The Bub in the Belly

We dropped by Sheri's place for a visit and spent about an hour catching up with her and her family. Before that, we sent Mum and Dale to the airport for their flight back home to Sydney.

Mum has been in Singapore/Malaysia for about two months. She has been truly wonderful in helping with the household chores and looking after Ryan. An extra pair of hands really made a world of difference. It is also wonderful that Ryan can get to spend some time with her, I'm sure he will miss her lots.

Time for Ryan's swimming class! Mum and Dale tagged along.







Brunch at PS Cafe


After a rest at home, we took Mum and Dale to the Singapore Flyer, which is the largest observation wheel in the world.

We went to the airport earlier tonight to pick up Mum and Dale who have been in Ipoh for a few weeks. Before that, we had dinner at Suntec City and we visited the Suntec City fountain, which is the largest in the world. Supposedly, if you make a silent wish and put your hand into the heart of the fountain while you walk around it three times, your wish will come true.

We drove home to Singapore last night so that Ryan could attend his swimming lesson this morning.

We have switched him to the pool at Tanglin Village, which is heated and nearer to our house. When we first inquired with Aquaducks many months ago, our first choice was Tanglin Village but we were told that they had a vacancy at Suntec City on Sunday afternoon so we went there instead. However, we had to rush to get to the lesson (because it is just after Ryan's noontime nap) and the pool at Suntec City can get terribly cold when the weather is hot.

So I managed to get a transfer to Tanglin Village. It's great because the pool is heated and it takes us five minutes to get there. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, eg. travelling, Ryan has had to miss all the classes up till today. I felt quite bad about that so I made sure that, when we were in KL, we went swimming in the condo pool as often as we could.

Ryan definitely enjoys the water. We went to see a showflat in KL and there was a water feature in the foyer - Ryan squealed with delight when he saw it. He crawled over to it straightaway and started splashing the water about and he even wanted to climb into it!

We spent the last few days getting quotes from kitchen suppliers to install kitchen cabinets in the new condo and shopping for furniture. There was also swimming at the new condo with Malcolm and Justin.



Justin celebrated his 8th birthday with a big party on Saturday and we were invited to join in the birthday fun. Jimmy set off more fireworks, which was great fun to watch. After the party, we drove home to Singapore.

We drove back to KL yesterday and had dinner with Richard's parents and Malcolm. When Margaret and Jimmy got home with Jerica and Justin, we lit the Lucky Lantern that Jimmy brought back from Sitiawan.



Watching the lantern float up and away brought on feelings of peace and serenity... which didn't last long because we followed that with the fireworks!


Ah... what would Chinese New Year be without fireworks?

After that we went home but not before meeting up with Terri and Vincent for supper at A&W.

We are still in Ipoh. This is where most of my mother's siblings reside, so this is where the reunion takes place every year for my side of the family. My mother is the eldest of nine siblings so Ryan has a lot of relatives here - great-grandmother, grandmother, grand-aunts, grand-uncles, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Here's Ryan with my mum at the reunion dinner.


Lion dance at the hotel - got Ryan to touch the lion's head!

Yesterday, I got my Valentine's Day pressie from hubs - a heart-shaped pendant with pink sapphires and diamonds from Tiffany's - thank you sweetie! We didn't plan any romantic outing this year as Valentine's Day coincides with the first day of Chinese New Year and family comes first, more so with Ryan around.

We drove out to Ampang yesterday with Richard's parents and Mary to visit Richard's uncle and his family. Richard's aunt is a great cook and we had a yummy lunch at their house, as always. After lunch, we went back for a rest and only ventured out again at dinnertime. The hot weather encourages lots of lazing about.

Today we drove up to Ipoh to see more relatives and friends. Here are some shots taken by Kar Yee.


Here's Ryan in the hotel room, escaping from the heat and humidity. We will be in Ipoh for two nights.