Hokkaido Fair

One big difference about living in Kuching vs living in KL is that the variety of food we can hunt down to eat. Basically we like to EAT. We eat almost anything, other than those bugs or "exotic food". Back in Kuching, it was always those few restaurants and cafes that we took turns patronizing. Here, we are busy trying out new restaurants over weekends.

Isetan here organizes Hokkaido fair every year and we have put off going to it because of the crowd. But today, we just wanted to have that "Japan" feeling again so off we went with Sofia. Daddy had this "Shoyu Ramen" which smelled and tasted just as good. Sofia liked the ramen too and helped Daddy to polish his bowl real clean.

My seafood fried rice was so-so, it tasted more like teow chew type of "Mui Fan" where you just pour soup/gravy over cooked rice.

But we enjoyed ourselves very much, it was nice to experience the Japanese culture for that brief period, where people around you are so hyped up and warm.

We would love to visit Hokkaido as one of our holiday destination in future. I remembered the photos my BIL took when he visited Hokkaido with my sister, the animals were gorgeous.

I am sure Sofia and Jerry would be delighted to see them all. This plan would probably materialize when the kids are older and are fully aware of what is going on then the holiday would be more meaningful to them.

The 8th Tooth

The 8th one on its way out!

Tommy

Victim : Sofia

Aggressor : Tommy the persian cat (who looks remotely similar to Tiger)

When : Sunday, 04 July @ 9pm

Where : 表伯的家

How many? : 6 angry scratches

Why?

The picture says it all. Our dear animal lover was all over the cat the moment she saw him. A pat here ... a pat there ... hello Tommy! ... Hello Tommy!! ... HELLO Tommy!!! ... HELLO TOMMY!!!! ...
The cat was overwhelmed by the attention from both Sofia and Jeremiah and started hidding. Jeremiah was very much watched over by Ana while Sofia was just after the cat's tail. The cat was pulled out from under the car and I think it made him snapped.

"Wwwwwuuuhhhhhhaahhhhhhhhh ...... mmmuuuuuaahhhhhhahhhhhhh .... mommaaaaa ....."
Instantly my antennas shot up, something must have happened for Sofia to cry like that. Luckily the scratches are not very deep and she quietened down after washing and application of medicine.

On the way home, she was quiet like a mouse, which was very unlike her.

"Daddy, why did Tommy scratch me?" Sofia asked as we alighted.

So Daddy spend the next half an hour explaining to her cats' temperaments, what she should and should not do next time. We hoped she understand what had happened and would be careful next time. Then we also asked her to forgive Tommy and she agreed. We think she really did because after that, she went straight to the toy room to look for Tiger and insisted on hugging him to bed that night.

Aren't children so forgiving?

The 7th Tooth

Eruption of the 7th tooth.

Evening Walk

This is a boy who loves to go to the park and I am sure he does not mind to spend the entire day there, chasing birds and monkeys. Jeremiah gained his independence through walking at a relatively young age and is now very proficient walker. Watching Sofia running around gives him the inspiration to chase after her and he does so, while we hold our breathe and clench our fist while watching him.

We gasped when he loses his balance but he would just plonk his two palms on the floor to break the fall and up again, after Sofia's tail. He does not like us to hold his hands for safety, running is fun without any "conditions" attached. Of course when he is going way too fast, then the unforunate would happen. But nothing stops him.

Sometimes watching him makes me feel that I am losing him soon, just like a baby bird who has learned how to fly, he will be out of the nest and taking on the world soon.