On Center Stage

When I first saw this Ikea coffee table, it fitted my criteria very well.

It was round in shape, no sharp corners which means Sofia would less likely have a serious injury if she knocks or falls against it.

The table was white in colour and they makes it very easy to match with our existing furniture.

It is a two-tier table which is pretty useful as the lower tier would hold the ugly mess of newspapers, magazines, etc. and we could still put our drinks and remote controls on the top tier.

Now I realised I made a mistake. The lower tier actually help Sofia to climb to the top of the table EASILY. It was like a stepping stone for her. And once she is up there, she would dance, shake, laugh and do anything, as if she is on center stage.

My First Mid-Autumn Festival

We celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival last Saturday with Saanvi's parents, starting off with mooncakes with Japanese green tea at our place. Then we went off to the poolside with the girls to lit up their lanterns. It was already crowded with kids and everybody's spirits were so high. The girls too were happy, they have never gone down to the poolside at half past eight at night and the place look different with so many lanterns around.

I wish I could say we had a ball of a time, the girls were so fascinated and careful with their lanterns and we adults had a good romantic walk around the area.

Unfortunately, it did NOT happen the way it was planned at all. By the time we lilted up their lanterns, the girls were nowhere to be seen. They were running and walking all over the place. Ok, maybe they have not seen their beautiful nemo lanterns, so we showed them the fish. 5 seconds. That was it! That was how LONG they looked at their fish. And off they went again.

VVRROOMM! VVVRRROOOMMM! VVVVRRRROOOOMMMM!

I was so disappointed but got to admit they were probably too young to appreciate such things.

Now, Sofia only knows how to "eat" the fish ...

and sayang the fish ...

Well, guess nemo would have to sit in the store for while, we shall try again next year!

My Friend

Hi Everyone, allow me to introduce my first friend I made in KL. Her name is Saanvi and our mummies got to know each other at our condo's playground back in May. That was when we also got introduced to each and later found out we were borned exactly four months' apart! I was borned on 11 Jan while Saanvi was borned on 11 May, what a coincidence! Though Saanvi is four months' younger than me, we are of the same height. I can't help but feel rather short in front of her at times.

We play together a lot, especially at the playground during the evenings with other Gor-Gor and Jie-Jie as well. We have a great common interest between us, i.e., BALLS. We each have our own balls to play at home but we like each other's balls better, so it is a MUST to exchange balls when we play together.

But sometimes my mummy is lazy to bring my ball along and I have to borrow Saanvi's ball. Saanvi is a very nice girl and would always lend me her ball even if I do not ask.

Sometimes we would also discuss and discover new ways on how to tackle and play with the ball. It is really nice to have a playmate whom I can get along so well with. Hopefully while our parents are still in KL, we would grow up together and perhaps even go to the same school when we are older!

My First Lantern

Sofia made this lantern out of recycled materials in school today. I thought she was also taught the proper thing to do with a lantern, i.e., how to carry it, making sure the fragile thing does not get damaged.

I was so very wrong.

When I whipped out the lantern from her bag, she grabbed it from my hands and went PLONK! PLONK! PLONK! on FeFe's head! Luckily the lantern is very soft and light, no serious head injury. Instead, FeFe was rather amused and played in return, tugging the strng, trying to gnaw the bulging sides of the lantern.

The next thing I knew, Sofia started gnawing at the "stick" for holding the lantern which was made out of a straw. I guess she must have mistaken that for a real straw.

I have actually prepared a real lantern for her on Sunday, think there will be quite a crowd at the pool in our condo. Would she be interested? We shall see.

Virus Attack

Sofia was battling a throat infection throughout her sleep last night, I could not just lie there and watch sleep while she cried with frustration from the pain right? So I had to toggle between mine and her mattress, giving her a few sleepy pats till she doze off again. I woke up with two big bags under my eyes this morning. Grrrrghhhh ... worse, I can feel thick viscose mucus piling up in my nose and when Sofia coughed directly INTO my face this morning, she must have done a direct transfer of her germs into my throat as well.

I started to feel groggy and lethargic in the afternoon but Sofia was still a ball of energy. It was obvious that she was also coming down with running nose and a cough but nothing seems to stop her from scaling the coffee table, chasing and screaming at the cat.

At times, I wish she can just stop moving and sit down quietly beside me, cos that's what I need most when sick and sleep deprived.

4 more to go!

Sofia's canines on the bottom are making their way out now, four more molars to go and we are done!

R.I.P.

We had an accident this morning and resulted in a fatality.

Baddie : Sofia
Weapon : Cup of water
Victim : My laptop

I left a cup of water beside my laptop this morning inside my bedroom. Somehow, Sofia managed to sneak into my room while Daddy was getting ready for work. I think she tried to pick up the cup of water to drink but failed. So my laptop ended up having a drink. And it was powered up and connected to the electrical socket at that moment.

After Daddy gave a shout, I rushed to dry up the laptop and thought it looked okay. But after a few minutes, I realised life was slowly ebbing away and the screen went BLANK! I could not think straight for the whole morning. How about my data and documents? This machine belongs to my company, would they excuse my neglience and not ask me to pay? ... ...

I went back to office in the afternoon to seek help but things did not look good. Fortunately, the harddisk was not affected and all the data and stuff can be retrieved. I heaved a sign of relief!

Life with a toddler with itchy hands can really be interesting but this has taught me a HUGE lesson -
NEVER LEAVE A CUP OF WATER BESIDE THE COMPUTER.

Officially A Pre-schooler

Going to school has been smooth for the past two days. I am really glad to see Sofia playing and running around independently when I go and pick her up. It was a total different picture from the beginning when she glued herself to Auntie Tan from the start till the end.

Today, Sofia came back with a drawing done by her using cotton bud. I was beaming with pride when I saw it. Maybe I should frame it up? I guess this painting means more than just a piece of paper to me.

I was debating hard within myself whether or not to send Sofia to preschool back in Aug. The drawing I see today somehow tells me that we have made the right decision. Sofia is having fun, polishing up her interacting skills with the rest of the kids and most importantly, we found she is less closed up now. She accepts new friends more readily and it warms our hearts to see that unrolling in front of us.

I certainly look forward to see what other stuff she brings home next!

Kuala Lumpur Tower

We went up the Kuala Lumpur Tower this evening to watch the sunset and the simmering city under our feet.

It feels like being top of the world up there.