Who's the most beautiful teacher?

Out of curiosity, the dad asked the kids whose the most beautiful teacher in their childcare centre:

4 y.o. :"Miss R.... ! "

Dad :"Why? "

4 y.o. :"Because she loves us and I like her the most!"

Then Dad asked the older kid who is now the alumnus to the childcare centre:

9 y.o. :"Miss A.....! "

Dad :"Why? "

9 y.o. :"Because I like her, that's why! "

It is interesting to observe how kids look at Beauty.
Apparently, Beauty to these kids is not based on physical appearance alone.
It is the Relationship that the educators have built with the kids that made them the most beautiful, not just in the kids' eyes, but in their hearts as well.
I salute to these Beautiful Teachers, Well done!

p.s., it might be more appropriate to publish this post in 2010's Teachers' days, but why should I hold back to praise these excellent educators ;D

Making a difference

http://www.makeadifferencemovie.com/

Wouldn't it be great if educators would spend the time to understand the children's background and make a difference in their lives .....

Tiredness => Can't Dance well?!

We were travelling back home in th car in the late night, and my wife was so tired after the shopping.

Then she talked to the kids and it went on like this:

Mummy: "It's already past my bedtime and I really need your help to pack your bags so that I could sleep as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will not be able to PERFORM well in my work tomorrow."

Kid: "Mummy, I thought you work as an accountant, so why do you need to DANCE well in your work tomorrow?"

The "LIVE EXPERIENCE" in Hollywood Dinos (Jurong Bird Park)

We bought some tickets from the promoters for the Hollywood Dinos and we took the opportunity to visit the attraction on their first day, 12 Dec 2009.

How to get there (click here to find out)?
Well, the entrance for this attraction is just beside the entrance of Jurong Bird Park. So, if you know how to get to the bird park, I believe you can find Hollywood Dinos (click here for more information).


Some pointers:

• There is no toilet within the attraction, so either you clear your (especially kids) bowel/bladder before you enter or you may need to endure during your adventure for the next 45 to 60 min.
• Don't expect this to be as exciting or the same as those in Disney World or Universal Studios. What do you expect from a "lowly" priced attraction like this as compared to the theme parks?
• You should not stay put too long in any point of the "adventure" as there are groups coming in after you, so please be ambulatory and make way for subsequent groups of tourists.
• Prepare extra money in case you wish to buy some dino-related merchandise after the tour to encourage your kids for doing well in their exams.

 Well, here are some records of our "LIVE Experience" in the Hollywood Dinos!

Children's Bubble & Foam Party!!! Ending on 13 Dec 2009, 9PM!

Well, I have heard of the adults/teens going for the wild foam parties at the beach .... but this is my first time witnessing The Kids' Bubble & Foam Party!!

There's a stage for games and performaces.

The kids could literally swim within the foam!

Take a look at these clips:

Wana hava FOAM FIGHT here??

Try making FOAM BALLS if you could ;D

Plus having fun with all the BUBBLES!

The kid's not gona eat that Chicken feet!

The dad was trying to get his kid to have a taste of the chicken feet......

Dad: "This soup is yummy! How about you have a go on this CHICKEN FEET?"

4 y.o. Kid: "NO WAY!"

Dad: "Why not, it's like jelly, you will like it."

4 y.o. Kid: "I'm NOT eating the CHICKEN FEET, because I DON'T WANT to GROW another LEG!"

What do you call the Yellow and Black stripes on the road?

A kid walked past the yellow and black stripes on the road and asked his dad:

Kid: "Dad, what do you call these yellow and black stripes on the road?"

Dad: "Wow! Good question there, I know that they are meant to warn drivers of the hump/hazard but never thought of its name. So, what do you think it's called?"

Kid: "Hmmmm ....The black and white striped path is known as the Zebra crossing, so the yellow and black striped path is known as the grrrrrraaaaooooo .... TIGER Crossing!"

Well, is it really called the Tiger Crossing?
I can't really find the answer in the LTA and One.Motoring websites ... but Tiger Crossing really exists in the U.K., take a look at this site: http://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/71/article12.html

The DINOS want you....for a jolly warm meal ;-p~~~

Hi Parents,
Are you  still cracking your brains to plan for the Dec'09 holidays?

And GUESS WHAT, you do not need to travel all the way to Universal Studios and Disney theme parks like I did to experience the Jurassic adventures, try this in SINGAPORE:
The Hollywood Dinos!!!


Here is where you can find out more about the attraction:
http://www.hollywooddinos.com/

Well, I had my family vacation over the last two weeks in the "land of dreams" and I will post more about it when I have the time; there is simply so much to do with so little time and I am still planning to go for more fun with my family ;D

p.s. Please plan & enjoy a great family time while you are younger as you might regret it when you are too old/sick to do so or your kids might be "mature" enough to roam around on their own instead of sticking on to old folks by then ....

Where's the glass?

The waitress was about to refill the "Sprite" (soft drink) for the table when she discovered something amissed........

Waitress: "Excuse me, I realised that one glass is missing from the table .... "

When everyone was trying to find the cause of the lost glass, then one of the kids slowly brought up the glass to the table.

Kid: "I was just trying to try my luck to see if I could get the F&N Orange if this Sprite is gone."

Waitress: "You could simply request for another glass and I will be glad to serve you."

Lesson learnt: Ask and you'll be given ;D

The Cheating Kid vs Mummy!

The MUM has done a great favour for the kid ... Good job Mum!

kid describing a hot-tempered mum

The mum gave the daughter a hell lot of scolding for not studying hard enough for her exam and continued with all kinds of criticism and sarcasm till the girl hid under the table for a long while ..... Then the mum felt bad for discouraging the little girl ....

Mum: "I am sorry. You know me ... I can explode like a VOLCANO some times .... "

Kid: "I know ... the VOLCANO EXPLODED like FART from the TOP (she was refering to mum's mouth) .... LOUD and STINKY .... phewwwww!"

Geeezzzz .... sharp criticism returned home to the one who criticised

Sushi in the hands of the kids

What do you think will happen to these Egg Hosomaki
in the hands of the kids?

BEFORE

This is what gona happen:

Kid: "Tada!! Then you see the eggie and NOW you don't!"

AFTER

Toddlers Can Blame with "REASON"

The dad was ushering the kids to the swimming pool and while he was opening the glass door for his youngest daughter, she pushed her way through very quickly with her lengthy toy "water cannon".

The next thing they saw was the toy "water cannon" broke into two. Then ....

4 y.o. gal: "Dad! It is all your fault!"

Dad: "Why? Aren't you the one who broke it?"

4 y.o. gal: "Dad! It is your fault because you never open the glass door wide enough for me to go through!"

Well, this showed me that kids at such a young age could already figure out "some reasons" to blame on others to get away with their own fault. Thus, being a parent myself has to be aware of such development in kid's attitude and help them to learn to be responsible for their own act in the early years .... Otherwise .... good luck to those around her when she's in trouble in the future.

What's the Opposite of MONSTER?

I asked the kids this question,

"What is the Opposite of MONSTER?"

I gave some hints to the kids by telling them to think of something that is the opposite of HUGE and SCARY ...

9 y.o. kid: "The opposite of HUGE & SCARY would be something mini & nice ...."




7 y.o. kid: "I KNOW I KNOW .... the opposite of MONSTER is MINI-STER! "

If you are still figuring it out, you may check this website out for the opposites of MONSTER:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080414163950AAXY6zV

I think the Mini-sters in the government/churches would be glad to hear that ;D

QQ Rice - Anyone tasted or interested?

Anyone of you out there tasted this QQ Rice (传香饭糰) before?
We had this fellow here:



Click HERE to check out the details of the QQ Rice we ate.

To me, it tasted quite fine and it did not cause any flatulence.
My kids liked it too.
I ate it around 5:30pm and I could still eat my dinner quite well.

This kind of rice dumpling originated from Taiwan, if you wish to find/eat these stuff in Singapore, click HERE to check it out.

Click HERE to watch a video how they "prepare/package" the QQ Rice

For business-minded readers, you may like to be another franchisee ... but it's gona be hard work ... check it out.

What would kids do when there are many different kinds of chairs around?

This is what a kid did to all the different kinds of chairs ... keeping herself really busy ...

Then there went the sound, "Choooo Choooooo ..... " and song "The wheels on the bus ....."

When kids "reminded" their parents in a heated argument ....

It was during dinner time when the dad was shouting at his wife because of an unpleasant remark made by her. Then, the mummy retaliated with a barrage of sharp criticism on the dad. The "Battle between the Sexes" went on for a few more minutes AND the young children were listening.

When there was a brief moment of silence, the kids blurted ....

9 y.o. daughter: "Dad, you should stop complaining further. Do you remember teaching me not to talk back during an argument as it may make matter worse?"

7 y.o. son: "Dad, we will learn from you to argue and do the same to you when we grow up."

4 y.o. daughter: "Yah! Daddy! ... if you are angry, you will grow Fat, Fat, Fat and become a Fatty Daddy ..."

Could the daddy carry on with his tongue lashing after hearing all the above from his kids?

The dad finally apologised and admitted that the kids were right and there was peace once more at the dining table ....

So, what do you think was the lesson learnt from the above event?

A Kid's reason for serving her

The dad had prepared a cup of milk for the kid and requested her to come over to the kitchen to help herself.

4 y.o. kid: "Daddy! Can you feed me, pleasssssssse?"

Dad: "Look little girl, you are no longer a baby and you are able to hold the cup and drink the milk on your own."

4 y.o. kid: "Daddy! I am blind now, I cannot see the cup .... help me, pleassssssssse!!!!!"
Then she raised her arms as if she was trying to reach out to everything around her with her eyes CLOSED!

Well, the dad was persistent enough and managed to train the kid to be self-reliant at the end ....

What's Up Your Sleeve?

A dad was having a "prviate" conversation with his wife when their little kid .....

Dad: "Honey, I have something interesting to show you ...."

Wife: "So, what's up your sleeve?"

Their young kid overheard the conversation and interrupted,

Kid: "Mummy! Don't you know what's up Dad's sleeve?! His smelly armpit's hair ....."

Dad: "Geeeezzzzz ..... you mischievious little brat. Did you sleep under my armpit again?"

Magical Cup aka Magic Mug

We finally received this interesting free gift (after purchasing a Sony Ericsson mobile phone) ....

Watch this video

It was totally black when it was without any HOT water in it. However, when you poured hot water into it and gave it a few more seconds, the black substance on the cup would become transparent and you would be able to see the picture on your cup like this:

Well, gentlemen, would you like to use such a Magical cup to propose to your girl friend?
If so, please remember that you MUST remind her to make a cup of hot drink with it.
Then cross your fingers that she will see the picture of both you and her with the very important message:

Will U MARRY me? Please say "I do".

Where to purchase it online and deliver it to your doorstep?
Try Snapfish.com.sg

"I'm Optimus Prime!"

My son was quite sick due to the hazzzzzzeeeee .... and had a bad cough and runny nose, so we bought a box of kid's face mask for him.

When I "requested" him to wear the face mask, he was reluctant to do so initially as he felt he might be the odd one out in the public or in his class.

Nevertheless, with a bit of reminder of the education on H1N1, he wore it (whenever he started coughing a lot).

Well, he has his way to encourage himself to wear it as well:

7 y.o. son: "Dad! Look at me! I'm Optimus Prime, reporting for duty, Sir!!"

Kid's way to cool an angry parent

The dad was so angry with the kids as they were not obeying and causing hell lot of noise in the car. Then ....

Dad: "QUIET! Why aren't you guys following my instruction to put on your safety belt and keep slient for a minute! ......."

....then the scolding continued ..... then there was silence ..... until .....

4 y.o. gal: "Daddy, people will not be beautiful when they are angry. Same for you daddy, when you are angry, you will not be handsome anymore ...."


After the listening to his daughter's witty remark, his anger sort of dissipated ....

No WuShu (Chinese Martial Art) Class

Some kids had received a notification slip during their WuShu class, requesting them to inform their parents to register for the subsequent sessions. Some of the parents had already registered and paid the fees. However, one of the kids returned home and .....

Kid: "Dad, there is NO WuShu Class next week."

Dad: "I have already paid for the new sessions which should start from next week onwards. So, what do you mean there is no class next week?"

Kid: "It's true as I have received the paper from my WuShu coach. Here it is..."

The kid showed dad the notification slip ....




Dad: "Geeezzzzz ..... "

Kids' Art Showcase #13 - Act Of Kindness

Drawn by a 9 y.o. gal.

Please click picture to view the comic strip

Persuading kids to go to playground

When the kids were asked to go to the playground ....

"We don't like to go to the playground ..." Some of the little girls whimpered.

"Why?" The teacher asked.

The girls explained,"Because there are many mosquitoes there!"

One 4 y.o. girl who loves playing at the playground then exclaimed,
"Don't worry, let's go to the playground, the mosquitoes will LOVE you ....."

Well, that's true! The mosquitoes really love the kids, for survival sake ....
Guess what ... there is even a Singaporean Mosquito song .... "Mosquito, likes me ...." ... thanks to the Mr.Brown show lah:
http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2009/04/20/the-mrbrown-show-the-mosquito-song/
The Mosquito Song Download MP3 (MP3, file size: 3.8mb, Time: 00:04:05)

p.s. thanks Audrey for sharing the encounter with us.

DADDY! GET RID OF THE ANT!

4 y.o.: "DAD! COME HERE! There's an ANT on the floor .... it's crawling around ..."

Dad: "Wait .... I am working on some other things now."

4 y.o.: "Dad, why don't you come and get rid of the ant now?!"

Dad: "Because I am very busy now!"

When the dad went to the child .... and saw a few ants crawling on the floor ...

4 y.o.: "Daddy! You see lah! .... Because you DID NOT GET RID of the ant, it INVITES other ants to come to our house ...."

Dad was dumbfounded ......

Walking with pet: kids style

Firstly, the kids were told to walk their little pup, and here was their first reaction:

What a tussle!

Alright, managed to break them up and persuaded them to "SHARE"...... and here's what we'd:

I was amazed how these kids had their "share" in walking the pet ..... geeeezzzzz .....

Well, that would be the first and last time they walked their pet in their "creative" way ;-)

Metallic Souvenirs from Army Open House 2009 ... what else you've got from there?

Thanks to the organisers of the Army Open House 2009, we were given the following metallic souvenirs.
Were there any other metallic souvenirs from AOH2009 ... like the one with the Terrex alone?

Leopard 2A4


Apache Helicopter AH-64D


Mobility 3rd Generation (M3G)


Front & Back

Where to have BRUNCH in the long weekend? Delifrance ...

We went over to Delifrance in one of the recent weekends and had a "GREAT FEAST" in the morning. No need to eat lunch after this breakfast .... it's available during weekends and public holidays (if you wish to cut cost, you may like to refer to the text at the bottom of this article)

Click here to find out more about this Bakery Feast:

Other folk's comments:

Is Delifrance Breakfast Buffet Worth It? :: Living In Singapore Today

Dad .... can't get into my mouth anymore .....

Get in Delifrance just after 10am, ask the manager how much would it cost for the kids. Most likely they will get it for free because they are going to pack up very soon. Then grab all you can like what we had done! I had another cup of nice and hot gourmet kopi even after 10:30am ....

Kid's Excuses to get what he wanted

Dad woke his 7 y.o. kid up,

7 y.o. :"Dad, I'm really tired, can't I sleep in the car?!"
Dad :"Nope, But you can walk back to rest in your bedroom."

The kid got out from the car reluctantly and while walking back home with his dad,

7 y.o. :"Dad, I am tired, but you wake me up, so, can I play computer games?"
Dad :"Not until you complete your homework."

7 y.o. :"Dad, I can only play computer games now..."
Dad :"WHY?!"

7 y.o. :"Because I will need more energy to hold the pencil and write when I do my homework ..."

7 y.o. :"... But I only need one finger (press the keyboard) to play the computer games."

7 y.o.:"... I won't play games that need the mouse."

Planning for Long weekend activities? Try Ikea.

Are you still figuring where to bring your family out for fun while you shop around? Fret no further ... Go to Ikea!

The one shown here was from the one at Alexandra road. Have fun!

Family Outing @ Army Open House 2009

Had a great time with the kids over at Army Open House 2009, and here are just some of the pictures we took there. For more AOH pictures: http://www.flickr.com/groups/aoh09contest/pool/show/

"Watch out! If she's gona be your commanding officer!"

Want to have a bite of my bullets! You ain't gona bite just ONE but MANY!

Enjoying Army Food Ration as well as a share of action in Virtual Battle!

Though it's the Hungry Ghost festive month, they ain't hungry ghosts in broad day light!

Have a test drive in the MINE SWEEPER!

p.s. If you ain't those who like suntanning or military stuff, then you may like to give such event a pass.

Kids' Art Showcase #12 - Sea Creature #7

This ray will really STING!!! Look at its tail ... it's an ARROW

From the 9 y.o. gal again.