Denise the Photographer (1)

These are Denise's first photography display!!! :) Snap-shots of her DVD collection and things she finds in the house, including me working on my laptop....hahah....

Potato-Man

Part of Denise's school curriculum is Art & Craft. She has been bringing back many interesting works that she did in school. We bought Ikea boxes to keep them in her room. This Potato-Man is one of the more interesting ones but doubt if I can keep it for long since it's made from REAL potato... Better snap a picture before it starts to rot!

Denise - Miss Universe

We just bought a new digital camera. It is very slim and convenient to be brought out to anywhere. We went to Centrepoint today and bought Denise her first real sunglasses and couldn't resist the temptation to take photos of her with our new camera!

"Astro-Girl" - Denise

Found this interesting shop in Bugis that sells Astro stuff. The salesgirl even allowed Denise to take pictures with the figurines!

That "SMILE"

The 2 photos of Denise that never fail to bring a smile to my face!
Isn't she adorable? Even the small eyes look good on her...hahaha....

Denise's Best Friends

For those of you that subscribe to Disney Playhouse Channel, you will notice a Yellow Clay that appears on screen to introduce the next program. There is one particular segment where he will introduce his best friend, Green Clay.

Last night, when that segment appeared, I casually asked Denise who her best friends are. She replied, "Daddy, Mummy and Baby Debbie!"

It is heart-warming to know that she has already included Debbie into the family! This is our 1st family portrait!

Denise, My Girl!

JX and myself brought Denise to the market and I had fainting spells. As it wasn't the first time, Denise did not make a fuss when we had to cut-short the trip and head back into the car. Usually when JX goes and get food, Denise will insist on wanting to follow. However, that night, she told Daddy, "I will stay in the car to take care of Mummy!" I was so touched! My girl has "grown up"....:)


All the late night feedings, frustrations when she doesn't take instructions, wetting of bed, constant whining... Sigh, it's all worth it!

Denise Back in Action!

It's been a looooo.....nnnnng time since I last posted for Denise. Sigh...blame it on my complacency...

Anyway, this is the latest with Denise...

She has been tying her hair in school. Finally I can keep her hair long without having to worry about them falling all over her face...:)

This is Denise and her nursery friend, Ethan. See how they have grown when they met again in nursery recently!


And this is the latest photo we took of her when we brought her to the Arcade last weekend. This Super-Mario car racing machine allows you to take a picture before the game begins. This is Super-Denise!!!

A Trip To Sentosa (Jan 3-4)

During my 2 week's break, I was too tired to travel overseas. However we wanted to do something different with Denise. Decided to travel "overseas" to SENTOSA! (ha..ha...)

Went to the beach; the weather was super-good for beach. As it was a weekday, the Siloso beach was near empty. We had a fun time building sand-castle and letting Denise get herself wet and dirty in the sand! Initially she was afraid of the muddy water, then she decided to venture deeper into the water...:)


We checked into Siloso Beach Resort for a night. It is a new resort, located just beside Siloso Beach. Its facilities is very new and all their hotel rooms face the beach! The pool is huge; it has a water slide and a giant water feature! We could even enjoy the sea view when we had breakfast at its rooftop the next morning!


For the 2D1N trip (...:p), we visited the Siloso Beach, Musical Fountain, Underwater World, Dolphin Lagoon and even had lunch at Sakae Sushi. It was enjoyable because we did not have to rush through the visits and when we were tired, we even get to nap in our room. Not bad for a Sentosa trip...:)

Outing To The Zoo (New Year Day)

This is a super-outdated update.

We brought Denise to the Zoo on New Year Day (Jan 1) with Joshua and the Choong family. Her 1st visit was when she was 8 months old. This time, she could appreciate the animals more.

We arrived at 9.30am; the weather was super good - cloudy and the air was fresh. By the time we left at 12.30pm, the crowd was pouring in and the sun was up too! To the kids, it was a fun day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Look at the mountain of presents I've received this Christmas!

A BIG Thank You to all Uncles and Aunties for your presents!

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Denise 3rd Birthday Celebration

Denise's actual birthday falls on Dec 27, which is too near to the end of the year. We decided to celebrate her birthday earlier in school.

I think 3 years old is a good age to start celebrating a kid's birthday. Everything that she had that day was decided by her...
- A Barney cake
- A Barney "pull-string" pinata (each child takes turn to pull a ribbon; only one ribbon releases the candies inside. Recommended for younger children as they do not have much strength to hit the usual pinata)
- Yakult for every friend
- "wang wang" biscuit

It was truly a tiring affair for me but the children enjoyed themselves. Especially when the candies dropped from the pinata, they went wild! Everyone was on all four, trying to grab as much candies as possible.

Thank you to Denise's friends for all the presents! You certainly made Denise's day!!!

Bob The Builder

Whenever we drove past United Square, Denise will exclaimed at the sight of Bob The Builder's banners hanging on the street lamps. I, very much, wanted to bring her but felt that the ticket is a little too pricey for a 45mins show.

Thank God for nice colleagues! One of them gave me 2 free tickets to a Friday afternoon show. Immediately I took half day leave to bring Denise. Sure enough, it was nothing spectacular. If the tickets were not free, I would not have brought Denise. Watching the VCD at the comfort of our living room would have been more enjoyable for me. But of course, this is never about me, isn't it?

Denise was totally thrilled!!!

December 10, Milestone for Denise

December 10, 2006 marks an important milestone for Denise's development! She finally stopped after nursing for 2 years, 11 months and 13 days!!!

It was easier than I thought. I told her that "mummy has a baby and she needs to give mummy's milk to baby" and explained to her that she is old enough to eat other food and drink Milo but baby is very young; baby only drinks milk. Initially she says she will "share" but eventually agreed that she will "give" the milk-milk to baby! How sensible!

Since then, she has not been nursing at all!!! There are times that she will ask me if she can drink milk-milk, but when I remind her that baby needs milk, she will not ask anymore.

Like what Pastor Ulf prophesied about her during her baby dedication, "she will understand complicated things"... Indeed, at such a young age, she is already understanding complicated things...:)

Trip To KL

This week, we went to KL to celebrate Auntie Sharon's birthday. Denise was very excited as she was looking forward to visit her best friends, Nicole and Joshua. When we were there, she did not even want to go out with us. We just left her at their place and she played with them the entire day!!!

It was a 4 day trip that left us even more tired. Denise woke up with puffy eyes this morning. Must be due to the lack of sleep...:p

Daddy Away For Business Trip

JX has been away for business trip since Sunday. He is finally coming back tonight!!! Denise has been asking "where is Daddy" and "is he in Bangkok" etc... And she has been rather bored at home because Daddy is not around to play with her.

Finally I can tell her "Daddy is coming back tonight!" and we are fetching him from airport after CG. We are looking forward to all the presents he has bought....:)

A Trip To The Market

This morning I brought Denise to the food centre for breakfast! She wanted to bring her "baby" along. She promised to push the trolley herself and that's a good way to ensure that she walks on her own. The entire trip was smooth except for a short while when she whined for ice-cream and refused to push her trolley...:)

Tomato Ketchup!

There's just something about Tomato Ketchup that it seems all kids are crazy about! One friend of mine told me her child will eat ANYTHING as long as she adds tomato sauce to it. Initially I taught that was funny until I discovered Denise's love for tomato sauce...

Whenever we bring Denise to fast food restaurant, she will ask for "sauce". And if we eat at home, she will go to the refrigerator and take out the bottle herself.

Yesterday, our couple friend ordered room service before their wedding banquet. Guess what came with the food? 4 BABY BOTTLES OF HEINZ TOMATO KETCHUP!!! With our friends' permission, JX brought 1 home for Denise...:p

Now Denise has her personal bottle of Tomato Ketchup...:) See how cute it looks!

First Manicure Session

Denise was very fascinated by my nail polish. She volunteered to hold the bottle while I was applying them to my nails. Suddenly I had an inspiration! I asked her if she wanted some on her nails....:p

Guess what was her response? Can you see her pink finger nails?

FEVER!!!

Denise had fever on Monday night; had to bring her to the doctor on Tuesday. She was very obedient and cooperative. Doctor prescribed medicine for cough and running nose (the usual stuff). JX and myself took turns to look after her on Tuesday and Wednesday.

She went back to school on Thursday. When I picked her up, I saw her art & craft being displayed outside her classroom. Like a "kiasu" mum, I cannot help but compared her artwork with her classmates...:p

They are learning the letter "X" this week.

Hahah....comparing to the red one next to her, I must say Denise's purple X is a much nicer and neater one....!!!