Greeting your friends

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
This happen few months ago. One day you came home and tell me that one of your friend kick you at school. Then I said maybe she do it accidentally and not on purpose. Then you insist that she do it on purpose and not accidentally. Then I said did you tell your teacher and you said no. So I tell you that next time if she kick you again then tell you teacher.

The next day I ask you did that girl kick you again and you said no. Then after a few days when I pick you up from school and we saw her and her mum. I said say goodbye to your friend and you tell me that you don't want as she don't like you and kick you. I did not force you so while on the way back I told you that even she don't like you , you also don't have to act that way. If you are nice to people and naturally people will be nice to you too. You have one more good friend is better than you have one more enemy.

So the next day when I pick you up from school and we saw her again and I ask you to say goodbye to her and you did. I'm so happy that you understand what I tell you.

RESULT: She is now one of your friend and she no longer kick you.

Upade on your swimming lesson

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
We went there and paid for it. You were so excited to start your lesson and then they tell us your timing is so out. Some lesson in the evening and some lesson you want it in the morning. They said people will usually pick the same timing for the lesson. If they pick morning then all their lesson will be in the morning if they pick evening time then all their lesson time will be in the evening. Then I told them you need to go to school during weekdays and only weekend can do it in the morning.

So end up we will have 2 lesson per week instead of 4 lesson per week. So now your lesson is on Saturday and Sunday from 8.30 to 10.00am.

When I tell you that today you won't start your lesson you were so dissapointed and nearly cry.
Then I tell you we'll go get ice-cream and you cheer up again. Hahahaha....

Will update again this weekend.

Jwoyi's first day taking swimming lesson

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
I found out from Aunty Agnes that there is a clubhouse at our housing area. And there is a swimming that is only open during summer. So daddy check it out and it will be taught by the life guard and for 10 lessons is RMB1000.

So today is your first day and hope that you will enjoy.
Will update more later.

Falling ff the bed!

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
Last night sleep half way thru the night suddenly I hear a loud thud and suddenly you cried mummy help. I woke up but still not fully awake and rush to your bed and you were not on your bed. You are gone!!!!

Then I heard you calling mummy and I look beside your bed and saw you fall beside your bed, and got squash between your bed and the wardrobe. I pull you up and you went straight back to sleep. How funny. And this morning I ask you do you know what happen last night you said yes and I ask you how did you fall and you said you don't know.

Muahahahha.......   

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.................... MONSTER!!!!!!!

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
This happen few weeks ago. In the middle of the night you want to pee. Then you wake up and tel me that you want to go pee and I said okay and you go by yourself as usual. And as usual you did not switch on the light you just ran in the toilet and pee and run back to the room.

Then it happen that I put a big plastic basin beside the toilet leaning on the wall. As you were running out you accidentally kick the basin and the basin fell and the loud sound make you scream so so so loud and you came crashing in the room screaming you heart out and cry.

As soon as I heard the basin fall I jump out from the bed and there you are in the room scream like crazy and crying. I quickly hug you and put you back on the bed and hug you to sleep.

The next morning I ask you what happen last night and you told me that a blue monster try to catch you. (The blue monster is the big 18.9 liter empty drinking water bottle.) I took you out from the room and show you that it's not a blue monster, in fact it's just the red plastic basin that you took your bath the other day where I let it dried leaning beside the toilet's wall.

And I tell you that the biggest MONSTER is up in your head. That is your crazy imagination!

Jwo new pet tortoise

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
Last week when your daddy came back from Beijing, you ask daddy to get you tortoise. And your daddy really take you to the pet shop and get you two small tortoise.

You name them  kai xin (开心). One name kai kai and another name xin xin. Kai kai is the one with a yellow dot near it's both eyes and xin xin is without the yellow dot near the eyes.

You are afraid to touch them at first. But after you are comfortable with it then you began touching the shell and then later you try to hold them but still not that willing to hold them yet.

I took them out the other day for you to play with them but you got scared and run on the couch. Then I told you that it won't bite and once you go near them, their head will go in the shell. After hearing that then only you dare to come down but not near the tortoise.

Now I'm the one who look after the tortoise. I feed them. I clean them up.
I'm not going to get you any more new pet until you grow a bit bigger like maybe 20years old.
Muahahahhaha....

Skating lesson 9th June 2011

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
Okay, I need to update what you learn at the skating lesson. Last week you learn how to pick up small cone while skating. Your instructor throw the cones and then all of you have to pick the cones up. You did so well without falling down and manage to pick the cone up. I'm so proud of you.

You still daydreaming and looking around at other people when you skate. So today I got angry and tell you if you did not use your heart then don't waste my time taking you to skate and learn nothing. I'll take you home straight away if you still did not do properly.

After i told you that, you do it so well and fast. Please don't make me scold you at whatever you are doing! Can or not Jwo?????

I don't want to be a plumber if I'm a boy

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
Yesterday our kitchen sink piping leak. So I call the building maintenance man to come over and have a look. Then he said need to change the whole piping as too old and all got block.

So at 7:00pm the man come over and fix the piping and you said you want to go and see how he fix it. So you took a small stool and sat beside the man and look at him fix. Then you suddenly turn around and tell me if I'm a boy and when I grow up I don't want to be a plumber. I ask you why and you said that it need lots of work and have to smell dirty smelly pipes.

Luckily the man doesn't know English if not he is going to tell you if no body wants to be plumber then nobody going to fix this and you have to do it yourself!

Spring School Trip to Jing San Beach @ 29th April 2011

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
Your school arrange a Spring Trip to the beach and you were so excited. When you tell me I said no we are not going as your daddy won't be back that week. So you are so sad and you tell me that I can just go with you mah. The two of us also can go.

So I said I'll see about it as your daddy is not here and beach is a dangerous place and you are so naughty and scare that you might not listen to me and went ahead to play in the water. So the next day you told your teacher what I said and when I pick you up form school your teacher was telling me that it's okay to go with you as the teacher will help me to look after you and to let you go to this Spring trip to the beach. But end up daddy did come back and we went to the trip with daddy and you were super duper happy.

So on 29th April 2011 (Friday), I wake up super early and so were you as you were too excited to sleep. I make us egg sandwich to take there to eat. Then we get ready and we went to the school to gather with your friends and teacher and took the bus there. It's about one hour plus trip from here.

When we reach the beach your teacher said to take group photo first then all of you children were given a kite each and 2 tickets for the rides. They have Ferris wheel, Merry go round, swinging boat and a few more rides. You did not play with the kite and you did not go for any rides at all. All you did was playing with the sand. Digging the sand and scooping the sand. You enjoy so much. Oh nearly forgot. That day was cold and super windy. So daddy bought a pink hat for you from the stall there.

After sand playing we eat our egg sandwich and then walk around and search for toilet. Then we saw a stall selling beads and they'll make necklace, keyring and bracelet. You said you want one and daddy was searching for you Chinese name but end up cannot find Yi. So in the end you just put Chor and your doggy sign. You are happy.

Then after lunch all your friends gather and play games with another class. After playing 3 games it's time to come home again. You sleep half way home and you are super duper happy for this trip.

Overall the trip is not that nice compare to last year Autumn trip. The beach is not that nice and the toilet is right outside near the entrance. And it happen that day is cold and too windy. But you still enjoy your self which is the most important of all.

You start your frist lesson on inline skating @ 15th May 2011 in Shanghai

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
I was walking with you one day and we pass in front of a bank and lots of kids were inline skating there and we stop for awhile and you look at them skating. Then when we walk in to the housing area where we stay you said mummy I want to learn how to skate. Then I said you should tell me earlier now we are near our home and I don't want to walk out again.

So after a few days when we walk pass again you said can we wait and then you ask how much. Then we wait and then I ask the lady and then after that I said let me check with your daddy first. The package is RMB898. This include the inline skate, knee pad, elbow pad, gloves and this include half year fees of RMB500. So I think it's a good deal as it include the whole set of equipment with half year fees.

So daddy sign up for you and you start on 15th May 2011. On your first lesson the lady instructor wear all the stuff for you and you learn your first lesson by doing marching. This is the basic. Then on the second day you do the marching by yourself but you still need the lady instructor to hold you. On the third day you can walk by yourself and you join the rest of the children in the line and you fall quite a bit. Then yesterday is your fourth day and you can march the line with all the children without falling down but the instructor is not happy with your march as you did not raise your feet higher. You are dragging your feet doing the march instead of lifting your feet up higher. You tell your instructor that you are afraid that you'll fall.

But overall I'm happy with your progress and I'm proud of you. Bravo my little Jwo Jwo. You are one brave girl to try it out.

What is your 3 wishes when you are 5 years Old

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
I ask you what do you wish for if you are given 3 wishes by a magic fish. This year you are 5 years old and you wish for a Mickey Mouse, Pooh Bear and Smiley face. I don't even know why you wish for that. You are so funny Jwo.

Then I said to you I'll ask you every year and I'll blog it down for you. Good idea right?

English Lesson at Penang

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
I sign you up for English lesson to brush up your English since we are back in Penang for 2 months. Your teacher's name is David. for the first week of lesson you are a well behave child. But this week you turn into a cheeky monster. You climb up the chair and touch Teacher David's beard. I'm surprise when your teacher told me on Saturday. How cheeky can you get Jwo!

It's a good program as it teaches you the first letter sound, middle letter sound and last letter sound. You did okay. Hopefully by end of February you can at least read some words by yourself. Don't waste money Jwo! Concentrate in class and stop being a cheeky monster!

Bad News

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
This happen one week ago on the 15th of Jan 2011. I took you to the hospital with me as Kong Kong and Amah was not at home. I went for urgent check up and found out that I have a miscarriage. I'm so sad and I call daddy and tell him the news. You saw me crying and ask me what happen and I said I'll tell you when we get in the car.

When we were in the car you ask me what happen and I told you that the baby did not grow any bigger and there is no heart beat. The baby died. You won't be a big sister after all. You you keep on asking why and I try to tell you that living things need heart beat. And the baby no longer have a heart beat.

You cried all the way back to Kong Kong and Amah's house. Tears flow down to your neck and I tell you please don't cry It's okay. And you said no I want the baby. I want to be a big sister. You keep on crying and I beg you not to cry when we reach home if not Kong Kong will cry too. So you end up stop crying when we reach Kong Kong's house. Luckily Kong Kong and Amah not home yet. I took you in the house and wipe your face and tell you not to cry anymore.

You did not mention about the baby anymore, but when you play games with your bear (banana) or mickey mouse you keep on saying that they are you little sister. I'm so sorry that this happen and I'm sad looking at you as you really want to be a big sister.

Back to Penang on the 19th Dec 2010

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
We came back to Penang on the 29th Dec 2010. I come back with you only as daddy needs to work. Daddy send us to the airport. Then when we got there we find out that our flight is canceled. I got panic and we quickly went to the counter and ask. Luckily we can take the earlier flight. We said goodbye to daddy and we went in.
 
It's only you and me. I'm a bit worry as it's just the two of us. But everything went on well until the plane is going to land at Hong Kong airport. Your ear is painful and you keep on digging it. You tell me that it's itchy. But actually it's pain that you felt. Then you start to cry when it get too painful. I said chew a sweet and you did but still it doesn't work. End up all I can do is soothe you by hugging you and I tell you it's going to be alright once the plane landed. And when the plane landed and we got off you are okay. You become your normal self again.

Then at Hong Kong airport I took you around to look for things to eat. End up we eat at Starbucks. You had croissants and mocha. I had chicken and mushroom pie. After that we went around the shops there and I got you a Pooh Bear Smarties dispenser and mickey book with rocket color pencil. You are so happy.

Then we took off to Penang and everything went well until the plane going to land in Penang. Your ear start to feel the pain again and this time you know what is happening and you did not cry. You just tell me that your ear hurt again and I said I can't do anything at all and you need to wait until the plane landed and you'll be fine.

So overall everything went well and you are happy to be back in Penang again.

You are going to be as big sister soon!

by Ida Khoo @ Jwo Yi’s mummy
I find out that I am pregnant few weeks ago, And I tell you about it. You are so happy and excited. You tell me that you are going to be a big sister. And I ask you what should we give the baby's name. You said well we can call the baby small Milo. You are so funny and I laugh my head off.

Then I tell you don't tell anyone about this until I confirm and that will be when we go back Penang. At that time we'll be gong back to Penang already. So I tell you don't tell your teachers, school friends, kuku and also the rest of the people. I said if you tell anyone I won't be telling you anymore secret. You really keep that secret well until when we get back to Penang and I went for a check up. When I got home I take you upstairs and show you the picture. You ran down and tell kong kong and amah about you going to be a big sister.

I'm so proud of you for being able to keep this a secret for so long.