4th birthday celebration

Dearest Gabriel,
Time flies. You are now 4 years old already. This year we had your birthday celebration in Ipoh. Popo had ordered a “Diego” cake for you, as per your wish! Popo prepared fried chicken and fried mee for dinner. In addition, she also prepared agar-agar, mini-sausage bun, ang-ku, oranges & red eggs. During mummy’s younger age, I had the same things for my birthday Due to you have grown up to a toddler, you felt shy to be the VIP of the party, so you wore a mask during the photo taking and birthday song session : )

Happy Birthday my dearest Gabriel!!! We all love you and wish you will grow up to be a healthy and happy boy.

Yummy homemade fried chicken!

Gabriel showing his fingers ->4

Happy Birthday my dearest Gabriel!!! We all love you and wish you will grow up to a healthy and happy boy.

Jungle track – Teluk Aling 2009

Dearest Gabriel,

One of the weekend, we brought you for a jungle track to Teluk Aling beach. This was your first jungle tracking experience and you did it well. There was no complaint till almost reaching, then only you asked papa to carry you. Mummy said,”It’s so good you have taxi to fetch you.” but you answered, “It is tut tut car, mummy!” You made me laughed.

We brought your favourite luncheon meat sandwiches and 100 plus for pinic. After a tough walked, we enjoyed the food and drink on the rocks. Then you proceeded to go to play at the sand and ran along the beach happily! On the return journey, we took a boat back as worried you were exhausted and wanted to be carry. However when reached the jetty, it was low tide. In the end, we have to climb up to the jetty from the boat. Mummy so worried you would fall into the sea! Hooh!!!

You can't take this photo unless you take a boat

Cameron Highlands 2009

Dearest Gabriel,
We had been to cameron highlands during papa and grandpa birthday for 1 one night stay. We went with uncle Bart family, grandpa and grandma. This was your 2nd trip to cameron highlands. During the first trip, we didn’t stay overnight and the best activity that we did was plucking strawberries. Strawberry was your favourite fruit when you were small. So mummy still remembered during the first trip when we visited the organic strawberry farm, you enjoyed so much as you plucked and ate at the same time…So we already decided this was a must do activity during the 2nd visit.

Besides plucking strawberry, you also enjoyed very much playing with Julian during the apartment stays. Both of you running around the apartment played hide and seek. Grandma also bought you a gun to shoot out the dart. You enjoyed playing this new game. We had visited the Agro Tourism Park and a bee farm as well.

Penang Time Square – Fountain play

Dear Gabriel,

During our first visit at Penang Time Square shopping mall, we found out that there is a fountain outside the building which there is no boundary around the fountain. Children can easily access the wet area.
During the first visit, you kept attempting to go inside. However you were stopped by mummy because we didn’t bring extra clothes for you and Time Square shopping mall air-corn was super cold. So we decided to bring you for the next visit with extra clothing. We have done so in the 2nd visit and you really super excited. You played till took off all your clothes, running about at the fountain and fell down few times, cause the floor is slippery. But you just laughed when fell. You enjoyed playing/ fighting with the water shooting up. You have gone crazy during the play….

Krabi trip

Dearest Gabriel,
On 19Sept-23Sept-09, we had been to Krabi for a holiday. As usual, you were very happy of the hotel stay. On the first day, when we reached Krabi was already 11pm at night. When entering the room, you were performing the room inspection even though you were sleepy. You switched on and off all the lights, asked many questions on how to use this and that, inspected the toilet and asked why didn’t have your favourite bath tub. This time the hotel room had a special type of curtain – you had to open like raising a flag. You enjoyed playing that throughout the stays…open and close whenever you were free. Whenever mummy and papa wanted to change clothes, we need to remind you and got to make sure you did not open… (behind the curtain is a sliding door which opens to the swimming pool).

On the 2nd day morning, we went to have our breakfast. Our itinerary was actually a site seeing day. However, you insisted to take your beach toys and wanted to play at the beach. You couldn’t wait anymore. The beach was just next to the restaurant. Luckily we were very early on that day and finished the breakfast early. So we brought you to the beach and thought let you have a quick play because we need to go sight seeing in a group. We kept reminding you not to wet your shirt. You have requested us to remove the shoes. When mummy refused, you purposedly poured the sand on my foot. You were very naughty and has lots of ideas to change our decision. End up, papa was dirty too and have to bathe again after the play.

Due to the weather was good on the first day, we decided to go for Island hopping instead of sight seeing. The boat man brought us to 4 islands, the beaches were really beautiful compared to the hotel beach. Crystal clear water and fine white sand! You really enjoyed running around at the beach, you have lost control! When the boat man brought us to one place for snorkelling, you were quite reluctant to get down the water. However at last, you couldn’t resist our encouraging words, you had worn the “extra large” life jacket and went down the water with papa. You were very excited! Mummy purposedly throwed the bread around you so that the fishes would swim near you. This was your first experience swimming in the sea, you were not scared at all and touching the colourful fishes. When you got up the boat, you kept saying you wanted to change your swim suit because it was wet. Even mummy told you we still have to go other beaches, you still insisted…You are a super “clean” boy. End up, the only one suit that mummy brought also got wet, as a result you had to bare your body playing the sand on one of the beautiful island. You really enjoyed so much of the beach. Mummy felt very happy!

Another good experience that we had in Thailand was to walk on the low tide beach…We could walked out till very far away. When you were playing the beach toys and wanted to get water, we got to run far to get the water It was so nice feeling walking on the sand…The sun set very quickly and you refused to get back to the hotel. So mummy had to swim with you for a while in the swimming pool after the play at the beach to satisfy you.

Generally, throughout the whole trip you only enjoyed the beach and also the hotel stay. You kept saying “I want to go back to our hotel” when on the way back to Penang from Haadyai…till Kiu kiu also couldn’t stand and said ” Kiu Kiu hear also boring already, don’t know you tired or not” Hahaha!

With love,
Mummy

Bingo Game

Dearest Gabriel,

Mummy has bought you a BINGO game in popular bookshop. The game is quite fun and we can play with you too. It can helps build your learning of words as the card has picture and also word.

We have fun playing the game. However, you were not happy whenever you lose. You showed your sadness and disappointment on your face when you lose. You would also got angry and walked away.

Mummy is really worry and don’t know how to let you accept failures.
Gabriel, failure is just part of the process to success. Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time you will be more wise. Hope when you grow up whenever you fails, don’t give up easily! As long as you persist, you will be success one day! Mummy will always be with you and support you.

With love
Mummy

3 years 9 months old

Dearest Gabriel,

Another 3 months, you will be 4 years old already. Let mummy reviewed your current progress/ development. Since 1 or 2 months back, you were SUPER good boy, obedient and understanding. You are very independent. For example, when mummy left you alone, you will take books and read or write. You will choose your favourite show and ON and watch by yourself. When comes to bath time, you do not scare of water running on your face anymore. Sometime you are able to sleep by yourself. Mummy wanted to train you to be independent. Then only you will have confidence in doing things in future. I am sure you will proud of yourself when you have master a certain skills. You are able to eat by yourself and sit and wait for bapa and mummy to finish the meal when we eat out. You also talk a lot…and question us whenever you have doubts. We sometime really don’t know how to answer you You also very understanding. When mummy was sick and told you mummy couldn’t sleep with you. You will accept it. You will also feed mummy medicine. And during meal time, you will also take food for bapa and mummy. Gabriel, you are really big boy already. We are so happy and proud of you.

Hair cut

Dearest Gabriel,

Do you know since you were a baby, you were really afraid to have a haircut? You would struggle and cry very loudly, everyone in the barber shop would look at you. We seldom bring you to the barber shop because mummy really couldn’t stand seeing you cry. Whenever you need to cut hair, my first question to the barber was, “Can you cut fast?” I expect them to finish the task within 5-10 minutes. The barber will be stress too when I “throw” this question to them. Some even rejected the business and admited they were slow. There was one barber kept dropping the shaver because she panic. Mummy and papa were standing there giving her pressure

There was once, you stayed in Ipoh Po Po house, Ah Po took the initiative to cut your hair. Her idea was to cut when you were asleep. However halfway through the cut, you woke up! So you hair was half cut and half not cut. When Ah Po brought you for a walk, neighbours would ask is it a new hair style. Hahaha!
We also got an idea, that was to let you have a lollipop while cutting the hair. It worked! However, lots of hair would stick to the lollipop. We couldn’t find water to wash it and we don’t want you to cry, so papa would help to lick the lollipop clean… Pity papa!

And the hair cut crying had stopped when you reached 2 years old. We felt so relieved when you have overcome the fear!

You had a new hair cut yesterday. This was your look!

Genting vs KL Trip 2009

Dear Gabriel,
We went to Genting Highlands in July 2009. This was your first trip to Genting. We went with Yeong2, New Zealand yiyi, Gung2, Po2, suk gung, suk po, yiyi and yi chong. You enjoyed yourself a lot in Genting First World Indoor Theme Park and the hotel stay. We had bought a family package (NZ yiyi, Yeong 2, you and me) playing unlimited games in the indoor theme park. You had told mummy few times,” Mummy, I like here so much” and when we were leaving Genting, you were so sad because you like to stay in hotel so much and wanted to go back : )

After the Genting trip, we stayed at Kiu Kiu’s apartment for 2 days. We went to National Science Centre, Damansara. You liked the place very much too as there were many things to explore. We had a fun time there.

On the last day when we wanted to come back to Penang, you held Yeong 2 hand, don’t want to let go and wanted him to follow papa car. Then on the way back, you kept saying you were very sad. Ya…mummy know you were sad as holiday has ended. However we will try our best to bring you there again when we have time or holiday.

Life Priceless & Precious Moments.

Dearest Gabriel,  

 Since mummy having you in my life, I have experienced many true happiness through spending time with you. This feeling is I had never experienced before which will made me feel so precious of having you…Below are some of my Life Priceless Moments:

1) When you first open your eyes and look at me, like telling me “ I know you, mummy! ”

 

Gabriel at Birth

2) Breast-feeding the little you during the quiet night
3) Kisses from you on my cheeks and mouth
4) You giving me a big hug
5) Seeing you just catching up all the vocabulary, so cute!

When mummy ask you who you want to marry to when you grow up, you will said ”YOU”

6) Lying down in bed talking and singing to you
7) Watching you sleeping

 Thanks for giving me all the priceless & precious moment!