My little obsession with cotton buds

I recently replenished my cotton bud stock then realised that i do have a variety of them. Other than the pigeon cotton swabs, the rest were all purchased from Daiso.

 

I am a little particular when it comes to choosing which type to use.

1. The baby head - The tip is small and really good to clean up dirt in baby's nose.

2. Two diff sides; Sticky & Normal - This i will occasionally use on Kyle because his earwax are of the dry sort...so i will use the normal side to dig first then use the sticky side to 'pick up' the dirt particles.

3. Sticky only - Just bought this to try. It has a very small tip so again, very suitable for baby's ear.

4. Spiral black - Good if you have dry earwax....because then at least can see the dirt very clearly against the black surface. And whats good about these Daiso cotton buds are that the tips doesnt come off easily...you know what i mean right?? Some lousy quality ones, after digging for a while, the cotton will come off a bit and the plastic parts will rub against the ear....ouch.

5. Pigeon Swabs - I love this.....needless to say, if your earwax are of the wet sort, a bit yellowish then using white heads one are ideal. Good quality, comfy and safe to use for children and adults!

 

Father & Daughter completes canvas art

Dated: 10 Nov 2012

 

This is the canvas that i had mentioned in one of my earlier post. It wasnt intentional for Kate to do this drawing. We (together with Kel & Sixty) were looking for a place to have some snacks and tea and as we walked about in Mandarin Gallery, we settled on Arteastiq since we havent been there before. From the outside, decor looks quite good but its actually quite cramp inside the tea lounge. Food wise, i dont quite recall now....probably average. Kate & Kyle, being their usual self, couldnt sit still and started to run about, sort of disturbing the patrons....oops.

 

I asked hubby if he could help look after them so that we could have our proper chat/catch-up session. So i checked the next available slot at Art Jam and booked Kate for a session. For weekends, pricing was set at a standard $45 per canvas, inclusive of a drink. Otherwise, during weekdays, kids pay a lower rate for the 2 hour session.

 

I browsed through some samples with Kate to help her with some inspiration....and she chose this flower.....well, she is happy...i am happy. But given that i am real lousy with drawing of any sort, of course hubby has to sit through this with her. Kate drew out the outline and chose the colours. Her papa helped her with the painting (otherwise, sure cant complete within 2 hours) and he helped touch-up the canvas. Overall, looks pretty impressive. Great bonding time too....so for the final touch, Kate wrote her name and date on the canvas then the staff packed it for her in a neat little package.



 

 

Whilst the staff was wrapping the canvas, the kids caught sight of the gingerbread man cookie at the cashier and both said they wanted it.......about $3.50 per piece...i wasnt keen to get them that because i aint a fan of it and doubt they would like it too....but Sixty paid anyway. Turned out, they really didnt like it.......imagine just minutes ago, they were begging for the cookie and after one bite, both said "not nice" and passed it back to me.....fortunately, Sixty liked it....so $$ not wasted afterall. Hehe.

Drawings in school

Lately, Dad was going through old stash of DVDs and he came across Totoro so decided to play for the kids to watch. Min used to watch it often when she was younger....then the interest died down. For Kyle, it was his first time and the kids got hooked to the show again. Who wouldnt?? The graphics are so beautiful and the story captivating.

 

Kyle's depiction of Totoro, Mei-Chan, Frog (look more like turtle) & Cat Bus as seen below.



 

 

In this pic, Kyle came home excitedly after school and told me he drew......................................a Baby Rhinoceros. So, there's hair, hand and somewhat of a body.....but no legs. I asked him where and he said "i forgot". When his papa returned and he too asked where the legs were....Kyle told him "Never draw legs...because the baby rhino is sitting down". My smart boy.

 



 

Previously i wrote that Kyle has been attending art classes regularly.....alas, he fell sick for majority of April and missed about 2-3 lessons....and when he was well to return, he kinda didnt want to attend.....and now, he says he wants to stop the classes already......haiz

Nike running shoes

Looks cool?? We got Kate a new pair of running shoes to replace her track shoes (tokinchan, we bought online from Japan) which had seen better days...

 

No discounts as we didnt check out any other shops but just settled at kids dept, Takashimaya - $89. I too think its quite expensive but its a Nike....so well, branding costs $$.

 

Anyway, its in a beautiful pink with neon-like orange at the back of the shoe and it looks nice on Kate's feet. So, expenditure justified.....Now, i just need to make sure that Kate wears it often (my vain princess loves heels)...so as to maximise the useful life of the shoe. ahahahah...

 

In any case, this morning, Kate was really eager to put on her new shoes. Alright, this i can probably understand...when i was younger, i was always excited about new stuff and couldnt wait to use them immediately...so i reckon Kate must have inherited this bad trait of mine.....anyway, Elmo (sis) brought her and Kyle downstairs for some 'exercise' and as i had expected, my lousy daughter got tired after just a mere 'jog' at the lift landing....she sure has a long way to go to train her stamina.....

 

Form filling

Kate & Kyle accompanied me to the bank today as I wanted to activate my credit card plus apply for Internet banking token. Whilst I was busy queuing, they weren't relaxing either. Instead, I could hear them bickering over whose turn it was to use the pen. 

 

Later on, both of them (with a serious expression) passed me their form when it was my turn at the counter. 

Aren't they cute?

Kyle begins art lessons

I was supposed to talk to the teacher to discuss about fees for next term but Kyle was sticking around and distracting us so we persuaded him to do some drawing with another teacher and mummy will be with him shortly.

An hour later, he emerged with some abstract drawing. I was pretty impressed. Most importantly he had fun. So when I asked if he wanted to come again the following week, he kinda nod his head.

At times he would be a little grouchy and whine about going for classes, and I suspect it's because teacher must have told him off or something but other than that, he seems to really enjoy the lessons. I like that they are spending time with creativity, messing around with colours and other art materials and doing something that's solely their own masterpiece. This aids in boosting their confidence.

Thus far, Kyle has done some clay bowl and spoon and paper snake (during CNY) and also a little chick on board decorated using crushed colored paper...

Lunch at Majestic Restaurant

From earlier this year.
Overall, their food quality is good. We usually leave the restaurant satisfied and filled.

The crispy durian was a bit disappointing for me though. A tad too oily! I like the other durian dessert more. The one with gula melaka if I remember correctly.

Stewed mee sia with baby abalone is our hot favourite. Always ordered that without fail.

Lobster broth was average. The starters dish of prawn, duck and foie grad is nice. Worth a try.