Mid Autumn Festival 2009

Daryl's 1st lantern which was too big for him.


This is the 2nd lantern Daryl ah gong and ah ma buy, a smaller one after they realise that the 1st one is too big for him. However, now it only have music but no light coz the light wire was tear off after Daryl swing it like a 双节棍.


Still remember last year mid autumn festival (中秋节), Daryl was only about 5 months plus old. I still have to put him on the baby carrier to bring him opposite to Bishan Park which was having mid autumm festival celebration alone, as Shawn was too lazy and uninterested to go over. Well it was not easy carrying him even with him in the carrier coz he was not light at 7kg plus especially after walking some distance and climbling an overhead bridge. To say the truth, basically it is me who are looking at kids taking lanterns and enjoying but not him for he is too young to really understand what was going on.

This year, Shawn and me decide to bring him opposite to Bishan Park on Friday (eve of mid autumm festival) taking along his two lantern from his ah gong and ah ma. We run into our neighbour littel Jack, his cousin and his parent. So we went over together. His cousin was carrying 2 self make lantern, which were rather nice and big. But they do not have candles to light it.

They give us some 烟花棒 to play which Daryl enjoy watching the fire. However, instead of Daryl carrying the lantern, it become Shawn and me carrying as he will let go after taking for awhile. Nevertheless, he did enjoy himself when we brought him to the playground to play. The best he like is swing and he refused to come down when we decided to go home.

Then on the actual day of mid autumn festival where again there are celebration in Bishan Park, it was drizzling, so we did not bring Daryl to 'join' the fun of the celebration, but let him carry the lantern at home where we off the lights.

Daryl 1st Zoo trip

Covering the rest of the place and going off for the day. Shawn's camera also on low battery after taking lots of pictures of the animals.

Naughty Daryl refused to pose again.

Giraffe feeding time.

Finally a candid photo capturing the happy nanny with Daryl.

It suddenly start to drizzle again, we quickly dried and change Daryl. A muffin for Daryl and Daddy while we ladies have our ice cream.

Daddy join in to keep a look out on the happy Daryl.

The fun start...

Daryl look like he cannot wait to go to have fun in the water.

Daryl all ready for the water fun in his swim suit.

Heading in to the fun water playground.

Yes, Daryl know how to hold on after the similar ride in Disneyland.

Here we go....

The ride Daryl is going to take with me accompanying him.

Daryl look so pek chey?

Where is Daryl looking?

Buying tickets for the wild animals carousel ride.

Finally, we reach the Kidz World.

We pass by Reptile Garden few times but failed to spare time to go in to take a look.

Heading to Kidz World to let Daryl have his fun with the water.

Diaper changing time after lunch!

So the rain come in time to make it cooler for Daryl to sleep + I am fanning him with the mini fan.

See tired Daryl have fallen asleep.

This is where we take shelter from the rain and then miss the elephant show again.

Going to see elephant show when it suddenly start to rain.

Move on since it is still over an hour away from show time.

But try in vain, thus in the end carry the pek chey Daryl up to take photo.

Still trying.

Ah ma trying to make Daryl sit beside her to take photo.
Daryl looking at the fishes.

Daryl say CAT when he saw the tiger. Well he is not totally wrong as tiger belong to the Cat family.

This is a better photo of me and Daryl.

OOOOO....what is it that Daryl see or do that make me go OOOO.....

Ah ma seem to like the blue parrot alot.

Really, pose again.

Daryl ask : "Auntie ma ma, are you scared of the parrot?"

Daryl turn back to look at the parrots.

The keepers are preparing the parrots for photo taking.

Enter into the Zoo. Daryl with his nanny and his ah ma.

Daryl refused to sit on the cow to take photo.

Just arrived.