I Like Homework

I am probably one of the very few lucky kids who do not know how to enjoy the "privilege" of attending a homework-free kindergarten. Since I do not bring home any homework from school, I constantly ask mummy for homework because I LIKE doing it.

Quite often, I will complain "I'm bored, mummy... can you please give me homework?" Well, although I do have a big pile of workbooks, I sometimes "crave" for something different... like the ones that mummy "writes" for me.

Workbooks on my table...

More workbooks under my table...

Last week, when I asked for homework again, mummy wrote a few sums (addition) for me to which I completed within minutes and said "It's so easy. Give me something harder!" Very "action", eh?

Mummy then taught me addition with "carry-over to tens" (not taught in school yet). She cincai explained to me just ONCE and wrote some sums for me to solve. To her surprise, not only did I manage to grasp the concept, I completed all these sums in just under 10 minutes (albeit with a few careless mistakes here and there)...

Sometimes, mummy would give me ejaan too (this is also not given in school). The ejaan that she gives me are very impromptu and I am required to spell and write on the spot. No word list is given in advance. I've mastered my sukukata quite well in school so this is no problem for me too (except for the /ng/ and /ny/ sound which I've yet to learn)

My very first ejaan ;)

When it comes to my Mandarin lessons, mummy is happy to note that I am very self-motivated. Every now and then I will take out my vocabulary book, play the accompanying CD and recite the words happily without being told to do so. I am able to recognize the 200-odd characters in my 2 books now. Mummy recorded this video not because of my reading but because of the way I "sat"...

Amusing but at the same time also made her *shake head*

My Chinese writing... I write better in Chinese (compared to my alphabets). This is about the only homework that I have, given by my Mandarin teacher, Zhang Lao Shi

I like homework... that's what this "Homework Princess" said

Note: This is a brief record of my academic progress at 5 years old

Made In China

I like to read labels and find out where things are made, especially my toys. A few days ago, while digging for her winter jacket hidden deep inside one of the compartments of my wardrobe, mummy stumbled upon a bag of toys... my baby toys, to be exact.... toys that have been put away years ago (I think after I turned 2).

She took them out for me to see (and play, of course). Boy, they were like new toys to me! I had no idea at all that I once played with these toys. I could only remember a few of them vaguely. Mummy takes very good care of my toys and things. She cleaned and wiped every single one of them before storing them. Therefore, these toys came out of storage looking clean and new...

Toys from the past... just some of the better quality ones that mummy put away for "safekeeping". She didn't buy many toys for me too. Most of them were gifts.

I had such a toy? How come I don't remember anything at all?

So many nice toys... I miss being a baby :)

Later, I started inspecting the toys one by one to find out where each of them were made.

Fisher Price... made in China

Baby Einstein... made in China

Lamaze... made in China

Playgro... made in China

Tolo... made in China

"Everything is Made in China! Why ar?" I asked. Daddy gave me an answer which I didn't really understand but nevermind...

One of mummy's favourites... this Tolo "krak-krak" toy still looks very new after so many years :)

My Sleeping Companion

Of late, I do not take regular afternoon naps anymore unless I am very tired. If my nap is "planned", I will surely look for something to hold while I sleep. The Goofy Pez candy dispenser is my clear favourite...

Me and my Goofy Pez

Goofy again...

... and again (and many other times too)

Sometimes, when I can't find Goofy, I will opt for funny and unlikely stuff...

... like a kazoo...

... an empty dental floss box...

... or a clothes peg

And this, I did not hold this on purpose, I just happened to fall asleep while drinking and mummy found this funny.  hehe...

I held on to this Transformers Bumble Bee toy overnight! I held it when I went to bed at night and the next morning, the toy was still in my hand. Unbelievable! 

A Happy Friday

It is the last day of school today... yippee! A Merdeka-Raya party was held in my kindergarten today. We were encouraged to wear traditional costumes as stated in the circular...

I wore last year's baju kurung

With a few of my cute classmates

Mummy made these Hello Kitty sandwiches for our makan-makan/class party
(egg sandwich with mayo, cheese and butter)

I also made this card a few days ago

When mummy came to pick me up after school, I told her "Today is one of my happiest days ever!" I was happy because I ate ice-cream and chicken nuggets in school. From school, we headed straight to Giant for lunch, playground and grocery shopping. We had lunch in the same noodle restaurant and sat on the same table...

Made some faces while waiting for our orders, as usual

I even ordered the same noodle! I can use the chopsticks very well now. Everytime mummy gets a fork for me, I will leave it aside and refuse to use it

After lunch, it was playground time! 

While playing in the playground, I slipped and fell on the slide. I immediately ran to mummy to complain "This baju kurung is so slippery! It made me fall on the slide... my knee is very painful. Later you sek-sek me back ok" haha.

On our way home, I had a very unusual conversation with mummy in the car. I talked to her about our country's independence day and our Prime Minister! I sure know a thing or two about Malaysian history and its current affairs haha. This also shows that I have been paying attention in class :)

Fun Day at New Jusco in 1U

The all-new, bigger and better Jusco in 1 Utama has reopened recently and we went there on their very first day of opening. Coincidentally, daddy was on leave that day :) We headed there almost immediately after school and lunch (at home).

Of course, my main target was the kidddy play land. Since everything in it was brand new, daddy allowed me in and paid RM3 for a 20-minute play time. Needless to say, I had a whale of a time there...

Oh how I loved the ball pool!

And the slide...

And this bounce-bounce ball

There were lots of toys there for me to play too...

First, let's drive to the market *honk honk*

Buy veggies...

Buy fish...

Be careful with the eggs!

I'll be my own cashier :)

Welcome to my lovely kitchen

Your meal will be done in a jiffy

For once, it felt great playing with those new toys, where not a single piece was broken, dirty or missing :)

At the real supermarket, I shook hands with this Mr Mushroom, who after that gave me some cute mushroom stickers

I also adored this giant Sing-a-ma-jigs mascot. I was very naughty. I went behind and poked its buttocks when it was swarmed by kids teeheehee!

Playing with a Hotwheels set displayed at the toys section

The day ended with us pushing a trolley-ful of goodies from the supermarket to our car parked far, far away! Mummy also bought some junkfood hehe... half a dozen of Mister Donut (Japan's largest donut chain) to try.

The choco-ring donut was really yummy, with a very unique chewy texture

Arts n Crafts Day: Yoghurt Cup Animals

Do you like to eat yoghurt? I do! But what do you do with the cups after emptying its content? If you are like mummy, I'm sure you will automatically throw them all away. Well, mummy has thrown away dozens of such cups before she realized she could actually make something out of them.

Don't throw these cups away... I'll show you why :)

Since this craft required mainly cutting work with a pair of very sharp scissors, mummy did all the cutting while I was given an easier task...

Drawing dots and lines and gluing the googly eyes onto the animals

Introducing..... the red series:

Crab, ladybird, jellyfish and octopus

Close-up of Little Jellyfish

Introducing... the brown series:

Animals puppets... dog, bear, moose and cat

Close-up of Little Cat

The whole gang

From trash to treasure... I just love 'em!