Godma’s Visit

Their offical Godma is a very busy woman who takes on duties as a doting Godma, a wonderful friend, a filial daughter and a passionte follower of Christ who serves in church. Despite her busy schedule and routine, she came to my house to pay us a visit. 

The kids were happy to see her and though she was able to stay for a short while, it matters a lot to the kids as they were able to spend some quality time with her. They spent time catching up and as usual, she will always remind the kiddos how much God loves them and how blessed they are. We are really blessed and honored to have her as our girls’ Godma who loves them and care for them. 😊

 

Thank you Sue for the beautiful friendship and you are such a wonderful Godma that was sent from above.

Little Pumpkin Turns SEVEN

How time flies! Our little pumpkin turned SEVEN today! She always feels sad when she attends her friends’ birthday earlier in the year and had to wait till the end of the year to celebrate hers. We always tell her that good things have to wait and the celebration will be bigger… hahaahahahah We also reminded her that she shares the same birthday month as Jesus and told her that she is really blessed.

 

After a staycation at Shangi-La Hotel Singapore over the weekend, we brought her to one of her favourite Italian Restaurant, The Pizza Bar for lunch. She ordered her favourite Truffle Mac & Cheese and gave a thump up for the lunch (as usual). Headed to town to shop for her birthday gift and this would be the best moment as she gets to choose whatever she wants and no one is complaining… hahaahahahah

In the evening after a simple family dinner at home, we had a small cake cutting ceremony for her to sum up the whole week’s celebration. She is really happy though no big parties but she mentioned that she had a ball of a time too. 😊

Happy Blessed Birthday Little Pumpkin! May the good Lord always keep and bless you with happiness and good health always. We love you soooooooooooooo much!

Birthday Staycation

It’s Little Pumpkin’s birthday in a few days’ time and we decided to have a staycation at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore since we are unable to host birthday celebrations due to Covid restrictions. She was so excited when we told her that we would be heading out for a simple celebration, but she had no idea that we would be going for a staycation.

 

When we arrived at the hotel, she asked if we would be having luncheon at this hotel and when she saw us unloading our bags, her eyes lit up with a bright smile. She was so happy and kept thanking us for bringing her here. We did a brief check-in and were assigned to our room without delay. After checking into our room, we hurried to book the activities for the kiddos. 

We played the hotel’s history hunt with the kids as they want to win a prize once all clues are found, and they were so excited to get it done quickly. I am happy that the hotel provides such interesting activities for the kids and at the same time, they can learn the history of the Shangri-La Hotel. Thumps up!

For dinner, we booked Waterfall Ristorante (one of our favorite Italian Restaurants) and man… little pumpkin was so happy and enjoyed her pasta so much. She said that the kids’ Beef Bolognese is the best she ate so far. The restaurant manager kindly arranged a tiny birthday cake for her as we mentioned that we are celebrating a birthday upon reservation. 

It makes us happy to see you happy Little Pumpkin. We love you so much!

Woke up early this morning for our breakfast at The Line and thankfully, it was not as crowded as we expected. The buffet line is closed but we can order our breakfast at our table and be served. Honestly, we preferred the buffet breakfast as we can check out dishes and take whatever we like but at this moment, we are only able to order and wait for it to be served to our table.

Let’s hope the covid situation will be stabilized or in fact, be over soon so that we can get back to our life before Covid.

Right after breakfast, the kids wasted no time and got changed into their swimming costumes and plunged into the pool. We couldn’t swim yesterday as it was raining, and the pool was closed. The kiddos had a ball of a time in the pool while I chillaxed at the sauna.

Happy Blessed Birthday Little Pumpkin

Yearly, we try to provide our little pumpkin with a celebration for her birthday by organizing a party with family and friends. This year, we had to give it a miss due to the Covid restriction where we are only allowed to have not more than 20 pax for any gathering.

 

We decided to hold a smaller scale birthday party for her at home instead and inviting parents in law over dinner and simple cake cutting ceremony. Though the baby girl is upset and disappointed but she was happy when she saw the cake I made for her. 

I made her favourite Oreo Cheesecake and had it decorated with her current favourite cartoon character – Peter Rabbit. I made some mini cheesecakes to distribute to my sis-in-laws so they too can enjoy the sweets at the comfort of their home. Little Pumpkin is really happy that we had this little celebration at home. 😊

Tamago En

 Since we are unable to travel during this year’s school holidays, as parents, we need to plan activities for the kiddos. Well, as Christmas is drawing near, I decided to go shopping with the girls instead.

 

We headed down to have lunch at Tamago En located at Vivocity as this is one of the new popular Japanese joint and we are happy to give it a shot. 😊 There was a short queue when we arrived but were given a seat not longer after. We took our time to browse through the menu and yes, it was simple Japanese food, but the most attractive and popular dish would be their pancakes (which is the desserts).

We ordered our mains and the pancakes as desserts (of course!). I would give a 7/10 for their mains and 9/10 for their desserts. My girls love pancakes, but I thought it was quite sweet for my liking. However, over all experience was pretty good as the café is really cute and lively. It makes you happy when you dine there. 😊

GRACIA Celebration 2021

I am a super proud mother as Lady Faith is receiving the Mother Mathilde Award for the 1^st time. This is a school award, and I am sure as parents, any awards given to your child will made you proud.

 

The Mother Mathilde Award is a prestigious title given to a Primary student who has fulfilled the holistic criteria of the award, namely in the area of

(1) Academic excellence, 

(2) CCA achievements, and 

(3) Leadership & service to school & community. 

 

The recipient of this award should display the determination, the tenacity of not giving up despite all the odds and the courage that Mother Mathilde had. Like Mother Mathilde’s leadership qualities, the recipient should also exhibit the ability to make do with what one had and to think creatively of ways to meet challenges and rise above the adversities.

I wanted to be in school to witness this beautiful moment but due to Covid restrictions, (YES, It is COVID again), school is not allowed to hold such events but only be able to receive the award from their Form Teachers and have a picture taken. Very disappointing indeed but well, I am still a proud mother! 

Congratulations Darling for your wonderful achievements! Keep up the excellent work!

Last Day Of School

Today is the last day of school for the year and we decided to pick up the girls at their school instead of having them to board the school bus. When we arrived at their school gate, it was flooded with parents, helpers and grandparents so, we stood away from the school gate to wait for them instead.

 

As the kids gradually were released from school via classes, we waiting patiently for our girls to show up at the gate. As they were excited that we are picking them up, they did not take their time at all but hurried out of school to meet us.

 

The first thing she mentioned was ‘Where are we going for lunch Mummy and Daddy?” we laughed and took them to find out when we are near to the destination. As we hit the highway and the girl started guessing and they managed to guess it right when we took a turn into East Coast Park. They both started shouting out the café’s name and got so excited. 

It was a quiet afternoon at P.S. Cafe indeed and we were able to enjoy our lunch at our own pace. The kids ordered their favrouite dishes like Cheeseburger and beef Bolognese while I took the pasta and hubby had his spring chicken. We absolutely enjoyed our luncheon given the space, the quietness and of course we dined as a family. 😊

Happy School Holidays Girls!