Weekend

Tried to blog this post using Iphone but failed miserably!

Last weekend was an extended weekend thanks to National Day. Happy 45th Birthday Singapore!

Plans in the pipeline to have a good mix of rest as well as activities, taking full advantage of the 3 days.

Sat ~ went on the very 1st bus ride as seen in earlier post. afternoon was spend at home for Zethan's nap before getting out of the house for dinner. Had claypot rice at Clementi which is yumz only after a long waiting time of supposed estimated 1hr but end up being served after 20mins. off to IMM for grocery shopping. grabbed some striploin for Zethan and foodstuff for dinner since highly chance all will be under house arrest especially at night for the next 1 month. Reason for so being the coming of 7th month which is Hungry Ghost Festival and young children are advised not to be out at night say after 7pm.

Sun ~ took the chance to have breakfast but this little guy certainly has a mind of his own. The usual hotcake was rejected after less than 1/2 a portion but took to junkie french fries which he usually reject! As he missed his morning nap, doze off almost immediately in the car seat. Had wanted to bring him to Farmart to look at the farm animals but since he is napping, detour to nearby farm to grab some fresh vegetables. He must be really tired as he did not wake at all from arriving at Farmart till getting back into the car to head home. Head home to expect the 'delivery' of prayer stuff.

Mon ~ it is going to be a busy day! Zethan had a gathering with his buddies as part of celebration for National Day. All the kids are decked in red and white. The adults had popiah party thanks to Aunty Ophe for the preparation while mummy bought durians and Aunty Sue Lin brought B&J ice cream and Bundaberg. Healthy and yummy popiah, testing everybody's popiah wrapping skill!

The kiddos had Art and Craft post lunch and was made to paint a handdawn flag on a huge carton box. despite having a brush, Zethan made it very clear to avoid at all cost while Caleb and Cayden had a great time creating their masterpiece. Okay, after a long while, Zethan picked up the brush and 'painted' a stroke on the newspaper simply because he is trying to flunk the brush off!

Oh, one more thing, Zethan is behaving like a big terror! He pushes little Caleb which made him cry, chase after good old Frosty giving a spank or two, snatching toys with Cayden. Gosh, what happen to him!

Next coming up will be the family photoshoot with grandma and Jiu Jiu's family. Zethan wasn't very cooperative during the shoot, refusal to sit not to mention following 'instructions'. It was no easy feat to distract him or draw his attention to the camera. It did not help when the assistant photographer is trying all her might at the top of her voice calling out to him. See the thing is that, would you think it will be more effective for the parents to try and draw the child's attention or a stranger coming up with funnie animals sounds or whatsoever she is doing.

Mummy is not very happy with this shoot and to make matter worst, it was a very rush rush job and everything was over and done with in less than an hour for 5A2C which is unbelievable. The impression given was so long as photos are snapped and there is at least 2-3 nice / presentable shot, rushed on to the next set. She is very doubtful that the turnout will be good though with almost zero expectation, fingers crossed for a nice family portrait which is the 1st for the family.

Dinner at Thomson and was greeted with a pleasant surprise when a convoy of tankers, SAF vehicles, emergency vehicles drove past. Felt really patriotic for the 1st time when everybody was waving at each other, really cool man!