Photos time!

Aloysius' birthday party in school. Everyone has a party hat and a souvenir for the party.

Photo time with his dedicated teachers. These are most of his schoolmates in the morning session.

Bernice and Charlene sitting on a bench under a big tree, enjoying some natural sweet berries from the tree.

Aloysius enjoying running around in the padi field, and throwing stones into the "drain". It was a very hot day though.

Aloysius, Bernice and Charlene sitting on the table in a Thai restaurant before lunch was served. Everyone was so hungry after visiting the padi fields and the fisherman village.

Penang!

We just came back from a trip to Penang for 4 days. It was Bernice and Charlene first trip on the flight. They were very good gals on the flight. Aloysius sat through the journey. They were all very excited about getting on the aeroplane when we reached the airport early in the morning.

Aloysius, Bernice and Charlene love it when we reached my aunt's place. There's a big space for them to run around, plus a big playground directly outside the house. The playground is easily 5 times the playground that we have downstairs. They went wild like being set free from a cage! They enjoyed themselves thoroughly everyday. There are a few brothers and sisters to play with them and look after them too :) That relieve me to chat with my cousins and talk about business in peace. kekeke... They ate sweet and juicy natural mangoes plucked from the tree just beside the house everyday. Yummy...

My cousins, nieces and nephews absolutely enjoyed playing with my ABC.


On the first day of our arrival, me and hubby went to Arthur's BIG house at Batu Ferringi. We went without the kids :) We went durian "hunting" around Batu Ferringi area. We were in a big group of about 28 people from Singapore. We achieved a certain level and were being invited to Arthur's house warming. I did not realise there's so much to know about durians! Do you know there are branded durians? Just like we have branded bags like LV, Gucci... What about the art of eating durians? wow... An eye opener for me, or rather a mouth opener. The D24 that we talk about in Singapore is no where near. The super branded ones need to be booked in advance some more! Geesh... never did I know there's so much about branded durians! We finished all the durians at the stall we went, and divert other cars that wanna stop. hahaha... Of course, Arthur foot the bill :p

When we reached his house, I was in awe. I finally get to see his 9 walls that cost RM100,000 each. You know what, even the durian seller knows that he stays there and his car plate number. His house is really a dream home which everyone will want to own. It's among the hustle and bustle of Batu Ferringi, just opposite Shangri La hotel, but still has the serenity when in the compound of his home. It's the largest house in Batu Ferringi. The house has full sea view. At one part of the house, there's nature with cooling breeze. He showed us the corner with the sunset during sunset. He's going to build a wooden pavillion at that corner. Imagine reading a book or just sitting there to relax during the beautiful golden sunset. I noticed a ship passing by during sunset, and it turned golden in colour. Very beautiful scene...

I love his waterfall too! It's real granite stones! His property sits on a hill with big granite stones! The waterfall cannot be copied, so it's the one and only one.

I was impressed with the crystals chandeliers, and the hand made bronze glass lamps around the compound of the property. Beautiful... and amazing...

Arthur gave us a small talk about living our dreams, and the opportunity to own a dream home like his. It really expanded our mind and horizon.

My dreams is more concrete now. Do you have a dream?

Gotta go...

Five, four, four, one, one.

You must be wondering what is the significance of five, four, four, one, one :) haha... 5 digits for you to choose to buy 4D and sure strike ;) hahaha...

Ok, let's come to the main point :)

I just attended SAB convention at Expo last Saturday. The convention benefited me and my group a lot. I am glad that I attended with a big group :) I am sure this convention will change the life of everyone who spent their time to attend the convention for the better. It was an inaugural convention in Singapore. During the convention, many had their mind expanded. hmm... You might be thinking what is it to expand our mind. If you want to grow to the next level, you need to expand your mind. Your mind is like your muscles. The more you allow it to be expanded, the more it will grow and the stronger it will get. In SAB, I have a coach who will expand my mind and my horizon every time I meet him.

During the convention, Arthur showed us his "house" that took years to "renovate". His house really looks like a castle with all the 9 hand arranged granite walls. Just the cost of one of his walls, we can buy a Mercedes! The house sits on a hill top at Batu Ferringgi with sea facing all around! The interior is very beautiful with hand picked crystals chandelier. I also noticed the leather sofa. Those sofa really look not cheap. I was in awe looking at the photos. I cannot wait to go to his house on 7 June 2009 for his house warming :) I am proud that I qualify to go to his house already. I want to bring 5-10 people from my group to go to his beautiful house in Penang. I shall see if I can bring Aloysius along too. I want to give him the exposure that I am having now. He also shared how happy his 4 children are now. I also want to give my children this kind of happiness. It's a different level, Arthur always says. It's a bit chim though, but slowly I am starting to see what he means by "a different level". In SAB, it seems like the top leaders are not interested in cars at all. Cars is just a means of travelling everywhere, can take many people to functions, and most importantly, can contain many cartons of the facial bars for the day. All are going for boats and yatchs! hahaha... Arthur's influence. It's a "different level" of achievement, I guess. In the last seminar, Arthur showed me a catalog for boats. They are very beautiful. I was like "wow"!

Ok, I better stop writing about Arthur's house, else I will be going on and on. Health time now.

Five, four, four, one, one:
At the convention, we had the honour of having Dr. Wong from Sydney to present to us about health and the microalgae that we have in all our products range. To see Dr. Wong in Sydney, you will need to book him 3 months in advance! When he was speaking, I was not really listening to him 100% :p I was preparing for my speech. I have been very busy to even sit down to prepare for my speech. I gonna speak to about 400 people! On top of that, I have a group of supporters and coachees! It's different from speaking at T. Harv Eker seminars! Because whatever I say up on stage now will matter and impact my people. I am a person who don't like to talk a lot. Worse if it's on stage! I have no choice in SAB. I gotta become a speaker else how to lead a big group of people? My coach always tells me. Ok, on the positive side. When my ABC can sit through for a few hours, I will bring them for conventions and seminars and presentations to give them the exposure that mommy and daddy also can lead the masses from the stage :)

Back to 5,4,4,1,1.
I managed to catch these numbers. It's a rule of our daily diet. It means 5 cups of vegetables, 4 cups of fruits, 4 colours, 1 cup of nuts, 1 cup of seafood. This is a healthy diet. 1 cup of seafood here refers to only seafood without shells, seafood with scales. What is it? It's none other than fish! He recommended fishes like tuna and salmon. hmm... looking at the recommendation, I am proud that my ABC are in line with this diet, but I gotta increase the fruits part. And introduce fish to Bernice and Charlene when they turn 18 months.
hmm... I will slowly introduce meat to Aloysius in view that he will need to eat for entertainment sometimes when he grows up. Last month, when we had satay at home, he wanted to have a stick too. So, I gave one to him. He only had a bite and threw it away. Maybe the taste is too strong for his liking. Oh yes, if you wanna bribe Aloysius with ice-cream, it will not work. hahaha... My brother bought an ice cream machine and made some ice-cream. My parents tried to get Aloysius to eat ice-cream, but he's not used to it and is not interested in it. Perhaps, a better option to bribe Aloysius is Chloreana and nMA :) Dr. Wong talked about the goodness and benefits of Chloreana, nMA and Fibrena too. I am glad that my ABC love Chloreana, nMA and Fibrena.

Another stream of numbers that I can remember from Dr. Wong's talk is one, two , three. hahaha... I am a number person, maybe that's why I am attracted to these numbers. This one, two, three is how many times you go to the toilet to move your bowels. If you do not go one, two, or three times a day, you are not very healthy.

Ok, I gotta stop here. Going out for appointment soon. Later all.

Leadership for Aloysius?

Last week, Aloysius' teachers were very impressed with him. Teacher Huimin, Aloysius' Shichida kindy teacher, told me that she got teacher Jane, Aloysius' Shichida method teacher, to help to look after the class for a while. Aloysius was leading the class and could remember all the names of his classmates and introduced his classmates to teacher Jane.

Then, on Sunday, when I saw teacher Jane, she told me that Aloysius was like a monitor for the class. When teacher Jane stepped into the class, all the other children were surprised and stared at her. Then Aloysius went up to teacher Jane and said "Hello teacher Jane." Then Aloysius told the class "This is teacher Jane, say hello". hahaha... He must have been so cute. And all his classmates started to wave and said "hello teacher Jane". Then teacher Jane asked him if he could introduce his classmates to her. Aloysius then introduced all his classmates and names to teacher Jane.

Of course, as a mother, I was delighted to hear that :) I have been wanting him to become a leader :) I do believe in leadership. Leadership is nurtured, it's not born with. I am being forced to become a leader now. And I must do it well to show my kids :) I am very fortunate to be able to learn from 2 fantastic and successful leaders.

Ok gotta go... later all...

Photos time!

Happiness - Does it exist?

Recently, I have been listening to tapes by John Kehoe. In his view, happiness does not exist. It's in the inner world. We live in two worlds - inner world and outer world. Wah... Chim eh? I also find it chim. kekeke... I am sure there's lots to talk about when it comes to defining "happiness". My definition might not agree with your definition. My definition comes from my life experiences, and my life journey. My definition of happiness might change as I grow wiser too :)

Lately, I have been meeting many with broken marriages. Is it unhappiness that lead to divorces? Probably. hmm... I have a "perfect" family and a "perfect" husband and a "perfect" relationship. Friends around who know both me and my husband will look to us for a "happy" and "ideal" marriage and family. We are like their model for a "perfect" marriage and family life. In the beginning when I met divorcee, I thought "Is the universe telling me to watch out my own marriage? Will I end up like them?" I was a little bit shaken and lost. But not for long, luckily. After meeting a handful, I felt that the universe is sending me a message to strengthen my relationship with my husband further and be able to help others and be their role model. :) I will continue to be the role model for others and at a higher level.

Ok, let me go into something not so "chim" ya? I am excited to update about my ABC.


Aloysius is very happy in Shichida kindergarten. His weekly Shichida method class still goes on. He will continue till he's six years old. Why six? According to Professor Shichida Makoto, one's IQ can only be improved before six years old. Aloysius' daily flashcards session by me is reduced due to my time constraint. I rather reduce it than having too much stress for myself. He still loves his flashcards sessions with me. I will do them on and off when I am more relaxed and have some time. Another thing is that in the kindergarten, he will be shown 300 cards daily. That's a plus point in sending him to this kindergarten. It reduces my flashcards and teaching load a little :) It allows me more time for Bernice and Charlene.

A few days ago, I had a chat with Aloysius teachers at the kindergarten. The teachers came up to me to "complain" to me that Aloysius cannot sit still to eat his snack. hahaha... I told the teacher that for him to sit still to finish his food during meal times, he need to play with something or do some writing. We started to have a chat. By the way, my hubby took Aloysius for appointment first and he left seeing me with his teachers. His teachers told me that he has superb memory. I am also very delighted to hear that he's well liked by all the teachers. His chinese teacher was very impressed that she taught the class a new song, and Aloysius sang the song after she finished. His Shichida method teacher at the kindergarten commented that he has super memory. She taught the class something new and Aloysius knew what was taught to the class immediately, and led the class in the activities. His teachers also mentioned that he was singing Japanese songs in class. Apart from the English and Chinese songs, he has been trying to sing German songs at home too. German language is my favourite, so they get to listen to German songs often at home. His teacher also noticed that he loves red color, and will complete whatever he starts. For example, when he starts singing, he will finish the song first before he will listen to his teacher's instructions. I am glad that he will complete what he starts. This is one of the key to success in life. Aloysius will be a successful and great leader when he grows up :)

I will start swimming lessons for Aloysius soon. No need to go to Ang Peng Siong school at this stage though. Piano classes will start when he turns 4. I believe that his exposure to Shichida classes will nurture him to be able to pick things very fast. With my time contraints, I will concentrate on the Shichida way for now.


At one year old, Bernice is already running and has walked miles. She can recognise shapes - triangle, square and circle. Last week, at her Shichida method class, she surprised me further that she knows colors! In one of the activities, I told her to pick the red, pink and yellow flowers for me and she picked the correct ones for me! Bernice can say papa, mama, ye ye, por por, ge ge, bread, biscuit, that". She will imitate me when I teach her what are the names of the things. Very soon, she will be talking. Bernice loves to go out. She knows that before going out, she will have to wear her shoes. Sometimes, she will want to wear her shoes at home. She simply loves going out. She will want to follow when daddy goes to work. I will bring her down the lift and walk for a while. I do flashcards sessions for Bernice daily too. She prefers pictures and stories more at this stage. As for dots, I still got to figure out how to get her more interested. Probably the cards are too big and my flashing speed is not fast enough. She's a fast and eager learner. Perhaps my "tai jiao" did pay off. Sometimes, when listening to songs, she will go "ti ti ta ta" as if singing togather with the music.


Charlene has very cool personality. When she talks, her pronunciation is accurate. She knows how to say papa, mama, ye ye, por por, ge ge, that, I want. She will wave and say bye bye. Charlene knows what she wants, and will communicate to us persistently till she gets what she wants. She also knows how to bend for a kiss. She's my very sweet girl. Sometimes, she will want to sit in one of the strollers at home inside the house. hahaha... she enjoys wearing her shoes too. I also do flashcards with Charlene daily. She has excellent concentration. She has walked miles too. She loves to explore around the house and also not forgetting the things around the house. Charlene loves it when we says "it's shower time". It means time to play with and splash water! She prefers to shower in the bathroom in my room and will insist on that. Charlene will smile when we say "smile" when taking a photo for her.

I am enjoying their existence. Both the gals will play with each other everyday when Aloysius goes to school. They love hide and seek with each other too. It's lots of fun to see them playing with each other happily and giggling away. They will chase after each other too.


Aloysius is toilet trained, even at night :). He will wake up at night and open the door to walk to the toilet, and even remembers to flush the toilet. It caught me by surprise. I think the key is to keep him dry at night by bringing him to the toilet in the middle of the night. My hubby has been doing this for many months already. Bernice and Charlene is in the toilet training journey already. I am sure they will be toilet trained in no time. Bernice will say "uh oh" when she or Charlene urines on the floor.


Gotta go... later all... Will upload some photos next time :)

Down with Roseola.

Charlene was down with Roseola last week. And this week, it's Bernice's turn to be down with Roseola. I brought Charlene to the PD last week though. Cos Charlene's fever went very high and came down very low again. hmm... The effects of the medication is still inside her :( The PD asked me if Charlene was cranky. She was fine. But the PD keep telling me that she will be cranky due to the itchiness and discomfort of the rashes. I did not find Charlene cranky. What I did was apply my bar on her. My bar has anti-bacteria, anti-inflammatory properties. Perhaps it did help in curbing the itchiness.

As expected, Bernice is having Roseola now. I did the same for her. Feed her nMA, Chloreana. And apply the bar on her on and off. The only place that I did not apply is the head. This morning, Bernice was trying to scratch her head and a little bit cranky. She's fine after her shower. I use the bar to shower all of them.

Aloysius, Bernice and Charlene indeed love nMA and Chloreana! Bernice and Charlene can recognise the packaging for them! When my mum was holding the big bottle of Chloreana, Bernice and Charlene rushed to her and asking for some. hahaha...

Despite giving them supplements on and off, they still fall sick. I guess I just gotta be more consistent in giving them nMA to build up their immunity now. I have been quite complacent about their immunity, hence forgot to feed them when I was busy. I don't think I will delegate the feeding of nMA to the maid. It's too good and expensive to waste even a little. There's once when she threw away my nMA by mistake.

It's really not easy to take care of three. Really need lots of time and patience. When I looked after one part of their development, I overlook another part of their development. This time I overlooked their immunity. Hopefully all of them will be well togather again. Sometimes, I told myself that I only have a pair of hands, a pair of eyes. hmm... Am I putting limitations on my abilities? :p Perhaps...

Today, I have decided to have some rest :) I need to rest a little to have a clearer mind for more great things to come by :) Aloysius went to school, Bernice and Charlene are having their nap. And me typing here. Good or good?

Well, my packed and useful morning is gone for today :) Every morning, I will dedicate time for my ABC to show them flashcards. This morning, I had a writing session with Aloysius instead. Both of us enjoyed it very much. I was surprised at how well he can draw and write now. I spoke to Aloysius's teacher yesterday. At the kindergarten, the kids will be shown 300 flashcards daily. The cards shown to them are arranged and given by the Shichida Method teacher. That lighten my teaching role a little :)

I am looking forward to the parents' class. Bernice and Charlene will be starting their Shichida Method classes in April 09 :)

Shichida kindergarten.

It's marketed as a "mini university". hmm... perhaps.
I would say they are more settled than the first few weeks. The teachers know what to do now.
Aloysius still loves to attend school. He only has 5 other classmates. It is small, but is good for him. I hope this small group will last longer. hahaha... So take your time to search around ok? Don't join SK so soon :p The teachers in the nursery classes and K1 classes also know the kids in the Pre-N class. There's a close bonding between the kids and teachers. Aloysius now know how to remove and wear his shoes on his own. He feeds himself in school. I know these are nothing fantastic to talk about. He knows all his teachers. Some of his classmates were toilet trained by the teachers. They get to play with all the IQ genius, noddy fun book, etc from the Tensai shop everyday. I was thinking even if I buy all those games from Tensai, I might not have the time to play togather with Aloysius. I am glad that the playing and teaching of those IQ games were outsourced to his teachers :) kekeke... Oh yes, I had a taste of doing homework with him last weekend! It takes a lot of discipline for mommy here to get the homework done.
Two days ago, I asked his Shichida method teacher in the kindergarten about his progress. I was told to let him play more playdoh and expose him more to writing. This is something that I will start working on. I gotta strengthen his fingers. hmm... I remember from Glen Doman books, brachiation is good for writing too. Since mommy here haven't been very successful in brachiation, I gotta find some other ways. Any suggestion? His language is fine though.
Ok, I think I better stop here. I am not in the mood to write... No deep feelings to write about... :) I better go and prepare the flashcards for tomorrow. Good night...