Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Father and son Series.

I love these pictures tat I took of En and NJ..


The Priceless Moments....


Papa carrying En to ease his tired little legs..














































A long walk..





































Adoration














Like Father, Like Son



















你的背影




















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Sunday, April 13, 2008

The trip.. time together

We are back.. from 6 full days of being full time parents to En while holidaying in Perth..
I am rather tired.. though it is great to see En enjoying himself so much..
It was a trip in which we learn more of En, as well as ourselves, especially m yself as a mum..
Overall, there are more ups than downs during the trip, and though there are times in which I really lost it when En was in one of his tantrums, we have much more happy times that made up for it..

En is quite an easy travel toddler.. although he was more fussy about eating while travelling, other than that, he is pretty easy.
I was so worried he will make a scene while on the plane, but NJ did a brilliant job of buying him a Sesame Street sticker book with over 350 stickers which kept him occupied on the flights, as well as the road trip.. That book was a lifesaver! Though we also did a fair share of homework by packing his favorite drawing kit, his VCDs and books to keep him occupied, but En was more enamored of that sticker book more than anything else..

It was abit stressful trying to keep to the meal times that En is used to, so that created quite a bit of stress, thankfully, we were not at all ambitious in our itinerary, everything was pretty much free and easy, depending on his mood and the timing.. and it kinda all fell into place rather nicely, except for the last bit of the trip where we had to drive 5 hours back to Swan Valley to be near the airport for departure the next day.. That was a bit too long of a ride for En and he became really restless and irritable.

The highlight of the trip were really the cruise to see the sea-lions and to Penguin Island, and the 2 day farmstay in which En really enjoyed himself. He loves most of the farm animals and warmed up to them pretty soon, and eagerly participated in the feeding of the smaller size animals (geese, chickens, peacocks) while staying clear of the Llamas, the sheep and the cows..

Some pictures.. for now.. and will provide update of the lessons learnt in separate entries..

The tired, savvy traveller..


Smiling all the way on the flight with the Elmo stickers..
















Adaptable sleeper.. napping in the way.. and even capable of sleeping wile eating his cinnamon doughnut..











The little boy's moment

The jumpy toddler who have all the space to jump, run, explore...
























The farm was a real highlight as he came in close contact with the various animals..
While we thought it will be money wasted since he is usually cautious, he surprised us when he warmed up to the geese, ducks, chickens and peacocks real soon and was eagerly feeding them








The group photos....
With thousands of sincere apologies to Xuan, our baby.












































Saturday, April 05, 2008

The most beautiful sound...

Recently, I have been watching this video a lot..
It has to be the video of the year already, even though 2008 has only just started..

But with this video.. it left a mark on me..
It makes me smile a lot but it also makes me sad as I watch it again and again..
The musical sound of their laughter fills me with joy..

Yet, I wonder, at the same time, how transient this period of time is for them, a life without worries, a life in which they can laugh easily at just about anything.. a life in which the simplest thing seems like a hugely funny thing to them..

How easy these little babies laugh.. (Of course, how easy they cry too)..
But how easy it is to find pure, simple, undiluted joy..

And the worst of it is this:
It is something that cannot be learnt, that money cannot buy..

Something that TIME, in its simple passing will rob them of..

童真, 就是这么容以吗?
永恒的童真, 又是那么难...


Hence, I watch the video again, and again..
Technology has allowed me to immortalise the moment..
The very moment in which I hear the MOST BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS in my life..

Yet, I know that it has captured something very precious as well.
It captured the pure and joyous souls that only the little children will have..

I hope this video brings you joy..
BUT pls be prepared for a loudness that you may not be comfortable with, if you have not had any experience being around rowdy children..

Presenting The Yap Symphony...

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We are.. finally.. all set for Perth tomorrow morning..
I am feeling apprehension and excitement all rolled into one..
Our tonnes of luggage bespeaks our anxiety to be as prepared as we can be..
It is the first trip away.. and it is gonna also be a learning experience for us all..

Somehow, bringing a child along on a holiday seems to be a huge responsibility..
It is all like planning for a huge event.. let's see how it unfolds tomorrow.

Will update the trip next week..
Meanwhile, chill..

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