Your Occupation

萱萱 and 阳阳 were asked to come to school dressed in an occupation they would like to be in.

Obviously 阳阳 was always going to be in a fireman outfit. We didn't have a jumpsuit but the fireman hat was the perfect prop for the role.

萱萱 is a typical 5 year old. She thinks being a princess is an occupation and insisted in wearing her princess dress haha. We added on the stethoscope to make her a princess doctor!

Happy 5 萱萱!

Little 萱萱 turns 5 today. She is no longer the pouting baby we've love to bits.  A confident, opinionated, stubborn teena... wait ... She is even more now, our 小美女. She still loves the hugs, carry-carry and shower of attention from Daddy and Mummy hehehe.

She seems to have grown up alot now that 弟弟 is also in school. She has the 大姐 role and am embracing it in school. At home, they still quarrel as all siblings do but hey its all good. I wouldn't change anything, she's all we asked for and more. 

Arts & Craft: Leaves On A Tree

Another wonderful kiddo activity that Meimei conjured up. She does magic to keep the children entertained.

OO's First Salon Haircut

What a treat! It's been quite some time since 萱萱 had a haircut from YeeYee. 萱萱 doesn't seem to like to cut her hair now and we had to keep persuading her to have it trimmed so it doesn't cover her eyes.

This is probably how's she's going to get haircuts going forward. I highly doubt she'll let us cut it at home now she's had a taste of salon style cutting.

YY's 3rd & 4th Day In Pre-School

Same old routine these 2 days. He will be happy on the trip to school and start wailing when he reaches school.

Today's the last day Meimei can be in school. Already she has been hiding in corners and trying her best to stay out of sight.

Wednesday was water-play day for PG/PN class. He has this serious frown and you cannot tell if he is having fun or frustrated at this whole situation.

I hope he is enjoying himself and learning new things and getting along with the teachers and classmates. His teacher took a few pictures and shared it with Meimei.

He seems to be doing well enough. Hopefully this continues.

YY's Second Day In Pre-School

2nd day in school and we had 阳阳 in school uniform. His classmates were all in uniform so we thought we had better get him into one too to fit in. He hates the collar and would try to tug at it to 'remove' them.

He was chirpy in the morning but that didn't last long once they reach school.

There were moments when an activity would distract him. Like the music instruments play time. Look at how he held that guitar, he's a natural.

Other times he will go around calling for his 姐姐.Thankfully 萱萱 was very obliging and accommodating with her little brother. She wears it like a badge of honour that she has a 'baby' in school too.

YY's First Day In Pre-School

We've been going around and around about when is a good time to have 阳阳 start school. Nyama doesn't want him to start so early since 萱萱 had a bad time with sickness when she enrolled at 2. She wanted to keep him at home till he was three. Unfortunately she had to go Indonesia to look after her mama so it wasn't really an option to keep him at home.

The corona virus has come to shore though it's been very controlled. That's another big factor that's been playing on our minds. Meimei's reluctant to take the risk of having 阳阳 at school but eventually came to terms with it since 萱萱's going to school anyways too.

Meimei was able to accompany him to school for a couple of days. Like all kids, 阳阳 was afraid of the new environment and kept crying and trying to get comfort from Meimei or 姐姐.

It's adorable seeing him so attached to his big sister but hurts a little inside too to see him so scared and insecure.

The poor fella was even crying during playground time. Nothing was helping to distract him from the fear of the unfamiliar.

Anytime he spots Meimei, he will run and catch her. Such is the sense of wanting that Meimei shared that she felt so bad she wanted very much to just bring him home straightaway.

Thankfully she didn't. 阳阳 has to get used to this and make friends with his classmates. There is no easy way except to be thrown into it. 萱萱 had the same problem and to this day she still doesn't like to go school. We totally expect the same for 阳阳.

Find 阳阳

阳阳 likes to play hide and seek. Sometimes he'll hide behind the bedroom curtain and shout out 'Find 阳阳!' hahaha He still does not understand that he is giving himself away by sounding out. Gotta love that innocence.

Other times, he will hide in a corner to potty. We probably did the same when we were young.

Sibling Pics Feb 2020

I'm going start regular pics of the kiddos. Maybe not every month but I'll try to pick some every so often for memories. Again these are always very good when you look at it years later and reminisce the cutie looks of the kids.

A Head Full Of ...

Clips. Lots and lots of clips .... total overboard on clips. She has a box full of it and did this all by herself. She seems very contented with it.

A Summoners War Clone - Calibria: Crystal Guardians

Over the past week I've been playing a new game, Calibria: Crystal Guardians, which is an almost exact copy of Summoners War in terms of game mechanics, activities, arena etc.

A few of the popular SW youtubers were picking up this title and introducing it to the community. I think the familiarity helps with the attraction of the game too. The problem with SW is that you are so far behind of people who have been playing since 2014-15 that no matter what you do, outside of spending tens of thousands, you are never going to be able to compete. The idea of being able to start on the 'same level playing field' is appealing for many folks. Of course there are going to be spenders or whales as they call it in the gaming world, who are going to be far ahead right from the get-go by spending a bunch. But that's a different world altogether.

On the gameplay, I'm having a blast starting new. It's that same feeling of excitement and discovery I had back when I start Summoners War in 2014. With everyone new to the game, there is no prescribed best way or best unit to follow. The fun of the unknown and knowledge that everyone else is probably in the same mode as you is truly appealing.

I had re-rolled a couple of times to get good starter units. Nat 5s are so much easier to get in this game. I can see myself spending more time on this game and potentially making it my main game. I'm already neglecting Summoners War, its no longer fun and more of a chore. This however is giving me the thrills of beating stages, overcoming obstacles, formulating strategies etc. I'm sure I'll be blogging more on this game in the future.

Plaster For Mummy's Tummy

"just now i tummy pain.. didi stare at me then ran out and come back with imaginary plaster for my tummy #blogworthy"

Such love and care. That's one of the big reasons everyone's smitten with 阳阳. He has everyone wrapped around his tiny fingers and he knows it too haha.

Simple Word Game

Super kudos to Meimei again for spending so much time and effort to make educational games for 萱萱. I know it takes a lot of dedication and research to come up with the tools. And you can tell 萱萱 is excited to play it too.

So Meimei made cards for each kitchen toy like a knife or bread or carrot. And then 萱萱 is to match each toy to the words. Of course 萱萱 wasn't going to be able to recognise the words immediately so Meimei spent time to pronounce each word and read out the letters too.

What a fun way to learn words. I'm so impressed by Meimei for her ingenuity and thoughtfulness in giving the kiddos opportunities to learn during play. *muach!

阳阳 @2years - Big Boy Now

Happy Birthday BoyBoy!!

Time flies too fast. Truly. How I wish 阳阳 was still that chubby little cutie that goes around electrifying everyone who can give him hugs. He's a big boy now with his own quirks and temper. Terrible two came early the last 2 months and we've been adjusting to a naughtier 阳阳. That said, he is still our precious little cuddle-bear and I still love carrying him to the window to look at the buses and cars.

He doesn't seem too impressed on the birthday cake. I suppose he still doesn't understand the significance of a birthday and the presents that come with it ;-)

There is the train set that Meimei bought for him. He loves all form of automotive from fire trucks to trains, buses to tractors etc. Anything with wheels fascinates him.

Even Siti spoils him rotten with not one ... but two big toys! A fire truck and an excavator.

Summoners War: 3 Mystical A Day

Recently I've taken to opening 3 mystical scrolls each day for the daily quest. I usually get them farming the Giants/Dragons/Necro. Since the last few mass summons basically bearing nothing of note, I've given up saving the scrolls for another mass summoning session.

Today I got lucky and popped a Nat 5 summon. Unfortunately I kinda make a boo-boo on the selection. I went for the Wind Desert Queen Hathor thinking she would come in useful in Arena. But the thing is ... I don't play Real-Time Arena. Plus she really comes into use when combo-ed with another Nat 5, the Wind Fairy King.

I should have gone for the Water Hell Lady Beth. I was thinking I would not replace my Water Homunculus as my EXP farmer. But there are more uses for her in other areas of the game. Sigh ... So now I have a unit that I'm probably not going to level up. I threw her into the EXP pond and would most likely leave her there till the day I ever feel like playing RTA. Behhh.