2nd Day@KL Traders hotel

21-Dec-2007 Friday - We reached Traders hotel around 3pm in the afternoon after went to the Eye on Malaysia. The hotel is totally brand new especially the room............nice and clean....................Vernon boy was so happy seeing the room bed and the bathroom. The 1st thing he went into the bathroom, he asked for bath........

Vernon : Mommy want pon pon.

So u can imagined how attractive the room & bathroom is. Another good thing of this hotel is, u will have a real nice & good view of twin towels as it just located opposite the garden of KLCC.

Very convenient to shop & dine in KLCC

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Vernon boy happily jumping on the sofa.
We really have good rest at this hotel and evening time we decided to go to KLCC for shopping & dining trip again. The hotel provided a free small shuttle ride for their customers to KLCC every 1/2 hours. and the last shuttle ride is 10pm everynight. so we can shop till we drop to catch the last ride back to hotel............yeah.......let's moving.

Vernon boy looking surrouding from the shuttle ride to KLCC.

Oh.....here we go we reached at the garden entrance of KLCC. 1st thing we want to do is we want to find something for Vernon boy to eat................Papa & I decided to eat@ KLCC foodcourt. varieties of food...................
I ordered a bowl of chicken soup from chicken rice stall for vernon boy with a bowl of cawan mushi. for me, i have tandoori chicken with naan and later papa buy our favorites waffle ice-cream dessert. Vernon can't wait to eat the his favortie's fruit - kiwi & banana on top of the waffle....................

Hmmh..........our tummy are full now.........it's time to shop around.

While we shop around, Vernon boy love to hop into those ride along the shopping walk way. He spot his favorite train : THOMAS THE TRAIN.

He insisted want to go up...................ok loh..............

10pm : Our Prince Vernon is ready to go back to hotel to sleep. we were waiting outside the garden entrance for the hotel's shuttle to pick us up.

Eye On Malaysia

21-Dec-2007 Friday morning after we left the corrus Hotel, Papa drove us to Eye on Malaysia. However the place still not yet open so papa decided to drive us to a coffee shop to have our brunch. Luckily there's a lady selling rice & dishes, I bought tofu & soup for Vernon boy. Vernon boy still don't like other food, so travel with him have to make sure I can get tofu, soup & fish.....for him.

In the afternoon, we droved back to the Eye on Malaysia site. We queue up to buy tickets and directly can go on our ride. No queuing time at all.

We were in a same cable car with a malay couple, so we have a good window seat and good view. Vernon boy was so excited and happy when the cable car moving upwards and seeing the overview of KL. Really worth to have the ride as it bring us up & down 6 rounds. lots of time to take picture and posting...........haa..aa

the funny thing is when Vernon boy saw it move downwards, he say mommy .....pong pong. which means we're going to fall down. He don't scared at all during the ride and walking up down the seat seeing out the window.

After we came down from the ride, the weather is still pretty warm till we can't wait to have something to cool us down. though the cable car have a air-con.

Papa asked us to walk to the lake side & waited for him to get some ice-cream for us under the shaded big tree.

Very soon, Papa brought 3 colorful ice-cream. one for kakak wati, one for mommy & one for himself. The funny thing is when we open up the ice-cream.................1st time ever I see Vernon boy ask for ice-cream. and now I understand which types of ice-cream he likes. He likes sour types............and not those creamy & sweet types. but another reason he want the ice-cream is maybe of the warm weather. I & James were happily let him taste both of our ice-cream till we finished.

We then left the place to our hotel..................Traders Hotel......yeah........

2nd day@KL

The 2nd day morning we were preparing to left the corrus hotel. While James settle the bill Vernon boy was walking up & down the lobby stairscase busily and keep saying x'mas tree. in order to make him occuppied, I saw there's a big ginger bread man infront of the coffee garden. So I brought him there to let him see.........................
The hotel rate was different so we move to another hotel for the 2nd day. so that we do not need to pay at a higher rates......haa.aaa
Where are we moving for the 2nd night???? GUESS....................TRADER's Hotel......................

My Big Garfield ride

While shopping @ KLCC ,Vernon specially observe those ride besides the walk way. He saw the big cat (Garfield), sure no he don't miss it. He straight away climbed up and sit on it, though we don't insert any coin for him. He still play happily.................ah... we want to to make sure we do not want to pampered him. Since he already happy without the cat moving, why we need to insert coin just for a short ride. this is how we save $$ too.

Vietnamese food@KLCC

We went to the top 4th floor of KLCC where all the resturants located. Papa say we should tried those reaturant that still not in Penang. We walked around the place and look at their menus. We need to find something not spicy and have variety of soup for Vernon boy. As a result we chose BONG SEN (Vietnamese Restaurant) located next to the escalator. The waiters were very polite and welcome us. We were seated in the middle of the restaurant where we can see outside people walkingby. I ordered a bowl of soup for Vernon, 5 color rice for kakak wati and then a Vietnamese beef noodles for myself. Well, Papa was having a spicy BBQ chicken noodler of the house. We then ordered the special appetizer set to try. I like the appetizer but not the beef noodler. WHY? the portion is too big for a person to finish. They should reduce the price and make it smaller. So that the customer would not felt "yuck" to finish it. The waiter later asked us do we want some more dessert, we told them we can't take anymore.......it's too full !! they laugh......................
Let's continue our shopping.

AQUARIA@KLCC

20-Dec-2007 Thursday evening we walked from our hotel to KLCC. When we reached KLCC first thing we look for is the sign of the Aquaria KLCC. James & I almost want to go to the top floor where the science center located to ask about the place. While we were waiting for the lift, we saw a family carry an Aquaria souvenirs shop bag. We immediately asked for the directions of the Aquaria of KLCC. They directed us to the ground floor...........we rush straight to the ground floor as I forgot what time the aquaria will close and there we saw the sign of the Aquaria. We followed the sign and walked pass an underground walkway and also a car park till we get to the Aquaria main entrance. We have to pay 3 adults ticket as we bring along kakak wati, our Vernon boy still entitle a free ticket.....haa.hhh.

Vernon was so happy when seeing the star fishes and the fish swimming in the small pond next to the entrance. He told us he want swimming too, i tried to let him touch & felt the water...............alamak papa saw that, papa said the water is too dirty for Vernon. We might not know later on Vernon boy may put his finger into his mouth, which is make sense too. so it's "no...no" for Vernon boy.

We then walk to another big screen fish tank where it really have a big big fish inside. Vernon was happily saying "FISH"...."FISH" running from right to left going after the giant fishes. We knew he was excited watching the big giant fish inside the tank. He do not want to move further till we told him, there's more over the other side and also the tortise. want to see???
Vernon : want......want mommy.

Here, we go the big Cylinda fish tank in the center of the Aquaria.

When we walked into the underwater world running track. Vernon walking up & down the running track of the underwater world non stop. blocking people from behind moving forward.................the only thing I can do is i have to go after him every minutes. He is having so much fun inside the running track of the underwater world. After that we move to the end of the Aquaria, where he sit on the floor together with some of the malay kids. He want to make friends with them, follow them running & go around the place. However the kids have no response to him. So we decided to left the place since it's time for him to have his dinner too. We went to the soveniours shop b4 we left the place & back to KLCC shopping center.

Travel down to KL

20-Dec-2007 Thurseday - James & I purposely took leave and plan a trip to bring Vernon go to KL. We had plan to visit few places that we never been and it's good to let Vernon experienced as he is now a big boy and understand better where he go.

This is the 1st time papa drove down to KL so we had our car service b4 we go on our trip, and we were really no idea of the road around KL. All we have is the map...............haa..aa.

We drove down with any delayed and interruptions......no traffic jam and reached there about 1pm in the afternoon. B4 we go to our hotel, we stopby a McD at sungai buloh to let Vernon boy had his lunch. After fillup our stomach we then proceed to our hotel (Hotel Corrus), this is a very strategic hotels where the hotel is located within a walking distance to KLCC. When we went to our room, Vernon boy was so happy lying down on the bed after a long distance on the road. and u know lah, it's very uncomfortable sleep in the car.

Inside & outlook of the corrus hotel......not bad ah. Evening, we walked down the street to KLCC, rushing to the Aquaria. so that we don't need to waste another day. B4 we headed to the Aquaria, we go around the KLCC, see the big x'mas tree and the snowman................it was so attracted. ok.....it time to go to AQUARIA

walk way to AQUARIA KLCC.

Wash Mouth

Vernon boy start training to washing mouth after brushing teeth. Initial stage he used to drink the dirty water of brushing teeth together with tooth paste . Till one day Kakak wati think that it's time for Vernon boy to start learning to know .........he should brush teeth and spit the dirty water from his mouth.
after a few attempt, Vernon boy start follow what kakak told. I personaly saw this Vernon boy spit out the water and no longer drink it.
I really happy with what he had learnt.

Too Full to Take

Vernon boy love to have dinner with us, he love mommy soup so much. Every night come to dinner time, when I called his name...........want soup??........he will happily go to kitchen tried to open my cabinet to get a bowl for soup. We knew he already too full to take anymore, but we still want him to sit together & have dinner with us. This is good for kids development as I read one of the article. I knew he for sure will play with rice & soup, I don;t mind he play and create a mess for me & kakak to tidy.
See how messy he can play when he is full, I thought it is cute to take down this as a memory. he knew we want to take his photos. He even purposely let us took this photos and ask us to show him his pictures.
Not sure other kids can be so messy or not......hee..........heeee..ee

TIDY UP

MIL bought a kids chair & table for Vernon boy so that he can have a proper place to read & write at his house. MIL do not want Vernon to follow his papa footstep wearing spec from young. This also to train him & ensure him will write, drawing & reading on the table & in the same place every time.
At 1st, Vernon boy did a messy on the table with his crayon. MIL immediately gave him a warning with her cane and ask him to clean it. From that day onwards, Vernon boy no longer write outside the paper, and he will tell us......................No dirty.....Nai nai 罵罵.
one thing impressed me is he learnt to tidy the fordable chair after used. Why not the table???
the table is too big & heavy for him (tiny body) to carry. Every time when he want to write, he will go straight to Kakak wati ask her to help him to get the tables.

Follower

Lately Vernon boy started to follow every single words we say..........he is like a copy machine, say the words what we have say. At 1st Kakak wati told us Vernon likes to follow the words she said. We don't really believe till a night on our way home. James was very frustrated with the driver that cut queue of us, he say . Then this Vernon boy immediately follow his papa say the words ---Stupid man.
I was worried from that day onwards, and i told James that we have to watched out our words especially in front of him.
like the other day I call James......<.eh>.................(becoz I need James to get me something) who knows this big boy follow exactly & call his papa......eh.....EH......
then I tested him by calling James name--..............he then follow me again............called "James"...."James".... come................................

Toddlers learned things faster than anyone else, as a parents we really need to speak careful and learn together with them.

X'mas Shopping@Gurney

Another Festive seasons :Xmas is coming.........ho...ho...ho........
We pass by gurney drive the other day and saw the gurney plaza had a big & sparkle x'mas tree outside the main door. I told James we must brought Vernon boy here during the weekend to have at least taken a photo with the x'mas tree b4 they remove it. It's so gorgeous....................
Friday, we purposely make a shopping trip to gurney to bring our boy see the x'mas tree and also took some photos.
After we finished dinner@ gurney drive hawker centers, we walked down to gurney plaza.
It's so many people waiting to take picture in front of the x'mas tree. so we took some pictures from the other side of the x'mas tree. Vernon boy was so happy and even waive bye bye to the cleaning workers standing besides. Then we proceed to Toy's R Us, our usual place to visit in Gurney,to let Vernon boy play there for a while since he love the place so much though we don't plan to buy him any toys. He usually like to ride on the baby rocker or the bicycle inside the shops. Sometimes, he love to play hide & seek in the playhouse too. One thing good for him is we still manage to divert his attention to other thing if we want to go to other place.
On our way to the escalator, we pass by a salon shop in the 4th floor. Vernon boy saw a SNOWMAN...........he was so excited and keep saying : snowman mommy......snowman mommy.............James & I found that the snowman is so cute as a result we took a pic.
Vernon 1st learnt about the existing of snowman when we showed him the snow globe that we put on top of our TV. and I always sing him.... --> There's a snowman & a x'mas tree

Then we walked down to the kids play ground at the 4th floor, he love the slide so much. go up & down the slide, and after that he followed other kids running in & out the playhouse and running around the place. He seldom playing out like that especially with other kids.

when looking at him playing so happily.......................U can see he really a big boy now. He want to have his own friend and independently climbing up & down the place.

Ah Kong's Birthday

This year we celebrated Ah Kong's birthday @ CRC restaurant penang as we knew Ah Kong love the food of this resturant. 12-Dec-2007 (WEDNESDAYS)We had 2 relatives from china visit us, they are invited as well. All together we had 3 tables, a big family gatherings i can said.
All the parents sitting at the main tables as they have more common things to talk. James & I were sitting @ the corner tables together with my 2nd sis, cousins & the kids in this special reserve room. B4 the dinner start, we began with the cake cutting & photos taken for this speical occasion. All the 13s grdson & daughters of my father sing him a lovely BD song and lovely kiss. Off course Vernon won't miss giving Ah Kong's his lovely kiss.
Vernon boy is like the star of the night, koko cheche is like the "Kau Chai"group chasing after Vernon to shot photos of him. He was so coorperate with all of them, given them the best post & his smile and cuttie face for them to took his photos. above are some of his lovely cuttie shot.

My Tongue

Vernon Boy began to know & show us where his "tongue" is when u asked This make another achievement of his ability by able to tell another body parts. My family including ah kong & ah mah amazed with Vernon's capability. Ah mah always say : no wonder he cannot get bigger in size of his body, but bigger head lah. Becoz he use too much brain.................haa.aahh............

My Animal House

Papa found this portable playhouse for Vernon during his stay at New Mexico U.S. He actually abundant this playhouse some time ago till lately when he started to understand & differentiate what is "door", what is "window" and what is "house". From that day on wards, he start interested playing his animals with this playhouse again.
Vernon : Mommy open door.....
Mommy : OK, u open it lah.
Vernon : door open, close hohhoh.
Mommy : Do u need mommy's help?
Vernon : Yes, open the house.........house.
This playhouse can be open in the center and u can see the inside of the house.
He then will asked me where should he put his elephant and tiger. And then I will tell him why not u put them in the upstairs of the house. As he already understand what is "UP stair" & What is "Downstairs".
I think it's good for them to apply what they have learnt, so long they found interest on it.
at first, James & I were thought that is this playhouse suitable for boy to play or not. Well, I think Vernon have his Boy way of playing playhouse. He play with his animals instead of Dolls.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Vernon boy's learning is reaching another milestone where he start able to sing some song. He started able to sing twinkle twinkle little star song alone. I found out this during a night when I want to sang song for him to go to sleep. Wow.......surprising me he able to sing the song without me sing along. though the words is not so clear at the 1st time, however a week after he can sing it pretty well and clear. The next day when i told MIL about this, she can't believe till the Friday when we went to fetch Vernon home. MIL personally told me, she is amaze with Vernon that he can now sing twinkle twinkle little start so well.
2E PO even recommend we send Vernon to one of the learning center to let him further his music learning.
James & I want to pay a visit to the center prior to sending Vernon there.
MIL even offer to brought Vernon to the center every week, I'm so glad with the help & contributions which help a lot in Vernon's learning development.

Development@23th months old

14-Dec-2007 - Today Vernon is reaching 23th months old now. Time fly pretty fast, one month from now he will be a little cutie 2 years old big boy.
He now need even more attention as he is more mobile than b4. We always make sure those danger things like knife, hot stuff keep out of his reach and put on child lock for those cabinets that he like to open now.
He is so active and not even a minutes he can stop for doing nothing. He now love to climb up on our living room coffee table and play his farm house together with the animals. Sometime he saw we left our keys on the table, he will grab the keys and go straight to the door. then wave bye bye to us, telling us.........want walk walk.


Weight : 10.3kg (as per Aug visit to Dr. Sim)
height : Unknown (do not need to measure till 3 years old later)
Teeth : see above chart...................

Words : Ability to Call
**Papa, daddy, mama, mommy, nai nai, kuku, ah mah, ah kong, kakak, che che, koko, kim kim, E-po, chor chor, E-e, autie, uncle.

Ability to name :

• **Fruits :
• **Transportations :.
• **Animals :.
• **Misc : <>

Ability to recognize his toy & say : Elmo, barney,, spongbob, bear-bear,pooh, mickey mouse, Thomas the train.
Ability to point and say : head, nose, eye, ear, mouth, tongue,teeth, tummy, backside, right & left leg, right & left hand.
Ability to greet : good morning, good night & good bye
Ability to count : 1 to 10 very clear, 11 to 20 in progress.
Ability to say the alphabet : complete A to Z
Ability to identify & name colors : Blue, Red, Yellow, Pink, Black, white, Purple, Orange & Green.
Ability to sing together : Rocker bye baby, twinkle twinkle little star & London bridge is falling down.
Breakfast - Milk, 2 eggs & baby food.
Lunch - Japanese rice + soup of the day + Fish prepare by kakak wati.
tea time - milk & dessert (yogurt or fruits)
dinner - Japanese rice with soup prepare by mommy.
Meals b4 bed - Milk milk
Potty train - Able to tell wee-wee but not poo poo yet. save lots of $$ disposable diapers now.

Vernon's Soup of the day :
*Pumpkin soup
*Potato soup
*Mommy's pork tail soup
*macaroni + Bak kut soup
*spinach soup

Vegetables name

Vernon boy step into another milestone of achievement of learning. He now handle colors & items name very well. Not only that he now able to tell u what Vegetables names are.
The very basic vegetables that Vernon able to tell are :
*Greenpepper
*Cabbage
*Ginger
*Garlic
*Potato
*Pumpkin
*Broccoli
*Carrot
*tomato
*Corn
*Cucumba
*eggplant
*Onion

Nowadays, he very kpc when I open my fridge to get vege b4 I cook. Vernon boy sure come near and want to see what vege. I am taking. and usually I will ask the vege in my fridge :
Mommy : What is this?
Vernon : This........Tomato
I think kids learn fastter if we let them see & touch the physical fruits or Vege. and the family member also contribute if they continue telling them when our boy see the things.
I can say me, James, MIL & our maid contributes a lots on our boy learning.

X'mas Tree@NewWorldPark

Last weekend we went to New world park in swator lane hawker's center for dinner. The place was nicely decorated and u can feel the festive mood. Papa say why not take a pic. of the x'mas tree............the tree was decorated with NWP logos. very unique ornament !! isn't it ??
I & James love to go there for dining as the price is reasonable & the place is clean. especially the char kuey teow, hok kien mee, laksa & curry mee.

PizzaHut@Sunrise

8-Dec-2007 Saturday - We were out for dinner@ pizza hut sunrise, and I can say we were very lucky to get a parking place infront of the pizze hut. We were then sitted next to the salad bar, as all the windows side tables was taken. Anyway, Papa was excited to tried on their new mexican treasures. So we ordered a set for 2 person and a set of rice for our maid. As usual, our maid fed Vernon boy after we get him sitted on his high chair. He finished his rice, soup & cod fish early than our pizza served. He looks bored with the surrouding and nothing to play with. well, We have to give him the table flip menu to play with and it only took him a while. He start bored with the menu, he then make his funny face@us. He asked both of us to look at him. Not long, the pizza served, and I gave him the taco chips. He finished 2 pieces then start threw it to the stair next to us, we tried to stop him by telling him........uncle 罵罵......we scared that it will hit someone just came up from downstair. Vernon look at the waiter and look at us again.

Vernon : hohh.....uncle 罵罵.

fortunately he stop doing that after listening to what we told him.

PizzaHut@Sunrise(2)

FUNNY MOMENTS OF VERNON BOY

Vernon can't wait for the Nacho on top of the Pizza. Hmmm..hhh yummy yum yum

ABC pre-school book

2-Dec-2007 Sunday - We were shopping@ sunshine farlim last sunday evening as there's a sales going on. We want to buy predesure (milk powder), we knew it offered the cheapest price than anywhere else and plan to stock up some, since there's a rumour that the price might gone up this year end again. When we walk to the stationary section, the first thing come to Vernon's mind is ...."PENCIL". He saw a whole bunch of different types of pencils, pens display on the shelf, especially the boxes of color pencil and crayons. He then do not want to leave the place without having one on his hand. however, I don;t plan to buy any for him so I thought that I better don't let him grab any from the shelf. end up he cry out loud till I can felt so many eyes were watching@me from every engle. I felt so uncomfortable as if I am bitten him so hard........

James immediately asked me to gave Vernon a box of crayon just to stop him from crying......................haa..aa.............it works !! Papa is so great on reading kids mind.
We then walk to the book section, he was so happy and want to pull the books & sit on the floor to read just like what he did at home.
Mommy : Mommy buy u ABC book...ok?
Vernon : ABC book........................and smile back at me.
He then forgot about that box of crayon, so we quickly leave it on a tray next to the counter.
and I pay the ABC writing book for him (preschool activity book).

Funny Face

Lately Vernon boy love to make his funny face whenever we say close your eyes or is the soup taste "good". He will make one eye close and do the funny face@ us. sometime he will call the particular person's name to ask that person to look at him.

Usually if he still do not want to sleep at night and I asked to close his eyes, what he do......he will do his one eye close and show his funny face to me.......He then will yelled at me and said :

Vernon : mommy....mommy.........see vernon

Mommy : shhsssh......close your eyes and sleep now.

Vernon : Mommy close eyes..........he will then smile.

Colors

Vernon boy now step into another Milestone of learning. He already knew well of A-Z, 1 to 10 and here he come........another achievement of able to regconize colors. He already pick up the color - Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black, purple, pink & orange.

I think all the books & materials that we bought help a lot to ease him on learning and regconizing the colors. At first I & james were so worried that it might confuse him from reading the items together with the colors. Now looks like nothing is difficult for our little cuttie pie. he can differentiate it so pretty well and easily say the colors of the items or fruits, vege etc.

Papa James bought this color book from his china trip, believe it....our boy can tell u the colors and name of the items in this book!!!

Mommy bought me this little rainbow catterepillar, i can tell daddy & mommy the colors now@22 months old...........yeah....yeah.