Milestones for Zack & Sophie

Diapers OFF for Zack, and Sophie said "Teacher, teacher......I want milk".

It's a great achievement for both Zack and Sophie and I'm so proud of them. Sophie can say lots of words now, and her "Thank you" is really cute - it sounds like "Tank cuuk", and I will try to record it soon, so that we can all see it on video!

Sophie at the Beach

The whole family went to Sentosa with grandpa for the day, and we spent the morning at the beach for a short while. Sophie was really wobbly and to the extent of 'quivering' as she tried to balance herself while walking barefeet in the sand. It was a whole new experience for her, as I heard that she seldom likes to stay in the sand pit when in school.

We also went up to the Carlsberg Tower, as well as Butterfly Park and 4D Movie Magix....something new for all the kids. They enjoyed it tremendously. Check out our photos in my Flickr album.

Singapore Flyer's Inaugural Flight

I had the privilege to be invited as a guest on Singapore Flyer's inaugural flight yesterday and it was a fantastic experience. The Singapore Flyer is the world's biggest observation wheel and at 165 metres (42 storeys high), it is 30 metres taller than Britain's London Eye. It cost S$240million to build and about 1,000 attended this inaugural event in the 28 capsules. Each capsule can hold about 28 people. Each ride takes about an hour, and we were allowed to go 2 rotations. Catch the vodcast here.

A ride yesterday in 1 capsule, cost the company S$8,888 and only about 20 people rode in my capsule! It was a private event where companies like Ascendas, SG Private Banking, UOB, UBS, ABN Amro, Singtel and other corporates, invited their guests to join in the inaugural flight as well as a Lo-Hei reception.

From March 2008, the public can go on board, at S$29.50 per head, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a great view of Singapore skyline in the night.

More pictures in my flickr album.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Hello and Happy New Year to all!

Managed to visit 5 places in the 1st day of Chinese New Year, and reached home by 2pm...quite a feat I must say and very tiring for everyone involved. Kids were dressed in traditional costume, but Sophie's pretty cheong sam broke at the seams by afternoon, due to our rough handling, I think. Well, fortunately we had extra clothes to change her into.

Ate tasty and yummy vegetarian beehoon at 2 aunties' houses, and it was great to mingle and catch up with cousins, nephews and nieces. Spent a slower-paced day on 2nd day of CNY, and had dinner at a cousin's place with fantastic dinner cooked by the hosts.

Mmmm....I will miss all the good food and tidbits.

Ethan's 6th Birthday

It was Ethan's 6th birthday recently, and as usual, we celebrated it in school. He chose the cake, which had 2 toy cars, and shared one with Zack. He also shared the 2 precious strawberries, with 2 of his classmates - 1 for a girl (his favourite gal, Celestine), and 1 for a boy (Ruijie, his good friend).

SG brought Zack from his school to join in the celebration, and Sophie had her hand with the candles and the cream and ate some cake. Zack also spent some time at the big playground at the Safra premises after the party, since it was too early to go home.

Overall, I would say, an enjoyable day for the kids with SG.