Alphabet Book : A

This alphabet Book idea also is a goodies that Mummy learned from the Homeschool Creation blog. It is filled with crafts that both kids make – each letter of the alphabet having it’s own craft with the words of each individual alphabet. I started this even is September of the year, even it is late but it is better start late than never. Thus, we started our first week with the letter 'Aa'.

Materials:

• Red construction paper apple
• White rectangle piece of construction paper
• Black inkpad
• Green construction paper leaves

To Make:

1. Cut out the apple if they are able to use scissors {we cut them out ahead of time due to limited time}.
2. Let the kids scrip the apple in half, horizontally.
3. Rip the white piece of paper on both sides, so the apple 'core' appears to be eaten.
4. Have the kids stamp their fingerprint on the white 'core' of the apple to make seeds. In this art, we have replaced the fingerprints portion with a black ink pen, as we do not have the inkpad. The kids just do their own scribbles on the ‘core’.

Annabelle just griped the pen and scribbled on top of the construction paper freely.

When I asked them, “ Who ate the apple?"

Issac answered, “ Hmm…Mummy…the ants ate the apple…I draw ants here, ok?” I was so shocked that he was answering that way. What a co-incident, this week we are learning about the letter ‘Aa’ and the ‘ant’ is start with letter A. Sometimes, Mummy feels that, such little little moments and touch seconds are the treats or the rewards or the satisfactions that being a Mum are enjoying and the fulfilments that we desired…

Resource: http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com

A is for Alligator

This is the goodies that Mummy found in the website http://totallytots.blogspot.com which Mummy discovered from Mummy Ang Lee Siang’s blog.

The followings are the materials that supposed we need for the cute Alligator art work:

• Green foam sheet or construction paper (Mummy using green colour construction paper / sugar paper)
• White foam triangles or construction paper (Mummy using white plain paper)
• Black sharpie or marker
• Googly eye
• Glue

How to make the 'A' Alligator:

1. Cut an uppercase 'A' out of the foam sheet or construction paper. I used a green colour construction paper that was about 4" x 5" in size. Also cut two triangles from the green construction paper to use for the eyes.
2. Cut small triangles out of the white paper to use as teeth for the alligator. I used white plain paper for the teeth.
3. Turn the 'A' onto its side and glue the green triangles to the 'A' so that they look like eyes popping up.
4. Glue the white circle onto the the green triangles. I cut out 2 circle shape of white colour eye, and using the black marker to draw the eyes on it. This is the alternative as I can’t find any googly eyes from the nearest book shop.
5. Add teeth for your alligator.

Both Issac and Annabelle like it very much…Hope they find that learning is fun and enjoying!

Resource: http://totallytots.blogspot.com

We Have New Book! 3 Jan 2011

Daddy bought a few books during our day out at the shopping mall. Issac loves a book which all about sharks so much!

There are so many types of sharks in the world!

We are learning one by one together…

What a Christmas! 25 Dec 2010

For this year Christmas we have a white Christmas tree with little blue twinkling tiny light bulbs!

It was really a surprise from Daddy. We have been set up the Christmas tree for few days already.

Then on the Christmas eve, after both Issac and Annabelle slept on their beds, we sneaked out from the home quietly.

Daddy quickly and quietly took the Christmas presents from his car parked outside, brought in to home and placed it underneath the Christmas tree.

It was a surprise to both of them, when they waked up in the morning on the Christmas day and found 2 nicely wrapped Christmas presents underneath the Christmas tree.

They were laughing and screaming joyfully, “There are Christmas presents from Santa!”

Both Daddy and me just smiling and pretended our surprise and happy face too!

They were eagerly unwrapped the presents. Issac got a big foot monster truck with remote controller and Annabelle had a train set.

Annabelle quickly asked Daddy’s help to assemble the railways and the train up so that she could play.

Santa Clause got me a Nike sports T-shirt.

We went out early on this Christmas Day too after unwrapped the Christmas presents.

Our family have a Christmas lunch with Brother Andrew and family at Grand Dorsett Hotel at Subang Jaya.

We decided to go to Digital Mall USJ19 have a walk and see the mall Christmas decorations first before we went to the Grand Dorsett.

Both Issac and Annabelle were having fun at the mall, after which we departed for our Christmas lunch.

We were wondering around the hotel while waiting for Brother Andrew and family.

The hotel is really nice and we enjoyed the time there with each other presence.

The buffet lunch is nice too but unfortunately I did not take photographs of our meal there.

There were so many delicious food ranged from Malaysian cuisine, Japanese, Indian, Western cuisine. So many types of desserts and cakes and the children favorite ice creams!

Anyway is a enjoyable day after all.

      

      

Hard Rock Hotel Penang 15 – 17 Dec 2010

We had checked in Hard Rock Hotel Penang for our trip this round. Actually is pre-booked and arranged by Brother Andrew.

We stayed at a Seaview Deluxe Suite. The room is so awesome, it have a King Bed. It features an opened or closed bathroom wall, this is the first time that I have came a crossed this type of design.

The publish rates should be between RM600++ if the breakfast included. But due to just newly opened, there is promotions but I do not sure how much will it be. This is the first time that we stayed in a 4 stars hotel ^^.

Beside that, we do enjoy a full range of modern amenities in the rooms, such as the minibar, complimentary tea or coffee making, especially Annabelle love the snacks very much. She was eyeing on the tidbits since the moments she found her new discoveries while enjoying her TV shows.

The bed sheets itself have its own Hard Rock theme of design and we do sleep like a Rock and rise in the morning to an unprecedented view of the sea and the largest free-form swimming pool in Penang, just outside at our private balcony.

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The largest free-form pool in Penang, totaling 2,400 square meters, replete with sand islands, water slides and luxurious poolside cabanas. Of course, there is the private beech just along the coastal line.

Another thing I love about this hotel is the ‘green planet theme’ that they are promoted all year long, everything presented the messages is hidden inside there, including their laundry bag, their room service dining, all the toiletries, etc. So Hard Rock spirit! ^^

The walls in the Hard Rock Hotel Penang are adorned with images, memorabilia and icons reflecting the revolution that changed the face of music, fashion and arts. It's a celebration of popular culture from the 50's through the new millennium.

Its fun atmosphere and clean, modern lines make this the ultimate rock retreat for all! I especially love the Beetles mosaic wall and the rest rooms at the ground floor too.

When the night comes, the lightings at the entrance of the lobby, will glows and shown out the Hard Rock signature logo and changing the colours times to time.

During our first night there, actually is the arrival of the R&B icon white sculpture – Michael Jackson, which after that, placed at the entrance of the Hard Rock Café. There is a giant guitar at the entrance of the parking area.

There is also a Lil' Rock Kids Club, a full-service luxury spa, a well-equipped gym and two Hard Rock merchandise stores. Other services and facilities include Teens Club, wireless Internet access, foosball table, pool tables and a variety of electronic game stations.

It is iconic, bringing the multicultural Penang to new heights with its authentic Hard Rock experience. This hip and trendy resort in Penang is suitable for families, couples and singles for their relaxing in Penang.

Hope we will come again in the near future…

Energetic Morning at Batu Ferringhi Beach 17 Dec 2010

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Most activities are centered around Batu Ferringhi, where most of the popular beach resorts are located. Their facilities include waterskiing, sailing, windsurfing, water scooters, and waterskiing. This prime stretch of beach is always a hive of activity with elite nightspots and restaurants which come to life in the evening.

We had tried out some of those activities before we took off and checked out from the hotel, i.e. pony or horse riding, windsurfing, etc.

What a Night at Batu Ferringhi ^^ 16 Dec 2010

After both Issac and Annabelle, together with Mummy have a good rest ^^ in the afternoon, actually we had a good nap, waiting for Daddy came back from the Georgetown, we went out from the hotel and walked towards the sidewalk bazaar along the street. We actually would like to do it yesterday night, eventually we were so tired and slept early. It was really exhausted as the day before we were travelling in the car early in the morning.

While we were walking down the coast of Batu Ferringhi, we can see Malay and Chinese  fishing villages. The cafes, restaurants, sidewalk stalls and single-story shops that line Batu Ferringhi road, are run by people of different races, all sharing in the wealth that tourism brings in to Batu Ferringhi. And although the sidewalk bazaar in Batu Ferringhi has a noticeably larger number of Chinese entrepreneurs, there are a few stalls selling speciality items that are run by entrepreneurs of different races.

The roadside of Batu Ferringhi's beach hotels transforms into a bazaar after the sunset, in a tribute to free enterprise, traders from all over the island set up their stalls under colourful canopies all along the stretch. And, this is the Batu Ferringhi Night Market. A typical Malaysian pasar malam (night market), the one at Batu Ferringhi is simply huge with more than 1,000 stalls lining the main road.

The exciting sidewalk bazaar that takes place every day from around 6pm until past midnight. This night bazaar is a busy and enjoyable shopping experience for visitors, and plenty of haggling can be heard along the stretch of individual stalls. Traders and buyers negotiating in good humour for the best price for the variety of items on sale – from imitation designer T-shirts to silver jewellery, colourful plastic buoys to fragile exotic curios.

Daddy bought a pair of Spiderman sandals and a Ben 10 T-shirt for Issac, whereby Belle is the toys. It was around 7.00pm when we received Andrew’s call and asked us go for dinner at one of the famous restaurant.

After we have done with our shopping and we were too tired to walk back to our hotel, we just hailed one of the many trishaw that ply in front of Holiday Inn.

We again, drove our car to the Golden Thai Restaurant for our dinner. It is a seafood market which offers seafood cuisine in Thai theme decorations. We saw varieties of fresh and live seafood in the big aquariums: Alaskan Spider Crab, Emperor Crab, Snow Crab, Australian Lobster, Rainbow Lobster, Pearl Lobster, Giant Mantis Prawn, Geoduck, Eels and other fish.

All the kids except Issac and Annabelle went up to the stage to join the dances at the show. Followed by playing at the beach area just behind the restaurant.

A really entertaining and enjoyable dinner we had…

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This would be our first experience too, tasting the original fresh water Alaskan Spider Crab! Really tasted differently and delicious. We can never forget this meals as it costs nearly RM3,000 and the Crab itself is around RM1,500! Besides the tasty cuisine, there is a cultural show as well, dancers were performing all races of cultural dances Malay, India and Chinese too.