A good makan place!

We had dinner with Uncle KL and Aunti W and their 2 children at this restaurant Roland Restaurant . The food was great! We had chilli crabs (yum!) with steamed and deep friend man-tou, Toufu (super soft and smooth!), Yam ring (the yam was deep fried to perfection, perfectly crispy and not oily), USA duck (very cripsy skin) and pork ribs. We recommend this place to all friends!

小飞鱼昕妍

Yan has resumed her swim class. The last time she did them, she was not even 2 years old. We felt then, that the things they did in the class could be done by Papa and Momma ourselves. Now that she's almost 3, and showing keen interest in swimming, we decided to enrol her again. From the looks of it, she had a blast. She squealed the loudest and was eager to try all the dunks and dips.

感动

今晚我居然被一个电视广告和一本儿童故事书感动至流泪。

在电视广告中， 一位太太在为自己逝世的丈夫致哀悼词。她告诉在场的人，她丈夫生前睡觉常打鼾，而且十分大声。虽然打鼾声很吵，在他病重的时候，打鼾声却给了她安全感，因为，有打鼾声就代表她丈夫仍健在。结尾时，她说“完美的人生都是由这些大大小小的不完美所塑造出来的“。我听了，突然觉得感同身受。也突然觉得我必须学会珍惜我生命里的不完美，因为都是它们，才能令我的生命“完美”。

至于那本故事书，是蕊从图书馆借来的。书名是“我的爸爸叫焦尼”。叙述一个小孩因父母离异，而只能久久见父亲一次。每次见面只有短短一天，父子彼此十分珍惜见面的时光。到了分手的时候，两人都十分不舍。

最令我感动的事，当我把故事解释给蕊听后，蕊也感到难过。她告诉我，“很难过，那爸爸必须离开，很难过“。然后，她的眼眶也红了。我没想到她居然那么小的年纪也能那么感性。 于是，我也不由自主地流泪。

我一定要尽我所能给两个孩子所有我能给她们的幸福。让她们的生命能够越“完美”越好。

Awards and the start of sibling rivalry?

Teacher Rachel just informed me that yan yan will be awarded for "being able to sit quietly through lesson". It's a first award for Yan (hopefully in a slew of more to come) and we are elated. Rui rui got wind of her sister's award and asked me gently why isn't she getting one. I had to explain that Yan got it cos it's a challenge for someone as young as her to sit still and hence she totally deserves it. She, on the other hand, is a more matured 5-year old and is able to abide by instructions more easily. However, she was not totally convinced my answer . I had to further pacify her that I will award her for being the best sister in the Chan family and that we will make a certificate to honour that later. She appeared happy at that thought.

Is this the start of sibling rivalry? I am sure more of such episodes will come in the future. Sometimes, peer pressure will push one to challenge onself and to excel. I do hope, though, that it will not affect the love between the 2 girls.