Zac's 1st basketball tournament!

The big day is here! The day that Zac has been waiting for! It's the first basketball tournament for Zac and his team! The boys will be playing in the North Zone Primary Schools Basketball Championships 2016 in the Junior Boys category.

Held at Anderson Primary, the children will be competing against their opponent from Greenwood Primary.

I watched with pride as our son played. The whole team did really well. All the players have their own strengths. I saw good team spirit among the boys! After all, that's what we wanted to see. Like what the school principal, Mr Wong, emphasised "The most important thing is to have fun. Good sportsmanship. Winning is a bonus!"

That anxiety...

Watching the match between 
Horizon Pri and North Spring Pri...

That's our boy! 10 points scored by him today! So proud of him!

Go Zac!

And Canberra won!

Zac and John... They called themselves "The Fake Twins" because they share the same birthdate and year... 23rd September 2005!

Back to school!

Back to school guys! Gadgets away for now! Our big boy is going to be in P5 and big girl in P3. Seriously, where has time gone?

Look at that smile! Can u feel Nana's excitement? She has been looking forward to going back to school! On the other hand, Zac has been complaining that the holidays are too short!

*On a side note, our ironman papa has 3 extra sets of uniform to iron now! Luckily mama is in charge of the other "department" at home... Phew! Hehe... Good luck ironing the pleats Pa!

Happy 2016!

Greetings from

Gardens By The Bay!

Took this before the countdown... No pictures or videos of the splendid fireworks because papa said "We always focus so much on the future that we forget to enjoy the present!"

Fun Tuesday!

We planned to explore Pulau Ubin today but it was raining heavily this morning...

So change of plans... Drove to the West, went to Qian Hu Fish Farm and Lim Chu Kang jetty before heading down to the Hay Dairies goat farm.

I was telling the kids how my dad use to force me to drink the smelly goat's milk because of the health benefits it has for asthmatic patients. Unfortunately, the farm is close every Tuesday! So no meh-meh milk to try today! 

We ended the day with a few games of bowling... The kids really enjoyed themselves!

Nana's achievements!

This girl proved to us that nothing is impossible if you work hard for it. She has always wanted to perform in the school musical and auditioned for it last year.  And she was one of the only two P2 students selected. Being involved in the musical meant missing most of her lessons to attend training. And prior to the performance, rehearsals were very frequent and she would be in school all day, coming home as late as 10pm. 

Once the actual performance was over, she had plenty of catching up to do, lots of make-up lessons and homeworks to submit. We could see how physically drained she was. But she never once complain about it. Her reply was always "I'm tired. But it's okay. I like this." In fact, we noticed that she was more motivated than ever. 

During the year end meeting with her form teacher, the teacher thanked her profusely for supporting 2 of her friends who were going through a difficult time. She became their mentor, watching over them. It brought tears to our eyes when we saw how appreciative her teacher is towards her actions. Teacher reminded her and us the importance of studies, but reiterated how being caring and empathetic is equally crucial. Nana demonstrated these qualities and received the Model Pupil Award last month.

So, today, when she opened up the mail and saw the certificate, she jumped in joy! All her hard work this year has paid off, and she is awarded for being in the top 25% in terms of academic performance in the level and course and good conduct in school. Look at that proud smile... Well done bb! Mama and papa are so proud of you!