https://www.blogged.my https://www.blogged.my Malaysia's Blogging Community https://www.blogged.my/images/bloggedmybutton.gif https://www.blogged.my/ https://www.blogged.my/ping-549645-kids-tennis.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:09:00 +0800 H has been attending tennis lessons for a while now. Initially we got him a coach for one to one lessons at our clubhouse. Although he seemed to enjoy his tennis lessons, we found it a little monotonous. For 1 2 hour each lesson, the coach just fed him balls to hit. Not much of coaching there I 039 d say, and... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549645-kids-tennis.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549667-ideas-for-party-favours.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:27:00 +0800 I love putting together party favours. It 039 s always nice that kids get to bring home something from the party, but putting together a party pack can be mind boggling, especially if you have guests of varied age group. I often like to customise my party packs, catering for different age group and gender,... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549667-ideas-for-party-favours.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549666-party-favours-where-to-get-them-the-secreta-039-s-out-.html Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:25:00 +0800 What 039 s a party without party favours For me, putting together the party packs is just as fun as throwing the party itself. I just love finding all those cute little knicks knacks and can 039 t help thinking how happy the kids will be when they get them. Perhaps it 039 s more to satisfy my love for shopping for... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549666-party-favours-where-to-get-them-the-secreta-039-s-out-.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549644-best-legoland-family-deal.html Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:08:00 +0800 The school holidays are approaching and I 039 m so tempted totake the kids to Legoland in Johor. Not sure about Hubs, butI should be able to take some time off next week. Hopefully he can too so we don 039 t have to go on weekends read CROWD . Imiss my little girl so much, have not seen her in 3... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549644-best-legoland-family-deal.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549643-reward-chart.html Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:33:00 +0800 Fellow parents will understand when I say how hard it is to get your kids to listen to you sometimes or rather most of the time. After my failed attempt to teach H how to save by having himearn his pocket money from performing chores,I came up with a reward chart. The initial idea was to list... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549643-reward-chart.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549642-ha-039-s-exam-results.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:35:00 +0800 H got back all his exam papers today. He did extremely well. No wonder his English and Science teacher asked if we revised with him cos he got 97.5 for English due to a careless mistake and 100 for Science. Now she must think we are super kiasu parents... hahaha He also did really well in his Bahasa... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549642-ha-039-s-exam-results.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549641-math-exam-results.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:12:00 +0800 H got back his math exam paper. He got 84 , not bad for someone who didn 039 t revise. I looked through the paper he would have gotten 90 if not for careless mistakes. It 039 s funny how he made careless mistakes on the simplest of questions, but for the more tricky ones, he got them all right. The other... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549641-math-exam-results.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549640-my-noisy-kids.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:06:00 +0800 Whenever we take the kids out, we never fail to attract stares from the public. Our little rascals are the nosiest kids ever. They are just so happy and carefree that they don 039 t give a hoot where they are. Everywhere 039 s like a playground to them.Last Saturday, I took the kids to Waterfront Desa Parkcity to... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549640-my-noisy-kids.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549639-bugging-nightmares.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:21:00 +0800 H has been having nightmares recently. He would wake up in the middle of the night shouting for mommy. In all his nightmares, there 039 s one recurring theme bugs First it was spiders, then ants, then bees, and last night cockroaches.Usually it 039 s about him being attacked my the insects I think . I try... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549639-bugging-nightmares.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549638-my-art-studio.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:18:00 +0800 Since H is no longer going for his edudrama class, I thought it would be good for him to try out art lessons. When I told Hubs about this, his reaction was, quot we need to be smart about choosing the programmes for our kids cos weekends are precious, and art isn 039 t a priority quot Why not I totally disagree. Art... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549638-my-art-studio.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549637-social-and-emotional-development-in-kids.html Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:48:00 +0800 Sometimes I wonder if parents are the ones thinking or worrying too much. Here I am, barely 3 months since H entered the big school, and I 039 m already considering taking him out. It 039 s not that H 039 s school is not good, I just don 039 t think that it suits him now maybe if he was older I 039 d think differently . So... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549637-social-and-emotional-development-in-kids.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549636-private-swimming-lesson.html Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:03:00 +0800 I 039 m so glad we found a really good coach for H. Today 039 s his first swimming lesson outside school and he really enjoyed the session, no tears, just laughter He even managed to put his head into the water and held his breath for 10 seconds. I wish I was there to witness the session. Po Po was just full of... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549636-private-swimming-lesson.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549635-bedtime-routine.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:49:00 +0800 I really have to rethink the kids 039 bedtime routine.They 039 re both reluctant togo tobed and it 039 s a struggle every night. It takes at least an hour to finally get them settled in bed, and that doesn 039 t mean they fall asleep immediately. No wonder H can 039 t wake up in the morning my poor boy has... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549635-bedtime-routine.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549634-dilemma.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:11:00 +0800 4 Reasons To Ditch Academic Preschools Janet LansburyI like the above post. It captures exactly my thoughts. H is one of those preschoolers who has a knack for letters and numbers, and has, through his own interest and initiative 039 thought 039 himself to read, spell and do math. He 039 s coping well academically... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549634-dilemma.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549633-have-i-made-the-wrong-school-choice-.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:20:00 +0800 H 039 s classmate celebrated her birthday yesterday and it was a great opportunity for the mommies to get together while the kids played. H 039 s school is one of very few private schoolswith no PTA so parents don 039 t get a chance to 039 gang up 039 and voiceour concerns.Our topic of... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549633-have-i-made-the-wrong-school-choice-.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549632-primary-school-online-registration.html Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:35:00 +0800 Justcompleted the online registration forH 039 s entry into a chinese primary school, easy peasy... in case you can 039 t find the link on the MOE webpage took me some time to look for the link , this is it http apps.moe.gov.my esppsel Now I 039 ll have to go bug our tenant for the latest utility bills... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549632-primary-school-online-registration.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549631-kindergartener-and-exams.html Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:06:00 +0800 I 039 ve never really thought much about kids 039 exams. What do kids get tested on anyway, especially kindergarten kids I just feel it 039 s so wrong for kids this young to be tested. They probably don 039 t even know the concept of exams or have the stamina to sit through the exam papers how many 4 5 year olds can... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549631-kindergartener-and-exams.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549630-registration-process-for-public-primary-school.html Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:50:00 +0800 For first time parents wanting to register their child in a public primary school, this is what you need to do for those wanting to register in a Selangor school Go to the Jabatan Negeri Selangor website and click on Pendaftaran Murid Tahun 1. Registration starts 1 March 2013 for kids born in the year... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549630-registration-process-for-public-primary-school.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549629-farm-in-the-city.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:27:00 +0800 I 039 ve been wanting to take the kids to the Farm in the City ever since I heard rave reviews about itfrom other mummies. Although I 039 m not a big fan of animals, it would be good for the kids to get closeto nature and be comfortable around furry and feathery beings don 039 t be like mommy... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549629-farm-in-the-city.html https://www.blogged.my/ping-549628-ha-039-s-colouring-nightmare.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:44:00 +0800 I must have underestimated how much H dislike colouring. I know he 039 s not a big fan of colouring but his procrastination when it comes to finishing off his homework that requires colouringis driving me mad I 039 m not sure when this all started. He 039 s never been unwilling to colour, in fact when in a good... https://www.blogged.my/ping-549628-ha-039-s-colouring-nightmare.html