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Our favourite seats on the bus! Yay!

The girls like to go to the upper deck and sit at the first row but it hasn't always been possible because we have a stroller and a toddler with us. With so much barang and three kids to keep an eye on, I prefer to stay on the lower deck and not have to make everyone climb up and down or leave our stuff unattended. That said, this was also my most loved seat as a kid and I also love the unblocked view from here ley, feels like we are the ones driving the bus!

So, now that they are older and we don't have to bring the buggy out every time, it seems like we will be able to do this more often! Yay! Happy that we almost had the entire deck all to ourselves this evening, haha. Simple joy of life.

P.S. They don't always behave perfectly on the bus one, yeah? Still bicker, still fight, still sing out loud and still ask me "Are we reaching yet?" umpteen times when all I wanna do is sit back and enjoy the view. Yup, kids are still kids after all.

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Too much time in school. Too much homework. Too many enrichment classes. Too little time for play. Too little opportunities to enjoy the simple joys of growing up.

This is what happens to most kids once they hit Primary School, especially upper levels. I think part of the reason why we love holidays so much is that we feel more carefree, more stress-free and more in charge of our lives. No daily reminders to get homework or revision done, no constant nagging to sleep early, no alarms ringing before the sun rises, no rushing to and fro classes, no having to be mum-cum-tuition-teacher and feeling my blood boil, no ironing of school attires, no saying no to late night movies and family suppers. Instead, just lots of time to play, laugh, bond, enjoy and understand each other.

Reminding myself to let them be kids, and not just students, even on school days. To let them find pockets of time to do the things that they enjoy - Angel does handlettering every day, Ariel reads and draws and Asher, well, eats and plays for now. Haha. We will also watch TV together too, if we have time. Shows we watch include nursery songs, animal documentaries, news, music videos, our own videos, AGT or just answers to queries that they have - like for instance one asked how chocolate is made, so we searched on YouTube and watch the production process. The other asked about planets in the solar system so we watched clips and listened to songs to help us understand more. To me, that half an hour of screen time is when we are always together, talking, learning and just enjoying those mum-and-kids moments.

School holidays or not, I'm learning to cherish each day I have with these three and make the most of it.

P.S. It's midnight, kids are asleep (phew!), hubby is not home from work yet, and dinner is still on the table waiting for him. Gotta go keep the dishes if he ends up not coming back. #lifeofanavywife #stillprocrastinating I know I should be sleeping yet here I am. Haha. Gotta make the most of my me-time too, no matter how little I have. Sweet dreams, people!

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"Happy big 40th, Papa." 🎂

The girls came together to make this DIY ocean for him using recycled materials and animal figurines they found in the house. It was so cute to see that they also did a submarine - using a toilet roll - which even had a periscope made out of pipe cleaners. Awesome 🎁!

Besides writing a card with her heartfelt wishes for him, Angel went the extra mile and took $8 out of her savings to put in an ang pow for her beloved Daddy. Yup, it's usually elders who give out ang pows, right? But, she always sees us giving red packets to our grandma and parents so I think she picked it up from there and just wanted to show her appreciation too. It's really 礼轻情意重, thanks for the thought, my dears.

As for the boy, well, he insists that it is also his birthday and wants to blow out all the candles 🎂 too. Haiyo, this boy and his ❤ for candles.

P.S. We were halfway through our dinner at Sakae Sushi when Angel suddenly said "Papa is so nice to eat with us tonight, it's his birthday." I pondered a couple of seconds about whether she means he chose to eat with family on his special day and it made her happy. But she continued saying "Cos' we usually don't get to eat with him." Haha. Okay, she is just happy that he knocked off early (for him, early meant nearing 8pm) today and they got to see him more. Awww, how much his presence means to them, actually.

四十岁了，要更成熟懂事，做我们引以为傲的好榜样。祝你工作顺利、身体健康、能早点放工陪孩子。呵呵。

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