The Ferocious Reader
13 years ago
Indoor Tree House
This is the indoor tree house built by Ben at the request of Rui. He used a foldable table, an old blanket and some raffia string connected to a hook at the opposite wall. The girls will sneak in there, read their books and do pretend play in that tree house. Perhaps we should aim for an outdoor tree house next.
Rui the monitor
At the end of the first week of school, Rui told us she is one of the monitors-in-training. The teacher had asked for volunteers for that post and 7 hands came up. The class then had to take a vote to choose 3 out of the 7 and Rui was voted as one of the 3. However, the 3 had to be observed for a couple of weeks before they are confirmed. Hence the term "monitors-in-training".
Today, she finally got confirmed as monitor and came back with a tie and monitor badge! We are very proud of her as we had not thought she would want to volunteer for such a post. We are happy that she decides to take on that challenge and is not afraid to take action to get what she hopes to get. Very brave indeed!
Today, she finally got confirmed as monitor and came back with a tie and monitor badge! We are very proud of her as we had not thought she would want to volunteer for such a post. We are happy that she decides to take on that challenge and is not afraid to take action to get what she hopes to get. Very brave indeed!
Rui's blog
To encourage her to read more, we mooted the idea on starting her own blog on nature and science to Rui. She took to the idea instantly.
Her theme for the month is Birds.
She will read books or google information on Birds and post on http://ruirui-theworldaroundus.blogspot.com/.
Her first 2 posts are on the Golden Eagle and on how to distinguish between male and female birds. Check them out.
Her theme for the month is Birds.
She will read books or google information on Birds and post on http://ruirui-theworldaroundus.blogspot.com/.
Her first 2 posts are on the Golden Eagle and on how to distinguish between male and female birds. Check them out.
Universal Studios
The day before we visited the theme park, it was raining the entire day. We thought we were destined for a drenched outing the next day.
But Singapore's weather often throw suprises at us. When we went to the park, there were just pockets of drizzling with cloudy skies most of the time. The temperature was perfect (27 deg C?) and we hardly perspired and we didn't get wet!
The rides were fantastic. The new Transformer ride is a "must-try" even if queues were snaking. The Battlestar Galactica ride gave me whiplash from all the violent jerks and motions but Ben and I enjoyed it tremendously. Ben even tried Cylon 3 times! Return of the Mummy was scary but the brave Rui tried it once!
The girls obviously had a blast trying rides like Enchanted Airways, a roller coaster ride for kids. Rui even went on the roller coaster on her own. The 4D Shrek show, Waterworld, Canopy Rider were cool too. We spent the entire day trying all the different attractions we even missed our dinner.
Great fun, especially given the fine weather. If the sun had been blazing, we wouldn't have been so taken in by the theme park.
But Singapore's weather often throw suprises at us. When we went to the park, there were just pockets of drizzling with cloudy skies most of the time. The temperature was perfect (27 deg C?) and we hardly perspired and we didn't get wet!
The rides were fantastic. The new Transformer ride is a "must-try" even if queues were snaking. The Battlestar Galactica ride gave me whiplash from all the violent jerks and motions but Ben and I enjoyed it tremendously. Ben even tried Cylon 3 times! Return of the Mummy was scary but the brave Rui tried it once!
The girls obviously had a blast trying rides like Enchanted Airways, a roller coaster ride for kids. Rui even went on the roller coaster on her own. The 4D Shrek show, Waterworld, Canopy Rider were cool too. We spent the entire day trying all the different attractions we even missed our dinner.
Great fun, especially given the fine weather. If the sun had been blazing, we wouldn't have been so taken in by the theme park.
First Overnight Camp
Sometimes, I think I have the bravest daughters in the world.
Yan is not even 5 years old, and she has survived her first overnight camp. No tears, no whining, and all gusto.
And to top it up, she completed the obstacle course at Forest Adventure at Bedok Reservoir. When I went to pick her up at school after the camp, the teachers rushed up to me to comment on how brave she was. She completed her course without help and apparently, was on a roll on the most difficult challenge, the swings.
Her enthusiasm rubbed off on Rui and now Rui wants to take part in Red Camp next year (she had previously refused to stay overnight after her first camp).
Three cheers to the brave little girl!
Yan is not even 5 years old, and she has survived her first overnight camp. No tears, no whining, and all gusto.
And to top it up, she completed the obstacle course at Forest Adventure at Bedok Reservoir. When I went to pick her up at school after the camp, the teachers rushed up to me to comment on how brave she was. She completed her course without help and apparently, was on a roll on the most difficult challenge, the swings.
Her enthusiasm rubbed off on Rui and now Rui wants to take part in Red Camp next year (she had previously refused to stay overnight after her first camp).
Three cheers to the brave little girl!
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