The Monopoly Deal Game

This is a gem of a card game! I got introduced to it by a colleague in school and I told Ben about it. The next thing I knew, he bought a set and we have been playing it non-stop! Rui loves it and she can actually play a decent game although she needs pointers here and there on what is the best move. She even managed to win 1 game! All this drilling had better made a property and finance guru out of her.

到公园写生

一天，我突发奇想，一整家去到植物园写生。原来，公园除了可以让小朋友玩乐嬉闹，也可以有其他用途。

Baking Class at Home

My 2 girls have caught the baking bug. We did one baking session at Aunt QC previously and recently they asked for another. The cookies weren't as tasty as those from the first try, probably cos we added cocoa powder and that made the cookies pretty bland. But it was still a good try nevertheless!

More importantly, the children learnt fractions (add 3 and 1/2 cups of flour), science (important ingredients include flour, sugar, egg, butter etc) and had loads of fun!

Yan doing addition

The Origami Craze

There is this origami craze going on in the Chan household ever since we bought 2 books on that. The girls are intrigued by the many different origami animals and objects that they can produce. Here are just some of their work.

I have to say, I don't share their enthusiasm. I never was artistic and never will be.

红包笑话

上个星期五，我们和刚从美国回来的爸爸去我祖母家，跟祖母拜年。因为忍不了肚子饿，就先到附近的咖啡店吃晚餐。饭吃到一半， 妍突然嚷道：“我要红包。”我爸爸打趣道：“要红包，就来跟我说新年快乐。”妍听了，一脸调皮，指着旁边饮料摊上的包子蒸箱重复：“我要红包！”这时，我们才发现，蒸箱里有一个桃红色的包子。原来，妍是在作弄我们，故意让我们误会！

我爸爸笑完后，结论“这个小女孩头脑机灵”。

Lunar New Year at Ipoh

Our lunar new year is spent yearly (almost) in Ipoh. This year is no exception.

Despite the tiring road trips ( 7 hours to Ipoh and 10 hours back), we had a good time. The girls enjoyed playing with their cousins.

恭喜发财，兔年快乐！

Math problem

P1 Math can be quite challenging and interesting. Check out this question taken from Rui's activity book. It made me and Ben go "huh?" for a second.