Sushi bread making project

Cyn was excited after she learnt how to make sushi bread from school and she insisted to make it for me to try.  She start shopping for the ingredient when we make our usual trip to the nearby hypermarket.

The ingredients needed are bread, cucumber, carrot, sausages, omelette, mayonise and seaweed.  Use a pin roll to flatten the bread, spread enough mayonise, lay the piece of seaweed and arrange the other ingredient (cut the cucumber and carrot into strip) and roll it like rolling sushi.  Cut it into 4 pieces. Done.

Since its look so cute and presentable, I make it for Maine to bring to her kindy during the children day celebration on 1 Nov.

This is the result.

Sportgirl in action and Steamboat dinner

Maine's kindy had sport day last sunday in one of the chinese school hall.  It is a annual event for the kindy.  This is Maine 2nd year there and she is excited about it.

I got her ready by 7.30am and we had our breakfast before heading to the school.  We had our breakfast here.  She also participate in tug of war.  She said she is strong girl now.

The 2 sisters...

Getting ready for the event to start

All the children were given a medal, 2 pcs of cupcake & a set of playdol

That night we had steamboat for dinner at Shapa Steamboat BBQ Buffet. A newly open steamboat at Kota Kemuning.  It is steamboat and bbq.

They have ready cooked food and all the bbq stuff will be cooked by the workers.  We just choose our food and they do the grilling for us.  Food will be delivered to your table.  Less hassle.  However, the tomyam soup is tasteless.

Address :

Unit 4-28-1, Blok 4, No.14, (Persiaran Anggerik Vanilla, Kota Kemuning,)

Shah Alam,, Selangor 40460 

Phone

+60 3-5525 2199

Happy New Year 2013

Good morning and Happy New Year 2013 !

Today is the first working day of the year and also the new school term starting.  Cyn is in Standard 6 and as usual she will follows her Aunty Yap to school.  Aunty Yap will comes and fetches her at 6.10am.  She has been following Aunty Yap since she is in Standard 1.  
As for our Little Maine, she is in her Level 2 this year, 2nd year in her kindergarten.  I will send her to kindy and she will follow her teacher (her class' teacher) back after school.  When I sent her this morning, she was ok and even bid me goodbye before I leave her with her teacher unlike last year whereby she cried and want to follow me home.  My post about her last year is here.  I didn't take leave this year but I asked for time off to be a bit late to office this morning.

Maine in action

Maine 1st concert

Maine 1st concert in her kindy and her class is performing Gangnam Style dance - the latest korean hit song.

The concert was held at one of the Chinese School in Pandamaran, Klang on 18/11/2012 at 1.30pm.

Getting ready for concert

Gangnam Style

Finale song & group photo

Daddy, Mummy and Jie Jie Cyn are so proud of you.  Be a good girl dear.

Standard 6

Cyn is 12 years old next year and will be sitting for UPSR.  Her school has this extra classes during coming holiday for all the student sitting for UPSR.

Her school holiday starts on this Friday and the extra classes start on 19 - 30 November 2012 for 2 weeks. Yesterday I was surprised by her transporter when she told me she can't fetch her during her extra classes and she will arranged another transporter.  Fair ! I paid her full this month i.e. RM 100 for only 6 schooling days.  So, the other transporter called me last night to inform me that she will charge me RM60 for the 2 weeks.  RM30 for each week.  I was shocked !  That's mean I have to pay RM160 in total.

I tried to negotiate with the 2nd transporter that I will send her in the morning and I just need someone to fetch after school.  She said the charge is the same whether it is one way or 2 way. WTH !

They really cut throat.

I have discussed with hubby and we agreed that he will send her in the morning and I will picked her up from school during my lunch time.  Solve the problem.  It is not that I am too stingy and want to save that RM60 but I think the charges is too ridiculous.  So now, she lost one customer for charging too much.

Children's day celebration

Today is Maine's kindy children's day celebration.  Everyone have to bring one type of food for the celebration.  I only got to know about it on Sunday night as I didn't read her message book.  I was thinking the whole day yesterday on what to cook for her to bring.  I don't want her to bring junk food even thought the children love it.

After cracking my head, I decided to do a simple skewer for her to bring.  I bought one packet of Ayamas sausages and 2 packets of fishball from the supermarket nearby last night.  To make it healthy and less mess for the children, I steamed all the item instead of frying it.

Below is the outcome and Maine is so happy with it.

I alternate the sausage and fishball with a small cube of cucumber

Cyn had her children day celebration last month and she just requested to buy some drinks for the celebration.  But she requested me to cook Red Bean Dessert for her Canteen Day end of last month.  She is so happy because her pot of red bean sold out so fast.

Sport Day

Maine's kindy organised Sport Day last Sunday in on of the primary school hall here.

Maine was very excited as she wake up very early to get herself ready.  She was actually for about a week already.  She was having fever and cough last week.  Since she had recovered before Sunday, I allowed her to join the Sport Day.

Her team won the competition and she was given with a medal.  Her very first medal.  She also took part in tug of war.  The children are so cute in the tug of war.  Just imagine 4 years old children doing tug of war.  For tug of war, her team loses however she had so much of fun.  The event lasted for about 3 hours.  Besides, the medal she also received an angry bird balloon.

With too much of fun, she fall sick again on Monday.  Brought her to specialist clinic and the doctor said she had 2 big ulcers near her tonsil.  Poor girl.  No wonder she had no appetite to eat.  Just have to ensure that she drinks lots of water.

Maine with her medal & angry bird ballon.  We are so proud of you

Maine's 1st day in Daycare

I have to leave Maine in daycare after school this week because my mum is holidaying in Kuching.  Cyn will join her after school too.  I am too worry to leave Cyn at home alone.
I am a bit worry about Maine because this is the first time she will be in daycare but at least her sister will accompany her after 2pm.  So, not too bad.
This afternoon Cyn called me at 2.30pm to tell me that both of them are fine in daycare.  Maine refused to take afternoon nap.
Hope they will enjoy themselves there.
Next week, grandma is back !

1st day in School

Today hubby and I take half day leave just to send our beloved Maine to kindergarten.  Her face a bit worried in the morning.  When I sent her to her class she was steady only, never cry.  But, when I try to move away, I saw her face changed and start crying.  I was in her kindergarten till her class over at 10.30am.  This week she finishes early and next week onward only go back at 12.00pm.
I will still on half day leave tomorrow to ensure that she fine there.

Still steady

Dad, mum and jie jie Cyn wish you all the best in your schooling day.  Don't cry again ok !!! Sayang, baby.
As for Cyn, she is in Standard 5 this year, she is a steady girl, I don't have to worry about her.  She never cry when I sent her to kindergarten at 4 years old.  She is an independent girl.  She will be sitting for UPSR next year.  Hope she will study hard.

Cyn is away

Today Cyn, my 10 years old daughter is away from home.  She joined her school 2D1N camp for the first time. This is the first time she is away from mum & dad for 2D1N.
Mum & Dad hope that you will enjoy yourself and take good care of yourself, dear.

Children's Day Celebration

Cyn just finished her last term exam on 20/10/2011 (Thursday).  Not too sure how well she did but she told that she already did her best.  Her school children's day celebration was held on 21/10/2011 (Friday) and everyone must bring at least one type of food to school for the class party.  I like simple and easy, so I suggest to her to make pudding for the party.

I bought 1 packet of pudding flour mixture and 1 can of mixed fruit.  Just add in 3 litres of water and 1 can of evaporated milk and it make up to 50 cups of pudding....

I bought vanilla flavour pudding and add in some mixed fruits

mixed fruit pudding

Lawatan sambil belajar

Cyn is going to Bukit Tinggi, Pahang today for a day trip organize by her school.  I paid RM85 for the trip which I think is reasonable.  This is not first time she going for trip on her own.  The first time she went for this lawatan sambil belajar was when she is 6 years old.  She went to KLCC and a chocolate factory in KL.  Last year she went to organic farm in Negeri Sembilan. 

She is quite independent now and she knows very well what to bring for the trip.  She packed her own bag and I just checked after she packing it.  I remember last year, I still have to pack her bag for her and this year she already knows how to do it own her own.  Some of the things she packed are face towel, wet tissue, 1 extra t-shirt, 1 extra pants, some mint sweets, 2 bottle of water, cap, jacket and her stationary.  She is allowed to bring handphone, so it is easy to know her whereabout now and then.  I just smsed her just now and she replied that she boarded the bus already.

Enjoy your trip !