All About Your Child

The boys woke up at 11.30am yesterday! *laugh* All thanks to the intense late night activity.

The parents were just as tired. One parent decided to do an extraordinary thing on the 1st day of 2010….

Allan: “Keatkeat, we are very tired. Can you please go down and buy our lunch?”

Keatkeat: “HUH??!!! Alone?!! Don’t want! I’m very scared.”

Binbin: “Don’t be scared! I’ll go with you!”

Allan: “See? Binbin will go with you.”

Keatkeat: “Don’t want!!!”

Allan: “Hey, you are big brother you know? Binbin is not scared, why are you still scared?”

Then the training of how to order the food in Mandarin began. It was obvious that Keatkeat was NOT as excited as his little brother, hence the ‘training‘ took way too long. Keatkeat just refused to cannot remember the correct words. In the end, Allan turned towards Binbin, who was hyped up for the adventure.

Allan: “Say ‘yi-bao-ya-fan, jia-fan. Hai-you yi-bao-shao-rou-fan’.”

Binbin: “yi-bao-ya-fan, jia-fan. Hai-you yi-bao-shao-rou-fan.”

Allan: “Say again.”

Binbin: “Cannot remember.”

*faint* Yup! That’s so typical of Binbin. *giggle*

I whispered into Allan’s ear. “Are you joking or are you serious?”

Allan: “Of Cos Serious!”

I knew he meant it. I was pretty nervous. So I decided to go down with them (since Allan was tired).

But Binbin FLARED UP!!!

Binbin: “Don’t Want! I want to go down with Gorgor alone! You and Papa stay at home!”

My boys were completely in disagreement with each other even after MANY minutes of ‘persuasion‘ from Allan. I knew I had to ‘satisfy‘ both desires and so I said, “Ok, the two of you will go down alone. You two have to walk ‘that longer’ path. Less cars pass by.  Papa and Mommy will walk the usual route to the coffeeshop. We will meet you there.”

Finally BOTH were excited!!! *giggle*

They set off first and we became P.I.!!! We were running and hiding behind walls and pillars. Just like the famous Japanese kids show. Where kids of age 4-6 goes to the market with a list of grocery to buy, all on their own; but little did they know that they were followed. It was super EXCITING for Allan and I! *laugh* I think we enjoyed it as much as my boys did!

Here’s the P.I. video. My phone’s video resolution was greatly discounted after zooming in at them from about 80m away.

Their first response when they saw us?

Binbin was GRINNING from cheek to cheek…..

and Keatkeat complained: “Papa, Binbin got Run!”

*laugh*

It IS our tradition to start every new year with fireworks. But the thought of being stuck in the jam for hours like last year already puts the excitement off.

Then again, Hmmm… we did not want to break that tradition and the kids were all excited since morning, so we still went.

Last year we went to Labrador Park to see the fireworks at Vivo city. This year we went Marina Bay. It was INCREDIBLE!

From the millions of crowd, to the number of securities being mobilised, to the number barricades used… *faint*

Because everyone was literally pushed along, there was this time before the fireworks, the crowd was so HUGE, Binbin and I nearly lost balance and fell at the end of the escalator ride at City Link.

Then again, I know the chances of falling was slim, ‘cos we were pressed against the people in front who couldn’t step OUT of the escalator and pushed by the people behind who were forced UP by the escalator.

After the Spectacular Fireworks. We Lost Sight of Each Other. The connection was down due to the massive ‘Happy New Year’ messages sent at that time. I could NOT contact Allan through phone!!!

Keatkeat was with me and he was showing signs of panic. I had to assure him several times “Don’t worry. We will go Suntec, where the car is parked. Papa NEEDS to get back to the car right? So we will wait there for him.”

But God was kind. We MET again while we were on our way to Suntec.

The moment Binbin saw me, he GRABBED my hand and kept ‘Scolding‘, “Where were you?! We cannot find you. Don’t anyhow run. Hold my hand!” *HUGE LAUGH*

How’s that for a change?! A child saying the words of a parent. *Huge laugh*

Still we were stuck in the jam. Last year we were stuck in the jam for 2 hours! This year, there’s improvement ~ less than an hour. *wink* We reached home around 2am. The kids were superb!!! Though tired, but EXTREMELY cooperative!

Ok, enough said, here’s the Awesome Fireworks we saw yesterday. Enjoy!

*** There is another ‘Better Resolution Version’ over here:-
2010 Singapore Fireworks (Part 1)
2010 Singapore Fireworks (Part 2)

Happy New Year Everyone!!