Through my recent interactions with relatives, friends of Papa and Mama and also some strangers, I have come to realisation that not many people out there knows how to pronouce my name correctly! Sigh….well, I guess it’s a ‘burden’ I need to carry around with such a unique name…hee!

For the record, I have been addressed a couple of times like ‘Katherine’, ‘Kat-te-line’, ‘Kat-hrin’, etc..

For those curious to know, do head on over to my personal page Caitlynn where you can read about my growth updates, and more importantly…how to pronounce my name properly…

In brief, don’t let the length nor the spelling distract your tongue. My name is simply pronouced as if you wanted to say ‘Kate-lin’….takes a while, but soon after the correct pronounciation of my name should roll off your tongue easily.

Of course, if it is still a challenge, I also respond to the name Princess….hee! :-p

As a toddler who just celebrated my second birthday yesterday (hint hint..:-D), I have come to realise of how critical the development of a child’s reading habit can be these days! Getting the right book at the right age is as important as mommies choosing that perfect complimenting lipstick or daddies picking out that correct matching tie before they go out!

No doubt in this day and age, we have other forms of media like the Internet and TVs that also provide rich sources of knowledge, but after a while, they can prove to be quite a sore to the eyes and also induce boredom too. I mean, how often can a child ‘poke’ each other on Facebook, or sit through countless repeats of the Hot Dog Dance, right? At the end of the day, a good old-fashioned book (regardless of its many new rich variants of pop-ups, glitters, musically-chimed, etc.) is what every child needs!

The Little Red Reading Nook is one such place where you can find a wide variety of good children’s books in the comfort of your own home. The books here are also very competitively priced and is complete with simple yet comprehensive reviews for you to consider before you make your choice!

Believe you me, with sites like the Little Red Reading Nook, toddlers like me would never again be denied access to such wonderful books, and my precious time would be spent beneficially reading books filled with knowledge at my reading level, instead of being thrown in the ‘deep-end of the pool’ with those huge sheets of carbon adults like to read everyday. Sigh.

I had almost given up hope when I read that the Little Red Reading Nook had recently undergone a beautiful makeover and is organising its very FIRST ever children’s book give-away contest! Exactly what I need to develop my young reading brain cells! Seriously! Hee!

The Grand Prize is  Maisy’s Home & Garden Pop-up & Play Book (selling at major bookstores at RM 79.90). There will also be a Special BONUS prize in the form of a Children’s Book Hamper if over 100 entries are received for this giveaway. Last but not least, the best blog entry will receive a Hello Kitty Mystery Gift Hamper sponsored by Huiwearn Kids Store.

Are you excited now as well? Hee! To participate in this fantastic book give-away, simply swing over now to the the Contest Site page on the Little Red Reading Nook! Full details are there on how you can try your luck in this wonderful give-away!

The winner will be selected randomly so the higher the number of entries you have, the better the chances of you winning! Remember, deadline is 3 March 2010! So, do join in and heed the national agenda of becoming a reading nation! Hee!

Here’s randomly hoping my entry is randomly picked!

As I start to learn new words everyday by parroting people and watching TV to become more and more talkative, these is the current list of my favourite words or phrases, in no particular order:

1. Mama..cut! (when I see some fruits taken out)

2. Go home!

3. Yellow bird..up high banana tree…(not quite there yet, but am improving, thanks to my singing Ah Ma)

4. Don’t Want!

5. Wake Up!

6. Man U! Man U!

7. Amen!

8. Open, please?!

9. Make Nen Nen…(milk)

10. Give naughty dog (when I don’t want to drink anymore..)

11. Papa car!

12. Go Auntie house..

13. Papa/Mama help..put…(when playing with Lego blocks)

14. Light on/off!

15. Papaya! or Banana! or Apple!…(or any other fruit I see…)

16. Mama phone or Papa phone (whenever the phone rings)

17. Good night!

18. Aiyah…Aiyo…:-p

19. Papa..read! Mama..read!

20. Soup! soup! soup!

A new year, and indeed a perfect timing for new beginnings….like a new BLOG.

With the birth of my baby sister Caitlynn about a month ago, I guess it would be right and fair as a good, big brother to be sharing loads of stuff with her…

..like my toys

…like my clothes

…like my bed

…like Papa and Mama

…like attention from everyone else

…like noise space

…like blogging space…

As such, I’m really excited  to be moving my blog back to  Papa’s family domain and share it with baby Caitlynn.  She tells me she had already collected her first moon and is now finally ready to blog her journey of life.

So, thanks again for stopping by today’s FIRST blog of a new year 2010 from a new blog – Playful Pups. Do visit us often for more regular updates!

And what better timing to kick off the NEW YEAR 2010 with a fresh new blog together with my baby sister!