18th June 2009

Its my birthday!



First, we headed for Gleneagles medical centre for my 12th month check up, which was the 3rd and final hepetitis B jab.



starting the day with a bottle of goodness in the car!



my neh neh!!





the sun was glaring as i laid in my mommy's arm, so she took out my ultra cool shades from the glove compartment and she thought i looked super cute.






and now i sit up on the weighing machine to have my weight taken!

looking and moving around, having a mind of my own.

I weigh 10.3kg and Dr Yip said that im of a very good weight for my age.

and now my height!

im a very tall girl now u know?

74.5cm

15cm more and i will have to pay bus fare, movie ticket etc.

im wearing my "Gwenneth is ONE" t shirt again!

im reaching the end of the mat!

and ive big plans to escape.

and i flipped.

GASP!

Gwen : "oh no."

Gwen Gwen : " I recognise you."

Gwen Gwen : " you use a needle to poke me."

Gwen Gwen : "are you doing that again today???"

Gwen Gwen : " BUt...BUT...BUT... its my BIRTHDAY!!!!"

Dr Yip chose a meaty spot on my thigh and poke a fat needle into it anyway.

Gwen Gwen : "whatever! Im cool. Im ONE years old already and im brave."

Daddy and Mommy then went on to have chicken rice lunch before we made our way to SENTOSA!

It was a really hot day and Daddy suggested that we head right to Underwater world first cause we wouldnt survive the heat anywhere else anyway.

the turtle pond!

Olivia Jie Jie gave me a turtle stuffed toy for my birthday and i love it very much! Mommy was quite surprised as Gwenneth is not very much a "girly toy" girl.

or maybe the turtle is nothing girly anyway?

Gwenneth would say "tur-tur" everytime she spots the green thing on the bed and then gives it a kiss right in the mouth. she would rest the side of her head on the turtle's shell and treats it like a fluffy pillow.

and so his name?

"TURTUR."

Mommy brought the turtle along with us so that i can better associate it with a real turtle when we see one in the underwater world, and it happens to be the first sea creature we saw!

Mommy then repeatedly pointed at the live turtle and then the cushy one and said "tur.....tle.."

Gwenneth seems to grasp it all.

touristy photo outside the grand entrance.

Me assuring TURTUR that i will never leave him inside.

Gwen Gwen :" Dont worry...you will be coming home with me alright?"




Mommy and Daddy then went to join the queue to get the tickets. There was a good mix of tourists and locals who are having their June school holiday.

i got so bored waiting for Daddy and Mommy

Daddy and Mommy in the queue, and Mommy looking unglam with my pokka dot towel blankie.

she looked like she came back from a jog.

Mommy bought me a brand new fan for this Sentosa trip.

the best $10 spent EVER!

at the "touch pool"

its gross. no one from our family stuck our hands into the fishy smelling water with slimy looking creatures. i even squirmed up my feet when Mommy carried me near it.

Cik Cik Yani happily touched EVERYTHING!

Mommy buckling up my seat belts.

SHe insisted that i must be buckled up at all times.

I was a little scared at first as the water in the tank was crystal clear and i could see all the colourful fishes swimming in front of me. Daddy assured me that it was okay and he would be with me no matter what happens. He then knock on the glass wall and told me that i could hold on to it and the fishes cannot swim through it to bite me, no matter how tasty i may look to them.

so cool!

and after a bit of warm up, i was my usual self, climbing everywhere all over again.

Daddy laughed and said that i was soooooo cute.

Mommy tied 2 pig tails for me. Its to celebrate that wee bit of hair length i have!

Nice?

Daddy said that i must wear my shoes cause he would be letting me stand by all the huge fish tanks to look at the fishes.

its a sea horse! how cool! looked just like the seaweed!

and next...jellyfish!

the jellyfishes were transparant and they appear to change colour depending on the light that was shone on them.


guess who is the black silhouette?

...has a very round head and a button nose...

its not "la bi xiao xing" lah!

try again!


the dead give away...

look at the chubby fingers!

ai yah! its me lah!

if you have guessed it correctly, you are my number 1 fan! muacks!

Mommy says that his arch enemy is "sambal chilli" and he would pray everyday that they will never meet this lifetime.


Daddy looking sexy. Not sleepy.

quality time with Daddy...

one shoe already missing.

Mommy frantically went to look for it to only realise that the missing one was on the stroller.

My "really nice" Papa making a lot of effort to make things "life-like" with a lot of animation and sound effects.

Daddy pointing at some very lazy fishes which are lying down on the sea bed.

or maybe dead.

???

we have the same eyes...

Mommy says that its small but very sexy.

Lesson time!

Shark's Kuku bird is called "claspers"

even if they one have one, the word comes with an "s" behind it.

Repeat after me.

"Claaaaa-sperssss..."

a reallllllly big fish.

Mommy asked Cik cik yani if we should steam or deep fry it.

and Cik cik yani giggled like Mommy told her the biggest joke of 2009.

at the souvenier shop with a octopus. I liked it cause it looked like the two octopus which i have at ah mah's house which was yellow and blue.

Mommy says that i cannot have the habit of buying everything i hold onto.

I can kiss and say "bye bye" though.

Since I cannot buy, i might as well take EVRYTHING in the shop and play! Daddy and Mommy dreaded the thought of leaving the "Underwater world" compound and be back in the Sentosa's hot sun!

the blemish near my left eye was self inflicted the day before i came to sentosa :P

Who else did this ; MOMMY!

Gwen Gwen : " See! TurTur, don't be scared. Im with you. Im not putting you up for sale ever!"


Gwenneth eating her home cooked porridge.

Its yumminess of beef, carrot and tofu with brown rice/new crop porridge

I love it when people calls me "BOSS!"

I would rest one of my leg up on the latch of the stroller and giggle as the adults laugh their heads off!

Im.."BOSS!"

Mommy wanted to bring me to the beach and even packed along my little pail and spade.

But the sun was just crazy.

and off we go to dolphin island!

Gwenneth had a bird's eye view of everything!

Daddy loved this photo of us of our back view.

the last dolphin show was at 5.30pm and we were early.

I got there at about almost 5 and we have 30 minutes to burn in the hot sun.

thank goodness we can enter the lagoon first and pick a shady spot to rest and wait.

We were by the enclosed lagoon under a white tentage.

We could catch glimpses of 3 dolphins swimming leisurely just a few metres away from us!

Mommy entertained me with soft drink bottles, feeding me with water and playing clapping games.



Coincidentally, she sang a "Happy Birthday" song to me and made me very happy!

She didnt realise that it was also the same time that i was born exactly a year ago. She was telling Daddyon the way home that she forgot to sing me a birthday song at 5.25pm and Daddy told her that she did. At the dolphin lagoon!

No wonder Gwenneth was smiling from cheek to cheek!

Father and daughter busy with our own things. One on BB, the other on a 100 plus bottle cap.


Everyone singing the birthday song for me and clapping our hands.

It was a happy time together!

and finally! The show begins!

after the half and hour show, we called it a day as i was getting sleepy.

the logistics involved to bring me out for a day trip!



I was reallly tired.

a warm bottle of milk and a ride in Daddy's car in Mommy's arm ends the day on a good note.





Thank you Sentosa! I had a wonderful and happy birthday :)

hugs,

Gwen Gwen

xoxo

Ive finally turned one and every sleepless night Daddy and Mommy had for me, they both felt that it was all worth it.

Im this little life that they have both decided to devote to with all their might, and they will love me unconditionally no matter what happens.

This is an exclusive video dedicated to you, for the love and concern you have for me, spying on my little life.

and i shall see you again in 9 months time.

with my lil sister or brother :)

BIG BIG LOVE,

Gwenneth Tan Rui Xuan.