All About Your Child

In December 2009, we did these for Keatkeat, to prepare him for his first year in Primary School….

Now, 2 years later, in December 2011, we are getting ready for BOTH kids… busy busy busy….

Binbin is all Cool about entering Primary One next year and I am so sure that he will be A-OK! *smile*

Is your child ready for school too?

Getting Ready For School ReOpens

My boys had their very first swimming test this morning at 11.30am ~ SwimSafer Test.

It had been raining heavily for almost two hours before their test and we were hoping that it would stop when the test began. But it did not. It merely ‘reduced its intensity‘ that’s all. *sigh*

Throughout the test, Keatkeat and Binbin kept complaining, “Mummy, I’m so cold…Very Cold…” *heartpain*

Anyway, the entire SwimSafer test ended well. Though Binbin made that mistake, the examiner assured us that they have passed the Swim Safer test. Yeah! *clap clap clap*

It ended on an even higher note when my children’s coach (the other man in blue at the background of the second video) gave them a Christmas present each! *Grin*

Thank you coach Vincent!

SwimSafer Test

Today my children’s very first beds came!!!

We ordered their bed frames, mattresses, study tables and chairs from Malaysia. This is our first time ordering furniture from Malaysia too. It was such a pleasant experience. Love the service and definitely adore the price.

In Singapore, for the exact same bed frame with a 6 inch spring mattress, it cost S$450 each set. So to buy two sets, we would need to spend S$900.

Now from Malaysia, with two of the same bed frames with 8 inch spring mattresses AND 2 study tables AND 3 study table chairs, we paid only S$929, which is inclusive of GST, delivery charges and whatever tax there is!

We spent almost the same amount of money but we bought more! Money well spent! What’s more, we received two pillows as free gifts!

*Super Thumbs Up*

The boys were so excited about their beds, they already had problem sleeping on the night before. *laugh*

The big truck arrived at around 2.45pm, after their phone call at 1.26pm.

What surprised me was seeing an old lady about 50+ years old, delivering our furniture! She was small size, but super strong indeed! *jaws dropped*

She came with her younger sister and another young chap.

In about 30mins, all was done.

The beds were assembled on the spot, as well as my own new study table chair (not captured in the photos here).

Making their bed, their very own… with their soft toys… *smile*

Well, for their first night, it was good. They did not roll out of their beds nor fall flat on their faces. *laugh* Hope it will last…but we still do the necessary precautions by placing the old mattresses beside their new beds. *smile*

My Children’s Very First Beds

I Lost My Report Book!
Allan had been asking, “Have you got back your report book?” whenever Keatkeat hops into the car after school, ever since the exams were over.

Finally, today he received the answer he had been waiting for. Keatkeat said: “Yes!”

I got excited because I always love to read the teacher’s comment section, so I said, “Yeah! I want to see.”

We drove from his school gate to the coffeeshop.
All school books were on the car seat.
School Bag was nearly emptied.
Yet, he has not passed me his report book yet.

“Where is your report book?!” Allan snapped.

“I don’t know! I remember putting it in my bag.” Keatkeat in his anxious tone replied.

“What do you mean you don’t know?! If you are so sure that you have put it in your bag then are you saying that it ran out of your bag on its own?!” I questioned.

“I really don’t know! I got put it in! I really did!” Keatkeat insisted.

We were pissed!

Keatkeat has lost several things before in the past and had been using his own money to get a replacement. I am a parent who does not believe in ‘paying’ for my child’s mistakes. Its vital that the child must learn to take responsibility and bare consequences even when they are young.

But its REPORT BOOK this time! Results from Primary 1 and 2 are in it. Not something you can buy with money, if the school system did not keep a record of past year results.

So we drove back to school. I instructed Keatkeat to go back to his class to search for his report book. The ______ (too angry to write the adjective) boy stood outside his empty classroom for one second and walked back to me and shook his head.

“Why didn’t you go into the class to search?!” I was furious!

Keatkeat: “No One Is inside.”

Me: “Of ‘cos no one is INSIDE!!! The class is over, your classmates have gone home and your teacher might have gone home too already! Get inside the classroom and search around your table now!!!”

Keatkeat went in and after a few seconds came out and said, “My friend, Tricia’s report book is on my table.”

Me: “Do you sit beside her?”

Keatkeat: “Yes.”

Me: “She must have taken your report book by mistake.”

Just then, a relief teacher walked towards us and we asked her if Keatkeat’s teacher was still in school, she said they were having a photo shooting session in the hall and told us to wait.

We waited for 30mins before she came and had the same conclusion as I. I asked: “Could you please call Tricia now and see if my son’s report book is with her. If yes, then we can drive to her place and exchange the report book with her.”

She agreed and left for her room. We waited for another 15mins and she confirmed our assumption. Tricia had Keatkeat’s report book. So we drove to her house immediately and exchanged the report books.

Though the report books were finally back to the rightful owner’s hands, it has also proven that Keatkeat’s ‘dreamy-sickness’ has worsen. Now he have hallucination. *eyes rolled*

He did not even put his report  book into his bag but he BELIEVED he did. *double eyes rolled*

I Lost My Report Book!Google

Remember this post “What is This?”

No one guessed it right the first time for that post. In fact, there was only ONE person who got it right after many many many tries.

So I told Keatkeat that he needs to improve on his ‘biting skills’ and he did this for me to guess again:

What is it?

Can you tell what is it?