Saturday, September 25, 2010

Books, Books, Books


Wondering what is Nikki doing?


She's into her books again!

For the second time in a row, Nikki swept all the "Magic Tree House" books available from the library. We borrowed 26 books 2 weeks ago and of which 10 are from the "Magic Tree House" series. Our bookworm, Nikki read them all within 10 days.

We were back at the Library yesterday and she got another 13 books from the same series. By the end of day, she has already finished reading 2 books.


Noinoi is also getting the hang of reading the book series, she too started on one of the book and she was proud to announce each time she reaches a new chapter!

Speaking of Noinoi, she's now officially a ballerina! Since the start of her first lesson, she has been paying 120% focus and attention during her dance classes. Even mummy could see her determination. We certainly hope that she will persevere and work hard for her coming exams.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Club Med - Bintan Island

During the week long school term break in September, we celebrated Mummy & Daddy's wedding anniversary in Club Med at Bintan Island.


We were welcomed by one of the G.O upon arrival at the jetty (G.O stand for Gentil Organisateur which comes from the French meaning friendly host). After about a 15 mins Coach ride, we reached the Club house where we spent the next 4 days. We were once again welcomed by an army of GOs whom served us iced cold scented face towels and glasses of refreshing drinks. The Go serving our family is Ms Nicole from Taiwan, she and another GO Becky from China, Harbin accompanied us to our rooms that were all ready for check in.














After lunch, mummy was a bit skeptical on the first day if we've made the right choice for coming to Club Med Bintan. Besides lazying in the guest room and staring at the open sea and blue sky at the absolutely "litter free" white sandy beach. Both she and daddy were lost, not knowing what to do for the next 3 days??? Thank God, we found something called "Tomorrow's Programme" outside the lift at level 1.

Here's the tally of what we did for the first day:

1) Arrival & Check in
2) Lunch
3) Survey the resort facilities
4) Return to room to check internet connection to access emails
5) Check out the beach
6) Dinner
7) Watch the "Kids Performing" Singing performance
8) Retire early to charge up for next day activities

We were literally "dumped" at the Mini Club by Daddy and Mummy on the second day after breakfast. We were made to practise very hard for the grand finale performance until Noinoi almost drop dead on the floor! See the video proof below!



Daddy and Mummy was nice enough to pop by the restaurant during lunch to say hi and catch up to see if we are doing alright.
















After lunch, we tried some rope walking but soon the thunder storm came and we retreated back to our mini club room for more dance practice. With all the practices that we have had, you can imagine how superb our performance night will be!



Day 3 was again full of adventures, Noinoi tried on the 3 storey high trapezium swing and Nikki finally gets to complete her balancing walk on ropes above the ground.



















When asked what is the most enjoyable? Nikki replied that she enjoyed the rare experience watching the release of the baby turtles. Daddy almost flipped when he heard Noinoi's reply was that she enjoyed ordering her own drinks at the "Kids Corner" Bar Counter! Well, that's our uniquely Noinoi always has a mind of her own!