chubbyyue: Growing pain

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. - John 6:68

Mommy says I am growing up fast, she says she will miss watching me grow when she goes back to work. I am able to sleep in the room at night by myself. I can feed myself (if I want to), I will help Mommy to lay the table, wash the dishes, do the laundry, sort the clothings, vacuum the floor, go potty myself... (provided if I am willing and Mommy is in good mood to let me handle her chores :))

I have also started to learn swimming. Instructors: Mommy and Auntie Charlene. I learnt to kick water and float with my water wings on. It's fun but I drank a few mouths of water.

Oh... Caleb and Dominic are starting their Preschool next week. I wish I can go too, however, Mommy told me I am still queueing at number #13. The lady told Mommy that I might only get in there next Fall!!! By then, I shall be back in Singapore starting my pre-nursery already. Well, Mommy said she will try to start some homeschooling for me but I doubt her patience. She will yell and scream and threaten to keep the books when I lose my interest. Ai... I will not want her to be my teacher. I know the teachers at school are gentler than her.

There are quite a number of events this weekend. We will be going to Thomas Day out at Felton, Strawberry festival at Watsonville, Turkish Festival at Fisherman's Wharf, Wild Thing Tour at Salinas, Yard Sale at Fort Ord. I pray hard that Pa pa will be able to attend these events coz I start missing him the moment he steps out of the bedroom, just wanna him to be with us wherever we go. I just want to confess that he is the greatest Dad in the world. Despite his busy schedule, he will spend time reading story book to me, bringing me for a stroll after dinner, hugging me to sleep when I ask him to. Pa pa, I love you.

Oh, National Day is coming. Happy Birthday Singapore and also Happy Birthday to my Uncle Houston too. Wish I could buy you a birthday cake instead of you getting it yourself. ;)

Some pictures for your viewing pleasure:

Flying from Monterey to Boston

Harvard Bookstore

Harvard University

Harvard Yard

Auntie Agnes, do you miss your Uni - MIT?

The weather was hot in Boston

The battleship

Is it obvious which country I am living in now?

Skycraper of Boston

Can't imagine it's only the first day of my trip!

After 8 hours of driving...

I finally reached Niagara Falls, Canada, waiting to board Maid of the Mist.

American Falls, USA

Niagara Falls, Canada

We were drenched even in this raincoat.

I marvelled intensely at...

God's creation...

His magnificent work!

Thanks Papa for bringing us here

Our dream bike

I can drive a car,

ride a bike,

and accelerate on a fire engine truck

On the Feris wheel

watching the breathtaking view of the Falls.

Guinness World of Records, heaviest Toddler!

Are we short or is he tall?

Rainforest Cafe

Bye Niagara Falls, I'll be back!

My favourite Schoolbus

Can't remember the name of this castle ;)

Some of Mommy's old friends since 1992 living in Toronto

CN Tower, Toronto

We are not afraid of heights.

What is that, Mommy?

It's Skydome, the baseball field of Blue Jays Toronto!

How high is CN Tower?

Can you guess whether we are standing against the glass?

Or lying on them?

The answer.

The wind was strong out in the open deck.

A better view

Bye... CN Tower

Some pictures on University of Toronto

Thousand Island cruise at Gananoque

Anyone owns an island here?

Hee... can't remember the name of this castle :).

A huge cargo ship sailed passed us.

This sea gull caught my attention.

We went under the Thousand Island Bridge

Are we reaching the shore? Exhausted from the heat.

Mommy misses Canada

Finally back to the jetty.

Back to Kingston for our sleep...

In Ottawa, Capital of Canada

They were waiting in their motor boat to cross ...

this canal (8 gates) that will take 1.5 hours for 2 men to open and close the gates. Well, it costs only $20 Cdn, worth the money but maybe not the time.

Climbed up a flight of stairs to the Parliament Buildings.

The Parliament library

These hats are more pricey than the guards' weapons

The more trophies it has, the longer the queue

During our Parliament tour...

House of Common

Montreal - Olympic Stadium for the 1982 Olympics

I shall be trained as an Olympic swimmer for Singapore.

About 200000 people will be here for this concert that night.

Coincide with the F1 racing in Montreal

Papa, get me a prize!

Papa's favourite photo - my oblivious look

Mommy's favourite - Father and son competition

Mount Royal Lookout

Beaver

Lots of expensive cars exhibiting on the streets of Montreal.

A cathedral

Climbed 160 steps to this clock tower

Can you guess what is this?

Strolled along the river

Notre Dame in Montreal

The first Lion Dance I saw in my life

I missed these when I fell asleep in my stroller.

We walked more than 1hr to and fro just to watch this firework but it wasn't as good as we thought.

Biosphere! Pa pa can't even remember the name of this place ;)

The Plain of Abraham at Quebec City, our favourite city!

Mommy said this is a very romantic city.

It costs around $400 Cdn to stay a night here.

Maybe coz it overlooks this St Lawrence's river.

Does the sky look like the one in Caesar Palace, Las Vegas?

It was the real sunset Pa pa captured when we were taking our dinner at McDonald's.

It rained like cats and dogs the next day, so Pa pa brought me to the Theme Park near to our hotel.

We climbed up this waterfall, couldn't remember how many steps but I remembered I refused to walk up the stairs. Papa and Mommy took turns to carry me and the stroller.