When I first told Vanessa that we were bringing her to Japan for a holiday, the mind in her had many questions. The first one that popped out (quite instantly, I must add), was, “Japan got playground?” Quite obviously, playground is the highest priority in her list of many logistic concerns. I thought it will be a good idea to note down some of the funny things she has said or asked about concerning this trip.
Tag Archives: Ian
Happy Children’s Day
Children’s Day started with a happy meal breakfast at McDonald’s. Yeah, just for the kids. Ian’s probably still to little to really care where we bring him to, just so long as we bring him out. For Vanessa, she’s always excited about going to McDonald’s. I know we were all kids once, but now as adults, I just don’t remember what all the excitement was about. Nothing terribly fabulous about their food eh? But for the kids it is just…
Ian and His New Bed
We got Ian a new bed. Roughly about the same one that Vanessa also had. It’s interesting to watch the way kids react in different ways given the same situation. When Vanessa’s bed arrived, she instantly knew exactly what it was, that it was hers, and what to do with it. She went straight to it and dived into it, laid down in prone position, and shall I say, instantly fell in love with her bed. It was a little…
McDonald’s Kids
This is Ian, at McDonald’s some time ago. He looks so delighted to be at McDonald, and particularly, playing with the hot cakes that was supposed to be my breakfast. I think we’re training up two McDonald’s kids… because Vanessa is just as delighted to go to McDonald’s. I wonder why the kids are so attracted to McDonald’s. Perhaps the Happy Meals? I don’t recall the Happy Meals and the toys that come with it during the time when I…
No Share Ice Cream
So we were at MacDonald’s restaurant for a tea time break. Ice cream would be nice. I brought Vanessa to the dessert station and asked what she wanted to have. She gestured toward the McFlurry. Hmm. Her tastes seem to have upgraded. It used to be the vanilla ice cream cone. Then, occasionally, the hot fudge sundae. Now… it’s the biggest size of them all… McFlurry. I made sure I didn’t understand wrongly… yes, she really wanted the McFlurry. Okay.
Oh Dear Need To Start Computer Classes
Oh no, someone’s kid knows how to boot up a PC and use a mouse at the age of two. Vanessa is already three. It seems we are a little behind time. But she’s quite the expert using Nokia touchscreen smart phones, navigating to the music player, and listening to her favourite “Nobody, nobody but you” song. Quite impressive, I think. I’m not clear what exactly “running software” means, but it does sound like a significant achievement. Or, maybe it…
The Annual Evil is Here Again
Yes, it’s ICT time again. This year with a slightly older Vanessa who can ask intelligent questions. Questions like: “Papa, you go army again?” Or: “Why need to go army?” On day one, she was amused that my No. 4 uniform is green like her child care centre’s uniform. She commented, “Green, green, same!” Yah, but army is so unlike going to child care centre eh. But anyway, on day two, I think she wasn’t very pleased that I had…
Hawaii Day One
Day one in Hawaii was spent doing nothing touristy. Not unless recovering from a long trip is considered a touristy activity. When traveling with kids, especially infants, I think everyone, adults and the children, all get very tired. So the entire day was just spent recovering from the trip. I took about a 1.5 hour nap in the afternoon. I’ve travelled much longer distances before, but I think this time is definitely most tiring. When I woke up, I was…
Hawaii Day Zero
As with most air travel to any distant destination, the first day is essentially spent on the plane or in the airport. So that’s basically how we spent day zero on our holiday trip to Hawaii. The flying time itself probably totaled not a lot more than 12 hours, but including the transit time, the early check-in at Changi Airport, it all adds up pretty quickly.
McDonalds Ice Cream
Just a simple MacDonald’s vanilla ice cream cone will make her really happy. There’s the more expensive Island Creamery next door, but Vanessa’s not really interested. Given the choice, she chose to go to MacDonald. Then in MacDonald, there are a variety of other ice cream choices like the sundaes or McFlurry. But all Vanessa wants is the simple 70 cent vanilla ice cream cone. Save the parents a lot of money huh.