A shark or a whale?

Mama took out a new shirt for Cayden-boi after bathing him one evening.

He stole a glance at the shirt next to him and exclaimed "Shark!"

"No." Mama corrected him, "It's a whale...."

"Shark!" came an indignant reply.

"Whale~" Mama replied again patiently.

"Shark! Shark! Shark!"

"Whale. Whale.. Whale!"

"Shark!" 

"Whale!" 

"Shark!"

"Whale!"

And this went on for a few minutes before Papa came in to see what the commotion was all about.

Cayden-boi eventually said "Whale" after both of us corrected him umpteen times. Hehe... 1-0, Mama won. (^__________^)V

When you can't use the dustbin...

Cayden-boi loves to see things disappear into the dustbin. He will purposely draw a piece of tissue paper, pretend to wipe his mouth/hand/table/floor, crumple it into a ball and happily trot off to find a dustBIN. It's therapeutic, Mama guesses.

After a diaper change one fine morning, Mama passed the soiled diaper to Cayden-boi instructing him to "throw into the dustbin". Cayden-boi held the diaper using both hands with glee and ran out of the room. He took slightly longer than what Mama had expected and was about to follow him into the kitchen when he appeared and demanded to watch bideo!

Mama left him with Papa so that she can start her laundry washing. And she saw this.

She later realized that Cayden-boi was unable to "operate" the pedal-bin. Frustrations aside, he made the decision to leave the soiled diaper in the next best location - the open laundry bag next to the dustbin.

Monkey likes puffs

Overheard this conversation in the car...

Cayden-boi: Monkey, you want?

*offered a baby puff and brought it to Monkey's mouth*

"Monkey": Uhm! Nice!

Cayden-boi: ha ha ha ha!

*covered mouth and giggled*

Change side?

*Scenario - In the car after picking up Cayden-boi from PoPo's house, and on the way for dinner straight after work. Did not have time for a "pump-of-the-day", so latched Cayden-boi immediately after he got in the car.*

Mama (after Cayden-boi had quite emptied 1 side): Cayden, change side.

Cayden-boi (sitting up with bewildered eyes): Sure?? Change side???

Mama: ... ... ... =.=" 

Ok, at least Mama knows now that all the chiding and constant nagging on "Big boys dun latch anymore", "Drink milk AGAIN?", "why you keep changing sides!?" gets inside his head after all.

Even with that nonchalant look he gives all the time, HE KNOWS....

Underwater world Sentosa!

Finally.. an update for March!
Haha.. I had a long break this time..

Okay, here's an update of our visit to the underwater world at Sentosa!
Mama quickly gave Cayden-boy a quick measurement as a few centimeters on the chart could mean extra ticket payable. Hehe.. Cayden- boy was still in the "free" zone.

A few centimeters off 80cm

Upon reaching Sentosa, we took an internal shuttle bus to our destination, the Underwater world!

My first instance in a public bus with Cayden-boy!

A pose before entering the aquarium

Once inside the aquarium, Cayden-boy beams with excitement when he saw the gigantic fish tanks with multi-vibrant colored fish species swimming in front of him. Mama and I began to play teacher and guide Cayden-boy around the new playground for the day.

Cayden-boy staring at stingrays inside the gigantic fish tank

I tried educating Cayden-boy through the descriptions off the tanks

The "conveyor belt" brings us round the fish tank while Cayden-boy looks around with amazement

Mama tries to relate shark's ability to attack babies with the specimens..

We had plenty of shots but most were not usable due to the poor lightning conditions in the aquarium. Really regretted not buying the flash before this trip.

Out of the aquarium, was the outdoor dolphin lagoon!

Geared up for the next itinerary at the dolphin lagoon!

Mama and Cayden-boy getting ready for the dolphin show at the grand stand

Mama managed to catch a glimpse of the dolphins with a 50mm prime lens with perfect timing!

We headed straight to the gift shop after the short dolphin displays. Mama found some interesting hats for Cayden-boy... Putting on the hats was no easy tasks.. We had to convince Cayden-boy by saying .. "Waaaa... handsome... " with an exaggerating expression.

Handsome boy....

The shark sculpture at the exit caught our attention and since its not sheltered and especially when there is a barricade surrounding it, its got to be me to go under the sun and break the law by going over the barricade...

Cayden-boy's first brush with the law..

Next, I ordered some ice cold desserts to cool ourselves down.

Nothing beats an ice kachang in a hot afternoon!

While we were enjoying the ice kachang, we notice crowds forming across the road. We raced towards the scene and found the center of attractions - peacocks! mama jumped into position with Cayden-boy while I snapped happily at the rare occasion.

Peacock spreading its tail!

Out expedition at the underwater world ended in the evening and Mama was still energetic as ever and wanted to have a stroll along at RWS (Resort World Sentosa). To keep myself alive, I get myself a cup of sugar free ice mocha and to my surprise, Cayden-boy loves it too! I am proud to say.. "like father like son"! haha!

Cayden-boy refused to return my ice mocha after his first few sips...

A shot that must not be missed marked the end of the long wonderful day for us!

It was indeed a tiring, but fruitful day for all of us. We finally set foot and paid expensive entrance fees to the underwater world after a few weeks of planning.

Be creative - get In the Box

We've always heard of the phrase - to be creative, think out of the box.

Cayden-boi felt otherwise. 

Before you can think out of the box, you gotta be In The Box!

Cayden-boi climbed into the locker himself to see things "in another angle"

The guard at the Singapore Arts Museum (nope, we didn't go there for arts appreciation) was pretty amused coz I guess our little antic spiced up what would have been a boring day's work for him. He kept sneaking glances at what we were doing and finally could not resist taking out his hp to snap a few pics of Cayden-boi. Haha...

Hmm.. Mama was so tempted to slot in 2 gold coins, pulled the key, and go for a cuppa..

We spent a good 30 mins entertaining ourselves with baby getting in and out of the locker. Who says the museum is a boring place? You just gotta be creative! : )

Wonder if we'll be sued for "ill-treating" the lil one? But hey, this is not as bad as those Chinese acrobats folding themselves into tiny boxes right!? :p

West Coast Park

We wanted Cayden-boy to mix with more people and enjoy himself at the playground. One of the best place to achieve that with free parking is the West Coast Park.

Grandma bringing Cayden-boy to Mcdonalds for breakfast.

Cayden-boy learning to use the fork

Cayden-boy didn't really succeed in getting any hot cakes with his fork. After several tries, he decided that it's much more convenient and easier to use his hands instead!

After the breakfast, it's exercise time!

Mama guided Cayden-boy through the balancing beam

We skipped the "pyramid" maze for now..

Notice the excitement on Cayden-boy's face.. He simply loves the slide!

Cayden-boy spinned the wheel and pretended that he's driving a car

Cayden-boy tried to look for mama and papa when we hid ourselves

Cayden-boy hated to set his feet on the sand when we brought him to the beach some time ago. He would yell and shrunk his feet away from the sand.

Mama tried introducing "sand" to Cayden-boy again

Mama learning to let go of her hands too

Papa:"Cayden-boy, what does a dog says..?" Cayden-boy:"woooo..f" came the reply

We tried letting Cayden-boy to mix and play with other kids, but it seemed that Cayden-boy was still not ready. He stood helplessly at the playground and searched around for us instead...

For now, we shall treasure these moments and shower our love for Cayden-boy. There is no hurry to get too independent anyway, isn't it ?

Breakfast at Jurong Bird Park

Mama had always wanted a breakfast with the birds. We failed to do so umpteen times simply because we failed to wake up early enough and thus missed the bird show timing.

Finally after the Nth attempt, we made it (albeit slightly late)! The show had already started and I quickly carried Cayden-boy to grab a "first row seat" even though that meant blocking some of the early birds (pun not intended!).
The emcee for the show hinted to me that the show was only intended for "patrons only". Well, I simply ignored those words and continued enjoying the show because mama had already gone to buy their very expensive breakfast for all of us.

Any literate with good eye sight would have caught these words... wouldn't they?

The Big American Breakfast offered by Bird Park

After the show had ended, I rushed forward and was the first to grab a shot with the parrot!

Cayden-boy folded his arms and kept an arm's length away from the parrot.

Parakeet getting ready to flaunt his skills at fortune telling

I volunteered to feed the mallards.

The keeper stuffed the feeds in my hands while Cayden-boy looked on in amusement when the mallards pecked my hands for food. Only upon closer inspections did I realize...

Worms were part of the mallard's diet

The big black swan only swam towards the keeper

After getting the valuable shots with the stars of the show, it was finally breakfast time!

We strolled around the bird park after the breakfast. It had been more than 10 years since I last visited the Bird Park. It had changed so much that nothing in my memory matched what I saw..

Cayden-boy recognized and said "ba....nana"!

Cayden-boy, the elite bird keeper!

Relating "flamingo" from books to life-sized statue

I asked, "Moo...... says the.. ?" and Cayden-boy replied, "Coou!"

After playing tourists, we took a rest at the restaurant. Mama answered some calls and so did Cayden-boy... with the table number! What an imagination the lil one had!

"Halo..  halo... "

Cayden-boy loved hitting the drum

Cayden-boy looked out of the restaurant and I seized the opportunity to grab myself a new wallpaper

We only lingered around the entrance of the Bird Park and it was already a very fulfilling morning for us! It was much more enjoyable than what I had imagined prior to the trip. Costly breakfast aside which were better meant for tourists, the breakfast show was educational and interesting for both adults and kids!

Kidz Amaze @ SAFRA

Cayden-boy was invited to the Kidz Amaze children playground in SAFRA. It was a good time for mama to meet up with her friend and at the same time was an opportunity for Cayden-boy to mix with other kids.

Cayden-boy with Aunty Patricia, Patrina and Patrick

Cayden-boy running around the playground

Cayden-boy beams with excitement when placed on top of the slide

Patrina's is so quiet, inert, shy and independent

Patrina sitting in a bed of colorful balls

Guess the "duck" made her day?

Cayden-boy and mama were ready for the 3-storey high slide!

Cayden-boy and Mama crawling through the obstacles

Cayden-boy striking a pose when he reached the top of the maze

Cayden-boy learnt to pick up and keep the balls though games!

Cayden-boy putting the balls in the "machines"

We decided to leave the playground and get some reading materials for Cayden-boy before going to grandma's. As it was getting late, we doubled our pace and proceeded directly to the 5th floor, where the library was.

Cayden-boy stopped us at the 4th floor and struggled to break free. He pointed his little finger at.....

Pretending to hold a microphone and he started singing~

Cayden-boy getting ready to pretend to hit the targets

Cayden-boy refused to let go of the hammer and instead waited patiently for the little "lambs" to pop up

It was a tiring day indeed for the adults. However, it was also a rewarding day for us when we notice Cayden-boy enjoying himself in the games, laughing out loud and learning new "skills". Who knows, our Cayden-boy might be the next Superstar!