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The Milo Van Craze

Seriously, I had no idea how much impact this delicious drink called MILO had on the entire country!

When Papa found out about this MILO Van redemption thingy, he was all crazy about collecting the entire series….and thanks to some additional proof of purchases from Ah Ma/Ah Kong and Joyce Ah Kor, Papa managed to secure enough points to redeem all SIX vans in this redemption promotion.

Problem is, the entire country was just as crazy too as the stock of vans were all gone within weeks…so late submissions from Papa had to be processed at a much later date and we only got the full set of vans some 3 to 4 months after the forms were submitted.

It was kinda crazy like two vans would come on one month and then we had to wait for another month before the next two vans arrived and so forth. Hee!

But anyway, when all the vans arrived, Papa seemed the happiest…okok, maybe Koko Collin was delirious too because they added on to his vast collection of road vehicles…sigh….I wonder why they even bothered to pack the vans in those nice glass boxes because Papa and Koko Collin tore them out so quickly to get their hands on them. :-P

…so Papa went on and on about his old schooldays when he had to line up together with the rest of the students to get a cup of Milo from these vans… and today, both Koko Collin and I may not have even seen such vans around, but we can always ask Mama to make us some Milo anytime of the day! Yay!

Well, at least with so many toy cars around the house, I still had the chance to play with these Milo vans every once in a while. :-D

I thought this was the cutest. :-D

Do YOU all also have that Milo craze?!

My First Day of Sunday School

Whilst Koko Collin faced many daunting challenges with his first year in kindergarten this year, I also experienced my first year of sorts – in Sunday School!

Although it was not my first time attending our church’s Sunday School, it was definitely my official year as a registered student there.

My first day was like two Sundays ago, just before the Chinese New Year holidays. Still the turnout was pretty scary…by my standards, since I really have this phobia about crowds. It didn’t feel too scary at first…probably because I managed to drag Papa to sit in the entire group session…hee!

Koko Collin seemed OK by himself…we were sort of separated by some drawn lines – the boys sat on one side and the girls on the other. After the praise and worship, there were some games, which were strange since only some of the volunteered students took part. not that I’m complaining….I became somewhat comforted that Papa was still with me…hee!

We were then ushered by our respective teachers to our smaller groups…I was in the group for those aged 3 and below. By now, Papa started to stealthily disappear. I really didn’t notice he had gone till after the class was over!

I seriously think nothing much was planned for that day since the teachers simply gave us some toys to play with, some colouring activities, etc. I didn’t even receive my attendance book that day. Hmmmph.

Anyway, I think my first day in Sunday School was on overall, a success because I didn’t really cry that much compared to Koko Collin’s first day last time. Hee! Although I still felt very scared and shy inside.

So far, I think I like Teacher Hannah best…probably because she spent the most time helping me with the playing blocks. Also maybe because the name is similar to one of my cousin’s name..:-P I also allowed her to carry me to keep some of the toys after the class. :-D

These are some photos of my first day in Sunday School…

Teacher Hannah helping me to handle the pencils...:-D

Koko Collin also doing some colouring in his class...

 

Hug of the Day!

Mini Masterchef

Seeing and tasting all those yummy Chinese New Year foods have really ignited my interest to be more than a spectator, a food taster, an eater….I think I have what it takes to be like those Masterchefs I see on TV.

Let’s see, I’ve been practicing on most of my masak-masak toys regularly….

I’ve been steadily watching Mama at work in the kitchen…

I’ve been watching some bits of shoes on the food channels…

I enjoy the Kitchen Musical…

I pay attention in supermarkets when vegetables, fish and meat are bought…

Hmmmm…looks like I’m all set….

Now, if I could only coax Koko Collin to be my honored food-taster…hee!

GONG XI FA CAI!

Funny Face Friday!

Music Lessons

Sometimes, I really appreciate the fact that I have an older brother to look up to and learn stuff from. I have to admit it is not an easy task growing up so it’s always a good thing and a blessing to have someone close to follow.

Like in recent weeks, Koko Collin would readily insist that he would sing with me in the car in his effort to teach me new words and also teach me how to sing.

The result? Some funny but believable duet, like the following..

Collin: Do, a deer, a female..

Me: Deer!

Collin: Ray, a drop of golden..

Me: Sun!

Collin: Me, a name I call my..

Me: Self!

Collin: Far, a long long way to..

Me: Run!

Collin: Sew, a needle pulling..

Me: -read!

Collin: La, a note to follow..

Me: So!

Collin: Tea, a drink with jam and..

Me: -read!

Collin: That will bring us back to…

Me: DO!

—-

Collin: Jesus, you’re my superhero

Me: Ro..

Collin: You’re my star, my best fri-

Me: End!

Collin: Better than Spiderman, better than Superman, better than Batman, better than Ben 10..

Me: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…

—–

Collin: Kookaburra sits on the old gum..

Me: Tree!

Collin: Merry merry king of the bush is..

Me: He!

Collin: Laugh, kookaburra..

Me: -augh!

Collin: Kookaburra gay your life must be..

Me: Ha, ha, ha!

Collin: Kookaburra sits on the old gum..

Me: Tree!

Collin: Counting all the monkeys he can see..

Me: Stop!

Collin: Kookaburra..

Me: Stop!

Collin: Kookaburra, that’s no monkey that’s..

Me: Me!

Collin: Caitlynn Cheah!

Me: Mama Cheah, Papa Cheah, Koko Cheah, Auntie Cheah, Bearbear Cheah, Ah Feet Cheah…

Collin:?!

 

Doodle Masterpiece

I have certainly grown up.

Yup, where previously I would use colour pencils on doodle boards, now I think I can appreciate them more…hee! Well, more than Koko Collin anyway, I think. While my brother still prefers to take the easy way out and use those doodle board stampers to very quickly shade the entire board, I prefer using the board in the way it is supposed to be used – with the doodle pen, of course!

Notice how focussed and still I can be when given this simple yet innovative toddler’s ‘tablet’?

I may not be very good in drawing anything sensible to anyone looking at my art yet, but I think with a couple more lines and circles, I would be well on my way to creating the next art exhibition masterpiece! Ahem!

Ta Da! Any guesses what I just drew? :-P

 

Salon is Open!

There’s no denying that there is some attraction of hair to girls that cannot be explained.

So, it’s definitely no surprise that one of my favourite home activities is opening up my very own salon and work on other people’s hair. Sigh, too bad I don’t have much hair to work on myself, but that’s another story..

For now, I shall endeavor to hone and polish up my skills. I am confident these skills will be most useful in the future. Hee!

Welcome!

doesn't hurt to self-indulge when customer not looking...:-p

Done. Please come back, or else....grrr..

“Koko!”

The simple four-letter affectionate name of my older brother, Collin is actually more useful than you think…

For example, I use it very frequently when questioned by Papa or Mama about some crime or stuff we were not supposed to do…

“OK, who spilled water here?”

“Who threw the toy?”

“Who tore the book?”

“Who hasn’t washed hands?”

Hehe…see how useful it is? Of course, sometimes, I blurt it out too often that I get caught when asked otehr things as well, like..

“Who wants to bathe first?”

“Who wants to be buckled in the car first?”

“Who wants dinner?”

“Who wants medicine?”

“Who wants some biscuits?”

Ahhh…and that’s why I sayang my Koko so much! :-P

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