Sentosa - the unplanned outing...

Last Sunday we went out to Sentosa - it wasn't a planned trip, we were at Vivo City to get me a new phone (my old one was stolen... i'll write about it later)... and because the night before we went to bed early, we thought that we need to stay awake until at least 7pm and go straight to bed. If we're at home we know we'l be having a loooong nap. So spending the day at Sentosa wasn't a bad idea.

Took the train (which Indi loves so much)... and we stopped at the Imbiah Station and just look around the plaza... there was live music and not that many people.. from this place you can take picture of the Merlion...



From the plaza we walked up and found an old truck in front of the museum, and yes... Indi wouldn't move until he went up and play with the truck..



From there we walked again and saw the Carlsberg Skytower... so we went up on it... it's a revolving tower that takes you up (was it 30m or 50m high? - i have to check) and it spins slowly so you can see the area.. it's nice to be up there...




Next to the Skytower was the Luge & Skyride... first I have my doubt in going on the luge... and wanted to take two trips of the Skyride (down and up) instead... but the cashier convince me that it's fun... so I joined Robert and Indi for the luge... and oh my!!!! it was fun!!! FUN FUN FUN... indi loves it... he also wants to do it again...
and guess what? the Skyride is a bit scary! I'm glad I listened to the cashier and did the luge...











From there we went on the cable car ride... took the whole trip cause the difference of taking one stop and round trip was only S$1,- ... might as well...



On our way back we passed the old truck again... and of course Indi wants to have another go...


We were all tired after the whole unplanned day... but it was a very nice day!!!

Indi at school

I went to take pictures of Indi and his friends at his school... my heart was filled with so much joy and happiness when he saw me lurking at the window and he told (kinda shout) to his friends saying 'That's my Mummy! That's my Mama!" while pointing his tiny little fingers to me...
They were having their Mandarin circle time... they were singing Mandarin songs - which I think Indi doesn't know how to sing or understand what the teacher is saying - but he certainly knows how to follow the moves...

A few more photos...

I just realized that there's a LOT, and i can tell you A LOT of pictures that I want to share with you all. I've taken some photos of Indi, us and many other things around here in this tiny island state. I know it's not possible to up-load it and share all of them, but I'll try to show some every now and then.

If I can find an 'on-line' photo album than it'll be easier... especially now that I have this superb toy that I'm buying through credit from 'Bank of Robert'... i'm paying with installments from what I'm earning at my part-time job. I can tell you this new Mac is superb!!!! I'm also doing stuff for work, i'll be editing video... how cool is that... maybe one day, I can put one up here... Until then... enjoy more photos....



Indi with Darren - my friend Ria's son... they wanted to pose in front of this Harrod's bear...


Indi and Robert talking with Jenette on her birthday thru Skype...


This is our ex-neighbour in Jakarta, Sanna and her son Adam... he's a lovely boy...!

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Rain... Rain... Go Away...

August was a busy month for us. I've started a part-time job, and Robert travelled quite a lot. Indi - busy at school and playground... :-)

Weather hasn't been good these past few weeks, it rained a lot and after that followed by the hot and humid weather. Indi got ill a few times within this month. First with his diarrhea, we almost have to sent him to the hospital, because he doesn't want to eat or drink and didn't pee for a few hours already... but suddenly he snapped out of it. We were watching tv and he hasn't move for some time, but with a weak voice he said 'I want crackers'... that was the nicest thing we've heard for some time. After eating the crackers and some water to drink he finally 'rebound'.... phew... you can't imagine how happy we were to see him bounced back.
After the diarrhea (that was before his birthday), he got conjunctivitis (if i misspelled.. sorry! - anyway, for those who needs a dictionary - it's an eye infection) and at the same time he had his ear infection... this was the day after his birthday (after Family Weekend). We actually planned to celebrate his birthday on Wednesday, but I have to cancel it due to his sore eyes. It was also his school holiday, so he got a bit frustrated to stay at home. My oh, my... it was sooooo difficult to give him the eyedrops. His eyes was read for about 10 days...
Just as he finished his sore eyes, everybody in the house (rob, me and our helper Genet) had this bad cough... so you can hear our special symphony every night... :-) You can guess what happened next... Indi started coughing, too...

I think it's all because of the rain... weather hasn't been good to us. Anyway... hope this picture brings a smile to your face... we're all getting better anyway...

Cargill Family Week-end

Indi enjoyed the week-end very much.... why? These pictures tell you why...

Indi's Birthday

Indi's birthday celebration starts in Johor, Malaysia (Pulai Spring Resorts to be exact), as we were there for Cargill Family Week-end.... we gave him his birthday present - 3 characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine - Thomas, Percy and Harold. After that we drove back to Singapore.
We went to see a movie - Ratatouille - which Indi enjoyed only while his popcorn lasts. Once the popcorn finished he went to sleep in my arms...

On our way home we brought a chocolate cake for his birthday - he likes blowing the candles, and was shy when we sing 'Happy Birthday' to him...






Then we open up another present, this time it's from Troy and Jane who was here a couple of weeks ago... He loves that Cars Art set... went to bed with it..!!!

He had a good day... a happy day... Thank you to all who sends us text, e-mail and post in this blog and even call to wish Indi a happy birthday... Thank you... God Bless You all...

News from Us... catching up...

Now a bit of catching up from our part... we'll continue with the pictures again later...

School has been really good for Indi. He's learn to take turn, and knows that he needs to share (even though he's not doing it all the time), he's the only person in our house who knows some Mandarin words - he's teaching us the words... One day he was singing a song that I can't quite figure out the words until one day I realize that it's a Mandarin song. When I took him to school I ask him to sing the song with his Mandarin teacher, and yes... he was singing a Mandarin song...

Indi's now a 'big boy'... he doesn't want to wear diapers anymore (except of course when he goes to sleep, we have to convince him that his friends the big boys are also wearing diapers when they go to sleep). Accident still happen every now and then, especially when he's busy playing... at least he will then let us know that he pee already. This toilet training thing is good... can't wait until he's out of diapers, that certainly will save some money... :-)

Robert is still travelling for his work, but at least week-ends he tries to be in Singapore... a few months ago on every Saturday I took part in a cooking class, during the time I'm in my cooking class Robert and Indi had their 'bonding' time... to catch up with the days that Robert is not here.

Indi and I were in Jakarta mid June, and we flew to Bali to mid Robert for the week-end... a nice short break...

After more than a year and three helpers, finally we found a good one... sad to say that it's not an Indonesian maid, but a Filippino instead... so I will be the only one Indi speaks Bahasa to. But our helper is such a blessing... she's a cheerful easy going person, who can do her chores well, can play with Indi, and she can cook!!!!! As much as I like to cook, it's a great help to have someone to cook for you for your daily meals...
She seems to be always working, doing things around the house. I told her to rest, but she just like to be on the move. One day I woke up and found her baking a Banana Cake, because the banana is getting too ripe to eat... it's her initiative that I like. Hope things will just get better with her...

As for me... what news can I give you all? Now that cooking class is finished, I'll have to find time to try and practice what I've learned... would love to make all those delicious canapes that i've learned to make... also would like to take more pictures of this island... that I appreciate more, but is not 'home' yet... :-)

It's close to dinner time... I'll continue posting again soon... meanwhile... take care you all, love you and miss you...

Blessings,
BRIC

Bob The Builder

Bob the Builder, can you fix it? Yes we can!!!

One of Indi's favourite shows is Bob the Builder. Saw this tool set + Bob the Builder thing on a Garage sale and got it so that Indi can learn to be a builder. When he's using the tool he said he's like Daddy, or he's helping Daddy...

In this picture is Stephen, Indi's best friend who has moved back to America. Life is different now for Indi, for us too in many ways...

Head on the Table

Went to Science Center again, this time with my friend Widi and her 3 children who Indi loves to play with. Here is Indi's picture as a center piece... head on the table...

On the Bridge

How do you pose when you're in a busy bridge and people are passing by... :-) nervous..? shy? It's just that there's not that many photos of Indi and me that I like to post this picture...

Rides

When we're out in a mall Indi's got this very sharp eyes on the look for the kiddie rides... This is the only one that I've seen him sit still while he's on the ride... :-) Not the usual train, cars ride...

Brownies

Chocolate, ice cream, brownies, cakes... name it... that's what Indi loves to eat. I used to bake brownies for his afternoon snack, but have stopped now because that's all what he wants to eat. When he's eating better food than I'll start baking again...

First Train Set

It was Indi's school holiday (must be some time in late March), and I got him his first train set... he loves to play with it... Bought one from the Brio set, where you can just add tracks and it can grow into a big one, and it's compatible with the Thomas the tank engine trains (which is more expensive than this Brio set).



After that I found a similar set on a garage sale (the price was 1/10 of the first set we got.!!!! thank God for Garage Sale)... now he's got quite a big track and a few train sets... that keeps him happy and he can share with his friends...

Swimming Lesson

Indi's been having swimming lessons for some time now... he's getting better and more daring to plunge into the pool.

February Bali

Robert was travelling a lot early this year that we decide to go for a little break in Bali in February. Stayed at this place which is basically a house with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, balcony and a pool... There's another similar house (2 bedrooms) and 2 single room bungalows sharing the garden/ land and pool... It's basic/ and simple, but more than enough for a very idyllic holiday that we're after.

During our stay what we did was went to seach for land in the morning and just sat by the beach. We now have a place that we like to go and sit... I'll read my book or just look at people on the beach while Indi and Robert would go in and out the water. Indi is familiar with the place and people on that spot... he'll order drinks for us, and Teh Botol (tea in a bottle) for himself...

Here are some pictures from our trip...


It's funny how kids can easily make friends, how they can play 'from a distance'...


We were walking along the road, browsing the shops and there was this little girl with her 'motorbike'... Indi has this fascination about bikes, cars, trucks anything that has wheels... one thing lead to another he's on the girls bike already... Can see how he's 'nervous'... :-) but the girl is a natural biker, smiling and confidently taking care of Indi...




It's not that often that I'll swim with Indi... but you just can't resist to swim in Bali... the bungalow behind is the single room bungalow... in the picture you can see a bit of how 'green' and luscious the garden is...

Catching Up..

So sorry for the very late up-date... time flies soooo quick that suddenly pictures are piling up on my computer, and stories forgotten to be shared.

I know we won't be able to share everything, but will try our best...

After a few months in school, here's a picture of Indi with some of his arts n crafts project... He likes painting, and the colour he loves most is blue... even though lately he's shown a big interest in red and black... St. Kilda's colour.. :-) (story on that later)

Bites and Bruises

Bites and bruises are part of growing up. But it still breaks your heart when it happens...



Bruise story: we just came back from a 10days holiday in Bali. On Sunday - February 25 - Indi and I went to the playground, he's sooo happy to see his buddy Stephen that his leap of joy was run his car into the playground railing.... lucky it didn't hit his eyes.



Bites story: February 27, as I picked him up from school Indi's teacher, Ms Li Ann, approached me. She explained that Indi was bitten by a boy from older class. My question was whether Indi started or provoked they boy that makes the boy bit him. Ms Li Ann said no, that boy is a biter... In the car Indi when I asked Indi how his day was, he mentioned a new name... 'Benedict'..., i thought he's trying to say 'Benjamin did "something" or whatever....' At home when I read the school communication book, turned out Benedict is the name of the boy who bit him.... I had tears in my eyes whenever I saw it. Poor Indi...



Despite all that... he's still the happy little boy he is...

Robert's First Time

After Robert's trip - it was Indi's second week at school... and Robert took Indi to school... and this is what happened....



...guess Indi misses his Daddy and doesn't like to be separated with his Daddy... :-) so sweet!

Favourite Toy - Cars

Playing with the car is Indi's favourite thing to do at school... he now learns to take turn with other kids... even though it doesn't always work...
On the first day it was easy to leave him because he's busy playing with the car... he'll just cry for a while, but soon puts his attention to the car...

... comfortable in the car...

... panic look..."please stay"...

Bye oom Troy

A kiss to oom Troy before we left Indi at school...

The Classroom

This is Indi's classroom... the class is called the Starters 1.... there are 14 kids in total in his class, some only goes twice or three times a week... Indi goes for 5days a week...

First Day of School - 2

This picture is supposed to be before we put all his stuff away... look at Indi's expression!!! Confused? Terrified? Sad..?

Meeting the Teacher

Miss Carol - the principal/ director and sub-teacher - greets us while holding Benjamins hand...