebrating your birthday with your loved ones.

Happy birthday!

2011-10-12T11:08:00.005+08:00

Kakak Aisyah celebrated her birthday at school just now with her teachers and friends. It was a small celebration with birthday songs in 3 different languages sung by her classmates. Ibu and I brought choc cupcakes (and the goodies) just in time for her snacktime. The cupcakes were topped with chocolate ganache and they were a hit amongst kakak's friends. I also had a few bites before ibu and I went back home.

Happy birthday, kakak Aisyah! I love you sooo much! *muacks*

Puzzled

2011-10-11T05:11:00.003+08:00

I am into jigsawpuzzle'ing nowadays after Ibu bought one for me recently. It was an alphabet jigsaw puzzle and I had a bit of difficulty doing it for the first time. But it got easier when I did it again and again. I guess they say that practise makes perfect is true after all. I am definitely going to get more puzzles soon!

Hero up!

2011-10-07T05:07:00.001+08:00

Ayah sure knows our favourite stuff! He bought us a pair of superhero squad crocs yesterday and I think they are AWESOME!!! I had been watching the squadees and I really really love that show.

It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish super-deformed-style. It is also a self-aware parody of the Marvel characters in that the heroes find themselves in comedic situations and have cartoonish bents to their usually serious personalities, such as The Incredible Hulk being jovial and good-natured but with "major anger issues".

The plucker

2011-09-30T05:03:00.002+08:00

I am getting pretty good at plucking the taugey's tail. It takes some skills and patience, you know.

Resistance is futile!

2011-09-28T04:55:00.002+08:00

Ayah just bought this game called Resistance 3. Basically you are this hero trying to kill all the aliens that had invaded your town. The aliens were pretty scary especially when they came running after you suddenly. I hate that! Sometimes I play cooperatively with Ayah. Most times I will only watch Ayah play the game. It's really like watching a horror movie because you never know when the aliens are going to appear in front of you.

The cookie monster in me

2011-09-22T04:49:00.002+08:00

I love helping Ibu making cookies because it is like playing with playdoh. And you can eat the cookies after you bake them! My favorite cookie is just something plain and simple with some sugar sprinkled on top. Omnomnom!

Moon phases

2011-09-13T09:25:00.001+08:00

Kakak and I had been moon-watching for the past few days. We first saw the crescent last week. It was amazing! I have never seen a crescent moon before except in books. We also learnt that there are a few stages of the moon before it turns into a full moon. We saw the crescent and the gibbous outside our window but we are unable to catch the full moon unfortunately.

So what did we do? We cut some paper plates into the different moon stages and painted them. Then we pasted them onto our walls and now we have the different moon phases in our room!

Art gallery

2011-09-08T12:48:00.001+08:00

Ibu just put up some of our artwork on the wall on kakak's side. It's easy and the materials are readily available at Popular. You need 2 hooks (we used 3m removeable hooks), some twine and a bunch of clips. You can hang anything from your artwork, photos or even decorative items like balloons. Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!

Repairing a hole

2011-09-05T04:59:00.000+08:00

Although last weekend was not my first stay in the hospital, I was still nervous on The Day. Well, who woudn't be if they were going to be cut up? *eeeps!* my surgery starts at 8.00am and I have to be at the hospital at an hour earlier. My last breastfeeding session was at 5.00am because I can't eat anything prior to my surgery. Furthermore I had to wake up reeeeeeeealy early. I got crankier when I wanted my vuvunenen a few minutes before I went to the operating theatre but ibu told me she can't feed me. A hungry kid is an angry kid! I struggled when the nurses put on a mask on me. I had no idea why they did that but I began to fall asleep after this lady in white counted to three.

I was still sleeping after my surgery. I did open my eyes a bit to see if Ibu was still with me but something made me fall asleep again. Ibu said I woke up about an hour later because some kid was screaming his lungs out after his surgery. And I asked for food after that. Ibu asked one of the nurses to provide milk+biscuits but I vomited everything out that I ate. The nurse told Ibu that I will have to stay at the hospital if I vomited again. Fortunately I didn't. It must be because of wind in my tummy. I was discharged at noon but it wasn't over yet. The pain returned when it's time for another round of paracetamol. I would be playing without a care in one moment and I would suddenly clutch my tummy in another. I guess I have to tahan this cycle for the next of days. *sigh*

A hole in me

2011-09-02T01:52:00.006+08:00

Ibu found a lump near my abdomen on Hari Raya. She thought it might go away when I pooped but it didn't. She suspected it was hernia and went to see Dr Oh the very next day. The paed sent me for an ultrasound at Mt. Alvernia and the report showed that there's indeed a hole in my abdomen wall which causes water to come through and caused the lump. It must be because of my chronic constipation problem that has caused the wall to tear. :(

Dr Oh then referred me to see a Dr Cheah at Gleneagles Hospital. He operates on kids and has done a lot of hernia surgery. The surgeon explained to us about hernia and I was scheduled for a surgery this coming weekend. Somehow we managed to get a slot for the operating theatre at a short notice. Oh well, it's better to get everything done and over with. Wish me all the best!

Selamat Hari Raya

2011-08-31T02:19:00.004+08:00

Our one and only homemade hari raya cookie. They are little doggies, alrite. But they don't bite. These are done before ibu got the stomach flu the next day. Kakak Aisyah was the first victim the night before we did this. She woke in the middle of the night and puked suddenly. Ibu thought it was just some wind (she was a colicky baby anyway :p) but she continued to wake up a few times before the sun rises just to puke. Poor kakak.

We brought her to the nearby paed and she was prescribed medicine for the stomach flu. She was well again on the 3rd day. I was spared fortunately. i did puke a bit but i think I puked because of my constipation.

Selamat Hari Raya everyone!

Hari Raya shopping

2011-08-17T07:12:00.004+08:00

Since there is no school today, ibu brought us to Vivocity to get us shoes and dresses for Hari Raya. We went there immediately after lunch. There were not too many people there because it's a working day. Our first stop was Daiso because Ibu wanted to get some random stuff. Why random? Because she didnt know what she want to get specifically! *rolls eyes* Fortunately the Daiso trip was short because we bugged Ibu to get out of the shop fast. Lol!

We went to the play area at Level 2 after that to do some 'exercise'. We did it get to play at the wet area unfortunately because ibu did not bring extra clothes for us (I know she did it on purpose! :p). Ibu had to drag both of us to the shops to look for our shoes and dresses but none really enticed us. However adek got this really pretty dress from Pumpkin Patch kids. I wanted to get something similar but i dislike wearing dresses and their collection is boriiiiiingggg anyway.

In the end we did not get muchh except some toys from Toys R Us and awesome rainboots for both of us. We made a stop at United Square to meet ayah. Not much choices for me either but we finally got our Raya shoes here. Phew!

It's raining babies!

2011-08-14T01:31:00.001+08:00

Here's another little one to our ever-expanding cuzzies club. Welcome to the club, Mikail!

Dear Ironman

2011-08-08T07:10:00.002+08:00

Kakak wrote a secret letter just now. It is not so secret after I read it. Hehe.

Pinkydinky

2011-08-02T01:34:00.002+08:00

All our clothes turned pink after a wash with ibu's new tudong. It not that bad actually because one of my fav colours is pink. And we are girls soooooo it doesn't look weird to wear pink everyday. Fortunately kakak's school uniforms were spared or she would have to wear pink to school. Hehe.

Our new study desk

2011-08-01T02:39:00.002+08:00

The study table and chairs from Ikea finally arrived just now. I had no complaints doing my work on the plastic red table in the living room but I am beginning to feel that I need more space. Working on the dining table is not a problem either although I am still a bit too short so I feel uncomfortable sitting on the char for long. Ayah feels that it is time I have a proper study corner since I will be going to Primary One next year. We have reseached for ergonomical study table. Some really good ones cost a bomb! A set of ergonomic chair and table set can sell for about $2k which is outrageous.

Fortunately ikea is selling these study tables with adjustable legs which are good enough for any growing kids like us! And it's not that expensive too. We also got these stylo-mylo chairs for the desk. I chose red while adek chose the pink one. i am sure going to be more rajin to study!

A makeover

2011-07-29T02:23:00.001+08:00

Ibu finally helped us to paste the wall decals on our bedroom walls. She got the stickers at a discounted price when she bought some stuff from cottonon.kids. We decided to forgo re-painting the whole room since the white walls still looked ok. Oh well, maybe next time when we are a little bit bigger and can help with the painting. :D it sure won't be easy with adek bugging to help (or rather mess everything up! Hehe). We also got our very own 'maiboxes' from Ikea for Ibu & Ayah to post little notes. It's cute and also serves as a book pouch for our favourite books. I am beginning to like my room very much.

rawr!

2011-07-27T07:06:00.003+08:00

Ibu made a rawring breakfast today...pancakes topped with half an oreo and a couple of choc chips for the eyes. It is not everyday that Ibu 'designs' our breakfast so this is vey interesting. We ate it up quickly. Nice-looking food sure give us more appetite.

Ouch!

2011-07-26T17:16:00.001+08:00

Got my knee scraped when I fell while walking home yesterday. It wasn't painful when the accident happened but I began to cry when Ibu wanted to wash the wound when we reached home. It was very painful, ok! It was worse when Ibu applied minyak gamat (a healing traditional lotion) on it because it stinged badly. I limped the whole day although Ibu got the wound bandaid'ed.And I thought it couldn't get any worse but I fell again just now. The wound which was recovering nicely got scraped again and it looKed worse than ever. Even my right knee which was 'untouched' yesterday got scraped. Now I have my 2 knees bandaid'ed. It will probably be sometime before they heal. I dreaded bath times because the bandaid needed to be changed regularly to avoid infecting the scraped area.

Cut and paste

2011-07-20T08:40:00.002+08:00

Here's a fun activity as inspired by one of Ibu's friends. All you need are some papers cut into different shapes like rectangles, squares and circles. We got equal number of shapes because we are very particular. :p Then paste them away on a piece of bigger paper to make a picture! It's fuss-free and fun too!

Snip snip

2011-07-15T00:49:00.002+08:00

I had been practising using the scissors since I barely turned two. Kakak Aisyah loves doing crafts and she uses a lot of the scissors to cut colourful papers, long ribbons and white paper plates, I am not really a pro like her but I can hold it properly now and cut anything! It takes a lot of getting used to but it's easy once you get the hang of it. I just have to be careful not to accidentally my little fingers.

Pingpong fun

2011-07-13T06:27:00.002+08:00

Ibu bought a pingpong set for both of us and it was fun playing with it. Pingpong or table tennis is a game where 2 players hit a ball across the pingpong table. The ball is really light and easy to hit but it Is a challenging game, I tell you! It's actually quite hard to hit the small ball cos if your opponent hits hard, the ball can move reeeeeeaaaaalllly fast! Ibu and I improvised and we played in our living room. We missed about 90% of the ball. Hehe. Oh well, as they say, practise makes perfect!

(not) a birthday cake

2011-07-10T06:25:00.006+08:00

Ibu made a 2-layer chocolate cake for the first time today. Adek has requested a birthday cake (although her birthday is in November) for her imaginary birthday party. Adek and I helped to decorate the cake with colourful sprinkles before we sang a birthday song. It tasted quite nice although I didnt eat much of it. Adek and ibu are the ones who finished everythng up because nobody else in the house likes creamy cakes.

Pizza doodles

2011-07-02T21:21:00.003+08:00

We played restaurant today and acted as waitresses today. We drew this when Ayah (our customer) ordered a pizza for lunch. Look how different both of drew. :D

I love orange juice!

2011-06-30T20:24:00.006+08:00

My new favourite hobby is making orange juice! Ever since I discovered how easy it is to make orange juice, I have been pressing so many oranges that I think I already made (and drank) a jug of it. It sure tastes better than those in cartons. Yuuuuuuuuuuuuumeh!

And we didn't throw away the 'used' orange. Instead we kept them in the fridge till we used them for some orange-stamping. They make pretty circlular patterns on paper and the printed papers can be used as wrapping papers.

Fresh from the oven

2011-06-24T01:30:00.000+08:00

Look who just popped out of unty zah today! We will be seeing you again, lil Umar Khalif!

A garden picnic

2011-06-20T22:19:00.005+08:00

We had a lovely picnic at the Singapore Botanic Gardens a few days back. The weather was just right. It wasn't too sunny that day and we had a perfect picnic spot! Since it was a weekday, there were not too many people around. There were plenty of snacks and I even helped Ibu make a batch of cheesecake brownies for everyone. Ibu's friends, cik Rosi and cik Yanni were there too.

We played frisbee and my friends, kak Sabrina, abg Zul and Hakeem even climbed up this GIANT tree. I didn't dare to climb it because I was afraid to fall and hurt myself. :( But i had fun playing masak2 with kakak using piles of sand and dry leaves. The day ended with us taking group photos (as if we are tourists! Hehehe) as a keepsake. See you again in the next school holidays!

Rock never die!!!

2011-06-17T06:18:00.002+08:00

I have always wanted a guitar and Ibu finally bought me one just now. it's an electric guitar and has a microphone as an attachment. it's even red in color! How cool is that!

My playdate

2011-06-13T21:37:00.006+08:00

We had a couple of visitors yesterday. Ibu's friend came and brought her son for a playdate. His name is Tufeil and he is a few months younger than me. I was very shy and stayed in my room while everyone was talking to each other in the living room.

I went out of the room when it was time for my lunch. Ibu cooked chicken rice which is kakak's fav. Tufeil's mommy also brought her special meatloaf and mashed potato. I ate quietly with Tufeil on the ikea table while kakak sat with the big people.

We did some cookies after lunch. It's just like playdoh...messy but fun. Hehe. It was an impromptu activity planned by Ibu. Initially we wanted to do corridor chalkdrawing but we just did this a couple of days back. Oh well, maybe next time when we meet again, Tufeil!

Having a ball of a time

2011-06-10T00:14:00.004+08:00

We went to explorerkids before visiting nenek+atok yesterday. Ayah didn't follow us because he went to Johor to visit my Obek (my uncle). Explorerkids was quite crowded when we reached although it's a weekday morning. I was less afraid now to try out some of the fun spots.

I joined kakak in the ball pit and had the time of my life, jumping and burying myself in the many balls. The transparent balls changed colours as the light changed colours too. Some of the bigger kids can be pretty rough and knock against other smaller kids. I was smart enough to just play in a corner of the pit.

Kakak Aisyah made a couple of friends while I just explore the place with Ibu. Ibu and I even climbed up the huge structure at the Mega Play area. We had to crawl and climb our way to get to this long slide and it was worth it, I tell you! You can feel the rush of wind in your face as you slide down. We let out a 'wheeeeeeeee!' as we slid down together. It was fun, fun, fun that we tried it 3 times before our 1hr of playtime was up.

the sun, the sand and the sea

2011-06-08T23:03:00.005+08:00

We have some activities lined up for us in this school holidays...yippee! Ayah will be on reservist after the 2nd half of June so family outings are limited to days which Ayah has no duty.

Our first family outing is to the East Coast beach. I had been to the beach in a school outing and we had so much fun that we requested Ayah to bring us there again. Fortunately it was a sunny day and we reached the beach at 11am. We built sandcastles and dipped our feet in the water. We wanted to find some seashells but there weren't any. Ayah only found a dead fish and a dried fruit.

While we were having fun building sandcastles, a man suddenly came running to inform Ayah that one of our bags had been stolen. He's actually a plainclothes policeman and was on a lookout for a serial thief. The thief was caught by a group of policemen and we got our bag back. Phew! What an adventure!

The policemen crowded our picnic area and asked Ayah some questions. We had to stop playing and cleaned up to have our lunch. Bummer! Adek napped after lunch and we stopped at McDonald's for some dessert. I also had a chance to play a while at the playground while waiting for adek to wake up. Adek joined me when she woke up and we played for a while before we hailed a cab to go back. We will definitely visit the beach again.

of birds and a waterfall

2011-05-25T17:16:00.003+08:00

This month's school excursion is to Jurong Bird Park. Ibu and Ayah were also there to bring adek to see the birds. Our first stop was The Birds and Buddies show which started at 11am. There were pelicans and flamingos strutting on stage. There was Sassy (NOT sexy...hehehe) the Cockatoo who can cleverly fetch and deliver any tokens to anyone. There's even a parrot who sang 'rasa sayang' on the show! The show was almost coming to an end when it rained cats and dogs. We had to have an early lunch at the amphitheatre because we can't tour the bird park in the heavy rain.

We continued our outing after lunch. We were so glad that it was only drizzling a bit but we didn't go far, to my disappointment. All I saw were some flamingos, penguins and a horse even. Boring!!! ibu and Ayah fetched me after my school excursion has ended and we continued our bird park exploration. Ibu had told me about a waterfall which is at the bird park and thats where I wanted to go. We saw bald eagles and hornbills along the way to the waterfall.

We also stopped by Lory Loft where you can see the birds flying freely in the aviary. Visitors can even feed the birds themselves. We finally reached the waterfall afer half an hour of walking. It was very tiring but it's worth a visit! Did you know that the waterfall is the world's tallest man-made waterfall in the world? This is my first time looking at a waterfall and I was amazed! Too bad adek was napping in her stroller. I am sure she would be thrilled too.

A blackout!

2011-05-23T21:27:00.003+08:00

Nenek was switching on the lights in the kitchen when suddenly all the lights went out! Even our tv was switched off too. Ibu tried to switch on the electricity but there was a spark of light and everything went out again. It was dusk already so it was getting really really dark. Kakak panicked (as usual) and began to cry a bit. But Ibu coaxed her and she was ok for a while but after that she started saying that monsters were lurking in the dark. Aiyoh, kakak has a lot of imagination lah.

We waited outside our house because it was already pitch dark in there. We got torchlights but there weren't any batteries inside. *facepalm* We have lots of birthday candles though but there are just too small! Must remind Ibu and Ayah to get batteries (lots of them!!!) if such a blackout ever happens again. Fortunately the electrician came 1/2hr later and fixed everything. phew!

Introducing Siti Tutu!

2011-05-20T19:17:00.000+08:00

I would like to introduce to you, SITI TUTU!!! She's my umbrella actually. I bought this a couple of weeks ago from Toys R Us at Vivocity. kakak has a bunny version (which she bought a long time ago) and she just called it "Bunny". Boriiiiiing. :p Siti Tutu will appear quite often in Ibu's flickr and facebook. So watch out for her!

Angry Bird'y

2011-05-18T15:22:00.003+08:00

Have you ever played Angry Birds?

In Angry Birds, players take control of a flock of multi-colored birds that are attempting to retrieve eggs that have been stolen by a group of evil green pigs.[7] On each level, the pigs are sheltered by structures made of various materials such as wood, ice[8] and stone, and the objective of the game is to eliminate all the pigs in the level. Using a slingshot, players launch the birds with the intent of either hitting the pigs directly or damaging the structures, which would cause them to collapse and kill the pigs.[9] In various stages of the game, additional objects such as explosive crates and rocks are found in the levels, and may be used in conjunction with the birds to destroy hard-to-reach pigs.

Nenek got us a collection of these Angry Birds stuff. Pretty cool, aren't they?

And you know what?! You can even play this game online!

Don't get my adek angry

2011-05-10T12:33:00.000+08:00

Thanks to adek, I got a HarryPotter-like-scar on my forehead. *rolls eyes* I forgot how it happened but adek got angry with me and almost turned into a mini-Hulk.

New kids on the block (library), yo!

2011-05-08T13:56:00.008+08:00

Ever since kakak and I got our library cards, we've been going to the library regularly. The library is a walking distance so Ibu just plonked me into the stroller with kakak on the buggyboard and off we go! With the hot weather nowadays, its really a trip we always look forward to because the library is airconditioned. Sweeeeeeeeeet! I also like the library because there are sooooo many books.

Kakak and I can borrow 6 books each with our library cards. That's quite a lot! The library has this cool sms notification service to let us know when the books are near expiry dates. Well, its a very useful service for Ibu since she's a rather forgetful person. :p

Let's write letters!

2011-04-28T01:59:00.000+08:00

We went to the Philatelic museum for this month's school excursion. Basically it's a museum which keeps all sorts of stamps. You can see a HUGE variety of them at the museum! I didn't know there are so many different kinds. You can actually write a letter and seal it in an envelope with a stamp on it to be delivered!

Well, I doubt a lot of people write such letters in this modern times of emailing. Of course, I'd prefer a snailmail anytime! Is there anyone who would be interested to exchange letters with me? I promise I would write nicely with my doodles. :D

Making salmon patties

2011-04-25T02:13:00.007+08:00

I am going to start a monthly favourite recipe entry from now on. And this month's favourite is salmon patties!

1 medium salmon fillet
1 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground garlic
1 teaspoon lime juice

Boil salmon till 3/4 done. Drain fish and flake it. Mix the scallions, breadcrumbs, curry, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic and ginger. Form the patties. Put the patties in the fridge for about 20min to preven crumbling when frying.

Heat oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Cook patties until light brown, about 4 minutes; flip; cook 3 minutes more. Serve over rice or you can even eat them on their own.

They are so easy to make. Boil the salmon for a while, mash everything up once it's cooked and then add the spices and breadcrumbs. Mix everything together (noooow this is my favourite part because I get to taste them first) and roll them into medium-sized balls. Flatten them a bit and fry them. I prefer this than normal bagelele (the ones with potatoes and that's what my sister used to call bagedil...hehe).

cupcake love

2011-04-19T00:22:00.000+08:00

I love love looooove cupcakes. I can gobble up a few cupcakes at one go if they are delicious. My current favourite is Nutella surprise cupcakes. There's some nutella in the cupcake itself when you bite into one. I was surprised when Ibu made it for the first time. Nutella surprise indeed!

NEX'ed again

2011-04-10T00:09:00.008+08:00

Have anyone of you been to NEX? It's a new shopping centre next to Serangoon MRT. We went there again after my jab at Dr Woon's. Did you know the last time I took a jab was in 2007? Yep, it was a very, very long time ago. Anyway this jab wasn't painful and I didn't flinch even a bit. Ibu brought us there because I had been a brave girl! :D

Back to my trip to NEX, there's a library on the rooftop. We happened to stumble upon the library when Ibu brought us to the wetplay area. Ibu didnt let us play there because we didn't bring any extra clothes. We wandered around and had our snacks at the rooftop before checking out the library. It was a fast trip around the library because it was crowded. I guess being in a shopping centre, the library at NEX will surely be more crowded than community libraries.

constipation

2011-04-06T00:28:00.001+08:00

I have been having a bad constipation these past few months. It is so bad that sometimes I did not poop for almost a wk! When that happens, my tummy will start behaving like a washing machine and I will have a tummy-ache after that. I will usually just try to tahan the pain by telling Ibu I want a vuvunenen but when the urge to go is really bad, I will walk around the house while telling Ibu that I'm going to do it!

I eat fruit a lot (compared to my kakak who eats only apples!) and drink lots of water but I still have this problem. Ibu just brought us to NTUC for a quick fruit-spree. She bought a dragonfruit, one HUGE watermelon, a pack of strawberries and a pack of peaches. Well, of course I didn't eat EVERYTHING.

I really really hate it when Ibu have to insert a suppository into my butt to make me poop. It's not painful but it's very uncomfortable. I will suddenly have a strong urge to push everything out within minutes. I'm scared of pooping because pooping out hard stools is no joke, ohkay. It takes a lot of effort and I can finally sigh with relief when it's all over.

A beach outing

2011-03-30T01:52:00.003+08:00

The teachers brought my friends and I went to East Coast Park for an excursion. The last time I went to the beach was many many years back. I was still a baby then, I think. So it's like the first time for me.

We played frisbee and some ball games there. I even collected some leaves and did some bark-tracing on a piece of paper. It was a beautiful day to be out in the beach. Ibu and adek came later to fetch me home and we stayed a while to collect some seashells. The seashells were really small and we didn't see much either. Oh well, we had fun anyway!

Our makeshift tent

2011-03-23T22:52:00.000+08:00

Ibu suddenly had an idea from an inspiration at ohdeedoh to 'construct' a mini-tent for us. All you need a HUGE blanket or any kind of cloth (we took Ayah's kain pelekat for our tent...hehe). We pinned the sides of the kain pelekat to our bedrails with clothes peg. We brought our books and read under the tent and even pretended we were in a cave.

Shopping day

2011-03-20T00:41:00.003+08:00

We went out with nenek Ros to ToTT a few days back. Nenek wanted to get some stuff there and Ibu also needed to spend some vouchers she got for her birthday. Although we've been there quite a few times, we like going there because it's spacious and there aren't much people at the place. And of course it's one of Ibu's favourite shopping place!

After that we dropped by the new shopping mall at nex, Northeast BIGGEST mall. It's indeed HUGE because we were lost trying to find our way. We didn't even manage to check out their waterplay areas at the rooftop. Maybe next time!

Cinnamon toasties addicts

2011-03-16T23:24:00.004+08:00

We have a confession to make. We are addicted to cinnamon toasties!!! These are basically just buttered toast with cinnamon+sugar on top. But they taste heavenly...waitaminute, how can you taste heaven?!! Anywaaaaay...fortunately these are VERY simple to make so we can have these for breakfast, teatime and even after dinner. Ibu got the recipe from aunty ovenhaven's site. If you like the sound of the cinnamon toasties, try and make one for yourself!

Cinnamon Toasties
From ovenhaven

2 slices of bread
butter, to spread
1 tbsp brown sugar
1⁄4 tsp ground cinnamon

1.In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and ground cinnamon.
2.Butter your bread slices, and sprinkle / spoon the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly on the surface, patting it down so it sticks.
3.Toast your bread (but keep watch, so it doesn’t burn!) until the cinnamon sugar caramelises, and the surface appears dry. Cut each slice into 4 fingers, and eat happily!

The cornerstone of my breakfast

2011-03-09T01:43:00.000+08:00

One morning, I asked Ibu if I can have a papadom for breakfast. She gave me a HUGE piece which I happily gobble it up. I wish I can have a few more but of course, Ibu disallow it. Hmmph!

A visit to the Art Museum

2011-03-01T14:34:00.005+08:00

I had a chance to visit the Singapore Art Museum with my schoolmates and teachers last Wednesday. I thought it would be a very boring trip but I was wrong. I learnt so much during the museum visit.

There were so many colourful paintings and cool sculptures to look at. There was a lady to tell us about the art pieces so that we can understand what they are all about. Well, you know about art pieces. They can be so confusing at times! Sometimes my parents don't understand my sketches at all. :p

Have you done your solat today?

2011-02-24T02:52:00.002+08:00

As a Muslim, one of the pillars of Islam is to pray 5x a day. Well, that's what my Ibu told me. So I try to follow Ibu and Ayah do the solat. It's like exercising with so many steps to do like the ruku' and sujud except there weren't any jumping or running around.

I only wear tudong...

2011-02-19T02:48:00.000+08:00

...on FRIDAYs!

Masak-masak

2011-02-16T02:38:00.002+08:00

I try to help Ibu as much as possible when she's cooking in the kitchen everyday. It irritates her sometimes because I want to help out in EVERYTHING! hehe. I will drag my pink ikea chair to the kitchen and stand on it to watch what Ibu's doing.

Ibu lets me pound the garlic and onions with the pestle and mortar everytime. Sometimes I get to mix the spices and marinate the chicken. Sometimes I get to squash the ground meat to make meatballs. Sometimes Ibu gives me a small pot and some greenbeans to play masak2 with. I get to try different things helping out Ibu. Well, she sometimes screams at me too. :p

Riding on the buggyboard

2011-02-10T00:32:00.000+08:00

Wheeee...I get to ride on the buggyboard for the first time yesterday. It was fun, I tell you! I didn't even want to sit in the stroller again. Passersby were amused to see the shorty me 'hidden' behind the stroller and kakak Aisyah sitting in front of the stroller. One uncle even thought kakak Aisyah was the one who insisted on sitting but Ibu told him that I was the one who wanted to stand on the buggyboard. Sorry, kakak Aisyah! hehe.

Memory game

2011-02-06T01:04:00.002+08:00

We had just found out a very cool craft website called Made by Joel. Ibu and I had been making loads of craft stuff together and we were pretty excited to see the ideas in this website. We made a memory game while adek Sarah was sleeping and I won against Ibu. :p We even played a game of Snap! with the cards. It's really fun although they're such simple games. I'll definitely be trying out the other projects in Mr Joel's website soon.

Another eye-test

2011-02-03T00:31:00.001+08:00

I went for another eye-test at the Singapore Eye Centre. The doctor wanted to see whether my eyes are ok after wearing the new specs. We waited quite a while although there weren't many people because it's the eve of the Chinese New Year.

There was a play corner for lil people like me and Sarah so we didn't get bored. The checkups were pretty fast and we were there for only about an hour! This will even be my last visit to the eye centre because my eye degree has more or less stabilised. I just need to look after eyes properly by watching less tv and computer games and definitely no iphones for me!

Gigi jagong

2011-01-25T23:48:00.001+08:00

My Obek refers my teeth as gigi jagong which just means they look like little corn kernels. They sure look like corn kernels but I tell people, "gigi Sarah macam gigi princess!" because I think I have nice teeth like a princess, don't you think so?

p.s. Did you know that there are about 800 kernels in 16 rows on each ear of corn?

My signature pose

2011-01-20T08:53:00.000+08:00

I posed the same way everytime Ibu asked me to take a picture. Fingers trying to do the 'twist' sign, head tilted, and smile with my eyes closed (sometimes I do leave them open...hehe). See what I mean?

Singing...

2011-01-12T09:01:00.001+08:00

...in my own language. That's right! Check out this video. Ibu don't understand a single thing I was singing about (well, except for "ibu" and "ayah"). Although I can talk ok for my age, I sometimes like to talk in my own funny language just to see the funny looks on the big people's faces upon hearing me. hehe.

Mummi'fied

2011-01-08T08:48:00.001+08:00

kakak Aisyah came up with this and Ibu got a shock when she saw us. Isn't this funny?

Baby-visiting

2011-01-05T00:38:00.000+08:00

I went to Kandang Kerbau Hospital with Ibu to take a look at a baby yesterday. His name is 'Aqil Adib and he's very tiny. I used to be tiny too like him (I'm STILL tiny compared to my peers). We didn't spend much time there because we had to wait for kakak to come back after school. Ibu let me take a look at the hospital's pond. There were so many orange fish swimming inside. I wanted to just dip my hands inside the water and touch the fish but of course, that's impossible!

First day of school

2011-01-04T01:01:00.003+08:00

My first day of school wasn't that bad. I didn't cry. It would be embarassing if I did! The school van usually arrived at 0740hr last year and I had to rush like crazy to have my shower and down my breakfast at supersonic speed. As usual, Ibu always gets in a panic state in the mornings especially when adek Sarah wakes up. But the school van arrived at 0800hr this year which was a comfortable time for us. Hooray!

And thete's even a mini-tv in the van. I never liked Tom & Jerry but after watching an episode on the way back, I was hooked! Tom & Jerry sure make my journey shorter.

Moving out

2011-01-01T00:55:00.003+08:00

Ibu and Ayah had been spring-cleaning the house and chucking away lots of stuff. The computer room is now my room. The room is more spacious now with one of the computers being placed at the living room.

I finally 'moved out' of my parent's room on the last day of 2010. Nah, I'm not sad but I felt very excited instead. Ayah bought me a new bed complete with a child-safe railing to prevent me from falling off the bed. It's a bit crampy because I had been sleeping on a queen-sized bed for as long as I live but I am beginning to like it. In fact, I am liking it!

Young explorers

2010-12-25T00:03:00.000+08:00

We went to ExplorerKids yesterday. The last time I went was when I was 3yrs old when adek Sarah wasn't around yet. The place had indeed changed a lot! It was more exciting now. I used to be scared to climb the huge structure but I enjoyed every minute of my time there.

Adek was like me when I was small. She just stood at one corner and watched. But we definitely had so much fun at the ball pit. There weren't too many people because it was evening and we had the ball pit all to ourselves at one point.

Since ibu had applied the explorerkids membership for both of us, we will definitely be back in future!

Ikea-shopping

2010-12-23T23:22:00.000+08:00

We are spending a week at nenek+atok's house. Initially we had planned a mon-wed sleepover but i thought we can go bck on fri iNstead. Ibu had already planned our itinery.

Our first destination was ikea. Ibu wanted to get some stuff there and since Ikea is only a few busstops away frm nenek's place, we went there after dinner.

We also had a quick bite of Ikea' meatballs. They have a halal version now...whooppie! Ibu ordered the 6-piece chixwing set and a riceset for herself. Adek and i had the fishnuggets+fries set. Everyone is happy because ibu got the things she wanted and everyone had a good meal!

Playing trump

2010-12-21T00:24:00.004+08:00

Top Trump cards were introduced by ayah when he bought a set frm Toys R Us. i remembered the marvel superheroes was the first set he got for me followed by Ben10 and Littlest Pet Shop editions.

It's a very easy game. Here's how you play:

Shuffle and deal all the cards face down. Each player takes their cards and holds them so that they can see the top card only.

The player to the dealer's left starts by reading out a selected statistic. The other players then read out the same statistic from their own top cards. The player with the best or highest value wins and places all the top cards including their own to the bottom of their own pile. It is then that player's turn to choose a statistic from the next card. If 2 or more cards share the top value or data is unavailable for that statistic, then all the top cards are placed in the middle and the same player chooses from the next card. The winner of that hand takes all the cards from the middle as well.

The person with all the cards at the end is the winner.

A quick date

2010-12-18T13:26:00.000+08:00

We sneaked out to the library yesterday when adek Sarah was taking a nap yesterday. Just me and Ibu. It's been a long time since I went out on a date with Ibu and it was fun. It was a very short trip though because we had to be back before adek Sarah woke up. Well, you know Sarah...the moment she wakes up, she needs Ibu for her vuvunenen (breastmilk). She's an addict just like I love my tengteng when I was small. hehe.

Goodbye, Shafiqah!

2010-12-16T13:18:00.000+08:00

That's me, adek Sarah and my friend, Shafiqah. She lives just a couple of doors away from us. We love playing with each other whenever we have the time on weekends. She's only 2 years older than me. Unfortunately she has moved to another part of Singapore and of course, I feel very sad. We've exchanged little notes and said our farewell. Ibu even gave her our contact number so that we can talk on the phone sometimes. See you again one day, Shafiqah!

Sedapnyer bantal nih!

2010-12-13T13:35:00.001+08:00

We went to Courts at Tampines to get a new sofa set for our house. Ibu and Ayah had been complaining of how troublesome it is to change the cushions for the current set. They decided to get a leather set this time. I had a fun time trying out all the sofa sets at Courts. And whenever I find a comfy one, my response will be, "Sedaaaapnyer bantal nih!" They sure felt like fluffy pillows. I can't wait for our new sofa set to arrive!

My new specs

2010-12-06T22:50:00.001+08:00

So how do I look with my new specs? Ayah said the specs look really compatible with my face. And he said I look even cuter with them. :D

The donut specs

2010-12-03T22:48:00.001+08:00

This is kakak's new specs...NOT!!! hehehe.

Finally!

2010-11-30T22:31:00.000+08:00

Our creations with the salt playdough are finally dried and ready to be painted. I am very excited because we've been waiting like forever! Ibu also didn't bake them so they took a really really long time to harden.

A new pair of eyes

2010-11-28T22:23:00.003+08:00

Remember my visit to the refraction clinic? Well, the doc said I had to put on glasses to make my eyesight better. Ayah brought me again to the eye-doctor for a second opinion at National Eye Centre and we got another prescription for me to make a pair of glasses.

We made our way to ParisMiki at Junction8 to make a pair for me. There were sooo many pairs to choose from that I was quite overwhelmed by the choices! In the end I picked something pink just because it's my favourite colour and it even had a cute lil panda at the side of my specs.

Happy birthday!

2010-11-24T22:16:00.000+08:00

Today is adek's birthday. We didn't really celebrate her birthday with any goodies to eat because we had just recovered from a nasty cough and runny nose. But we still sing her a birthday song which she really likes! Happy birthday again, adek Sarah! Although we always quarrel, I still love you lots!

Play(salt)dough'ing

2010-11-23T22:46:00.000+08:00

Recipe for a salt dough:

- 1 cup of salt
- 2 cups of flour
- 3/4 to 1 cup of lukewarm water (the amount of water depends on relative humidity)

After modelling your dough, you need to bake it (we didn't do this) to harden the model.

When the kids have made creations they want to keep and have become bored with the salt dough, it is time to bake the salt dough. Place the creations on a baking tray or cookie sheet and bake for about 20 minutes on 350 degrees. Items that are bigger will take longer to cook.

Activities you can do with salt dough:

- Make playdough alphabet letters or numbers - children fill the alphabet stencils / number stencils with playdough...
- Use the playdough to make 2d and 3d shapes...
-Make up lots of small playdough balls - how many playdough balls fill up different small containers...(eg..cups, bowls etc)
-Make lots of playdough sausages - braid 2 or 3 sausages together.
-Provide lots of different textured materials for children to press into the playdough and uncover the patterns (eg. sandpaper, corderouy, rope, lace,
-Find different shaped lids and 'around the house' objects for children to press into the playdough and uncover different shapes..
-Make faces from playdough and make them express different feelings..
-Different playdough colour each week - gather playdough utensils in that colour also.
-Children stand coloured popsticks into the playdough to form patterning by colour - also great for early addition games and activities - stand 5 red popsticks together - stand 3 yellow popsticks together - how many altogether...

Potato-stamping

2010-11-15T23:50:00.001+08:00

I did my very first potato stamping. All you need are a large potato, paint and a piece of paper. You really need a grownup to carve a shape on half on the potato. Ibu made a star on ours and we stamped colourful stars on our drawing papers. We left the papers to dry and Ibu kept them to be used as wrapping papers.

Small kids on the block

2010-11-12T23:13:00.000+08:00

Us with our neighbours who live on the 2nd level of the block 127. Unfortunately we just found out that they will be moving to Tampines next year. Even our next door neighbour, Syafiqah and his bro, Syafiq, will be moving by the end of this year. :( No more friends to play with. Oh well.

Geronimo Stilton

2010-11-10T23:55:00.006+08:00

I finally got one of Geronimo Stilton's books at Pageone...weehoo! It's been a couple of weeks since I asked Ibu to get me one after I saw their cartoon on okto.

Geronimo Stilton is the Editor in chief of the Rodent's Gazette, the most famous daily newspaper on Mouse Island, but his true passion is to write books, which become all bestsellers. He likes to read books, he likes to listen to classical music, play golf, even collect antique, 18th century cheese rinds, of all things! He adores his work and his family, but he hates to travel, because he gets airsick, seasick, and carsick. Nonetheless, he often gets involved by Thea and his friends in extreme situations and adventures all around the world.

from Scholastic

Those cute little thingies

2010-11-04T23:24:00.001+08:00

I was extremely excited when Ayah brought back a starter home for our lil Sylvanian Families bunnies. It all started when Uncle Azhar (thx Uncle Azhar!!!) bought kakak Aisyah her very first Sylvanian toy, a mummy bunny with her 2 baby bunnies on a pram. We weren't the only one smittened by it. Even Ibu was in awe of them! Well, there’s just something about a miniature living room set with cute little books and a telephone that does it for us. hehe.

This is how...

2010-10-27T22:35:00.000+08:00

...kakak looks like when she's nagging. Bersungguh-sungguh just like Ibu! hehe.

Starting early

2010-10-23T00:58:00.000+08:00

We love helping out everyone doing simple housework like sweeping and drywiping the floor (albeit a bit messy! hehe), making cupcakes and helping Nenek plucking her pucuk ubi leaves. Of course, the element of fun must be present for us to offer our 'expertise' and we do see 'the fun' in whatever the big people do!

Me and my jagabee

2010-10-19T00:44:00.001+08:00

kakak Aisyah and I are soooo in love with this new keropoks called Jagabee. The snack looks like french fries and even tastes like them but with a crunch. And best of all, these keropoks taste awesome! I can even finish everything up myself.

Another one

2010-10-16T00:33:00.001+08:00

Guess what! I received another cake, thanks to Nenek Ros! It was a spongebob chocolate cake with lots and lots of fresh cream...yummy! We finished it all up after my Arabic class. :D

121010

2010-10-14T22:38:00.006+08:00

I had a blast at my little birthday celebration at school. Ibu brought some brownie bites and packed the goodybags for my classmates. We filled each bag with a Lyra Rainbow Pencil + a Staedler pencil and a couple of mini choc bars. There was also a little note to my dear classmates.

After the teachers had gathered everyone around me during snacktime, they sang the birthday song in English, Arabic and Malay. I kept cool, of course, and didn't show my excitement. Even adek Sarah looked uninterested. Ibu took a few pictures of me and my classmates and we proceeded to our classroom to eat the brownies.

Our other babysitters

2010-10-10T00:24:00.003+08:00

Since we visit atok+nenek every fortnightly, it's always an exciting affair for us. Nenek will cook us nice food and Atok will be the one 'entertaining' us and attending to our every whim. We have lots of fun doing activities like painting, going up and down the slide and lots more. In short, Ibu gets to rest for that period of time, of course, except to breastfeed me.