Kids' Club's tale

On our way to JJ's favorite restaurant, FreshWorks, after picking him up from kids' club, JJ suddenly said " Ms. A of Kids Club likes boys. She sleeps with Mr. B and Mr. C". OMG, where did that come from? . So, we asked who had told him that. Being the diplomat that he was, the response was " Nobody". We kept asking him but he kept giving the same response. Go figure!

Geared up

JJ got his Taikwondo safety gear today - helmet, face guard, gloves, foot guard, vest and bag. A grand total of $300! Jason (teacher) had him put it on for the class. Very cool! Shane's (classmate) mom kept saying that now they could spar with each other. Shane got his gear a while back.
JJ was very excited! Looks pretty cool to daddy as well. We had a great time in class. Jason had the break the board with lateral chops. First few kids had trouble breaking it the 1st time. No JJ, he broke it in one go both left and right , and broke it hard. His chops almost got to Jason! Nice work, JJ!

The bag's bigger than JJ but he insisted on carrying it back to the car. A funny sight seeing such a small creative carrying such as hugh bag which is relatively heavy for a 4 yr old.

Got home. Immediately put the gear on to show mummy. Practiced his chops again with daddy. He must have put on and taken off his gear 6-7 times the whole evening. Just couldn't stay away from it.

These gears will not last long as he's growing fast. May be we should resell them to other kids for $100 next year!

What?

Jay mentions to mum the other night - When I get sick, I am going to call my manager. What!
Jay and daddy sitting next to each other having breakfast on a Sat morning. All of a sudden, Jay turns to daddy and says "State your problem" -What!

Flowers for grandma

JJ and daddy picked up grandma from LAX last night. Good to see her after her 4 month visit in HK. Today, before we went to grandma's place to pick her up for lunch, JJ suggested that we should get some flowers for grandma. JJ said, in perfect Japanese, " flowers are nice. wouldn't it be great to make her happy with some nice flowers?" Wow, I was taken by surprise. Very impressed by his meticulously mature way of expressing his suggestion. I love being his dad! Thank You God!

2008 Thankgiving Day

Mummy took off for HK Tues and won't be back until Sat. So, it's a two men Thanksgiving this year. We were exhausted from the party yesterday so we went to bed early last night. It was a nice long restful sleep. JJ's cold had got a lot better so he wasn't coughing or making too much nasal noise like he used to 2 weeks ago. Daddy still had a some lingering cough. Not too bad. We were both sound sleepers.

Woke up and JJ was in a great mood. We wished each other "Happy Thanksgiving" and thanked each other for doing so. A good start. He wanted honey toast, egg custard and kiwi with raspberries and yogurt. He ate them all up. What an appetite! Off to kids' club before heading down to Chinatown for dim sum at Empress. JJ had his favourite Bo Law Bao and daddy had his fix of the standard fare. Satisfied and hopped back on the freeway heading for the chinese supermarket (99) so daddy could get his chinese cough syrup (Be Pa Go). Next stop Japanese video stop in Van Nuys. Once we got there, JJ had to take a dump first before choosing his fav movie - An Pan Man. Once we got home, JJ went for a bike ride before dinner.

We played tic tac toe after dinner. Probably a little too early for this game. We gave it a shot anyway. He was gradually getting it . Not quite there yet. Then we practised writing a few alphabets before bedtime.

All in all. Not a bad day. We missed mummy and her turkey terribly. We managed ok w/nattou and miso soup. A far cry from mummy's cooking but light and healthy nonetheless.

A great helper at school's Thanksgiving Feast

JJ's preschool had a Thxgiving party in their classroom yesterday. I was responsible for drinks and arrived early to set things up. JJ jumped right in and helped me take put the drinks into the ice box. Then he started placing a pack of juice on the dinning table for everyone of his classmates. He even put out a couple of waters for the adults just in case. He did it all on his own without prompting whatsoever. His teachers and I were pleasantly surprised. What a great little helper he was! Needless to say, he insisted on helping me carry the big ice box back to the car afterwards.

During the party, he sat there and ate his dinner quietly. He was enjoying his dinner until one of his classmate's little 2 year old sister started to take interest in him and kept poking him in the back. He was a bit annoyed but kept his cool nonetheless. Daddy was busy running around taking video and pictures so mummy gets to check out what she had missed.

A great helper at school'