Saturday, May 30, 2009

Vivo City

We were all at Vivo City today... after my Lorna Whiston's class; Daddy drive us all to Vivo City.

We are all gonna meet up with Uncle Shuh's Daddy & Mummy for dinner at Imperial Court Herbal Restaurant.

Before the meal, I had a great time playing at the Kids playground...





































Daddy "u want to go horse-ridding??"






















Yippee.. this is fun!!

















Good deal strike.. after horse ride, change to Giraffe ride!














See... this is cool!!!!

















Haiz... can i dun go for the dinner..
still not enough!!!

Friday, May 29, 2009

Cycling trip

Mummy took leaves today to look after me... and Daddy brought us to Sengkang park for cycling!














Daddy coaching me how to do it right ...
(BTW, Ah Gong get me this nice big bike!! I say I am a big girl already, I need BIG BIKE.)




















Yeah.. I make it!!!








































Taking a break for a drink ...^-^





















Times to go back...
and I brought home ... multiples mosquito's bites.. :(

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Duan Wu Jie (Rice Dumpling Festival)

This is how the story flows ....

Duan Wu Jie is a widely celebrated festival amongst the Chinese, to pay respect to the patriotic poet, Qu Yuan (pronounced as Chue Yuan).

The legend involves a really long and complicated throne-fighting war and political history. But to make a long story short: Qu Yuan was an important minister back in Chu Kingdom in ancient China. He had been known for his loyalty for the emperor of Chu, and loved his country greatly. However, His Majesty had not taken Qu Yuan's advice seriously, and he eventually got himself trapped and captured in a foreign land by his enemies, which then lead to his own death. Sad and angry at the corrupted, dying Kingdom, Qu Yuan tied himself to a big rock and threw himself into the River of Puo Luo. The people then made rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves and threw them into the river. They believed this would stop the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. Some would even row down stream in a boat, beating drums and shouting out loud in the hope to scare the fish away (it was believed that it is how the Dragon Boat event is related to the festival.

Since then, the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar has been set as Duan Wu Festival to remember the incident. Although there were versions of legends and stories that indicate Duan Wu has existed way before Qu Yuan's death, the tradition still carries on.

The rice dumplings (ZongZi) are glutinous rice (or sticky rice in some countries like Thailand and Hong Kong) wrapped in bamboo leaves, or other large leaves (lotus is one of the more commonly used leaves). You can find all sorts of different fillings in the rice: pork, roast pork, chestnut, egg, salted egg, mushroom, red bean, or just simply without filling. They could be just white rice dumpling (not pre-fried), or brown (pre-fried with soya sauce).

Every years, Grandma will make a point to wrap her own home-make recipe Zong zi.
Over the years, her Zongzi received lotsa of good compliments and many of the neighbours, friends and relatives will put in their orders as early as a year!

This year, with the help of Grandpa, grandma decided to have her Zongzi boiled over charcoal stove, she say it will bring out the aroma of the Zong zi better.

I enjoy watching over the stove....

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

唐诗 Poetry of Tang Dynasty



凉州词 : 王翰 - 葡萄美酒夜光杯,欲饮琵琶马上催。醉卧沙场君莫笑,古来征战几人回

江雪: 柳宗元 - 千山鸟飞绝,万径人踪灭。孤舟蓑笠翁,独钓寒江雪。

寻隐者不遇 : 贾岛 : 松下问童子,言师采药去。只在此山中,云深不知处。

相思 : 王维 - 红豆生南国,春来发几枝。愿君多采撷,此物最相思。

静夜思 :李白 - 床前明月光,疑是地上霜。 举头望明月,低头思故乡

春晓 : 孟浩然 - 春眠不觉晓,处处闻啼鸟。夜来风雨声,花落知多少。

Monday, May 25, 2009

Progress Report

I brought back my Progress report today...

My various development was good... Mmm.. except for my participation in the show and tell session...

Mummy was v. puzzle why a chatty girl like me can be so reserved in class... hee
I told her "Nikole shy lah!"

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Conquering a 9-piece puzzle

@ McDonald

After our regular sunday visit to the library.. Daddy took us for a bite at McDonald...




















Waiting patiently for my meal to arrive...































Yum Yum ... now I knows how to appreciate Tomato Ketchup. ^-^

























Thank u Daddy and Mummy!! Tomorrow we come again okie?

Saturday, May 23, 2009

MacRitchie Reservoir

This morning, we rise up early ... and Daddy decided to bring us to the reservoir again..
this time, we ended up at MacRitchie Reservoir.







































It is only 9am in the morning, and is already so HOT ...



































Happily roaming around on my own ....








































Get to know a lovely pair of little sisters..
they looks exactly the same!!
Mummy say they are twins..












Resting for a drink... and



























enjoying the beautiful scenery.






















I'm too tired to walk further...Thanks to Daddy....*wink*
















Off we go for our brunch!!!

Kiddy Cabs


P/s : we were wondering what Nikole was mumbling until we did a close shoot. :-P
she is happily singing 。。。


A trishaw,
Is running fast,
And it's carrying an old lady
Driver wants 50 cents
She pays 1 dollar
Do you think it's strange or not?

Thursday, May 21, 2009

The Letter "H"















This is what I did during my lessons at Apple Tree.. nice painting of "hair on head" -(hee.. i got 2 stars!!!) and a rocking horse..