All About Your Child

Where to go to have a great bonding session with your kids this March Holiday?
Go Ice-Skating!!!!
No, not at JCube, not at Kallang but at Changi Airport.

How to get a chance to glide on the 15m long and 7m wide synthetic ice rink?
Details as follows:

Skates of different sizes will be provided, even small black-coloured skating ‘slippers’ (that’s what I call it) for children who have small feet are available too!

Socks are a must!
And I strongly recommend LONG socks as the skates are ‘high cut’. In my view, ankle socks would not be a good choice for this activity.
Just in case you forgot to bring your socks along, brand new socks are available too. Approach the friendly guys at the skate-fitting section and you can bring the socks home after your skating session.

Afraid of having cold hands?
Keep them warm with gloves at the same counter as well.
But you will need to RETURN the gloves after your fun at the skating rink ends.

My boys had no problem wearing those skates and moving around the skates-testing area with the heavy footwear on, thanks to the great assistance and guidance given by the friendly staff there.

With clear instructions provided by the guys in blue uniform, Binbin (boy in green below) finally made it to the synthetic ice rink!

Since I had tried both the synthetic ice rink and the real ice rink many years back, the latter is more slippery. So if this is your first time, just like my boys, I think you will do very well on this one. *wink*

No worries if your child does not know how to skate as there will be ‘Penguin Friends’ to help them!

And once your child thinks that he or she is up to the challenge to move around the rink without the help of the cute penguin assistant, he/she can return it and start sliding (or walking *giggle*) on his/her own!!!

You never have to worry because the coach/instructor is always nearby to give you a helping hand and great advice! *smile*

I was re-learning how to skate again after stopping for more than 20 years! Its so hard for me to pick up something which I had not been practising for so long….

Always remember, failing is part of the process of learning. So falling on your butt is common! But I did not fall! Yeah! *clap clap clap*

When you feel unsure, just hold on to the handrail to move along…

Or if your legs are shaking or feeling tired, its always ok to take a rest on the benches…

This enjoyable activity is one of Russia’s most popular sports! If you are thinking of seeing the ‘Real Thing’, you might want to head down to the Interactive exhibition area, which is situated right beside this ice skating rink, to find out more about Russia ~ your next exciting travel destination! *wink*

The ‘Fascinating Russia’ exhibition is open daily from 16 March to 7 April from 12 noon to 10pm.

Travel agencies there are also giving special rates to holiday makers when they book their next holiday right there and then. *smile*

When Allan asked: “So who wants to go ice skating again?”

Both said in unison with HANDS RAISED UP High: “MEEEeeee!!!”
*laugh*

It was their VERY FIRST TIME trying ice-skating and they loved it!
I believe your child would have lots of fun too.
But my advise is, never be too eager to go for speed, find your centre of gravity and follow the instructions given by the coach/instructor; with that in mind, you and your child will be just fine!
*smile*

Coincidentally, because of this event, my boys and I get to appear on the media too. *blush*

Can you spot me in black (background) and Binbin in green (center) in the picture below?

We were expecting to read the details of the short interview between the newspaper reporter and Kitkit….sadly, it was not published on the newspaper article.

However, that FEELING of being interviewed already made Kitkit felt like a superstar, he said. *laugh*

I want to sincerely thank Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd for giving my boys and I this opportunity. Without your invitation to the Preview of this event, we would have missed out so much fun in the skating rink! *Super Grin*

First-Ever Ice-Skating Rink ~ Changi Airport

3 previous blogposts BADLY needed a Conclusion to complete the story.

So did Binbin get to do his Show and Tell….eventually?

What about the badly managed kids soccer training….still on?

Did Kitkit get scolded by his teacher….ultimately?

Yes, these were questions asked by friends and relatives who were concerned or curious to find out after the respective posts were published: ~

27th February ~ “A Dramatic ‘Show and Tell‘ ”

10th March ~ “First Soccer Training ~ Complete Disappointment”

15th March ~ “You Expect Me To Lie?”

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Let me get them off my chest one at a time…..

After the mad rush under the heavy downpour, just to get a replacement item for Binbin’s “Show and Tell”, did he even get to use it?

NO!!!!!! *faint*

The teacher was extremely busy when Binbin went back to school on Monday. Oh! I forgot to mention that his two days of MC was NOT ENOUGH. He did not get any better after the medication from Polyclinic.

If I did not remember wrongly, this is the 3rd or 4th time whereby the medication from Polyclinic does not work on my children. Not Binbin only, but Kitkit as well.

As a result, we had to spend money and time again to go to a private clinic to seek second opinion and collect another set of different medication.

Therefore, instead of having a 2 days MC, he had 3 days MC: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

When Binbin got back to school on Monday, he told me that his teacher was so busy that he dumped a set of worksheets to the class to work on, while he kept going in and out of the classroom.

It was the same for the next few days. When Binbin went up to ask him when can he should do his “Show and Tell”, the teacher said “Tomorrow.“.

But tomorrow never came.

Now that he received back his report card for Term 1, its affirmative that his “Show and Tell” has become “No Show, No Tell.”

All of that hectic running here and there….in the end….fruitless. *eyes rolled*

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We waited till 15th March, yesterday morning and NOBODY from the Kids Soccer Training management called.

In order NOT to let them use the same excuse of “After office hours already, so we can’t call you….”, Allan decided to call them.

The moment the other side picked up the call, he said, “Oh! I was about to call you, to tell you that there will be no training till further notice.”

We were both thinking “REALLY?????!!!!! You wanted to CALL us????!!!” *eyes rolled*

I’m sorry, maybe we are bias or have prejudice against them after our first meet up ended so badly.

HOURS after Allan ended that phone call, I received this message from them :

We gave up on them and went on to Plan B.
That is to join another Kids Soccer Training class which had been going on for several years, but its much further away from our home.

We rather travel longer than disappoint Binbin further.

Immediately after Allan hung up the phone yesterday, I called up my friend, whose son had been going for the training there, to get the phone number of the coach.

A great conversation went on and the next training is……. today!

The excitement was contagious and everyone was feeling the hype. So much so that Kitkit, who was not joining at first, ended up doing last minute soccer-boots-shopping in Johor Bahru yesterday, after their school ended. *faint*

It was such a last minute decision that we ended up dashing from one shop to another to find a pair which Kitkit fancy, just 20mins before they close for the day. *pant*

They had GREAT FUN TODAY!!!
So did I.
Had a great chatting session with my friend while the boys sweat it out on the field.

They joined the Lowest Age Group team. Little did Coach know that Kitkit, being a Primary 4 boy, should be in another team. Thanks to his ‘height’. *laugh* So today might probably be the first and last time that Kitkit get to train with his brother in the same group.

Well, will be registering them officially in April. So for now, its just kick-for-fun. *wink*

Being in the youngest group, its so entertaining to see cute faces doing their ‘magic‘ in the field.

To me, this group is the cutest to watch. Unlike the other groups with older kids who spread out themselves during the football match, this pack of young kiddos with the youngest only in K2, were playing the  where-the-ball-goes-I-go type of soccer! So much so that the whole group collapse on each other. *laugh*

Not only did the audience giggled, my dear Kitkit laughed till he dropped…..literally!!!

*Huge Laugh*

Did they have fun!
100% Positive!
Even though Binbin complained about muscle ache just before he went to bed, he said it with chuckles.

*Thumbs Up*

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I am a strong believer of mind power, some call it the Law of Attraction; and I had been sharing this with my boys since young.

Kitkit did not want to be scolded by the teacher after I refused to “Lie because of his mistake“.

He told me he chanted in his heart “Cannot Get Scolded. Cannot Get Scolded……” after we left home till his teacher stepped into the classroom and demanded that particular homework to be handed in.

Majority of the class responded “My Mummy very busy, no time to read with me.” “My parents work until very late. They got no time.”

Because of the outcry, the teacher said, “Ok, nevermind. After the March holidays, you will receive another one. Hopefully your parents will be able to ready with you by then.”

Kitkit was OVER THE MOON!!!!!!

His mind is INDEED Powerful! His “Cannot Get Scolded” chanting REALLY Worked for him!

*Grin*

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With that, ends my update for these 3 blogposts :~

• “A Dramatic ‘Show and Tell‘ “
• “First Soccer Training ~ Complete Disappointment“
•  “You Expect Me To Lie?“

Have an Awesome Bonding Time with your children this March School Holidays!
We definitely will !!!! As the kids will be experiencing their very first Plane Ride, for our 5days 4nights trip, in less than 40hours! *wink*

Crucial Updates for Previous 3 Blogposts