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The red sofa

2009-03-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

Recognizing that Kaden is an ardent TV fan, we decided that he should have his very own sofa.

Testing out the new sofa.

Getting comfy...

Lazy weekend

2009-03-15T07:13:00.000-07:00

Mama-cum-teacher

Mummy dearest

Haircut at Vivo Toys-R-Us

2009-03-15T01:39:00.000-07:00

Cutting Kaden's hair is a big affair that needs careful planning. It usually involves some playtime before the actual haircut.

Lunch before the haircut. Kaden doesn't go anywhere without his favourite Dora toy.

Waiter! This this this... Thing is too salty!

Slide at the Vivo playground. Little does he know....

I like this cartoon, but do you really need to have so many scissors around here?

Woah! Did you just say you want to CUT MY HAIR??!!

Some comfort food and Dora on TV to compensate for the trauma (note the crew cut).

Playdoh Lesson II

2009-03-14T23:06:00.000-07:00

Enough Kaden, this is your 2nd brownie already...

Yeah right, that's what you think, it's my 4th one actually!

Hmmm... Brownie? Or babe? Brownie? Or babe?

Brownie.

Definitely brownie!!!!

Phew! It was hard work polishing off all those brownies, this is my 6th one (dozing off...)

Where did you say you got these brownies from again?

Playdoh Lesson I

2009-03-14T22:42:00.000-07:00

Alright class, today's lecture shall focus on geometry and spectrometry...

Kaden and friends.

All attention to the Playdoh teacher giving a demonstration.

Yup. I knew that one!

Does anyone know what happens when you mix red Playdoh with yellow Playdoh? You there, the little boy in black UCB top.

Kaden: Oh no! Oh no! What's the answer?? Urrmm... Playdoh?

Choose the Red Playdoh, you go back to sleep and wake up to the life you live everyday.

Choose the Blue Playdoh, you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep this rabbit hole goes...

Kaden at work with Playdoh

Little hands make BIG things (a bus).... well, a little BIG thing.

And the winner of this year's Playdoh competition is..... Kaden, with his mini-cornetto!

Dinner at Kome IV

2009-03-14T11:10:00.000-07:00

When the stomach is full, mischief sets in...

Uncle Wong setting a bad example for Kaden. Tsk! Tsk!

Chin Hsuan Jeh-jeh asking for my booger??!!

Two servings for me!

I wanna be like Vidal Sassoon when I grow up...

Dinner at Kome III

2009-03-14T10:44:00.000-07:00

Kaden was shy with Uncle Wong at first...

But the grape sherbet proved too good to resist.

Must be my lucky day, another serving of ice-cream! Arrmm!!

Uncle Wong getting better with every spoonful!

Paternal instincts awakened?

Field day for Kaden. Endless supply of grape sherbet...

We were glad to have our food served after Jessie almost went ballistic with the attitude waitress. She attempted to order the whole menu, item by item, then cancel the orders, item by item. I guess the waitress had a bad night with us. To top it all, we couldn't decide on how much ice-cream to have, what flavours and which combo. Only Kaden was nice enough to take any ice-cream that came his way.

Single scoop of grape sherbet...

Or a green tea-grape combo?

Dinner at Kome II

2009-03-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

Umeshu at Kome was good.

All the gals had their share of the good stuff.

Waiting for their umeshu...

Cheers! At least one gal was very happy when the umeshu was served.

Dinner at Kome I

2009-03-14T09:03:00.000-07:00

On the 14th of March 2009, a bunch of ignorant KKH MOs met for a leisurely game of Paintball, initial plan was to test the power of estrogen against testosterone. Thankfully, the heavens took pity on the fairer sex and brought forth a thunderstorm to avert a massacre. It ended up as a bowling showdown instead (5 girls vs 4 guys).

Here's the bowling score board, guys on the left and gals on the right (the actual names are not revealed in order to protect the interests of Nat and Jes). Although Testosterones bettered Estrogens by a relatively close margin, I guess everyone was just glad that the thunderstorm had prevented the peri-mortal donation of 10 female kidneys and 5 female livers (though ONE may not be eligible...). Victory dinner was at Kome Restaurant in Keppel Club.

Mouthwatering swordfish sashimi (this was our 7th order, the 8th began to look like french fries, and so we reckon they were running low).

Despite the defeat in bowling, there was no love lost and couples were still couples...

The Wongs (Mrs Wong discovers yet another secret talent of Mr Wong - bowling).

Nat and Jason (she was the only one telling the truth when she said this was her first try at bowling).

And good buddies remain...

Jessie and Sze Ching

Carrie and Chin Hsuan

Growing Pains

2008-11-22T08:02:00.000-08:00

"Best wallpaper ever" courtesy of Steven

....first signs of toddlerhood

...full blown terrible twos

Kady's Signs

2008-11-22T07:48:00.000-08:00

Kady can say Mama, Daddy, PoPo....but he still signs most of the time.

Shy Tortoise

jumping frog

Choo-choo train

Ya, I know...the signs all looks kinda the same....usually he will try to make sounds like choo choo to give us some clues as to what he is signing for

Hey Mickey!

2008-08-16T08:14:00.000-07:00

What's a baby trip without dropping by Disneyland?

walking down main street

Kady didnt really walked that much. Xiaoyi had swollen muscles the day after.

all babies aboard for the parade!

kiss from Alice

Sinba was Kady's favourite!

We sat on "It's a Small World" twice. It was the only ride that was airconditioned.

Steven thought the ballons were complimentary.

Nei Hou Ma?

2008-08-16T07:52:00.001-07:00

Feeling very apprehensive about bringing Kady to visit Sis in the States, we did a little "test" trip and brought him to visit his Xiaoyi in Hong Kong instead. Wasnt too bad, he just cried for a full half hour on the flight back to Singapore.

first a haircut to look neat and smart

shopping up and down a hilly street with a pram is no joke

thank god for taxis

char siew was delicious there...but Kady liked the golden spoon better

running down the streets of "Venice"

ever the studious scholar, Kady doesnt forget the books even in Macau. Though mom wasnt that pleased with about the "shu" :)

salah tempo during lunch hour at IFC

tepan-baby

delicious food but I lost my voice after

Mady's Full Moon Party

2008-08-16T07:17:00.000-07:00

Little Mady flew all the way from the states to visit us but fell asleep throughout her party

sleeping beauty

"Little mousey" with her lucky Angbaos from all the uncle and aunties

still sleeping even with all the ruckus Kady was making

HO(r)T PARK

2008-08-14T07:16:00.000-07:00

It was a really hot and sunny day at the ho(r)tpark. Kady was running like crazy we thought he must be dehydrated.

tiny baby in big lobby

watcha looking at!

kurious kady

can you see the sweat on my head?

koolie kady

Version 1.1

2008-05-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

Time for an update on "who does Kady resemble more"

....looks like papa?

...looks like mama?

Verdict: Looks like papa when he is sulking and looks like mama when he is smiling and at his best :)

(Disclaimer: I didnt post this blog, Z)

I am ONE

2008-05-03T18:53:00.000-07:00

Kady turned one recently. Milestone at 12 months - he finally started walking.

eggs...my favourite (only tried yolks though)

party boy

first taste of chocolate

wat's going on "scratch"

Underwater World

2008-04-20T07:44:00.000-07:00

Bought Kady to Underwater World on his first birthday. Steven thought he might be intrigued by all the fishes but he was quite oblivious to them.

Kady's favourite - Jellyfish

riding on Daddy's back

proof that the camera still works

Hokkaido Part 3

2008-04-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

snow deep in trouble

white lovers - overrated defintely

grey Sapporo

shopping in Daimaru

dazzling glasswares

spot Dad!

Tokyo

2008-04-13T07:36:00.001-07:00

we hopped over to Tokyo to get our shopping fix!

spot minnie

shortest trip to disney ever....4 hours only

sakura overload

cherry fairy

colours of the Japanese Garden

sakuras are so enchanting cos they contrast so beautifully with their sculptural trunks!

quarter grand melon

Hokkaido Part 2

2008-04-13T07:21:00.000-07:00

3 stooges in winter

white trees

crystallised tree

frozen wind

shades of ice

wake up to a stunning view

walking off a short pier

explosives over ice

hibernating bears

Hokkaido Part 1

2008-04-12T07:45:00.000-07:00

People who has been to Hokkaido tells us that it doesnt matter what the actual scenery is, the photos you take will turn out nice....

first taste of Japanese delicacy - fluffy bread

strolling down Ainu Village

first encounter with frozen lake...more to come

Steven couldnt stand up after this dinner....swollen knees :p

day break

early morning bath

that's not Mt Fuji

mountain at the right is younger than all of us!

grizzly....ugly but adorable

ladies from 'Hell'.....valley

who's in focus?

ubiquitous Hokkaido crab....not the one on the billboard :)

live brain surgery

eskimo mom

bizare sci-fi building in the middle of no-where

snow snow everywhere

2 Bottom Teeth

2008-02-27T07:05:00.000-08:00

Kady now has 6 teeth in total! 4 at the top and 2 at the bottom.

careful, I bite!

Chairman Teo

2008-02-27T07:02:00.001-08:00

Chinese New Year was like fashion show for Kady, he could finally fit into all the clothes that the aunties and grandmas bought for him :)

let the meeting begin!

in the midst of negotiation...

boring meeting

Bedtime Routine

2008-02-27T06:50:00.000-08:00

Everynight Kady goes through the same routine before he zzz......here is his story

In the tub you go..

where are the bubbles?

look! my hair is all styled now

choosing my favourite book...

do not disturb

finally......zzzzzz

Cookie Monster

2007-12-08T06:47:00.000-08:00

After a few episodes of hellish fever, Kady's first tooth finally broke through. We have yet to capture that tiny shard but here's some photos of him hard at work grinding his tooth!

Food or Zzz?

2007-11-24T06:54:00.000-08:00

Kady has funny habit of dozing off in the middle of a feed. We caught a photo or him nodding off but he got very pissed when he woke!

Paparazzi in Boro

2007-10-17T07:11:00.001-07:00

Being "Superstars", we were stalked by paparazzi on our recent trip to Boro while....

...checking out the stupas at Boro...

...checking out the hidden Buddha....

...checking out the internal cavern...

...checking out the lost water spring...

Musee Trip

2007-10-17T07:04:00.000-07:00

Yippee! I love the Museum

Who's in the spotlight?

I don't wanna go home!

Light & Shadows

2007-10-07T07:30:00.000-07:00

This title has to happen some time or other and I decided to do it now cos I really liked this Father and Son shot taken at the Museum today. Am sure there will be a part 2 soon.

Father and Son

Mother and Son

First Apple

2007-10-07T07:17:00.000-07:00

Technically, this is not Kaden's first apple. It is actually Steven's first apple (for Kaden). Contrary to Mister K's expression, the apple is not sour (we tasted it). He reserves this extreme expression for all food other than milk that is presented to him. Its an expression bordering on crying but he seeing that he still continues smacking his lips with each spoonful, we just take the risk and continue feeding him. Maybe we should try feeding him honey next time and test it out...

wat's that?

some more???

d - tails

2007-10-06T06:31:00.000-07:00

Kady attended his first architecture lecture today! Little devil was surprisingly quiet for almost an hour before Lini had to scoop him away :) Talk was organised by Chup for his poly class so we figured we should be able to get away with it even if Mister K decides to kick up a fuss. And the best thing was: it comes free with 3 cpd points!

Lecture topic was on "details". Something that all architects are hung up on and contractors uses to haunt us everyday. Typical call : "Hey Z, window frame must increase in size leh! 23 mm instead of 20mm, can or not?", reply: "Wait ah, I check with boss" -hahaha, just kidding, of cos can lah else boss be very busy.

Thought I will post some images on Steven's concept of details instead (and also the prowess of the canon 40d); starting with the most up-close photograhed subject - plants

Pretty pin-wheel white flower - maybe C can help me name it

Check out the spores!

Check out the stubble - no relationship with the s(pores) above...

lou-ya plastering works

Lighting at vivo TL is very white and pure - we love taking photos there

dirty duckies

Growing Up

2007-09-10T06:23:00.001-07:00

Day out at the Duck race

Realised that Kady is appearing more and more like a little boy rather than a tiny baby. Check out photo of him in his boyish cargoes and little cap. Either that or I should continue dressing him in baby's bodysuit and bibs.

Ready, get set, go!

Maybe we should start tracking his milestones - He learnt how to roll over a few days ago. Hmm....need to take note of the actual date next time :)

I rolled over again!

Happy Kady

2007-09-02T03:58:00.000-07:00

Not surprising, Kady is our "Model of the Century" and will be featured most in this blog. Here are a few pictures of the "laughin buddha". Steven has been sent on a mission to take a photo for our icon in the blog. Not sure how long that's gonna take. In the meantime...you've guessed it...Kady is gonna represent us :)

First Day

2007-09-02T02:24:00.000-07:00

This blog is set up mainly becos Steven just bought a Canon 400D the day before at Comex. So this is for him to "publish" his best shots of the day. It just so happened that Serene came to visit so she kindly featured here and there in the blurry backgrd giving depth of field which is so essential to a good picture. The pictures are so clear you could see the freckles and pores on a person's face. Its turning out to be a good buy.

Beckham wannabe

Admiring lanterns at Giant

Naked babies

Kady looks just like Mama