His 1st class at Julia Gabriel- Kuala Lumpur

This is the 1st lesson of a new term (Term 4) and this is the longest term of the year as it consists 12 weeks rather than the normal 10 weeks.

Dear took half day leave today to bring us there and support Ziqian! :)

The class size is relatively small as there are only 6 babies/ toddlers in the class (ranging from 8month old to 14month old) which is a good age range.

Ziqian was very friendly to other babies, he crawled towards them and played together, passing toys to others. And he was also very participative, he was so funny during the "music box" time as he pulled to stand and supported himself on the box and didn't allow others to open it! Haa..

We enjoyed ourself tremendously. The teachers are good & very attentive, the environment is nice especially the outdoor garden, it is so spacious & beautiful. I believe Ziqian had a good time also coz he was always flashing his cheerful beaming smile! Due to a smaller class size, we had more interaction with the teachers compared to our class @ JG - Forum.

I really look forward to all the coming classes!

* Now gonna find a reliable taxi driver and book his service so he can ferry us to and fro the class.

Playing Peekaboo with Papa & Teacher Lizzie

This roller coaster is fun! :)

Happy Malaysia National Day!

And we had a happy day too!

We set off to KLCC after Ziqian's morning nap. All thanks to Dear's GPS, we can go almost anyway in KL without much problem!

Our 1st stop is Pavilion, a very modern and high-end shopping mall. I find it very similar to Singapore shopping centre as i can find Food Republic Foodcourt and Aussino here :)

Then we went to Sungei Wang and Lot 10, which i don't really enjoy shopping there due to their retail characteristic and selections.

I am sure he enjoys shopping as much as mummy! :p

The weather was good when we back home, so we brought Ziqian downstair for a swim. Look how happy he was! He enjoys swimming more and more!

Happy Ziqian in the pool! Note: He was trying to walk & crawl in the pool! Haa!

My swollen lip

Just now when i settled Ziqian for bed, he kept struggled fiercely and bumped his head on my mouth!

My upper lip bleed and swollen... He is getting very active and violent nowadays, the usual boy's rowdy acts seems to kick in...

He hates long sleeve shirts

It is proven. I had tried 3 different long sleeve shirt on him and he has the same reaction for all :)


Ziqian hates long sleeve shirts from Carol Toh on Vimeo.

Things he does...

Just some updates on the things he likes to explore and do nowadays :

- stands up with support in his cot, playpen, play yard, my bed and even in his Combi chair!
- cruise along his cot, playpen & play yard
- pick up toys from his play yard, stands up and throw the toys out from it, then looking at me seems like telling me "hey, go and pick it up for me!" aarrgghh...
- open his arms & eyes wide and jumps on his butt when he wants me to carry (he is rather clingy towards me recently, maybe separation anxiety has kick in)
- loves pictures flashcards

First Day @ KL

A very busy but fruitful day! Let me recall the things we done today... :

1) Julia Gabriel

We visited JG @ KL this morning for their Playnest preview. Dear and me are very impressed with its environment! Together with Chiltern House, they are housed in a beautiful bungalow. Compared to JG @ Forum, it is much more spacious with big garden, and the classrooms are bigger too. Very clean and cosy environment. And whats more, there are security men stationed at the front of the bungalow too! Generally, the programme are same as Singapore and some of their teachers are from Singapore as well. We decided to enrol Ziqian into their Playnest, hope he will have a good time in his new school! :)

2) IKEA

Bought lots of stuff at IKEA, mostly baby essentials! And of course, we ate the ever famous chicken wings & meatball, the prices are cheaper than Singapore. Hee. Oh ya, we bought a blue colour baby feeding highchair! Other than the normal beige colour one, KL IKEA has blue and red colour also, nice! :) Wonder why S'pore IKEA only has beige colour one.... hmm..

I love this colourful chair, Ziqian "test-sit" on it. But mummy not buying hor... hee...

3) Cold Storage

The usual weekly marketing, buying baby's food for the week. I notice the selection and variety here are better than Singapore CS, but prices are not so attractive though, some items are much more expensive (one Hass avocado here costs RM$5.7o! Gosh so expensive but i still bought loh...). I found Holle Cereal over here, quite surprised coz it was not available in leading supermarkets at Singapore. I bought the exactly same millet porridge at Singapore for s$10.70 but here selling at RM$15.5o, much more cheaper so i faster grabbed one! :p

4) Dinner @ Penang delicacies restaurant

We had Penang Laksa & Penang Tomyam fried bee hoon. Yummy! As for drinks, we had Soya Chendol & Bandung Chendol, yum yum too!

Cute balloon doggie! Papa bought for him for only RM$2 :)

I miss home...

After all the packings and relocation arrangement, we finally lugged all our luggages and head to Kuala Lumpur.

I couldn't believe that the 1st thing i do when i reach is crying.... I miss my own house and my parents badly... I couldn't stop crying when i called my mum over the phone...

Though the new place is quite a cosy and nice one, with beautiful pool view, but nothing beats my own nest, the home that Dear and me have been staying for 3 years and designed the renovation ourself from scratch...

I miss my mum very very badly... Though im not far from home but the thought of not able to see her so frequent always make me teary...

I guess i still need some time to adjust to my new lifestyle...