Experimenting

We experimented cooking with our Happycall pan. We bought chicken thighs from supermarket and marinated it with char siew sauce (all my dear's idea).

The big chef ready to cook:

Look and smell good:

The cooked product:

Oops, the other chao tar side:

After slicing away the burnt portion, the meat taste quite yummy. The meat was not burnt at all inside. It is still very tender. Guess that is the miracle of the happycall pan. Food is fresh!
Clarence said Daddy's chicken thigh was very delicious!

Another experiment yesterday night, this time honey chicken wings. Not burnt like the other time. Verdict: Successful! Will be bringing the honey chicken wings to the CNY potluck gathering with friends tonight.

Visiting on First Day of CNY

As usual, we went over to my mother-in-law place to 拜年in the afternoon. Clarence was very popular with the all the meimeis yesterday. Maybe because daddy gel his hair and he looked handsome? Celeste wanted him to carry her.

Celine also wanted him to carry her.

Holding both the twins hands.

Vincy also wanted her gor gor to carry her.

More pictures of us there:

After lunch, we went over to my mum's place. Photo taking before the others arrived.

The kids have grown independent. This year, I can sit down and watch my dear play manjong. Vincy stick to Lijun 阿姨. She wanted Lijun 阿姨 to feed her dinner. Clarence played with Dubery.

CNY party@Catholic High

We attended Clarence's CNY class party last Friday. This is the first time I attend his class party. I believe this will also be the last time cos when I go back to work, I won't be able to excuse myself from school function to go to his party. He was very happy to see Daddy and Mummy at the party.
With friends:

The boys ran in and out of the classroom chasing each other and shouting after having their snacks.

Lo Hei session:

2nd Reunion Dinner

Just came back from our 2nd reunion dinner. Joined my parents and relatives for reunion dinner tonight at Orchard Central.
 全家福:

Hubby and me:

Finally got a picture of my gal kissing me.

1st Reunion Dinner

We had our 1st reunion dinner with my mother-in-law side last Saturday. This year, they came to our place for the dinner. We had steamboat that night. Managed to take a picture of the kids that night while they sat down to watch the TV. Will have another reunion dinner with my family side on Chinese New Year eve.

Homework

Since I am not working now, I will ask him to do some assessment everyday except on days when he has CCA. He chose to do his work in the balcony the other day. Good, help to utilise the balcony.

While he was doing his work. meimei also started on her First homework for her piano lesson.
She did her homework in her room.

                                                              
Before:                                                  
                                                    

After drawing the eyes and mouth for mummy and child:

Disruptive

Vincy sleeps in her own room now but she has this problem of wetting her bed, even with the diaper on. The urine leaks out of the diaper because she tosses and turns and sleeps on her side. So sometimes she will wake up in the middle of the night and cry cos her bed is wet. Then we have no choice but to let her sleep between us in our room.

Nowadays, even if she doesn't wet her bed, she will sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and start crying cos she wants to go toilet or she has a nightmare. It is rather disruptive to our sleep. There were certain days when she would cry at 2 plus am then 4 plus am again. How I wish she can sleep through the night. For the past few days, she did not wake up and cry. Keeping my fingers crossed, hope it stays that way.

Last Sunday

We went to Bishan Park to walk the dogs together last Sunday morning. Clarence pulling Gemie and Vincy pulling Jewel.

Discovered a sand pit in the park and this was actually Vincy's first time on the swing. We played at the playground while Daddy continued walking the dogs.

After walking the dogs, we went to MacDonald to have breakfast.

Then we went for a swim.

Busy Busy

Starting from January, Vincy has 3 classes on Saturdays. Swimming class in the morning:

Then ballet class after swimming class. So we will dress her in her ballet outfit after showering.

After ballet, we have a short break for lunch before she goes for her piano class. Super busy!

She wants me to go in with her for lesson cos she says Daddy dun know piano.

So we are busy rushing for classes on Saturdays. And she still wants me to enrol her in art class. She says she wants to learn art after her piano class. Faint!

Taking medicine

My kids took turns to fall sick during the last week of holiday and first week of school. First it was Clarence, he had fever for 3 days then it was Vincy's turn. Her fever subsided within a day. Fortunately for me, my kids have no problem taking medicine since young. In fact, they love to take medicine (sound crazy rite). When one of them see the other taking medicine, he or she will tell me he is sick and need the medicine too. They often say medicine taste good.