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Forest Adventure : Kids Course

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:54:00 +0000

Brought the boys to the Forest Adventure located at Bedok Reservior last week after knowing that there was an Easter Adventure going on.
In addition to all the usual tree top fun, they joined in an Easter hunt and enjoy painting eggs!

Forest Adventure is spread across an area of 1.5 hectares of beautiful forest along the bank of Bedok Reservoir. It is an aerial course built through the trees comprising of ladders, swings, bridges, pranks, nets, trapezes and giant zip lines. Participants will be equipped with a harness , a helmet and attached to a safety line.

The kids course is for children from 5 Years (min 1.1m and max 1.45m). The course has 16 stages including a 67 m zip line. Completion time :1 hr. Price $30

There is another Grand Course. For Juniors (min height 1.4m) and accompanying parents/adults. The course has 34 obstacles including 4 giant zip lines and takes 2 hr 30 mins to complete. Price is $40 for a junior below 18 and $42 for an adult.

Zac is just slightly below 1.45m ;p
He can try the Grand Course next time.

Friendly instructors helping the boys to gear up.

Boys walking to the starting point to queue up.

Up the tree top....

The scariest part is the first step out. Amos started to panic after 3 steps out. I need to keep on encouraging him from below. :)

Zac did the first few steps confidently.

Amos became more confident after a few stages & cleared the remaining quickly :)
He even helped a few younger gals to push the harness along when it got stuck. hehehe ;)

Does the height look scaring to you?
The boys had tremendous fun up there !! :)

The boys entertaining themselves with games while waiting for the kids infront to clear the stages.

Dark clouds started to form about 3/4 journey into the course. The kids were slowly evacuated by the instructors. They had to re-trace back their steps slowly to the starting point. It was quite tedious actually especially with some very young kids. However, with the well-trained instructors, they were all brought down efficiently :)

The kids were told to return if they want after the rain stop to continue their course.

Boys posing with their painted Easter Eggs after the course.

Enjoy a special 10% discount off (for online bookings only) on all Forest Adventure rates between 6 Apr -31 Apr 2012. Book online by adding "Easter2" next to your name (e.g. Easter2) for easy identification.
(Note: 10% discount is not applicable for phone bookings or walk in at Forest Adventure without bookings)

Forest Adventure is closed on Mondays (Except Public Holidays)
Forest Adventure is located at Bedok Reservoir Tel : (65) 81007420
Booking is EssentialBook online

Have Fun !!

CNY 2011

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:29:00 +0000

Our neighbours gave us the Lion Head outfit a week before CNY. It came into handy during CNY. Amos greeted his grandparents in the outfit & bringing much joy & entertainment to the family :)

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Shen Ti Jian Kang

Huat Ah !!

Well Done, Zachary ... ...

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:48:00 +0000

Time really flies.... it seems like yesterday when I am still worrying about Zac's first step into his Pri schoool life... ...

Zac just completed his Pri 1 level & really proud of him for scoring full marks for his Chinese & achieve Best in Chinese for Pri 1 level in his school. It was indeed honoured & delightful moment to be able to attend the Prize Presentation in his school today.

Great Job, Zac!!
Mummy hope you continue to achieve greater heights :):)

Halloween 2010

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:56:00 +0000

The boys participated in the Halloween Carnival 2010. This was their first time. Zac & Amos was dressed as a dracula & skeleton respectively. They had lotsa fun despite the make-up & costume :):)

Thank you, my first commentatorKaren

Zachary turned 7 ... ...

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:53:00 +0000

How time flies... ... My elder boy, Zac turned 7 years old yesterday (4 Oct 2010).

I cannot help thinking how much he had grown, feeling really emotional when I look at him now... My little baby whom I nursed since birth is now 7 ;~~~~)

Many days before his birthday, Zac asked for a handmade birthday card from me. Yes, that's just what he ask for, a BIRTHDAY CARD from mummy ;p

He is always by my side so I can only work on the card when he is alseep. hehe...

I chose 2 of his favourite colors which is yellow & orange for the cover & the writing sheet respectively ;p

He did not see me working on the card so he kept reminding me if I have done it days before his birthday & again a day before his birthday. hehe.

I told him I'm "busy" but actually I've completed it days before. LOL :D:D:D:D

Here is the card :

He hinted to me that he would like to have "goodie bags" for his classmates too. This was really challenging for me cos children his age don't really fancy lots of candies & lollipops. As such, I went around sourcing for useful, cute stuff 2 weeks before his birthday for his 28 classmates (excluding Zac) + 2 for his Form Teacher & Chinese Teacher. Total : 30 gifts.

The "goodie" has to be colourful, useful & not too bulky. Zac has to transport the things alone to school so it must be manageable to him too.

Finally, I decided on Disney character photo frames. They were really colourful & his classmates could make use of them & remember Zac (hopefully!! hehehe). I added 2 "Tom & Jerry" toffee & decorated it on the photo frame as though a "ribbon". I spent quite a few days to re-paste the candies cos it kept dropping down ;p

I'm really satisfied with the output & Zac loved it !! :):)

How can a birthday boy not receive any pressies?

From mummy... ...

From daddy, .....something similiar to "Wii" from Sony PS3. Zac loves it & plays even better than anyone of us :):)

Zac also received presents from his classmates, Jean, Tiara & Nikki.

We had meals at his 2 favourite restaurants. He loves Swensen & japanese food.

His ice-cream cake was from swensen. He chose mango & strawberry flavour. Zac is NOT a chocolate lover. Can you see his unhappy face upon receiving the complimentary mini Coit Tower with lotsa chocolate & nuts? Oh no...

We had Swensen Weekend Breakfast a day before his birthday.

Zac had a sumptuous lunch on his birthday. He had a share in all the below food you see. He ate more than me !! LOL :D

Thank you to all my friends & Zac's friends whom had sent in their birthday wishes for him either through sms or FB. Zac is very happy to read all the messages for him ;)

Lastly, the most memorable moment happened at night. Zac lie-down on the bed beside me & he kissed & thanked me for all the efforts & money incurred to make his birthday possible. I was shocked as I never expected it. He has never said that to me for his passed birthday. My little boy has really "matured" & his little gesture really warms my heart :):):)

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Marzie

Resort World Sentosa - Festive Hotel

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:21:00 +0000

We went to Resort World Sentosa (RWS) at the beginning of the Term 3 holidays. It was a day of gathering cos my sis got a room at Festive Hotel and the whole gang of Ng family were roaming RWS. We went there by car & reached the island at around 10.45am.

My sis's room has a luxurious king size bed, a sofa bed (see pic below which I'm seated on) that folds into a double bed and a Loft bed that caters for children. It was a perfect getaway hotel for families travelling with kids :)

The boys' were amazed by the Loft bed & climbed up & down constantly... ...

My sis's room was on the 4th floor, just a level above the pool :)

We walked around the shops... ... a lot of tempting treats for children... ...

We did not enter the Universal Studio due to the lack of time but will definitely return!

Time really passed & we did not realized we had spend half a day walking & walking... ...
The boys were tired so we left the island earlier around 6+pm than the rest of the gang & head to Vivocity for dinner. The parking fee was a killing S$21!!

We might not have been able to visit the hotel rooms & capture those great photos if not for my sis. Thanks sis, Min !! :)

Thank you, my first commentatorKaren

Happy Teachers' Day

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:11:00 +0000

Teachers act as a role model for the students & inspire them to lead a peaceful & civilized life. Some teachers are remembered even after their retirement because of the extraordinary service to their instituition as well as to the students :)

Happy Teachers' Day to all the teachers out here.

Thank you so much for your dedication & guidance in nurturing the little ones :)

Special thanks to Amos' teacher : Teacher Sarina & Rachel

As well as Zac's teacher : Ms Kong & Mdm Tang

"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher" - Japanese Proverb

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Zac's Swimming Class

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Zac started his swim class 2 mths ago. He is now into his 10th lesson from Coach Desmond. I have been following him throughout his lessons & keeping closely of his progress. Consider the fact that he has zero swimming knowledge & water fright, he is making some progress now. He is able to swim a distance using float & can control his breathe in the water. Last lesson, none of the students turned up for the lesson due to the heavy rain that morning. As such, Zac got the 'private' (1-1) training. hehehe.... how fortunate !! :):)

Thank you, my first commentatorPrince & Princess Mum

Women's Pajamas

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:22:00 +0000

I believe most of the women love to look cute or sexy no matter where you are or what you are doing. Womens pajamas allow you to do just that.

Since it is women's pajamas, it definitely come in thousands of different styles that are easy to locate and hard to resist. Chill out in silk & satin sleepwear or big sleepshirt that you could just walk out the streets for breakfast without changing ;)

Buy women's pajamas is so easy. Whether you have a favorite cartoon character or just want to look dreamy & comfy, you can probably find a pair of reasonable women's pajamas that will suit you perfectly.

Slide @ Changi Airport T3

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Zac went on a ride on the world's tallest slide in an airport during the last week of the June holidays. The 4 storey slide is located at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 Arrival Hall (level 1). Zac just reach the min height requirement for the 12 m slide. Participants have to be 1.3m-2m to whiz down. For every $30 spent in a single receipt will entitle you to 2 tokens. We spent $60+ that day so he enjoyed the twist & turn 4 times :):):) It was really addictive & Zac could have just played non-stop ... ...

There is another smaller version which does not require min spend. Participants have to be 1.1-1.2m to play though. Amos met the height mark, however, he was afraid!! ;p

Thank you, my first commentatorWen

Cookie Decorating Activity @ Ikea

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:26:00 +0000

I brought the boys to Ikea yesterday. Coincidentally, there was a Cookie Decorating Activity going on. I signed up for them immediately for the 5pm slot. The timing was just right for them to catch a light snack after their SMALAND fun which ended at 4.30pm :)

This was the first time the boys had hands on doing such icing design in public... ...
Amos was seen biting off a portion of his cookie immediately after he sat down (see pic below). The in-charge heard that he was hungry (obviously the light snack was "too light" for him!!) & was so thoughful to pass an extra piece for him to eat LOL :D:D

Amos is the youngest among the group. The assistant came over to help him after seeing him squeezing a valley of icing on the cookie.... haha :D:D

As you can see, their designs were really "fantastic"!!!!! hehe ;p
Amos icing took a long time to dry up bcos of the enormous pool of icing... ...
They had their own creation for supper. YUM YUM :) ~~~~~~

Thank you, my first commentatorBobo

Zac is a Model Pupil in school :)

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:58:00 +0000

Zac was selected by his form teacher as the model pupil for his Term 1 in school. He got a collar badge from his principal for that recognition. According to this form teacher. Zac is a helpful, friendly, smart boy and pays much attention in class He will render his help for the weaker friends in his class both physically and emotionally. I'm so proud of him!! Well done Zac and keep it up :):)

Thank you, my first commentatorAmel

Zac made it on 2 wheel bicycle !!

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000

I'm extremely delighted today cos Zac made it on 2 wheel bicycle :)
He has been cycling on 4 wheel bicycle all this while.

It was all sweat & aching limbs for him cos he practiced for nearly to 2 hours under the patient guidance from his parents (ahem!!). I somehow felt that my leave from work is all worth it!!

Well done Zac!! I'm so proud of you... ... *hugs*

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Wen

Amos turned 4 !!

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:10:00 +0000

We celebrated Amos' 4th birthday yesterday :)
Although it was a small celebration, little Amos enjoyed himself tremendously... ...

We had lunch at Swensen, there was a long queue due to the 1 for 1 lunch offer. I din even know of the promotion, it was really worth i t!! :):)

Amos was so excited to head to Kidz Amaze.... we haven't been there for months but he could still rem the different passages leading to different slides. He had 2 hrs of non-stop fun & was reluctant to go home.

It was really late & I have to invite the birthday boy to return home to cut his birthday cake. :D:D

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY to Darling Amos
May you always be cheerful & lovable :):)

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GONG XI FA CAI !!

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:38:00 +0000

Wishing everybody a "tigerific" year of tremendous happiness, wealth & good health :):)

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Nessa

The boys' first month in new school :)

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Amos is attending his nursery this year. This is not the first time he goes to school. He attended playgroups & pre-nursery prior to that. In fact, he started going to school at 20 mths ~:)
There was a bit of crying from him on the first day of school bcos of the early class & he tend to be a bit cranky. He has get used to waking up early now & enjoyed going to his morning class :):)

As for Zac, he began his Primary school journey this year. I was so worried for him on the first day of school. I went to see him during his recess time. He managed to order the food he wanted to eat after a bit of confusion & help from the parent volunteer as well as his Pri 3 buddy. As the days passed by.... he has attended school for a month now. I'm no longer worried about him during his recess time as he is coping fine !! :):)

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Girlie

Surprise at Faith's 4th Birthday Party :)

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:48:00 +0000

My friend, Audrey's princess Faith had a fantastic 4th birthday party in December 2009.

Faith was overjoyed to introduce her favourtie Brand's alpha Shield Chewable C Double Action & Alpha Vision Bilberry with Vit A & Zinc to her friends and cousins. These were the treasures that came along with the goodie bags :) We were delighted all of the kids love the taste of these 2 vitamins.

Though Amos & Zachary did not make it for the party, Audrey had kindly reserved some for them. Look how jolly they were!! In fact, they had been taking the Brand's Vit C, DHA & Bilberry with Vit A & Zinc since 2 years ago. They especially love the taste of Vit C. Zac has been a member of Brand's since then :):)

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Pam

Merry Xmas to All ... ...

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:31:00 +0000

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Nick

Amazing Rainbow... ...

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:05:00 +0000

I captured the below yesterday night. Totally awesome!! :)

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Angeline

Zac's K2 Certification Presentation cum Concert 2009

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Zac's K2 Certification Presentation & Concert finally ended last Sunday @ ITE Simei Auditorium. It must have been tough on the participating children & teachers with the constant rehearsal prior to it!! *sweat*

Below is pic of Zac with his graduation gown over his concert attire. He took a pic with his best friend, Xavier. Too bad the 2 boys will not be in the same school next year *sob*

The VIPs for the event was Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean. The boys were so honoured to be able to take a pic with him :):)

We also took pic with our MPs, Ms Penny Low. She is so friendly & even joked with Amos, who was shy at first to take the pic ;p

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Hip Mommy

KidSafe Your Home !!

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:46:00 +0000

I always believe in a safer home for the kids. I still remember we bought a total of 2 Baby Gates after Zachary learned to crawl. We preferred swing closed Pressure Gates, one each for the kitchen & Zachary's bedroom.
At that time, there wasn't a lot of Child Safety Gates available over here to choose from. I learnt recently that mothers nowadays are spoilt for choices. KidCo Gates offer a wide variety of baby gate. They have gates ranging from Stairway Gate s to Pet Gates & Extra Wide Baby Gate s for those with mighty homes. They even have Custom Fit Gate which is ideal for those with unusual & nonparallel walls.

The products offer great way to make a safe, secure, yet non-confining space for one or more children.

Have a peace of mind with KidSafeinc.com. You can even follow updates of them on Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and the KidSafe Blog.

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Kidz Amaze

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:51:00 +0000

The boys went to the newly opened Kidz Amaze at Safra Jurong last weekend. It is the tallest Ballocity ever built in Singapore with 5 levels & 31 elements of plays in the maze.

The family package for 2 Adult & 2 Child is S$26.75 ( for Safra Member). It may be slightly more expensive than Explorer Kids but the ticket is for unlimited play till 9pm.

It is definitely more fun over at Kidz Amaze as you can see below ... ...

Zac tried on these indoor spiral slide umpteen times. It is one of the tallest indoor spiral slide in Asia.

Amos on the other hand tried thrice on this twisty & turny one which is slightly shorter than the tallest one. I have to applause for his bravery cos mummy is too scare to slide down !! *scream*

We will definitely go there again very soon. Its just too fun for the kids. We spent a total of 3 hours there !! :):)

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Catch Fish

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:55:00 +0000

The boys tried catching fish for the first time after hearing from my friend that this particular pond on the NE side of Singapore has a lot of "longkang" fishes.

I specially bought 2 nets a day before the trip for the boys.

It was a hot afternoon.... when we reached there, I realized that I've forgotten to bring along food for the fishes *alamak* ;p

Nevertheless, we still managed to catch abt 50 little fishes. The biggest of the shoal of fishes was caught by Zac *applause*

We intend to go there again & this time with food so that we can catch the bigger ones!! ;p

We released the fishes back to the pond before we leave ... ...

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Little Prince

Amos and his "koala bear" HUG

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Amos jumped onto Zac the other day while we were dining at Tony Roma's.
He gave Zac a "koala bear" HUG & gripped onto him for a few second.
It was really entertaining ... ... ;p

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Marzie

Zac turned 6 !!

noreply@blogger.com (J@n!ce) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Zac turned 6 yrs old on 4 Oct 09... ...
We had lunch at Swensens, one of Zac's fav restaurant !!
Complimentary firehouse sundae for the birthday boy :)~~~

This year, Zac chose mango filling CAR 95 cake :)
We actually planned to cut the cake at the restaurant, however, Zac was too full to consume the cake. As such, we brought the cake to my MIL's house ... ...

We proceeded to Orchid Bowl at Downtown East cos daddy promised to bring Zac for bowling as he had scored 100 marks 5 times consecutively for his English Spelling in school !!
However, the waiting list was too long. The boys played at the mini-bowl instead. They played 3 sets of games together.

We went to the beach nearby after that. Amos saw a fallen kite from a tree... ... hehehe ;p
They had so much fun running with it !!

Zac's pressie from mummy & daddy. A CAR 95 pencil case, a world globe & Beados toy :)

Birthday Card, Swensen voucher & Tumbling Monkey toy from Auntie Molly :)

Toy glasses & UNO cards from Auntie Sri & Goodie Bags from Auntie Audrey :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, Darling Zac...
Mummy & Daddy hope you had great fun on your birthday & always stay cheerful & healthy *hug* :):)

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LJ