Butterfly Fly Fly

What a tiring day. Our first stop in Penang today was the Butterfly Farm. I figured the girls would love the butterflies. It turns out that I was the most impressed.

The feeling of having the pretty butterflies fluttering around me was adequately exciting and inspiring. You must know a ferris wheel ride can be too scary for me, especially big ones.

I'm tired, so I'm hoping the pictures will tell the story.

The Best Day of My Life

Treasure: I love you, you funny girl...
Queenie: I love you, you funny joke... haha

Hours later...
Queenie to Treasure: I am having the best day of my life.. When you said you love me.

Moments like these must go on record.

Penang one

Our first day in penang.. We stay at Holiday Inn in an amazingly large room. A room I would be happy to call a hotel room, unlike rooms in Hong Kong, Taipei and Tai Dong, which I would be happier to call hotel store rooms.

Anyway, I was looking through my gallery and all I found were these pictures.

1. This speaks of my luke warm feelings towards taking photos everywhere.
2. The most interesting part of my trip must be when Treasure coloured Anna Green and confidently declared she liked colouring aliens. Highly gratifying to know Anna is an alien.

What did we do today. . Mainly we spent lots of time looking at the kids at the pool, looking at them doing art, and eating.  Er. I should be happy.

Days of our Birth

Recently, Queenie turned 5. She has been looking forward to her birthday for the longest time, like since January?

I have always been amazed with how she can stay obsessed with looking forward to her birthday. I wouldn't dare look forward to a day too much, because I think that would lead to greater disappointment. It takes much courage to be as excited as her. To be honest, I was afraid she would be disappointed too.

Afterall, we are not the kind to throw elaborate parties or buy big gifts. I guess we are sort of lazy in that way.

But hey, the girl was not disappointed one bit. Her first mini birthday celebration was with her classmates. They were awesome. The kids were literally jumping when they sang the birthday song... the total opposite of how we adults sing that tired old song. She was regal in school, clothed in a long Elsa-inspired dress and she tried to fit the feel of the dress. She carried a gracious smile and was mostly subdued. But it was clear from her eyes that she loved it when the kids jumped in joy when they sang the song for her.

A few days later, we let Queenie choose a cake to celebrate with Moses' family.  She did not get her first choice of a cake with balloons pictures, because it was too big. But she was happy with her second choice, a square chocolate cake covered with curled chocolate shavings.

For her birthday present, she chose a fascinating kaleidoscope from the Science Centre.

Two days later, it was time to celebrate her day with my family. My parents were surprisingly enthusiastic, setting up a Disney Princess themed decor in their home. This time, we got Queenie her first choice cake, a fairy cake from Polar.

We had lots of fun. And I know Queenie wasn't disappointed. There was no elaborate party, no big gift, and at times, we couldn't get her the cake age really wanted. But she was happy. I don't know what's the secret to being so easily happy. But maybe one day I will.