Sunday, June 28, 2009
New blog address
Due to some hiccups....this is my last post on blogger. I have migrated to a new blog address. My new blog address is http://roscheai.wordpress.com.
After a long while..
We have decided to stop Kumon lessons cos Sean finds it a chore to complete his daily Kumon homework. I personally like the Kumon method of drilling as I was brought up that way too. Shayne benefited from Kumon system. He is doing well. But since we are going to stop Sean's lessons; Shayne will stop too. They are very competitive, should Shayne continues, Sean will ask to go Kumon also.
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Yesterday, while Sean and Faith were having their swimming lessons, my SIL told me that Sean confided in her that he has too many homework.... he is very unhappy. I was surprise to hear that....he does not bring it up to me. In the evening, my elder brother said that kids at this age should not be discussing about what homework is still outstanding but more to - what to play later. Furthermore, we stressed each other over the supervision and timely completion of their homework. Too bad, we paid Jul fees already.... have to forgo that $480 then. This weekend, Sean actually played more than previous weekends.
Well, Sean - this is for you. ""You at 5+, mommy knew that you are already well above many kids of your age. Dr Chan said that you are intelligent and constantly tells me to read loads and loads to you...which I am trying to. I have to manage my time between the three of you. Most of the time, you read and tell me about facts which you found from books, about the characteristics of each pokemon, about the solar system, about the red blood and blue blood circulating in our body, you just told me about all about vikings.... and many more to come. I may have push you so hard cos' I'm always comparing you to Faith. But from now, I am going to stop comparing. All the mistakes of parenting were learnt at your expense. Thank you for teaching me to be a better mommy each day. "
Ya, we seriously have to have more family time together. Most weekends, we are busy driving them to one enrichment after another. As what Sara always says...."STOP IT". She goes around telling her brothers to behave and at times disciplines Shayne.
Talking about Sara, papa has decided to place her in Little Fairyland. I never instigated that cos' I do not want to influence his choice in selecting a school for Sara. I totally stopped talking about LF altogether. Guess what, yesterday, he told me that since LF taught and prepared Sean so well for P1, we must as well continue with it for Sara.
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Yesterday, while Sean and Faith were having their swimming lessons, my SIL told me that Sean confided in her that he has too many homework.... he is very unhappy. I was surprise to hear that....he does not bring it up to me. In the evening, my elder brother said that kids at this age should not be discussing about what homework is still outstanding but more to - what to play later. Furthermore, we stressed each other over the supervision and timely completion of their homework. Too bad, we paid Jul fees already.... have to forgo that $480 then. This weekend, Sean actually played more than previous weekends.
Well, Sean - this is for you. ""You at 5+, mommy knew that you are already well above many kids of your age. Dr Chan said that you are intelligent and constantly tells me to read loads and loads to you...which I am trying to. I have to manage my time between the three of you. Most of the time, you read and tell me about facts which you found from books, about the characteristics of each pokemon, about the solar system, about the red blood and blue blood circulating in our body, you just told me about all about vikings.... and many more to come. I may have push you so hard cos' I'm always comparing you to Faith. But from now, I am going to stop comparing. All the mistakes of parenting were learnt at your expense. Thank you for teaching me to be a better mommy each day. "
Ya, we seriously have to have more family time together. Most weekends, we are busy driving them to one enrichment after another. As what Sara always says...."STOP IT". She goes around telling her brothers to behave and at times disciplines Shayne.
Talking about Sara, papa has decided to place her in Little Fairyland. I never instigated that cos' I do not want to influence his choice in selecting a school for Sara. I totally stopped talking about LF altogether. Guess what, yesterday, he told me that since LF taught and prepared Sean so well for P1, we must as well continue with it for Sara.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Friday
I have 15 minutes to spare before my next meeting. We got a netbook and a portable wireless connection. So nowadays... I will be able to blog in between my meetings. Nothing to blog about today... so talk about yesterday then.
Yesterday.....I was too busy teaching Sean and Shayne. Last night papa said that he wanted to watch Prison Break, so I took over his task.... taught the boys in the same room. Wow, mayhem... so difficult to control them cos' they kept arguing. Took longer than usual to complete the same amount of homework. However, we still manage to squeeze in the 30 mins of library reading session before bedtime. This morning, I woke up earlier and re-arranged the craft room, incomplete yet.... I decided to transfer Shayne's study area to the craft room too. But they will be in different corner of the room.
Taught Sean his Chinese spelling. I question myself every now and then... why must I push him so hard. I do not have the exact answer too. Sean knew my expectations and tries very hard to please me. I shall lower my expectations cos' I sensed that Sean has a phobia - what phobia? you may ask.... it's the phobia of making mistake in his spelling, especially Chinese spelling. He's good in his English spelling. My SIL commented that his Chinese spelling is very difficult. See it for yourself.....
Here is an example of his Chinese spelling for today. He is only 5+, see the stuff he has to memorise. Hmmm... must feedback in tomorrow's teacher n parents review session.
Have a great weekend.
Yesterday.....I was too busy teaching Sean and Shayne. Last night papa said that he wanted to watch Prison Break, so I took over his task.... taught the boys in the same room. Wow, mayhem... so difficult to control them cos' they kept arguing. Took longer than usual to complete the same amount of homework. However, we still manage to squeeze in the 30 mins of library reading session before bedtime. This morning, I woke up earlier and re-arranged the craft room, incomplete yet.... I decided to transfer Shayne's study area to the craft room too. But they will be in different corner of the room.
Taught Sean his Chinese spelling. I question myself every now and then... why must I push him so hard. I do not have the exact answer too. Sean knew my expectations and tries very hard to please me. I shall lower my expectations cos' I sensed that Sean has a phobia - what phobia? you may ask.... it's the phobia of making mistake in his spelling, especially Chinese spelling. He's good in his English spelling. My SIL commented that his Chinese spelling is very difficult. See it for yourself.....
Here is an example of his Chinese spelling for today. He is only 5+, see the stuff he has to memorise. Hmmm... must feedback in tomorrow's teacher n parents review session.
Have a great weekend.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
24.5.09
Conversation with Sean
I transferred Sean’s study area from the library to the craft room now. However, Shayne’s study area is still in the library. I’ll see if I need to transfer him to the craft room too. With this arrangement - I get the 2 hours of crafting and sewing while he does his school homework every night. Normally, while he is concentrating on his work, I’ll engage myself in the product design and cutting of the fabric. I only start the machining part in the wee hours of the night. Yesterday, he looked around the craft room… and he asked:-
“ mommy, you bought everything in this room?”
“ Yes, why u ask?”
“you must be poor now because there are so many things in this room. Remember to ask papa for money.”
How sweet of him huh… my two boys have this idea that their mommy is poor and papa is rich. What or who gave them this idea??? In fact, both of us equally poor…
Yes, back to sewing. I finally completed this skirt for Sara. I had wanted to make a matching top, but I’m rather worn out after making this. Nicole tried it and requested a blue skirt. Will design and sew one for her….. However, I do not know when I’ll complete it though.
My pilot skirt project..... A patchwork layered skirt with pink frills and yellow lace.
Close-up ..... I like these these pink frills.
Made a pair of shorts for Sean …my mom helped to draft the sewing pattern. Tailored made pants are so comfy. Whenever he sees me cutting the fabric for his shorts, he’ll say…” thank you mommy for being so hardworking…” very sweet huh?. Have to make something for Shayne too. Will decide what to make for him…
I transferred Sean’s study area from the library to the craft room now. However, Shayne’s study area is still in the library. I’ll see if I need to transfer him to the craft room too. With this arrangement - I get the 2 hours of crafting and sewing while he does his school homework every night. Normally, while he is concentrating on his work, I’ll engage myself in the product design and cutting of the fabric. I only start the machining part in the wee hours of the night. Yesterday, he looked around the craft room… and he asked:-
“ mommy, you bought everything in this room?”
“ Yes, why u ask?”
“you must be poor now because there are so many things in this room. Remember to ask papa for money.”
How sweet of him huh… my two boys have this idea that their mommy is poor and papa is rich. What or who gave them this idea??? In fact, both of us equally poor…
Yes, back to sewing. I finally completed this skirt for Sara. I had wanted to make a matching top, but I’m rather worn out after making this. Nicole tried it and requested a blue skirt. Will design and sew one for her….. However, I do not know when I’ll complete it though.
My pilot skirt project..... A patchwork layered skirt with pink frills and yellow lace.
Close-up ..... I like these these pink frills.
Made a pair of shorts for Sean …my mom helped to draft the sewing pattern. Tailored made pants are so comfy. Whenever he sees me cutting the fabric for his shorts, he’ll say…” thank you mommy for being so hardworking…” very sweet huh?. Have to make something for Shayne too. Will decide what to make for him…
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Happy Papa's Day
Top 10 secrets to being a Papa (in Ros style)..
1. PLAY with the boys as much as possible. Play - it’s their profession for the time being. Kicking a ball, play Bakugan with them, play Wii…. You know… the boys stuff. The boys do not want to play Wii with me cos’ I cannot play as well as you. So good job and well done. To our lil’ girl, she loves snuggles, tickles, story telling, role playing….be part of her growing up years. Bear this in mind – be their role model and mentor.
2. Have dates with your boys. Bring them out once a month…. all boys night…Yes, of course I may be worried and wonder if you can manage two active boys, but it should be alright cos’ you’ll do it well.. And when Sara is older, bring her out for dates too. Juz the two of you.
3. Find time to TALK to the boys. They are growing up way too fast. Most importantly… bring yourself down to their level and really LISTEN to them. Listen to what they have to say. Respect their answers, don’t argue and quarrel to get your points across, do not treat them as babies.
4. REDUCE your telly time. If you really have to watch… do skip the sports channel. Go straight to channel 33 and 34. Know what they love to watch… Sean adores Ben 10, Shayne has not outgrown his Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ... the hotdog dance...and Sara loves Banana in pajamas…..
5. And REMEMBER… Baby poo is not that yucky. Well, it’s tolerable, at least. Do wash Sara if the helpers or myself are not available to do it at that moment.
6. READ to the kiddos. They love to be read too, even though Sean is able to read well now…. they still love to be read to. Yesterday, Shayne wants me to read to him. I’m tired after a hard day work….. I told him that I’ll read 5 books to him today. Try reading to Sara every night while I’m busy blogging and crafting.
7. PRAM Sara around the neighbourhood. She loves the doggies and kitties along the way. Also, she says “hello and bye” to flowers along the road side shrubs. It’s really interesting to find that she absorbs everything she sees along the way and imitates the birds singing, the kitty walking and doggies going round in circle before she sleeps. Have a walk with the boys once in a while around the neighbourhood too… stopped by the pet shop to say hello to the parrots.
8.Do not bring back your work stress. It’s unhealthy. However, you can bring the kiddos to appreciate your completed projects though. Be Patient with the kiddos.
9.Do not leave the kiddos to the helpers when you reached home. Be with them. Ask the boys about their day in school, about their friends….Coach them in their homework too. Shayne is doing fine with you in his Kumon.
10. Be the BEST daddy your wife could ever imagine, so that she will love you even more …. every time she sees you with the kiddos. Tell them that you love them and are very proud of them. So in years to come, the boys will model after you to be the best daddy to their own kiddos. And your girl will find a husband as great as you.
Happy's Father's Day and we love you.....
....very much.
Having a family photo.... tough huh?
Like father, like son.
1. PLAY with the boys as much as possible. Play - it’s their profession for the time being. Kicking a ball, play Bakugan with them, play Wii…. You know… the boys stuff. The boys do not want to play Wii with me cos’ I cannot play as well as you. So good job and well done. To our lil’ girl, she loves snuggles, tickles, story telling, role playing….be part of her growing up years. Bear this in mind – be their role model and mentor.
2. Have dates with your boys. Bring them out once a month…. all boys night…Yes, of course I may be worried and wonder if you can manage two active boys, but it should be alright cos’ you’ll do it well.. And when Sara is older, bring her out for dates too. Juz the two of you.
3. Find time to TALK to the boys. They are growing up way too fast. Most importantly… bring yourself down to their level and really LISTEN to them. Listen to what they have to say. Respect their answers, don’t argue and quarrel to get your points across, do not treat them as babies.
4. REDUCE your telly time. If you really have to watch… do skip the sports channel. Go straight to channel 33 and 34. Know what they love to watch… Sean adores Ben 10, Shayne has not outgrown his Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ... the hotdog dance...and Sara loves Banana in pajamas…..
5. And REMEMBER… Baby poo is not that yucky. Well, it’s tolerable, at least. Do wash Sara if the helpers or myself are not available to do it at that moment.
6. READ to the kiddos. They love to be read too, even though Sean is able to read well now…. they still love to be read to. Yesterday, Shayne wants me to read to him. I’m tired after a hard day work….. I told him that I’ll read 5 books to him today. Try reading to Sara every night while I’m busy blogging and crafting.
7. PRAM Sara around the neighbourhood. She loves the doggies and kitties along the way. Also, she says “hello and bye” to flowers along the road side shrubs. It’s really interesting to find that she absorbs everything she sees along the way and imitates the birds singing, the kitty walking and doggies going round in circle before she sleeps. Have a walk with the boys once in a while around the neighbourhood too… stopped by the pet shop to say hello to the parrots.
8.Do not bring back your work stress. It’s unhealthy. However, you can bring the kiddos to appreciate your completed projects though. Be Patient with the kiddos.
9.Do not leave the kiddos to the helpers when you reached home. Be with them. Ask the boys about their day in school, about their friends….Coach them in their homework too. Shayne is doing fine with you in his Kumon.
10. Be the BEST daddy your wife could ever imagine, so that she will love you even more …. every time she sees you with the kiddos. Tell them that you love them and are very proud of them. So in years to come, the boys will model after you to be the best daddy to their own kiddos. And your girl will find a husband as great as you.
Happy's Father's Day and we love you.....
....very much.
Having a family photo.... tough huh?
Up high on daddy's shoulder.... Sara see the world from your perspective.
Daddy's girl
Daddy's girl
Like father, like son.
Weeee.......
Good start.... outing with the boys.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Happy Father's Day
This year, similar to the previous year, the Chng Association annual dinner falls on Father's day. That was our Father's Day dinner, paid for ... by my dad. My dad, he's a great dad , a provider who used to be very stern and strict. We spent a lot of time talking after dinner. We - most of the time, it's my sister, me and dad. Sitting on the stone benches in the garden.... talking about his work, our homework, his aspirations for all of us. Yes, all of us met his expectations - academically. My dad dotes on my sister a lot. The other day, he just mentioned that sis and Mark should stay in Singapore instead (Sis - no stress... he has given both of you his blessings in everything you are doing.. some days he is just like that... you know +++ ...)
My dad used to say that he does not have money to pass down to us... the only thing that he'll provide us is ' Education'. To him, there is no limit to our education.... we get to choose the uni we want to study.....but it must be the courses in his list. In his list - most of the courses are related to construction though. He has already ensures that his grandchildren get the same 'Education' that we previously enjoyed..so the kiddos are going to get Gong Gong scholarship.... minus his list of courses.
One incident I remember vividly - when I was about 9 years old- he secretly passed me the answers to the times-table questions that my mom gave me ...cos' I just cannot remember the 7 times-table then. I was weak in my mathematics.
Thank you dad and we love you.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
Some of the photos from our dinner.....
Sara in her best behaviour.
Shayne entertaining Nicole.
Sean loves his PSP.
By the way, the karaoke songs and music were LOUD.
My dad used to say that he does not have money to pass down to us... the only thing that he'll provide us is ' Education'. To him, there is no limit to our education.... we get to choose the uni we want to study.....but it must be the courses in his list. In his list - most of the courses are related to construction though. He has already ensures that his grandchildren get the same 'Education' that we previously enjoyed..so the kiddos are going to get Gong Gong scholarship.... minus his list of courses.
One incident I remember vividly - when I was about 9 years old- he secretly passed me the answers to the times-table questions that my mom gave me ...cos' I just cannot remember the 7 times-table then. I was weak in my mathematics.
Thank you dad and we love you.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
Some of the photos from our dinner.....
Sara in her best behaviour.
Shayne entertaining Nicole.
Sean loves his PSP.
By the way, the karaoke songs and music were LOUD.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Shayne @ 4
Our boy @ 4
Weight: 18kg
Height: 102cm
Some random thoughts of him at 4.
- first and foremost... he is eating well. Loves a variety of food. Likes tim sum like all the Cheai family members.
- a very confident boy who possess leadership qualities.
- still learning the art of sharing. He does not like to share his things with anyone, especially his Bakugan.
- still loves toys with wheels.... cars... all sort of cars....
-loves to sing. Nowadays, he sings all the songs he learnt from school to us.
- his diction is still not very clear, but he is very fast in his thoughts and always manages to argue his way out of difficult situations.
- has a stubbon personality and quick tempered and extremely tempremental like his mommy.
- sweet and charming like daddy. Papa dotes on him a lot. Papa always ensures that Shayne has new clothes everytime I shop for Sean. Therefore, Shayne seldom get to wear Sean's clothes. Our helpers actually asked for Sean's clothes cos' they knew Shayne is likely not going to wear them.
- never fails to say... "good morn' mommy and good night mommy and I love you mommy..." every day and night before he sleeps.
- writes and read numbers wells.
- learning to write all the alphabets by himself.
-likes to have spelling sessions like his brother. Whenever I gave Sean spelling, he'll come to me and ask me to give him some spelling too. Knew how to spell many words already.
-plays Wii games very well. Initially, he does not like Wii game at all. Now due to Sean's influence, he plays Wii games every night.
- likes Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He always tell me that he wants to go to "Mickey Mouse Land." Looks like the H1N1 virus is going to get worse. Our disneyland trip this year may be scrape. Shaynny, our promise to you.... we will bring you to disneyland once we deem fit for all to travel.
- attends loads of enrichment classes....I also find that is too much for a 4 years old. His LW English is going to start next month. Papa is going to decide if Shayne is going LW or TS. Knowing his papa, he'll end up having to go for both classes. Shayne also wants to enrol in skating and tennis and taekwando and swimming too. I told him NO, NO, that has to be later. My two boys are as kiasu as mommy, the other day, Sean told me that he wants to take Kumon Chinese too cos' his Chinese is not good enough... I was like.. "huh???" But I rejected his request too. Too much classes for Sean already.
-does not really like books very much. He only likes selective titles.... his fave is Eric Carle. He told me that teachers in school read to them Eric Carle's story books. Eric Carle is one of the kiddos fave author, we bought all of his books.. their all time fave is Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see. Now Shayne is reading Sunshine phonic series. Starting to read to him animals and general knowledge books too.
- always ask to draw together. He loves art and craft. He made a card and presented it to Nicole today. At 4, he still says..." I want to marry Nicole." Ya, Nicole comes to our house almost every morning.... so fast huh ... part of our family already. I invited Nicole and family to our Chng association annual dinner this coming Sunday too.
Shayne, mommy recorded these facts for you to read when you are older. Always remember, you are special in your own ways. We love you very much Shayne....
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