@ Playground

Their feet  and pants were covered with ash.

Two afternoons of beach time gave them a tan.
Luckily they were occupied by some activities and I had managed to complete my essay paper over that four days long weekend  =)

Getting ready for new passport application. Got to take a nice picture of Colin too.

Yeah!, I have a break of 6 weeks before the final term. Our lecturer says that the last three modules are the toughest -_-"" well,,,,,,,, shall handle when the time comes.

Weekend, July 27th & 28th, 2013

The town council kept its promise and converted the open-space car park back to the original small patch of grass and a standard badminton sized court, after the multi-storey car park is up and running.
Although it took a whole four-years, they did return us the grass patch which is invaluable.

Children play there, teenagers play there, and old aunties do their Qi Gong there.

My schedule last weekend was packed back-to-back. I had forced myself to complete an essay by Friday night 11pm and vowed to have a break over the weekend. Saturday's violin class was memorable as Kiki was asked to play Twinkle (to the variation of "chocolate-strawberry") and she did pretty okay.

Then we had a challenging time getting to Marina Square & Esplanade, given the multiple stalling of the MRT trains. Nevertheless, we made it in time (detoured via bus) and enjoyed the exuberance and adrenaline rush, having fireworks exploding in close proximity and it was real fun to know that Kiki's screaming syncs with mine in fine momentum. Such great fun to yell. In-between screams, she yelled - "Didi! DIDI!! LOOK, DIDIIIII! FIREWORKS!" like that. Concerned that her brother might miss something fabulous. Colin was keen but not overly excited.Boys......why are they less expressive?

While we were away

 Colin's signature "cheese" pose.

While we were away,Yiyi hooked us up via facetime. Took me so long to answer the phone cos' i was in the showers, got to grab a towel!

Colin (1 year old)

 He is always, and I mean always manja-ing the Papa to carry him. All the time. Fake-cry until the daddy relents and carry him. When the daddy tries to put him down, Colin will curl up his legs, refusing to let his feet touch the ground. It is as if his feet has magnets repelling the ground. I often laugh at this sight.

A very manja boy, Colin.

Hee Hee

Colin & the Papa

Let's March

 Super contagious smile

 and a Manja face

 So many kiddy rides

 Attended a Safari-theme birthday party, Sunday.

 One quick ride before heading to Chinese class, Sunday 9am!

 Been buying her bus & MRT fares for quite some time now,,, (fro violin classes. to, we take cab)

 Saturday's Breakfast, "Kutu Mayam"? I have not eaten this for eons and had it twice this week! (unplanned)
Talk about coincidence.

 Hans BF with Brendan, Sunday.

 This semi-cured my mass headache on Friday evening.

 and this is a lift-my-mood-and-cure-my-headache treat for myself!

Finally, a stout to go along with these skewers, Saturday night.

Colin

 Enrichment classes start again. Kiki & Papa read a book while waiting for Didi Colin.

 Didi was the only kid who wasn't crying in class....... all the other boys probably need some time to adjust after two weeks break.

 Kiddy rides time. The Papa is reliving the outings with Colin this time.
Lucky twice, I said.

 I asked Maricar to trim his hair. So, it's a mushroom head now, haha.

Colin - recent

I'm glad that while I am busy at work, some of the days when Brendan finishes work early, he brings Colin & Maricar out. For meals, snacks or plain window shopping.
Over the years, many people have asked if I had mind that my partner isn't one that traditionally works in an office, nine-to-five kind of guy, nor does he runs a business or is seemingly earning less.
To many, we are somewhat having a role reversal. This question can't be answered in one minute but if they really have to know, I would tell them that I appreciate the support that Bren gives and that it works well for us. Thank you!