Yamaha Electone Concour Winner 2014

Shaun Shaun Titi and I had the opportunity to see the performance of the winner to Yamaha Electone Concour 2014 last weekend. His stage name is Dion from Indonesia. I was amazed and fascinated with how he performed all his songs. I was just so in awe. I was so glad to have had the opportunity to take a personal photo with him. I pray that I will be able to play the electone like him. He is not only good in his technical skills, but he presented his songs in an amazingly creative manner. 

My Latest Magazine - Asian Geographic Junior

Mami bought this new magazine from Cold Storage, Gardens recently. It is called the Asian Geographic Junior. I have read two latest issues and I find it very interesting. The magazine is full of good educational facts, exposing me to general knowledge around Asia. If you are looking for a new magazine to read, do give it a try. Believe me... it is worth while reading it. I shall not tell you more, and let you discover it on your own.

Aqua Zumba

As an advanced student in my Swimming Club, I get to attend Aqua Zumba once a week for free. My coach had introduced Aqua Zumba as part of our physical exercise. It seems that 1 minute of exercise in water is equivalent to 3 minutes of exercise on land.

I find it fun to dance in the pool. We dance in the pool with cool, loud music. The steps seems easy to follow, but believe me... it can be very tiring.

My First Day of School Holiday

I did not have an interesting day, considering it was school holiday. I always wished that school holiday would really be a HOLIDAY. But, unfortunately not. If you want to know what I did, check out what my Shaun Shaun TiTi wrote here. What he did, was what I did too :(

Mixed Feelings for English Week 2015

Some of you would have read Shaun Shaun TiTi's blog on English Week. He expressed how happy he was with the prizes he obtained for English Week. He practically won in every event. I am proud of him, especially in his storytelling competition.

I have mixed feelings because there was an event which my partner and I was hoping to win. We had a poster designing competition. There were a few idioms given and we had to design a poster from the idiom we selected. We worked in pairs. My partner and I chose the idiom, "Practice Makes Perfect". We felt that our poster design was eye catching and nice. All our classmates praised our design too. However, we did not win any prize from this event.

Nevertheless, there were two more events. I won 1st prize for the Essay Writing competition and Boggle game. As what Shaun Shaun said, we are grateful to Dadi and Mami because we had the opportunity to practice playing boggle during the Chinese New Year holidays on their handphones.

I am still very grateful to have won for the essay and boggle competition. It was all good for me. God was certainly good to Shaun Shaun and I. We thank God for His grace, favour and mercies upon our lives.

Recycling! Recycling! Recycling!

I love to collect things which Mami disposes and reuse them to make something. I know that Mami doesn't like the idea because she tells me that most of the items I made were not useful, and they ended up in the bin anyway. I can make the silliest thing, but still find it nice. My Shaun Shaun TiTi calls me a rubbish collector. He too tells me it is a waste of time. However, I am still motivated to continue. Perhaps one day I will be able to make something useful.

My latest "invention" which I found useful was my home slippers. Mami challenged me to wear it at home to see if it was really "useful". I wore it but didn't feel comfortable with it. So, I guess I failed. Or perhaps I will one day redesign it to make it more comfortable, when I can get suitable materials to add padding to my slippers.

Have I Changed?

Over the years, many have said that I have not changed. I grew older but my face looked the same. Is it a compliment? Do I still look like a baby?

Here are some photos to share with you. If you see another boy in the photo, it would be my little Shaun Shaun TiTi.

The below is a picture of with my Cousin, a selfie taken just yesterday.

2015 Chinese New Year

It felt like a long Chinese New Year holiday this year. Our family went back to Ipoh on New Year's eve. We left at 5:15 a.m. in the morning and the traffic was a little heavier than usual. However, it only took us about 15 minutes extra from our usual travelling time to Ipoh.

This Chinese New Year was a little sad for our family. Firstly I fell ill with high fever on the day I arrived Ipoh. After two days, Shaun Shaun TiTi must have caught my virus and had fever too. While battling with fever, the family received news that Dadi's uncle passed away on the 1st day of Chinese New Year. 

So, instead of bright coloured clothes, Dadi and Mami had to go and buy dark coloured clothes in Ipoh to wear for the wake services.

Nevertheless, it was still a good trip back to Ipoh, spending time with my Yeh Yeh and Mah Mah. We had a good reunion dinner in a nearby restaurant. Food was good. I managed to see some of my cousins at the wake service. These are cousins whom I seldom meet. I managed to take a photo with one cousin.

We left from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur on the 4th day of Chinese New Year. Traffic was not as bad as expected as we left at about 9 a.m. It took us about 3 hours to arrive home. Praise God we travelled safely. 

Photos are little dark as we took
the photos outdoor at night.

Swimming - Advance Class

I had recently joined the Advance Class in my Swimming Club. They have their lessons on Saturdays and Sundays for one and half hours per day. Next month, we are advised to attend 5 days a week. There are three night lessons during the weekdays between 7:30p.m. to 9p.m. Mami is reluctant to send me for the weekday lessons, but will probably be obliged to attend perhaps one weekday lesson (just to please the Coach).

We would normally start off with physical exercises about 30 - 40 minutes. After the physical exercises, we would jump straight into the pool to swim multiple lapses in all four different swimming styles. There are days when we would play water polo. I was also told that we would also have life saving lessons.

When I first started, it was really exhausting. I had a hard time moving around the house after my lesson. However, after two weekends, I felt much better. Perhaps I had better stamina after two weeks. Now, I do not feel the tiredness. I am much happier, starting to make some friends. I still feel a little distant from other swimmers as most of them are chinese speaking. I am hoping that I can also speak a little mandarin. I just have to overcome my fear and shyness.

New Chinese Costume for Mandarin Week

Today marks the opening of our school's Mandarin Week. There will be a string of activities throughout the week. Multiple competitions and Mandarin Books for sale. For the first day, Shaun Shaun would have colouring competition and I would have Chinese Calligraphy competition. Mami was busy buying addition ink for me to practice writing at home. We do not know which words we need to write, but I just practiced the normal "Gong Xi Fatt Cai".

Last weekend, Mami had to hunt for our Chinese Costumes. As I am involved in the opening ceremony of the Mandarin week, it was compulsory for me to wear one. Mami bought our Chinese costume at Chinatown Classic at Mid Valley. The below pictures were taken just before we left for school today.

Blessed Chinese New Year, my friends!

Doing This, and That, with Anything

I love to collect recycled items and make something out of them. It may or may not work, it doesn't matter. I have tried cooking an egg under the sun, made a recycling bin which was too small to use, a robot which sweeps ineffectively and many more.....all of which my Mami threw away after a short while. To Mami, it was additional rubbish to keep. She doesn't like to keep alot of things at home. She says we have enough toys to keep.

I love building and making. I will continue to do it.....my passion.

Flower from plastic spoons

Solar windmill

The joy of it working,
though I had to stay under the sun

The Muar Family

It has been very long since our family had travelled to Muar to meet up with Mami's relatives. Mami has uncle and aunties in Muar from the paternal side. Ah Mah has her brother and sisters there too. However, some of her sisters stay in Johor Bahru.

We went to Muar on 10th January. It was also the date of my Lao Cik's birthday. He is my late-grandpa's younger brother. Though it was just a weekend trip, it was still fun to visit Muar for a change.

Eating was the number one thing to do. My uncle would bring us to places with good food and good coffee for Dadi. I also gathered that Muar-ians love spicy food. Everything that my uncle ordered were extra spicy. Of cource, mine wasn't. Muar is also famous for the otak-otak sticks, which I refused to try. Dadi and Mami ate quite a fair bit, as my Lao Cik would always open the otak-otak sticks for them.

It was a pleasant trip for me. I loved Lao Cik's birthday dinner. Lao Cik booked a room in a restaurant, invited all his sisters and us for dinner. They had a karaoke set in the room, of which Dadi and I dominated the microphone. First experience for me. I loved it.

It wasn't our birthday.
My Ah Yee bought another chocolate cake for us
because we were unable to eat cheesecake.

Blessed New Year. Welcome 2015.

This is my first post for year 2015. Last year has been a great year for me. A year of favour and blessings. I am truly thankful that God has been so gracious.

The year 2014 ended for me with a great time of vacation in Japan with my family. It was unfortunate that Dadi was not with us due to his work commitments. We spent about 10 days in Japan. We went with my Ah Ku's family. It was full of fun and laughter, primarily due to the great company we had.

Without a doubt, the best place for me in Japan were Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disneysea. We sat all the major rides and every ride was awesome. Some rides took lots of courage from me, but I survived, with the encouragement from my cousin, Ashley Cheh Cheh and Ah Kim. We were blessed with good weather during the two days in Disneyland and Disneysea.

House of Terror - We were all sitted in entire last row

Another favourite place of mine was the Osaka Aquarium. Great place to admire beautiful sea creatures. 

We also went to Arashiyama, Kyoto for a day trip to visit the Bamboo forest. It was lovely walking through the bamboo groves. An amazing sight.

And another favourite.....sitting onto a boat which was manually rowed along the Hozu river.

There were many more places that we went. We went to Hakone and saw the sight of Mount Fuji. Eating was heaven to me. We loved Japanese food. Everywhere we ate was good. I experienced ordering food from a vending machine. I experienced eating in a standing food stall. I enjoyed Soy Bean Ice Cream through it was freezing cold. 

This is by far the best holiday I have had. It was a wonderful experience and I am grateful to have been able to travel so far for a holiday.

School Achievements - 2014

Praise God I did well in school this year. God has been good and gracious. I worked hard in my studies and God had answered my heart's desire.

I won quite a few awards this year. The main awards were English, Mathematics, Geography and History. I hope to be able to work harder next year.

Comments from my "Report Card"

My trophies on the right. The left belongs to
Shaun Ti Ti

Two Marathons in Year 2014

I completed two marathon runs this year. This year was my first year participating in marathon runs, thanks to the encouragement of my cousin sister, Ashley. We signed up for two marathons but unfortunately she could not attend the second one as she was not feeling well. I did pretty well, especially with the 2.3km run, considering the lack of practice. I hope to be able to build more stamina for future marathons.

Cousins, Shaun Ti Ti and I in the park.
We practised twice in preparation for our marathon.

Standard Chartered Kids Dash 2014

ParkCity Run, with my schoolmates.

Puma Shoes

Christmas is just a few months away, but it feels like it is just round the corner for me. I love thinking about Christmas as I anticipate many presents from my loved ones.

This year, Christmas will be different for me. I have been earning and saving money by doing household chores, and I hope to be able to use the money to buy a Christmas present for my Dadi.

My Dadi is a frequent traveller as he has to travel for work purposes. Everytime he travels, he has only a pair of travelling shoes to wear. When I open the shoe rack at home, it is filled with women's shoes (mostly grandma's shoes). There is hardly a spare shoe for Dadi to alternate with.

Perfect for my Dadi

Recently, Mami showed me a picture of a men's Puma shoes. It immediately caught my eyes. It looked really good, and I believe it would look good on my Dadi too.

Have you heard of the brand, Puma? It is a well-known brand, and it offers very stylish shoes for men to not only wear for their sports activities but also to various other occasions. If my Dadi has a pair of Puma shoes, he could mix and match his Puma shoes with many different outfit looks to portray his own unique personality. Puma Shoes are made available in a wide range of colours to suit every individual’s taste and preferences based on the current fashion trends. My Dadi can switch his flip flops and sandals for more trendy looking footwear by wearing Puma shoes on his day out. 

There are 3 different looks my Dadi can attempt on with his Puma shoe collection. The first look is for Dadi who loves and needs to travel to many places with comfortable footwear. He can travel in style with his favourite choice of Puma shoes while enjoying a great sight-seeing experience.

The second look which my Dadi can pull off with his Puma shoes is by wearing it with an outerwear such as a jacket, cardigan or hoodie sweater. This look not only makes him look more laid back but shows off his masculinity. The edgy style will be perfect to flaunt on a day out with his friends or even colleagues. Whether he is wearing this style during the day or at night, it will definitely never look wrong or out of place.

The third look is perfect for Dadi who enjoy a simple yet trendy appearance out on a casual day out. Sometimes it is great to just rock that basic tee and tracksuit pants with a pair of Puma shoes. He does not have to worry as Puma shoes will definitely perk up his outfit effortlessly and he will look dashingly handsome everywhere he goes. 

I personally can't wait to get my Dadi a pair. It would be great if Puma came out with the same for kids like me. I would love to have a matching Puma shoes with my Dadi.

What about you? Can’t wait to get yourself a new pair of sneakers? Check out ZALORA website as it offers a wide collection of Puma shoes online at a very reasonable price. I have checked out ZALORA website and found that it is really easy to navigate. I just can't wait to make a purchase there, with my Mami's permission, of course. Happy online shopping.

Marathon Period

I have signed up for two marathons this year. One in the month of October and another in the month of November. I am all excited, looking forward to both marathons as it will be my first experience in marathons. I am not sure if this is my new found hobby, but I seem to enjoy running in the park. Perhaps it is the company that comes with it. My cousins and I have been making appointments with one another every weekend for a run in the nearby park. We normally run two runs in the park, which covers slightly more than 2km in total. Do try running in the park. It gives a nice feeling, especially if you run in the evenings. The evening breeze is nice (except if it is hazy).

Here is a picture of my cousins and Shaun Shaun TiTi. I am amazed that Shaun Shaun TiTi can run just as far. He is the youngest here....just 6 years old. Well done, Shaun Shaun!

IBSC Swimmathon 2014

The Ikan Bilis Swimming Club organised a swimmaton at the Bandar Tun Razak Swimming Pool on Merdeka Day. I thank God for the opportunity to participate in the event.

Went with my cousins. Hhm...there is an older cousin missing in this picture.....and 

he is a great winner.

I participated in the 100m single event and the family 4x20m relay. I teamed up with my Dadi, and two cousins for the family relay event. It was a fun filled event. They started with the singing of the national anthem, followed by some warm up exercises with upbeat music.

This is me, getting ready for my event.

This event was a great exposure for me. I am not a very good swimmer, but I hope to be able to improve. I was surprised that my Dadi could swim well in the family relay event.

I am grateful to my Ah Kim for her encouragement, and her support in registering me in both events. Thank you, Ah Kim.

Raya Holidays to ClubMed Phuket

Our family had an awesome time in ClubMed, Phuket. It was perhaps the best holiday for Shaun Shaun and I. We loved everything about it.

ClubMed has a Mini Kid's Club where parents are able to register their kids from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The G.Os in ClubMed would take care of the kids with fun activities. Shaun Shaun and I were a little fussy. We only wanted certain activities. So Dadi had to sign us in and out in-between some activities. One of our top favourite activity was the archery. We loved it and we played everyday.

We enjoyed the beach and the swimming pool very much. We played by the beach every evening. Mami labelled us as the "beach boys" as we can play there for hours (if we were given the permission to do so).

We went for an excursion trip to the Safari Park where we had a bullock cart ride and an elephant ride. It was an amazing experience for me. I loved the rides. We also saw the elephant and monkey shows.

There were free flow of food and drinks all the time. Food selection was good. Covered different food from different countries. There were night shows and party at the bar daily, but we only attended one night show. Most of the time, we would be too tired as it only starts at 9 p.m.

I hope to be able to go to ClubMed in a different country in the future. It was a great holiday for me.