A Chinese X'mas Party

Previous years, we had turkey, lamb, beef for X'mas but everyone would dread the leftovers which will be plenty especially when we had turkey. So this year, it was to be a "Chinese" X'mas party with mee hoon, curry chicken, mixed vegetables, "lo bak" (fried stuffed pork) with homemade yule log cake.

After dinner, everyone played BINGO game. I helped rolling out the balls and calling out the numbers. But I got scolding from Mommy for disrupting the game by throwing the balls away.

I had so much fun and had so many presents that when Yi Po, Po Po etc. started to leave, I told them "Bryan's not sleepy yet." "Don't go." And then later to my Mommy & Daddy, "Want to do Christmas party again."

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

If you know me by now, you can easily tell my emotions by the way I walk.

When I'm happy, I will have little hops when I walk.
When I'm really very happy, I will hop hop hop on the spot for no apparent reasons.
When I'm sad (or dreading to do something aka going to school), I'll drag my feet when I walk.

Daddy set our Christmas tree last Saturday night, and I helped put the ornaments on our Christmas tree. Compared to previous years, I sort of understand the excitement of celebrating Christmas. I mean what's not to be excited about? We're talking about loads of presents for me me ME! See how nice our tree is??







Mommy went through the old photos and this is how I was during my first Christmas celebration. Didn't seem too happy at that time, huh?



Followed by Zzzzzzz....



The following Christmas, I was a little more excited looking at the presents but refused to put on my Santa hat.






For Christmas 2008, since Yi Po, Po Po, Sam Yi Po, Kung Kung, Har Dey went to Dubai, we went back to Penang. We had Christmas dinner at a Chinese restuarant there with Yeh Yeh, Granny, Uncle Eugene, Aunty Ee San, Aunty Zena & Kenneth Koko.



OK - back to Christmas 2009 or rather the preparation, Mommy said I was singing "Jingle Bells Jingle Bells" while helping Daddy set up the tree. Too bad she didn't manage to catch that on video. She caught this instead ...............can you see how happy I was? Hop hop hop.

My Beary Friends (Part 2)

Mommy has moved some of my beary friends to make more sitting space on the sofa.

So when Daddy came out to the living room and saw me sitting among them, he quickly got his camera to take these photos.

Daddy: "Bryan, what are you doing sitting up there?"

Bryan: "Follow bear-bear. Sit high high on the sofa."

Daddy: "Be careful, OK"

Bryan: "OK"

Poor Owl

This is how my masterpiece owl looks now.

He's still perched atop the TV but has lost an eye, a yellow feather and the color has faded from his former glorious golden days.

Poor owl- at the mercy of the hands of an unremorseful lil' boy called Bryan.

Baby Kiko hamper & RM 100 cash prize

This is what I got as First Prize winner for the Baby Kiko Precious Moments contest.




Quite a good hamper, don't you think so? Mommy & Daddy went to take the prize from the Baby Kiko HQ and as there was still some time before picking me up, they went to IKEA for some quick shopping and spent my RM 100 cash prize. Hrrrmph!

Mommy says they can't bring me along for serious shopping coz' I'm too naughty nowadays - darting here and there, touching this and that. When my Mommy is angry with me, she'll call out in a very loud voice "BRYAN GOH WEI SHERN!!!" but when I'm a good boy and behaving well, I'm her "Shern-shern"

p.s. Mommy submitted another entry for November'09 contest, but we were not chosen this round .... so she told Daddy she's not joining the contest for some time. Sour grapes.

This is the entry Mommy submitted:-






You are amazing because just a glimpse of your endearing and joyful face makes me forget my heavy burdens.

I Won! I Won!

My Mommy & Daddy have never entered me in any baby or toddler contests. Hmm....maybe they think I'm not cute enough??

While Mommy was browsing through her e-mails, there was a notification of a contest (apparently this contest sponsored by The Star and Baby Kiko has been going on for some time now) and the contest is called "Precious Moments" which is the same as my blog. Talk about coincidence, huh. Photo entries of "captured precious moments of a parent & child" are to be submitted with a slogan "You are amazing because..... (not more than 15 words)"

So Mommy submitted 2 entries for the October contest with the following slogans.

You are amazing because you never fail to remind me fo the simple joys of life.

You are amazing because your curiousity in discovering new adventures makes each day an exciting journey for us all!

On Oct 31, my Mommy's colleague called her saying that my entry was chosen as 1st prize winner. Hurrah! Hurrah! My first contest and I won!

Mommy & Daddy are convinced that our lucky star is shining upon us & they said it's time to buy lottery. Hehehehehe.

My Masterpiece featured in Wyeth newsletter!

Imagine my Mommy's surprise when she was browsing through the latest Wyeth newsletter and she saw my Red Owl masterpiece.

She showed it to Daddy and then took the Red Owl (or whatever that is left of Red Owl - without the yellow feathered top & lost an eye, but perched on top of our TV) to see whether it's the same thing. It IS the same "work of art", if I may say so myself. Hehehe.

Of all the creations done during the workshops, Wyeth had chosen mine to be featured! Hurrah Hurrah! Mommy was saying how nice it would have been if both ME and my creation were featured.....

But Mommy looked back at the photos taken during the workshop & came to the conclusion that I wasn't picture perfect that day with my runny nose & the I'm not so happy coz I'm about to fall sick look. See for yourself.....

Oh well, can't have it all.....

p.s. Mommy said she'll post the photo of poor Red Owl (almost 8 months old from creation date) to see how it had suffered at my rough hands..