The Little One

Pre CNY dinner with YehYeh

2009-02-12T00:08:00.003+08:00

YehYeh was with us before CNY this year. We all have a great dinner and it was also to celebrate his 60th birthday. Happy Birthday to Yeh2 and Happy MoMo year !! Gong Xi Fatt Chai !

Samantha get ready to school

2009-02-11T23:58:00.003+08:00

These are the pictures that Samantha took when she is on the way to school.

1. Her shoes - clean and nice for the 1st few days
2. Her driver - daddy
3. Her brother who is still soundly asleep
4. Mommy who is busy doing nothing

Karaoke Queen ?

2009-02-11T23:38:00.005+08:00

Samantha apparently loves Mama Mia's songs very much, ever since we brought her to the movie. Now she will either "force" daddy to have the MM cd play non-stop in car, or she will happily try to put in the cd by her own. Now, she can even loves to karaoke some songs from ABBA, esp "Honey! Honey!". Daddy put this song on and suddenly she realised the familiar tone, she grabbed the mike and started to sing. Haha.. aiyo.. headache!

Ballet Shoes

2009-01-06T14:06:00.000+08:00

We got her the ballet shoes from her ballet teacher, Ms Ng. Cost us rm55 for this lil cute pink shoes. Samantha complained that the shoes is tight and not comfortable at all. However, after a while, she was ok with the shoes and dance away with this 'tight' shoes.

First Day School 2009

2009-01-05T14:33:00.034+08:00

This is what happened in the morning : we dressed her up in her uniform and wiped her face and so, then she turned away and continued to sleep... ho no no no .. this cannot be.. mummy have to adjust your sleeping time. Must sleep early no matter what's happened.

This year we have yet any transport option for samantha back from school, so mummy has to bring you to school and drop daddy off to office. If daddy have to use the car then we will think of some alternatives eventually la.. pray hard !!

Samantha was very brave today. Mummy sat with Samantha for about 30 mins before mummy decided to let go. At first she cried a bit then later some craft activities caught her attention, and she started to forget about my attendance. (which is a good thing !!) Weeks before, we were so worried that she will experiencing the same anxiety. Surprisingly she coped it very well. Daddy and mummy are so proud of you, Samantha.

There's some photos taken by Aunty Betty during the 1st day. She looks so cute in uniform. Mummy will update those photos later.

When daddy came home and interviewed her about her day in school. Guess what she said ?

Samantha 4th B'day Party

2009-01-01T12:01:00.001+08:00

Time flied so fast.. our lil one is going to turn 4th this year.. We planned and organized a b'day party for her and invited some of classmates from PJGH ext-class. Here's what happened during the party day. Enjoy!! and Happy New Year 2009!

Disneyland Celebrates Samantha!

2008-12-25T16:53:00.003+08:00

Samantha is the guest of honour for a whole year!

Merry Christmas!

Ballet Class

2008-12-21T03:42:00.002+08:00

Samantha started ballet class 9th Dec 08.

We got this ballet dress for her after she confirmed that she likes it.

She likes it so much that she will do all dance moves all the time.

What's been keeping us up at night? Pre-Schooling!

2008-12-13T18:29:00.000+08:00

1. Samantha
2. Samantha's coming birthday party!
3. Pre-Schooling for Samantha.

Pre-school. Dare I call it that? It's more of a play school or kindergarten but the fees tell me otherwise! Does it really cost that much to send a toddler to kindergarten? Does it cost more not to send her to school? Ok.. she's very eager to get to pre-school now. From her report at PJGH's Extension Class, she's doing well and only needs to work on some areas in her development (in her age group). Everyone's unique anyways, so we're not too worried :) She seems to be growing and learning at an accelerated pace at the moment.

Often during the day, she asks "Daddy/Mommy, today got school or not?" I guess she's just not used to having a holiday or cannot understand why someone would want a holiday. Now.. that's something I can learn from :)

She's also had a trial class for ballet at a dance school in SS3. This was recommended by one of the moms from PJGH's Children's Corner. Samantha's friend from PJGH's extension class goes to this dance school. Seeing that Samantha likes to move and dance, we thought that this would give her an opportunity to explore her talents, exercise, socialize, learn instructions and more importantly directs some of her energy to something useful. Well, she liked the trial class and now she asks "Daddy/Mommy, today got ballet class or not?"

Now, we need an outfit for her. We went to Brands Outlet at Ikano Power Center to look for a ballerina dress (is this what it's called?) for her. Found a pink/purplish one and it was the last one they had.

As for her birthday party, it's only a few weeks left before her birthday. She's eagerly looking forward to being 4 years old and we look to make this a (another) memorable party. Let's see how we can set this up.

We're back!

2008-12-13T18:26:00.000+08:00

After a long break. We're back to blogging!
We've been busy with raising the Little One and the Little Guy among other things and now realise that there's no better time to record their lives than now.

So.. here we go!

Anxiety..

2008-09-27T16:10:00.002+08:00

Samantha has been with the playgroup almost 3 semesters. Seems like she has this anxiety after every breaks. This anxiety will at least last for a week. We are wondering whether we need to enroll her some more activities especially during holiday breaks. Is that why she doesnt wanna go to school may be stay at home most probably make her lazy ?? or too much tv programs ? or too much time to play with her lil brother ? or .. hmm..

Any suggestion ?

Fake Measles Quarantine

2008-06-03T16:52:00.002+08:00

2 weeks school holiday, but Samantha has to be quarantined together with Ethan, since Ethan is having fake measles. Daddy and Mommy now has to think of all kinds of activities to occupy her.

On this day, Samantha was supposed to have a swim with some of her friends. Daddy and Mommy were trying so hard not to mention anything about this matter. Surprising this girl woke up and said " Daddy, I want to swim.." Uh? Daddy was shocked!! Is this 6th sense ? Unconsciously she knows her friends are swimming at some place... Daddy and Mommy are still not sure why..

Well, we decided to set up the child pool for the 2 little fellas for a fast swim. They were having fun and enjoy the little pool. Daddy and Mommy just pray that you both can be healthy and strong everyday. :p

Playgroup progress

2008-04-03T04:29:00.000+08:00

It's been 2 weeks after school started since break. Samantha is coping quite well these days. No more drama after bed/milk and after drop-off. We are telling her all kinds of stories to motivate her to goto school. Also with some help of her friends in school. Hooo.. relieved. Now she tells us not to follow her to school instead. Haha..

At last we have peace of mind about her separation anxiety issue. For time being.

Playgroup Separation

2008-03-16T16:59:00.001+08:00

It's been long long time that we didn't update children's blog. It's always something to stop us to start to blog about the kids, especially for little 2.

Samantha has been to playgroup since Jan 2007. Mommy always with her to Children's Corner since last year. CC is only for children who are below 5yrs old and preferably they are accompanied by their mother. CC is on Monday and Friday. The extension class is at the same place but open for 4yr old kids. Since Samantha is a January child. We tested her and all agreed to try her for the extension class (tue, wed, thu). Another reason is that she is quite independent during the CC session.

Samantha is doing quite well on the first few weeks. Things turned sour whenever her father dropped her off to school. You know how kids deal with separation problem. Well, we kind of ignore it as a problem. Recently, she refused to go to school at all. I mean, she started to act angry or sad whenever she heard us mentioned the "SCHOOL".

Aiyah yah.. til now we been talk and talk to her about it for 2-3 weeks. Tomorrow school start again and it happens that she has 1 week break. Let's pray she will overcome it well and soon. Amen.

Langkawi trip - Day 5

2008-03-10T11:18:00.002+08:00

Last day in Langkawi. daddy woke samantha up and brought her for hotel breakfast. Ethan remained to sleep until we check-out about 10am. Took some hotel photos for documentary. Headed to airport which is next to hotel.

Here some photos we took in airport. Enjoy !!

Langkawi trip - Day 4

2008-03-09T11:16:00.002+08:00

Early morning we had breakfast in hotel. The breakfast is so so. We took the kids for a swim right after that. Ethan, as usual, didn't like water. Mommy and Ethan did some sand playing on beach under the beach hut.

The weather was so hot until we could almost down. Ethan couldn't open his eyes since the sun was glaring and hot. Poor baby...

Samantha went out to seaside with daddy. Daddy took some nice photos with her.

I brought Ethan back to swimming pool, hoping that he will more happy in there. Mmmm... nope. Tested him near the pool. Cry.. cry.. and cry.. haha.. Mommy had to bring you back to hotel for a tub swim. :p

We went for a tour to the north of the island. Hoping that we can see the sunset there for the last night here. Unfortunately, drizzling on and off on the way there. Managed to enjoy the trip up north and also took some photos. We stopped by some 6-star hotels for resting as well. May be we will stay there next trip. :p

Langkawi trip - Day 3

2008-03-08T11:14:00.005+08:00

Swim swim swim again in Berjaya before check-out@ 2pm. Again late lunch at hotel.

Today we are checking-in to Langkasuka Hotel. 3* hotel but it has an excellent beachfront. Disappointed a little since lots of locals there, compared to Berjaya. :p

We drove to nearby areas around the island during kids' nap in the car. After that we headed to Langkawi Waterworld. The penguins were the main attraction there. Other than that, Mommy does not recommend this tourist spot, especially after some fish there had been poisoned recently.

Well, hopefully Samantha learned something.

Langkawi trip - Day 2

2008-03-07T11:28:00.004+08:00

We were very busy on this 2nd day. We went for swimming at pool and this is a first for Ethan for the pool. He was not as brave as Samantha. He refused to go into the water. Totally. Hahaha.. He cried all time. Poor baby!!

Late lunch at hotel after the swim. Excellent lunch since we all were hungry at that time. After that we went out to 1st tourist attraction ~ the cable car which is located near to Berjaya Resort. It was a bit cloudy but still clear at times. We were hoping to catch a view of sunset from the Gunung Mat Cinchang.

The view is awesome !! Check out the photos !

We had dinner at Pantai Cenang, at one of the chinese seafood restaurant named Imperial. Recommended by one of the tour agent located in airport. We thought that we will become "water fish" this time. It turned out the seafood was good with reasonable price. At least mommy was enjoyed it, but not Daddy, who doesn't like much seafood. Too bad !!

Oh yes, 7Mar is daddy's birthday. We had a smallest birthday cake for him. A small cup cake. Well, at least Samantha enjoyed it. hehe..

1st trip with 2 kids - Langkawi

2008-03-06T11:09:00.005+08:00

Challenging assignment.
Definitely. Tough but we managed to have fun and go through the days. :p

We stayed at Berjaya Langkawi Beach Resort for the 1st 2 nights. Excellent hotel and services. If we could, we will go there again for more nights. No rented car needed. We should have just enjoyed the facilities and beach during your stay. Instead, we had rented a car for the whole trip. At least this made the kids comfortable travelling around the island but not to our wallets.

Tired yet relaxing is the summary for the 1st day. We had McD for dinner in Kuah town and also purchased some mineral water and snacks for the next few days. We actually needed not bring many things, since Langkawi has most of the necessary things available for purchase at the supermarkets like at Billion in Kuah town. We had initially worried about the availability of items like milk powder and diapers for the little ones and had even packed some of these necessary items. :)

One thing to note for travelling with the kids on airlines. Remember to bring their identification! We were too busy on packing, and we forgotten their ic. Such careless parents. Imagined when the staff asked us for their identification during check-in, and we both stunned and panic. It's a good thing that AirAsia allowed the kids to follow. TQ TQ. Immediately we arrived in Langkawi, we called mama to fax their identification to us. Hoooo... or else we might not have been so lucky on the way back home.

Samantha meets her little brother Ethan

2007-06-17T19:40:00.000+08:00

Samantha meets Ethan. Today is Ethan's birthday. Today is Father's Day. Today we are all blessed.

Begin with The Secret

2007-04-11T11:17:00.000+08:00

This is what I want Samantha to learn. The Secret.

Curiosity

2007-04-07T18:27:00.000+08:00

"Hey!"

Just like Ikea's Hej Kids. Samantha says "Hey" when she sees or finds something new! It is sometimes followed by "What's dat?"

I should record it and put it up here. Now, where's my muvo or phone...

Persistence

2007-04-07T18:24:00.000+08:00

You want? You want?

It's a must nowadays when Samantha asks you "You want?" Be it play ice cream, biscuits, food, a drink or some toy. The answer must be a "Yes". If not, it repeats. "You want? You want? Samantha take k? k?"

She rather talkative nowadays. Maybe the 2 year old milestone has been achieved and this is the talkative stage. She has not begun to ask "Why" yet, but she does show that she comprehends quite a bit! She even teaching us quite a bit.

What a girl!

Little Receptionist ?

2007-04-02T23:13:00.000+08:00

Past few days Mama was with Ryan, Samantha's cousin house. This is what she said when she picked up the house phone.

Samantha : Hello?

Caller : Is your Mama at home?

Samantha : Mama koko ryan house. Bye Bye.

Yes or No ?

2007-03-29T16:04:00.000+08:00

Mommy : Samantha want to "mum-mum" ? Yes or No ? (eat)

Samantha : Yes no.

:p

Potty training ?!@~!@~#~

2007-03-29T16:00:00.000+08:00

In the past few months, I have started potty training for samantha. Morning we started when poo-poo training with her potty either in the toiler or in the hall in front of tv. Til now, she is willing to goto potty (without any complaint or hesitate) before her poo-poo, sometimes.

Samantha : Samantha wan to "mm mm".
Mommy : ok, let's go toilet.

... after few minutes ..

Samantha : what sound?
Mommy : what do you mean girl ?
Samantha : what sound?
Mommy : oh, ok. Samantha poo-poo already ya? Clever girl !!!

She will smile whenever we guess the sound correctly, haha.. so cute !!

However, training on her pee-pee is not a good job. We were keep on asking her when she need to pee, MUST alert us in order to bring her to potty or toilet.

Mommy : When Samantha wanna "shue shue" tell mommy, ok?
Samantha : Daddy, Mommy, Mama, Samantha want to "mm mm", ok?
(Samantha still cannot differential poo-poo and pee-pee)

Unfornately, she is not getting the idea til now.

She will say "mm mm" after she finished peeing on the floor/ chairs/ sofa.. u name it.. Sigh!!! patty training does need alots of patience and energy of clean-up from parents. :(

Mommy : Why Samantha never tell mommy when you want to "shue shue" ??
Samantha : Daddy, Mommy, Mama, Samantha want to "mm mm", ok?

~~~ sigh !!! :p ~~~

Guess this will be on-going task for me til the Little Two come out.. more headache then. haha..

Baby talk

2007-03-01T15:58:00.000+08:00

In this recent weeks, samantha has been talking in baby languages. We been keep on asking her to talk in English and then she will say : 'Ink lish". Ha!!

so cute!!

Ma ma said this might because she is unintentionally wanna become a baby, since we are inputing information to her about the new coming baby. Is it true ? No idea !! Only she can answer this question.

Zoom zoom !!

2007-02-27T15:55:00.000+08:00

When samantha is in daddy's car, she says : "Daddy zoom zoom, ta ta sit, mommy sit, mama sit woh.."

Translated : Daddy is driving, while samantha, mommy and mama are sitting in the car.

Doctor visits

2007-02-25T15:51:00.000+08:00

After the CNY which full of snacks, cold drink, mandarin oranges, and tonnes of delicious food, Samantha has went through difficult times after all the delicious food, ie : fever, cough and flu. We had been visit to her Dr, we called the Dr as her 'kai ma'..(god mother!!) . Her appetite has been reduce lots. Most of time only milk. Thank god! At least she drink milk. We kept all the junk food in the house and no mandarin orange and no juice for time being. Sigh !!

2nd day of CNY

2007-02-19T20:05:00.000+08:00

1st day of CNY

2007-02-18T19:52:00.000+08:00

18th February 2007

What's daddy's car number?

2007-02-16T18:30:00.000+08:00

Daddy: "What's daddy's car number?"
Samantha: "two-nine-nine-eight-eight"

Well.. the answer is in there! :)

New Sunglasses

2007-02-15T15:56:00.000+08:00

Mommy bought a cute little kid sunglasses from shopping mall. She loves it lots. She wore during day time, night time, sleep time, outdoor time and also show off time.
haha..

Who is "mantha"??

2007-02-15T15:47:00.000+08:00

We recently tought her on some common answers and questions.

Daddy : What is your name ?
Samantha : "Mantha" name.
Daddy : Samantha, girl. Not Mantha.

Daddy : How old are you ?
Samantha : Two old.
Daddy : Two years old.

Few days later, til now...

Daddy : What is your name ?
Samantha : Samantha name.

Daddy : How old are you ?
Samantha : Two years old.

:p

Little Playgroup (2)

2007-01-19T20:47:00.000+08:00

Let's start with some sand play.

Hmm.. this goes here...
Thank you mommy...
These are her little shoes. :-) Aren't they cute?

Little Playgroup

2007-01-19T20:43:00.000+08:00

Today, Samantha went to her Playgroup. She goes to Playgroup twice a week. This helps her to socialize and learn some skills.

Samantha getting ready at home.

In the car on the way to Church.

Wow.. there's so many things to do here.

Here's the activity list..

One year ago

2007-01-18T00:14:00.000+08:00

Here's a blast from the past. Samantha's 1 year old birthday celebration. Ok.. I gotta admit it. I'm browsing the photos and some are just too cute.

:)

New Taxi

2007-01-17T23:24:00.000+08:00

First we had the Segway, which balances itself on 2 wheels.

Here's Samantha's version, with the help of Uncle Henry, that puts the Segway to shame. This has twice the amount of wheels (4) and has all round ventilation. It also has a safety cage.

It's powered by a single person (preferably not the person riding it).
Now Samantha travels about (around the house mostly) on her new mode of transportation. What a blast! haha *LOL*

She can even have snacks in it!

Yummy!

A bucket of fun

2007-01-16T23:44:00.000+08:00

Here's what you get...

Samantha + KFC Superman Bucket = this photo

*lol* :)

Kawaiiiii!!!

A basket of fun

2007-01-16T23:28:00.000+08:00

It's amazing what toddlers can do for fun. Take a simple laundry basket. She can transform this ordinary household item into a barrel.. erm.. basket of fun!

This mostly involves putting it over her head and even sitting in the basket. She even pretends to be a tortoise at times :)

Note that she has on her new pajamas! Cute ain't she.

Peek-a-boo!

uPapa

2007-01-15T23:16:00.000+08:00

Firstly, we had YouTube which was bought by Google for an unbelievable mountain of cash.

Now, from the local massage/health-product scene, we have...
uPapa. Now this massage device is supposed to massage your back (or whichever part of your body you can lay on it) with the rythmic beats of large oriental drums. Now, at anytime, anyone who felt like being drummed into a pulp, can do so at their own convenience at home.
Samantha has already grasped the concept.

You Daddy (her version of uPapa).
Pao Pao (which means carry)

Drum drum drum...

Tai Thong Dim Sum

2007-01-13T22:14:00.000+08:00

It's Saturday and the Dim Sum crave is back. We went to Tai Thong at Summer Palace hoping to get some good deals on the dim sum promotions they normally have there. Well, it is not normal anymore! The promo has ended but we did enjoy some good dim sum.

We also tried some noodles which turn out to be like wantan mee but with better ingredients and even scallops. It had better taste better and it did!
Samantha is her usual self there and we sat at the same table, that we had in a previous visit. I took the opportunity to snap some photos of her having dim sum and a generally good time!

Camera!

I can use the fork and spoon!

Can't wait for the promotion to begin again. At least quality dim sum is available at an affordable price.

Showercap

2007-01-12T15:08:00.000+08:00

Yes, this is a showercap. A really unique one. :)

How does this look?

Eh?

Doh Dough!

2007-01-12T11:36:00.000+08:00

First, there was flour, water and some colouring. Then someone made PlayDoh and made lots of dough out of it.

Samantha received 2 little buckets of play dough (not PlayDoh). It was from Toys R Us. They have their own line of dough products! It's a really big range! There's so many colours, gadgets, tools, play things, thingies, etc. Samantha had a fun time playing with the 2 buckets of dough she has, so I thought of getting more.

We found this really nice Gardening Set. It was from Doh-Dough. (Can't think of a better name?). Looks like Samantha (and Mommy) are really into arts and crafts.

Now, it's time for Daddy to get more dough :) (pun intended)
Cheers!

On her birthday

2007-01-11T21:08:00.000+08:00

Being cheeky on her birthday, 9th January 2007. Samantha is officially 2 years old. What a journey it has been. Highs and lows and plenty of fun and laughs. I wonder what's in store for her coming years.

How will we take it?
One step at a time :)

From her birth day... wrapped up in her pink blanket.. (zzzz)

... to her first birthday! with some baby teeth coming out. What a journey it has been. Weeee!

This time again, we also had cake! It's a little Black Forest cake we picked up on the way home. It's is also another chance for her to practice blowing out the candles. How our little one has grown into a little toddler.

As a father, I can offer anyone this advice. Treasure your time. The time with your loved ones.

Let's have a taste...

Yummy and thank you all family near and far (in London, Belgium, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Australia and the US) and all friends!

muaks

The Little One is 2!

2007-01-11T21:04:00.000+08:00

We celebrated her birthday last Sunday! Samantha really enjoyed it and literally wowwed her way through the birthday song. Check out her photos in the web album.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this a joyous event!

Blogs being updated

2007-01-11T18:54:00.000+08:00

Hi Samantha,
Daddy here. Updating your blog now. Posting your photos and some stories from 2006.
Get ready for a photo fest from August 2006 onwards!

Yea.. Daddy has been busy. :)

Bubble time

2007-01-06T20:55:00.000+08:00

Uncle Henry came over from Singapore. One of his gifts was bubbles!

Here's Samantha having a blast!

Wah.. so big!

Can I catch it?

A new year.. a new look

2007-01-05T20:53:00.000+08:00

Well.. not this pouty look :)

Samantha, you are not a Tomb Raider. hahaha.

This is better :)

Smiley start to the new year. Maybe she knows her birthday is coming!

Party party

2007-01-05T18:40:00.000+08:00

Planning for a little party for Samantha.
It's this Sunday. A small gathering.

Samantha, you are almost 2 years old. Sometimes, it does seem a little surreal. I may soon have to change the name of this blog. The Little One is growing :)

Daddy and Mommy loves you.

It's a new year

2007-01-05T18:34:00.000+08:00

It's a new year and the Little One is almost TWO!

My my... how time does fly by.

Here's what installed for the new year.
New resolutions...
The Little One is becoming 2.
More photos, videos and stories to process, post, upload.
And there's another little one on the way :)

I think I'll have to sum up 2006 first in another post. There's lots to tell.

Also, blogger seems to be updating itself, but this blog cannot be migrated to the new version yet.

New Year's Day

2007-01-01T20:47:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year!
This time we're at MidValley. We came over to treat Samantha's grandparents a meal at Dragon-I. And yes, Samantha did drink the soup from the Siu Long Pau. Only the soup.

Por Por, Kung Kung, and Yang Yang. I wonder why everything is repeated.

Samantha checking out supplies and preparing for school! Yes! Samantha will be joining a play group in the middle of January. I wonder how she would react. She did give it a try before when we went for the trial. She was totally independent and her well mannered self. Phew!

A Barney bag? Hmm.. She didn't take it off for a while :)

With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you.
Won't you say you love me too.

Christmas Gift

2006-12-28T20:39:00.000+08:00

What did you get for Christmas?

It's an activity board! I was trying to figure out what gift to get Samantha for Christmas. More books? Some more toys? Dolls? (gasp).

Then I came across this (and another) activity drawing board. What a great idea! On one side, there is a whiteboard. There are also magnetic alphabets and numbers provided, which can be used on the whiteboard as well. On the other side was a chalkboard. Some chalk is provided but I have put the chalk aside for now.

She seems to really like this activity drawing board. This is money well spent. She can draw (her favourite) a moon. Well almost.. if you really squint your eyes, it'll look like a moon.

Better yet, she can draw (well.. at least the location and numbers are correct) the parts of a face!

I start with a circle and ask her. Eyes? (She marks 2 places where the eyes should be. Nose? She marks the center of the face. Ears? She draws some squiggly for the ears on each side of the face. Mouth (yup.. it's in the right place as well. Along with the hair, cheeks, chin, teeth... Picasso would have been challenged!

Another masterpiece!

Strike a pose...

2006-12-25T20:37:00.000+08:00

... there's nothing to it!

Merry Christmas to all readers of The Little One!

Christmas Eve at Cineleisure

2006-12-24T20:29:00.000+08:00

We spent Christmas Eve at the Curve and Cineleisure. There was a big big crowd all around and parking was very difficult. As usual, Malaysia Boleh Parking Strategy was used by many. We then went to check out Cineleisure, to see what the fuss was all about.

This was after dinner at Dragon-I. Now Samantha also loves the Siu Long Pau. Not the entire Pau, but only the soup within the pau! She simple refuses to try the pastry or the meat inside, but just relishes the soup within. There was a big snakes and ladders display and Samantha wanted to try it out. Mama helped to take off her shoes.

She ran all around the opened area (giant snakes and ladders display stuck to the floor).

Daddy and Samantha!

Mommy (Photo by Samantha Yuen). A photographer and model in the making!

A hat at Billion

2006-12-23T20:27:00.000+08:00

Nice? It's a hat from Billion.

Mickey Hat

2006-12-14T20:22:00.000+08:00

Look at what I took back from 1Utama. It's a Disney Channel Mickey Hat!

Oooo.. Original you know..

Also, Samantha is now tall (and smart enough) to open the room doors.

Scooby Chin dropping by and pretending to be a mouse as well :)

In a bouncy net

2006-12-10T20:18:00.000+08:00

Samantha had never tried a bouncy net before. What is a bouncy net? Well, in short, it's a net that bounces. The theory is to bounce a baby to sleep. Here she is trying out Yang Yang's net. Yang Yang is curiously wondering what is happening in his bed!

Where are you?!

The Little One in the Net? :)

Mickey at 1Utama

2006-12-07T20:15:00.000+08:00

Mickey Mouse made his appearance at 1Utama for the Christmas celebrations. Here's Samantha and Mickey!

Daddy joining the fun

Hmm.. looks like Mickey's ears.

Ponytail (2)

2006-12-05T20:11:00.000+08:00

Hey! something is on my head!

Hahaha...

Oooo

Mommy made it possible :) (photo taken by Samantha Yuen)

Ponytail (1)

2006-12-05T20:06:00.000+08:00

This is a new experience for Samantha. She usually doesn't like hats, or people messing with her hair. So we were also surprised when she allowed us to tie up her hair.

See? Nice!

Where is the hair tie !?

Nice? Nice!

Little Photographer

2006-12-03T20:29:00.000+08:00

Samantha likes taking photos. Here's a shot of her daddy!

Taking more photos

2006-12-03T19:59:00.000+08:00

Looking at the LCD and snapping!
This is taken by Samantha!

Exercise time!

2006-12-01T19:54:00.000+08:00

It's time for exercise! I also have an exercise mat!

Put your arms out...

No no no.. you are doing it wrong!

That's more like it!

Disney is coming to town!

2006-11-13T19:48:00.000+08:00

Samantha fleeing the scene

Hooray!

I'm so happy!

Hee hee.. a good thing about the swivel LCD on the camera. Self portraits are easier to take!

Do I look good in orange?

2006-11-04T19:44:00.000+08:00

Do I?

At the Curve with Mommy

2006-10-27T19:36:00.000+08:00

Peek-a-Boo!
Having her milk.

Samantha and Mommy at the Curve

After a long day...

2006-10-24T19:41:00.000+08:00

... this is what you can expect. Ahhh... zzzz...

I like soup!

2006-10-21T19:38:00.000+08:00

Yes I do!

Posing in bed?

2006-10-18T19:34:00.000+08:00

Let's see what at the side of the bed!
How do you like my pose?

Time goes by

2006-10-16T12:34:00.000+08:00

Time goes by when you are...

having fun
reading email
catching up on sleep
growing your blog post drafts
growing your digital photo collection
you are taking care of the Little One
living your life to the fullest!

Visiting Ryan and Jaden

2006-10-07T19:27:00.000+08:00

Cornflakes make great snacks. It's healthy too.

It also makes a good distraction if you want to photograph the Little One.

Oh No! You took my picture!

Yeh Yeh with Jaden and Ryan.

Photo with Mommy!

2006-09-18T19:24:00.000+08:00

Click! What a nice shot!

Daddy is at work. Mommy is playing with Samantha.

Waiting for Daddy to come home.

Daddeeeeeee!

What should I eat?

2006-09-16T19:23:00.000+08:00

What should I eat? I'm bored.

Playtime outsite

2006-09-14T19:21:00.000+08:00

It's time to go out to play!

Nice flower!

Check out my pose!

A photographer in the making

2006-09-08T19:15:00.000+08:00

This is what happens when the camera goes click. The shutter releases (and her eyes close) hehe :) Samantha is a photographer in the making. She knows how to work a camera. Really! Which camera? Well, she has this one, which is a recycled disposable camera body. She uses this one occassionally. She's more keen to use my Canon Powershot A620 instead. Turn it on and take a shot. Not a problem for this little one!

Hmm.. this is where the lens is. I can't remember if I should look at it from here or not.

How do I work this? This doesn't look like Daddy's camera.

Hey! You have a camera!

Elmo!

2006-09-04T19:12:00.000+08:00

Elmo!!!!!
being the another favourite.

Hey.. I'm in a box!

Ernie!!!!

2006-09-02T19:11:00.000+08:00

Ernie!!!!!

One of her favourites!

Playing in the dark

2006-09-01T19:08:00.000+08:00

Like my hat?

Better be careful walking down here...

Samantha having a ball :)

Merdeka Day

2006-08-31T19:05:00.000+08:00

It's the 31st of August and it's Merdeka Day!
Merdeka also means that Samantha can go out for a ride (at least) :)

Check out my shoes!

Who? Me?
Yup! That's me!

Upstairs?

2006-08-27T19:02:00.000+08:00

Since we live in a single storey house, the chance to go upstairs at Por Por's house is always welcome. There's a safety gate there to prevent Samantha's cousin brother Yang Yang from going up alone.

Samantha now also knows how to work the lock to this gate. She's a fast learner as well. Don't let her catch you doing or saying anything you do not want repeated :) hehe.

Upstairs! Let's go!

Hats and spoons

2006-08-25T19:00:00.000+08:00

Usually Samantha doesn't like to wear hats. This time, she doesn't mind trying on a hat.

Took a picture before she changed her mind.

Here are 2 spoons as well.

A typical day

2006-08-18T18:57:00.000+08:00

This is a typical day at home.
Wake up, drink milk, get changed, read books, play toys, watch a little TV, take a bath, eat some lunch, take a nap, wake up, play some more, wait for Daddy to come home, have dinner, play, drink milk and sleep.

Here's Samantha at her most comfy at home.

The Interview with God

2006-08-17T12:10:00.000+08:00

Something for all parents.

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

"So you would like to interview me?" God asked.

"If you have the time" I said.

God smiled. "My time is eternity."
"What questions do you have in mind for me?"

"What surprises you most about humankind?"

God answered...
"That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up, and then
long to be children again."

"That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health."

"That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither
the present nor the future."

"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived."

God’s hand took mine
and we were silent for a while.

And then I asked...
"As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons
you want your children to learn?"

"To learn they cannot make anyone
love them. All they can do
is let themselves be loved."

"To learn that it is not good
to compare themselves to others."

"To learn to forgive
by practicing forgiveness."

"To learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them."

"To learn that a rich person
is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least."

"To learn that there are people
who love them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned
how to express or show their feelings."

"To learn that two people can
look at the same thing
and see it differently."

"To learn that it is not enough that they
forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves."

"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.

"Is there anything else
you would like your children to know?"

God smiled and said,
"Just know that I am here... always."

Kiss the mirror

2006-08-14T18:50:00.000+08:00

I'm so happy. I have corn flakes. I have a mirror.

Muak!

See?

Bob The Builder

2006-08-13T18:34:00.000+08:00

Watch enough of children's television programs and this will surely happen.

Bob the builder is now one of the family favourites! It joins the ranks of Elmo's World, Barney and Pocoyo!

Here's Bob's Official website.
http://www.bobthebuilder.com/uk/index.html

We also didn't know that there's a US version. I think the UK version (original) sounds better. Anyways, there was no real place where the lyrics can be found, so the Little One team here has provided this gift to all parents trying to sing along (or sing to their little ones) the theme song to Bob the Builder (without having to make things up)!

Bob the builder song lyrics (Original UK TV + website version):

Bob the builder
Can we fix it?
Bob the builder
Yes we can!

Scoop, Muck and Dizzy
And Rolly too
Lofty and Wendy
Join the crew

Bob and the gang
Have so much fun
Working together
They get the job done

Bob the builder
Can we fix it?
Bob the builder
Yes we can!

Pilchard and Bird
Travis and Spud
Playing together
Like good friends should

Bob the builder
Can we fix it?
Bob the builder
Yes we can!

Go to the website to hear this catchy song! It's guaranteed to stick in your head for a while.

For more on Bob and the gang, who have so much fun...
Check out their wiki.

Can we fix it?

Yes we can!

Alright... that's enough.
P.S. This is the page I now load when Samantha comes to visit me when I'm on the computer. She has a blast dancing to this tune.

Uncle

2006-08-13T18:13:00.000+08:00

Samantha,
you almost said this word when calling Uncle Henry!

Rubik's Cube

2006-08-03T21:11:00.000+08:00

Samantha,
you now can play with the Rubik's cube.

Here's what you do with it:
1. Take it apart!
2. Tell all the colours of the sides.

Sleep Patterns

2006-08-03T18:51:00.000+08:00

Sleeping late.. Waking late in the morning.

wawabye.. wawabye...

zzz

Mummy

2006-08-02T18:52:00.000+08:00

Dear Samantha,
You can now say "Mommy" and "Baby"!
(especially when you want something)

Daddy and Mommy

What is she doing?

2006-08-01T23:35:00.000+08:00

What is she doing?
She's sitting on her Disney Pooh Push Cart (a wonderful gift from Little One's Daddy's friends).
We thank you all very much.

But what is she doing? hehe.

At times, she likes to sit there and have a ride.
She also likes making faces. Here's a combination of both!

Puppy

2006-08-01T18:52:00.000+08:00

"Puppy"

No

2006-07-31T22:19:00.000+08:00

This word has entered her vocabulary.

Oh no.

The Little One Dell 3100 Review

2006-07-31T21:23:00.000+08:00

We recently unpacked, tested and installed a Dell Dimension 3100 Desktop PC. It was meant to a relative of ours. This then presented itself to be another good opportunity for a The Little One Review.

The Dell Dimension 3100 was ordered through the internet and shipped to our house. We had used a coupon as a further discount. Part of the benefits from a credit card company.

We have bought a couple of notebooks from Dell for friends and this was the first desktop.

The machine was well built and it was surprisingly quiet. Maybe it's because that there's only 1 fan for this desktop. There's also a large ventilation gap behind the front panel (directly behind the Dell logo at the front). Floating center console of the Volvo S40, anyone?

The back of the machine is also very neat. We had set it up in the living room to install windows and some applications.

The Little One was soon all over the PC! Seems that she likes gadgets. Or maybe it's just the boxes. When she was little (more little than currently), she loves boxes. Sitting in them, that is.

Let's start this baby up.

This piece goes here...

The rubber band goes there...

Turn up the volume... and

Welcome to the Little One's first OS installation screen!

Note: At this age, she's already very familiar with computers, the keyboard and the mouse. Check out her favourite links on the side bar!

The Little Gadgeteer, she is.

The Little One gives this PC a "Must touch everything" rating!

The Mega Sale starts tomorrow!

2006-07-21T03:39:00.000+08:00

The Malaysian Mega Sale starts tomorrow and it'll run up to a month. A mega way to spend/save depending on which way you look at it.

Some picks for babies and toddlers are Mothercare (with additional discount voucher in today's Star paper) and Planet Enfants. Isetan also has a good selection of baby stuff.

Hunting for good shoes was a challenge for Samantha. Recently, she picked up a few pairs from her Singapore trip! Some good quality deals that you can't find here in Malaysia. Too bad.

The Little Twist

2006-07-20T18:20:00.000+08:00

This is Samantha on a twist exerciser.

Exercise? Nah.

She just likes to dance!

16 Teeth

2006-07-20T03:35:00.000+08:00

8 on top...
8 on the bottom...
that makes 16 teeth :)

Growth Chart

2006-07-19T14:35:00.000+08:00

I had almost forgotten to post this.

18 Months Ago...
Length: 47cm Weight: 2.88Kg

18 Months Since then...
Height: 82cm Weight: 10.3Kg

Well, she's tall, but slightly under in the weight department (Although my arm/shoulder is starting to disagree on that). This chart may also not be suited for Asians, but it is still an indicator.

Check your (or friend's) baby/toddler's growth here at BabyCenter's growth chart.

Please. Cheese.

2006-07-18T14:29:00.000+08:00

Samantha has learned to say "Please" (with some prompting).

Especially when she's asking for her favourite snack at the moment. Cheese.

The Asia Lantern Carnival 2006 Review

2006-07-16T01:53:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, we went to the Asia Lantern Carnival 2006 at Bukit Jalil. We've been to a previous one before a couple of years back and thought that this would be fun as well.

After a good seafood dinner, we headed towards Bukit Jalil. Soon we were jammed up from the Kesas highway to the stadium entrance. Were there actually so many people going there? Apparently so. This event is even supported by Tourism Malaysia.

After getting a parking spot, walking uphill and paying RM5 for the entrance fees, we were greeted by a mass of people. There were light displays (lanterns) and rows of stall tents where lots of people were selling their goods.

Overall it was slightly disappointing. It's more of a pasar malam at the stadium car park with a few big and interesting light displays. If you want to check it out, this carnival runs up to the end of the month.

The previous one a couple of years back was much better. There was even a Chinese acrobat and highwire show then.

Conclusion:
Samantha had a good time.
Worth going? Well, we will save you the time and entrance fee.
Check out the photos below.