I-Phone. Love or Hate?

Ever since dear bought his I-phone, our 2 little 'J's yearn for his return from work everyday, not because they miss daddy, but rather his phone. At one point, dear even suggested buying me an I-Pod so as to satisfy the 2 kids. However, I was very much against the idea as I do not want the kids to become over-reliant on this technology tool.

At times, I really feel like slamming the phone as it has been the trigger source for quarrels and arguments between them. Only recently, we managed to pacify both as we 'lured' Jovin to play PSP. Notwithstanding, Jovan was willing to and managed to learn many new words through the flash cards and story application in I-phone. He is really different from Jovin who doesn't like to stick to traditional flash cards and story books. Jovan is really a techno kid. Basically his learning is mainly through multimedia tools like DVDs, PC roms and of course, his favourite I-phone.

Casual talks with my peers made me realise all of us were facing the same problem i.e I-phone. Sometimes I really wondetr if I-phone is doing more harm than good? My friend went to Genting and she had to use I-phone to pacify and settle her 3 year old kid throughout the coach. As for us, I recalled there were several ocassions when dear and I were both 'screwed' by mum for allowing them to play I-phone, thus igniting the 'war' between them.

Just as I really felt like condemning I-phone, Jovan suddenly blurted out a month ago during his regular check-up ' Papa, I want I-phone '. The PD was taken aback too and she put a tick against the box stating ' Can speak in complete sentence'. Oh my, Jovan has always been conversing in incomplete sentences like eat nana, drink milk milk etc. I never dreamt that the influence of I-phone can be so powerful to the extent that it guided him to say his first complete sentence! So now, we are trying to build his sentence construction using I want etc. All thanks to the I-phone!

So it's really a dilema, should I be grateful to the creator of I-phone? No answer.....

Jovin's first secret love letter!

Last weekend, we received a letter stating 'Jovin Zhou'. The handwriting looks kiddish though. Dear and I were so puzzled who could have sent a letter to Jovin? We passed the letter to our dear princess, since it's addressed to her. She was so excited and told us it was something she did in school. All pupils were told to write down a message for one of their best friends, address it to the person she fancies and teachers arranged for the letters to be mailed out.

It was really a pleasant surprise. Jovin's letter was from Melvin who wrote ' Thks for helping me, Happy Children's Day!' We asked Jovin who she addressed it to, she told me secretly it was Shaun, her 'boyfriend' hehe.. That's my girl and her first 'romance' :)

Weekend Dining

It has been quite sometime since we ate Ajisen Ramen. Thus, as we passed by the restaurant at Causeway Point last night, we stepped in without much hesitation. Didn't know Ajisen now offers oriental meals as well like 宫保鸡丁、姜葱鱼片. As the kids already had their dinner, we ordered dessert for them while dear and I enjoyed our crayfish and gongbaoramen. Perhaps we really hadn't dine here for quite a while. Every dish tasted delicious. Our little 'J's did not have enough of dessert. They ate our ebi side dish, crab stick sushi etc. We even ordered a kids meal for their sharing. We thought they couldn;t finish, but they really did! It was a splendid meal as all of us enjoyed the meal heartily. Both our kids loved it and licked almost the whole bowl, haha! Simple and tasty :)

School Life!

Thus is week 4. All lessons have begun. Starting to feel breathless. Last weekend, confined indoors to prepare for one of my exams. 24 hours of lesson, followed by open book exam while dear went ahead to enjoy F1 race. Grrrr....Well, luckily no closed book exams cos my memory has started to fail me, especially after giving birth hehe. Given an option, I'd rather opt for exams to assignments. There's few examinable modules, most are assignment and project basis. That's why my life is sooooo interesting and colourful.

Well, manage to finish 2 assignments due in 2 weeks time, 1 online E-Learning Psyschology assignment. Still in the midst of doing and coping with the volumous readings and writing. Hmmm, no complains though. There's dear who's so thoughtful and loving to contribute to my essays which really lighten my workload. Moreover, I'm a highly paid student as what dear commented hehe.

Ok, perseverance..... At least can sleep later tomorrow cos lessons are in the afternoon and I have no periods on Friday for this week. Oops, just realised another e-learning assignment just placed online due on Mon. 800 word essay..... Oh my...... That's my life till mid Dec :)

中秋赏月会!

中秋佳节是个月圆团圆的传统节日。每年，我们都会共聚一堂，一家大小到公园去提灯笼、赏月及品尝月饼。今年也不例外。今年更恰逢哥哥的3X诞辰，所以中西合并，一块儿庆祝。



我们相约在姐姐的家。姐夫更大展他精湛的厨艺，烹调出各种美味佳肴，可说是色香味俱全。姐夫所悉心烹调的蒸鱼，调味适中，味道甚至可媲美一些外边的摊位，所以不到一会儿，只见鱼骨，不见鱼肉，哈哈！晚饭后，姐姐播放当年外甥还小的儿时录影，为大家增添不少美丽的回忆。岁月的确不饶人。录影有将近十年了，发觉或多或少，我们都更成熟，增添了多些韵味（总比形容老来得好，哈哈！）





之后，我们到楼下去提灯笼。爸妈也和我们一块儿疯狂，点蜡烛，点火等，与孙儿一起玩乐。我的两个宝贝宁愿舍弃电池灯笼，而选择提纸灯笼。由于乐文JOVAN 还不是很熟练，因此他的灯笼，一不小心，掉在地上被烧毁了。但不久后又再给了他一个新的灯笼，他才破涕为笑。



琦琦带领所有的孩子提着灯笼环绕整个公园，我们大人也随后跟着。我们找到了一个亭子，坐在一旁享用月饼，看着孩子提灯笼，闲话家常，讨论年底各自的旅行计划。哥哥将去韩国，而姐姐去日本。只有我们得留在本地，因为适逢NIE 的年假从24/12-10/1，所以没什么计划可言，但可能想申请度假村与家人一起度过新年。我们只能期待明年六月的假期，带孩子去日本游玩。



我们最后回到姐姐的家，替哥哥庆祝生日。准备了一个小蛋糕给他，孩子们也很开心。一家大小乐融融，父母亲愉快的心情表露无遗。

我们家庭的凝聚力，一向是我引以为傲的。希望这份凝聚力会持久下去，毕竟家庭家人是给予我们最大的能量的。希望能够顺利申请到度假村，再过一个愉快的假期，若实现，相信我们的孩子将是最快乐的一群：）