Family Day
Dearest Skyler,
At 3 am, you came out to the living room to look for us while carrying all our slippers including your own AND Baby Bear! How did you manage that! :D
Every time you show such concern about our putting on our slippers and your carrying them around you melt our hearts! :D
You've become very concerned about our slippers! You'll ensure that we have them on and when we go to bed, you'd arrange them nicely together. :D
It was Papa's work place's Family Day at Singapore Discovery Centre today. We decided to see if the long pants we'd bought some time ago could fit you and yes - it finally does! You look so grown up in it! And it makes you look taller than you are! :D
We managed to get there as they were distributing lunch. Initially, as it was raining, Papa thought that he would collect the food and we could go somewhere to eat so Mama and you needn't go under the rain albeit with an umbrella. However, Mama read from the flyers they'd pasted up that they had several things going on there that she brought you along. Thus, while Papa was queuing for the food, Mama and you queued for a balloon sculpture. The lady balloon person made a butterfly for you. However, the balloon wasn't very good. It exploded when put down on our bag while we were getting ready to eat.
While we were eating, we could watch some of the older kids trying out the mechanical bull riding. It was fairly challenging but most of the kor-kors managed to hang on for some time.
They also had some other activities that we observed before heading off to the main area.
At the main area, we queued to play a couple of games. At one of them, we had to throw a plastic fried egg onto a frying pan. It seemed quite impossible to do as not only did we have to have the egg land in the pan, it had to stay on it. To make things worse, the pan handle was attached to a spring which made the pan bounce quite vigorously when the egg landed in it thus making it bounce out. While we were there, we didn't see a single person succeed. Oh well ... they always say we can never trust carnival people. :p
We tried to get you to throw the egg and the che-che who was running the stall allowed you to walk all the way (on the table) close to the pan which had been attached to another table. You threw the egg but it didn't go very far as you are still learning how to throw. After that first throw, you didn't want to throw anymore. We tried to encourage you but you didn't so Papa took over. Papa didn't succeed in landing the egg. :p
While we'd been in the queue for the egg throwing game, you'd noticed the stall next to it where we had to land rings around plastic toy dinosaurs. You said that you wanted to try it so we queued for that too. However, when it came to our turn, you didn't dare throw the rings. Thus Papa had to do it. No success here either. :p
We then got a couple of red bean popsicles before Mama brought you to have a glitter tattoo done on your arm back at the lunch area. Mama had gone ahead as Papa had spotted that we'd won a lucky draw prize and he wanted to collect it first.
Mama brought you there and as the tattoo people had not appeared, you both waited in the queue for dough sculptures. The queue never moved! When the tattoo people came, we went to queue for that instead. We had them do a snowflake for you. :D
We then went to the Army Museum to walk around. They had a few toy tanks that could be ridden and you wanted to give it a try. You had to wait patiently until the bigger boys got off one of them. A nice aunty told her son to get off so you could ride. Thank you, Aunty!
Initially, Papa helped you to get around as you had to step on a pedal to get it to move and push and pull on levers to steer. Mama then suggested that we let you move on your own and you did so well! You moved forward, reversed, went left and right. Well done! :D
In the museum proper, you touched a real helicopter they had in the Object Theatre. There was supposed to be a video clip that we could watch but it was very loud so we left as you didn't like it. They did try to create some effects like having wind blow down on us when the video showed a helicopter flying overhead, etc. But all these just made you nervous.
We had to leave the theatre and we walked around the exhibits. Unfortunately, these weren't very interesting. :(
You fell asleep on the way back to the Discovery Centre. We decided to sit and wait for the lucky draw to be over. You slept through it. Lots of people had put their bags on the chairs even though lots of parents were carrying sleeping toddlers in their arms. This was very inconsiderate of them. The floor was clean enough to have put their bags there. Oh well!
As Mama was really tired, we asked one of the groups of people if they would let us have a chair and they did. And as Papa was still carrying you, we asked another group to free up a chair so that Papa sit down while you slept on Papa's lap.
You continued to sleep after everyone had left after the lucky draw when it'd ended. We were waiting to watch the iWerks 3D show on Sharks.
After you got up, Papa and you went to look for Mama. Mama was making a Bunga Mangga (Malay for Mango Flower) - a stick with crepe paper wrapped around it. It looked like a flower decoration. People use it for decoration during celebrations. Later on Mama made a rangoli (colourful decorative design made with ccoloured sand) on a paper plate for you.
We then walked around the exhibits in the Discovery Centre. It was ironical - this was supposed to be the main attraction but we only got to it last. We saw Little George the robot among other things. Sad to say, the place was a disappointment. The exhibits were quite unattractive.
We then headed to the theatre to wait for the Sharks movie to begin. We were issued 3D spectacles which we had to put on to enjoy the 3D effect. You did so for a while. Papa wondered for a while if you could appreciate the effect. This curiosity was put to rest when you reached out to try to touch the jellyfish. :D But you got a bit uncomfortable with it all after a while and repeatedly asked to leave the theatre but we wanted to stay to watch the rest of the show. You then removed your spectacles and avoided watching the rest of the movie.
We left after the end of the movie and spotted a jet fighter parked on the lawn next to the exit so we went to look at it close up and as usual, you wanted to touch it. :D
We then headed to Han's for dinner.
After we'd parked our car at home, we walked over to the pasar malam. We bought you a Hello Kitty backpack as you'd been asking for a bag of your own.
After that, we came home. You were so tired you were the one who declared that it was bedtime. But you still tried to do all sorts of things to drag out the going to bed process. :p
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
At 3 am, you came out to the living room to look for us while carrying all our slippers including your own AND Baby Bear! How did you manage that! :D
Every time you show such concern about our putting on our slippers and your carrying them around you melt our hearts! :D
You've become very concerned about our slippers! You'll ensure that we have them on and when we go to bed, you'd arrange them nicely together. :D
It was Papa's work place's Family Day at Singapore Discovery Centre today. We decided to see if the long pants we'd bought some time ago could fit you and yes - it finally does! You look so grown up in it! And it makes you look taller than you are! :D
We managed to get there as they were distributing lunch. Initially, as it was raining, Papa thought that he would collect the food and we could go somewhere to eat so Mama and you needn't go under the rain albeit with an umbrella. However, Mama read from the flyers they'd pasted up that they had several things going on there that she brought you along. Thus, while Papa was queuing for the food, Mama and you queued for a balloon sculpture. The lady balloon person made a butterfly for you. However, the balloon wasn't very good. It exploded when put down on our bag while we were getting ready to eat.
While we were eating, we could watch some of the older kids trying out the mechanical bull riding. It was fairly challenging but most of the kor-kors managed to hang on for some time.
They also had some other activities that we observed before heading off to the main area.
At the main area, we queued to play a couple of games. At one of them, we had to throw a plastic fried egg onto a frying pan. It seemed quite impossible to do as not only did we have to have the egg land in the pan, it had to stay on it. To make things worse, the pan handle was attached to a spring which made the pan bounce quite vigorously when the egg landed in it thus making it bounce out. While we were there, we didn't see a single person succeed. Oh well ... they always say we can never trust carnival people. :p
We tried to get you to throw the egg and the che-che who was running the stall allowed you to walk all the way (on the table) close to the pan which had been attached to another table. You threw the egg but it didn't go very far as you are still learning how to throw. After that first throw, you didn't want to throw anymore. We tried to encourage you but you didn't so Papa took over. Papa didn't succeed in landing the egg. :p
While we'd been in the queue for the egg throwing game, you'd noticed the stall next to it where we had to land rings around plastic toy dinosaurs. You said that you wanted to try it so we queued for that too. However, when it came to our turn, you didn't dare throw the rings. Thus Papa had to do it. No success here either. :p
We then got a couple of red bean popsicles before Mama brought you to have a glitter tattoo done on your arm back at the lunch area. Mama had gone ahead as Papa had spotted that we'd won a lucky draw prize and he wanted to collect it first.
Mama brought you there and as the tattoo people had not appeared, you both waited in the queue for dough sculptures. The queue never moved! When the tattoo people came, we went to queue for that instead. We had them do a snowflake for you. :D
We then went to the Army Museum to walk around. They had a few toy tanks that could be ridden and you wanted to give it a try. You had to wait patiently until the bigger boys got off one of them. A nice aunty told her son to get off so you could ride. Thank you, Aunty!
Initially, Papa helped you to get around as you had to step on a pedal to get it to move and push and pull on levers to steer. Mama then suggested that we let you move on your own and you did so well! You moved forward, reversed, went left and right. Well done! :D
In the museum proper, you touched a real helicopter they had in the Object Theatre. There was supposed to be a video clip that we could watch but it was very loud so we left as you didn't like it. They did try to create some effects like having wind blow down on us when the video showed a helicopter flying overhead, etc. But all these just made you nervous.
We had to leave the theatre and we walked around the exhibits. Unfortunately, these weren't very interesting. :(
You fell asleep on the way back to the Discovery Centre. We decided to sit and wait for the lucky draw to be over. You slept through it. Lots of people had put their bags on the chairs even though lots of parents were carrying sleeping toddlers in their arms. This was very inconsiderate of them. The floor was clean enough to have put their bags there. Oh well!
As Mama was really tired, we asked one of the groups of people if they would let us have a chair and they did. And as Papa was still carrying you, we asked another group to free up a chair so that Papa sit down while you slept on Papa's lap.
You continued to sleep after everyone had left after the lucky draw when it'd ended. We were waiting to watch the iWerks 3D show on Sharks.
After you got up, Papa and you went to look for Mama. Mama was making a Bunga Mangga (Malay for Mango Flower) - a stick with crepe paper wrapped around it. It looked like a flower decoration. People use it for decoration during celebrations. Later on Mama made a rangoli (colourful decorative design made with ccoloured sand) on a paper plate for you.
We then walked around the exhibits in the Discovery Centre. It was ironical - this was supposed to be the main attraction but we only got to it last. We saw Little George the robot among other things. Sad to say, the place was a disappointment. The exhibits were quite unattractive.
We then headed to the theatre to wait for the Sharks movie to begin. We were issued 3D spectacles which we had to put on to enjoy the 3D effect. You did so for a while. Papa wondered for a while if you could appreciate the effect. This curiosity was put to rest when you reached out to try to touch the jellyfish. :D But you got a bit uncomfortable with it all after a while and repeatedly asked to leave the theatre but we wanted to stay to watch the rest of the show. You then removed your spectacles and avoided watching the rest of the movie.
We left after the end of the movie and spotted a jet fighter parked on the lawn next to the exit so we went to look at it close up and as usual, you wanted to touch it. :D
We then headed to Han's for dinner.
After we'd parked our car at home, we walked over to the pasar malam. We bought you a Hello Kitty backpack as you'd been asking for a bag of your own.
After that, we came home. You were so tired you were the one who declared that it was bedtime. But you still tried to do all sorts of things to drag out the going to bed process. :p
Papa and Mama love you!
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