All About Your Child

(Disaster! The original post was accidentally deleted by my uncontrollable finger, can’t remember the exact words I wrote type, getting old… you know)

Today is my nephew’s 1st Birthday. We celebrated Weidong’s Birthday earlier over the weekend at Pasir Ris Coasta Sands Resort. When I was still half-alive, Allan brought the boys there on Friday to stay over, in hope that I may be well enough to go to the BBQ on Saturday.

When I reached there on Saturday noon, the whole family was kite-flying. My boys were enjoying themselves, running around by the beach with Allan. Writing on the sand, spotting dead jelly fishes, dead crabs and other dead sea creatures on the beach.

I used to enjoy such chalets, for different reasons. It is here, do I find laughter and it is here do I find freedom; free from worries and midnight knocks on the door.

What do you do when you can’t get a kite up?

Get help from the older folks, even if they are above 60 years old.

Look at that smile on my Mom-in-law’s face. *wink*

Flying a kite is great but not when the mosquitoes are biting all over your body. Look at the scratchy ManYee…… and the dark clouds at the background…..

We came across this pretty flower, when we were heading back to the resort as it started to drizzle. Its hard to see, or rather notice such beauty when you are staying at the city. Its really good to get away from the hustle and bustle sometimes. So refreshing….feeling better already…..

It rained dinosaurs and monsters for a long time. The kids were getting impatient, stuck in the chalet doing nothing but eat chips and watch programmes that doesn’t even catch their attention for more than 1 full minute.

“Can we go swimming now?”…..5 minutes later….”We can swim now, right?” You know how kids bug you like at housefly till you said yes! ManYee couldn’t wait, sneaked out on her own to see if the ‘Swimming Pool Is Closed’ signage has been removed

And so it did! Came back and announced, “No more sign….we can go swimming now!” While everyone was changing into their swim-wear, ManYee was lectured for 10 minutes for leaving the ‘house’ without telling anyone.

At 3pm, everyone was getting ready for the BBQ. Allan and I guessed that one rented pit ($16 with $20 deposit) from the Resort itself won’t be enough. So we brought our own pit, the rectangular one on the right.

Till this day, Allan and I have no idea how did this pit get into our storeroom. This is the first time we are using it. The scotchtape around the box is still nice and strong. Its been years since this thing sat on the top shelf of my storeroom….maybe Santa came and couldn’t find Christmas Socks, so he left it there….hmmm…maybe. *wink*

Stringing the food….This is the first time I wasn’t helping in anything, just lie on bed, getting up occasionally to take photos of the BBQ process.

So there was hotdogs, fishballs, chicken wings, satay, otah……

then came the prawns, pork chops, (inside the aluminuim foil) sweet corns, sambal squids, sambal prawns, sambal fish, sweet potatoes – orange and purple ones. Purple ones are rare, they are imported from Japan, super yummy!

Then came the moment….Winnie the Pooh birthday cake with one little candle….

the birthday song…..

cutting the cake…..

and presents……the sealion is from Keatkeat, the puzzle roller on his left hand is from Binbin and the lady bug is from Allan and I.

When we were leaving, every kid was saying the same sentence, “I want chalet for my birthday….”

Extremely fun, undoubtedly noisy and indescribably tiring. Here’s what happened today at my small little house. Total guests = 20. Big and small, young and old, all squeezed into my humble home of 92sq metre space.

Balloons are MUST HAVE!

Outside the house….

In the house too….

Binbin’s favourite Lightening McQueen Decorations…..

This is how you entertain kids: Throw them into a room full of toys. Forget about the mess. The kids will do the rest; which is messing up even more! *laugh* Make sure your laptop is switched on too, in case someone like Keatkeat (top right) wants to surf the net.

When they are sick of the toys, play Monopoly! The hi-tech one, which uses credit cards instead of cash notes. This prevent ‘money’ from flying away! You know how kids are…their small hands can’t hold on to that stack for long. Or you may end up with soggy notes….Eeewww…

This was also the time when I could fulfill my nieces wishes – Check out MY Little Twin Stars Collection…

While kids play, adults were cooking away……There should be many more faces…if not this feast couldn’t be served, but they were camera-shy. So it just me and my favourite aunt, the one who took care of me since I was born.

2 Regular Canadian Pizzas – Hawaiian Classic and Singapura Special AND my mother-in-law’s specialty – CURRY (big pot) couldn’t squeeze into the photo. But they definitely were very popular throughout the night.

My eldest niece, Cheng Han, having her second round. – that’s what I love to see most. There were so much food!

Lightning McQueen Birthday Cake is here!

Hhooo….3 Candles!

My Happy Family….

My only sister and her boyfriend, Ted. The 2 Great Children-Sitters….

Auntie, Cousin Navy and her family….

Here’s all my nieces and nephews! I Love all of them so much!

Binbin enjoying his cake or rather the CREAM!

“come! check out my presents! 11 of them! No time to waste, oopen away!”

“Big-big Gorgor (Brother), help me please!”

“1.8meters long, 4-race tracks. – From Ah Yee and Bigbig Gorgor.”

“The drum for my Lion Dance – from my only brother”

“What’s this? So big?”

“My very first LEGO set- from Auntie Navy.”

“Another HOT WHEELS race track to add into my collection – from Auntie Corina”

“Including four new HOT WHEELS car – from Ah Yee (againg), Auntie Corina (again) and Cousin Cheng Han – I am one lucky guy!”

“My first laptop – from Cousin Zeng Yee and Mun Yee”

“Don’t move! Drop the gun! Fire…..”

“Nah, its actually a Transformer! Look! 2 of them – from Auntie Angeline and Uncle Derek”

“Top present giver goes to Auntie Corina! Gave me the HOT WHEELS DAREDEVIL CRASH, one new Car and this, Bob the Builder Handphone! Mommy got a new handphone, now I’ve got mine too!”

What’s my reward at the end of the day? An aching back, an injured ankle, a cut on my right hand, stinky hair and lots of cleaning to do…..Will I do this again? 100% YES! ‘Cos my biggest reward was : I made my child SMILE! Even though just before he sleep, he started to have fever….38.1 degrees celsius!

What a lousy ending…..sigh