Twitter: August 2010

August 7: I have taken a little break from twitter to get settled in my new home. Let's catch up a bit.

August 7: Last week, I explored the botanical & orchid gardens, the Japanese & Chinese gardens, the live turtle museum & the Asian civ. museum. Yay!

August 7: I  also developed a strange splotch on my left hand. The doc says it is nothing to worry about though.

August 7: I have also been swimming a lot. On a typical evening, I go to the  pool with maman. Here I am in my new floatie.

August 7: After a refreshing dip in the pool, I head over to the hawker market for dinner. On the way we pass our favorite flowers galore!

August 7: The Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre! Here we are. Dinner time! 

August 7: More food, more food! Here we are ordering from one of the hawker stalls. 

August 7: The food is ready. Time to eat! 

August 7: All done! (How do you like my new haircut?)

August 7: On the way home, we pass a store selling paraphernalia for the new moon celebration. 

August 7: We then walk down the coconut tree lined path and often play one of  my favorite games: catch maman. 

August 7: Now I am off to bed. Good night (or good morning to those in the United States).

August 7: Also of note during the last week, I received my "long-term visit  pass". I now legally reside in Singapore. 

August 8: Just came back from my little friend Ziad's one month birthday party. Good food, cake and lots of people and kids to play with.

August 9: Happy Singapore National Day! We watched the events on tv at the Zion hawker center with some fried tofu and various satays!  Yum...

August 11: Yesterday was my 13 maths birthday. To celebrate, I went to the J. Balass children's garden, to the pool & then to dinner with some friends.

August 11: I drew my first picture today. I drew it all by myself and even chose the colors. 

August 12: Today I went to the Art Museum. I loved spotting cats, fish, hats, dogs, flowers and other favorites.  My laughter surprised many a visitor.

August 12: What's that? A coconut? Where did it come from? The backyard? What do I do with it?? 

August 15: Yesterday, I went to the Singapore Science Centre. Apart from climbing stairs, I really liked the eletromagnetic projectile device. Woosh...

August 15: Off to the zoo. Yippee! Maybe I will get to see lions, giraffes, tigers, pandas, and penguins. I like penguins. They can turn their heads!

August 15: Before heading to the zoo, I had my first pancakes.Yummy! Can we have those every Sunday dada please? 

August 15: I can't believe I never had pancakes before. I guess I have been eating only big people food for a little over a month.

August 15: Here I am with my maman at the zoo. Look at those beautiful white tigers in the background. 

August 15: I got to cozy up with some bats. They were so close to me, I could touch them. 

August 15: Then I got to play with some lemurs. Aren't they cute?

August 15: Can you spot the deer mouse? It was very friendly and seemed to enjoy being pet (though maman would not let me touch it).

August 18: Yesterday I tried finger painting. The goop was fun to play with but I think I like crayons better. 

August 22: Kaya toast for breakfast on a Saturday morning (and my first photo tweet from dada's new iPhone)! 

August 22: Playing in the water on a Saturday afternoon in the botanical gardens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaEap2U9KtU  

August 23: The other night, I invented my very own sign: the "moon" is kind of like a "ball" in the "sky"! Especially when it is full and round!

August 24: My first pair of shoes are now officially retired. Goodbye shoes! 

August 27: Off for an evening in town. 

August 27: I had my first Singaporean playdate the other day. My little friend Daniel and I enjoyed a good snack together and some water sports.

August 27: My parents finally gave me a big boy cup - mmm fresh papaya & banana juice ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG-ubm7Ib6c ).

August 28: For a few weeks now, each of my days is sponsored by a letter and a number. The other day was sponsored by the letter I...

August 28: "I" is for Ibis. Mam showed me a video of an ibis. I don't like cartoons or TV but I love the ibis. I point at the computer and sign bird.

August 28: After "wolf", my parents now call me "puppy". I think it may be because I romp around distracted by each flower, leaf, paper, door, stair.

August 28: A little stop at a nearby park on the way back from lunch...

August 28: After I asked for chili powder repeatedly ... My parents finally gave me some... And then I asked for more and more.

August 29: After a nice lunch, I walked home from the Tiong Bahru Market and made it all the way for the first time.

August 29: Over the last few months, my eye color has changed... from bright blue, I now have blue/green eyes. I wonder if they are going to continue changing.

August 30: This morning, our friendly neighbor gave me a pear (yesterday she gave me two oranges yum yum). Here is all that was left of it after 10mn. I looooove pears and devoured it getting pear juice all over dada.

August 30: In 1.5 months, I have doubled my signs. From 20 at age 1, I now do 40 signs. I also say down, ciao ciao, again, encore, poisson, lait.

August 30: I now sign: mouse, elephant, please, wait, chut, frog, gorilla, moon, hairbrush, sun, cold, hot, all done, penguin, bee, giraffe... & bear, strawberry, hug & down. I keep asking for more and more signs wanting to describe the world around me and communicate.

August 30: I can also point to many body parts when prompted including ears, eyes, nose, mouth, knee, hands, feet, tongue, teeth, tummy & bellybutton.