Magic casts by Baby Xuan

Early last Fri, I managed to take a video of niece doing her magic casts - shake-your-butt, ta-ta, clap clap, chiak etc..

Shake-your-butt : when she hears music, she will dance (shaking her butt) .. hahaha..
Chiak : hide-and-seek game. Niece's head turns left and right when play chiak.

Marina Barrage, finally!

Three years of construction with S$230 million investment - A reservoir in the city, turning sea water to become fresh water. That sounds sophiticated. I always wanted to go Marina Barrage since it launched on Nov 1st 2008. Either something was up on that day or we lost our way. Finally today I went there. Left my block around 8:35am with bro jogged all the way there. We went by Bukit Merah to Chinatown and turned towards CBD then Marina South. Along Marina South, we asked for direction. The journey there was dusty because of Marina Sands construction. Imagine, heavy vehicles in and out from the contruction sites. I guess that's why this year Standard Chartered marathon has chosen different route.

We reached there around 10am, it was sunny and hot. No doubt, the architecture and view are beautiful. Drawbacks are no water dispenser nor vending machine, toilet seat was broken, no proper signage outside the main entrance. One good point is the high frequency of chartered bus from Marina South mrt.

After almost a month, now I have been to Marina Barrage. I would not be going again in the near future until things are much settle there.

Some pics I downloaded from internet:

Ta-ta

Niece is about 9 months. We have been teaching her to bid farewell - bye bye & ta ta for few weeks. At first, she seemed to know but then don't know. She was with the what-are-you-doing look. Then one day, she said ta ta, ta ta by folding her fingers toward her palm. That it is! Ta ta, ta ta.. the magic word with magic cast! Then we taught her proper way to wave her right hand. Sometimes, she does it, sometimes she just has her own ways. Every morning, I will say bye-bye to her before I leave to work or before she goes to nanny's place. Now with everyday routine, she constantly does the magic cast or wave her hand :)

Guess ta-ta is her first word as compare to other infants, they normally say ma or pa.. Since niece is special, hope her next word is ku ku (gu gu as in chinese).. hahaha...

Latest pic taken with my camera phone