School's out

Now that it's the school break, we'll have to think about other weekend programs for bb. The thing about school is that it gives us a bit of a routine on weekends. Now that it's out, It's a little frustrating as we have to think of other programs to better occupy her time. Popo said we are way too kiasu and that we should give her her own space to play and relax, but I could tell nat is bored with the toys that she plays with every day. So we ended up entertaining her during her waking hours and this is hard work! So tired yet enjoying every minute of it.

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Toilet training

Our Darling daughter is starting to tell us when she wants to do her business both big and small! Amazing! Not hundred percent foolproof yet but I guess this is a really good start from ground zero. Daddy and mummy are so proud of you!

Though we are not expert in this area but thought we,ll share some tips nonetheless.

1. Always put on a large smile, no matter how it stinks or how disgusting it looked.
2. Speak praises and words of encouragement.
3. Be hundred percent present, hold her hands, play or talk with her whilst she is seated on the potty.
4. Ask if she needs to go when you see her squatting or sitting quietly on her own.
5. Ask if she needs to go before bed and first thing in the morning.
6. familiarize yourself with the letting go expression.
7. Reward with kisses after she is cleaned up.
8. Teach her to say poo poo or shh shh as verbalizing definitely makes life easier for you and it is half the battle won.
9. Be vigilant, Watch for signs throughout the day.
10. Be patient, expect lots of pretense and slips.


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Ixoras from Nat

Flower from nat

Oh wanted to jot this down somewhere so I'll remember and reminisce about how sweet my little baby is ..=)

She gave me a bunch of ixoras this morning! She didn't want to let me go to work so grandma brought her to the garden and she returned with a bunch of ixoras =) so love this child of mine !

Saved the pic on my lousy phone will find a way to up load it =)

Spain Part 2

Had to upload the pics from our Spain trip slowly cause the resolutions are way to high and my home Internet speed is way too slow! Not too sure how picasa could speed up the process either.. anyway here are more pics of us enjoying ourselves in Spain.

Just a little bit of history on this famous historic architecture which we've visited...

Sagrada Familia or the Sacred Family is a privately funded catholic church. The proceeds that tourist spends or donates would go into the building of this structure which is taking eons to complete. This was the last work of the renowned catalan artist - Antonio Gaudi (1852 - 1926), who died without seeing the completion of this masterpiece. According to records, the church first began construction in 1988 and it still remain in complete to date. There is still a 3rd dimension which has yet to begin construction. Spanish guides mentioned that the aim of the government is to complete this structure by 2026 to commemorate Gaudi's 100th year death anniversary. By then perhaps we should revisit Barcelona again to see Sagrada in it's full form!

Pics below would give you a glimpse of how difficult it is to build this. The architecture is a combination of both art and science. Take for instance the roof structure. The idiosyncratic intertwinning beams which stretches out like trees with branches that supports the dreamlike roof top is not just aesthetically appealing but functional as well. The branch like roof forms a web concentric pattern that allows amplification of music. Amazing isn't it? Even the materials to be used for the beams and stain glass windows were specially chosen. No wonder it took so long to build =) But the final site is definitely worth the wait.

Anyway more of the interior. We took the spiral stairway leading to the top of the cathedral. Fortunately for us they have constructed the lift by the time we visited so we paid a small token to travel up and make our way down by foot. The scaredy cat me was so afraid of height. To be honest it's not just the height but it feels a little claustrophobic and bits of the stairway were so narrow or without railing that you have to thread real carefully... but this is erm at the tail end of the tower ..pretty close to walking from the fifth storey down. We took forever up in the tower as I had to take loads of scenic photos. The view was simply too magnificent and mesmerising.

BB's not working

I am sooo getting an iphone! This bb of mine is not working properly! Tried so many means and ways to type in a post but it just doesnt work! Cant be the firewall issue since I cant even use it when connected to home network. Think it's a editing thing .. which is too techy for me to resolve. Anyway, my company is organising a iphone purchase roadshow at highly discounted price. Will get a iphone4 so Chris and I could skype and Nat could see her daddy via video calls.