School excursion: SEA Aquarium, RWS.

I accompanied Adam on his school field trip to SEA Aquarium today.

It was an exhausting but enriching experience for Adam and I alike.

Really salute the teachers for their diligence and dedication in ensuring the excursion was a fun and educational trip for the children.

I don't think I can survive one day being a pre-school teacher!

All that shouting instructions, keeping the children orderly, making sure nobody gets lost inside the dark aquarium..... no mean feat.

 

On the other hand, I really treasured my opportunity to go with Adam. As a matter of fact, I would never have made it today if not for Adam's teacher calling me up to go.

At least now I get to witness how Adam behaves in the presence of his peers and figures of authority.

 

All in all a good experience.

 

 

 

I'm clearing my leave and spending more time with the children.
They are simply growing up too fast.
 

It's really not easy juggling family and work and trying to find the balance.

I may not be the best mother in the world. Some days I feel motivated, some days I feel lazy.

There are even days when I feel resentful and tempted to give the kids away for a small token.

But at the end of the day, I try my best to be the best Mummy I can be to my kids.

 



A trip to Science Centre.

After some weeks of deliberating, which I also cannot remember why, we finally made our trip to Science Centre today.

 

I've not been there in decades since my school excursions in Primary school!

 

Adam wanted to see Dinosaurs, which was mainly the reason why we were there.

There's a water play area for kids as well so bring along your towels and extra clothes

What is Adam scrutinising ?

Creepy crawlies!

He was most fascinated with these infrastructure-building stuff so we ended up buying a set.
He refused to leave and there we were, armed with $56 worth of tickets to the Dinosaur exhibit and he didn't want to go.
So we promised him we would go back to this after the exhibit and if he still liked them we would buy one (which he did).
And guess who was the one who ended up fixing the tiny parts back home?

Inside "Titans of the past" exhibit 

 

 

By the time we got to Tyrannosaurus Rex, Adam was afraid and kept bugging us to leave.
He said the dinosaurs were huge and scary and they would eat us if we stood too closely.

We were done with the exhibition in less than 40 minutes.

 

Sorry dinosaurs, looks like we won't be missing you anytime soon.

 

Bread & butter pudding recipe

Baked bread & butter pudding for breakfast this morning, using my new Tefal 30L oven for the first time, and it was a SUCCESS!

The kids polished every bit on their bowls.

 

It's really easy and fail-proof, I promise!

 

 

 

 

R E C I P E :

Ingredients:

50gm soft butter
10 slices soft white bread, cut diagonally (I removed the skin on the edge)

50gm raisins

1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder

350ml fresh milk

50ml heavy cream

2 eggs

25gm white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

 

Method:

1) Grease a 2-pint baking dish with a little butter

2) Cover the base of the dish with bread, with buttered side up.

3) Sprinkle raisins on top of bread layer.
4) Repeat this layering until dish is 3/4 filled.

5) Heat milk and cream together in saucepan over low heat. Do NOT boil.

6) In a large bowl, lightly whisk eggs, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla essence.

7) Pour in heated milk into bowl and continue whisking until light coloured.

8) Pour this mixture over the bread and press gently until all bread is soaked.

9) Leave it aside for 30min.

10) Bake in pre-heated oven, at 180deg and for 45 min.

 

 

26 Oct 2013: Adam's year-end concert at school.

I woke up at 6:30AM on Saturday as I was feeling excited - my big baby is performing for his first time at his school's concert!

When he attended childcare centre in the past, they did not have such activities so it's a first for all in the family.

 

I personally ironed his costume, got both kids ready, and helped Adam put on some light makeup. 

I was a ball of nerves.

 

Supporters!

My shy Adam heading to the concert hall.

K2 graduation.

My big baby on stage! His class is singing a Filipino song Tong, Tong, Pakitong-kitong (The Crab Song).

 

All the levels and classes of children danced and sang so well. Their coordination was splendid!

They have been practicing hard for 8 weeks prior to today and it was no easy feat for these kids to go on stage and perform so well in front of the whole audience.

 

Although Adam is naughty in the company of people he is familiar with, he is very shy and antisocial by nature.
He's not the type to talk to strangers and every CNY visit is a nightmare for us, therefore to see such vast improvement in his confidence is a proud moment for me.

 

Thank you Changi Bethany School-House for all the effort and patience in training our children.

Your hands-on approach and working closely with parents is a reflection of the firm belief that learning begins at home.