Bye Bye Little Skool House

I am not sure what is going on. I dropped out of the school even before I started it. After few days of schooling, I fell sick. Loose stool, fever and cough etc. Father stay home and look after this time.

Then the email came from the teacher, "there is an HFMD out break at School" 5 cases todate. so Panic button pressed, alarm bells went, news-wire send to Aunt Janet etc. To make a 'short story long' my parents decided to withdraw me from skool.

The reason being, Mommy is Pregnant, if I bring HFMD bug home (possible) and pass it Mommy then complicates the situation, bcoz Titi is inside, who by the way is kicking mommy a lot. I think he is going to be super hyper than me.

See some of my latest snaps.



Swensons at Vivocity, waiting for Venetarian Burger, ( cut vegetables in a bun , no patty $12.00)



Wearing Vietnamese dress (Thanks Ms. Kate, Daddy's student from Vietnam)

I miss going to Aunt Janet place.

Today was my first day at "The Little Skoolhouse".
Yes, that is the name of my '(s)kool'. (s) silent if you want to talk like me.

Just a half day session to begin with. For the first week one of the family member must sit in with me in the class. Poor daddy was the designated parent to sit in for the first day.

The school is nice, very colorful place with tons of toys. Daddy keep stopping me from touching the toys, he says " School got rules". What a shame, such a nice place but too many rules.

Anyway, I had it my way. Rules are there to break as per my little book.

My teacher Shirley is very animated, she can sing and got funny actions. But she does get angry with naughty boys and girls.

I went to a play gym near my school and threw balls around. After a while Daddy told me he wanted to go to toilet. He left me with my teachers and friends to play. You know what happened then ?? I pressed one button in the gym and it made a huge noise. I got terrified, I started crying" Daddy, Daddy. He was not there. I cried even louder, then he came. He hugged me and kissed me. I was happy again.

We went back to my classroom and ate my porridge. Later I went home with Daddy.



This evening mommy asked me, you want to go to Aunt Janet place or the School ?

I told her I miss Aunt Janet home, where there is no rules when it comes to playing toys and porridge always tastes better.

I called Aunt Janet and told her how much I missed her today.

Love

JMD

Mommy want to stop Brainy Classes for Phonetics ??

I happen to overhear mommy and daddy fight over the future of Schichida lessons.

Guys, I know this lesson is not going to make me a Brainy type, but I really like the Sunday rituals associated with this class.

Getting ready in the morning; poop (some days) eat 2 eggs, oat meal, milk, dress up, rush and walk in late into the class, terrorise teacher, daddy and who ever is sitting next to me. More important the lady from McDonald's who is anticipating me with a balloon. She even knows my name.



I went for the phonics lesson (trail class). Teacher got bad vibes from me, she backed off. No kidding. She told my parents, no need money, let me think again if Jaymin can benefit from this class at the age. Which leaves my Saturday afternoon slot open for Ballet or Piano lessons. Let mommy and daddy fight again and decide, who ever wins will end up loosing to me.

My name is Jay Min, which also means the "bright one wins".

Photos to share

These days, I look through my photo albums - I call it 'min min shame shame' since there are many nude photo shots of me.

I find the photos interesting and would love to share with you here.

just about a week old. a hint of Indian.

Ms Universe' smile

My mom mentioned I was a well behaved, quiet baby.

Daddy is a superhero! Cleaning me.

Just-woke-up smile. My mom by far the better photographer.

I hope you enjoy as much as I do each time I flip through the photo albums.

Cheers,

Jay Min..........

Last Weekend

Let me try to remember what I did last weekend.

I went to check on the phonics class and gotten enrolled for class.

Then we went to Ikea for Lunch. Mom was hungry because little brother

was hungry. I can eat the baked Salmon there too.

I didn't like the salmon there where I prefered the boiled baby carrots.

Didn't eat much for lunch. My parents decided to head home for me to eat

a proper meal.

Sunday morning, as usual went for Shichida class. The first lesson of 3rd term.

Linking memory activity has gone from 5 cards to 7 cards.

A couple of activities have also 'up' the level.

Talk soon...

Jay Min....

Yet Another Class for me

I am eating strawberry. Sour.... packed with lotsa anti-oxidants, so said my mom.

Hello Readers,

I am doing a survey.

Do you think my mom is going crazy?
Yes, because she enrolled me into yet another class - English Phonics. Starting next Sat, 10 Oct.
No, because she said she is just doing her best for the first 3-4 years to lay the foundation for me. Afterwhich, she would not go any crazier.

To me, I am just a kid. I learn not from just from the class but
a lot more from the home as I spend my time hanging out with my folks.
They need to listen to the old advice - Parents are the teachers.


Excuse me, cant you see I am watching my fave program? TV programmes for me are very shortlived. a Blink of the eye and it is switched off.


I am 26 mths. old Do I look like a Lion-Trainer in the making?

Other than the classes, I am doing fine.
What's your name? Min Min.
How old are you? I 2.
What's your father's name? Aji.
What's your mother's name? Jayne.
What's Er-Yee's name? Jar-net.
What's jie-jie' name? hmmm..
How are you? I 2. I fine. thank you. bye bye. see lu later.

The past 1 month since Sep, I love to sing along with my parents when I am trying to go to bed for the night. Abc song, 客人来, 三只老虎 (Brother John), 当我们同一起 (when we get together, the merrier we wil be). I really like Brother John because the tigers 真奇怪. Yes, I am proud of my daddy, he knows Mandarin more than I do.

Cheers,
Jay Min

Back from Trip

I am back with Daddy and Mommy from our India trip.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. The space, the lushy greens, the rooster crows,

the baby cow shit stench, and best of it all, my parents did not freak out when I walked, jumped and fell, getting real mud-up, sweaty. Can you believe me? I laid down on the dusty floor, only short of rolling on it, well if only I know how to.

I love it there.

Mommy did not really like it this time.

Father worked his ass off on getting my stuff rolled out - like my food, the sterisling of my bottles, untensils, feeding, changing me, bathing me, playing with me.

In next update, I will show more photos and tell you one of the few achievements I made while there!

Going Vacation

Yippee, I will get the see chickens roaming around with chicks following the hen.
I will have to say 'hello' to the cow. I will see ants here there everywhere.
I will see squirrels on the branches of trees. I will get biten by m-o-s-q-u-i-t-o-e-s!

I am going with Mom & Dad to dad's family home in India. I like it there as much as Mom.

It's gonna be a great adventure.

JM

Oink-Oink has broken

There was an unexpected event happened this afternoon at Aunt Janet's place.
My Aunt was swinging me in the 'sarong' - I call it Oink-Oink, went snapped on me.
I have the most surprise look, eyes rounded up, mouth O-ing.
My Aunt called Eugenia jie-jie to come help carry me.
'Er-yi, oink-oink broken.' How?
Where do I nap now at Aunt Janet' place during the day?

Obviously I kept talking about it the complete day.
But when Mom asked me 'why the sarong broke?' thie next morning about the incident,
I was cool and 'because it broken'.

Talk soon....

Jay Min.

My Own Grafitti Wall

Hey, I think my parents came up with a great idea.

They decided to provide me an avenue for my drawings.

My own part of wall in the flat. This is my entitlement I guess.

Because I have been creative these days.

Long Live, the Folks.

Talk Again...

JMD.

I read newspaper

See my toy penguine? Wearing my hat. Am I bothered? No. I am reading newspaper - biggie news.

I think I take after many of my parents' daily habits.

Dear Parents, take heart what you say and do everyday.

Your children are learning from you every minute and second.

We only have the few role models.

Hello Readers

From an almost-daily column to a monthly publishing. What a great job my parents are doing yeah.

What I am saying these days :
'no, no, no.' 'nO!'
'you, eyes spoiled.'
'Daddy.... where are you.....?'
'no hanger.'
'up, mummy. I walk walk.'

'ok. ok. ok.' when I answer my parents to some of their instructions.
among many others. I am able to express into words what I need and want more understandabily to my parents. Which usually end with a 'no, no' from them.
You didn't think they would say 'yes', did you?

How I feel these days :
I feel sad when my parents switch off the tv while I am enjoying. They would say 'less tv. Your eyes will spoil.' I shed tears, not cry loud though, just shed tears because sad.
I usually listen to my mommy at once when she asks 'when's the hanger?'. I would tell her afterwards 'No hanger.'

I ate beef stew last weekend with very soft mussy rice. Nice.
I still love my ABC soup though.

Whenever My mom knows that my nose is about to run, She would pack me to nap.
She would give me back massage. I like. And I must say, the runny nose will not appear.
Well, at least for the last 2 times when I was in the 'yellow' zone. Otherwise you could see
my nose does wonders : they can blow bubbles.
My nose can blow bubbles. An old photo in Mar when I had my cold.


We went for an outing last Saturday at Raffles Place park.
My parents tried their luck to win a car for reading the daily newspaper.
No luck for them. But I enjoyed myself so did they. It was a breezy afternoon.
We park&ride. Daddy parked his car at Int'l Plaza, then rode the MRT train to Raffles Place park. A first for me with my father.
My father also used the train the same morning to go for his work. My mother
said he was like a child texting the awe he felt while he was in the train after
a long long time.

Feel great to be back in action in the blog.

Jay Min.

Feast for your eyes.

My treat to you... many many photos.

in one of the 2 visits to KKH when I fell sick in EndMay-EarlyJune peiod.

The nurse was preparing to take my blood for dengue fever diagnois.

In the end, It was Scarlet Fever.

Resting at home. Reading books.

Reading as many mags my mum read. She was home with me during my medical leave period.

After recovery, my mother decided to have my hair trimmed shorter. At that period, it was hottest sweaty month. It drove my mom mad when she get a wiff of my unwashed hair.

Stylist : Uncle Appu.

Drinking soup on my own.

Just pretending to have bath on my own. My mother would never allow. Too slippery floor for me.

On my birthday morning, my bath time. One of the ritual before going to temple.

Daddy bathing me.

Daddy holding me while I walked.

Along the aisle of Jurong Point shopping mall.

Shall we check this store out, Daddy?


My mother was yakking yakking all the way when she was taking this shot.


Hi.... going to Aunt Janet's place in the morning.

I hope you enjoyed the treat.

Jay Min.

Happy Birthday Jay Min

What is your name?
Answer: May Min
How old are you?
Answer: Two

Yes, I became a 2 year old when I a cut a BIG cake with Barney Picture on on 27th July Night.
It was just us, Me, Mommy, Daddy and Uncle Appu.

We went to temple in the morning and spend rest of the day watching mommy and daddy fight for silly things.

On 28th, the actual birthday, I spend with Aunt Janet doing my usual things.

My latest pictures .

Jay Min


Mommy, don't watch TV, eyes spoil...



Me went to a farm, Bollywood Veggies.




More to come....

Should I Fire My Blog Managers?

Hello Readers,

I wish that I can fire my blog managers - my daddy and my mommy.
That's problem when you have 2 managers in a dept (one blog) , one assumes the other will
do the job.

My weeks have been eventful - even during my sick leave.
I am growing up faster these days. I am becoming more vocal with my thoughts.
I throw tantrums and getting very good at chiding off, arguing with my mother.
This is to demostrate that I am entitled to my own ideas and how I want things
to be too.

They think I may have forgotten the few things they promised me for being a good girl like eating my meals. They send me to Schichida method class, spending obscene kind of money only hoping me to be smarter and to increase my memory capacity, but they expect me to
not remember the things they promised me.

I will get them to work on this blog. Please come visit as often as you used to have.

JMD

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Daddy @ Jack's Place.


We spend fathers day with lots of Durians and Dim-sums and Dinner @ Jack's Place.

Started at Jack's Place in West Coast H'Way on 20th June evening. Mommy was craving for Steak, Daddy wanted to go take a chair from Aunt Michelle place. Ended up the old Jack's place diner near West Coast Highway.

Later we got some Durians delivered from Malaysia.

Sunday morning, I went for my Schichida lesson. After the lesson, I had my has browns from McD.

Due to Swine Flu fear we did not go Orchard side instead we went to JP to eat Dim Sum bruch. Mommy ordered more than what she could eat and we ended up taking it home.



me drinking tea


JMD

Meet My Friends

These are my friends.....


Mouse Mouse



Lally the Lion



Winnie

Jay Mean beat the Virus and Bacteria

It has been tough 2 weeks for me guys. I had some virus related fever which then became a bacterial spell called Scarlet Fever. I have been to KK,2 times. Doctor gave me fever medicine and cough medicine.

Doctor prescribed Antibiotics, which my parents did not bother to administer. Now I am back to normal, ready to go back to School this Sunday.

I use my old syringe to give medicine to my toys. Like my Mouse is sick, Winnie is sick, Lion is sick. They all keep me busy and my parents too who are still coughing and sneezing.

J'Min

My first MC

"What happened to you Jay Min?" This is the question I am waiting to hear from my teacher Nuraini next Sunday when I walk into my Scichida class.

"Teacher, I had fever. I have an MC. My dad printed this one using the printer at home", I pass the fake MC to teacher.

Yes, I got a bit of viral fever going, 3rd day today. Two days ago we went to the clinic. Now I am feeling better, except the cough, which is getting worse. Mommy want me to fight it off without medicine, I also agree with that as I hate taking medicine.

It has been a very boring week for me. I can't wait to get better and run around Aunt Janet's house.