Min Min you are turning three so fast and time really flies.

It has been so long we have not updated your blog understand that it is a lousy to give that we are busy mainly due to the arrival of you little sister Shermaine it did take up some of our time.

During those past months you have been having some emotional changes and you seem to want more of mummy attention which is understandable. Not to worry mummy will be with you thou at times I tend to lose my cool and punish you not because you are naughty just that I need to make you understand.

All in all you have been an extremely well behaviour girl in mummy eyes you are always the best.

Papa, fly off to USA on 09 August 2009 from then it is only mummy, you and sister. There are times you are hard to handle especially when it come to bed time coz you are so use to bedtime story, which is a good thing just that mummy is busy at that time as well coz mummy need to coax mei mei to sleep but we have no over come this and are able to work out fine. You have learn over time and is helping mummy to look after mei mei when mummy go for her toilet break, well done my girl.

It is your 3rd years old birthday and papa is still in USA so mummy will plan out your birthday celebration and bring you out for some fun. It would be a good challenge for mummy coz we relay a lot on papa but nothing is impossible for my daughter.

We are a family.

We are sisters.

Happy New Year 2009 and you are 28 months old!

We have step into a New Year, another year has gone by.

What have you done last year, have you been good or bad? What have you learned and gained in 2008?

Let’s take a stroll back in times and see. . .

You were playing with papa on the bed and you fall and had a bad cut with bruises on your forehead but you heal well with no scar on your forehead.

Started your half-day child care classes in September 2008 with lots of tears but you have over come it bravely and is coping well in class. Well done my darling daughter!

Being sick is part and parcel of life journey. What papa and mummy need to do is to focus on educating you some personal hygienic and build up your immune system which you can take along with you for life; prevention is always better than cure.

Falling down from running is rather common in your case because you have taken after your mummy genes of being clumsy, your mummy has fallen down even just by walking on a flat street, so don't expect much.

Things you love to do with papa; painting, drawing, story telling, swimming, hide and seek, going to playground, watching DVD on papa’s laptop, etc.

Things you love to do with mummy; sleeping, hugging, feeding, dressing you up, singing, chatting before bed time, etc.

We have managed and successfully cut you off from your pacifier the next big thing will be your thumb sucking which I strongly discourage from the start but was not taken into ears.

You are doing well in toilet training but there are still times which you miss due to your playfulness and stubbornness as well.

You are able to communicate rather well for a two years old and will argue / rebuke back at times. You are learning fast with quick thinking, there are times you took us by surprise with your vocabularies and replied.

You start to have lots of “creative ideas” which leads to some mischievous act; it can be both funny and angry being your parents we need to put a stop to it when necessary even thou it may seem rather harmless and funny. We definitely do not want you to have the wrong impression and values of input.

You are now in the stages of learning just like a sponge that will absorb whatever that goes around you and react to what you come in contact with e.g. words, action, behaviour, tonality of speech, etc. With all of these going on around you, papa and mummy need to ensure that you are learning the correct stuff and also the values and meaning of respect, mannerism, behaviour, etc. before it gets out of hands. Mummy has been very strict with you these days especially when you refuse to follow or listen to the rules being set down. I don't expect much just hope that you will be able to understand why and hopefully gain lots of it as you grow up to be fine lady with great charisma.

We have brought you a big Barney as your Christmas present. You love it so much that you sleep with it every night and will ask for it the minute you open your eyes and you even chat with Big Barney more than you chat with us!

Overall you have been the highlight of papa and mummy’s life since the day you were born. In another few weeks times we are expecting the arrival of your younger sister and hopefully you will love her as we have loved you and of course the love and attention for you will not be any lesser it will just multiply as love have no limit and boundary.

As your parents we hope for nothing much just the well being of your health and a happy family. Togetherness we will go through all times be it good or bad.

模仿期

敏敏已经进入了她的模仿期和叛逆期，开始有样学样和懂得顶嘴。这段时候的学习和模仿能力是最强的也是最重要的。爸爸的举止言行都会影响敏敏将来的性格。以下为例：




爸爸： 敏敏，去冲凉。
敏敏： 不要。
爸爸： 乖，听话，快。
敏敏： 不要听话！
爸爸： 快点，爸爸打屁股。
敏敏： 不要爸爸打屁股，DON ‘T WANT！
爸爸： 不要就快点。
敏敏： 不要冲凉！DON’T WANT！
爸爸： U Don’t Complaint! Hurry Up!
敏敏: Papa, U don’t Complaint!
爸爸: U Papa or I Papa! I listen to u or U listen to me!
敏敏: U Papa…Papa U don’t complaint!

妈妈在客厅听了已经笑翻了肚子。。。

爸爸，敏敏上学了

经过了两个月，敏敏已经习惯了学校的环境。(虽然妈妈并不大满意你这么小就上学。)

To Sherilyn with Love From Mummy

Hi Sherilyn,

It has been a month since you started your half day play school and you are still crying every morning.

It is with a heavy heart every morning bringing you to school seeing you cried and shouting for mummy, I felt so heart ache. At times I thought maybe I am just being overly protective or paranoid nevertheless my heart ache the moment you shout for mummy and I blame myself for not being able to stop work to look after you full time. I know it is not healthy at my current state but I really hate to see those tears rolling down your chubby cheeks non-stop.

I keep asking just this question “Why and purpose of the half day, will it make a genius out of her?” I still remember your first day at school when I see you cried non-stop my heart ache and the moment I open the school door to hug you I myself cried as well. Is it really necessary for you to be in school at this age? What good and impact does it has on you by sending you to school at this earlier stage in life? Mummy really felt so helpless coz it is a decision that mummy has no say similar to most of it as well as the choice of school.

Just mummy personal opinion, I would prefer you going to school when you are mentally ready. You have the next 10 or 15 years to be in school studying, not sure why you need to start so early in life. My person view, from the age 1 to 5 is play time and that is the best time of your life and not to traumatize you.

Sorry for all the tears and saddest given to you every morning. Just hope that with all that you will grow up stronger to be a more independent child and mummy only wish is that you do not pick up any of those bad habit or behavioural from school.

Sherilyn, remember this : No matter what mummy loves for you has never change and it will grow stronger by days and mummy will be always be with you and never abandon you.

Mummy always loves you; my daughter, Sherilyn.

妈妈的背影

第一天带敏敏上托儿所，

妈妈依依不舍的站在托儿所外看着敏敏。看到女儿因为新的环境而哭闹，妈妈眼角还泛着一点泪光。

妈妈的背影充份的流露出伟大的母爱。

敏敏两岁了

老套一句：时光匆匆，又过一年，敏敏又长大一岁了。看着你一天一天的成长，一天一天的长高，从你只会哇哇大哭到你现在开始叫爸爸，妈妈，喃喃自语，个中充满了喜怒哀乐。有时爸爸妈妈会因为你的妙语联珠和古灵怪犒的莫明其妙，有时也会为了你的任性和胡闹而打你的屁股。



爸爸这几年忙忙碌碌，从和妈妈结婚，装修房子，妈妈怀孕到你出生到爸爸的事业的起起落落和转变，有时静下来着着你的成长是一种享受，一种成就，一种欣慰。

生日快乐，我的女儿。爸爸会永远守护你，永远在你身边，告诉你：敏敏不怕，爸爸在 。

敏敏看广告

非常喜欢这个广告。女儿看完后，似懂非懂， 会笑嘻嘻地说 “姐姐，爸爸” 。然后拍拍爸爸的肚子，抱住爸爸。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMtd-NLKYo&feature=related

游乐场

星期天 -

爸爸有空的时候会带你到楼下的游乐场玩耍。你会自己爬上爬下，发掘新的玩法，新的游戏，自得其乐。有时，有一两个姐姐或哥哥会过来和你打招呼，和你握握手， 然后就一班大孩子聚在一起玩。

你会默默的望着他们然后用你的一双大眼睛看着爸爸说：“哥哥，姐姐” ，眼神中好象有点失望，仿佛在问爸爸为什么没人陪你玩。

爸爸心里只能告诉你耐心得期待着另一个新生命的到来，期待着你早日有一个新的玩伴。

古灵精怪

敏敏，

爸爸觉的你越来越古灵精怪，有时真是又好气又好笑，有时还差一点晕倒。爸爸拿了报纸铺在地上剪脚甲，你也拿了报纸铺在地上假装剪脚甲。爸爸踢球后，用药酒撮脚，你立刻跑到药箱拿了只药膏。

一天，你在奶奶家地上爬， 突然用头敲地板，然后拿了盒黑青膏叫奶奶帮你擦你的头。当妈妈告诉爸爸的时候，爸爸听了差点儿连饭都喷出来。

敏敏和爸爸的 LAPTOP

一天在喝茶的时候，听见几个同事在聊关于LAPTOP。女同事说：“昨晚你做report做到几点？” 男同事：“我做到LAPTOP 差一点battery flat 啊！” “是吗。。。我每天回到家一定要开 Laptop, 要不然会全身不舒服。” “我也是阿。。女儿常常问我report几点可以做完。。。” 我禁不住插嘴：“一天八个小时已经对着LAPTOP，回家后除了吃饭冲凉，只剩下1，2钟头陪女儿和老婆，我宁愿陪女儿玩后，有时间才开LAPTOP。你们有时间陪家人吗？“

说完后，同事都以奇怪的眼光看着我。我说错了吗？

Welcome Mummy to the Blog

On one fine day, Mummy has decided to join the blogger world. Welcome Mummy to blogging.

http://shastime.blogspot.com/

Its the SAME!!!!

Minmin On Mission

Uncle went for In-camp training and got too much SAF $ and brought a few XS size SAF jungle hat and jockey cap for u and Wenhong to play. We were talking about Mas Selamat when both of u were playing with the hat and Papa imagination goes wild......

Free Ride at United Square

A free ride at United Square when there's an empty seat avaiable on the merry-go-round. Saving of $2... Hehe.....

Minmin Training for Soccer

An evening at Grandma void deck playing soccer so that Minmin can't disturb mummy while she take her dinner.

For ur own good

Minmin,

U had been very observant and liked to repeat what Papa always does. Using screwdriver to fix thing, changing battery, using laptop etc etc. After u notice that Papa always take out the battery for ur toys from the 1st drawer in the TV console, u start to explore the drawer and always like to take out the scissor, penknife, screwdrivers and battery which is all the stuff not meant for u to play. For ur own good, Papa moved all the dangerous stuff there into the upper drawer which u can’t reach. When u open the drawer again to search for all those stuff again, Papa can see that u look disappointed when u can't find ur “toys” again. Papa do feel abit "bad" that I've deprive u ur joy and fun of rampaging and searching the drawer but its for ur own good, ok?

Ur First Word -- BUBBLE BUBBLE

Minmin,

Papa still remember that the very 1st word that u said was Ma Ma when u are about 12 mth old. Later, u started to call a lot of Papa Papa Papa and Mummy keep complaining that it’s was so unfair. The other words that we think u are trying to say are like:

1. Shusss – shoes.
2. Kiiii – either Keys or kick
3. Boor – Ball
4. Barrrr – either calling Barney or Bye Bye
5. Burrr – Birds

Last weekend when Papa bought a bottle of bubble and Mummy start playing it with u and we were saying “bubble” “bubble”, U shouted: “BUBBLE” “BUBBLE” – loud and sharp! Fantastic…well done MM…not bad at all.

2007 over and moving into 2008

It has been a while since I update the blog as Papa computer somehow go kapuuuu...It took papa quite sometime to recover all Minmin photo and lucky 99% of them has been recover. But the sad part is some of Papa and Mummy photo was gone. So Papa think its time to do a re-cap on Minmin 2007 grow up.

Jan - Minmin start to learn to walk using walker and using car seat.

FEB - Minmin 1st CNY and Angbao.

March/April - Start to sit up straight and sleep in the new bed



May/June - Ur 1st step and starting to be mischievous.

July/Aug - Uncle Shawn's BB girl Rachel birthday party.

Sept - Happy One year old birthday Minmin. Love from Papa and Mummy

Oct - An eventful month for u...zoo trip, underwater world and swimming.

Nov/Dec - holiday season and shopping time for u.