My good friend Fuhta from Japan

Almost every year, our dear family friend Kachan will visit us during Chinese New Year.

She brought along her eldest grandson, Sohta (when he was around 5-6 years old) in 2006 - I was in my Mommy's tummy at that time...hehehe. Then in 2007 Kachan brought her 2nd grandson, Yohta who was around 4-5 years old then and I was only 5 months old. We went to the bird park together - although I was sleeping in the baby carrier most of the time! See how small I was then.

This year, Kachan brought along Fuhta (he turns 5 years old in March) and my time with him is most memorable.

See how well we bonded, strolling inside the shopping mall (Pavilion)?

Or while taking a walk in the park at Lake Titiwangsa?

Or while sitting in the horse carriage?

We got on the Hop-On Hop-Off bus & I was so thrilled to be on it.

In case you didn't know, I aspire to be a bus driver.

And I even found courage to ride horse back all by myself!

Daddy says the horses there are ponies coz' they're much shorter and smaller than the one we rode at Batu Ferringhi, Penang. See how different they are!

Mommy: Come to think of it - it was quite dangerous for Bryan to ride horse / pony without ay safety helmet etc...The trainer was just pulling along the pony. Bryan could have fallen off the pony...Gasp!

I was very upset when Fuhta had to leave for Japan. I know one Japanese word though. "KONNICHIWA" (hello, good afternoon).

Mommy: We've heard Bryan saying "BAKA" (stupid, idiot, fool). Double gasp!

Must have picked it up from his playschool mate Mitsu. Kids do say the darnest thing...

Chinese New Year (Part 2)

Jimai & Damai came back to celebrate Chinese New Year with us.

We missed you, LLMM!!

They got me this gold Chinese New Year costume which fits me perfectly

Don't you think it looks swell?!

On the 2nd day of CNY, we had dim-sum lunch with Kau Kung & family at Shangri-la Hotel.

Jimai loves this pic of me, so I'm posting it up.


After a long lunch, we went out to the hotel's compound and I got to go into a maze. I was so happy following Har Dey that I wanted to do it again and again.

CNY wouldn't be CNY without any gambling...hehehe.
It must be a good year ahead for Daddy coz' he was the biggest winner!

Although I was disruptive at times, I found new playmates, Jimai and Damai, who were more than happy to play with me.

Creative Jimai who made a cute cute red and white train (or was it bus) with PlayDoh.

Damai whom I'm awfully attached to

I was very sad when they left for Dubai, in the old rickety-rackety yellow taxi ....and took along my Har Dey too.

Chinese New Year

This year, we went back to Penang 4 days before the 1st day of Chinese New Year. I was very happy to see Yeh Yeh and Granny, and couldn't wait to play with my cousin Kenneth Ko Ko. I'd be asking "Where's Kenneth Ko Ko?" "Why is Kenneth Ko Ko soooooo slow?" (complaining while waiting for Kenneth's arrival)

When Kenneth Ko Ko and family came over, I was so happy to share my toys and play with Kenneth Ko Ko. The others were all coo-cooing over baby Dylan, which was fine with me coz' I had a playmate!

At times Kenneth Ko Ko gets tired of me following him around, or pestering him to play but Mommy says I'm at a beautiful age - I don't know the meaning of "being rejected"

I think everyone was fussing over baby Dylan and busy eating the yummy yummy food that Granny made, that we forgot to take a group photo.

So here are some random pictures taken:-

Cute baby Dylan who was fussed and fawned upon

With Yeh Yeh, Granny & Daddy's Childhood Friend, Uncle Mor Ku

Uncle Eugene, Kenneth Ko Ko, Aunty Ee-san, Granny and me

Ku Ku enjoying herself with baby Dylan

Newest addition to our family???
I do wish to have a Ti Ti (little brother) like baby Dylan though...

Here's me with Yeh Yeh rolling mandarin oranges "Kam" (gold) for a prosperous year ahead!

And not forgetting, flowers for Mommy on Valentine's Day!

"Social butterfly"

I'm the only child in the family so whenever I meet other kids, I love following their actions and join in whatever they're doing. My playschool principal told Mommy that I'll follow the "more active kids" and eventually end up in the naughty chair when the other kid is being punished.

After Christmas, we went back to Penang with Granny & Yeh Yeh.

We went to this surprise birthday party held for Granny's uncle who turned 70 years old and during this party, I was seated with this Ko-ko (mommy doesn't remember his name....) He's 7 or 8 years old and was very nice to me. See how well we played together?

During New Year's Eve, my cousin Kenneth and his family came over for dinner at Granny & Yeh Yeh's house. I was more than happy to share my toys with Kenneth Ko-ko.

See, all of us including baby Dylan were watching TV at the same time.

Mommy said how nice if she had baby Dylan without going through the hardships of pregnancy and labor!!

I had such a great time in Penang, and when it was time to leave, it was just the three of us again - Daddy, Mommy and me. Sigh!

What a sociable little boy I've turned out to be, huh.

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"