May 20, 2013

10 Things We Did while Being Together on the Weekend

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Children’s Season 2013

During the weekend we decided to hop down to the National Museum of Singapore as it was the start of the Children’s Season 2013. Entry to all museums in Singapore were free to Singaporeans and Permanent residents since 18th May.

Monkey boy patting the cow

1. We saw some colorful cows on the way to the museum. The cows are a regular feature during this season and this is the 3rd year that we have spotted cows alongside the road.

A Happy Heart

2. The cows were part of the “Love your Environment” campaign as there were such hearts hung next to the trees where the cows were.

Being Together Exhibit at the National Museum

3. We started out museum tour at the Being Together exhibit whereby the kids were given a quiz sheet to fill up. They could exchange the quiz sheet for some art & craft material when they have completed it.

The boys looking at the exhibit while reading the questions

4. The kids played detective looking for the answers to the questions that were listed in the quiz. It wasn’t easy to find the answers and we had to help them along by giving them additional prompts.

One of the exhibits

5. Family pictures are important. In this room the photographer captured three different poses of each family and framed them up to form the display above.

One of the displays at the exhibition

6. We saw the many different ways photographs can be used to capture the essence of a person. This displays of black and white images of a persons back on a street really captured my attention.

Old cameras and film

7. The kids learned about the history of photography. They saw how cameras were in the past and how images were captured on film and negatives.

Doggie boy posing for the camera

8. They also learned how props and background are used to create an image. It looks as if Doggie boy was seated in a living room of an apartment when he was actually seated in front of a wallpaper backdrop.

Doggie boy again at the set.

9. Positioning of the camera is very important. Compared with the previous picture of the same set there is a lot of difference in the composition of the picture depending on the angle that one is focusing on.

Back view of Monkey boy and his dad

10. Put into practice what you have just learned. Being inspired by what I saw at the photo exhibition I tried out with this back view of two of my favorite persons.

What were you doing over the weekend?

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May 13, 2013

10 Things We did on Mother’s Day

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Tiger girl blowing bubbles with her grandmothers

We celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday. It was extra special for us as the kids had the opportunity to celebrate mother’s day with both their grandmothers this year. Here is the list of things we did on Mother’s Day.

1.Praying to GOD.
We started off the day by going to church as it was a Sunday.

Roti Prata and Chicken Curry

2. For lunch we had what we desired to eat.
There is no need for expensive lunches at restaurants who overcharge for Mother’s day. I had what I was craving to eat. Roti Prata and chicken curry.

3.Visiting a game arcade
What better activity to indulge in after lunch then to spend some time at the gaming arcade. The kids were extremely thrilled to have a round at the Daytona cars and other machines at the arcade.

The 3 moms

4 Having a Photo Shoot taken
This year we went for a photo shoot at Hort Park so that I will be able to capture more moments of the kids with the grannies in their yearly photo book.

Monkey boy and Doggie boy goofing around

5. The kids played with apples.
It was so much fun pretending to be William Tell. A pity we didn’t have any bow and arrow sets around or it certainly will up the fun.

The kids posing for the camera

6. Play play and more play.
Who says that play cannot be the highlight of any park outing?

On the sea-saw

7. Playing at the playground
Seven heaven for the kids as there was a mini playground within Hort Park. All 3 of them having a go on the sea-saw with their dad.

Brinjal

8. Looking at plants
As it was a horticulture park that we visited there were plants/vegetables growing at the park. Here is a brinjal plant which we spotted.

White blooms

9. Looking at flowers

We also spent the time looking at the blooms there. There weren’t as many flowers there as compared to Botanic gardens or the Tulipmania which we recently visited but I did managed to get a few nice captures.