Inspired !!

Well.. that is not me but my girl Indy ! She is not a little girl anymore ( well kinda still ) but I see a big dream in her. Positive dream that is. :) And what is life without dream right?

So the HS group had their annual Entrepreneur Day the other week. And each kid need to come up with something they made ( with or without help from the parents), if possible something unique ( thinking to trademark their stuffs too? lol)
Indy got this button set kits from the creative aunty back in KK , Sabah. She loves it and enjoying it. So she came up with the idea to sell the button hair clip for that day. And it was a hit! It was sold out! ^_^
The main idea is not just to make money of course, but to support each other, and buy some things also from the other "entrepreneur", and they also learn to be creative, and they do simple math too !  I think it is fun!
Some kids really do came up with great idea from bicycle container holder, hand drawn illustrated comic books, unique pen, necklace, banana bread ( yummy) pumpkin cookies and many more.

Indy got inspired and wanted to learn  more art skills and some basic sewing ( I hope we can work this  out next January) . And of course I like to see her to be so inspired. She wants to learn how to make soap and try to sell it, or some felt toys and to sell some home made recycle letter paper too.(perhaps greeting cards?). The ideas are endless....

One friend of mine told me today , that she doesn't want her daughter just know how to study from books and do well in test, she wants her daughter to learn other skills and hobby too ( a NON- electronic hobby that 's it! WII , DS, PSP, PS 1-2-3, Facebook games  doesn't count ! ^_^)
And then Indy asked me : can I have my online store when I am bigger? to sell my creation? I could do that in my free time right?
Well... why not???

If she could make her dream to be real , let's say during her teenage time, she could manage to do tiny biz based on her hobby (selling felt toys?soaps? greeting cards? hair accessories etc) I will be so proud and happy for her (as proud as a straight A student's parents perharps!! lol)
Everything start with a dream  but remember :

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.”

 

 

Enjoy some of the photos : 

 

Sweet Spring Days

The Spring is finally here! Sunny but with cool breeze! This is the best time to enjoy ! Because summer in Shanghai is too hot ( hotter than S.E Asia , could reach 40 Celsius! yup!!). Just to share a great way to spend time with kids  , without buying any new toys and without going to the mall with minimum budget needed!

Here are what we are doing lately , Indy move her " class room" to the field in our compound , at the back of our block. We even packed our lunch boxes! A bit of fresh air is always good for every one!

They even had an al fresco dining in the evening! They pretend to be the restaurant owner and staffs and of course I am the VIP customer! :)

The weekend is here, and I took them to the biggest park in town ( just opposite from where we live) , so again taking advantage of our location and situation ! :) The girls had a blast!

We probably living in the concrete jungle, but it is not impossible to still find a close to  nature activities! And this is definitely a great refresher than just going to mall after mall! Trust me.. in Shanghai the list of the mall are endless!

And since Indy's subjects are about birds lately, so this is another way to reinforce the subject with fun !

And voila! This is their favorite transport method ! Very green ! LOL the bike is rechargeable ! It is not always available though! Only certain time and mostly during weekend. We do not necessary need to hire this transport to go to the park, but it is just for FUN! It cost me MYR 2.5 /RMB 5 for a ride back to my place! :)

Well...Modern city could be so tempting, Mall could be alluring, Sky scrapper could be fascinating , but hey Spring is very intriguing , so let's go outdoor and do simple activities instead!

Happy Sunday, whenever you are! Remember to do simple things with your loved ones!

XOXO
SR

What my girls know about her mom

Saturday afternoon, Indy draw something in her room. She said it was a surprise for me.

So after she is done, she came to me and asked me to guess what it is.

She gave me one clue:

Something that Mamma likes!

My first guess:

SHOES?

NOPE.....

BAG??

NOPE!!!!

So what is that???

She gave me another clue : It is "human"

So .... I took a wild guess:

IS IT VAMPIRE???????????

YAY!!!!!!

Indy, she draw the scene of "Twilight"!!!!

The Meadow scene. How sweet is it? hahhaah.... She pay attention to what I like! And I think it is great.

This is the meadow with Edward and Bella. She tried to write "vampire" on the top, but she can't spell it yet. :). Those 3 on the back are the other vampire ( Alice, Rosalie, and Emmet I guess?haha)

This is the Prom Scene. With the lights on the Gazebo and Bella in the blue gown. Not sure why Edward got yellow suit.. hmm .. LOL

And even my youngest one, she will say to me : EDEM LEMBET!!!!! Mamma!! EDEM EDEM!!!!

Yup that is Adam Lambert!

I am singing in the rain...

As an adult:

... if it is too hot and never rain we complaint.If it is rain for too long we also complaint....Our laundry are still all wet, can't go outdoor and play...


As a kid:
.....too hot we can play on the sand , outdoor, or playground.... when it is raining...still can go out and play. Put on some rubber boots if you will, umbrella or your raincoat. And splash in to the puddle!

Playing with umbrella

Washing hands and splashing her face!



Experimenting with umbrella ... hmm the water can go to this side if I cover it with umbrella ( backyard science for toddler?:P )
Pretending to eat dog cookies :P


Feeding cookies for our dog

Nah...eat this cookies!! is it nice??

Just having fun....

Parenting note:
Will they will be sick if play under the rain?
I just think since flu is caused by influenza virus and not the rain. So for me it is fine.
But if you are playing with the rain in the same time when you are exposed to the virus then there is the chance for you to get flu.
Another thing is that don't go with wet body inside an air con room. Dry your self thoroughly.
I believe that if we let our kids to be expose to rain , there will be less chances for them to be sick from it. :)
Just see those villagers kids who enjoy rain so much and won't end up in the Pediatrician office the next day with a week course of antibiotic?

Long week end before School Holiday

Courtesy of mybeautifulsabah.blogspot.com

So we are in March already. It is only days before Indy first school term break! We gonna have a small trip this time .March is the month full of birthday for us. So when I went out for "presents hunting" I came home with bags and bags of presents. :) But I am the person who take "giving presents"very seriously :) I enjoy to hunt children presents. Will think about their age, their preference, something fun but useful and not giving the parents headache ( hopefully :0) )

Anyway....we missed Shirley's daughter birthday last month. Too bad, Maya was sleeping that time :( so we couldn't make it. But we went to Sona's 1st birthday yesterday at The Imperial Hotel, Warisan Square. The place is nice, the food is great. I love Naan, and curry, but it also had sandwiches , corn soup for kids and pudding, and cucur and of course cupcakes and cakes!

I was worry also that Maya will sleep that time. But I think , for toddler it will be great if they know the b'day person, so it will connect the face and person and the party :) Since Maya knows Sona and meet already a few times, She was so excited about it. And kept asking me from a few day earlier, Mom , Sona bday? got cakes? got ballon? got plates? We buy present for Sona? :) Maya sing for Sona?
I think this was her first memorable Birthday party for her. :)

My girls social activities now aday getting much busier than Mommy... :) party here and there.... playdates here and there... :) but I love to see them making friend and having so much fun.

Indy and Maya both were amazed by the magician's acts... LOL...Maya keep saying to her dad, Pa ...just now, uncle eat tissue! LOL..... ya my dh couldnt make it to the party , too bad he got another function to handle himself that day. It 's have been 2 weeks from his last off day, so we are looking forward for the vacation soon :0) . I never return there since we left there 8 years ago even though it is near...

April I think it will be another interesting month ( I will make it to be interesting of course , with some of your help :) )

Enjoy the photos

Indy said : wah Sona is so lucky , her mom can really bake a cake. Can Aunty Deana make my dream cake for my 7th birthday?

The lovely Birthday girl and Mommy ..

The cakes gallore!Purely temptation for kids and adults!
This didn't last long... I shamelessly admit , If I get a container I will put some to bring home! hahahaha..... honest maaaah......:p

This is the Coluscakes loyal customer :)
Singing and cutting cakes time!
Magic tricks
huh...this uncle is so funny......

And the next day is Monday... a public holiday... so I took the kids to have sushi lunch at CitiMall . We love Japanese food but this is the first time we had our lunch here at CTmall.
For dinner? Since the kids don't see their papa as much these past weeks, I decided to bring them to visit papa Niko and have our dinner there tonight.... but the sky is so dark now....

I just found more photos from Sona b'day here at mybeautifulsabah.blogspot.com.


Photo courtesy of Deana and Mybeautifulsabah.blogspot.com