小米米自己poo poo 在他的马桶里啦。。事发突然， 10点多， 小米米突然和我说poo poo。。我试探性问他， 宝宝要不要坐poo poo chair? 没想到他点头。 立刻抱出马桶， 又问他，妈妈帮宝宝脱裤裤? 他点头， 再问，妈妈抱宝宝坐? 又点头。。他一坐上去立刻开始严肃起来。 赶快问他， 妈妈帮宝宝脱diaper哦? 他没反对，就脱掉diaper， 里面已经有一小粒粑粑了。 小米米一脸严肃， 开始拉粑粑，慢慢， 味道四溢。。一切是那么的迅速。。小米米突然两手撑着扶手， 半蹲片刻，后来， 尿了一点点， 接着就开心站起来， 我们一起研究了他第一次在马桶里的poo poo。。。真的好臭。
小米米主动关上马桶盖。我们快乐的给粑粑拍了照， 我就开心把马桶洗干净了。
对小米米， 我们绝对是真爱。。之前那么怕恶心的我完全是欣赏的态度看到我儿子的屎尿屁。。。父母对孩子的爱真的是毫无保留呀。。希望小米米也会如此爱我们吧。

6月25日是奶奶的生日。27日小米就满一岁半。家里最大和最小的成员一起动刀，甜蜜地庆祝这个双喜。希望他们都健康!

During this COVID-19 period, I have been thinking a lot. To summarize these thoughts into one single word, it would be “essence”. This global pandemic has helped me understand how everything can be reduced down to the essentials.

But we have to be careful not to view things in dichotomy. Essential workers vs non-essential workers. Singaporeans vs foreign workers. China vs Western Countries. On the contrary, the opposite is true. This pandemic has shown us how interconnected we are.

For a lot of us, we are connected by the food that we eat. And it is also the absolutely essential part of our lives. That’s why, I know how blessed I am to have my wife. She is such a marvelous chef! The above picture is just a sample of the super nice food she cooks for me everyday.

What are you thankful for?

Eric’s first dragonfly friend flew into our home yesterday (11th May 2020). In fact, Ma Nyo Mi saw it since morning. But we noticed its wings fluttering sound only during dinner time. My brave wife caught it after dinner and put it into the plastic container above.

Eric seems to like it a lot. But, after a while, it was time to let it go. We brought it out to the balcony and freed Eric’s first dragonfly friend.

EE 和小米有你这位妈妈，真是幸福!祝你母亲节快乐!我们爱你。你要健康快乐!

他是一个勇于表现他的感情的小孩。开心的时候大笑，难过的时候大哭。希望你长大也继续能拥有会流泪的眼睛和一颗通透的心灵。

Yesterday, 3rd May 2020, marks the 8th anniversary of us getting together. Wah.. time flew past! 8 years later, we are married, gotten our own home and have EE and Eric added to the family. All this wouldn’t have been possible if honey had not said “yes” back in 2012. To all the happy memories ahead of us, honey!

1year 2 month (Feb 24 2020)
Eric is growing up so fast!!!!!!

宝宝长大了。
小米米开始明显表现出对大人说话的理解力了。继前两天他听我说拜拜， 拍手有表现开始， 小可爱开始喜欢模仿大人了。 晚上爸比躺在沙发上， 我们在玩， 他突然开始模仿爸比打呼的声音了， 一边指爸爸， 一边”可呼， 可呼”的讲了好久。 后来明确到我问他 “爸比在做什么呀?” 他答 ” 可呼， 可呼” 实在是太可爱啦。
小米米会察言观色了，那天他非要我们给他温度计玩， 不给他就大哭， 我和他爸爸决定以此时作为教育点， 让他知道哭没有用，我们默默看着他。 哭得那是相当用力， 一把鼻涕一把眼泪的。他哭了几声发现我们没反应，就会停下来观察一下， 有点纳闷为什么我们没反应，就看着他， 又哭一下， 发现我们还是没反应。。感觉有点下不了台， 看到auntie 过来， 又大哭， 发现我们3个人都看着他， 过了一会儿， 看我们都没有反应， 决定停下来， 这个时候我才抱抱他， 然后我们就开开心心的去洗澡了。。小米米开始长心眼了呢。
智力上有的质的变化， 行动力和协调能力也越来越好。 现在小米米满地爬， 一不小心， 小米米就一溜烟爬到厨房或我们房间去。在沙发上爬上爬下已经是小case了， 现在经常爬上沙发靠背听着音乐摇摆藍
开始学走路。 小米米很勇敢，对疼痛的忍耐度相当高。 喜欢自己练习走路了， 扶着小狮子在家里走得飞快。 有一点好就是他非常独立， 感觉他并不是很依靠小狮子， 会想办法自己balance， 看来离他开始自己走路的日子不远了。他现在也很神奇的自己爱穿鞋穿袜子了。。。几个月前明明还很抗拒， 现在自己把小鞋递给我， 再把小脚丫抬到我面前，要求我帮他穿。。
一天天看在他在成长，不得不惊叹于他的学习能力。希望小米米会成长为一个性格开朗，坚毅的男子汉。

小米一岁了! Surrounded by all the loved ones, our boy turned one year old. He is a blessed boy. He has been showered with love every moment in the past 365 days. It is his birthday, so of course the limelight is on him. But we all know how much sacrifices and hardship my dear wife, Hailin, has gone through to make this special day possible.

It all started even before he was conceived. Putting up her legs for almost half an hour everytime after the love seeds were implanted to the numerous bitter chinese medicine she took to condition her body, Hailin did everything possible to increase Eric’s chance of coming into existence. All of that helped the champion love seed to reach the finishing line and kissed the egg of life in March 2019.

When Eric was just a foetus in her womb, she made sure he had the best nest to grow and thrive in. When she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, she tested her blood sugar level after every meal to ensure the blood sugar level was under control and Eric was not affected. The pricking of fingers to ooze out the blood was painful, but she didn’t complain. And, of course, she avoided all the yummy food. Hailin loves eating. So, we all know how much agony she was in to avoid those sweet delicacies.

Then, as time went by, and the tummy grew in size, simple movements such as sitting down and lying flat on bed became challenging. And, to add on to that, Eric liked to kick at the stomach wall at night when we were trying to sleep. Instead of being angry at him, though, Hailin was always excited to see his little footprint protruding out from the tummy and 2 of us would try to catch it.

Now, Eric is one! Looking forward to many many more years of fun and laughter with honey and him.

Christmas is just around the corner. It is the time of the year when a lot of reflection is done. For me, I count my blessings for having my beautiful wife by my side. I witness everyday what a strong, kind and virtuous woman she is. Our son is the luckiest boy in the Universe!

So, with these thoughts in my mind, I began to search for a perfect gift for her. After hours of searching, when nothing seems good enough for her, I have decided that I am going to give her all of me.