(2009/04) April 2009 MTBs

ow mum, you can borrow mine
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just come n collect when u need it. I will give it a wash first.
 


<font color="119911">owmum,
i tink chelsey will have no prob on the plane, juz let her walk ard n go 'tok' to other ppl, she will b fine...keke
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moomoo: my close friend sent all her 3 kids to shichida. 1st, u must really believe and start yr kids young in this method...she made 20 different flashcards daily to show her kids. She's all praises for it but yet to see the results as her eldest kid is only 4...so not sure how effective it is
 
Folks,
consensus time
<font color="119911">Who's keen for xmas gathering?</font>
1. Pravina ( i can help organise this)
2.
3.
4.
5.

<font color="ff6000">Who's keen for Children's day gathering in October? (idea from KidzKidz</font>
1. Pravina
2. KidzKidz??
3.
4.
5.

<font color="0077aa">Any interest in Lantern Festival? ( can some one advise which date/month is good to hv this event; this idea was mooted at the april babybash)</font>
1. Pravina
2.
3.
4.
5.

This time round, i'll need help or have mummies volunteer to organise.
Mummies who are Teachers, can help source out for good, useful and fun goodies for goodie bags?
actually any mummy who has good lobang please share!!
i appreciate all help, ideas, contributions!!
 
Lunch at Holland Village on 26th July 2010?? please let me know if the date is oki with all
anyone keen to try out this new place
http://www.barcelos.com.sg/our-menu.php
i've been there and pretty good chicken and 4 levels of spice factor..
lemmknow..
Preferably before end July
1. Pravina
2. Pinkypink
3.Baked _potato
4. Kidzskidz
 
Pravina

I am happy to offer my function room for the Lantern Festival or Children's day gathering..It's next to the pool so we can do an afternoon to evening session.. and the kids can go swimming? Just let me know dates early so I can book the room..

I was just thinking instead of goodie bags.. maybe we can use this $$ to rent a helium tank and give the kiddos ballons instead? They seem to enjoy it much more :)
 
<font color="119911">Audrey,
i helped u put down ur name :p

Date: Fri, 23 July (can change date)
Time: 1.00pm
Venue: Tampines Interchange

1. Marie
2. Catherine
3. Kris
4. Audrey</font>
 
Hallo! This is gonna b a milky post
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those who give ready to drink pediasure to your babies, jurong point ntuc hypermart is selling per bottle at only $1.95, cheaper even than Abbott estore.

By the way, any mummies know what is the minimum milk our babies need now that they have turned one?

Sunay is on a total n absolute food strike, won't even open his mouth, I think it's his lower canines coming out, sigh. Think I'm giving him too much milk also so not hungry for food..
 
Folks,
consensus time
Who's keen for xmas gathering?
1. Pravina ( i can help organise this)
2. eviangal (if I can still move around in my big tummy)
3.
4.
5.

Who's keen for Children's day gathering in October? (idea from KidzKidz
1. Pravina
2. KidzKidz??
3. eviangal
4.
5.

Any interest in Lantern Festival? ( can some one advise which date/month is good to hv this event; this idea was mooted at the april babybash)
1. Pravina
2. eviangal
3.
4.
5.

Can provide help in organising if I could spare the time. Esp if you need to get stuff from overseas for the goodie bag..
 
<font color="0000ff">Kidzskidz' votes:</font> Sori, modem's down n kidz stl nursing colds so hardly had oppt 2 pop in. Using new hp now, stl nt use 2 it so bit tortoise... Anyway:
1. Barcelos - 26 Jul ok
2. Christmas party - yes!
3. Children's Day part - yes, i'm stl on it. Was chkg venues.
4. Lantern Fest - yes! Wl b @ nite so kan 2 c full moon? If in Oct then we shd choose onli 1 party: diz or Children's Day. I kan b IC for either party :)
5. Joie's function rm: Yes &amp; 10Q! U @ Lor Chuan rite?
6. Helium balloons instead of goodie bags - sure!
 
<font color="aa00aa">Teething n talking:</font> Bastion has 1 more tooth sprouting so total makes 4 WIP n his #7-11. Kan c itz veri gan-khor 4 him so i tried rubbing Bonjela on his gums bt he dun like e liquorice taste (mommy dun either!) Past wk his enunciation's clearer n he repeating words on TV often e.g. Mickey, O-Toodles! Juz now i was saying grace @ lunch, '10q Jesus 4 e food...' n he surprised me by chipping in 'Amen!' w/o missing a beat. Bt past wk he's also been a real clown by practising 'falling' n laugh ea x he does it. Doesnt help dat B1 joins in!! I told hb 'cham liao, diz boy nxt x may go clown college or join WWF Smackdown...' Then chng name 2 Bozzo or The Rock. Or perhaps The Boulder bt rite now definitely The Pebble - sounds cute hor?
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Bt appetite stl peckish tho 2day he ate more: Meiji crackers, Sakura fishball, almond jelly, steamed carrots.

<font color="119911">Shincida:</font> My fren tried her son for less than 1yr, says veri tough on parent. also they'l kick out under-talented kidz. Btw dunno if diz e 1 my sis said online got parents slam it for being $-face + franchisee got som lawsuit case.
 
kidzskidz &amp; moomoo: Not sure about the lawsuit but is true parents have to be more hardworking then the kids lor....I can never match my good friend in her pursuit for "the best" lor...no $$ and patient...
 
Helping kk to update:

Date: 26th July 2010
Venue: http://www.barcelos.com.sg/our-menu.php
i've been there and pretty good chicken and 4 levels of spice factor..
lemmknow..
1. Pravina
2. Pinkypink
3. Baked _potato
4. Kidzskidz

Folks,
consensus time
Who's keen for xmas gathering?
1. Pravina ( i can help organise this)
2. eviangal (if I can still move around in my big tummy)
3. Kidszkidz
4.
5.

Who's keen for Children's day gathering in October? (idea from KidzKidz
1. Pravina
2. Kidszkidz
3. eviangal
4.
5.

Any interest in Lantern Festival? ( can some one advise which date/month is good to hv this event; this idea was mooted at the april babybash)
1. Pravina
2. eviangal
3. Kidszkidz
4.
5.

Can provide help in organising if I could spare the time. Esp if you need to get stuff from overseas for the goodie bag..
 
<font color="0077aa">Cath:</font> Tx 4 updating 4 me!
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Hey, I signed B1 w ireadnwrite.com.sg aft she did 1hr trial two Suns ago. Itz word recognition prog, nt phonics. In 1hr she picked up 5 words. Last Sat started 1st class n straightaway cld rmbr e 5 words correctly - my jaw dropped. Itz super fun 1-2-1 format: tcr coach her 5mins, let her go play for 5 then coach agn. Lotsa toys n hv othr kidz 2 play w so she veri happy 2 go. Best part, no hmwk! Prog's for 3-6Yo bt onli @ Pandan Valley. Am sendg her twice wkly for her 1st term :)

<font color="aa00aa">Shichida:</font> Saw some comments on mummysg dat some find it veri commercialised. Also complains dat tchr chng often. Oh, Little Neuro Tree is one w lawsuit, founder owes $ n ctrs kena notices pasted o/s by $-lenders. Some moms promote doing flashcard @ home w Glen Doman or Shichida materials or similar ones. Two methods: flash ea card abt 10s then recall. Or flash many cards qwikly then recall... BUT parents nd lotsa x + patience hor, like Cath said.
 
My gal is on the edge of going through a food strike.. she has been putting her hands in her mouth lately and then wipe those icky hands on mummy... and refusing to eat her food properly.

Pinkypink.. how is life as a tai tai and SAHM

kidzkidz, Bastion is a cutie.. with all his antics..

Faith is also busy copying Grandma in her yoga poses.. she can do down-ward dog.. and lift one leg up unaided.. quite funny when she greets me with these poses when she comes home

Anyone here has any luck potty training their kids?
 
Wah! how come our lunch moving out from town area? so far :p

Noted of this lunch date. What nice over there?

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Date: Fri, 23 July (can change date)
Time: 1.00pm
Venue: Tampines Interchange


1. Marie
2. Catherine
3. Kris
4. Audrey
 
<font color="119911">Audrey,
in order to c our dear marie, we have to all shift to tampines to eat wif her.

Marie, Catherine,
so wat r we having?</font>
 
Ay I won't fly kite.. In fact I'm ok for lunch any day of the wk as long it's at tampines.. There's lots to eat... Wat do u mummies prefer? I'll be there by 1215pm.. Can we meet earlier at this timing?
 
<font color="119911">marie,
can u suggest something to eat since u noe the plc well? im gg ikea nw for bfast, so pls sms me once venue confirmed k.</font>
 
Thanks moomum!

Joie: where got taitai? Housewife la! New maid slowly getting better n sunay is willing to b carried by her fr like 3 mins so I can run to toilet! Lol

I bought a potty n training pants but nt formally started potty training yet although before morning n evening bath I encourage him to pee but he rather do it on the shower stall floor than potty ( maybe boy likes to stand!?)

sunay calls himself anee... Everytime we pass a mirror he will point n say anee! Plus he loves self feeding with spoon
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<font color="aa00aa">'allo! 'allo!</font> My modem's alive agn! Tink some power outage fr last wk's storms coz my cordless ph also nt wkg liao. Sianz...

<font color="0077aa">SAM's Children's Season:</font> How was e outing? End up I cldn't bring e kidz coz they sick. Stl sick actuali
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<font color="ff6000">Pinky:</font> Why Anee? U figure out yet? Gd he's learning 2 self-feed. I'm letting Bastion do it a few x a wk -- I nt so courageous 2 let him do it more often coz of e mess *faintz* Now when he poos, he kan tell me 'poo-poo' &amp; grab e front of his diaper 2 emphasise -- like I kant smell w my nose!!! Do update abt ur potty training stint, I'm also eager 2 start Bastion tho I've heard itz harder 2 potty train boys.

And 1000 tx 4 helping me arrange Staccato trial!!!
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<font color="119911">Taking B1 out of CC:</font> Fd up w all e infectious diseases going around coz most of e time itz irresponsible parents who push sick kidz 2 CC. So last wk I started calling kindergartens &amp; managed 2 get her last spot @ Faith (HALLELUJAH!!!!). Now I gotta find PG for Bastion -- saw a 2hr prog a street away so wl chk it out nxt wk. Bt they onli take in 2009 kidz nxt yr &amp; there's two time-slots: 8:30am or 11:15am. E 2nd time-slot coincides w B1's class &amp; wld mean I hv 2hrs 2 myself bt itz also Bastion nap time so dunno how.

Juz wondering if any1 thot of home-schooling?
 
<font color="aa00aa">Joie:</font> How does downward dog look like? I kant quite picture bt I kan imagine how cute Faith looks coz she's got an impish quality w her dimunitive stature
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<font color="0000ff">Odyssey - The Global Preschool:</font> Any mommy here noes any1 who's sent their children 2 diz chain -- any fdbk? They opened a branch in 4th Ave, thot of scheduling a visit. Any1 keen? Pinky? Gallop? Coz I'm opened 2 putting Bastion in 1/2 day CC if kan find a suitable one. His learning style is diff fr his sis so I'm bearing diz in mind as I "shop" around...
 
<font color="119911">Cath:</font> I've been wkg w B1 more using e Wisdom Star set we bought -- itz reali quite gd. I using e deductive set more tho, hvnt used e other sets. Bt e exercises r quite interesting &amp; engages B1 2 tink. Kan c itz strengthening her 2 tink thru logic of eliminating e unlikely options. So itz worth e $100 we invested! Do wk w ur B1 &amp; then show-off 2 ur hb!!
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<font color="ff0000">Library Membership:</font> Signed up mbrship for both kidz two wks back. Borrow 6 books (max. allowance) on e day u apply e mbrship &amp; show e loan receipt @ Customer Svc Counter 2 redeem a free PVC tote bag -- nice design + sturdy enuf 2 tote e heavy books around. Last wk brought both there agn &amp; Bastion kpt picking out a particular book "Rabbit's Day Off" even when I put it back twice so I finally borrowed it 4 him. Come home he kp picking it up agn bt I hvnt read it 2 him. Reading othr books we borrowed on our 1st visit as B1 luvs those for her bedtime reading &amp; Bastion wl also lie nxt 2 us &amp; listen + look. While @ library, he also wld bring e book 2 e table &amp; climb on e chair dan open e bk 2 read. B4 dat I had him in stroller &amp; when I passed him a book, he wld open, stare, then pt @ different pics in e bk &amp; go "ah-ah-ah, ee-ee-ee" b4 flipping 2 anothr pg. Veri funni so I took video - tinking of submitting 2 Okto for Okto Bites segment. Bt muz cut out one bit where aft he "read" a while, he stuck finger in his nostril
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Being e 2nd child, he's reali learning a lot fr observing B1. Reading is one. I've been going thru a Ladybird Pre-Reader w B1 &amp; coaching her simple spelling e.g. shoes, sweater. Bastion wld also get hold of e book &amp; open it up &amp; try 2 mimic B1. Other thing he's copying a lot of is taking toys/containers &amp; sitting on them a la "Potty"
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I'm praying diz is a gd sign i.e. he kan b potty-trained sooner dan later
 
<font color="0000ff">Some links 2 chk out...:</font> Now dat my modem lives agn &amp; e kidz r aslp, hv x 4 bit of online (window) shopping
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Mama21's 20% Off Clearance Sale -- http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/581296/4226602.html?1279901481

Kydzedu Educational Resources -- http://www.kydzedu.com/
N.B. Diz e one I managed 2 get Lacing Toy Set for $10 fr their bk table @ a NIE training session held in B1's CC bldg. Gd range of educational resources. Any1 wanna go visit, let me noe coz I dun mind popping in 2 shop there
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Plc is along Jln Bt Merah, aft old Bt Merah SAFRA. Tink opp 2 Lengkok Bahru where there's Zi Yean restaurant.
 
Kidz, SAM was pretty fun. Dexter was rolling on the floor in the enchanted forest exhibit. They had simple drawing/colouring for the kids but our tods are too young. M sure if you had gone, your tods would have enjoyed themselves.
 
Kidzkidz, good to have u back.. Forum so quiet without u

Trying to potty train Faith.. She will say 'eeehh' after she poops and sometimes if we are lucky, she says 'eeehh' before she poops.. So we get her to the potty asap

My little imp would love to self feed, but mummy is too faint hearted to let her try at home.. We usually let her try some self feeding when we eat out at restaurants.. I am just concern with self feeding, the toddler will take a long long time to finish the food, and the food will be cold!
 
It will be great if you can put the gal n Bastion in class at the same time so u have 2 hrs to chill.. I think maybe can re-train nap time?
 
kidsX2: Can't seems to find time to do housework and manage 2 kids and still have any conducive learning experience with my 2 sons...must get tips on how u manage to do all so well...I wouldn't mind dropping by to take a look at the educational materials....I'm pretty free for the month of aug,,,,
 
<font color="aa00aa">Joie:</font> So s/t Faith adds "eeehh" as an afterthought??? LOL. Our Apr Bbs potty antics wl b memories 2 treasure so we muz rmbr 2 hv video cam handy coz itz one of those Kodak moments we dun wanna miss. I hv fotos + video clip of B1 chatting w me as she's on e potty trying 2 pooh. Veri funni coz I'm asking her wat she doing &amp; how she trying 2 poo &amp; she chattering away w her ans + showing me her poo2 face w e "eeehh" sound effect. Dan aft she's pooed, she stood up &amp; look in2 e potty &amp; go "look mommy! look! my poo2!" Stl cracks me up when I watch e clip. Wl b one of those things I'l show her future husband or mayb even her frenz when they visit -- haha, embarass her! Juz like 4 Bastion, my hb was napping fotos of him &amp; ended up w one of Bastion scratching backside -- whc my hb say kan show @ Bastion's wedding nxt x
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Yah, retraining his nap x is an attractive option. Bt I gotta juggle it (him basically) w e overall pic of B1's Co-Curricular Activities i.e. enrichment lessons. Aft talking 2 my two sis &amp; a bunch of frenz -- all w older kidz -- I'm getting better idea of e areas dat I nd 2 prep child in. Yeap2, I'm certified TKSS Parent liao (Typical Kiasu Singapore Parent)
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Rite now she's attending Speech &amp; Drama w/i her CC &amp; ballet o/s her CC -- both she asked for. E reading prog she juz started is my idea bt aft e trial she enjoyed it so much she asked 2 go agn so signed up her since she has no objections. Brought her for Staccato trial bt she was running around &amp; distracting her fren so we dint sign her up tho she's been askg 2 go agn -- juz told her when she's bigger dan wl sign her up. Now providing both of them w lotsa percussion toys 2 play w @ home e.g. xylophone, tambourine, maracas, clappers. Plus last yr I redeemed thru Huggies e full set of Little Tikes Pop Tunes toys whc both of them luv playing w too. Bastion can actuali turn these on &amp; then press e different buttons 2 play @ "creating" melodies so I these quite worth e trouble I went 2 collect e Huggies barcodes
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<font color="119911">Cath:</font> I dun do much housewk, juz e essential areas e.g. laundry, toilet, floor -- u 4gotten how messy my plc is liao???
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Also I dun do e Wisdom Star thingy w B1 on a regular basis. When she c e box &amp; ask then I take out. Bt bedx reading is nightly ritual since she was around 18M old. So she'l ask 4 it each nite or even b4 an PM nap. Okie, we try 2 go Kyzedu in Aug. Mayb lunch @ Ikea/Anchorpt &amp; walk ovr 2 Redhill E-Centre whc is abt two bus-stops away (whc r quite close in distance).
 
<font color="ff6000">Powerball:</font> So glad Dexter had gd x @ SAM. I reali regret nt being able 2 bring e kidz. Hopefully nxt yr there'l b another Children's Season
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<font color="0000ff">Little Neuro Tree vs Shichida:</font> Fr online gossips I gather dat LNT's owner is related 2 Shichida franchise owner. E former branched out so e latter is suing for infringement, etc.
 
<font color="119911">Any lunch suggestion for the coming week? wanna go Plaza Sing coz i wanna use up my robinson voucher.

Btw, am i a shoe addict if i buy a pair of shoe weekly?</font>
 

Kris, redhill n holland both near orchard N tanglin right... So must b near each othr la! Join us fr lunch!!!

Btw, a shoe a week is ok la, I do either bag or shoe a week! Hehe!
 

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