B1,B2,B3,B4

Cayden is growing up so fast that it scares me sometimes. 

Recently he has been watching Bananas In Pajamas. He started to label himself as "B1", Daddy as "B2" and Mummy as "B3". When he is in the "Bananas In Pajamas " mode, he will call us by our B-numbers, e.g. "B3, where is B2?". 

Our babysitter, Nomin had this conversation with him yesterday: 

"Hey Cayden. If you are B1, who is B2?"

"Dada"

"Who is B3?"

"Mama"

 

"Who is B4?"

"Let me think..." (while putting his finger to his chin) "Its Noddy!"

"Why is Noddy B4? Nomin wants to be B4! Can Nomin be B4?"

"No, because Noddy is B4." 

"Please??? I want to be B4." (Then she pretends to cry) 

"No, Nomin. Don't cry. Nomin is B5 because B5 is bigger than B4! Don't cry. No sad. "

"Oh! ok then. "

Funny how children thinks. He has started to grasp the concept of value of numbers. 

Hong Kong May 2008

Instead of throwing Cayden a huge birthday party like last year, I managed to convince hubby that we should bring him to Disneyland to celebrate his 3rd birthday. Took some convincing, but we made it in the end!

We spent 5 days there. It was fantastic! It was not our first trip to HK, but this time, I had a totally different take of the place. I think we appreciated the place more, since we spent the last 2 years in ulu Mongolia. If we were still living in Singapore, I think we won't appreciate it so much.

So what did we do there? Disneyland, of course. The touristy thing we did were visiting Lantau Island and The Peak. We also went shopping! I tracked down some specialty baking shops and bought so many things! Things like whipping cream (yes, we do not have whipping cream in Mongolia), green tea powder, Mickey Mouse baking tins, cookie cutters, baking chocolate etc... The list goes on...

Obviously the main focus of this trip is Disneyland. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. For me, it was my first time at Disneyland too, so immediately, I was drawn into the fairytale world. There is something magical about that place. 

One thing that hubby noticed was the lack of HUGE crowds. He said that when he went to Disneyland in the States, he had to wait at least 1hour for each ride. But here, we waited 15min, maximum. 

Here are some pictures we took at Disneyland:





Mickey Train


With Winnie the Pooh. Cayden was so scared, yet he wants to go near him.


Cayden loved the TeaCup Ride. We took it 3 times

All in all, this trip was a success. Now we are planning for our next trip. Tokyo? Maybe... 

Row Row Row Your Boat

We were about to start Cayden's bath. I was in Cayden's room, pulling out his PJs, tidying the room etc... Meanwhile, I have asked Cayden to go into the bathroom and take off his clothes. After a short while, he was belting it out. I went to check it out. This was what I saw:

What have I been doing?

Hubby went back to Singapore for a conference and meetings since last Sunday. So what I have I been doing in the evenings, after Cayden goes to sleep? Watch my sob Korean dramas, of course! Its a great opportunity to watch, as I am all alone, and no one will laugh at me if I start sobbing! Hubby always laugh at me when I cry during shows.

This is the second time I am watching this drama. The story line is so touching that I still cry when I watch this second time around! I am hopeless. It helps that the male lead is super good looking too. 

Another family leaving...

Just received this text message from another friend here in Mongolia that they will be leaving too, after 1  year here.  They will be leaving in 4 weeks time! The last time we spoke, it seems like they really does not like it here. I was expecting them to leave soon, but not so soon. Oh well... seems like a lot of expats are leaving... 

Unexpected snow

This was what greeted me when I opened the curtains of our bedroom this morning... snow... in spring! 

One of my friends told me that her son was so disappointed when he saw the snow this morning... he lamented "Oh no... you mean summer is not coming?" 

Back in Mongolia

Actually, we have been back in Mongolia for 1 month already. Time flies... It was freezing cold (minus 30 degrees Celsius) when we arrived in Mongolia, but luckily, our driver was already waiting for us at the airport. :) 

Cayden went back to school the very next day, but I was afraid that he will cry, as he had not been attending that school for 4 & half months. I accompanied him to school. Thankfully he was ok. No fuss, no tantrums. He seemed to remember the school. 

When we returned, we hear that more families will be moving away from Mongolia.  So far, 4 families. Brisbane, Sydney, India, Indonesia. *envy* When will be our turn? Seems like we will be here for quite a while. Maybe another year? 

Cayden fell sick once we returned to Mongolia. He developed blocked nose the very day he attended school. Slowly it manifested into a flu blown cold, with cough, phlegm and runny nose within a week. The full works. Then he passed the germs to me! I was sick too. Took us 1 week to recover. I think its the polluted, toxic air in UB. 

Welcome back to the cold!