The Little One is in Singapore!

Yesterday, Samantha, Melissa and my mom went down to Singapore!

They took the Aeroline bus. Yup, business class on wheels!

K

Orange?

Samantha likes oranges!

What she likes to do is suck out the juice. It can get rather messy so I put this towel over her.

Here she is, in her new chair.

Thai Restaurant

Last weekend we went to a Thai restaurant in Damansara. Had makan with Sammi's yeh2.

Otak otak, anyone?

Samantha and Ryan looking at the mini koi pond

Ooo.. Fish!

Hair trim

She had a trim of her fringe last weekend. Makes her look younger and taller! :)

K

"Pec" and smile

It was 4am on a Monday morning. The Little One was tossing about in bed trying to get to a comfortable position to sleep. I guess she was hungry. She then woke up and sat up. I asked her if she wanted milk. She nodded.

Carried her out of bed and walked past the dresser with the table fan. She then said "pec" and pointed. She pointed to my spectacles, on the dresser where I normally put them before I go to bed. "Pec" again.

I put on my glasses and she smiled. A cute little smile in her daze of an early morning hunger wake up call.

Later, she finished her milk and went back to dreamland.

Bliss is a nice word.
K

Chocolate and Vanilla

Samantha now drinks both the chocolate and vanilla flavours of Pediasure.
She didn't like vanilla for a while.

Anyone know where we can get Pediasure at a good price? Everything is going up!

K

Three Little Kitties

We've found 3 little kittens at the back of the house!

Hello Kitties!!! :-)

This is Samantha's first encounter with kittens. She has seen cats from a distance before but not kittens this up close. As usual her eyes lit up with curious delight as the kittens cried out for their mommy. We can see that she was cautious yet very curious at this new experience.

Meow! mew! mew!

I hope the mommy cat comes back soon. The kittens are hungry!

Bubble bath?

... bubble bath :)

Where peas come from

Samantha likes to eat Peas. Yes, you know, Peas.
The humble little green pea is a delight for her. She has had it by itself, steamed, with fried rice, with fried noodles and even with porridge!

However she had never seem the peas from a pod before. Yesterday yehyeh was in town and we went out for dinner! We ordered a 'san kong tau fu' which had some snow peas in there. She didnt know what the green vege was but when we peeled it to reveal the peas inside, her eyes lit up with delight! Peas!

Now she knows... where peas come from.

Smile

The video link was available yesterday. For those with sharp eyes, you would have already enjoyed this. Here it is for everyone now.



Do you think she can be an actress?
K

The "Where Is" Game

Samantha playing the "Where Is" game. She's getting better everyday! Her vocabulary is growing at an amazing rate. So is her comprehension of actions, facial expressions as well as the concept of cause-and-effect. Amazing Little One.



K

Whatcha doin?

Here's a useful tip for those with digital cameras equiped with a swivel screen (the screen that can be rotated 180 degrees to face the subject).

It's very fun for the little ones to look at!

What is Samantha doing? :)

Videos galore!

There has been quite a few updates including video updates this past couple of days. Be sure to check out the June archives to see all of them!

K

PD for the weekend Part 2

It's Sunday morning. Daddy was sleeping. Samantha got up early!
Samantha and mommy went down to the beach and then later we all went to the pool!

It was her first experience at the beach, with sand between her toes, and with the waves coming in. Mommy said that she was quite nervous and cautious as she approached the water. Her toes curled up to grip the sand as the water came close :) Then she asked for mommy to rescue her from the water.

Here are photos from Sunday:

PD for the weekend Part 1

Last weekend, we went to Port Dickson.
This is Samantha's second trip there. 2nd? Yes, it was her second view at the sea. This time she got to play in it!

She had a good nap before we arrived at Semenyih. Then it was off to Port Dickson. Port Dickson (or PD as known by the locals) was about 2 hours drive away. It had been a while since I saw large, wide and clean beaches but I must say that PD did surprise me this time. May it was because we went to another part of PD. By the time we arrived, it was low tide and the sun was setting as we checked into the holiday apartment. Berjaya time sharing style that is.

The car was packed but we had a good time there. Time for an MPV in the future?
The Saturday night pasar malam was bustling and it provided us dinner ;)

Here are the photos from the first day (17th June, Saturday):

A Rocking Moose?

Just watch the video...

The Recorder Maestro

Samantha like music!
She now plays the recorder.

The Piano Maestro

She even plays the piano! In her own special way.
We wonder if she would like to go to a music school or play group.
There's one we found that offers a trial.
She's only almost 18 months old!

Making Faces

Samantha really has an eye for the camera. Both in front or behind the lens! Here she is.. making some faces and acting out some imaginary play! This video was taken on 13th June 2006.

Running... Boo!

Action!
"Run.... Squeal... Boo!"

Where is the car?

Earlier this week, Samantha had a real fun time with the camera. It's good that we took some good videos from her play!

Where is the car?

The Little Ikea One Part 3

Samantha likes this push toy! Ikea designs are simple yet amusing.

The Little Ikea One Part 2

She seems to like this push toy!

The Little Ikea One Part 1

Here is the first part of a series of videos taken when we were at Ikea. Samantha was having fun at the Children's Corner. Ikea really has provided a lot to keep children entertained. It's called good marketing!



Samantha trying out some of the toys!

More blogs!!

Samantha,
some of your aunties and uncles (hehe) have begun their blogging. I've added their links.

K,
Deedee

Playful week

Like what you see? Give her some hugs!

Say "Daddy"

"Deedeeeee!"

as she comes back into the house, after going out with Mommy and Mama.

K :-))

The Little MacGyver

She's like a little MacGyver! She likes to tinker with gadgets and now she can remove batteries from our Astro remote!

First, take the controller

Here's where the batteries go

Oh! I took one out!

Hmm.. will mommy and daddy scold me?

Mommy! (hugging mommy)

Falling asleep

Reading the papers can be a little tiring... even for Little Ones.

Sleep baby sleep zzz zzz

Dancing Queen

Well, she's more like a dancing princess!

She can now...
... twist,
... shake,
... swing (arms),
... turn (round and round, anticlockwise only),
... turn arms (like driving a car),
... move arms more (like running on the spot).

She's gettin' jiggy with it!

Mobile Phone Review

Here's the Little One's Mobile Phone.

Dimensions: Same as the Nokia 3330.
Looks: Very, very similar to the Nokia 3330.
Weight: Lighter than the Nokia 3330 (see battery note)
Battery Life: Battery in afterlife.

Screen : This is where the phone surpasses the Nokia's original monochrome screen. The screen is a beautiful 160x160, true colour, photo realistic view. Currently, you can see the screen saver mode with a picture of Samantha.
Screen modes: Screen saver only.

Performance: It's limitess battery supply allows for Little Ones to chat endlessly in baby speak. English is also used sometimes.

Conclusion: This is Samantha's phone and she knows how to use it! It's a must have for Little One communications. Fits nicely in her Mamy Poko or Enfa backpack as well. It receives our highest rating of "Highly Recommended".

Say "Baby"

K: "Baby?"
Samantha: "Baby."

:-)

Balancing

She's now trying to stand on her car... her chair... on my foot....
Q: Samantha, what are you doing??
A: ... seeking a balanced life ;)

btw, I wonder if she likes to watch the World Cup!

K

Vocabulary at 17 months

Checkpoint 17 months:
Here's a list of the recognizable words she uses:

1. Oh!
   
2. ma
3. mommom
4. deedee (while screaming, wanting something)
   
5. paa
6. eye-tsch (light)
7. atch (watch)
8. car (car)
   
9. bar (sounds like pa, but I think she means Barney)
10. Mo (Elmo!)
    
11. mmm (with a nod) indicating agreement
12. sssst (stir. normally used when she's watching us prepare her formula)
13. por
14. mermaid (yup.. from her Ladybird Little Mermaid storybook)
15. bor (ball)
16. bye (as in bye bye... usually accompanied with a wave)
17. no more (with hands opened up)
    
18. and countless others.. which she sometimes randomly cycles through and sometimes do really sound like real words, in English, Cantonese or even Mandarin!

She does recognize a lot of items and can point them out, when we play the "Where is..." game!

Ahhh.. time to build a-word-a-day for Little Ones :)

17 months! She's almost 1.5 years old. Time indeed flies.
Carpe Diem (seize the day)

Hats!

Samantha now likes to wear hats.. well kinda :)
She's also added that to her increasing vocabulary!

How does she look?

Taken in Bali (25.4.2006)

Pocoyo...

Do you know Pocoyo?
Pocoyo means 'little me'. The show is on Disney Playhouse Channel. It's such a great little children's show.

Samantha is beginning to like this series.
He's also almost as cute as the Little One :)

I like to put my hands up when dancing!

Ola!

Slideshow added

The slideshow has been added to Jaden's Full Moon!

Sorry for the delay. Blogger appeard to be stuffed up earlier.

K.

Have some DollBrandNoodles?

Today is dollbrandnoodles! day!

What a happy day!
A kiss for you!
Blow your candles ya!
The Little One
Go get yourself a pack and enjoy it!

Have a great day!
The Little One Team :)

P.S. It is also World Environment Day. Check out the photo gallery.

Hej Kids at Ikea

An early start to the day. Today, Samantha had discovered a new use for the water scoop. How does she look?

It was such a hot, hot day today. Almost felt like a sauna in the house. Almost unbearable. Almost going insane. So we decided to go to somewhere much cooler. Where things are a cool blue and yellow. Yup, we went to Sweden. Well.. the local slice of Sweden.


Ikea at Ikano Power Center is a really nice place. It was really crowded today as it was a holiday weekend (Agung's Birthday weekend). We managed to get seated a the cafeteria and had some snacks.




Hej Kids :)

Swedish meatballs and potatoes.. yummy!

I can eat by myself now (and make less of a mess)

These guys have thought of everything!

Well, these guys at Ikea have thought about almost everything. I wonder why doesn't every other place have such things. It says much about the thought process being put into the little details such as

... a children's play area (with seating around it for the parents or guardians to look over the kids while have a meal.

... children's utensils and baby bottle heating facilities and even a microwave for heating baby food.

... a mother's area for more feeding privacy.

... Baby care rooms! Why doesn't every shopping complex put emphasis on baby care rooms. They must realise that parents (almost everyone) do go shopping with their kids/toddlers/babies. And they didn't attached it exclusively to the Ladies room. There are fathers who have to change the little ones too.

... and a whole bunch of other things, like paper and pencil next to the public phones (so that you can take down your cab number or other details), separate recycling bins and clean rest rooms.

I wonder how Sweden would be like. Smaland?

It would be a nice trip for all of us.

Jaden's Full Moon

Looks like the web is being flooded with Jaden's Full Moon postings :)
Here's Samantha at the event!



Other postings at Misty and ScoobyChin's blogs.

Cheers,
Team Little One

Playhouse Disney Channel

Samantha, this is how you look when you watch Playhouse Disney Channel.

P.S. You had a fall yesterday and had a small cut your lip :(

Ooooo...

Here's one of her favourite expressions, the "Oooo" It is accompanied by a soft "Oooo" as well. ;)
Often used when, she had discovered something new, saw something fall down or wanted to tell someone something.

Oooo!

Peek-a-boo!

Lately, she's learning to frown. *sigh*
Must have picked it up from us.