George's handicraft

George is settling very well in school. He enjoys going to school, but when class ends, he expects me to be punctual to pick him up. If he walks out of his classroom and he did not see me, he feels sad. There are 2 occasions which he cried when he did not see me after his class, whereby I'm only late by less than a minute!

He brought back his first handicraft from school 2 days before CNY. Below is his first handicraft!


George's second handicraft. A mask made from paper plate. Teacher taught them the alphabet C that day. This is one of the way the teacher make them learn alphabets. I personally feel that he can colour quite well!

Some happenings in 2011

It has been a while since I last blog. Life is hectic for me. It is draining me off! But I thank God for giving me a strong and healthy body. I guess I'm a perfectionist. If I'm determined on the things or directions which I want to take, I will persevere and do the best I can.

People has been asking me how I cope with 2 kids + picking George from school + all the household chores I need to do, I just smile. Its a matter of time management, how much of sacrifice Im willing to make and not to be a crybaby who always call mum for help. Certain people always worry for me. But I don't understand why they worry when I do not worry at all.

Daddy is very very busy at work. This year will be a year of considerations and decision makings for us. What will be our next directions? We need to decide.

A good friend of mine is going to hold her wedding this year. But it will not be held locally. She hope that we can attend and if we attend her wedding, she may ask George to be her page boy. Of course, I wish to attend her wedding as well as to have a well deserved holiday. But I cannot decide now. I need to see how my 2 boys are coping first. Coincidentally, her wedding date falls on my wedding anniversary!

Lets hope everything I plan and wish for works out perfectly!

Jayden turns 1

Jayden turns 1 last Saturday. We brought the 2 boys to fidgets to play! They enjoyed so much! At night, bought some mini cakes to blow with him. We did not go back to JB cause it is too near to CNY.

A new challenge for me every year

Every Year, without fail, I will be faced with a new challenge.

2008, George is born.

2009, I was preganant with Jayden and concurrently I have to look after George as well as to manage the house.

201o, Jayden is born. Got to look after a toddler, a baby and also to manage the house.

2011, George goes to school. I need to carry Jayden, walk to interchange, take a bus to the Kindergarten to pick George up. After picking George, got to carry Jayden, hold George, wait for bus, borad bus to go back to interchange and walk home again. Try to imagine the situation Im in.... It is not easy, but I can manage. I have been trained since young not to rely on others, but to depend on myself.

George has settled down in school

After a week, George has settled down in school. He no longer cries even when Daddy dropped him at school. He just walked in with his teacher to his classroom. Everyday, when I picked him up, he will smile to me. I guess he enjoyed his school life. Though he cried hard for the first 2 days, he settled down pretty fast. He is quite an expressive boy, expressing his fear immediately!

Yesterday, he received his school bag. Everyone attending this Kindergarten uses the same school bag and this is what I like about this school. This is to ensure that there are no comparisons among the children.

George 4th day in school

Today was much better. Although George cried when Daddy send him to school, but I guess he settled down after that. When I picked him up from school today, his class teacher told me he was okay today, just cried a little bit. And when I saw him, there were no more tears in his eyes, and they do not look red from crying anymore.

Hope he won't forget about having to attend school after 2 days of rest this weekend.

Today's Lunch - 7Jan2011

Cooked Mei Cai Lean Pork with peanuts for lunch today. But of course this pot will last me till dinner. Instead of cooking just one bowl of rice using rice cooker, I steam it. Steam rice is much more delicious to eat. To add some kick to my dish, I squeeze some lime and added chilli padi in it to eat it with the pork.

George's 3rd day in school

Today is George's 3rd day in school.

His 2nd day:
- We dropped him off school, handed over to teacher and left. We did not stay in the school to observe him.
- When I picked him after school, he was wailing away when teacher walked out with him. He cried for whole 3 hrs. Even after he saw us, he still wail. He was very very sad.

Today:
- Morning, he was very resistant to put on his name tag. He knew daddy is going to send him school. He was gloomy.
- Daddy left him with teacher and left. As usual, he cried.
- When I picked him up today, he did not wail anymore. I saw some tears in his eyes. It was better than yesterday. Asked teacher about his condition and she said he stopped crying in between. He has improved.
-Today, when he saw me, he no longer cry. He held a packet of cake in his hand which he did not take for his break today. He started talking to me, started making actions for the song, the wheels on the bus goes round & round. He also smiled!

Hope to see more improvements tomorrow!

George goes to school!

Today is the first day of school, George goes to school! As today is the first day, school hour is short, from 830am to 10am only.

George was quite resistant to mingle around with the children. He stick onto his daddy like magnet. After a while, we managed to "escape" from him, and left him there by himself with the teachers. He was fine at first. But somehow after a while, he started crying.

Tried to be stone-hearted and continued to hide at a corner to look at him. Let him cry and let the teachers pacify him. But he was very persistent. Cried stop, cried stop. He doesn't want anything. Don't want to play with toys, don't want to eat or drink.

Everything ended at 10am and after Daddy carried him, he became a joyful boy again!

Tomorrow will be the start of normal school hours. Hope George will get use to his new life soonest!

**Photos taken in school are taken without George knowing. I hid in a corner to take them.