Confirmation from an Ang Mo

10 out of 10 people will comment that Iden looks like an 'ang mo kia' (Caucasian kid) whenever they see him.... even though both ipapa and me are pure Chinese. Perhaps its his brownish/golden hair and his fair skin, that's why he has earned himself a nickname of 'ang mo kia'.

Well, Iden received a confirmation from a true blue ang mo (Caucasian) yesterday. We were together in a lift with a couple. The guy is a Caucasian while the lady is a Chinese. When the Caucasian guy saw Iden, he went "Hello, you really look like an ang mo, don't you? You can easily pass off as my son!".

All of us burst out in laughter upon hearing this. Can you imagine that? An ang mo saying that Iden looks like an ang mo??? What a confirmation!

Happy birthday, Iden!!

Today is Iden's birthday. Though we already had a grand celebration for him a few days ago, we still decided to do a very simple celebration for him today. Only the IT family will be involved - ipapa, imama and Iden. We brought Iden to Swensen's Toa Payoh to have a Firehouse Happy Birthday sundae. It was a simple sundae but the significance is great! Happy Birthday, Iden!! Daddy and mummy will love you as long as we are living.....

Iden's First Birthday Celebration

Iden celebrated his 1st birthday today! We decided to keep it small and just a family affair. Only our immediate family members were invited and we were glad it was kept as such.

The birthday boy had a traditional meal for lunch - mee suah + 2 red eggs + 1 chicken drumstick. Perhaps it was a change to his usual porridge lunch, Iden gladly finished the meal.

To make sure that he would be in his top form for the party at 5 pm, we rocked him to sleep after lunch. Thank goodness, we did.

The guests started coming in from about 4 pm. They were treated to a 'quite nice but can be improved further' dinner. The main event of the day was the cake cutting moment at 6 pm.

We ordered a Pooh Bear cake and Elmo jelly for Iden. Well, at least he had two of his favourite characters to celebrate his birthday with him. After a round of photo taking sessions, we finally could sit down and sang birthday songs for Iden and cut the cake!

Next, we had Iden to choose from a range of items we had prepared. Well, there were a few items like a book, a pen, a calculator, a hammer and a dollar note. For the benefit for those who do not know what is this about, well, the Chinese has this practice for a 1 year old toddler to choose an item to determine what will his career be like in future. Iden aimed for the calculator immediately and the old folks said that he would become an accountant next time. True or not? Time will tell.

The party ended at about 9 pm and it was time for Iden's last milk feed and sleep. He must be so tired after a whole day of activity..... sleep tight, my baby.....

Itchy hand?

The IT family went out for the usual weekend dinner at Toa Payoh Central yesterday. Ipapa wasn't feeling well, hence wanted to purchase Clarinase at the pharmacy. So off he went, with Iden in the stroller. As the pharmacist was not around, ipapa couldn't get his medication. So, both of them came out of the pharmacy.

As we were about to head home, an astonishing imama asked ipapa what was Iden holding on in his hands. You see, Iden held a white box in his hand and was quietly enjoying his 'gift'! Ipapa's first reaction was "aiyo, what is that?" Quickly, he took the box from Iden, went back to the pharmacy and put it back on the shelf.

The mystery was then uncovered. Iden had quietly taken a tube of medication from the shelf without ipapa's notice. Upon exit from the pharmacy, the alarm did not go off. Hence, both ipapa and me were not aware of him taking that tube until .....

Luckily none of the staff knew about this incident.... if not they may think that we have instigated Iden in this instance. Phew, what a close shave and we better watch out for more itchy hands in future!