Ben Ben's Blog

Good bye to Chinese New Year holidays

2012-01-30T09:52:00.003+08:00

It's back to school now, and I am really sad. I had lots of fun in Ipoh. Here are some pictures of what we did in Ipoh.

With my cousin, Joel.
He is the same age as I am, only a few months younger.

Doing Sand Art with my cousins.
I chose the most difficult one
with a Chinese New Year theme.

The 4 of us

With my family

We played in our water pool almost every afternoon.

Guess who we where shooting at.....

My Daddy!!!

We went kite flying

Can you see our kite?

And the all-time favourite of many - Fireworks

Lion Dance

2012-01-23T14:02:00.000+08:00

Harvesting Bananas in Ipoh

2012-01-23T13:10:00.000+08:00

There is a big banana tree in Yeh Yeh's garden in Ipoh. Dadi and Yeh Yeh were harvesting bananas.

Chop...chop....chop......

Huge...huge....

We were happy to witness the harvesting

Dino Pillowcase

2012-01-18T21:29:00.002+08:00

Mami bought this Dino Pillowcase last month for me from another mother who blogs via Facebook. She purchased the Cat Pillowcase for Shaun TiTi.

Shaun Shaun and I really love the pillowcases. It's nice to sleep on and I would sleep exactly how the boy sleeps in the photo with the dino pillowcase. I love to hold the dino legs at the edge. In fact, I have a habit of twisting the dino legs when I am falling asleep.

I hope to be able to bring this Dino Pillowcase to Ipoh during Chinese New Year.

Can I dance?

2012-01-18T12:34:00.001+08:00

I can sing or and play the piano or electone. But can I dance?

Mami has always said that I look like a "wood" when it comes to dancing. Can't blame me, I'm probably just like her.

When it comes to dancing, I'm always very shy. My little brother too. Want to see my little brother dance?

We both like High School Musical very much. Once in a while, we will sing the songs from High School Musical together at home.

By the way, you can see my brother and I playing a duet (or pretending to play a duet) at Shaun Shaun's blog.

A snapshot of my Electone performance

2012-01-17T09:34:00.000+08:00

This was the song which I performed in Yamaha Claris Music last Sunday. It's quite a long song, so Mami had trimmed the video to upload into this blog.

This song is entitled "Appear" sung by a Korean singer Kim Bum Soo from the Korean movie: Secret Garden.

New Electone Book - Step 4

2012-01-16T09:02:00.002+08:00

I will be starting this new electone book and I am very excited. It is certainly more difficult than the previous one, and I hope I'm able to play the pieces well. I am beginning to realise that the pieces are getting harder and harder. I am worried if I can cope with it.

Last night, Mami spent some time explaining to me that I have to trust that God will help me in all I do. Mami said that God is a mighty God who can do all things. She even taught me this song ....

Ah Lord God, Thou has made the heavens and the earth by

Thy great power

Ah Lord God, Thou has made the heavens and the earth by

Thy outstretched arms

Nothing is too difficult for Thee

Oh.. great and mighty God

Great in council and mighty indeed

Nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing

Nothing is too difficult for Thee

Mami said that this is an old song. So, we don't hear this in church anymore. I need to learn how to trust God and put my worries behind me.

Food Allergy

2012-01-15T21:49:00.002+08:00

If God would grant me a wish, I wish God will take away my allergy. I am lactose intolerant. I am also unable to eat eggs. I do not avoid eggs altogether, but Mami does control my egg intake.

I just wish that I can enjoy good food just like other people. I can't eat chocolates or ice creams or pizzas or drink milk shakes. Once in a while, Dadi and Mami would allow me to eat a little, but most of the time, it's a "No". My allergy symptoms differ from time to time. My worst symptom would be the swelling of my lips and gums which may lead to gum infection. I would have to take antibiotics if there is a gum infection. With a little dairy, I would normally have sore throat. I would have to gargle sea salt twice a day to prevent me from getting tonsillitis. Mami would also give me two doses of Esberitox each day.

I really envy other children who are able to eat anything they want. I have been praying that God will remove my allergy. I pray that God will grant me my heart's desire one day. Mami said that I have to be patient for the day to come.

Appear by Kim Bum Soo from the Soundtrack Secret Garden

2012-01-15T21:08:00.000+08:00

I played the song "Appear" by Kim Bum Soo from the soundtrack of Secret Garden. Mami was unable to post the video of me playing the song because it was a rather long song. I was glad I played well today on the Electone. I am grateful to my music teacher for teaching me this song. It is my favourite korean song.

This is me ensuring that the settings are correct on the Electone.
My music teacher was "double checking" and helping me.

My lego creation

2012-01-15T08:02:00.005+08:00

The following post was narrated by Benjamin.

This is my lego creation. I used my own imagination to build this. It is a house for my policeman. It took me alot of time to build this house.

I used alot of bricks to build this house. I use alot of "shinies" to decorate my house.

I hope my parents like this house. I hope you like this house too.

Music Practices

2012-01-13T09:19:00.000+08:00

Mami has been very lenient on my music practices recently. I would normally take about 1 hour to practice my music daily. 30 minutes for my JXC Yamaha lessons and another 30 minutes for my individual Electone lessons. Since school started, I have been skipping some practices.

I really need to spend more time practising as my lessons are beginning to be tougher. This Sunday afternoon, there is a concert for 3 group classes. I was requested to play a Korean Song sung by Kim Bum Soo called "Appear" from the movie Secret Garden. It's my favourite song from this Korean movie. It has a fast and catchy rhythm.

I would normally practice the song at home on my Electone. We have an Electone Stagea-Mini (ELB-01) at home. It is an Electone entry level model. However, for the concert, I would need to play on a different model this Sunday. It is an ELS-01C so called custom model, carrying a larger number of voices and other features. It really sounds different and more grand from the Stagea mini.

Because it is a different model, I was requested to come this Saturday morning to Yamaha to practice on this model. I need to wear shoes to practice too. I am pretty excited about it. This electone model feels bigger to me. I hope I can play well on this model.

Happy News for the Day

2012-01-12T09:26:00.001+08:00

This morning, I was reluctant to wake up from bed. I told Mami that I felt really tired and wanted to sleep longer. It was only 6 a.m.

I have been feeling really tired lately. I have to wake up at 6 a.m. as my Aunty van driver comes at 6:45 a.m. School starts at 7:45 a.m.. School ends at 2:35 p.m. and I would arrive home before 3:30 p.m. I guess I am still not used to skipping my afternoon naps. Mami or Dadi would normally put me to bed by 8:30 p.m., with the exception of Thursdays when I have music class at night.

I was really happy when Mami whispered a "surprise" news into my ears while I was drinking milk in my room. She said "I have a surprise and an idea for you this morning. What if I arrange for someone else to fetch your TiTi from Kindergarden and Mami would fetch Benjamin from school instead....". My eyes immediated opened. I was so happy. Immediately I felt some energy within me. I love the

This would mean that Mami would fetch me to school in the morning. We would probably leave about 7:10 a.m. from the house. I told Mami I would want to go as early as I can. Then, she would have to do her morning marketing after dropping me off on certain days. After that, she would come back and fetch Shaun TiTi at 8:30 a.m. to his Kindergarden. By 2:05 p.m., Mami has to leave the house to wait outside my school. As soon as school is over, I will go to the guard house and wait for her. I would certainly come back much earlier than before. As for Shaun TiTi, an uncle will fetch him back from school at 2:15 p.m. I hope this arrangement will work out fine. Mami said that she make start this arrangement next Monday. I was so excited when I heard this news from her.

I know Mami and Dadi love me very much. They are trying to make the best arrangements for me to ensure that I am happy and comfortable with my schooling days.

Teaching my brother chinese

2012-01-11T18:57:00.001+08:00

I am worried over my Shaun Shaun TiTi's studies when he goes to my old Chinese Kindergarden. So, now I am giving him tuition using flashcards. I hope he will know a little bit of chinese when he goes to my old Chinese Kindergarden. I hope he will listen to me too.

Should I have a Facebook account?

2012-01-11T18:44:00.002+08:00

My class teacher is on Facebook and she has a Facebook account for our class to join the group. My teacher would post our homework into Facebook everyday. It is also a place where parents is able to post any queries or comments to her. Sometimes she would also post some comments e.g. what we like to eat.

I know how to login to Facebook. I have been logging into Facebook everyday using my Mami's account, most of the time to play a game called Backyard Monster. Because of school, I am only able to access into Facebook for a little while just to check on my pet Monster. I also know how to post new comments and read the comments posted by others. I have posted comments to my teachers before.

I was just asking Mami if I could open a Facebook account on my own. Obviously Mami said no and she felt that it was unnecessary at this present moment. I wonder when would be the appropriate time to do so.

Me with glasses

2012-01-11T07:15:00.001+08:00

This is how I would look like if I wore glasses. I certainly looked old.

This picture was taken at Kai Yeh's house on New Year's Eve. It was another Cheh Cheh's glass frame with no lenses.

My first Bible Q&A

2012-01-11T07:10:00.001+08:00

We had chapel service in school yesterday. It was held in the school hall with all Primary 1, Primary 2 and Primary 3 students.

It was the first service of the year. A teacher taught us Genesis Chapter 1 about God's creation. After the teaching, the teacher asked questions about what God made in Day 1, Day 2, Day 3....etc.

I answered one of the question (of which I cannot remember now), and guess what? I received a gift for answering it correctly. I was one of the two Primary 1 students who answered a question. The remaining questions were answered by Primary 2 and 3 students.

My gift was a box of 50 Bible Quiz cards. It has questions and answers to test your bible knowledge. I shall bring this to Ipoh during Chinese New Year and test my Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah.

Dadi and Mami were proud of me. They were surprised that I was brave enough to put up my hands to answer a question in the midst of a big crowd of students.

School Isn't That Bad After All

2012-01-09T18:59:00.001+08:00

Today, I came back from school happy. As I came down from Aunty Wong's van (it's an aunty who drives a small van), I ran into the house and smiled at Mami. Mami asked me how school was and I said it was ok.

I took my bathe and immediately took out all my books from my school bag. It was homework time.

There was a little more homework today compared to last week. The homework was really simple. For mathematics, I am learning numbers 1 - 10. I needed to write them in numeric and words form. I had to also draw objects based on the numbers given.

For Moral B subject (Bible knowledge), we were given a memory verse. It was a memory verse which I memorized when I was 4 years old. It was Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth". Isn't that simple?

I had a spelling test today, and I managed to get all correct. The words were simple too. I was given ejaan words today to practice at home. It will only be tested next week.

Mami asked if I was active in class. I told her that I was a little shy, but had received some praises from some teachers. I was really happy. I was also elected as the "Leader" in class. As the leader, I am required to take care of my friends, ensure that the class is not noisy and ensure that the lights and fan in the classroom is switched off during break time. My class teacher chose me. She said that I will be the leader in the month of January. The rest of the students will be given an opportunity because the teacher will choose a new leader every month.

There is also a duty roster for us to clean the class. There will be class inspection to see whose class is the cleanest. I hope my class would be chosen.

School is quite ok. I just dislike the long hours. It makes me really tired when I arrive home. But the teachers and friends are nice and easy to get along.

I thank God for allowing me to go to this school.

Super Duper Light School Bag

2012-01-05T17:18:00.000+08:00

I am so happy when I came back from school. I told Mami that my school bag was really light because I only need to bring back books which requires revision or homework and my homework book.

I have a green homework book. I am supposed to write my homework in this book and my parents would need to check them and sign in the homework book to ensure that I had completed my work.

It is also a communication book. If there are notes for parents, I would need to write it into the book for my Dadi and Mami to read. If there is anything which I need to buy, Mami is able to request my teacher to buy and Mami would have to just give me the money in a sealed labelled envelope to be paid to my teacher. Teacher understands that some parents are unable to come to the bookshop to buy. The teachers will buy on our behalf.

This is my Homework Book

Notes that I write in my Homework book

Other than my homework book, I only had my Science Textbook and BM Workbook today. If a textbook is being used by the teacher, we are requested to bring it back to do revision. Same goes for our homework. All other books are left in my school desk or locker. All my "additional" exercise books are also left with the teachers for safekeeping.

Isn't it great that I don't need to carry my heavy books? My school bag is really super duper light.

My first day in Primary One

2012-01-05T11:39:00.002+08:00

Dadi and Mami fetched me to school on my 1st day to Primary One. We went early to school.

I was happy at the beginning with Dadi and Mami. However, once assembly started, I felt really sad. I knew Dadi and Mami were still in school watching me from afar, but I really wanted to be with them. In the morning, I had teary eyes now and then. It was one point when Dadi suddenly came to me and I hugged him and cried for a few seconds. We were queuing outside the classroom to go to the toilet. After for about 1 minute or so, I stopped crying because I knew I had to follow my friends in the queue.

A little dark when we arrived school.

These are my classmates. 10 girls and 10 boys.
We were queuing outside our classroom to adjourn to the Assembly Hall.

Moving into the Assembly Hall

My classroom. I'm seated right behind in the middle row.
There are only 3 rows in total. So, it is still very near the front.

This is another assembly after breakfast time.

I was listening attentively to the announces made.

I was trying hard to put a brave front. I was happy during my breakfast and lunch time because Dadi and Mami were around in the canteen to watch me eat.

My favourite. Dry noodles for breakfast. Breakfast is at 9:45 a.m.

This is my lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Rice with cabbage, two different types of chicken meat and a bowl of soup.

Dadi and Mami were with me when school ended. I was glad that Mami was really tired and thristy. It gave me an opportunity to suggest for a cold drink outside. So, we went to Leisure Mall and bought a cold drink. I had an ice cream treat from Dadi too.

My dessert treat after school at Leisure Mall

My new blue cap

2012-01-05T08:21:00.000+08:00

Mami took me cap-shopping b'coz my older caps were getting too small. I chose this blue cap because blue is my favourite colour... but when I showed it to Dadi, he said Kai Yeh Alvin Boey would be very sad....

Why... blue not nice meh??

Kai Yeh Alvin Boey is a die-hard "Red" Devil.... my deepest apologies....

School starts tomorrow

2012-01-03T17:05:00.001+08:00

School starts tomorrow. I guess there wouldn't be any more "kai kai" except during the weekends occasionally. I know Mami would be emphasizing on my school revision during the weekends.

Today is a boring day for me. Dadi and Mami were very busy doing some cleaning in their room. Lots of clearing, filing and cleaning for the entire half a day. Mami gave some activities for Shaun TiTi and I to do while they were busy.

We first started to complete a Dinosaur sticker book. I took out the stickers and Shaun Shaun would stick them into the sticker book.

Then Dadi came with many Chinese New Year cards and envelopes. We were requested to write some Chinese New Year cards for my loved ones and friends. This task really took us alot of time to complete.

Ah Mah was at home with us. Ah Mah had to take care of our lunch. We ate something which I refer as "flat flat noodles".... yum yum. It's just dry organic noodles with minced meat and fish cakes. My favourite.

I did not take my afternoon nap today. I am officially a grown up boy. No more napping because I can't nap anymore from tomorrow onwards. I would come back from school only at about 3:20 p.m.. It would be too late to nap.

As today is a Tuesday, I had my individual electone class.

For the rest of the day, I watched TV and played my favourite computer game in Facebook called the Backyard Monster. I really love to play this game because I can take control of my yard. I have a monster called Drull. I have always taken this monster Drull as my pet. It's my responsibility to ensure that I feed my pet on time. I have to ensure that my yard is protected by others who would occasionally attack me to steal my resources. So, I need to have a good strategy to build my defences and position my buildings and harvesters at the right place. Doesn't it sound interesting?

I am quite sad that school starts tomorrow. It also means that I have to say goodbye to my pet, Drull. Mami promised me that she will take over the yard and feed my pet once a day. She would only allow me to feed my Drull during the weekends. Bye-bye my beloved pet, Drull.

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T20:27:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year everyone. Is is already Year 2012.

As usual, we woke up early today. It's a Sunday, so, we all went to church. There wasn't any Children Ministry Class today. However, Aunty Madeline was really good. Half way through the sermon, she allowed us to go upstairs to our class and redeem gifts using our points earned from reciting memory verses. Shaun TiTi redeemed a sticker book and I redeemed a Word Search book.

We went to Great Eastern Mall after church. We ate in Cosy Corner and I ordered chicken chop with gravy. It's nice and tasty. Mami and Ah Mah bought some groceries at Cold Storage.

Shaun TiTi and I managed to take a nap and we went cycling again at the playground. I manage to cycle pretty well. I guess practise makes perfect. We spent some time on the slide and monkey bar too. I had just realised how difficult it was to swing on the monkey bar.

After our dinner, a few-doors-away neighbour was outside riding a scooter. My Shaun TiTi and I joined him outside. Not long after that, we asked permission for my neighbour to come in a play. He was also my kindergarten friend from the same class.

This is Shaun's new Cars 2 toy

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It's a great day today and I really wish that everyday is like today.... all fun, fun, fun.

On the last day of 2011....

2012-01-01T17:31:00.001+08:00

What did you do on the last day of 2011?

I had lots of fun. In the morning, we went to Gardens, Kids eWorld. We went there for two reasons. The first was because we had lots of energy and if we are not tired enough, it would be difficult for us to take a nap in the afternoon. Secondly, Mami and Ah Mah had to go shop for Chinese New Year clothes. It's just round the corner.

We also had our hair cut. I reminded Mami and Dadi that I needed to ensure that my hair does not touch my eyebrow or uniform collar. So, here I am with my new haircut.

We brothers are soldiers. We are all ready to join the army.

Finally we attended Kai Yeh's party in his new home. We played pictionary as always. It's what I really looked forward to.

Dadi, Shaun TiTi and I

This was me using a Sparkler to draw on the road

This was Shaun TiTi touching the road.
The heart shaped design was drawn by Ashley Cheh Cheh using a Sparker.

It was a fun time for us. Unfortunately we had to leave early and did not stay on very late. Dadi and Mami wanted us to get enough rest to ensure that we could wake up the next morning for church service.

I can do it without my training wheels

2011-12-30T21:50:00.001+08:00

I am so happy and proud of myself.

Yesterday, Dadi and Mami brought us to the playground with a basketball court. We brought our bicycles and I managed to cycle without the training wheels on the basketball court.

Shaun Shaun obviously is able to cycle well and fast. He has his training wheels on. I was encouraged to try without them. Dadi had to hold me at the beginning and as I practised a few rounds, Dadi let me go, and yey..... I am proud to say that I could do it. I am just not good at starting off on my own.

Mami did not bring her camera to take a picture of this magical moment of mine. Dadi asked her why and she replied "Eer.... I didn't think that Ben would be able to do it.".

Well, I've proven Mami wrong :)

My favourite toy as at today - Cars 2

2011-12-30T21:34:00.002+08:00

I have two favourite toys at the moment. But I'll just mention one. I'll let you know the other later. Let me play with it a little while before confirming it's my favourite toy.

I love Cars2. My favourite is this red bus which Mami bought for me for my Christmas present.

This red bus can carry all the cars which Mah Mah and Mami bought for me. I would keep all the cars inside this bus everyday. There are many slots to put my cars, both inside and on the bus.

Can you see through the windows all my cars stored inside the bus.
If there is not enough space, you can store more cars above.

I have two more cars which was supposed to be in the bus.
I guess Shaun TiTi took it out.
I really wanted to buy one more car which is Mater's girlfriend, Holly.
But it's out of stock everywhere I go.

Not only that, I can also slide a car in the bus and it would come out from the door of the bus. It's really cool.

My Shaun TiTi putting his green bus on the bus slide

Shaun TiTi's green bus racing out from the door of the bus. Cool isn't it.
I can do the same for my other cars.

I have been pestering Mami to buy me the Spy Jet from Cars2. Mami is probably waiting to redeem some Jusco Vouchers to purchase it. I hope she doesn't wait till my birthday next year. April is a long way to go for me.

Another letter from my friend

2011-12-30T11:35:00.003+08:00

I just received a hand delivered letter from Loke Yao Ren.

My first Season Greeting card received

2011-12-30T10:50:00.003+08:00

This is an outdated post. I had earlier received this Season Greeting Card from my friend in my previous kindergarden.

My first Season Greeting Card from Law Xi Ze.
He was in the same class as I was when we were 5 and 6 years old in Tadika Midah

A letter to my friend

2011-12-29T16:44:00.001+08:00

As I promised, I wrote a letter to a friend.

A pleasant surprise

2011-12-29T15:25:00.003+08:00

I was so glad that another good friend of mine called me today. His name is Loke Yao Ren. He is one of my best friend from the school bus, in Orange Class at the same tadika previously.

I didn't know what to say. I just asked how he was. He told me that he had just arrived home from his Primary One school. I guess it must be his orientation day. His mother spoke to me over the phone and asked me which school I would be attending next year.

I managed to ask him for his phone number and address. I promised him that I'll deliver a letter to him tomorrow. I wonder what I should write in my letter?

My TiTi is more important than my toys

2011-12-28T21:40:00.003+08:00

Mami took out a new transformer toy for me today. It's a toy which was kept for a long time. She didn't want to open it because I was not quite a fan of transformer. I don't mind playing it, but it's just not my favourite.

I thought it was rather strange for Mami to just open a new toy for me. I guess she pitied me because my Shaun TiTi has been very possessive over toys.He would also "hijack" my new toys if he really likes them. In addition, Shaun TiTi has started dominating my Cars 2 toys. So, Mami felt that I deserved something new to play with.

I was quite happy when Mami showed me a new Elite Bumblebee transformer. As Mami was opening the packaging, as expected my Shaun TiTi came and insisted that he wanted the toy. Mami said that it was for Kor Kor. Immediately Shaun replied "Must share what".

Dadi sternly told Shaun that it was unfair for Shaun insisting for the toy. Dadi knows what will happen if the toy lands on Shaun TiTi's hands. It will never come to me, especially when it comes to something that he likes. Shaun was pretty upset, went away and cried. He didn't cry loudly, but I wasn't sure if it was crocodile tears.

Mami was trying to comfort Shaun. She told him that she will buy a small surprise for him later in Tesco. I told Mami that she didn't need to. I will give my new toy to Shaun TiTi. Mami was surprised and asked me why I responded in such a manner. My answer was "My toys are not that important. My Shaun TiTi is more important to me than my toys". Mami and Dadi were really proud of me.

Primary One Orientation Day

2011-12-28T15:53:00.000+08:00

Today was a big day for me. I was certainly NOT looking forward for this day. I had earlier complained to Dadi and Mami that I was not ready to go to a new big school.

However, I was still in a good mood today. I was eager to see how the new school was. My only questions to Mami were "Does the school principal speaks English? What about other teachers?"

Ready to leave the house for school

A new watch for me to wear to school.

As my transporter will be fetching me back at a later time,

I would need to know the time.

This is a pick-up card. For the transporter to flash my name

and I'll be called to board a van.

My Mami, still in disbelief that I am really a big boy now.

This is my classroom. I am in 1 Aman.

Mami is quite happy that I have been assigned to this class.

She likes the class teacher

and I am in Blue house. My favourite colour. Thank you God.

This is my school

Cars 2

2011-12-27T21:22:00.001+08:00

Shaun TiTi and I did not have the opportunity to watch Cars 2 in the cinema.....but thank God someone saved the day. Mah Mah bought me a Cars 2 DVD, and we enjoyed it at home. We made our very own cinema at home, with the lights off, loud volume and a big soft couch to sit on.

We really love Cars 2. On the first day we watched it, we played it 3 times. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening.

Because of my craze for Cars 2, Mami bought me the Cars 2 red bus which could store my cars. Mah Mah bought me so many Cars 2 at different occasions, and Mami added one more into my collection. All my Cars 2 collection can talk. I really did not appreciate the cars which Mah Mah bought for me earlier, but now, they are really my favourite toys. I am so happy.

Dadi and Mami are currently planning to buy Cars 2 for Shaun's and my birthday next year. I've requested for the Jet and Shaun TiTi wanted the boat. Shaun's birthday is in February and mine in April. Perhaps it's too early to buy, but I know it's on their mind.

Note from Mami: I would have never thought that they would enjoy Cars 2. I thought they would find the movie scary. They are just so unpredictable.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

2011-12-27T21:14:00.001+08:00

We went to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks in the cinema at Leisure Mall. There were 5 of us, our family and Ah Mah. We wanted to go to the Gardens, but the timing was not too convenient for us.

I guess everyone said that the movie was good. As for Shaun Shaun TiTi and I, we did not enjoy it so much because it found it a little scary.

Every movie seems scary to the both of us. We are never really used to watching a movie in a cinema. This is our second experience. The first was Rio. We just dislike seeing bad guys being very fierce and loud, or scary animals like a shark with sharp teeth.

Dadi and Mami feel that they need to expose us to more movies in the cinema. I know the show is not real, but I am still frighten. I have no idea why.

House warming on Christmas eve

2011-12-27T21:07:00.001+08:00

I went to Uncle Robert and Aunty Becky's house warming on Christmas Eve. It was a great time of fellowship, with good food and a good game. I just love playing Pictionary.

The house was big and very nice. I told everyone that this is a house which I would want to buy and stay. Some people teased me and asked me to take out my piggy bank money to pay the deposit. The house next door was selling for RM1.2 million.

These are my team members

Working real hard to make up the word using the cards provided

My opponent team

You can certainly guess which team won

I was really sad when I arrived home because my team lost. But I really enjoyed playing.

Hong Kong trip - Part 5

2011-12-21T20:08:00.000+08:00

Other than Hong Kong Disneyland, we walked around where we stayed. We didn't do much shopping. Dadi probably shopped the most. He purchased a suit, a "hand chosen by me" belt and two t-shirts for Chinese New Year.

We left Hong Kong on Sunday and flew back through MAS airlines. But this time, it was different. We travelled on Business Class. The seats in the aeroplane was really comfortable. Good leg room which allowed the seats to recline to make a bed for us to sleep. There was lots and lots of food served. I didn't quite like the food, but I certainly enjoyed the Haagen Dazs ice cream.

At the Travellers Lounge.

It's certainly nothing compared to the Golden Lounge in KLIA

In the aeroplane. This is my Shaun TiTi enjoying his orange juice

This is me making a toast

Ah... this is the life....zzzzzz

If you want to see a few more photos of Disneyland, you can visit my Shaun TiTi's blog.

Goodbye Hong Kong and I hope to be able to make another visit one day.

Hong Kong Trip - Part 4

2011-12-21T18:29:00.002+08:00

I really enjoyed the shows in Disneyland. My favourite was the Golden Mickeys Show. We managed to watch it twice. Once on Day 1 and another time on Day 2. We had good seats due to the FassPass ticket.

The Golden Mickeys

The next favourite show would the the.....

Lion King

There were other shows of which Dadi could not take any photographs.

I really really really love the above two shows. I wished I could watch them over and over again. The best of all, I know how to play a few of the songs that was played during the show on my Electone. For example, Under the Sea, Beauty and the Beast and Can You Feel the Love Tonight.

Hong Kong Trip - Part 3

2011-12-21T17:42:00.002+08:00

Dadi purchased a 2-day ticket to Disneyland, with the FastPass.

We went to Disneyland on a Thursday. It was less crowded. We didn't have to wait too long for each ride. However, it was really crowded on the next day. I wanted to sit some of the rides again on the second day but I hesitated due to the long queue.

My favourite rides were......

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

Autopia

The other rides are nice too.

The scariest ride for me was in Toy Story Land. It was called RC Racers.

I rode on all of the rides in Disneyland except for 2 rides in the Toy Story Land, the Carousel which I thought was too kiddy for me, and the Space Mountain. After my experience on the RC Racers ride, I decided not to go for the Space Mountain. I was afraid that my heart would drop out throughout the ride.

Hong Kong Trip - Part 2

2011-12-21T14:04:00.000+08:00

We stayed at the Regal I-Club hotel. It was near the Wan Chai station. It was convenient to travel around. There were lots of shops and some food outlets outside our hotel.

I love the hotel room. Dadi booked the 2-rooms family suite. I told Mami that the best thing about the hotel was the "comfy bed".

Checking-in the hotel

At the hotel lobby

Welcome to our family suite

This is our super small kitchen and dining area

I told you the bed was comfy. Look at how comfortable my little brother was....

Hong Kong Trip - Part 1

2011-12-21T13:22:00.003+08:00

We are finally back from a 5-Days 4-Nights trip to Hong Kong. I went with my Yeh Yeh, Mah Mah, Dadi, Mami and Shaun Shaun TiTi. It was a great trip.

We flew through MAS Airlines. Dadi had used his Enrich Points to redeem our air tickets.

Here we are in the airport. We went to the Golden Lounge for breakfast. The food was really good and the best of all was certainly the Haagen Dazs icecream. Yummy Yummy.

Shaun and I at KLIA

Entrance of the Golden Lounge

Mah Mah and us inside the Golden Lounge

Enjoying our food and ice cream in the Golden Lounge.

You can't quite see our food, because it has all gone down into our tummy.

Retired page boy

2011-12-11T16:48:00.007+08:00

My first experience as a page boy was when I was 4 years old in year 2009. I was really excited when I came to know that I was being selected as a page boy. I knew what a page boy was because I had seen Dadi and Mami's wedding video and Nicolas Kor Kor was their page boy at that time. He was only 3 years old then. He was really cute.

We went hunting for a page boy outfit. Previously Nicolas Kor Kor's outfit was tailored. As for me, Dadi and Mami found a good outfit at Kiko in Isetan, KLCC. The price was certainly more reasonable than tailoring.

Being a page boy was a pleasant experience. I learnt how to walk according to the rhythm of the music. I had to ensure that my body was straight, and was supposed to smile throughout the time while walking down aisle. I was told that I look good and handsome.

The following pictures were taken in 2009, my first page boy experience at the age of 4.

I was honoured when I was requested to be the page boy for another wedding this year. Mami was a little reluctant for me to be the page boy. She felt that I was no longer "cute" and was hoping that Shaun could take over my place. Dadi was in the opinion that it would be better for both to be page boys. I was certainly more matured for the job. Shaun TiTi was only 3 years old. There were many "what ifs" in the minds of Dadi and Mami. I guess if Shaun TiTi decided to change his mind, there would still be another page boy to walk down the aisle.

So, finally, it was decided for us to be page boys together-gether. I was delighted with the news.

We went hunting for another page boy outfit because my previous one was too small for me and too large for Shaun. It wasn't a difficult task to look for the outfit. We knew that Kiko brand would carry the outfit, but we had to look for the outlet which carried this range of clothing. We made some phone calls to different Kiko outlets and was informed that MidValley carried this range. So, we managed to buy the exact same outfit.

I am very thankful for this experience. I know that this is probably my last experience to be a page boy. Looking at the pictures, I do not think that I look any different from my previous. I am certainly just taller, but I think I still look good and handsome, right?

I'm really excited for the days to come

2011-12-08T21:45:00.004+08:00

I have started counting for the days to come. I am really excited. After a week of absence, Dadi would be back from Myanmar this Sunday. My Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah are coming from Ipoh on Monday. Finally, we are all going to Hong Kong Disneyland together on Wednesday. I really can't wait. I have been trying to explain to TiTi all these events. I told him that we will be taking a taxi to a place, then a train to the airport and an aeroplane to Hong Kong. So, we are taking 3 different types of transportation. That would be really exciting.

My TiTi is also excited. He wakes up everyday, asking if today is December-to-Wednesday yet. He doesn't know how to count the days and he doesn't know how to look at the calendar. So, he says that we are going to Hong Kong on "December-to-Wednesday".

To my Dadi - I prayed for the weather to be good this Sunday so that the pilot can drive the aeroplane safely and that you can come back early and safely. I prayed that the pilot will be careful too. See you soon, Dadi.

To my Yeh Yeh - I prayed for God to heal your arm so that it would not be painful anymore. I want to go fishing with you.

This is me and my cheeky younger brother

2011-12-07T20:26:00.002+08:00

This is me at 6 years and 7 months old

2011-12-07T20:25:00.002+08:00

My thinking mode about my future

2011-12-07T10:44:00.003+08:00

I've been thinking alot over the past few nights about my future. Mami was pretty upset with me last night because I kept asking her the same questions over and over gain. I then had an idea and called my Mah Mah in Ipoh to run through my questions before bed.

It all started on Sunday night. I wasn't too sure what triggered my thinking. I suddenly cried and asked why Ah Kong was not alive. I told Mami that I wished my Ah Kong was still alive and I wanted to see him. Mami gave a lengthy explanation of how Ah Kong was and said that he is currently in Heaven. Ah Kong is able to see us and one day, we are able to see him too. We were on this topic for almost an hour and finally, I kept silent in tears for about 10 minutes. Mami was worried and asked me what I thinking of. I said that I was sending a message to Ah Kong in Heaven. My message was "Ah Kong, I know you are alive and are in Heaven. I love you very much".

On Monday night, I didn't cry, but I asked Mami if she was sure that Ah Kong could see me even if my house was covered with a roof. I couldn't understand how Ah Kong could see through the roof and bricks. Mami was looking a little frustrated, thinking that my conversation will end up for another hour. After some brief explanation from Mami, I decided to ask her other questions.

I then asked her a few questions. I asked her where I would be staying once I have a wife. Would I stay here in my parent's house or another house. Should I stay with my parents or with my parents-in-law? Who will I marry? Should I stay in a condominium or a house like the one I am staying now? How do I get the money to buy a house. Once again, Mami spent about an hour trying to answer my questions and settling me in bed.

On Tuesday night, my episode repeated. I asked the same questions as the night before. Mami tried to brush me off saying that she had explained it the night before. I didn't want to make her frustrated. I immediately asked for her handphone and called my 'all-knowing' grandparents. Mah Mah picked up the phone and attended to my questions.

Mami hopes that I would not ask her the same questions tonight again. I hope so too.

Why do I like Lego?

2011-12-05T17:49:00.002+08:00

Mami kept asking me why I love Lego? Here is my answer.

1) I like to build Lego

2) It looks very nice

3) It looks very grand

4) I can play with the Lego that I built

5) I want to keep my Lego for my children. I want to teach them how to build Lego.

Posted by Benjamin

Lego Decorations at Bangsar Village II

2011-12-05T17:45:00.002+08:00

Went to Bangsar Village II for a shopping adventure with Mami, Ah Mah and Shaun TiTi. The shopping adventure was to buy a Christmas present for my cousin, Ashley Cheh Cheh.

I enjoyed the Christmas decorations at Bangsar Village II.

There were many more Legos displayed there. There was a Lego sale there, but I didn't buy any because they didn't have sale for the Kingdom series.

A letter to my friend

2011-12-03T19:08:00.002+08:00

Mami met my friend's grandmother in the market recently. I had lost my friend's house address and am happy that Mami was able to obtain the address again.

I wrote a letter to him and wanted to give him a pen for him to write letters too. I'll be inserting the pen with the letter into an envelope later.

This is what I wrote.

My drawing of Transformers

2011-12-03T18:41:00.002+08:00

Mami drew a Transformer a few days ago for Shaun. I wanted to do the same. It didn't turn out very nice, but at the very least, my Shaun TiTi liked it. I was thoughtful enough to draw some boxes for him to paste his Transformer stickers.

Cell Group Retreat to Kee's Farmstay, Pertang

2011-12-01T10:01:00.008+08:00

Our Cell Group had a retreat last Sunday to Kee's Farmstay at Pertang. It was a short but sweet retreat for all of us. We really enjoyed ourselves.

The place was peaceful, refreshing and clean. The rooms were clean, comfortable with 2 king sized mattresses in each room, equipped with a fan and air-condition.

There were many farm animals there. I was more interested in feeding the hungry goats. They were pretty fierce looking.

My cousin, Ashley Cheh Cheh feeding a goat

What we enjoyed most was fishing. We were able to do fishing in a big pond. There were two big ponds to fish from. Once we caught a fish, we could either release the fish back into the pond or keep them to buy/ barbeque. It cost RM15 per kilo for a Talapia fish.

I don't have photos of us fishing. But this is my Ah Ku and Aunty Kay, barbequing our fishes.

While Ah Ku was barbequing, we were playing in a rest area.

Before we left for home, we wanted to buy more fish back. The owner suggested that we catch from a separate place where they stored the bigger ones. We sent two brave boys, Win Sern and my cousin, Nicolas Kor Kor to go into the "slimy water" a catch with a net.

We had a great time running around.

Our cell group photo

My Dinosaurs

2011-11-30T15:44:00.004+08:00

I am Benjamin and I look photographs of my dinosaurs. I would like to write this post on my own.

These are my dinosaurs. My dinosaurs are also very powerful. They can get away from danger.

Let me introduce my dinosaurs to you.

This is pteranodon. He can fly away from the danger.

This is triceratops. He can scare away the meat eaters by pointing its horn.

This is stegosaurus.

The stegosaurus can fight with the meat eaters

by using its strong tail which can lift up very high.

This is diplodocus. It is a plant eater.

It walks very slowly and does not harm anyone.

This is charonosaurus. I do not know how this dinosaur is,

but I always think that this dinosaur can run very fast.

This is the end of my dinosaur story.

Jim West's Dinosaur

2011-11-30T06:38:00.003+08:00

I went to PJ Live Arts to watch Jim West's Dinosaur last Saturday. It wasn't really crowded. It was nice and interesting. The most interesting part of it all, was that they taught us simple steps to make dinosaur puppets.

There were books sold at the entrance. Mami didn't buy any books for me.

She bought one Dinosaur Sticker Book for Shaun Shaun.

Inside the theatre.

We took a picture at the corner of the stage

before the show started.

Treasured moments with Paternal Grandparents

2011-11-26T22:31:00.001+08:00

I wish to write about my Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah so that I can remember them when I grow up. My Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah are staying in Ipoh. They are both retired, helping my Ku Ku and Ku Cheong to take care of my cousins, Joel and Jared.

I always regard my Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah as the "Know-It-All" grandparents. You'll understand why when you read on.

My Yeh Yeh is a retired engineer, Dadi says that he studied in a place called Calgary in Canada, which is very far away. Dadi says he was a Colombo scholar, I don't know what that means though ... Yeh Yeh is a smart engineer and worked in a factory called UAC in Ipoh.

My Mah Mah on the other hand a retired teacher, Dadi says that she taught Geography, English and ~~Capentry~~ Living Skills in school. Dadi says she was a Perak State Scholar. In school Mah Mah used to be a disciplinary mistress.... emmmm but she doesn't look strict to me... But Dadi says that she was strict with him when he was younger.

They have an active lifestyle in Ipoh. They are very much involved in church activities. Yeh Yeh is serving in the Chinese Church and Mah Mah is a Committee Member in the Church Kindergarden. They are also involved in other social work.

Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah like to travel with their church group, Dadi is always saying that they are in China, Turkey or some other place I have not heard of before. I wonder if I am able to go to those places when I am all grown up like them.

I love my Mah Mah and Yeh Yeh around because they always teach me new things, Yeh Yeh taught me ping pong, carroms, badminton... Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah brought me to buy my first badminton racket in Ipoh. If I have a question I don't have an answer to, I can call Mah Mah and she will explain things to me.

If Dadi travels for a long time, Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah will come down to take care of me and Shaun. Especially in the last two years when Ah Mah was not well, they will come down to take care of me and Shaun Shaun whenever possible. It is fun having them around...

I thank God for my Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah and I love them very much.

Treasured moments with Maternal Grandparents

2011-11-26T22:26:00.004+08:00

I have never known my Ah Kong. I have heard many stories about him from Mami, and I know that he is certainly someone I would have been proud off.

My Ah Kong was the Deputy Director General of Department of Survey and Mapping. He was a Senior Government Officer in Jabatan Ukur and Pemetaan Malaysia. He retired just before he passed away.

Ah Kong passed away in May 2004 due to cancer. It was after that when Mami conceived me a few months later. I guess it was God's perfect timing for Mami to conceive me. It had helped her move on, putting behind all the grievances. However, even when I was still in Mami's tummy, I knew that Mami was constantly sad over the lost of her beloved Daddy. Ah Mah was the one mostly affected by the lost of Ah Kong. She entered into a period of depression and everyone was praying that she would recover after my arrival.

By end of 2004, Dadi, Mami and Ah Mah shifted to a new house within Taman Midah. The new house is near Ah Ku's house. It was a busy time getting the house ready for my arrival. All went well and I was born in April 2005.

During that time, Dadi and Mami hired a maid who would help Ah Mah to take care of me. After two years, the maid left and Ah Mah, single handedly took care of me while Dadi and Mami were off to work. I was very fortunate to have Ah Mah around. She spent alot of time teaching me flashcards. Would you believe that my Ah Mah even flashed me cards everyday when I'm seated on my throne (potty) doing my business? Well, all the hard work paid off because I am proud to say that I was able to read very well at the age of 3.

It was sad when Ah Mah became ill when I was 4+. It was a very difficult time for the family. She first suffered from pneumonia and ended up with so many other complications, even the doctors were puzzled with her condition. At one stage, there were 5-6 different consulting doctors from different streams seeing her each time in her ward. She was also warded in the ICU and HDU. Ah Mah underwent all the test that the doctors could think of. X-rays, Ct Scan, Biopsy, Bone Marrow, Tibi test, Scope........ you name it, she certainly did it. None of doctors had a solution to treat Ah Mah. In helplessness, everyone prayed earnestly and trusted that God would intervene.

Dadi and Mami were stressed up ensuring that my needs were taken care off. Shaun TiTi was sent to the babysister for the whole day and was brought back only during the weekends. I was taken care by a new maid. There was a stage when the maid went back to Cambodia and didn't return. I was placed at the school daycare for a very short period of time. I knew Mami and Dadi were constantly worried about me. That was when Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah would come from Ipoh as often as they could to accompany me.

God was good and He healed my Ah Mah miraculously. It's amazing how Ah Mah's health turned around. Since then, Ah Mah has been staying with Ah Ku and Ah Kim and would spend the weekends with us. Although Ah Mah has recovered, but her health is still fragile and needs to be monitored. So, we would all have to give as much care to her where possible.

Ah Mah holds Shaun TiTi and I very close to her heart. She loves us very much. She is constantly worried over our studies and health. Everytime she hears any of us sick, she would immediately come over to stay the night with us. She is always checking on my school homework and reminding me to write properly. She constantly complains over my poor handwriting.

God has blessed me with Grandparents whom I love and am proud off. I thank God for them.

Letters for ME!

2011-11-25T13:07:00.003+08:00

I was so happy to receive 2 letters from my kindergarden friend. I just can't wait for Mami to try obtain my friend's address and I'll definitely reply this letter.

2 letters, one with a note and another with a sandart

Thank you Khoo Yue Jian....

Do elephants have fur?

2011-11-25T12:35:00.006+08:00

Mami was trying to prepare some Science questions for me in an exercise book. The questions were based on a Primary One Science Textbook.

After marking my answers, Mami was not too sure of one of the answer. Do elephants have fur? Mami asked Dadi and Mah Mah, and both said "No, elephants do not have fur". But the Science Textbook provided the answer as "Yes, elephants have fur".

My very own Christmas present to Mami and Dadi

2011-11-24T16:29:00.004+08:00

I secretly wrapped a Christmas Present for Mami and Dadi a few days ago. Since Mami was feeling very sad today, I hugged her and pat on her back. I immediately gave her the Christmas present just to cheer her up.

Presenting......Mami and Dadi's Christmas present

The content of the present

Christmas present from Ah Kim and Ah Ku

2011-11-24T16:21:00.004+08:00

I received another Christmas present. Mami kept asking me to put the present under the Christmas Tree. I attempted to do so, but I just couldn't resist opening it. I placed it near the tree, requested for a picture to be taken, and I then immediately opened it. Yey!!

My little secret... I cried last night....

2011-11-23T18:33:00.005+08:00

I cried last night before bed. Mami was surprised and asked me why. Here is my story....

I was doing some revision for Primary 1 Maths and Science yesterday evening. Mami gave me a few pages to complete. It was all in the BM language, and multiple choices. I made quite a fair bit of mistakes. It wasn't because I didn't know the answers. It was because I could not understand the questions in the Malay language. If only they were all in English, I would definitely be able to get them right.

Sample questions which I made mistakes were:

Maths:

1) Berapakah yang perlu ditambah kepada 6 supaya jadi 12?

2) Berapakah yang perlu ditolak daripada 9 supaya jadi 2?

3) Judy beli 15 buah buku latihan. Dia telah guna 9 buku latihan. Berapakah buku latihan yang belum diguna?

Science:

1) Jika kaki kita patah, kita tidak boleh

(a) melukis

(b) berlari

2) Apabila kita bermain badminton, kita mengguna anggota badan berikut kecuali

(a) tangan

(b) kaki

3) Manakah yang bukan fungsi mulut kita?

(a) Menyanyi

(b) Berjalan

Why did I cry? I cried because I am fearful that I wouldn't be able to learn the BM language. What if I can't do it in Primary One next year? What if I don't understand the teachers? What if I can't do well in my exams? What if....... ? What if.......? What if.......? These were my exact words to Mami last night.

Mami assured me that I'll do just fine. That was why Mami started with my Primary One revision now. She knew that I would feel this way if she didn't prepare me early.

I am a boy full of worries :(

My drawing of the human face

2011-11-23T08:56:00.003+08:00

I was asked by Mami to draw the parts of the face on my Science Revision Book. I hesitated as I told Mami I am not good at drawing anything. Mami encouraged me to try.

So....here is my attempt to draw the different parts of the human face....

Kingdom Legos for Christmas from Ah Mah

2011-11-22T16:28:00.009+08:00

If you have read my Shaun Shaun TiTi's blog, you would have known that today, I could choose my very own Christmas present at Toysrus. Ah Mah did not know what I wanted for Christmas, so, I was as free as a bird to land at any section within the toy shop.

I went hunting from one section to another for about 20 minutes but could not find anything. I felt disappointed and went to Mami for help. Mami asked what I liked to do. I said that I didn't know.

Mami followed me to every section within the toy shop again and we were both clueless. Finally Mami suggested for me to look at some Legos. I knew Legos were expensive, but I was really interested in the Kingdom Lego collection. When Ah Mah came to me, she immediately encouraged me to buy, since I liked it.

There were about 4 boxes of Lego to choose from, all within the Kingdom range. Out of 4, I was contemplating between 2 sets. Both sets were RM119.90 and RM129.90 respectively. In the end, Mami said "Why don't we'll just get both sets which you like". I asked Mami why? She said that one set will be from Ah Mah and another set will be from Mami & Dadi. I was really happy.

I went back with a great big smile. I immediately opened one and built it once I arrived home.

Please allow me to introduce my Legos....

This is the castle of the Dragon Knight.

It's a bad knight because it is black in colour.

There is a bad black horse being attacked by a good white knight.

This is the castle of the Lion Knight.

It belongs to good Knights because it's white in colour.

Can you see the Black Knight attacking this castle?

I managed to complete the first box of Lego.

Thank you to Ah Mah, Mami and Dadi (eer......I know that Dadi doesn't know about this) for my Christmas Presents.

Christmas Cards

2011-11-22T08:57:00.004+08:00

Made this yesterday during my arts and craft time at home.

My art punchers to beautify my card...

Yeh Yeh....here I come

2011-11-20T07:03:00.003+08:00

I woke up early in the morning on Sunday, just to play Chess with Mami. I'm preparing myself to challenge my Yeh Yeh in Chess. I just can't wait to see him this December.

This is me, preparing the Chess Board

for Mami to play with me

Dadi.... look at what I made?

2011-11-19T20:36:00.004+08:00

This post is dedicated to my Dadi who is currently in Jeju Island for a conference.

Dadi...Dadi.... look what I built for Shaun Shaun TiTi and I to play with.....

I have named my vehicles and here it goes...

This is called "Tank Plane" on my runway track.

My Tank Plane has guns on its wings. It also has a special light to see in the dark.

This is called "Gun Car". It is parked on a track.

This was built for Shaun TiTi. He has a gun, short car and an aeroplane.

Are they nice and beautiful, Dadi?

My Christmas Tree

2011-11-19T20:24:00.003+08:00

I was bugging Mami the whole morning to put up a Christmas tree at home. I ended up crying in the afternoon when Mami forced me to take a nap before agreeing to my request.

As promised, I woke up from my nap and was really excited! I saw a box of tree and decorations for the Christmas tree in the living room. I could not wait to start the work but I had to wait patiently for my Shaun TiTi to wake up. As soon as he woke up, we opened the box and started putting up the tree.

I was really happy and satisfied with it. Shaun was a little fussy.... insisting to put more of the decorations on the tree. Nevertheless, we made it. It's a nice, tall Christmas Tree.

As I told Mami with my exact words "It is nice and beautiful..... It looks like a real Christmas Tree"

My Letter to Grandma

2011-11-19T08:56:00.003+08:00

I prepared a letter and an envelope for my Mah Mah yesterday. I decorated the envelope and was ready to drop it off the letter box. Unfortunately, Mami said that I could not use this envelope. I needed to insert it into another "proper" envelope, write the address and paste a stamp before posting it out.

What's wrong with my envelope? I already drew the stamp for posting it. Can you see the little bird with the word "Malaysia"? Isn't that sufficient?

This is the front of the envelope with my beautiful stamp

This is the back of the envelope...addressing it to my Mah Mah

My good friends...

2011-11-17T12:19:00.002+08:00

From left to right: Law Xi Ze, Kimberly, Benjamin and Lavanya

My preschool days...

2011-11-17T10:12:00.007+08:00

I was really happy after receiving my trophy from school yesterday during Prize Giving Day. Mami gave me a great big hug when we came back from school. She reminded me that I had a similar trophy last year. It was a great achievement for me to obtain 1st position for 2 consecutive years.

I recalled the time when I first attended Tadika Midah when I was 5 years old. I cried every morning for about 2 months before boarding the school bus. I would have watery eyes when I arrive in school.

It was very difficult for me to adjust to the new environment back then. It was a Chinese based Kindergarden, very different from my previous kindergarden.

I started attending Kindergarden when I was 3 years old. I attended a Montessori School in Taman Midah. It was a place full of fun and laughters. I developed good living skills there.

When I was 4 years old, Dadi and Mami were determined to send me to a Chinese School when I turn 7 years old. Due to this, Mami enrolled me to Tadika Midah at 5 years old to prepare me.

It was certainly a culture shock for me. Most of my teachers and friends conversed in Mandarin. As I was unable to speak Mandarin, my principal attempted hard to ensure that I fitted well in class. She placed me beside an English speaking girl called Kimberly in class. She was my best friend at that time. Other teachers were also sympathetic and had constantly gave words of encouragement.

I really disliked going to school for the first 2 months. Mami was very worried for me. She then asked if I wanted to go back to the previous Montesorri Kindergarden. I agreed initially. So, she brought me to the Kindergarden one day and was about to complete the enrolment form again. At that point of time, I suddenly changed my mind. I told Mami that I would want to try Tadika Midah again. Although I was in tears at that time, I decided that I did want a change.

I settled down on the 3rd month at Tadika Midah. I diligently completed my homework and listened attentively during my lessons in class daily. This made Mami very proud of me. It was also easy for Mami because she didn't have the time to teach me or check my homework due to her daily work demands. At the very most, she would only check my homework during the weekends.

The day came when I had learnt that there were exams coming my way. It was the first time learning about what exams was, and I was determined to do well. I was all stressed up, unable to sleep well, worrying about the possibility of not doing well. I prayed very hard every night asking Jesus to help me in my exams.

My sleepless nights had caused much anxiety to Dadi and Mami. Mami had then passed her stress to a tuition teacher. She was lovely. She was a working adult, but was passionate to teach me. She went through the exam guide given by the kindergarden, came twice a week and prepared me for my exams. I was very relieve to have her coach me. Based on my request, she prepared exams papers for me to do a week before my mid year exams.

I was happy when I obtained 2nd place in my mid year exams. I was really thankful to my tuition teacher. My tuition teacher continued to coach me, but my lesson had reduced from twice a week to once a week (1.5 hours).

I was a much happier child after my mid year exams. Despite me having more confidence, it was a half yearly affair to have sleepless nights one month before my exams. I guess the same went for Mami and my tuition teacher :)

I am very glad that all had went well. Everyone helped me settle well. My teachers at Tadika Midah were excellent and passionate to ensure that every child did well. My school principal constantly gave words of encouragement and reminded me not to worry too much. My tuition teacher was dedicated to coach me. Dadi, Mami and grandparents constantly kept me in prayers.

I hope to be able to sustain my good results. Mami is currently worried that I would have my "sleepless night" episodes again. So, she had started preparing me for Primary One.

Here are photos of my beautiful teachers at Tadika Midah. They taught me for the past 2 years.

Prize Giving Day

2011-11-17T09:57:00.005+08:00

There was a Prize Giving Day in my school yesterday. It was a very happy day for me. I've been looking forward to this day to receive my trophy for getting number one in Red Class.

There were so many trophies to be given out

The Principal giving the trophy to me

My teacher and friends from the same class (Red Class)

My close friends in class

My Grandma and cousin, Tobin

Inspired to play and sing along

2011-11-13T15:51:00.004+08:00

I was inspired during my Yamaha Mini Concert by 2 Cheh Chehs (there were 2 sisters) who played a song on the piano and guitar and sang along. They played the song "Back to December" by Taylor Swift. They played and harmonized very well.

Inspired by this, I woke up on a Sunday morning, played a song on the piano and sang along. I composed the song on my own. Mami had no idea what song it was.

Wrote a song, tried to insert the chords

Trying hard to play the song on the piano

After playing for a while, I felt a little frustrated, and cancelled the song I composed on my book. It didn't sound as nice compared to the 2 Cheh Chehs.

Yamaha Music Graduation Concert

2011-11-11T19:10:00.003+08:00

I am coming to the end of my JXC 1 class. My music teacher decided to have the Graduation Concert early because many students will not be around in December. My music teacher combined 3 group classes of different levels for this concert.

Goodbye to Enopi

2011-11-10T09:35:00.004+08:00

I started attending Enopi when I was 5 1/2 years old. I would consistently attend my classes and complete the worksheets as required at home everyday. At each session, I am given 4 booklets of Maths and 2 booklets of Critical Thinking of which half has to be completed during class, and the remaining to be completed at home.

From Enopi, I have learnt to do Maths exercises faster than before. I am able to perform addition and subtraction easily. There is no secret formula given. I believe it's all about practice, practice and practice.

I started learning multiplication at Enopi. Mami feels that it is a little too early to learn this now, so, she has decided to stop my Enopi classes. To make up for this, she has prepared her own multiplication questions in an exercise book for me to do daily. She would repeat the 2 and 3 timestable everyday until I am able to answer them fairly quickly before moving on to 4, 5 ..etc...timestable.

Will I return to Enopi sometime later? I don't think Mami is keen. She believes that Enopi is excellent for ages 4-6 years old. It certainly provides a good foundation in Maths. Once Primary One starts, Enopi would not help in the Primary One syllabus. However, the discipline of practising Maths daily has to maintain.

Primary One Preparation

2011-11-10T09:04:00.006+08:00

I'm not too sure if I am all excited about going to Primary One next year. Mami assured me that I will be able to meet new friends, and my teachers are nice teachers.

Mami would be busy buying new things for me later. She has started hunting for a good school bag for me. She is waiting to call up the school in December to see if the Primary One books are available to be purchased. Sales and discounts at major Departmental Store have probably begun, and we will wait till mid December to purchase my school uniform and shoes.

There is one thing which we started for this preparation..... Mami has purchased Primary One revision books from Popular Bookstore. She has started teaching me Primary One syllabus and I'm doing the exercises everyday. It is certainly more difficult than I thought it would be.

As my English subject is strong, Mami has less emphasis in this. She is concentrating in strengthening my BM, since Maths and Science would be taught in BM. I had previously learnt the subjects in Chinese. Although I was previously good at both the subjects, I now have to relearn it in BM.

My daily revision would cover the following:

1) Maths exercises of addition, subtraction and multiplication. As I no longer attend Enopi, Mami said that I should continue practising Maths daily. I would complete a page of all three each day. I find addition and subtraction easy, but I am still learning multiplication.

2) Aunty Ai Ling, whose daughter is also in the same Private School which I will be attending next year, gave a Primary One BM textbook to Mami recently. She believes that it would be the same textbook used next year. So, Mami has started teaching me based on the school textbook. In addition, Mami has supplemented other BM revision books to cover "Tatabahasa", "Pemahaman", "Susun Ayat" and "Bina Ayat".

This is a sample of one exercise which I did yesterday.

3) Mami is running through Science fairly quickly with me. Although I already know the subject, but I am certainly not familiar in it in the BM language. So, my revision is also based on the Primary One Science KSSR syllabus covered in BM.

While I am spending time doing all this, Mami ensures that my Shaun TiTi sits with me and does revision too. Yesterday, I was such a caring brother. I took an exercise book and prepared some maths questions for him to do. You can read about it in Shaun TiTi's blog later.

New Kids Theatre Show - Gardner & Wife

2011-11-09T12:15:00.003+08:00

Last month, Shaun TiTi had a school trip to watch the Selfish Crocodile at PJ Live Arts, Jaya One. I was hoping an opportunity like this could come my way too.

I was excited when I saw Mami's e-mail that there is an upcoming show.

I am still waiting for Mami's confirmation if she'll bring me there. Looks like I just have to wait patiently.

I started playing CHESS

2011-11-08T09:44:00.005+08:00

Last Sunday night, I requested Mami to buy me a new boardgame called CHESS from Tesco. I have heard about it, but have never played the game. That night itself, Dadi had to take some time to teach me how to play the game.

I was so excited with the new game. As it was a Public Holiday on Monday, I called my Ah Kim to ask if I could go over to her house to play with my cousin, Nicolas Kor Kor. It was a challenging but fun game.

I continued playing the game with my Kakak and Mami when I came back from Ah Kim's house. In fact, I think I played the game almost the whole day. I was really proud when I managed to win over Mami in one game.

I can't wait to see Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah next month. I want to challenge them too in a game of Chess. My "know-it-all" Yeh Yeh would certainly be a challenge to me. I've got to practise more before I play with him.

Message from Mami:

Benjamin has always regarded his Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah as the "know-it-all" grandparents. He looks highly on them because Yeh Yeh seems to know every type of sports and games. He believes that Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah are highly intellectual because Yeh Yeh preaches in Church (Chinese Service) and Mah Mah is a retired teacher.

Fun at Kids-e World

2011-11-05T14:36:00.001+08:00

Dadi and Mami didn't know where to take me and Shaun Titi for Saturday activity.... So we ended up here..... at Kids-e World, here are some photos of me and Shaun Titi having lots of fun...

Good friends in my school bus

2011-11-04T08:55:00.003+08:00

I love to write about my good friends. Sometimes, I'll write stories about them. Most of time, I'll write charts with their names on it. I made my own telephone and ID directory of my friends. My friends are Loke Yao Ren, Ko Yu Jian and Tobin Sia (Tobin is also my cousin). I call them my "group fighting friends". We love to pretend to fight like soldiers in the school bus everyday.

I would like to introduce them to you.

Loke Yao Ren is 6 years old and he is in Orange Class. He has a Ben10 bag and he likes to wear a Ben10 watch to school everyday.

Ko Yu Jian is also 6 years old from Orange Class too. He wears a Ben10 watch which is yellow in colour. He uses a red and black school bag.

Tobin Sia is 5 years old from Blue Class. He is also my cousin who stays nearby. He uses a grey bag and does not like to wear a watch to school.

As these friends are not attending the same class as I am, Mami is puzzled why I am so close to them. I told Mami we are close because they would always call me "Ben", thinking that I am "Ben10".

This post was edited by Benjamin Lee.

Starting to miss my teachers

2011-10-31T09:06:00.005+08:00

I'm beginning to feel sad because I will be leaving this kindergarden soon. I know I'll miss my teachers. Last week, I made cards for each of my teachers. I wrote the following message on each of the cards:

"Thank you for teaching me in Tadika Midah. I will miss you when I go to Standard One".

I don't have all my teacher's photos but I found one which has most of my teachers from facebook.

My teachers....except the small boy who is the Principal's son

The principal of Tadika Midah.

Tadika Midah School Outing

2011-10-31T09:00:00.003+08:00

This is an old post. Mami just wanted to post the photos received from my Teacher. It's some photos taken during my school outing....

Visit to a Chocolate Factory

Visit to the Rice Factory

Visit to the Rabbit Farm.

There was a competition to dress the rabbit, and my team WON!

Visit to a Horse Ranch

I was riding a pony

Parents-Teacher Meeting at Tadika Midah

2011-10-30T12:27:00.004+08:00

Am so happy today. My whole family went to Tadika Midah for a Parents-Teacher meeting. Dadi and Mami are really proud of me. I have managed to obtain number one in position and I'm really proud of my achievements.

Picture on the school board

This is a very nice Graduation Book

which the Tadika gave to every graduating student

The following is the content of the Graduation Book

On top of all this, I received a keychain from the kindergarden with my graduation photo on it. This really made my day.

A coin box from Dadi

2011-10-29T10:06:00.004+08:00

I was very happy when Dadi came back from Geneva. I was even happier when Dadi gave me a beautiful and colourful coin box he received from UBS when he was in Geneva. I went to school feeling very happy the next day and told my teacher about it. She gave me 10 cents for my coin collection :)

Went to UCSI Ensemble Concert

2011-10-29T08:26:00.003+08:00

Dadi and Mami brought Shaun Shaun TiTi and I to UCSI University to watch an Ensemble concert yesterday afternoon. It was really nice. I saw many instruments being played, and songs being sung. Eunice Cheh Cheh was one of the MC and she was very pretty.

Can you see Eunice Cheh Cheh talking?

A piano duet

A band playing and singing

A choir. They sang 3 Japanese songs.

This is Eunice Cheh Cheh and I

I dislike learning the Timestable

2011-10-26T19:36:00.004+08:00

Mami has been teaching me the timestable. I am learning up to 7-timestable now. I understand the timestable, but I am really slow in reciting the timestable. Mami asked me to try memorizing it instead of counting from the beginning. An example of me counting from the beginning.... If it is 6 x 4, I would then recite 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24. It's really lengthy when it comes to 9 x 4. I can memorise some, but it's really difficult. I wish I don't need to learn the timestable :(

Practising for the Yamaha mini-concert

2011-10-26T07:38:00.003+08:00

There will be a mini concert for the completion of JXC Book 1 in the next 2 weeks. 3 classes will be combined for this mini concert.

Instead of playing songs from the JXC Book 1, I will be playing 2 songs from the Electone Step 3, entitled........ "Ayura" and "Don't Worry".

My Electone Music Teacher had, all of the sudden, decided for me to play the song "Don't Worry". I had only learnt this song last week and am not quite good in that song yet. So, I guess I need to practice more in the next 2 weeks.

Mami took this video of me to show me the mistakes I made for me to improve myself.

My pet turtles

2011-10-26T07:34:00.002+08:00

I have always wanted pets. Mami dislike pets and discouraged me from getting one. She said that there would be too much responsibilities to take care of a pet.

Instead, I managed to find 4 turtles on the fridge and adopted them as my pet. These were given my Mami's ex-colleagues to her. There are 2 small ones and 2 big ones.

Clay Art session at Global Art

2011-10-25T13:42:00.004+08:00

Went for a Clay Art session at Global Art Taman Midah on Sunday. Brought my cousins there too. We were all given an opportunity to make some figures. See what I made (except the green pig)...

My typical prayer at night

2011-10-25T09:51:00.002+08:00

Mami has always commented that my prayer is very lengthy. I have lots to say and I can take about 15 minutes to complete my prayer. This was my prayer last night:

Father God,

Heal Yeh Yeh of his sore throat and cough. Heal Mami's ulcer. Heal Shaun Shaun's mouth so that he doesn't move his tongue. Heal everybody who has sickness. Bless everyday. Bless the Rumah Panjang and Kampung people. Bless everybody in other countries. Protect us from kidnappers and bad people. Protect every children from kidnappers and bad people. Protect adult also from kidnappers. Thank you for helping me get number one in school although I got 1 mistake in maths and 1 mistake in science. Help us to grow big and strong. Help us to sleep tonight. Help everybody to sleep tonight. Help Dadi to come back from Geneva safely. Help the weather to be good when Dadi comes back.... so that the pilot can fly the aeroplane and land the aeroplane...so that Dadi can come down.

In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.

Oh... my Mah Mah and Yeh Yeh were here in KL last week. Mah Mah shared with me a newspaper article about kidnappers. Since then, I have been praying for kidnappers. I shared with my friends in Tadika. My teacher even helped me explain to my friends to be careful of kidnappers.

I went to Logos Hope

2011-10-22T17:48:00.003+08:00

I finally had the opportunity to go to Logos Hope. I was quite sad when I couldn't go initially. Dadi is in Geneva and Mami doesn't want to bring my Shaun TiTi. My Ah Mah was not keen to allow me to go, due to the distance.

It was so kind for Aunty Kay to agree to allow me to join her family to Logos Hope. She even took my cousins along (Nicolas Kor Kor, Ashley Cheh Cheh and Tobin TiTi). We had lots of fun and laughter.

Before leaving, Mami suggested for me buy some Enid Blyton books. Books which I could read, and of course... no baby books. Mami gave RM100 to Aunty Kay to buy the books chosen, and I....eer......eer.....spend ALL of it. In fact, I owed Aunty Kay RM5.00.

I bought many books and a little small items.

The books I bought. The 3 Enid Blyton books are hardcovers in every page.

One Thomas and Friends book for my Shaun TiTi.

A poster of Flags around the world.

I initially wanted to buy the Multiplication Timetable,

but Aunty Kay discouraged me.

I purchased some small items, like a football keychain, bookmarks and a super jelly ball.

What was Mami's response to my purchases??? Well, it was my first shopping spree on my very own. I chose everything myself without knowing how to add the cost to it. I guess she forgave me after seeing that I really did buy some Enid Blyton books.

Finally, I would like to thank Aunty Kay, and the 2 Cheh Chehs for bringing me there and taking good care of me. Thank you for the ice cream treat too.

Presents for studying hard

2011-10-21T15:10:00.003+08:00

I am so happy. I received two presents for studying hard for my exams. Mah Mah and Yeh Yeh bought me Cars 2 car and Ah Mah bought me a Hotwheels Custom Motors.

Thank you Yeh Yeh, Mah Mah and Ah Mah.

I wish I had a Kor Kor

2011-10-17T16:21:00.003+08:00

Just the other day, Mami requested me to go to bed first. She mentioned "Benjamin, can you please go to bed first. It would be good that you set a good example for your TiTi to follow".

I immediately felt unhappy and refused to go to bed. I went to Mami, hugged her and said "Mami, I wish I had a Kor Kor. I want to be the middle boy. I want a Kor Kor and a TiTi".

Mami laughed at me. She told me that I was the eldest and there was no way that I could have a Kor Kor now.

I went to the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale

2011-10-16T07:25:00.003+08:00

It was the 2nd last day of the sale, and I managed to get an opportunity to go to the Big Bad Wolf Book sale. Mami and I followed Ah Ku's family there yesterday evening.

There wasn't many crowd, and many books left. We didn't buy many books, but my cousin Nicolas Kor Kor bought alot of comics and horror stories.

I'm still glad that I went for the book sale. I am very happy with one of the book which I selected. The next morning, I was busy walking around with my book.

We also remembered to buy a few books for my Shaun TiTi. He was happy and read one of the books last night before bedtime.

P/S Daddy is in Geneva now. Daddy ~ can you see a book with your name on it? It was bought just for YOU!

Busy after exams??

2011-10-15T08:28:00.002+08:00

Am glad that my exams are over. I know that it doesn't mean that I do not need to study or do any homework after exams. Mami mentioned that I have to start doing some revision on Primary One workbooks to prepare me for my big school next year.

In addition, I've got a big task to do. My Yamaha mini concert for the end of JXC book 1 is on 10th Nov. My teacher requested me to play a song from my Electone book. So, the song chosen for me was Ayura. It's a difficult song for me, and I have just learnt this song early this week. So, I guess I would need to practice many times to get it right.

Learning English Through Stories

2011-10-13T10:19:00.007+08:00

I love to read before I go to sleep. I don't exactly like to read the book on my own, I love it when Mami or Dadi reads to me. I would just look at the words and the pictures. I guess it's always more interesting when they read the story to me.

I read different kinds of books. It ranges from fairy tales to malay classics or even educational stories. As this week is my exam week, Mami has been reading me a book which reinforces grammer lessons.

The books are by Educational Publishing House Pte Ltd, written by Charlotte Lim. Mami bought these from Popular Bookstore in Singapore. Each story illustrates and focuses on different grammatical structures and usage. There is also accompanying notes useful as they are written to help children understand English grammer in a fun and engaging way.

Book 1 has 4 stories. Each story focuses on Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Tenses and Verbs

Book 2 has 4 stories as well. The stories cover Question Words, Question Tags, Punctuation, Connectors, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs, Articles, Verbs, Determiners and Quantifiers.

The other day, Mami was preparing me for the "Wh" Questions for my examination. So, she read me the story about the Curious Alex who kept asking his grandpa questions. Here are some examples...

At the end of each page, there is always a Grammer Lesson...

Sorry as the picture taken is not too clear. The stories are interesting, and are easy to understand.

Year End School Holiday Programme

2011-10-12T12:39:00.004+08:00

Mami was looking for a School Holiday programme for me this yearend. She could only find one from You&Me Right Brain Learning Specialist Centre. It's a little far from our house. So, Mami said she will go hunting for something else.

Crossing legs

2011-10-12T08:36:00.003+08:00

I have a habit of crossing my legs when I am seated on the sofa to watch TV. Mami took this photograph of me crossing my legs to show me how I looked like. Ironically, my Shaun TiTi was doing the same on the sofa. Mami caught a photo of him too.

This is me watching the TV. Look at my toys beside me.

They are accompanying me to watch TV.

My Shaun TiTi is at the other end of the sofa watching TV too.

He saw Mami taking the camera which made him smile naturally.

Exam week

2011-10-11T23:37:00.003+08:00

This week is my exam week. I have been studying hard over the past few weeks.... and of course....for the past few days. It's been stressful for me and Mami. Mami has been very "cheong hei". She keeps repeating over and over again "Benjamin, please remember to use capital letters when it is the beginning of the sentence or person's name... and remember all your full stops... and remember to write properly....and remember to check your answers.... and remember to read the question properly....". She would remind me over and over again, so worried that I would be careless. I know Mami wants me to do well for my exams. I want to do well too.

I just can't wait till this week is over. I think Mami can't wait for my exams to be over too.

Passion for Music

2011-10-07T09:12:00.004+08:00

I love Music and my music teachers would always tell Mami that I am talented in music for my age. I can proudly say that I am pretty good, but I am better if I am more hardworking in practising.

I have 2 music teachers. On Thursday nights, I attend the JXC book 1 class at Yamaha Music Centre. It is a group class, but more focused in playing the Piano. Mami accompanies me during the classes. On Tuesday afternoons, another teacher comes to my house to teach me the Electone. I have a Piano and an Electone at home.

It really helps with Mami knowing how to play the Piano. She is able to guide me and teach me everyday. It also means that Mami is strict with me in ensuring that I practise both the Piano and Electone every single day (sometimes I get to skip my practise during the weekends...heh..heh..)

I am progressing well. I progress faster in my individual class at home because I am able move forward at my own pace. I definately spend more time practising the Electone because it is much harder to learn. I am going to complete my Electone book 2 and Mami had just bought me the Electone book 3. Yey.....

Angry Bird Clay Making Session

2011-10-05T11:20:00.002+08:00

I just can't wait. There will be an Angry Bird Clay Making Session at Global Art on 22nd and 23rd October 2011. Am so happy it will be after my exams. I brought some brochures to school yesterday and told all my friends. Everyone was so excited and kept asking me over and over again about it. Finally, my teacher was so kind. She read the details from the brochure to my friends. I hope I'll be able to meet my friends there.

Global Art Progress

2011-10-03T09:18:00.004+08:00

Previously my art is really....how would I say.... bad!!! I don't colour well. Mami always say that I'm not putting enough strength to colour. So, I just started Global Art classes in September. I am glad that my art work turned out nice. Of course the teacher was most of the time beside me guiding me. Am satisfied with my colouring work...

Oh, I am also looking forward for the upcoming event in Global Art on 22nd - 23rd Oct 2011. They have some Angry Bird colouring contest and free session on Clay Art. They are teaching us how to make angry birds made out of clay. I'm so happy it's after my exams.

Reverse phychology

2011-09-29T12:06:00.002+08:00

My exams are drawing near in less than 2 weeks. Mami has been working hard with my revision, especially in BM (Mami can't teach Mandarin). I would like to maintain my 1st position in class like the previous year, but I am not too confident if I can. I believe I am good in all my subjects except for Mandarin.

So, I told Mami, "Mami, I think it's ok if I don't get 1st, or 2nd or 3rd place. I'll let other students take over. Must give them chance also mah". Though I really wish I can, but I hope I will not be disappointed when it happens. My class has 31 students and most of them are good. So, it's a tough competition for me.

Mami's responds was "Benjamin, it's ok. You have worked hard over the weeks doing revision. As long as you have worked hard, tried your best, whatever results would be fine".

Mami ~ Benjamin is only 6 years old. I can never understand why a 6 years old child can be stressful over exams.

Last Year's Outing for Children Church

2011-09-26T20:33:00.001+08:00

Last year, we went for Kite-Flying for our Children Church outing