Sunday, January 1, 2017

New beginnings

It's a new year. New aspirations, new hopes, and all that. Won't be a new baby though.

I think it's a good time to look back on the past year, at what we've experienced, and think about what we want to do in the brand new year. To be honest, I had hoped to blog a bit more. The first half of the year, my exam had preoccupied me, both physically and mentally, but after my exam, I was still very busy with work and family, and spare time didn't just come like that. It does take extra effort to set aside time if I want to do something out of my routine, because I don't have much of it lying around.

My daughter, Chloe, recently told me my blog is not as interesting as her aunt's(my sister), because I don't have as many pictures. Well, excuse me for wanting to focus on substance and linguistic quality to my posts. Forgive me for sharing my philosophical and intellectual ideas......fine, I was just being lazy. It's tough going through pictures and uploading them, you know.

But in a bid to keep Chloe as part of my regular readership(which makes up a very significant percentage), here are pictures of some of the things we went through as a family.


Gareth's first day of school in Primary One
























Supported by his 2 sisters























Gideon not as enthusiastic about going back to school

















Attack of the Cones

The Cousins strike back
















Gong Xi Gong Xi!

















Time for Charlotte to come out


















And she is out!
























Everyone fussing over the little princess








Captain America: Civil War























Gareth's birthday
(great looking cake)






















History made













Trip to Chinese Garden

(aka Hunt for Dratini)















World record set for largest number of people on a single see-saw






















Trip to Kidzania

(fun for the kids, tiring for the adults)















Zhong Qiu Jie

















Again with the cousins

















The day the elbow broke

























Post hospitalization discharge























Last but not least....



                                                                                        Staycation trip to Sentosa
                                                                                        (but we forgot to take a family pic!!)
















That's it then. We thank God for 2016, and here's to a blessed and fruitful 2017!