Category Archives: Ethan

Another kite flying experience

February 15, 2012 – 1:12 pm

It was a bright and sunny day and it was another great day for outdoor activity. I brought Ethan and Ezanne to Punggol for a Kite Day event and it was an opportunity for them to fly kites again. After the first kite flying outing, both of them were actually looking forward to the next one.

This time, Ezanne brought along a frisbee which was really enthusiastic to play with. It was probably playing the wrong thing at the wrong time, but since the field was big enough, we thought we will just play it.

It was not a windy day. The wind come and go and it was really hot, probably not the best day to fly kites. Yet the children enjoyed themselves so much that they did not complain they were tired at all and wanted to stay on. It was definitely another good chance for us to bond with the children and I hope to have more outings with the children.

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The E’s Weight

February 12, 2012 – 10:07 pm

Its easier to get Ethan and Ezanne on the weighing machine because they are older and will get quite excited standing on it. As for Evan, its usually quite challenging. This morning, I decided to give it a try and ask Ethan, Ezanne and Evan to stand on the weighing machine, one by one, to take their weight. We took and the result is out. As of 12 February 2012, Ethan is 19kg, Ezanne is 11kg and Evan is 9kg.

Ezanne eat alot, but she seldom puts on weight. In fact, she eats more than Ethan but somehow, probably she’s got mummy’s gene, she is also petite. Technically, Evan is 22 months younger than Ezanne but he is just 2kg lighter than her. Anyway, weight isn’t really that important. What is most important is they will grow up healthy and happy.

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Ethan was shocked!

January 24, 2012 – 11:48 pm

As we were walking into the lift, I was talking to Ethan and telling him to be prepared to go back to school tomorrow, since the public holidays are officially over. Guess what was the expression he gave?

This boy is really dramatic these days, I’m not too sure if this is the after effects of his speech and drama class that he is attending in school. But I’m not complaining, but enjoying every moment talking to him.

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1st day of school

January 3, 2012 – 10:42 pm

2012 marks the last year before Ethan enters his primary school education. He is K2 this year and will be going for his primary school education next year. For Ezanne, it has been 8 months since she started to go to school and this year, she is Nursery 1. While Ethan seems to get used to the current childcare education system, I assume it will take alittle more time before Ezanne get used to it. She was in fact crying as she entered the centre. But the good thing for both Ethan and Ezanne is that they have their favourite teachers teaching them, so I assume that it should be alright for the rest of the year.

For the rest of this year, we will be helping Ethan to prepare for his Primary 1 education and for Ezanne, we will continue to enrich her studies. It will definitely be an interesting academic year ahead.

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A simple evening with Ethan and Ezanne

January 2, 2012 – 8:47 pm

Its a day before Ethan and Ezanne starts school. This evening, I brought Ethan and Ezanne out for a walk and both requested that they want to go to the playground to play. The playground was crowded and the evening crowd there made the play alittle more challenging than usual, imagine children starts running around and doesn’t pay attention to the surrounding.

Looking at the both of them playing made me realised that its not about how much you spend on your children, but rather, the time spent with them on bonding with them which is the most important thing. Nothing beats building a stronger relationship between us and that’s the satisfaction of fatherhood.

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01.01.2012

January 1, 2012 – 11:24 pm

On the first day of 2012, I brought Ethan and Ezanne to Marina Bay since Ethan had talked about it many times. The weather was really good, bright and sunny day and Ethan managed to catch a glimpse of the wishing spheres, although the workers were already beginning to clear them from the bay. The weather was alittle too hot for Ethan and he became grumpy.

Ethan then suggested that he wanted to walk to Marina Bay Sands. Somehow, MBS has become one of his favourite place that he likes to visit. As we were walking towards MBS, he became happier and started to pose for pictures. Personally, I feel that Ezanne has grown and mature and I’m glad that she has become more open towards the surroundings and is not as timid as before. I also took the opportunity to play along with them while taking the pictures. Hopefully, I will get to find more time for them for such simple time to bond.

2011 Top 10 Blog Post

December 30, 2011 – 9:56 pm

From Singapore to Hong Kong, my Top 10 blog posts focused on food, the developments of Punggol and my March trip to Hong Kong. In 2011, 2 of my poly friends, wifey and I witnessed one of our friend’s wedding in Hong Kong. It was a time for wifey and I to spend some time together in Hong Kong and Macau.

No.10: Gong Cha in Hong Kong
I was quite excited when I saw a Gong Cha outlet in Central. At the point of time, I was still very much crazy about Gong Cha. In Singapore I had a cup or 2 everyday and so its no surprise that I wanted to have some when I see one in Hong Kong.

No.9: Local delights for breakfast in Hong Kong
Huifan and I went on a breakfast expedition on the 5th day of our Hong Kong trip which brought us to Shan Shui Po. It was a place where you can experience the life as a local. It is a place where their regular customers gather, usually senior citizens. I like the feel of the place as it was uniquely Hong Kong.

No.8: Take 5 at Novena Square
Once in awhile, I will do food reviews on my blog. In January, I visited Take 5, which opened a new outlet in Novena. It was not a positive review and that was my last visit.

No.7: Marina Bay Sands Skypark – A different experience for every visit
I’ve made many visits to Skypark since it opened. I blog about my 5th visit to the skypark because it was one of my longest stay on the skypark and it was the first time we witness sunset and nightfall at the skypark.

No.6: Mido Cafe @ Temple Street in Hong Kong
Our food expedition continues at Mido Cafe @ Temple Street which is famous for their baked rice. Mido Cafe is one of the traditional tea cafes that you would see in Hong Kong dramas where there are windows and blinds, simply no air conditioning.

No.5: Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium
The word aquarium was misleading since there is no aquarium in the first place. But the museum is still pretty much interesting, if you are boat person. What I was impressed with was the Typhoon Theatre which was a 360 degrees multi sensory display where we got to experience the rough seas that the ship had to go through.

No.4: Soya beancurd at Old Airport Road
Soya beancurd revolution? I’m not sure if it is but surely the recipe was improvised and we managed to get some really tasty soya beancurd of a different texture. Where are they located? All at Old Airport Road Market.

No.3: Official Opening of My Waterway@Punggol
I was invited to the official opening of My Waterway@Punggol. It was a development that was the highlight of Punggol as an eco-town. Its a waterway that cuts across Punggol where residents are able to run or cycle along it. White doves were released and as Punggol is an eco-town, the white doves were actually made of bio degradable materials.

No. 2: Punggol Waterway
Just before the official opening of My Waterway@Punggol, I got an exclusive guided tour conducted by HDB. It was my first visit to the waterway at night and it was simply impressive.

No.1: Our visit to Punggol Promenade
A new Promenade opens in Punggol in March this year and it has a bridge that brings residents from Punggol to Pasir Ris (Lor Halus to exact). Ethan and Ezanne enjoyed themselves, especially when they got a chance to take a photo at the bicycle park.

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Unwrapping the presents

December 27, 2011 – 12:03 am

24 December was probably the day which Ethan was looking forward to. With so many presents in front of him, he was really tempted by them and kept asking us when he can start unwrapping them. Our answer to him, Christmas Eve. In fact, we actually told him that he can only unwrap them on Christmas Day itself, but he simply can’t wait and kept pestering us for it.

On the night itself, he stood in front of the presents, hinting to us that he was ready to start unwrapping them. Ezanne followed him and to get them into the mood, I told them to do a countdown. When we said GO, Ethan immediately start taking presents and pass it to Ezanne and Evan and all 3 started to unwrap them.

Its pretty obvious who unwrapped the most. Ezanne was trying really hard while Evan was simply exploring, not really knowing what’s happening. Anyway, Ethan and Ezanne were really satisfied with the presents and will like to thank all uncles and aunties for the presents.

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LookBack 2011: Family

December 24, 2011 – 1:01 pm

Well in 2011, we did not see any new addition to the family and probably not from now on. Personally, I feel 3 is enough because its challenging to divide ourselves into 3 to spend quality time with all of them given our busy schedules.

In 2011, we focused on Ethan’s and Ezanne’s academic developments. Ezanne started attending childcare, at the same centre which Ethan is attending and over the past 9 months, we’ve seen the improvements that Ezanne has made. Ezanne now talks more and is more active and sociable. For Ethan, we started to put him on full day childcare on selected days. The idea was to prepare him for his Primary 1. Well you will say that its still early days but I thought, we can start preparing him progressively.

In addition to his childcare, we also started to bring Ethan for enrichment class and started with one on Saturdays. He is coping well now and we are seeing results.

As for Evan, he is now beginning to learn how to walk. He can converse with us in baby languages that we understand. I’m looking forward to his milestones in 2012.

I do hope that I can continue to spend more time to bond with the children and ensure that they have a memorable childhood.

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Its teamwork. Ethan and Ezanne style.

December 11, 2011 – 8:31 pm

This morning, we had our breakfast at Changi City Point Toast Box. While mummy was eating, I took Ethan, Ezanne and Evan out for a walk. So we saw a Christmas Tree and I ask Ethan and Ezanne if they wanted to take a picture. Then they decided that they wanted to take and gladly pose for me (surprised especially when you see Ezanne pose).

After that, Ethan suggested that Evan should take a picture with me too. So he took my iPhone and Ezanne was standing behind him trying to get the attention of Evan and shouted “Di Di, Di Di” and was clapping her hands. So how did the picture look like?

I love this picture. Its not because it turn out better than I expected but the teamwork both Ethan and Ezanne put into which made this picture PERFECT!