tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26799445534839414792024-03-14T13:14:55.078+08:00Life's A Journey: Cherish Every Moment!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-24447561612355978572015-08-20T21:45:00.000+08:002015-08-20T21:39:56.978+08:00Our Little Prince Has Arrived!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At exactly 40 weeks gestation and after a couple of pregnancy complications in the 3rd trimester, our little prince charming entered into the world on his expected due date - August 13, 2015 - at 9.45pm, weighing 3.45kg and measuring 52.5cm!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our little man came out looking exactly like his big sister when she arrived about two years, two months and two weeks ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just like my previous labor experience, this one has its own birth story - a very, very different delivery experience, with just as much dramatic effect - to which I will share with friends and family at some point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our firstborn princess,</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> kakak</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Keira is super excited about her official promotion to "big sister" status.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keira can't seem to get enough of loving and kissing her little brother every second she gets with him, from the moment she saw him outside the delivery room, which will definitely make our transition into a bigger family so much easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Our newborn prince is definitely the perfect addition to our family. [Notice I did not use the word "completion", instead chose the word "addition" </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">*wink*</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Although a pair is probably more than enough for us to handle as it is, deep down, I still have that motherly urge to carry twins after this <i>*wink, wink*</i>.]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves it when I hold him close and I am completely taking advantage of every second of snuggling with him. OMG, I'm in love all over again... Best thing is that he has also given me a second chance at breastfeeding, and we are definitely off to a great start :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to the world our new charming little prince, <b>Jayden Rayyan Lee Bin Aziz Kevin Lee!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today marks one week since his birth, and both mommy and baby are still resting and recovering in hospital. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to family and friends for visiting us over the past week and for the lovely bouquets of fruits/flowers and presents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, this is what 39 weeks pregnant feels like! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During my previous pregnancy, I only made it to 38 weeks and then I popped, so making it to 39 weeks this is definitely a new milestone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good news is that today's scan showed that baby's head is already engaged and estimated weight is 3.6kg. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully this means that he is getting ready to come out very. very soon! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year's Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration has got to be the quietest one ever. For one, I was hospitalized just a few days before and in need of bedrest. Good thing my OBGYN was kind enough to give me concession "time off" to be home for a few hours during Hari Raya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the 2nd day of Raya (July 18, 2015), Kevin and I had a couple of friends over for a simple and yummilicious homecooked dinner, specially prepared by my Masterchef mom, so that our kiddos can have <a href="http://julieshih.blogspot.com/2015/07/keiras-raya-playdates.html" target="_blank">Raya playdate</a> while we adults caught up and ate. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-212829175324104302015-07-18T23:30:00.000+08:002015-08-20T17:40:45.271+08:00Keira's Raya Playdates<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you're expecting and currently at the end of your third trimester, it's not easy to set up playdates these days with friends and their kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best way to go around that difficulty it is to link it up with other festive occasions, like Hari Raya, for example. Which is exactly what we did today... For this year's Raya Aidilfitri celebration, we had two-in-one playdates set up so that the adults can catch up while the kiddos played.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blacking out all of a sudden at 36 weeks gestation can be a little scary and should not be taken lightly. Which is why it was </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a good thing a few of my colleagues were around our usually "empty" office today and one of them helped send me to the hospital after I gained consciousness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The diagnosis - hypertension and high blood pressure, causing the black out. Apparently, I also have some contamination in my urine causing urinary tract infection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other words, my body is also signalling me to cut down on my work and stress levels and start taking care of myself better if I want to stick to my all-natural birth plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No one officially taught her about shapes, and yet, she knows how to match the shapes through learning from her educational toys and probably time spent doing online learning on mommy's tab. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess she figured she has had enough practice on her own with the shapes and, earlier this week, decided that she was ready to reveal to us her new self-taught skill. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Truth be told, I am to blame as I was the one who would take wefies with her all the time (since birth!). My bad! But I can't help it... she's just too cute! To miss an opportunity to wefie with her is such a waste, don't you agree?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first, I would find "blank" photos on my phone, of either the ceiling or the walls. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, it improved - with "half blank" photos and stands of her hair, parts of her face or finger captured on screen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voila, I'm left with super awesome daily doses of surprise selfie shots of my little girl! I could not ask for a better way to help brighten up my day. Keep 'em coming, darling! :)</span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-9594136829230646612015-05-28T23:55:00.000+08:002015-06-02T16:30:15.750+08:00Keira Eliza Turns 2!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day has come!! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our little girl turned 2 years old at exactly 11.25pm today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At 24 months, she's already given us the happiness to last our lifetime by just being the super awesome little being that she is. She has grown twice as adorable and precious too, don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy 2nd Birthday to the queen of our hearts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This birthday was not as lavish as her 1st birthday celebration, as we only had a cake and ordered tons of pizza, coupled with a multiple "happy birthday" singalongs - all done at home with just our immediate family. Even then, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her 2nd birthday party was filled with just as much love from our entire household. Most importantly, she has a blast cos all the attention was zoomed in on her! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are so many things she loves, Minnie Mouse, Hi-5, WWE, Care Bears, balls, anything pink... Since we have baby #2 coming on the way, and in August last year (when we were in Hong Kong to visit my paternal family) Kevin had made us personalized Liverpool jerseys (with our first names and the number 7 - our lucky number), so it was not hard to settle on a "soccer ball" cake for this birthday so that we can also wear our Liverpool jerseys. We did not know of baby #2 then, so the personalized jerseys are somewhat exclusive to the three of us. And what better timing to do it than this birthday. Next year's birthday, she will be celebrating it together with her <i>adik.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since my uncle bought her a red 'birthday gown' and gave it to her in the last minute to wear when blowing out her candles, we figured we'd start her off with the dress for a proper birthday for a young lady, then change her into her personalized football jersey for the cake cutting. That way, everyone wins!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some shots of the three of us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She had tons of presents and loved them all. Not only from family; a few of our close friends dropped off some pressies for her too, remembering that it was her birthday! How sweet of all you guys... Thanks everyone :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, it was time to open her presents!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sure, she has her usual lingo like "akkkaiii" or "khaaaiiii" or "kherrnngggg" or "apppaapppaaapaaa" (when she holds the phone to her ear as if talking to someone" or "ouuuwww" (if she falls or feels pain) or "yayaya" (for when she wants her milk cos we have a habit of asking her every few hours if she "aiy nenen?"). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the moment she realizes that we heard her say a word and clap/prompt her to repeat it or to say for more words, she immediately shuts off (with that "oops, did I say that out loud!" expression) and pretends that it never happened/moves on to doing something else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know she understands everything we say. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her level of comprehension is impeccable as she hears our commands and responds by pulling our hand and pointing to whatever it is that she wants. She also gets emotionally involved when watching movies/shows and will close her eyes or runs to hide when she senses that something bad is coming up. She's very o</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bservant and musical too! She LOVES Hi-5 (the Aussie version) and she follows their gestures including putting her hand out when they say hi-five!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She sings (or rather hums to herself) everyday though. I have this strong feeling that she will end up singing before she officially talks! Just like how mommy learnt to speak Malay during her teenage years, through listening and learning KRU's songs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I brought the point about her reserved behavior in embracing speech/talking with her pa-ed the other day during her recent check-up, and his advise was:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. To push her to speak words by ignoring her gestures/sounds/cries etc. (basically, force her to talk if she wants something, instead of giving her the reaction that we know what she wants), then...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. To engage her with a speech therapist</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But is speech evaluation therapy really necessary for a 23 month old? C'mon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel that it's not like she can't talk, but she's just lazy to talk! Simply <i>malas</i>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just like she's <i>malas</i> to hold her own milk bottle. When mommy or nani is around, she will get mommy or nani to hold her bottle for her. She will take our hand and place it on her bottle, then with both her hand free, she will clap as if applauding us for a job well done in holding it for her. But when daddy feeds her, she shows off to him that she can hold her own bottle, single-handed too, from start to finish. What a little chickadee, this one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point, I still think we have no reason to be overly worried and just let her grow in her own time and when she's ready - just like when she wanted to crawl, she mastered it within a day. Same for when she wanted to walk. The moment she was confident to take that first step, she started running... forget walking, just jump straight to running!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This pregnancy has flown by so quickly, and it's definitely different from my first, and to some extent, tougher.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I get tired much faster now... could be the age catching up too.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My baby bump was already obvious at 14 weeks. You can see the bulge sticking out as I walked )stomach first), whereas during my first pregnancy, it was not noticeable until after 6 months.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm convinced I found my next perfect road companion (no offence to my 5-year-old Perodua Alza), so in December 2014 (yes, last year), I pursued it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, and also fortunately, for me that before the deal was sealed, there was news that a newer edition would be coming out in mid 2015, so even after my bank loan was approved, I waited anxiously for the release of the new Toyota Rush. After all, what's the "rush" right? Geddit? :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- such a great view from the driver's seat as it's much higher than the other cars I've owned.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- a much curvier/sexy outlook than the previous version</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- bigger/bulkier tires</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- power retractable side mirrors (beats having to wind down the window and do it manually)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- additional row of seat at the back that I can easily "add on" if we have additional passengers (especially thinking ahead that in a few months, one row will be occupied with two car seats - where's my mom or any other passengers going to sit?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- ample space on the inside, but is still not so wide or long in terms of size (easy for me to maneuver)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- dual blower air conditioning system (means Keira will not get hot when seated in her car seat)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the points above seem more of emotional attachments, I know! That's because they are my own personal reasons. T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he most important thing is that I've been wanting it for some time, I had my heart set on it, I finally saved up enough to buy it (and paid the down payment with my own hard-earned money saved over some years, not any one else's money) and am happy with the commitment to motivate me to work even harder to pay the monthly installments). Last, but definitely not the least, is because I LOVE IT! I love everything about it! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I chose the black color of course. Although the champagne color was very enticing, I think the color would fade in due time. Too bad they do not have it in red, otherwise, I would have gone with red. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rest, as they say, is history (although my old Alza will forever remain in my heart)!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-19448212735414452942015-05-18T22:30:00.000+08:002015-05-28T11:48:38.814+08:00Our Quick Weekend Rendezvous in KL<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kevin had to be in KL for work last week (for about a week), as he has numerous projects and papers due this month. He left for KL on May 14, 2015 and then tells me the next day that he already misses his little girl and needs to see and be with her, even if it's just for a while, so that he can get through the rest of his trip. Video skype does not count here as a <i>pengubat rindu</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, when daddy misses his little girl, and he is already sick as it is with fever, cough and flu all mix together, mommy has to make things happen and find a solution. And mommy knows very well that once he sees his little girl and holds her, he will feel much better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Problem is that mommy is currently 27 weeks pregnant with a growing belly and won't be able to handle "flying" with our soon-to-be 2 year old alone. Hence, mommy had to drag her mommy to tag along on this trip for safety reasons. The decision was made instantaneously, flight tickets booked and off we went on the evening of Friday, May 15 to KL, after I got off work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We arrived at the hotel at 10.00pm that evening and even then, Kevin was still tied up at the office. He had dinner awaiting us in the room and Keira's Hi-5 program fixed and ready to be played. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, we made ourselves at home in the hotel room until he returned.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thankfully, he took a suite on the 21st floor at Traders KLCC, so we had ample space for three adults and a toddler, and more importantly, lots of room for the little one to run about and explore in the room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His work schedule did not stop us from making the most of the weekend stay so off we went every opportunity we had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keira loves the water so I always make it a point to take her for dip at every hotel we stay at. The pool here was located on the 33rd floor, and it was our first time there. Although it does not have a baby pool for her, it did not stop her from wanting to jump in to the water and hang on to mommy and "adik" while mommy swims laps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course she enjoys her bath in the tub too! Oh, guess what? We discovered an awesome new trick - feed her medication while she is bathing in the tub and she won't spill any. Her water playing activity will distract her that she will gulp down every single drop. Boy, did we put that new discovery to good use every opportunity we had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aside from enjoying the excellent hotel facilities and spending money shopping at KLCC, we also set some time aside to visit relatives in KL including my grand aunty, <a href="http://julieshih.blogspot.com/2015/05/keira-visits-her-other-dadima-in-kl.html" target="_blank">Tok Lala</a> and cousin & <i>abang bela</i>, <a href="http://julieshih.blogspot.in/2015/05/visiting-shuriana-ebi-in-kl.html" target="_blank">Shuriana & Ebi</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really wish we had more time to meet with other family members and close friends, but because Keira was feeling under the weather too, we were not able to cover everyone and had to make more time for her to sleep and rest before we headed back to Penang on May 18, 2015. Rain check, ok? Next time, my darlings! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, Keira, my mom and I had such a blast - sickness aside. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh daddy, when's your next work trip to KL again? </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nak tumpang bilik lagi! </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:)</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-23807109141238109962015-05-17T04:30:00.000+08:002015-05-28T11:49:10.191+08:00Visiting Shuriana & Ebi in KL<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have another confession to make! I have not visited my cousin Shuriana and my <i>abang bela</i> Ebi in about 14 years. Sure, we met on and off in Penang and KL on occasions, but I never really had the opportunity to visit them at their place... The last I visited them was when their first born was a couple of months old, when I was back from university break. That time they were living in a three-bedroom apartment, with a newborn baby. They have moved from apartments to bungalows ever since with two teenagers of their own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made it a point to visit them at home earlier today over this short trip to KL, since I was in town with my mom and daughter and had time to spare while Kevin was busy at work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To my surprise, I also met an old friend Elisha (whom I know from her days as a KDU Penang student) and her husband at their home. What a small world! And of all things, Elisha is also expecting her second baby so the visit was more of a bonus bump to our bellies :) She is due in July and I'm due in August.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After lunch, we followed them to see the showroom of their new 3-storey place. Of course it was </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keira who made herself right at home, exploring every level and room from the moment we stepped in.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-28201957528320861882015-05-16T22:10:00.000+08:002015-05-28T11:46:55.873+08:00Keira Visits Her Other Dadima in KL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tok Lala (her actually name is Latipah Bee, but everyone calls her Lala for short) is my late grandmother's younger sister. She resides in Kampung Cheras Baru, Kuala Lumpur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a confession to make... I have not visited her home in over 20 years. I think the last time I was here was during one of her children's wedding that that seemed like a lifetime ago and I was only in my early teens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So when the opportunity came that my mom, daughter and I were in KL while my hubby was busy with work, we grabbed the chance to take a taxi over to Cheras from our hotel at Traders KLCC to pay her a "surprise" visit earlier today (May 16, 2015), on this part sunny-part rainy Saturday afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amazingly, I could still recognize her house as the taxi approached it as it still looked the same as I recalled it, for what seemed like a gazillion years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our visit provided Keira the opportunity to also bond with the family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their neighborhood has tons of cats in the neighborhood, so she was in meow-heaven during the 2-hour visit counting cats and playing with her new partners in crime, Intan and Fadillah, and completely forgot her rule of thumb - to stick close to mommy when in a strange new place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, the courteous little munchkin that she is, she gave Tok Lala (or Dadima, to her) a butterfly kiss for her kind hospitality before we left. Such a precious moment! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She even knows how to dribble the ball - and the right technique too!!! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although, she could do with a little more practice on her catching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has not turned 2 years old, and she yet seriously kicks a ball better than boys her age or older. She has such strong legs and technique. Must be inherited from her daddy and influenced by the football matches she tunes in to with daddy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the age of 6 months, when she hears the word "Goal!" or watches a football match on TV, her leg immediately strikes out a kick or two. Cognitive conditioning at it's best! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even till today... Don't believe me? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Need proof? Watch this video...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not to mention, at her toddling age, she is already a pro in dribbling!!! And why shouldn't she? She already gets plenty of of practice daily as kicking and dribbling is her favorite playtime activity :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looks like my little girl can be a striker!... I foresee after-school "soccer mommy" duties in the near future for me! Yippee!!! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although, I also make sure she learns during playtime and use the balls as bait (since the interest is there).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some of the "learning with balls" activities we enforce on our little toddler during playtime:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use different colored balls to reinforce the colors when you throw/kick it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The understanding of size and texture. eg. big, medium, small, biggest, smallest or hard, soft, smooth, rough etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Counting with every bounce, throw or kick.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Understanding the concept of words like in, on, through, up, down, next to, in front, behind, top, bottom while doing different activities with other items including baskets, cups, hoops etc.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What about you? What are some of the fun ways you teach your child to learn with balls?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Came across an old photo of me in action during The Heritage Club Karaoke Competition in Penang. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This must be at least 10 years ago, during my so-called late-night, party girl days! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I'm not mistaken, I was singing "Baby One More Time" here. Went right in to the finals, but I did not win the competition though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I learnt an important lesson during those days competing in such competitions - there's no chance to to win such competitions unless you have a troop of supporters who are avid drinkers, spending lots of $$$ on booze. Then your chances of winning is much, much higher!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I was not there to win as I don't drink or smoke, nor do I have an entourage of drinking friends accompanying me. All I had was a small entourage of less that 5 people and neither of us drank or spent much money on the drinks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was mainly there to build my self-confidence and test my skills in singing on stage in front of a crowd. Most importantly - my performance was great; I had such a blast on stage; and I LOVED the attention!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I miss those good old days!!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two days ago, on April 15, 2015, Kevin and I received the saddest news on the passing of our former boss, Prof. Dr. Tan Toh Wah. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we walked into his home, and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">seeing him lying in his coffin and then seeing his wife was a truly emotional moment for me. I did not expect to ball my eyes out in tears as I hugged her tightly and told her how truly sorry I was for her loss and what a good man her husband was. I didn't think she expected me to be overly emotional, as she was quite calm and collected. I, on the other hand, was a crying wreck as all the memories of him flooded my head. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was nice of her to allow me time to calm myself before she came to sit and talk with us. It was only then that we learnt that Dr. Tan had been secretly battling against cancer the past 10 years, and he was actually getting better the past two years. Up till about two weeks ago, after starting the new cancer treatment in Singapore, he seemed to be getting weaker and short of breath. But</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> he fought with everything that he had... In the end, the cancer got the better of him. He passed away at his home and peacefully in his sleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew Dr. Tan very well from the time he was appointed Principal of KDU Penang in 2001. Mainly because during the start of his tenure, he restructured the Marketing department and pulled me out of the Marketing/Sales team to work under his direct report, specifically handling Branding, PR & Communications for the college. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was moved from my comfort zone of working with team members on the ground floor to flying solo and seated in the Principal's office on the first floor. Of course when that change first happened, I was quite offended by it and a "sour puss". And the young <i>ciku</i> that I was, thought that he hated me and my easy-go-lucky, party gal style and wanted to just discourage me so that I would quit on my own terms. I thought perhaps </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he did not like my crazy work antics and wanted me seated in his office so that he could keep a watchful eye on me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whatever the reason was, I was determined to not let this man get his way and being the fighter and strong-willed person that I am, I promised myself that I will not be deterred and will keep working hard cos I know I am good at what I do (and I know it!) and I will keep proving it if I have too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As weeks and months went by, and I started getting accustomed to my new role and relocation of my new work space, I actually realized he had done that one bold move not because of what I had initially thought. It would be easier for him to "mentor" me and work closely with him, to understand better of his vision and goals in order to align my responsibilities to what he required. He also wanted to help me </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">build up my self-confidence even more and allowed me the ability to specialized in the area that he saw was a perfect fit for me - away from Marketing (which in KDU terms is more of sales/recruitment). Smart man! I did not see that at all in the beginning, but I am thankful for that change he made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course his glaring and serious outlook would make just about anyone who did not know him scared shitless <i>*pardon my French*</i> to approach him in person, or when one gets called by him into his office. It's like the feeling of "auw man, what did I do now?!" Seriously, it literally felt like being called into the principals' office and get ready to be scolded for whatever it is you did or did not do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But as I worked closely with him, I discovered that there was nothing scary about him at all. Deep down, once you get to know him, he was such a kind, sweet, gentle and generous man. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An academic who goes by the book for sure, but a damn brilliant one and I am very honored and privileged that I was given the opportunity to know the great man that he was during the four years under his direct report. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was simply AWESOME and such a great joker, and he was my <i>bapak</i>, my mentor! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even after I left KDU Penang, and after he too moved on to other opportunities, we still kept in contact over the phone and email, and met on several occasions for lunch etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He missed Kevin and my wedding celebration in 2009 as we were unable to get in touch with him for a period of time then, but he was always there for all other occasions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He came to visit us at our home with his wife for Raya Open House and our first born's aqiqah ceremony on August 17, 2013, together with Dr Koo Wee Kor (another brilliant man and former boss) and his wife. Little did we realize then that occasion would be the last time we would see him, and the last photos we would have taken with him. He looked amazingly healthy and younger then too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to his wife, Dr. Mary and family during this sad time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully this new wave of energy will also keep me motivated to continue updating my blog as well, aside from catching up with backdated posts. Think I can do it?</span><br />
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Our little smiley munchkin, Keira Eliza Lee, could be a child model, don't you think?</div>
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[Reminder to self: Perhaps hubs and I should get our little one active in getting connected with the model casting scene first in order to get a start for that to happen? After all, it's all about Marketing one's self first before anything can happen.] </div>
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Slightly more than a year ago, we did ask around, but the fact that we reside in Penang seems to be a major factor. There are not much opportunities to explore on the island for baby/kid models. All the opportunities are in Kuala Lumpur, so it seems! That's where the action is I gues.</div>
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So, we took a teeny-weeny step to test-market by meeting up with a casting agent in Bangsar when we were in the capital to attend our daughter's godmother's wedding in February 2014. Just to get a look-see-feel of it.</div>
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On the cuteness barometer, our baby is definitely in the "sangat panas" (damn hot!) scale. There's no doubt about it!!! It's not just my hubs and I that think so, thousands of others think the same as well. Eherm, about their own babies of course *lol*</div>
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Our little munchkin is turning 2 years old next month (in 6 more weeks, to be precise), and in my mind, I believe it's a good age to get her started in the industry IF there are any opportunities available for her as a child model, big or small. After all, she LOVES the camera and the camera LOVES her, so why not?</div>
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So, here come the million-dollar-questions in a row: Does "hotness" count? How do people get their little ones started into the baby modelling business? What's the first step? What are the names are some of the better agencies in Malaysia or Singapore? What is a good age to get started? Do parents need to be connected to the "right people" first in order to get their little ones into the industry? How does it all work? ... I seriously want to know how parents breakthrough the barriers and get their kids into print or TV commercials, as it does seem like a fun industry to be in, especially if your child LOVES the camera. Do share if you have any tips!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-12657154892627199272015-04-12T15:00:00.000+08:002015-04-16T18:04:28.469+08:00My Little "Punjabi Princess"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We attended a relative's wedding this weekend in Penang. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For her </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mehndi</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">berinai</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> night, which took place on April 10, 2015 (the night before the </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bersanding</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ceremony), the theme was Punjabi attire.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-79007059377927291652015-03-25T23:30:00.000+08:002015-05-13T16:24:35.579+08:00Keira Scribbles<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The past two months, all Keira wants to do is grab a pen or pencil that's laying around and scribble!!! Yes - scribble, scribble, scribble...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although, I'm thankful that she does not draw on walls or the flooring or any other surface. She looks for paper and draws on paper - any paper she can find, whether it's a plain white paper or a namecard or a newspaper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such a thoughtful little darling ain't she for not scribbling on the walls or floor! :) Nevertheless, my concern is still the fact that at her age, holding a pen and pencil would be much too dangerous so both Kevin and i are extra careful these days on where we leave our pens and pencils at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did the next best thing... Went to the store the other day to buy toddler-friendly giant crayons and a drawing block so that my little girl may experiment with colors and expand her creativity. She LOVES it as the crayon is much easier for her to grasp in her hand and swirl around to scribble. And she holds not one, but multiple crayons at a time as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She takes the drawing block and crayons on the bed or on the floor (practically anywhere and everywhere!) with her, and while watching her favorite shows she scribbles to her heart's content until she tires out... Oooh, I can't wait to get her started on painting soon! :)</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-79822930361157875452015-03-06T22:30:00.000+08:002015-05-13T15:20:13.889+08:00Checking Out St. Christopher's International Primary School<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For months, Kevin and I have been talking, talking and talking about checking out possible local pre-schools for Keira. Yes, the keyword here is "talking", cos that was all we talked about doing just that, but no opportunity to take action.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, the talking ended this week when we took that first step and got a little early off work during lunch break to bring our baby with us for our visit to St. Christopher's International Primary School. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had called the school (my old school, yay!), located at Nunn Road,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in advance and set an appointment with the Admin to meet and have a look-see of the place while classes were on. Although they have their special scheduled Open Days for such visitations, but the lady was nice to entertain my request and agreed to have us come by for a look-see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent my early and primary years at St. Christopher's School, so I was no stranger to the place. Although it has changed alot since my days there (including the cost of the fees of course!), but it still feels the same when I stepped into the compound - warm, welcoming and, most importantly, safe!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We wanted to bring Keira along so that we can gauge her reaction towards the place (whether she liked it or not), and we were waiting for some sign from her along the lines of "this is it" or "I want to go here" kind of signals. But no such indication was given. She got excited when she saw the white kids running about during change of class, but she did not show any further signs of excitement during the short visit. Hmmm...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Chris is definitely not crossed off our list, but taking note on what the Admin lady said, we should look at get Keira enrolled into playschool first before transitioning her into the Early Years program, so that she gets accustomed to being away from home for a few hours a day... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, our hunt still continues... playschools!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have any good recommendations for playschools on Penang island (preferably English-speaking, with a good reputation of course), please share.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-72075550600668372732015-02-27T22:00:00.000+08:002015-04-14T16:11:02.691+08:00Playtime With Her Reflection<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It does not matter where we are and what time it is... even at the shopping mall doing last minute shopping... the moment our little munchkin, Keira Eliza Lee, spots a mirror (and I mean, any mirror of any size), it's time of fun for her and her reflection!!!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115465848973221609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2679944553483941479.post-28817576610692513142015-02-22T17:00:00.000+08:002015-04-16T21:28:50.950+08:00What's So Funny, Keira?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i style="background-color: white;">How many toddlers do you know that age can attentively watch a movie/show without being distracted to turn away, not sit still and play with something else?</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i style="background-color: white;">How many little ones do you know that has laughter so addictive that your heart just melts? </i></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sure there are many out there, but I know of one little munchkin - our darling little Keira Eliza!!! And the best part is that I HAVE PROOF to back my statement! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just watch the video clip below of our little munchkin tuning into Kung Fu Panda. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doesn't her laughter just heal your soul?!?</span><br />
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