All About Your Child

Kitkit finally fulfilled his final birthday wish on 4th December 2012, more than a month after his birthday. Remember his birthday post? “Kitkit’s 9th birthday celebrationssssssss” Yup, this is his post-birthday celebration which we had prepared 2 months ago.

We knew about the opening of the Marine Life Park, the world’s largest oceanarium, but the entry price frightened us off. So we did not tell the birthday boy about this other choice and stuck to his original plan of going to the Underwater World Singapore.

The last time we brought the kids there was many years ago. Binbin was still wobbling around and Kitkit was still babbling away.

IT WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY back then!!!! Spent almost S$100 on 4 tickets and we could NOT even proceed beyond 20 steps after we passed the entrance!

*Faint*

Kitkit’s lungs could have exploded if we had insisted to move further.
He was screaming like crazy!!!!
Kitkit was so afraid of the place that even in Allan’s mighty arms, he still felt insecure; and kept shaking his head and clinging onto Allan for dear life!
I do not know what exactly he was afraid of.
Maybe it was the darkness.
I had no idea!
There was no way we could get him to cool down to tell us.
He kept pointing at the exit.
He JUST WANTED TO GET OUT of the place!!!

We did not want to force the toddler further, so we had to turn around and head straight to the exit.

Almost 5 years later, it was this same frightened toddler’s birthday wish to venture HIS terrifying place once more.
My boy in red who once feared the Underwater World Singapore became the first to run ahead of us and explore every part of it thoroughly.

Yes, he was so INTO it that he got his WHOLE HAND IN THE MOUTH OF THE STINGRAY unknowingly during feeding time.
*laugh*

A lady was so afraid of getting wet when she was feeding the stingray, that she rammed straight onto me and sent my phone flying out of my hand.
*gasped*

Thank goodness my less-than-2-month-old phone was not damaged.
Thus, explains why there was an abrupt discontinuation after Allan paid $3 each for the stingray food in the video below.

The boys enjoyed touching fish after fish…

and never to forget to wash their hands after that…

Going through the aquarium tunnel did not bring as much excitement as the feeding experience they had earlier.

Yet, watching the diver feeding the fishes and cleaning the aquarium created more amusement for the two little ones.

The kids also watched the seals and pink dolphins show at the Dolphin Lagoon just next to the Underwater World Singapore:~

With that, we said goodbye to Underwater World Singapore.
Will we go back again?
Unlikely.
The kids were not keen on having another visit, unlike the Luge Ride they had on that same day. They were CRAZY over the Luge Ride…just like their Mummy… *laugh*
Blog post on Luge Ride and Sky Ride next…

Singapore Kindness Movement – Make Someone’s Day……. with Stack, Drop, Go! ~ A Tray Return Initiative.

Does it really work?
I think there is still a long way to go.

Since returning your own tray, with your empty bowls or plates on it, after a meal in the hawker centre, is being encouraged in this Stack, Drop, Go! movement, no one was there to clear or wipe the tables. *pout*

I think the purpose of this movement is to make the table clean for the next patron to use after we leave. However, though our table was cleared before we came (obviously the person before us supported the tray returned initiative), there were splatters of soy sauce and laksa gravy left shimmering on the table top.

Is that an inviting table?
I do not think so.

I think it would really work, if everyone uses the tray as a table mat, thus any ‘accidents‘ will fall on the tray, instead of the table.

However, it is also NOT quite possible if you have a family of four, like us.
The 4-seater tables in the hawker centre was too small to accommodate 4 trays laid side by side at the same time.
After ordering our food and returning to our table, we had to transfer the bowls or plates from the tray to the table and stack up the trays to make space for everyone.

Well, with an un-wiped table with gravy of all sorts and coffee stains too, it did not live up to the motion of “Make Someone’s Day”.

Furthermore, the old uncles and aunties working at the Tray Return Points were unable to cope with the peak hours crowd.
There was a couple of times whereby the shelves at the Tray Return Points were completely full and the tired uncles and aunties scrambled to throw the leftovers into the bin, sort out the soiled utensils, wipe the tray and stack them up.

As a result, during such moments, there were short queues of people holding onto their trays waiting for an empty spot on the shelves. Some refused to wait and just placed their trays back onto the table. Others left it on the floor beside the shelves.

Hhhhmmmm…..
I think something should be done to solve this, in order for this movement to work.

Nonetheless, my children did it.
I felt it was a good way to cultivate this habit even in the public, as they always return their utensils to the kitchen sink after every meal at home.
My 9 year old and 7 year old did the Stack, Drop, Go! at the hawker centre.
The action itself made them feel really good about themselves.
Definitely made their day!
*Grin*

Stack, Drop, Go! – My Children Did It!