All About Your Child

This beautiful picture is from Singapore Arts Festival Website.

It was a last minute decision to attend the grand opening of the yearly Singapore Arts Festival yesterday. We saw the news at 6.30pm last evening. There were shots of its rehearsal…then….my boys shouted in unison “FIREWORKS!!!”

Yes they love fireworks. Immediately we jumped onto our feet, bathed the 2 of them and rushed down to Boat Quay (hopefully) before it starts at 8pm. With all the expected peak hour traffic jam, we were lucky to reach there in time.

There were at least 4-5 rows of people, crowding around the perimeter of the Singapore River, with their kids sitting on their shoulders, waiting patiently for the ‘WaterFools’ (theme of this year’s grand opening event) performance to start.

We couldn’t see anything till we climbed on top of the ledge of the OUB Building gripping tightly onto the pole with my left hand while my right was holding onto Keatkeat’s hand.

The width of the ledge was only half the size of my foot, I was a little jerky. Although I could see the ‘fools’ floating on the water quite well after that, it was quite scary to be 1.5m taller all of a sudden.

Allan sacrifices himself by being the ‘safety guard’. He stood in front of the kids, so as to prevent the kids from falling forward. He did not get to see anything except the Fireworks in the sky. That’s father’s love, ya?!

It was really amusing to see mini-floats with trees and cars floating on the water as the ‘clowns’ performed on them. It was a pity, I could not capture any photos because both my hands were occupied.

Anyhow, I’m glad we went, the kids was chatting about the multiple colors flashing in the sky as we leave the place….as parents…we know its all worth it when we could put a smile on their faces.

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As I’m typing now, my kids are on their way to Sentosa, Singapore’s very own mini-fun filled island. Hopefully my sister, their ‘occasional nanny’, brings back lots of photographs to share….

So I am enjoying every second, spending time with just me, myself and I! I hardly get such privilege, you know…..*wink*. Hope you have a great Saturday too! Cheers!

This 10 inch cake was the biggest birthday cake Allan ever had in his 33 years on this planet. He was lucky. It was a misunderstanding between the person-in-charge and me. I wanted a 7 inch cake but the baker did a 10 inch. Unknowingly till yesterday at the point of collection, did we realize that none of us actually specified the size.

They suffered a loss, ‘cos I paid a 7 inch price for the made-to-order 10 inch cake. Ordered this cake online from LittleFootPastry. Tried it last year on my sister’s birthday, it was a gift from her boyfriend and I vowed to get it for Allan this year.

You see, Allan is also a cheese lover, in fact he is more cheese fanatic than I am. The cheese used in the cake smelled superb and simply perfect for people who love the creamy feeling when the cheese melts in the mouth.

I was intrigued the very first time I saw it. What I saw was a heart-felt presentation. The top of the cake was covered with spikes and colorful twinkle candy stars. It takes time and lots of patience to make the spikes.

The big surprise is in the interior. Cheese and chocolate sponge cake blocks stacking on top of each other. Its not difficult to imagine the amount of effort and work put in.

Food is often viewed as something that fills hunger. But when food is presented with the heart, it fills the soul. Three important criteria in cake making are all present here, OUTLOOK, SMELL and TASTE. I applaud them and hope they will maintain their standard in the test of time.

This was Allan’s birthday gift from his 3 year old son. Allan loved it so much; he created a folder just to safe-keep future drawings from his children in time to come. This is the VERY FIRST time Keatkeat drew something especially for his Papa. The man was gleaming with happiness even an idiot could tell…

Happy Birthday Dearie!