Friday, March 16, 2007
Deep Thoughts by Delaney Garden
While eating dinner prior to leaving for our flight, we noticed that the lizard made a run for it from behind the airconditioning unit to the kitchen. At this point Delaney graced us with her thought of the day (these are her words)...."I am a little concerned......we are humans and we dont live with wild animals".
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Night Safari Star
We went to Singapore's #1 tourist attraction Monday....the Night Safari. It's an open concept zoo that is open at night...duh. We got there and watched a show with fire breathers and then went to stand in line for The Creatures of the Night Show. Last time at the zoo, Delaney got a little upset that she wasn't chosen to go up on stage, so we made sure that she had her hand raised in time to be called on. She wasn't called up the first time, some goofy nine year old from California was. We made sure her hand was up and ready the second time. The host pointed to her and said something to the effect of needing a strong, macho man on stage...she started up there and the host said her daddy would do. So Derek got to go up on stage, and I had to deal with a whimpering 3 year old who was mad and confused. Anyway, Derek held a boa constrictor. I have some video and pics of it. He did a decent job in front of the hundreds of people. Click on the links below to see:
Delaney is on "holiday" from school this week. So no school for her. We went to the British Club today and hung out with Diane, Annette, and their kids. They're from Australia. Annette is from Sydney (which is one of our stops next week) and typed up a fabulous itinerary for our time there. We swam and had lunch there. Delaney ate fish and chips, peas and corn, watermelon, chips (french fries for you Americans!), and mac and cheese. All of this for $4 Sing!
We went to the Finding Nemo ice show Wednesday...she absolutely loved it! Bruce (the shark) was her favorite!
We went to the Finding Nemo ice show Wednesday...she absolutely loved it! Bruce (the shark) was her favorite!
Delaney had her first golf lesson on Saturday at a place called Kindergolf. She can tell you the 3 main types of clubs (although she calls the irons "chippers") and how to carry a club. She got to practice putting and chipping (this is why she calls the irons chippers). She listened really well and concentrated on what she was doing. She got a uniform for future lessons (a golf shirt and skort - everything requires a uniform here...a moneymaker, maybe???). She looks cute! They have her golfing left handed.
There was a parent teacher gathering at Delaney's school last Thursday. Her teachers, Miss Chen and Han Laushi. Both said she's very friendly, polite, has adjusted well and likes to share ideas with the class. Miss Chen also sadi that Delaney can spell her name and was able to do it without help form her, and Delaney made sure that Miss Chen knew that she could do it all by herself! Miss Chen is the English teacher and Han Laushi is the Chinese teacher with very limited English, but she was able to speak more English than I could Chinese! Delaney will say random Chinese words and phrases but has now idea what they mean.
There was a parent teacher gathering at Delaney's school last Thursday. Her teachers, Miss Chen and Han Laushi. Both said she's very friendly, polite, has adjusted well and likes to share ideas with the class. Miss Chen also sadi that Delaney can spell her name and was able to do it without help form her, and Delaney made sure that Miss Chen knew that she could do it all by herself! Miss Chen is the English teacher and Han Laushi is the Chinese teacher with very limited English, but she was able to speak more English than I could Chinese! Delaney will say random Chinese words and phrases but has now idea what they mean.
We leave for Australia tomorrow (Friday)! We are excited. Hopefully it won't be as humid. Delaney's excited to hopefully run into the Wiggles, Nemo, and her new favorite, Hi-5. Some beach time will be good too, since the beaches here are scary!
Monday, March 5, 2007
Visitors!
No I don't mean the lizard! Although he is still here. He's actually behind our air conditioning unit in the living room. He's been hanging out there since Thursday when he made the bold move from behind the dining room ac unit. Stacie and Paul are coming to visit in April!!!! We can hardly wait to show them Singapore and are so excited to have company! Stacie - you already made the blog!
Balloon Ride!
In the city, there's a helium balloon that you can ride. It is tethered to the ground and goes about 150 meters into the air. From the second that Delaney saw it, she's wanted to go on it. She finally had her chance this weekend. We, of course, didn't tell her that we were going to go and ride it. So when we got close to it, she asked if she could ride it and was super excited when we finally said yes. She was not scared at all when we were so high. She got a little concerned when we couldn't see Derek on the ground anymore (he decided to sit this one out). But other than that, she loved it. She even recognized a lot of the sights that we've visited on the ground.
Later that day we went to get dinner. Delaney is becoming somewhat of an adventurous eater. Since we've been here, she's tried soup, fish, cheeseburgers, and a few other random things. At dinner, she had the choice of chicken nuggets, a cheeseburger, or steak. We would bet that she would have chosen the nuggets or burger, but she chose the steak! At first we were happy that she's branching out but quickly realized our dinner budget may soon be gone if she continues fancying steak!
While on the topic of food, we may have to admit Derek to a 12 step program when we get back to the States. He has become addicted to a dish called Chicken Rice. He gets it every single day at lunch! He loves the sauce that it is served with and is consuming the sauce in larger and larger amounts each day. It's a spicy sauce (I don't like it, not that that should surprise anyone!) and at first, he could only eat a little of the sauce. Now he claims that it's almost a rush feeling the burning sensation in his mouth as he eats! So, if any of you could check into a program for him, I would appreciate it! I'm not sure I'll be able to find the Singapore special Chicken Rice sauce back home to minimize the withdrawals!
We've booked our trip to Australia! We leave the 16th and get back the 25th. We'll spend 4 days in Sydney and 4 on the Gold Coast (near Brisbane). We are looking forward to it!
I spoke with someone at an international kindergarten about volunteering a couple of days a week while Delaney is at school. I hope that it works out as it would give me something to do during the time she's at school. The principal seemed quite excited and even said that if we were staying past July, she would give me a job.
I will post pics of the balloon ride once I have them uploaded!
Later that day we went to get dinner. Delaney is becoming somewhat of an adventurous eater. Since we've been here, she's tried soup, fish, cheeseburgers, and a few other random things. At dinner, she had the choice of chicken nuggets, a cheeseburger, or steak. We would bet that she would have chosen the nuggets or burger, but she chose the steak! At first we were happy that she's branching out but quickly realized our dinner budget may soon be gone if she continues fancying steak!
While on the topic of food, we may have to admit Derek to a 12 step program when we get back to the States. He has become addicted to a dish called Chicken Rice. He gets it every single day at lunch! He loves the sauce that it is served with and is consuming the sauce in larger and larger amounts each day. It's a spicy sauce (I don't like it, not that that should surprise anyone!) and at first, he could only eat a little of the sauce. Now he claims that it's almost a rush feeling the burning sensation in his mouth as he eats! So, if any of you could check into a program for him, I would appreciate it! I'm not sure I'll be able to find the Singapore special Chicken Rice sauce back home to minimize the withdrawals!
We've booked our trip to Australia! We leave the 16th and get back the 25th. We'll spend 4 days in Sydney and 4 on the Gold Coast (near Brisbane). We are looking forward to it!
I spoke with someone at an international kindergarten about volunteering a couple of days a week while Delaney is at school. I hope that it works out as it would give me something to do during the time she's at school. The principal seemed quite excited and even said that if we were staying past July, she would give me a job.
I will post pics of the balloon ride once I have them uploaded!
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