Cruise Trip Day 1 - Check In

Half the family went off on a 4 day cruise to Penang and Phuket between 21 and 24 Feb. It was so fun! Grandpa, Grandma, Papa YT, Mama Irene, Cayden, Uncle Sam and Aunty Linda stayed onboard the cruise on the 10th floor. While Cayden shared a room with grandparents, he had direct access to Papa and Mama through the connecting door. Uncle Sam and I shared a room on the other side of floor. Here are some photos taken after check in and before lunch. :)

The majestic cruise liner from the jetty. :) Passengers were ushered along the long corridor at the Cruise Center to the cruise liner. The Starcruise Mascot caught hold of all passengers who cleared the custom for phototaking. Regulars already developed their way of rejecting these overly friendly staffs. Photos taken were sold at $12 each! Cayden was obviously excited about getting onboard Virgo.

After much struggle to breakfree from the grip of the Cruise Mascot, we finally entered the cruise's lobby on 7th Floor! We were welcomed by glasses of champagne. The lobby decors are really nice! Cayden took photos with Papa and Mama as well as Uncle Sam.

We proceeded straight to our respective rooms. Cayden couldn't understand why we were assigned a different room and insisted on visiting Uncle Sam and my HOUSE! What enticed him to come over was probably that pack of cuttlefish we had in our hands... so nonsense started in the house! They tried to pass each other the cuttlefish through their mouth... so Cayden accidentally bit Uncle Sam's lip!

Oops... casualty!

Where Cayden bit Uncle Sam!

Uncle Sam surely knows what it means by "once bitten twice shy"!

Cayden sang sooooooooo many songs and Uncle Sam suffered from the last song syndrome in the past two days after we returned. That color song from Barney.... it's ringing in our ears! More photos to come....

Happy Birthday to Cayden...

So we had a bashing good time last evening!

Cayden wore the Lighting McQueen and Sally t-shirt I bought for him which he fitted nicely into. And the birthday décor hasn’t changed since his first birthday. We took out the same birthday banner used last year (really value for money – Haha!). I promise to get something more fanciful next year alright?! Something like Barney and Friends face masks…

We started the party with a wonderful dinner prepared by Grandma and Aunty Janet consisting of agar agar, fishmaw-sharksfin soup, abalone salad, prawn fritters and fried chicken wings! It wasn’t an exceptionally sumptuous dinner but it was good enough with everyone seated around the table sharing the food. The significance is considerably more important than anything else. Cayden blew the candles on his birthday cake and served pieces of cakes to all at home. :) He also received presents from everyone. *Sweet* OH! Did I mention...? The carplate number on the cake send some money into Grandpa's pocket. He struck 4D (some tiny winnings) last evening.....

I played a little prank on Cayden (approvals given by all at home)… I bought a pack of magic candles (essentially candles that are able to re-lite even after flame is gone). Connoisseur was rather impressed initially but got fedup by the time the candle relit the 4th time.

It was an exceptionally good celebration this year considering Cayden’s flair for phototaking whenever we requested that he looks at the camera. All the pretend-to-take-a-bite-off-the-cake looks were too precious to be given amiss!

Party Time!!!

We are celebrating Cayden's 3rd birthday today on his lunar birthday. He'll be holidaying away on board Star Cruise Virgo on 21 Feb - his actual birthdate. :) There’s a party planned this evening back at home. Uncle Sam and I will be presenting the following pressie to him:

Ta da…

Very nice and stylish shoes from OshKosh Japan!

It is slightly big now… but he’ll be able to fit in nicely one day. :)

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year!!! Here are some random photos taken yesterday before Cayden goes for his visiting. :) I bought him the tie from Espirit which I thought looked quite nice with his other tops and so Cayden thought it's time for him to start working in offices after the CNY holidays ended. He's such a big boy these days. He knew it was not too good an idea to be showing too much of his personal front. On Monday, he visited papa's friend (aka Uncle Paul) at Holland Road and laid on the couch immediately after he entered the house - pretty much lifeless as his nap time arrives. So Mama asked if he wants his "treasures" (aka pacifier and the smelly tortise). His response, "No. I don't want du-du and tortise.". He paused and said continued, "pai say." and that's embarassed in Hokkien.

Posing for Pictures

These days Cayden poses infront of the camera. He knew exactly what to do without too much prompting e.g tuck his hands into the front pockets of his sweatshirt. :) There's a photo of him with an elephant statue. He posed next to the elephant on his way up to a Japanese resturant in 1 of the hotels over in Dubai.

There is this other series of photo with him posing in front of the camera. They visited Global Village (http://www.globalvillage.ae/) which opens for only three months each year and only during the winter months! In short, there's too much land in Dubai! Here's Connoisseur showing off his new toy, a luminous smiley face rubber ball :)

Candylicious!

The world's largest candy store! Only available in Dubai. Look at the bliss in Cayden's eyes... Do I need to say more? :)