The Apple's Diary!

is one that loans me her shoulder and gives me lotsa hugs when I am sad, frighten, lonely and worried. She never fails to encourage me even when we are miles apart. Last week, she was in town for work and we managed to meet up twice for meals. There are still so many things to say and I doubt we ever will run out of topics. If we are 2 young girls living in hostel, I could imagine us staying up till late at night, chatting on random topics. Such is a friendship that God has blessed! Jazmin & Moi Bosses @ Vivocity Li Peng, Jazmin & Yours truly Imperial Treasure @ JEM A friend loves at all times, and a brother  sister is born for adversity.  adapting from Proverbs 17:17

We finally received the CD of class activities photos and progress reports from Mindchamps. This is one strong point I like about Mindchamps, not only do I get a detailed write up on Jonathan's academic progress, I also get to know what had been taught in the past terms. Glad to Jonathan was able to identify his name in print, able to participate in the class activities independently and could grasp the concept of numbers. foot printing making animal shaped sandwich learning colours writing Besides the academic progress, I was also shown the various types of activities he did in school to reinforce what was taught. Most importantly, I am really happy that he has finally settled well in school.   The morning struggle has not fade totally but he has been less resistant in changing into his school uniform and getting into car. I guess the main reason and the major credits should go to his teachers, both his PG teachers and his current N1 teachers. ...

A frivolous update for the month of January. Pineapple Tarts One of the must-have for CNY would be the pineapple tarts. I heard rave reviews of this unassuming brand "Glory" that made really good pineapple tarts. In fact by the time I got to NTUC, the open faced pineapple tarts were out of stock. I only managed to get the round covered ones. Glory Pineapple Tarts Yours Truly On a personal note, I noticed that most of the holiday photos were without me in it, hence I'm posting this selfie. Looking at this photo, I wonder when will I ever get my long hair back. selfie Candy Crush Candy Crush, the game that took the world by storm which probably had died down. However, I am still keeping up with the game. Clearing the levels really slowly. At level 104, I got a personal best. Health Report Both myself and Darren went for a health check and we got back our report. Duh... for the 3rd consecu...

Called me a tiger mum or what, I have succumbed to the stress and the kiasu-nism of this rat race society. I have enrolled Jonathan for his 1st academic course at Heguru. I had actually attended the parent information session sometime in November last year and thought the program was impressive. However after discussion with Darren, we decided to hold back first to give Jon a more enjoyable childhood. This decision did not last too long. I was sent to a depression when I felt that Jon's peers were doing so much better than him. Plus his crazy obsession with washing machine sent me to a frenzy. So after hearing from a colleague how beneficial Heguru program is for her 3 year old son, I decided there and then I need to make a change. So I marched up to Heguru centre and enrolled Jon on the spot yesterday. Meaning he is going to start his 1st lesson today. Heguru is about Right Brain Training and being in the neuroscience research, I quite believe the potential of a right human...

Started the day bright and healthy with Slappy Cakes at the Grandstand. Yes, we have returned the next day. Haha... spending the last day of 2013 and first day of 2014 at the Grandstand, does that mean this will be our new favourite hunt? starting with pancake Slappy cakes is really popular and I didn't know that a reservation is quite important. Luckily, they managed to get us a table. menu We went on to select our own batter, buttermilk and whole grain. Then we picked banana, honey ham, roasted mushroom, cheddar cheese and greek yoghurt as topping. Once the batters and our toppings were served, we started making our own pancakes. the chef our 1st batch of pancakes star & whale pokey Jon? rabbit wannabe We could do all kinds of sizes of pancakes and different shapes with different toppings as what we like. I would have thought that Jon would be excited in making his own pancakes but he kept sayi...