Our very first Christmas Tree

Our reasons for never having a Christmas tree have been
1. that we are not Christians
2. that the tree is troublesome to put up and to take down

This year though, after Yan's relentless request to have one, we caved in.

We bought ours at Carrefour, and together with all the decorative materials, the bill came up to $115. Not as expensive as we had thought it would be.

We put it up as soon as we got home and it was really quite fun. Rui, especially enjoyed the decorating process while Yan refused to help as it was too "itchy". The end product was, a beautiful, blinking christmas tree.

P1 Orientation

Today is Rui's P1 orientation at CHIJ SNGS.

We reached the school bright and early. After signing Rui in, she was escorted to join her future classmates and teachers while the parents moved to the hall for several talks.

When we were there, I bumped into many ex-SNGS friends whose daughters are also enrolled in SNGS. 3 of them are in the same class as Rui! It felt like "homecoming" for the mummies.

Later, Rui told us she enjoyed her first day in the new school, although she had panicked and teared when we didn't pick her up on time. I think I enjoyed my first P1 orientation too. : )

Universal Studio Singapore

My sis had free entry pass for one child to USS due to her company family day so we decided we should all head out to the amusement park to enjoy the rides.

The park was a tad small and there were limited rides. The huge turnout made waiting time pretty long, some as long as 90minutes! We managed to try out all those that we would have liked to, e.g. Enchanted Airways (roller coaster safe enough for children), the Mummy Returns (most exciting ride) and even caught the Shrek 4-D show 3 times!

Yan's performance item 1