School Updates

I am currently into my third month of Grade 3 already and we are fast approaching the end of the first semester (out of 3 semesters). My present class teacher is very diligent in taking photos of us and mummy looks forward to her weekly class updates (via email) just to view these photos haha. Here is a glimpse of my random activities in school...

(All photos are courtesy of my class teacher, Ms M) 

Busy, busy... in the classroom.

Planting time in our mini vegetable patch in school... We planted rapeseed, statice and tomato

Playing with dirt :p (actually putting the seeds into the soil)

Science lesson

Taking a closer look at a meal worm 

Farewell party for a classmate during lunch time at the cafeteria (friend leaving, we all got presents from her instead!)

During playtime, most of the children like to run and play in the field...

... I prefer to spend time in the library, either reading or watching friends play the computer

Chinese class

I participated in a friendly soccer match in another international school. 

We lost the match and I blamed the opponents for cheating haha! It was a good and fun experience though. 

Me and my soccer team mates

I love school excursions! 

Snapping photos with an iPad mini (provided by the school). We use this in our daily classroom learning. 

A day at the aquarium

With my BFF

My classmates and I

Mummy made me a cardboard Gingerbreadman because I wanted to take part in one of the annual Library Week activities...

Library Week: The Book Character Parade

Ms K the librarian (dressed as a book fairy) asking me a question on stage

One for the album (participants from Grade 3)

(Note: The photos are not very clear because they are sent in an application where the photos cannot be saved and mummy had to "print screen" and crop them one by one)

Working Hard in Edaytown

On the second day of my school holidays (20th June), mummy brought me to Edaytown 星期八小镇. Edaytown is China's version of Kidzania where children get to play-pretend and role-play different types of occupations. I have actually been here last year in one of my school field trips but it was too crowded and I only managed to take part in 2 occupations. 

This time, we took the opportunity to go before the local school holiday started (holidays for international schools started a week earlier) to beat the crowd. Mummy chose the afternoon session (3:30-7:30pm) on a weekday and it was a good choice... the whole place was quiet and nearly deserted. I didn't need to queue up at all and was the sole participant in most of them. Even with all the time saved from queuing, I still managed only about less than a quarter of the 48 available occupations in this "theme park". 4 hours is just too short! 

Hanging around with the Edaytown mascots before the gates opened at 3:30pm for the second session of the day.

First stop... cashed my cheque at the bank

My first job - a scientist at 3M

Fire-fighter! This was really fun because I got to ride in a mini fire-engine...

... and put out some fake fire in a "burning" building

Briefing at the airport

Little miss air stewardess :)

We went into this plane and took turns becoming flight attendants and pilots. There was a flight simulator inside too. 

Biotechnology researcher at Yakult (Just ignore spelling mistakes on the board. It is a common sight here). 

Looking under the microscope. After finishing my "research", I was given a bottle of Yakult as reward! :)

Sushi chef

See, being the only participant, I got all the attention to myself!  

Cacat-looking cucumber sushi made by... err, who else? :p

Played doctor-doctor at a children's hospital.

I was the sole participant again and some of the very kind facilitators paid me the wages of those not around too. I sometimes got paid 5x the usual wage ;)

Volunteered at a recycling plant

Loving nannies in a nursery... mummy kept persuading me to try this but I refused. I preferred something tougher and more rugged....

.... like... a security officer! @-@

Off to the bank to load/unload money

Heavily armed. Don't play-play! ;)

Finally, I chose to work in the Hi-Chew candy factory

It's fun being a candy maker!

I was given a small pack of chewy candies after completing my task there.

I had so much fun and earned so much money (Eday currency) that I asked mummy for another  future visit. Well, let's see how first. Entrance fee is not cheap! RMB150 (RM75) for child and RM50 (RM25) for accompanying adult. Maybe we should go home and try Kidzania first :)

The Best Picnic Ever

Last Saturday, we woke up to a beautiful autumn morning and crept out of bed without any plans for the day. Since the weather was good (cool temperatures between 16-20C), daddy and mummy suggested we go for a picnic.

Mummy immediately packed some food and off we went, to the park opposite our home for a picnic brunch. This turned out to be our best and longest picnic ever. We actually stayed on the same spot for nearly half a day from 10am to 3pm!! This was something that we could never do back in Malaysia... imagine the midday heat! 

Beautiful clouds greeted us at our apartment entrance :)

Our picnic spot... we spent 5 hours relaxing, eating, playing, reading, chit-chatting and even napping here haha. Total bliss!!!

Our simple brunch. Later mummy even walked home for a toilet break and brought over more food! :p

Enjoying my favourite Japanese cheesecake (that mummy queued up 30 mins to buy)... yummy!

Lying down doing nothing and it felt GREAT! (esp in a good weather like this)

Playtime... I brought along my "gymnastic ribbon" and a frisbee

We had a few uninvited picnic "guests" too :)