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Last weekend was Halloween. Usually I don’t celebrate Halloween. But this year, MIL bought some costumes for them to dress up for Halloween. Since she’s staying in apartment temporarily, it’s fun to bring the kids around for a trick or treat at the neighbours.

Faythe were dressed as skeleton jack. Her all time favourite character. In fact she’s been practicing her trick or treat at home. But when the day comes, she’s a bit shy and dare not greet the neighbours.

Vyktore, actually we got him a bumble bee costume. But on that day he went berserk and refuse to wear *roll eyes*. So he wore his Thomas & Friends Shirt. That’s it.

The cousins each wore a Thomas & Friends Top & Skeleton Jack as well.

The kids for sure enjoyed themselves giving out treats to everyone. How did you celebrate your Halloween?

Oh, and on Sunday, we went to 1u, there were Halloween Deco as well. And there was a witch walking around. Faythe took picture with her, with my phone camera.

Like 1 month ago or so, 1 fine day. Vyktore told me, “Yerrow, Yerrow” while pointing at Faythe’s mini colour pallette.

At first I thought it was a fluke, so I ask him again, what colour is this? He repeated Yerrow. Whoa…little did I know this boy been learning colours in the school. Then he went Bru pointing at the blue colour pallette.

Then I went Pink, he repeated Pink, I went Yellow, he repeated Yellow….and since then, naming colours is one of his fav pass time till now LOL.

This is what he usually do:

While holding the transformer DVD Cover:

1. What colour? Yellow…… pointing at Bumble bee
2. What colour? Bru (Blue)….pointing at Optimus Prime
3. What colour? Brack (Black)…pointing at Megatron

And he repeats this a gazillionth time till we start repeating after him to assure him the colours are correct. O.o.

While flipping the book:

1. What colour? Purple…pointing at some purple colour picture
2. What colour? Pink…pointing at the pink colour car

Funny thing is he ask the question himself and answers back himself haha…..

Sometimes I’ll test him and ask him:

Mommy: Vyktore, Mommy’s baju what colour?
Vyktore: Grin (Green)
Mommy: Mommy’s watch what colour?
Vyktore: Why (White)
Mommy: Jie Jie’s baju what colour?
Vyktore: Look at Faythe….Purple!!
Mommy: No, jie jie’s baju is pink.
Vyktore: Purple…..*giggles* Purple *giggles* - I think he did this on purpose for the fun of it

I’m getting quite good in deciphering his gibberish language nowadays and I understand 90% of his words :). The colours he knows very well:

• PInk
• Purple
• Rid (red)
• Bru (blue)
• Grin (green)
• Why (white)
• Brack (black)
• Yello (Yellow)
• O-vin (Orange)

He makes alot of mess when we do painting at home, cause he likes to mix colours together. He’d go:

1. Yello & O-vin
2. Bru & Grin
3. Bru & Yello

And the list goes on…..

Another milestone for Vyktore :).

I’ve not been putting down diligently Faythe’s lil coversations with us since many many moons ago. So this is gonna be a long one. I usually store these conversations as draft, but never had a chance to publish them.

(photo taken recently during our PD Trip in August 09)

Being a 4.5 yrs old, she’s ever so talkative & at times challenging you with her wittiness. Sometimes we’d just go speechless with her sense of bluntness and innocent.

While I was bathing her the other day…
Mommy: oh no, how come there’s a red bump on you, who bit you?
Faythe: Mosquito.
Mommy: Oh, why do you think mosquito bit you?
Faythe: You know the mosquito likes to bite me cause I’m all honey & sugar & everything sweet inside my blood. That’s why they like me.
Mommy: O.o

Some guest came to MIL’s house and commented that she doesn’t talk, she tried defending herself…
Faythe: I can talk, Dog cannot talk one

When she refuse to go to school, I was trying to coax her…
Mommy: Faythe you must go to school OK. You see Ivan, he’s so clever. He goes to school never cry. His teacher also says that he’s a clever boy cause he never cry. He’s so clever right. You want to be like Ivan?
Faythe: NO
Mommy: Why NO?
Faythe: Cause I’m a girl, I don’t want to be a boy
Mommy: Oopss…*mental note, gotta use girl as example next time*

On her toy dog…
Faythe; Mama, you see my dog can line up one (like everyone else while purchasing movie passes)
Faythe: Mama, you see my dog can eat one (pretending that the dog is eating with us in the restaurant *roll eyes*)
Faythe: Mama, you see my dog can watch movie also (sat the dog next to her while watching movie)

In the quest for a sweet…
Faythe: Mama, can you give me a sweet?
Mommy: OK here you go
Faythe: Thanks mama. Now I feel much better
Mommy: *huh…*

She adores me like a…
Faythe: Mama, you are my pillow to hug, I miss you…
Mommy: melted. You are m bolster

When she’s lazy…
Mommy; Faythe, can you on the fan for mama?
Faythe: OK. But now I’m going up…and sitting down on the chair, so I cannot on for you. You on yourself OK.

Mommy: Faythe, can you help me to get some tissue from the toilet?
Faythe: Mommy, I don’t know what you talking about…
Mommy: Huh..I think tonight I also don’t know how to tell story
Faythe: (she quickly ran to the toilet to get some tissue for me LOL) Mommy, here’s the tissue

On the phone with her Godmom…
Faythe: Happy Birthday Kai Ma (Godmom)
Godmom: Thanks. Can you give me a kiss or not
Faythe: Cannot…
Godmom: Aiya, why cannot? Can la..
Faythe: Cannot, cause this is a phone, not you..
Godmom: O.o.

Hogging the toilet…
Daddy: Faythe, can you please hurry up, I want to use the toilet
Faythe: *still sitting on our toilet* Daddy you go the other toilet OK. I want to use this one (pointing to the toilet at the other side of the house)
Daddy: O.o *speechless*

While driving home, I picked up the phone and talk, after putting down the phone…
Faythe: Mama (sounded like pretty fedup after nagging so many times), you are not supposed to talk on the phone while you driving!! Afterwards police catch you
Mommy; OK, sorry, I won’t next time OK

When she wants a share of Vyktore’s toy…
Faythe: Vyktore…you must share your toy with JIe JIe OK. Jie JIe share with you my masak masak, my barbie doll. So you must share your robot with me, cause I don’t have…

One morning when she woke up…
Faythe: Mommy, you look like a chicken LOL
Mommy: huh…..*went to see the mirror* wahh……my hair all standing up, memang like a chicken LOL

While we were reading a book…
Faythe: Mommy, tittt…*pretend to press a button on the book*
Mommy: What’s that?
Faythe: I pause the book first, I have to go take something, you wait for me OK
Mommy: O.o

During shopping…
Faythe: Mommy, lets go here and see…
Mommy: I’m not buying anything OK
Faythe: No buy, see only..see only..(but see see a few times, then end up buying and got conned O.o)

One night while we were sleeping…
Faythe: *Knocking our door* HELP ME HELP ME!!
Daddy: *thought what happen* (Opens our room’s door) What happen Faythe?
Faythe: Help me Daddy, help me!! My nose is bleeding HELP ME!!!

She refused to clean her toys one night, but I reprimanded her to stay upstairs till she finish cleaning. After a while she came downstairs…
Mommy: So have you finished cleaning up all your toys?
Faythe: Yes…
Mommy: Good. That’s my girl.
Faythe: No Mommy, not good. You must say EXCELLENT
Mommy: O.o. Who tell you that?
Faythe: My teacher in school say excellent, it’s better than good
Mommy: *fainted* I need to be a teacher soon to counter back all her words

seriously, I don’t know what she was thinking, when she put this on her head.

Can you imagine my shocking face when I saw this…LOL

It was on a saturday noon, I was busy typing away on my computer and they were playing in their room (which is just next to each other and joined by the toilet).

Suddenly, Faythe hop over and said, “Mommy see”

So I turn around and that was what I saw LOL. Couldn’t contain my laugh, I quickly snatch my camera and took a photo.

She found a good use of the Tarzan paper bag from Wendy’s, but I’m just curious why she put it on her head.

She told me it’s a mask.

Then she pretended walking like a blind back to her room.

Do you have child like this at home?

Wait till I show you a picture of her sitting on the broom pretending to be a witch :P.

Vyktore is a serious late talker. When we celebrated his 3rd birthday, that was the 1st time he said Nemo (2 syllabus word) after so many months saying MO.

Soon after that, he started picking up words like a sponge absorbing water, repeating every word we say. Sometimes he seems like an old man, keeps repeating his words over n over again until you acknowledge what he says and repeat it yourself.

And the words he speaks are totally out of pronounciation (80% of the time) and we all have a hard time trying to figure out what he’s trying to tell us. Unlike Faythe, when she started talking, she speaks with clear pronounciation without us having to guess what she was saying, Vyktore is the total opposite.

Here are some of the words I manage to decipher for the record :).

• Wa chi wa-ter - Want drink water
• Wa chi chu-chu - Want drink susu
• Toh fah - you’ll never guess what is this, it means Optimus Prime. Don’t ask me why he says toh fah LOL, we try to teach him say Optimus Prime, he just some how short cut it
• Toh fah big wo-li - Optimus Prime Big Lorry
• Bar bee - Bumblebee, another short form from him
• Fider - spider
• Sh eat fider - fish eat spider
• A-wu - ants
• Ra way - runaway
• Tock up - buttock up (when I wear pampers for him at night I usually say buttock up)
• Put meh shene - put medicine
• Yelo - saying hello over the phone
• Papa jak big sh - papa catch big fish
• Mac-do-wer - Mcdonald
• Chi-chen - chicken
• Sell sory - tell story

Although I have a hard time deciphering all his words, I totally enjoy it because they sound so gibberish and cute. Seriously, I never been thru this phase as a mother of 2, hence I’m enjoying myself decoding and we sometimes have a good laugh after decoding these words. But sometimes it’s quite confusing and frustrating for him and us as well, cause we try to hard to think what he tries to tell us and we keep getting it wrong.

When Daddy came home last week, the 1st thing he asked Faythe, “Can di di talk now”. This is what our witty girl answered:

He can.

In the morning, he will say, “Bad robot, bad robot”

In the afternoon, he will say, “Bad robot, bad robot”

At night, he wll also say, “Bad robot, bad robot”

hahaha……..that is so Vyktore!!

(seen in the photos: Vyktore, Yiu Yiu & Faythe)

Last week before the long weekend, the kids’ Kindy organised a trip to KL Bird Park. It took a while for me to decide whether I should tag along this round. The last round we went to Butterfly Farm (previous school, didn’t blog bout it!!), I went together with my ex-maid as well. This round I was very sure I’m not bringing my M-A-I-D, cause she might just probably gimme more vomit blood scene than the kids. So I did eventually tagged along, with Vyktore. Faythe as the older child will have to take care of herself.

They were all very excited in the morning as they knew they were heading to bird park. Vyktore kept saying, “bird bird”. Faythe as usual ask me 1001 questions, including why our M-A-I-D not coming. She remembers last round our ex-maid did tag along.

Though we were supposed to be there by 830am, we waited quite long to finally gather everyone. Then the vice principal gave instructions and we proceed to the bus. I must say they are pretty well organised, except that when everyone reaches the bird park, the kids were a bit out of control. Some walking faster, some slower. I’m glad I followed Vyktore. Occasionally we will bump into Faythe’s class as well.

There were a bird show which they put on during the trip. After that it was time to go home. Overall I feel that we were there more for the bird show than anything as everyone kept rushing us to make sure we don’t miss the show, then after that was rushing back to the bus *duh*. I didn’t even manage to stop and take a pics of those beautiful birds!! And the weather was so so hot although it was partially covered.

This week back to reality, here’s what Vyktore says:

Mommy: Vyktore, we go school OK.
Vyktore: No No No (his fav word now). Bird Bird…See Bird…
Mommy: No, no more bird…back to school
Vyktore: No No No…bird…bird!!

As for Faythe, I ask her if she wants to go again, she didn’t give me a Yes or No, but she mentioned that she enjoys feeding the bird (she’s very daring!!)

I notice that I’ve not been blogging bout the kids individually for like ages!!! Thanks to the workload I’ve got at offce & home :(. Not forgetting all those travelling post and what nots.

Vyktore is turning 3 in June and we’re planning for a big celebration (to be fair since Faythe had a big celebration when she turned 3 last year). So what has this little boy been up to?

Speech wise, he’s still very very far from his peers but he’s certainly getting there. He’s been picking up alot of single phrase words and repeating every word of each sentence that we speak to him. Am I worried, YES, definitely!! At certain point of time I wander if he’s autistic or having learning disabilities? But sometimes when I watch him play and learn, I doubt he is.

He’s also starting to string 2 words together, but it’s really funny cause he has a long pause in between 2 words. e.g.

red………car…….

baby……two…… (he can count 2, last week Chin Nee came over with the bumbo boys and Vyktore said baby….two)

dog…tah(touch)….

Most of the time he doesn’t speak clearly, but I’m trying very hard to catch what he speaks as some of the alphas he’s still not able to pronounce, e.g. F, S, Y.

Lately, he has changed from calling me Meh to Mie. And the other day when he say a plane, he said, Da…di….(too bad Daddy not around).

His world revolves around: CARS, TAIN(TRAINS), COP(HELICOPTER), PANE (PLANE), BOT (ROBOT). Those are what boys made off right ;).

Attitude wise, he’s pretty easy to deal with (probably cause his speech is not that advance yet) and easily contemplated with just his toys.

Oh and he now loves the stroller. Each time we bring the stroller out, he will fight with Faythe to sit on it. I figure that probably because the stroller gives him an experience like sitting on the car :P.

Eating wise, he’s doing very well in this area. He’s the rice boy!! Never go without rice for even a day. He hates western food except macaroni cooked with Chinese boiled soup (typical Chinaman eh). He’s now same weight as Faythe *roll eyes* and I’m pretty sure he will surpass the not-so-big Faythe very soon.

Going to school been easier nowadays as he has started to enjoy himself more.

Oopss..did I just turn this into a monthly update post…I’mafraid I just did. I’m really loving and enjoying every bit of him. He gives me less headache compared to Faythe for sure!!

I’ve been working on so many mini project (as in trying to beautify and sort out the house), this is finally 1 that has completed thus far.

Yeah!! After 4 years, we’ve managed to move them out of our room into their own room for now. Since both of them are just 4 & turning 3, we thought it’s best to keep them in same room for now till Vyktore is much older then we can move him to his own room.

It started with sawing of the bunk bed which we got last year which we didn’t quite successfully moved them out from our bed cause they will crawl to our king size bed every night without fail!! So we decided it’s time already. We were supposed to get some help from Chanel’s Hubby to help saw the bed, but Daddy last minute decided to do it himself, with the help of maids of course.

Over 2 days, we managed to transform that room into a kids room. Now all their toys are in the room, most of which are stored in ikea shelfs. Also have a book shelf for their books, a table for Faythe to do work, and 2 carpets. Notice all those tables, cabinets and stuff, those things we shifted out and clear the whole room. I’ll post more photos later when I have chance to take them, or once my Mini Project 2 is ready ;).

How did they transition?

Well, right after we moved them, 1st thing is the bedsheet!! We changed Vyktore’s bedsheet to Wall-E (got it from Akemiuichi for 70%). Then Faythe had her bedsheet changed too, to the one with Disney Princess (from Tesco). The kids were thrilled with the bedsheet, especially Vyktore LOL. And because we saw the bed in such a way that one is higher than the other, they had loads of fun climbing up and down.

So far, it’s been almost 2 weeks they sleep in their own room. Faythe is still scared and wants me to sleep with her. So I usually sleep in and sometimes I sleep there till next morning :|. But Vyktore, to my surprise, he adapted really well. There were even nights when he slept there alone since Faythe overnite at MIL’s place.

There was only 1 night so far that they both woke up crying and walking to the shared bathroom instead to our room LOL, cause we kept the bathroom lights on in case Faythe wants to go toilet.

Now we are so glad to have our room back all by ourselves. But at times I feel so empty. We still have this golden rule, once a while they can come over and bump in to our King Size bed. I’m so gonna miss those moment, but I’m really glad that I get 1/2 the bed back, not the 1/4 I’ve been having for the pass 4 yrs. That ends my backache problem :P.

In the previous post, I mentioned that we booked lunch @ a Japanese Restaurant. Actually we’ve wanted to go to Umaiya Japanese Restaurant during my birthday back in February, but it was fully booked :(. Hence we postponed it till this round. Good thing it was not fully booked.

Why I booked this place, I’ve heard so much bout it from my dearest colleague that I must go try myself someday. Moreover it’s just 10mins drive from home :).

There are actually 2 Umaiya Japanese Restaurant, 1 in Damansara Perdana, 1 in Damansara Uptown. I booked the one at Uptown.

We were there at 1130am, 2 adults & 2 kids. Yah..not a romantic lunch :P. The buffet starts from 1130-230pm.

Being 1st timer, we were actually unsure how the ordering go about. What I liked about this buffet is it’s ala carte, and they only prepare the food when you order. So it’s freshly made :). Nice right!!

We ordered so many sushi that we stuffed ourselves silly. And I must say all of them deserves two thumbs up. Even Daddy keeps saying it’s yummy kekeke..he seldom say this whenever we eat Japanese food. And because of that, we didn’t manage to order any grill fish, which I saw another table did. We only ordered the beef on the hot plate and boy that was delicious. I finished almost the whole plate :P.

Another thing to mention is the sashimi. Each qty you order comes in pairs of 2 pieces of thick sliced fish. So juicy, slurp slurp. We saw this table, they ordered a giant bowl of sashimi (mix of salmon, tuna & white fish). Giant as in like 30 pieces of each fish :|.

Oh not forgetting free flow of beer for beer lovers hehe…

As for the kids, we ordered Garlic Fried Rice for Vyktore. Faythe had Chawanmushi, some sushi, a whole bowl of edamame and or course macha ice cream for them.

Kids below 3 pays RM10 only, for kids above 3-12 pays half the price. Adult is charged at 45++.

I am sure I’m going back there again as the other day actually I haven’t finish eating, but cause the kids were turning the restaurant upside down and Daddy was already full, so we went off at 1pm.

before this gets backdated, I thought I better post it up.

Over the weekend, I came to know about the KL 1st Hot Air Balloon Fiesta which was held in Putrajaya. Yah…you read me, Putrajaya again..Don’t we have enough of this place :P.

Anyway, i thought to bring the kids and have a look what hot air balloon is all about. And to avoid the traffic, I decided to go during the morning session which starts at 745am!! We were supposed to meet Sue and family there, but she decided not to go, so only myself, the kids & Cheryl came along too.

I went to loan a 70-300mm Nikkor lense from my sifu, but since I was so near to the Hot Air Balloon Launching Pad, it was rather useless. Only those shots taken with the balloon on air was with the zoom lense. Those on the ground were better off with the Tamron.

Faythe was excited as usual and she even took some photos with our point n shoot camera. But she was a bit upset we couldn’t sit the hot air balloon :P.

Vyktore as usual, was afraid cause the balloon was so huge. He didn’t even want to stand, just cling on to the maid.

The event was short, by 830am, everything was done. We bought 2 halogen balloons (similar to those we got in Vietnam during Tet) each for Faythe & Vyktore.

I’d say there’s nothing special bout this event, apart from the odd shapes of a few balloons :P. Good thing we didn’t need to pay for it.