Hannah's first wedding

Last Saturday was Christine Ku-Ku's and Uncle Justin's wedding. It was my first time at a wedding. The night before, we all went to her house for the "lau thnia meh" (night before the wedding). This ceremony is usually held separately at both the bride's and groom's homes. There was a delicious buffet served but we did not stay long because it would be a very busy day for us the following day.

On Saturday morning, we all woke up early because we had to be in time for the "chiap sin niao" (receiving the bride). This usually involves a lot of silly games played by the bride's "ji mui" (bridesmaids) in which the groom and his groomsmen have to play in order to reach the bride who is patiently waiting inside the room. We had a lot of fun watching Uncle Justin do funny things (amongst them was a head-stand) and I laughed and clapped along even though I did not really know what was going on! :)

Before the groom arrived, Daddy, Mummy and I took a picture with Christine Ku-Ku.



After the tea ceremony at the bride's house, there was to be a church ceremony at St Anne's Church at Bukit Mertajam. We had to cross the bridge, so it was quite a long drive and I slept in the car on the way there. We were a bit late because of a slight traffic jam but I still continued to sleep all through the ceremony. When it was over and the bride and groom walked out of the church, the little flower girls threw confetti over them. Daddy got a nice shot of it:



We took a family photo outside the church but I was still fast asleep!



After the ceremony, we went opposite to a chinese restaurant for lunch. I woke up then, just in time to eat, and I ate a nice lunch of rice, tofu and chicken.

When we got home I had another nap, and when I got up, it was time to get ready for the wedding dinner at Trader's Hotel. See my nice outfit and little hat. Of course, the hat did not stay on for long. I was a bit cranky and did not want to change because Mummy woke me up from my sleep to get ready. So in order to get me to co-operate, I got a nice lollipop! :) Mummy says I will not get it all the time though, so don't hope too much!



I had fun running around the stage and dance floor at the hotel. When the band was playing and everybody was dancing, I joined in too! Unfortunately, there are no photos because when Mummy wanted to take a photo, I collided with a little boy and we bumped heads. I then cried very loudly and Mummy had to comfort me. So no more dancing for me.



I recovered very fast though and was my cheeky self once more soon after that:



Christine Ku-Ku and Uncle Justin cut the cake before the "yam seng" (toast). Speaking of which, I can say "yam seng" too! I did not really know what was going on but when everybody said "yam seng" I said it too! All the people around me found it very amusing :)





We also managed to take lots and lots of photos, but since they can't all be posted here, here are some of our family:
Top left: Mummy and Ah Cik
Top right: Ah Gong and I
Bottom left: Daddy and all his siblings
Bottom right: Daddy and Mummy



It was a fun day and we were glad that the next day was Sunday so we could all get a good rest, except for poor Mummy that she had to work the next day.

Looking forward to my next wedding! :)

Weekend antics

Hannah has found a new way of dancing, now she moves her hands as well:



She has also developed an interest in wearing other people's shoes, especially my high heels! Starting young.. :)



She also had a long overdue haircut last weekend. Her fringe was growing into her eyes and the sides were sticking to her face, so the result of that was a nice bob haircut.

We took her for breakfast the day after the haircut, and she really enjoyed eating her fishballs, which we cut into small pieces for her. My mother says she is just like me, when I was her age, liking fishballs. I still do, in fact :)





After all that activity, she was tired out! Her body was curled in an "s" shape while sleeping and her cheek resting on her hand. Don't you think that sleeping babies give you such a wonderful peaceful feeling?

By the way, bargain-shopping Mummy here bought this pair of pyjamas from Gama for only RM6.90. Now that makes me happy too :)

Registration for Kindy

I registered Hannah for kindy today at a kindergarten in Penang. A bit early right, but even as early as this, there were only 2 available places left! And this is for when she is 4 years old, in year 2013! The 3-year-old class was full, but the principal informed that they only take in 10 children for the 3-year-old class, and the kindergarten operates as a "tadika" (kindergarten) and not as "taska" (nursery or pre-school), so that made me feel a little better.

Okay, so rewind a couple of days to know what "inspired" this sudden reaction. when my colleagues were discussing that getting children into kindergarten, let alone schools, these days were pretty competitive. I didn't think much of it, however, as we had only intended to register Hannah for kindy maybe next year or the year after since she is still young, and I had always wanted her to go to this particular kindy. Nevertheless, yesterday evening I had the instinct to call up, but since they were already closed I had to wait for this morning. Upon enquiry, I found out that the 3-year-old class for 2012 was already full (not surprising, since they had only 10 places), and the 4-year-old class for 2013 only had 2 places left.

So after discussing with hubby, we decided to enrol her for the 4-year-old class. The term starts in January so she would be 3 years and 7 months by the time she starts going to kindy. After some thought, that age would probably be better since the year before she would only be 2 years and 7 months - maybe still a little young for school.

I took an early lunch and went over to the school to register her. Very kiasu right? :) But anyway, I managed to speak to the principal and she showed me the books and materials the children would be using. For the 4 to 6-year-olds, the entire school syllabus is based on the Fungates system which looked quite interesting and very comprehensive. They teach the children English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Mathematics even at 4 years old.

So anyway, I filled in the form and paid the registration fee of RM50.00.Now we just have to wait another 2 years and Hannah will be going to school!

Komtar Walk

A couple of weekends ago, we took Hannah to Komtar Walk. We had passed by the place a few times but did not really stop, despite Hannah's eager pointing and sounds of "uhh, uhh" :) So finally we went to Georgetown White Coffee for brunch and so that Hannah could play. She was pretty interested in the menu:



And could even indicate what she wanted (okay, so maybe not coffee beans :p)



After the meal, came the fun part! Hannah could not wait to play on all the rides.



This was the one she enjoyed the best - a boat ride on the water. Hubby held her hand as the boat went round and round.

One of Hannah's favourite places

Guess where? Yes, it's Youth Park :) The moment we arrived and Hannah could be safely put down out of the reach of traffic, off she went! Look at her running away from me towards the playground :p



Being able to walk and run, she now wants to do things on her own, even to climb up the stairs to the slide.



Speaking of climbing, she really loves to climb, up chairs, the sofa, anything at all. She will then say "gao-gao!" ("high up" in Mandarin). She loves to be up high but being a child, she is still not aware of the danger of falling. So now we need to have eyes at the back of our head.



On the baby swings, her feet can now touch the ground. The swings are a good indication of how much she has grown.



Daddy said to point up and Hannah is imitating him. This is also her sign for "good" as she doesn't know how to use her thumb. When we ask her if the food she is eating is good, she will say "good" and point her index finger :)



Hannah also loves to play with water, just like any other child I suppose :) She was trying to touch the water coming out of the fish's mouth.

She couldn't quite reach it, so she needed a little help from Daddy!

New outfit

I was at home with Hannah last weekend when her Daddy was in Langkawi. We had a good time with a mummy and baby day out (or rather, morning out) to Tesco. It was our first time out together, jus the two of us. In fact early in the morning she already wanted to go "kai-kai" and stood by the door waiting. I told her that she cannot go kai-kai yet because she hasn't "pom-pom" (take bath). Immediately, she went and stood by the bathroom door and pointed to go inside, saying "pom-pom, pom-pom". I thought it was so funny. She immediately wanted to take her bath so we could go out! :)

Anyway, a little later I bathed her and we went out. I decided the easiest place for me and her to go would be Tesco since I could push her in the cart. Upon browsing the aisles at Tesco, I realised that some of their baby and kid's clothings are really cheap, and the quality is not bad too. Check out my baby model on the right in her new outfit from Tesco.

Top - RM3.90
Shorts - RM8.00
Shoes - RM7.00
Grand total - RM18.90

RM18.90 for a whole outfit is pretty cheap. Both Mummy and baby were very happy with our purchase :)

After shopping, we had brunch at McDonald's. She had a Happy Meal which I shared with her and it turns out she really likes iced Milo and french fries. For a treat once in a while its ok :) After that, she went to play on all the toy rides.

All that activity must have tired her out and she slept in the car on the way home and had a good long nap. I was quite satisfied with our first time out together and looking forward to our next outing :)

Birthday dinner

A couple of weeks ago, we had an early birthday celebration for one of our friends. We decided to go to one of our favourite restaurants, Maa Roy Thai Restaurant at Krystal Point. There were 7 of us, plus Hannah and we ended up ordering 8 dishes. We told them we wanted medium sized portions, but their medium sized portions looked pretty huge! These were some of the dishes we ordered; kerabu mango, pandan chicken, otak-otak in coconut, deep fried squid with garlic and kailan with salted fish. Besides that, we also had green curry chicken, seafood tomyam soup and deep fried kangkung. Surprisingly enough, we managed to finish up everything, and still had room for dessert :)



Hannah had a really good time with all the "aunties" (or should I say "jie-jies") willing to take her to the 7-eleven nearby and buy her little candies and chocolates. She ended up with quite a lot by the end of the evening and I quickly hid them in my bag before she could ask for more :p



This was the birthday boy Szu-Fu and his lovely wife, Hooi Lee. His actual birthday is today, 3 October :)



When Szu-Fu was cutting the cake and blowing the candles, Hannah was very interested and kept looking and pointing at the cake. We were not sure if she wanted to blow the candles or eat the cake! :p



Family photo - we finally managed to get one where she was actually looking at the camera :)



And the group photo - Happy birthday Szu-Fu!

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