My baby's growing up so fast

That's my baby boy, Reynard. This picture was taken in January 2009, 10 days before his 4th birthday. When he was younger, he was so clingy like a koala (that's what his aunts nicknamed him)... I couldn't go to the bathroom for one minute without him.. and he didn't want other people to carry him.. But as he grew older and starting pre-school and having new friends, he's quite a character now, very independent indeed.

Last week, he had a sleepover at his grandparents' and he enjoyed being with them. He equates grandpa with toys.. :)
He didn't even look for me when it was bedtime, which he usually does. He slept in EE Sandra's room all by himself.. He's not afraid of closet monster or creepy shadows.. He's a brave boy.

Ah, how time flies by so quickly.. before you know it your kids are all grown up.. I want to enjoy every minute of family time as I can.. and I don't want to miss a thing in my children's life..

Chopsticks

Learning to use the chopsticks? Here's how:

Yummy!

Likas Bay

These photos were taken from Wisma Perindustrian, which is next to the Sabah Trade Centre. Breathtaking, isn't it?

Fresh Organic Veggies

My mom's friend gave her a "bak choi" seedling. With delicate care and compose fertilizer, it turned out very good:

The Cat and The Wardrobe

The pictures say it all -

Vocabulary

My 4-year-old son is quite a chatter box.. He was asking non-stop questions during the 1/2 hour flight from Miri to KK yesterday. A toddler's vocabulary, although limited, is actually very interesting. Language development is different from one child to another.

Well, for my son, he mixes english and malay plus a wee bit of chinese language in his conversations. Here are some examples:

Malay:
Orang - uwang
Parit - pawhit
Nah! Baru tau! - Nah, bauwu tau
Punya - puna
Banyak - banak

English:
I don't want this - I doo wan dis
Go home - Goo hoom
Thank you - Thick koo
Computer - Pompewter
Drink water - Dwink wooter
Yesterday - Last day

Sometimes other members of the family don't get what my son is saying. And he would get frustrated that they can't understand him, and end up throwing a tantrum. Most of the time only I can understand what he's trying to say. But sometimes i don't. And that, too, makes him mad.

Children grow up so fast, and before you know it, they're grown-ups already. So I let my kids enjoy their childhood years, just like I did when I was a kid.

KK-Brunei-Miri-Bintulu trip

I'm back, in one piece but totally bushed from the long hours in the car. We were on the road for almost 18 hours in total, well including the occasional stopovers.

This is it! That's our ride.. While loading up our luggage in the boot, two ears shot up from the passenger seat. Guess who's on board? My Mom's dog, Snapper! Awww, sorry Snapper, you don't have a passport. Lol...

(Limestone hills in Lawas)











(A suspension bridge in Lawas)

(Brunei-Limbang border post)

(Two cousins so happy to see each other again)

(Group photo from left: Me, my son Reynard protesting, my hubby, Glory, Geena, Gwen and my mom)







Next morning, on Saturday, after saying our goodbyes to my cousin in Brunei, it's off to Miri. It took us about 3 hours to reach Sg. Tujoh, Brunei-Sarawak border post.


This bridge is called the ASEAN Bridge. ---------->
My son call it "kasian" bridge. Then another half hour to reach Miri. Before heading for Bintulu, we stopped by at my hubby's cousin's house. We had lunch with them and then started our journey down to Bintulu (Bimpilu as my son say it).

(The road to Bintulu - nothing but boring oil palm trees) -------->

(Group photo at the hotel where we stayed) ------->

On Sunday morning, after breakfast with my brother Gary, my hubby's cousin & family, it's back to Miri by road in their Toyota Alphard, to catch our flight back to KK on AirAsia.


<--(My son so excited to be in the airplane)








Whew! It was an exhausting trip, but it was fun and a good experience. I would do it again in the future!