Oriental Melodies

On 28th Aug, Mysha had an event in school called the "Oriental Melodies" in appreciation of Chinese culture. (Yes, Mysha learns Chinese in school! I would not have ever imagined that)Children
performances were arranged as a part of the 2 hr event. Even the youngest batch of toddlers - Mysha's batch, was to perform for the day. Dressed in a pretty red dress, with ribbons in her hair, Mysha looked like a doll.
We were later told by teacher Alice that Mysha hand picked the golden trinklets and stuck them on her dress (each toddler designed his(her) own dress!). Her performance just included shaking to the tune of a Chinese song with jingle bells tied to her wrist. Before her performance, all was well, but suddenly she caught Ilyas and me taking photos in the crowd and that was it... she started crying. Somehow teacher Joyce consolled her, but the damage was done... her eyes kept searching us. She went on the patio with the other toddlers to perform and just stood there not moving at all... Neverthless the event was enjoyable. I also got to meet the mommies of the other kids in her class and we had a small sharing session with them.

Arna's b'day party

On Thurs 27th Aug, we attended Arna's b'day party. It was kinda similar to the one we last attended but with one big difference. This place had a huge umbrella kinda of a colorful plastic sheet the center of which sat all the kiddies. Then all the mommies went around in circles, the sheet in tow. And voila, all the kiddies had a blast screaming with fun. Then it went the reverse way. All the kiddies sat under the sheet and mommies brought the sheet over them like a massive umbrella. I never imagined such simple things could be so much fun.

Arshia's b'day party

On Sunday 23rd Aug, we attended Arshia's 2nd year b'day party. Mysha has a good time playing on the trampoline, the kiddie pull-up bar and finally running behind bubbles. So hungry she was in the end that she gobbled up the whole cake piece and a few chunks of potato fries :) And I must mention that the food was so deliciously Indian (from Bombay cafe) that Ilyas and I had a satisfactory time opening our fast there.

Mysha's reflexology session!

Weekend mornings are generally spent with Mysha and I taking a walk around the condo. When we pass by the reflexology path, I usually take off my slippers and walk on it. And Mysha is so worried about my slippers that she keeps screaming 'Mama slippers'. But this day, she pointed to her shoes, asking to take them off. So I did, and was surprised with the ease that she walked over the stones!

Dolly and Sushil's visit

Friday night we had Dolly and Sushil come over for dinner. We told Mysha all along, so when they came home she was so excited. Even more so when she saw the lovely Disney pillow they got for her (pillow was something I missed so much on our recent flight that I was planning to buy it anyway - what a coincidence.. hmm...). Dolly made some nice little things with Mysha's play dough and both throughly enjoyed each other company ... Mysha was out for the day at 10 but we spent a relaxed casual time chatting till midnight.

Joined school back - Reliving her b'day again!

Myhsa joined back school on Thursday. Teacher Alice was very happy to receive her. She also handed me over Mysha's snaps from her b'day party in school. We relived the moment again, all of us hovering over the laptop to see how Mysha celebrated the DAY

Her b'day week - ended, not just yet!!!

Yes she did survive her 1 week of quarantine!!! Thank God for that :) As a reward there was one long standing project that im proud Ilyas completed: MYSHA's collage. Up on our wall, it looks like a masterpiece

Her b'day week - Ended abruptly with an H1N1 Quarantine

I thought that I would make her b'day week extra special with a few activities other than the daily routine. But on Thurs Aug 6, it all ended with a call I got from her school announcing that one of the 12 toddlers in her class had caught the swine flu. So the rest of the batch including Mysha and teachers needed to go into a one week quarantine. Wish all some good luck!

Her b'day week - Evening bicycle session

We always pondered how nice it was in Singapore that one could just hire a bicycle and ride along the beach. On Mysha's b'day we finally indulged in it. We hired a family cycle. Mysha sat in the front baby basket with Ilyas and me behind. It was a pleasurable 1 hr spent with the wind caressing our faces and the moon smiling at us. Mysha remembers the time spent the moment we mention the word "cycle" :)

Her b'day week - Evening photo shoot

Both Ilyas and me were home early to celebrate Mysha's b'day in a special way. The photo bugs that both of us are, we were keen on clicking on a particular patch of land on which had grown some beautiful looking wild plants. Myhsa's b'day offered just the right opportunity. Dressed in a pretty white and blue dress she looked gorgeous against the beautiful backdrop. So excited was Ilyas with the result that he promptly got the picture framed ...and now it lies nicely placed near our bed ... a moment captured in time.

Her b'day week - Party at school

Mysha attended school as usual on her b'day too, albeit a little differently. Dressed in a salwar suit that her mamu got for her, she looked very very Indian. She celebrated with her classmates with a cute little cake cutting ceremony. I'm sure her buddies enjoyed the gifts they brought back home.

Her b'day week - b'day morning

More than a dozen balloons await my daughter just outside her bedroom door to make her b'day morning extra special

The beginning ...

On the eve of my daughter's second birthday, I want to start something I intended to for a very long time. So here I am ... on the blogging way :)

This blog is dedicated to my lovely daughter MYSHA.