Toddling @ Mid-Valley with the Pirates!

Last Sunday, right after Sindhu's socializing event at Bandar Utama, we skipped cooking and headed out for an early lunch. Initially planned for some light walk in a close by mall to digest the meal took us all the way to Mid Valley Megamall.

In conjunction with the release of the 4th installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the mall held a grand promo event with a life size pirate ship put up at the Center Court.

No one was allowed near it but the crowd swarmed it trying to take a closer look and snap a photo or 2.

I was glued to the treasure chest!

Doggy Day Out!

The Malaysian National Animal Welfare Foundation (MNAWF) held the graduation ceremony and placement for new class 8am yesterday morning at the Central Park, Bandar Utama.

It also served as a meet and greet session for dog owners and like minded individuals. Folks from Science Diet and vets were seen actively mingling and giving tips on grooming and pet care.

We didn't signed up for any of the classes since it's a whole 10 week commitment and the registration team feels it would be good that the same handler stays on throughout the duration.

Sindhu certainly needs obedience lessons cause we were the only ones seen jumping and running about aimlessly in the park as this was her first doggy meet and greet experience.

A number of our furry friends must come from well of background since they were seen alighting from fancy cars. Not sure if the BMWs & Mercedes had fur dropping problem cause daddy had a field day cleaning up after.

Sindhu was so pre-occupied she didn't have time for her regular snacks that normally gets gobbled up in seconds. My 2nd day of the Mid Year break has been an energy-depleting fun filled outing.

Arts & Crafts by ParenThots

Despite being day 1 of the Mid Year break, daddy woke me up early yesterday citing the need to go Que up. Didn't quite knew what was in store till I actually got there and was I in for a surprise!

 

'ParenThots', a popular parenting column in the local daily The Star were the brains behind this massive effort. Held at Tropicana City Mall, the event was a crafty 3 hours starting at 11am presenting some popular art and craft talents showcasing their handy work.

Made sense being there early cause the crowd build-up began an hour earlier. We were lucky to be the 1st five in line and being a free event handing out goodie bag for the kids and promising a blast with your loved ones ... Isn't that enticing enough?

There were a selection of 4 different art and craft counters for the kids to try out. Some needed an hour of work while some depended on how fast you were with them. The crowd continued forming so it wasn't fair to stay on too long so we decided to try our best finishing them fast enough.

I jumped right in to some simple looking paper art ... at least that's the impression I got at first glance. It wasn't easy and at the same time not too tricky. You needed steady hands and fabulous imagination to put the finished paper products together. Miyyah was the brains behind this counter.

A strong advocate for lateral thinking, my philosophy to art ... 'No Rules'. It's purely my interpretation, advance apologies to artists reading this. Honestly, isn't my work a fine piece?

After the twisting and rolling, I crossed over to kneading and shaping. Clay like made from dough with icing sugar dust to prevent sticky fingers. They were easy to play with fine fragrance. An invitation to anybody walking nearby to come find out what's cooking! Here's more pictures from the event.
It's been a fantastic start to the holidays for I had a swell time!

1st Term Assessment

The Mid Year break is starting on a high note for me. 16 days of pure fun since I made good on my promise to do well in the 1st term assessment.

1Malaysia Unity Week 2011

The 'Rukun Tetangga sector C' ... my neighbourhood community association was invited to join the 1Malaysia Unity Week celebration held at the PPR Desa Tun Razak. Minister in the Prime minister's department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon graced the event along with other key dignitaries.

A number of association used this opportunity to make some money for their community by setting up stalls selling clothes to food stuff. The PPR playground was buzzing with crowds enjoying the day out.

All the delegates were greeted with these lovely 'Mini Ministers' portraying a minister from our cabinet. Note the smart chap 2nd from left, that's mini Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. Sadly I failed to locate our PM.

The lively atmosphere got fired up with the kids futsal tournament. They were pupils from the government run kindergarten all geared up in Real Madrid and Chelsea kits. It was good to see the Malaysian colours too.

The motive of the trip was participating in the government funded gathering but fostering strong communal feeling isn't just about hearing minister's talk but to actually spend time doing what we like the most within the community. My sector is all for trips! First stop after a filling lunch ... Sai Kim Factory.

They are the biggest distributor of sea weeds in Malaysia. You can find all sorts of dried / chilled sea food for cooking and medicine. I enjoyed the walk through their chiller which was part of the factory tour.

We weren't big fans of chilled or dried sea food but we did get something in memory of the visit, local pearl earrings for me. Was at a bargain probably because they were at the bottom of the grade in pearl quality.

The final stop before we headed home was something I can relate to but I enjoyed the place so much it didn't hit me to buy any. Who would turn down overflowing free samples. I won't be looking at another for a week.

Happy Wesak Day!

"If the string is too tight, it will break. If the string is too loose, it will not play." The famous quote by a music teacher that made Siddhartha believe extremism is not the way to God.

Buddha's birthday, enlightenment and achievement of Nirvana is celebrated in a large scale in Malaysia. Daddy is a follower and that's why I get equal amount of love and scolding just like what the teacher said. Happy Wesak!

Teacher's Day Gift

These lovely carnations was my teacher's day gift to all the teacher's at Krista last Monday. Happy Belated Teacher's Day!

Toddling @ Beaconhouse Open Day

Yesterday Daddy took me on a surprise visit to Beaconhouse. It was a magnificent experience ... one that's so good, I completely left out snapping any photos inside.

I was eager to explore keeping me on constant go while poor daddy had to keep up. Their international syllabus had a touch of local contents and the fee sounded attractive, coming from daddy based on our visit to Sri Garden, KL last year.

Am I ending up at CAT or KSSR is anyone's guess. Daddy's pocket decides!

Toddling @ Kechara Wesak Fair

Kechara (http://www.kechara.com/), a renowned Buddhist organization held the Wesak Fair today to create awareness on all the fantastic work they carry out and foster togetherness among the community.

It was a splendidly hot day (notice the beautiful rainbow reflection) which is more than welcomed. I'd rather be walking with a suntan than be drenched in rain on a muddy field.

The open field at SunwayMas Commercial Center wasn't buzzing with people yet so we had good chance to grab some bargains before it ran out. Most of their sales were inline with the work they do.

Numerous prayer symbols of Buddhist themes were available for sale and it's nice to be blessed and feel protected while you wear an attractive piece like these. It's not a crime to blend fashion in religious practice!

We enjoyed a simple breakfast but didn't spend too much time sitting down here for the heat was unbearable. At least the stalls had fans in them.

I enjoyed a good game of shooting with the Nerf gun. Won myself consolation prize in the form of stickers.

Cool to find Xbox games offered at the fair. Attracted all the big boys and volunteers children who were all preoccupied while their parents were busy manning the stalls.

Another interesting thing that you don't normally find within a religious organizations was their involvement with animals. Kechara animal sanctuary brought some furry friends along. This stall had the largest gathering.

KL International Book Fair 2011

My 2nd experience at the 'International' Book Fair turned out to be far better than last year. Daddy was impressed at a wider variety of books this year.

We took a brisk, scenic 10 min. walk from across the river where we parked avoiding a long stretch driving into PWTC. The pavements were bustling with folks returning with bags of books. A sign of good bargain? I sure hope so.

Many activities were held throughout and being a long weekend (May Day holiday), it attracted bus loads of people. We didn't hang around the stage area for long despite attractive giveaways for participants.

Daddy was beaming with joy for a whole floor was allocated to international publishers with a good selection of hard to get books. Kudos to the organizers for making daddy a happy man cause this will certainly result in a fair amount of spending on me!

The 'Peter and Jane' series are used at school for reading sessions. It wasn't mandatory for us to get a set for home practice but they were on sale and a call to principal Sarah on how I fared so far got daddy to invest in them.

I was happy with the prior purchase, but this got my head spinning. I'm 4 and enjoying kindy life ... not quite ready for Mensa International!