F1 roadshow at Safra Punggol

We were having breakfast at Punggol safra one Sunday morning and saw this F1 simulation drive booths. The boys couldn't drive on their own as the foot paddle was too far for their reach ( not possible for me too!) 

Turned out that Ethan has better sense in driving compared to the elder one.  Caden kept hitting the curbs or mistakenly driving into the pit lanes..  Quite a good experience 

Some funny faces to display our new look

Port of Lost Wonder - 21st June 2016

Still ranked as one of the top hangouts in SG for my boys.  This place always excites them when they know that we are going to Sentosa.  Papa accompanied them into the waters while I get myself burnt in the shades of the scorching hot sun 😩

Thankfully I found out that I can use the public toilet across Port of Lost Wonder (at Kidzania!)  so this trip was more pleasant for me!

They spent a total of 5 hours eating and playing in the same venue!

Alive Museum - 20th Jun 2016

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I happened to have some corporate passes to Alive museum located in Suntec city so we decided to visit the museum during this June holidays.

There were many stations to pose for pictures and we finished all the stations within an hour.  Possibly there were only 3 to 4 groups of families in the muesem so we didn't have to wait for each other to finish photographing.

Some of the pictures we took

The couple's corner

The movies corner

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Superman

The boys were so happy acting out the effects required out of each 'scene' and I think they have enjoyed this trip.  As for me,  I personally prefer to spend this amount of time shopping or enjoying a cuppa coffee somewhere  :)😊

Solo times with the boys - June 2016

On days when I was on term break, I took the boys out for movie and popcorn treats which they enjoyed thoroughly.  This June,  we just love to hang out at Suntec city mall for their cinema and super spacious McDonald's which provided a good spot to just chill.

Caden loves to order 'create your own Burger' range while my other boy is just contented with the food on the main menu.

Some of the poses he had to showcase his long hairdo..

I guess it's still the best period for me to enjoy their company for now until the age where they will slowly become more independent. By the time when they are in their teens,  I think they may not be keen to hang out with me!

Hort Park - 13 Jun 2016

One of the highlights of the recent June holidays was a trip to Hort Park - and it was on an extremely hot day! Ethan has visited the park recently as part of his school's learning journey in March so initially he provided us with some good directions around the place.

Some old-school see saw

This pair of birds somehow caught my eyes..

We decided to do the Forest Walk which extends about 3km if I am not wrong..

Weather was so hot but the most torturing part is having to walk through some parts of the bridge which were way too high for my personal comfort ö. In addition, there were signs where wild monkeys might appear anytime so it was quite scary for me. True enough,  halfway through the journey, we heard some weird sounds in the bushes,  and I suspected that these sounds should be coming from the monkeys!

Leave no man behind!!

The boys enjoyed the walk though 

At the end of the trail walk.  We have to walk back to Hort Park as we have parked our car there..

Most of us were very exhausted by the time we completed the entire trail walk ( round trip).  It's a good exercise though so I guess I don't mind doing it again! 

Founder's Day and Open house - 28th May 2015

Yesterday was Mee Toh school's Founder's day cum open house.  This year, Caden is  one of the prize winners in CCA excellence category (Scouts). So we were invited to attend the event in support of our child.

MP, Ms. Sun Xueling is the guest of honour for the event

 

It took him 3 days to get involved in rehearsals before this big day.. he must had some fun in school experiencing this ..

After the prize giving ceremony,  Caden partnered up with his classmate, Kesler, to man the Math Booth for the Open House event, as they explained some of the rules for a Math puzzle for those who visited.

 

It is the first time he represented the school to play the role of an ambassador and represented the Math department. I think he was selected as he's seen as someone ' dependent upon' to carry out the task with his friend.

 

Both boys had a good time and played their roles well when I stopped over to 'spy' on them.. Ethan obediently stood by the side and guessed his own set of answers..

 

Getting the participants to guess the sum of all sides of the dice (including the hidden sides)



a shot of their partnership at their booth

 



It's definitely a good experience for Caden for being involved in the Open House event this year.  One of the rare moments I get to photograph him in his scouts uniform in a school's setting =)



Taking a break - Good news for the boys

I have been spending some time with the boys on their school work since I started with part-time lecturing. 1 did well for exams but another didn't. I know it's very much dependent on the aptitude of each child so some things cannot be rushed.. If this is how I reason out with myself. A lot of my colleagues in school told me that they had been through the stage which I am going through now and 'warned' me the worst is yet to come! So their advice to me now, is to 'let it go', so no point getting affected by their results after all.

I gathered that if parents were to push kids too hard, learning becomes a pain to them.  Easier said than done, best approach to cultivate self-motivation is to get them interested in each subject. Obviously this is the ideal situation, but how many of us can succeed to get your own child interested in their own studies??? I don't have the answer - or perhaps it's draining to design customised programmes to each child under my care, on top of work, and house chores.

I don't know about other mums who have been spending some efforts on coaching, guiding their own kids on their school work, but I guess I am so done with whatever I was doing. I just need a break for now - how long, I don't know.. till the point when I can find my motivation to gear things up and explore a more appropriate approach, to introduce another learning approach for the boys.

So I suppose this is the best news for the boys... hopefully they get to enjoy their freedom while they can  - for now!