Show & Tell & Rhyme Singing

the presentation

the certificate

@ Giant Hypermarket

Mummy bought a foot scrub and foot cream from Phuket and on Mon nite, mummy gave Emeryn a so-called foot spa. Lil' cheeky doesn't seem to enjoy soaking her lil' feet into the hot water but enjoy the foot massage. Mummy also gave her an express body massage before we stick the stickers into her sticker book. We ended the nite with a bed time story.

Mummy has gotten her tax refund on Tues and we went to Sushi King for dinner. We had our very simple dinner on Wed, where mummy cooked porridge along with salted egg and century egg and best of all we bought tom yam soup. Emeryn attended Art Class on Thurs evening while mummy rushed for her monthly gathering at downtown.

As usual mummy went out for dinner & drinks on Fri nite, leaving Emeryn at Por Por's place before she picked her up again at 11pm. Usually, Emeryn would fell asleep by 11pm. We went to Melody, Bay Avenue as Emeryn participated in the Speech Master (Show & Tell & Rhyme Singing) contest after completing her 8 weeks SpeechMaster course. She did very well in Singing part but relatively bad in the Speaking part. Anyway, she completed her speech with the guidance of the coach. It was an experience gained but not bringing home any prizes.

We went to Giant to utilized the cash voucher that mummy redeemed from her credit card reward. It was time to stock up Emeryn's milk powder and we got a real great bargain. After the shopping, we went to the food court where Emeryn enjoyed the free kiddy rides and playing in the play park. We had our lunch at KFC before leaving home.

On Sun morning, we woke up earlier and mummy prepared Emeryn for Beena Kor Kor's wedding photo shoot. Mummy curled up Emeryn's long hair as per requested by her. Later in the afternoon, mummy picked Emeryn from Pekaka and we headed to Prangin Mall. On our way to downtown, we dropped by at Por Por's place as Emeryn wanted to have the porridge. Por Por put it in the thermos and we brought home. Mummy had her fav tom yam maggie at Prangin Mall while Emeryn enjoyed the home cooked porridge. We shopped for a while before going home and again mummy never failed to grab something for herself. She got a dress for herself.

Mother & Child Look Alike Competition

Mummy submitted the entry for the above contest and it is based on the top 20 likes. Here's the link for voting.

Mommy & Child Look Alike

Reward

Mummy & Emeryn has come to a deal. Each time Emeryn scores perfect score on her Ejaan, Spelling & "Ting Xue", mummy will rewards her a piece of sticker. And she would collect and stick it on her sticker book. Emeryn is improving a lot since the last 2 months. She no longer needs hour and hour to read and memorize just few words. Now she probably needs 15-30mins to learn her spelling. Amazing!!!

Chit Chat

Lil' cheeky asked too many questions and I got a lil' "pek cek", then I spoke in a louder tone. She then innocently asked "Mummy, why do u need to talk to me so loud when I do nothing wrong?" After revision, I still need to finish 2 story books before her bed time. Oh, my!!! If only being a MOM is as simple as the three characters.

Sports Day

For the whole week, Emeryn has not been attending school as we were away for our beach holiday at Phuket. Emeryn started going back to Trinity on Fri, where she only had limited time to practice for the sports day which were held on Sat. Emeryn sent Emeryn to Por Por's place on Fri evening while she went for a gathering with her friends. Emeryn were asleep when mummy picked her up at 11pm.

We woke up as early as 8am on Sat and got ourselves ready for the sports day. The event started at 9.15am and Emeryn participated in the beanbag contest. Her team lost but all of the participants got a small gift. Daddy was around too to cheer for lil' cheeky but left as soon as the game was over as he needed to rush back to his office. After all the games ended, we were treated with some hearty buffet style meal. We were supposed to meet up with Aunty Mei & Aunty Ashley at 7pm for dinner at Sushi King but we were unable to make it due to the heavy pour. Yet, we went to Sushi King at 9.30pm and we bumped into them. Flo came and sat with us while both aunties continued with their chat.

On Sun morning, we woke up earlier than our usual weekend schedule as mummy's friend picked us out for a quick breakfast. We headed home right after breakfast and spent the rest of the morning at home. We went to Por Por's house at 3pm for our late lunch and then rushed for Emeryn's replacement art class at 4pm. We went home after art class and took a bath before meeting Aunty Mei & Flo at Mc D, Greenlane for the dinner. The kids were enjoying themselves a lot at the playground as we spent almost 1.5hours there.

Phuket Day 3 & 4

Phi Phi Island

@Jungceylon

@ Safari Tour

We started our Day 3 at Phuket as early as 6.30am where we were greeted by the agent who picked us up from at the hotel at 7.45am. We traveled almost an hour to the jetty before we transferred to the cruise where we sailed for the whole day. We got the so-called VIP room since we were in a bigger group.

First we arrived at the first island, Khai Nok Island. It was a great place for swimming and relaxing on the beach. After we departed from Khai Island, we were pampered with a buffet lunch on board. We then proceeded to Maya Bay. The crystal clear water greeted us along with lovely coral. We were really unfortunate as the weather wasn't too kind to us. It started raining 5 mins after we soaked ourselves into the water. Por Por went into the sea for the first time but she had a bad experience. She didn't know how to breathe in the water and chocked herself. Emeryn, another lil' monster who was too scared to go into the water and kept crying. That was the end of the story of us going into the sea.

We then proceeded to Phi Phi Island where we visited the village and walked around. Shopping isn't advise there as it's far more pricey compare to other places. After 45mins, we got into the cruise again where we transferred back to the harbor and then back to our hotel. In the evening, Ah Kong and Ah Pak went for Thai Boxing while the rest of us took a tuk tuk to Patong Beach for dinner and a walk at the flea market.

The next day we went for Safari tour which includes:

• 4x4 Jeep Safari
• Ox-cart riding
  
• Elephant trekking
• Elephant show
• Thai Boxing
  
• Nature Canoe
• Rice farming
• Thai cooking show
  
• Monkey house
• Elephant show
• Rubber tapping
  
• Fish Spa
  

We ended the safari tour at noon and we requested the driver to drove us at Jungceylon, the biggest shopping mall at Patong. We had our lunch there and walked around the mall before going back to the hotel. Some of us proceeded to a massage next to the hotel to pamper our feet and body after a tiring day. In the evening we took a tuk tuk to Bangla Road where we had our dinner at Jungceylon again before enjoying our local shopping at the flea market. Before going back to the hotel, we make sure we walked along the happening pubs and witnessed those pole dancing. It was such a happening place especially for those who love to drink and dance.

Phuket Day 1 & 2

@ Penang Airport


@ lcct

@ Patong Lodge Reception

@Kata Beach

@ the ViewPoint of Phuket


@ elephant camp


@ Wat Chalong

We flew from Penang to Kuala Lumpur at 5.10pm and reached LCCT at 6pm. We reunite with the rest at Starbucks while waiting for ah kong, por por, ah pak and ah mow to arrived. They took a morning bus to KL to visit some relative before heading to LCCT. It was a family gathering at LCCT where mummy's relatives stay awhile for catch up while waiting for our transit. We snapped some photos before boarding. The 10 of us flew to Phuket at about 8.40pm and reached at 9.10pm the local Thai time. As soon as we stepped out to the arrival hall, we checked out the tour counter. After much bargaining we got a good deal, with 1100thb for 1 day Phi Phi Island with free one way airport to hotel transfer.

We hopped into the minivan where we traveled for an hour before reaching Patong Lodge. It was already 11pm when we finally checked into the rooms. With tired souls, we took a bath and had our good nite sleep before the next day adventure. It was our second huge family trip since the last China trip. The next morning, Emeryn insisted mummy to bring her for a swim before meeting the rest. She has requested for it the night before as soon as she fell in love with the lovely pool. We both went down for a quick swim, probably for 30mins. Thereafter we gathered with the rest at the lobby at 9am. After making some call and arranging for the day's activities, we finally called up a cabbie which only charged us 700thb for a half day city tour. That was a real catch. The driver stopped us at the Simon Cabaret where we purchased our ticket for the same nite show.

We started with the tour to Karon Beach, where we only passed through the beach without getting off from the cabbie. Next destination was Kata Beach, where we were allowed to get off from the cabbie and witnessed the real Phuket Beach. It was breath-taking when our foot touches the soft white sands on the beach. We quickly snapped some photo before leaving. We then passed through the Kata Noi Beach. Not long after that, we stopped over at the Viewpoint of Phuket, which is very well known and famous for the tourists who visit to Phuket. The spectacular and panoramic view was just perfect from the View Point especially seeing the crystal clear water and the greenery lush. It was a scenic drive along the famous beaches of Phuket.

We then arrived at the Elephant Camp whereby we could watch some elephant and monkey show. We refused to go in after knowing the pricey entrance fee and we have make plan to have a half day Safari Tour on the next two days. We didn't stay long there before we continued our tour to Wat Chalong. This temple is very famous for its monks in the previous time. Chalong temple is the most important Buddhist temple and it is the biggest temple in Phuket where people came and asked for good health and good luck. We toured around but did not managed to complete it all as the weather was very hot and we melted under the sun. Some of us offered prayer before we headed over to the flea market for a walk. We had coconut drink to quench our thirst and shopped for hat. After all the shopping, we went for our a sumptuous lunch. We then visited the jewelry & pearl factory which was not our intention. Our last stop was at the cashew nut factory where we can taste a variety of cashew nut. We were sent back to the hotel at about 4pm.

We had a rest in the hotel before walking along Patong Beach in the evening. We took a stroll at the beach before stopping for dinner by the road side. We continued walking towards the Simon Cabaret after our dinner. On our way, we got a great bargain for a half day tour at the Safari Tour at only 900 thb and bought 2 thai boxing entrance ticket for ah kong and ah pak. It was a long walk to Simon Cabaret and it took more than 30mins. We were late when we reached but nevertheless we enjoyed the show a lot. After the show, we stood outside the hall and snapped some photo of the pretty lady boys before taking a tuk tuk back to the hotel. It was a long day for all of us.