I'm back I'm back, I'm back!
Firstly, I have to say, the weather's been very kind to me... its a rainy day today and the temperature's just not as hot as it used to be, I really appreciate it, helps me acclimatise better! :)
Secondly, have moved everyone back home. Its now 3pm. And oh, how the kids miss me! Sophie was speechless and was content to just be in my arms. When I went to pick Kor2 from school, he quickly came over and give me a big bear hug at the door and Sophie joined in, all 3 of us in a big group hug right smack at the entrance, I bet some parents picking up their own kids must be wondering "What's Up??" Its just that we've not seen each other for 1.5 weeks, and its a nice feeling, that they miss me so much and that really, mothers are just so important to kids :)
Thirdly, I came back with 2 mega checkin luggages of 25kg each, so plus my hand carry of 6kg, I lugged back 56kg worth of stuff!!! I have 5 Gap and Osh Kosh kids backpacks, numerous Coach bags, even more more more Gap, Osh Kosh, Carters etc children clothes, toys that I manage to grab from Walmart cos who can believe, cosmopolitan SF do not have a single Toys R Us - I guess its for my own good, Oreos, some other stuff.
Fourthly, I watched 3 movies on the plane (The Proposal, Time Traveller's Wife & Julie and Julia) and slept the rest of the way. Stopover in Incheon Seoul airport was OK, but with drippy nose (yes my nose reacts badly to the long plane ride - perhaps its the recycled air on the plane, anyhow, I popped 2 Sudafed for allergy throughout the entire journey) it was all a tiring trip. But the sleep that I got on the plane's good, I think it should save me from a bad jet lag as I am not sleepy now eventhough its midnight in SF! Hope I didnt just jinx myself.
Fifthly, we returned our rented Chrysler at the airport after a much harrowing and stressful journey - for some reason, I just couldnt get along with Margaret (our GPS system, I named her Margaret - easier la) that morning. I missed 2 exits along the highway, not to mention, make many wrong turns too on the roads. Sigh. Overall, stressful for both SH and I. We could only sit and stone at the airport once we check in all our luggages! Perhaps it really wasnt a good idea to drive to the airport, haha.
Sixthly, its good to have made the trip. As SH and I are quite different, personality wise, we do get on each other's nerves during the trip, but I've to say (again) that it was all alright in the end as after all, we do understand each other after that many years of friendship.
After I unpacked my bags, it just dawned on me that perhaps, I didnt buy that many things (I see SH rolling her eyes) ahaha. Oh well, it was a good trip albeit tiring. Its weird how difficult it is to crawl out of bed every morning and our itinerary wasnt even packed!
I think overall, we both must have enjoyed the Highway 1 road trip the most, with a final stop at the outlet malls again. It was a good decision to rent a car as we drove around the scenic city on the 2nd day and also over the Golden Gate Bridge and Lombard Street.
Having been there twice already, its still a city I would like to go back to again. The new-and-old world charm, how beautiful the city really is, and generally the people there are quite friendly... The next time I do, I'll wanna arrive in LA then drive up to SF - 2 weeks should yield a relaxed and easy drive with a stopover in Disneyland too.
But, tsk tsk, I definitely am not looking fwd to the plane ride! It kills my nose!
Photos perhaps later, I do have some taken on my phone. The rest are with SH, will leave her to work it out on how to pass them to me.
Btw, I'm home and the postcards I sent the kids, have yet to arrive. Silly aint it!
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
2nd posting from SF with love
As the days pass, I feel more relaxed as the pace of our "sightseeing" and "shopping" had kinda slowed to a much easier pace.
The first half was quite bad for me as I had a severe allergy on the plane to SFO that caused my nose to drip drip drip and sneeze sneeze sneeze. With the scare of H1N1 here, I bet those sitting around me were quite scared! :P Yes, I did get a few stares from one of the passenger across the aisle. As soon as we arrived, I had bought 2 types of allergy medication, vit c effervescent and even a nasal rinse pot! Luckily the sinus was gone thereafter.
Probably coupled with jet lag (I kept waking between 4-6am here, 7-9pm at home) and a "real" tourist itinerary, every night, going back to the hotel with the big queen sized bed we have each, was something the tired and aching feet craved! It was mostly like that until Day 5! Before I forget, our full day itinerary as summarised:
Err, shopping, needless to add, is peppered into every day. And I definitely have gone into Gap stores once every day until today! It can't be helped when the stores are simply just everywhere! :P And I have not even gone back to a Gap store twice!
So anyway Day 5 we moved to Hilton Union Square and visited the SF Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). We did some grocery shopping at Safeway where I got my first US store card that entitles me to reduced Club prices, so COOL :P (SH says, CHEAP thrill, oh well! Now you know, I definitely am an al-cheapo when it comes to shopping).
And today, Day 6, we went to Lombard Street (mainly cos SH wanted to go to a shoe store nearby - that actually we discovered after tackling the upward and downward slopes of Chestnut Street, is super far away!) and best of all, hung to the side of the cable cars - that was cool :)
And thereafter, we took the Muni bus to the most famous bridge of all, pictures speak a thousand words.... The beautiful Golden Gate Bridge...
Finally we went to Chinatown for dinner, and for once, we returned to the hotel before 10pm! Its getting better, but also means the holiday is ending! How could I ever fully thank (now this will sound like Grammy speeches) SH (for her generous sponsorship of air miles and 95% free 5 star accommodation), Hubs (for being nice and understanding) and definitely the inlaws for helping with the kids.
Sophie asks every time when I speak to her on the phone, if I am coming back and where am I? In 3 days we'll be leaving SF, and in 5 days, I will be home. Soon she will understand that yes indeed, Mama will take the taxi (actually the airport shuttle to be precise), to go to the airport, to take the plane, to come home. For that's the reason I gave her, so that she would hang up the call 3 days ago. I must confess I do miss the kids (for that's a question many have asked) and I find myself looking at children around me. But still, this trip, is once in a lifetime, and I feel very blessed that there are many people who love me.
I dunno how this post end up with such a funny soppy ending.
Anyway, tomorrow, we'll be getting a small car (SH first mentioned an SUV and then just today, she said a convertible!) and will be doing the coastal drive to Monterey on US's best scenic highway, the No 1.
And the shopaholic us, who's been shopping every day since we arrived, will most likely make a "short" stop at Gilroy (yes, the outlet mall again!) as afterall, its along the way back to SF city :) It'll definitely be more pleasurable driving there than taking the unreliable Greyhound (that we did) as it made us wait 1.5hours at the old bus stop in a somewhat sleepy town after hours! That was super cold and worrying - will the bus ever come and pick us up?
Tatas, hope will be able to write again before I go back home.
P/S. SH - I did say my next blog will be about food, but... you're the one with the excellent food photos, so will leave them to you! What I can say, OMG the portions here are HUGE. And us, being used to variety, tend to over-order and end up only eating half! But, I must say, the burgers here are super duper delicious! I could eat burgers everyday if not for the high fat content! I think it must be their yummy cheddar cheese! Oh well, check her blog for food photos when she finally have the time to compile them! :) Nights! The driver's going to retire for the night... its now 11.49pm on Friday 30 Oct - Happy Halloween tomorrow!
The first half was quite bad for me as I had a severe allergy on the plane to SFO that caused my nose to drip drip drip and sneeze sneeze sneeze. With the scare of H1N1 here, I bet those sitting around me were quite scared! :P Yes, I did get a few stares from one of the passenger across the aisle. As soon as we arrived, I had bought 2 types of allergy medication, vit c effervescent and even a nasal rinse pot! Luckily the sinus was gone thereafter.
Probably coupled with jet lag (I kept waking between 4-6am here, 7-9pm at home) and a "real" tourist itinerary, every night, going back to the hotel with the big queen sized bed we have each, was something the tired and aching feet craved! It was mostly like that until Day 5! Before I forget, our full day itinerary as summarised:
- Day 1 - Fisherman's Wharf
- Day 2 - Alcatraz tour
- Day 3 - Gilroy Premium Outlet
- Day 4 - Totally shacked, we just moved to Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf and did afternoon shopping in Union Square
Err, shopping, needless to add, is peppered into every day. And I definitely have gone into Gap stores once every day until today! It can't be helped when the stores are simply just everywhere! :P And I have not even gone back to a Gap store twice!
So anyway Day 5 we moved to Hilton Union Square and visited the SF Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). We did some grocery shopping at Safeway where I got my first US store card that entitles me to reduced Club prices, so COOL :P (SH says, CHEAP thrill, oh well! Now you know, I definitely am an al-cheapo when it comes to shopping).
And today, Day 6, we went to Lombard Street (mainly cos SH wanted to go to a shoe store nearby - that actually we discovered after tackling the upward and downward slopes of Chestnut Street, is super far away!) and best of all, hung to the side of the cable cars - that was cool :)
My take of SH's signature feet shot!
And thereafter, we took the Muni bus to the most famous bridge of all, pictures speak a thousand words.... The beautiful Golden Gate Bridge...
Finally we went to Chinatown for dinner, and for once, we returned to the hotel before 10pm! Its getting better, but also means the holiday is ending! How could I ever fully thank (now this will sound like Grammy speeches) SH (for her generous sponsorship of air miles and 95% free 5 star accommodation), Hubs (for being nice and understanding) and definitely the inlaws for helping with the kids.
Sophie asks every time when I speak to her on the phone, if I am coming back and where am I? In 3 days we'll be leaving SF, and in 5 days, I will be home. Soon she will understand that yes indeed, Mama will take the taxi (actually the airport shuttle to be precise), to go to the airport, to take the plane, to come home. For that's the reason I gave her, so that she would hang up the call 3 days ago. I must confess I do miss the kids (for that's a question many have asked) and I find myself looking at children around me. But still, this trip, is once in a lifetime, and I feel very blessed that there are many people who love me.
I dunno how this post end up with such a funny soppy ending.
Anyway, tomorrow, we'll be getting a small car (SH first mentioned an SUV and then just today, she said a convertible!) and will be doing the coastal drive to Monterey on US's best scenic highway, the No 1.
And the shopaholic us, who's been shopping every day since we arrived, will most likely make a "short" stop at Gilroy (yes, the outlet mall again!) as afterall, its along the way back to SF city :) It'll definitely be more pleasurable driving there than taking the unreliable Greyhound (that we did) as it made us wait 1.5hours at the old bus stop in a somewhat sleepy town after hours! That was super cold and worrying - will the bus ever come and pick us up?
Tatas, hope will be able to write again before I go back home.
P/S. SH - I did say my next blog will be about food, but... you're the one with the excellent food photos, so will leave them to you! What I can say, OMG the portions here are HUGE. And us, being used to variety, tend to over-order and end up only eating half! But, I must say, the burgers here are super duper delicious! I could eat burgers everyday if not for the high fat content! I think it must be their yummy cheddar cheese! Oh well, check her blog for food photos when she finally have the time to compile them! :) Nights! The driver's going to retire for the night... its now 11.49pm on Friday 30 Oct - Happy Halloween tomorrow!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Hello from San Francisco!
Hello from San Francisco!!
I'm really lucky to be able to be here for 10 full days, with nothing to do but shop, eat, shop, sightsee, shop and shop. Yes, shopping was high on our agenda the past few days as everything's super cheap here! If I do stay here for good, I probably will be bankrupt in a few months, haha.
Its good to see SH again, and even more so - we could hang out together without me having to rush back to the kids, though I must admit the past few days have not been all cheerful and fun as girls being girls we do have our fair share of arguments and silent spells! But I guess cos we understand each other's personality since so far back, its easy for us to go back to business as usual with no grudges :P
San Fran at this time is cold, temperature hovers between 10-20+ and so it does get chilly when the bay wind blows! Despite it being termed the city with four seasons in a day (just like Melbourne where I stayed for 3 yrs!), its really a nice city with a good mix of old and new. The land here is vast and there is nary a crammed space we've been in! The trams and cable cars that ply the roads are charming and its really pretty. I wouldnt mind staying here, truth be told.
The kids are doing fine at my in laws and I do get to speak to them daily. Only Sophie will ask when I am coming back and demand that I come back right now... Maybe cos she is just 2 so she dont understand the concept of time or waiting as yet, or perhaps, being a girl, she is more close to me? I dunno, but its nice talking to them, and even better to know that they are in good hands!
Its really late now, quarter to 2am local time. So gotta sign off now!
Eliza - Could you text me or SH the brand of your sunblock/moisturiser so I can get one for u here? OK thats all :) See you next week! Can't believe the hols' ending in 3 days! Time does indeed fly!
Hubs & kids - Didn't get to speak today, busy packing and unpacking as we've just moved to HIlton Union Square. Will talk tomorrow, kisses and hugs!
I'm really lucky to be able to be here for 10 full days, with nothing to do but shop, eat, shop, sightsee, shop and shop. Yes, shopping was high on our agenda the past few days as everything's super cheap here! If I do stay here for good, I probably will be bankrupt in a few months, haha.
Its good to see SH again, and even more so - we could hang out together without me having to rush back to the kids, though I must admit the past few days have not been all cheerful and fun as girls being girls we do have our fair share of arguments and silent spells! But I guess cos we understand each other's personality since so far back, its easy for us to go back to business as usual with no grudges :P
San Fran at this time is cold, temperature hovers between 10-20+ and so it does get chilly when the bay wind blows! Despite it being termed the city with four seasons in a day (just like Melbourne where I stayed for 3 yrs!), its really a nice city with a good mix of old and new. The land here is vast and there is nary a crammed space we've been in! The trams and cable cars that ply the roads are charming and its really pretty. I wouldnt mind staying here, truth be told.
The kids are doing fine at my in laws and I do get to speak to them daily. Only Sophie will ask when I am coming back and demand that I come back right now... Maybe cos she is just 2 so she dont understand the concept of time or waiting as yet, or perhaps, being a girl, she is more close to me? I dunno, but its nice talking to them, and even better to know that they are in good hands!
Its really late now, quarter to 2am local time. So gotta sign off now!
Eliza - Could you text me or SH the brand of your sunblock/moisturiser so I can get one for u here? OK thats all :) See you next week! Can't believe the hols' ending in 3 days! Time does indeed fly!
Hubs & kids - Didn't get to speak today, busy packing and unpacking as we've just moved to HIlton Union Square. Will talk tomorrow, kisses and hugs!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A Sunday without Mommy
25 Oct 09 - Can't remember when was the last time we spent our Sunday without TT around, if we ever did.
I was knocked out late and woke up only at 1030am on Sunday morning. Sophie woke up and cried at about 4am in the morning. I had to carry her upstairs to our bed and chatted with her till we both fell asleep.
I brought the kids out for lunch at Millenia Walk (funny, but i always ended up at places i used to work). We ate at Bab noodles and once again, the kids were very well behaved. Kayden finished his bowl of noodles and eel rice all by himself while i fed Sophie. The trick is to treat the kids like adult and give them some space & freedom to manage their meals. Unlike some parents who like to dictate how their kid should eat their meals, i gave them 90% freedom as long as they finish their food. But very importantly, you have to order something that they like.
After our meal, we went window shopping and played arcade game at Marina Square. It was fun even for an adult like me. Especially when my boy is old enough to partner me in a twin shooting game and he even outscored me in the game. After lots of walking, the kids became tired and were competing over the only pram available. I was very happy when Kayden, for the very first time, graciously gave up his seat on the pram for his younger sister even though he was tired too. After all his Daddy's preaching about being a gentleman and the need to always look after his sister first!!
Had intended to go somewhere else after our stop at Marina Square but the kids fell asleep 5 mins after settling down in their car seats. Had no choice but to drove home.
In the evening, i dropped everyone including Rusty at my parents place for dinner. Once again, Kayden ate his meal all by himself and Sophie had an easy meal as well. Very soon, the kids were sticking to my mom like gel and i had to gracefully retire from their "all action" night. I went home to an empty house that night and the feeling i had was exactly how i felt when i went back to NTU hall 3 years after i graduated - It's not just the place but the people that makes it special..... well at least, i have my plants with me for the week.
I was knocked out late and woke up only at 1030am on Sunday morning. Sophie woke up and cried at about 4am in the morning. I had to carry her upstairs to our bed and chatted with her till we both fell asleep.
I brought the kids out for lunch at Millenia Walk (funny, but i always ended up at places i used to work). We ate at Bab noodles and once again, the kids were very well behaved. Kayden finished his bowl of noodles and eel rice all by himself while i fed Sophie. The trick is to treat the kids like adult and give them some space & freedom to manage their meals. Unlike some parents who like to dictate how their kid should eat their meals, i gave them 90% freedom as long as they finish their food. But very importantly, you have to order something that they like.
After our meal, we went window shopping and played arcade game at Marina Square. It was fun even for an adult like me. Especially when my boy is old enough to partner me in a twin shooting game and he even outscored me in the game. After lots of walking, the kids became tired and were competing over the only pram available. I was very happy when Kayden, for the very first time, graciously gave up his seat on the pram for his younger sister even though he was tired too. After all his Daddy's preaching about being a gentleman and the need to always look after his sister first!!
Had intended to go somewhere else after our stop at Marina Square but the kids fell asleep 5 mins after settling down in their car seats. Had no choice but to drove home.
In the evening, i dropped everyone including Rusty at my parents place for dinner. Once again, Kayden ate his meal all by himself and Sophie had an easy meal as well. Very soon, the kids were sticking to my mom like gel and i had to gracefully retire from their "all action" night. I went home to an empty house that night and the feeling i had was exactly how i felt when i went back to NTU hall 3 years after i graduated - It's not just the place but the people that makes it special..... well at least, i have my plants with me for the week.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Bye Ma...
24 Oct 09 - The kids and i said our goodbyes to TT at the airport today. There were no tears but a tinge of unwillingness from Sophie at the airport....
TT & the moms always complain about the difficulties in handling 2 kids. We guz always think otherwise. I finally had my 2nd chance in taking care of both kids without any help especially for the events after dropping TT at the airport. Suddenly, it felt like the awakening of the sleeping giant again. Other than the usual screwed up attempt in getting myself out of a loss of direction scenario while looking for the location of my friend's kid birthday party (no further details in case of loss of face), the rest of the day was a breeze. My friend, Big Meng, commented that i was "one of a kind" dad - for just leaving my kids in the bungalow chalet entertaining themselves while i sit outside chit chatting and especially for their dad eating his dinner first before the kids. I felt bemused... haven't any of them sat on a plane before?? In case of emergency, the protocol is for parents to wear the oxygen mask first before attending to their kids.... rather straightforward logic rite?
The kids were well behaved during the party except that Kayden was rather anti-social for ignoring the many uncles and aunties when they tried to communicate with him. With the additional burdens in my mind, my standard of care were lower as well. I allowed the kids to have lollipop sweets even though they have yet to fully recover from their cough. Otherwise, things went well and i was particularly pleased with Kayden feeding himself at the party. I had to feed Sophie though. The kids fell asleep while on the way home. Both had their party packs and balloons in hand when they dozed off into their dreamland.
Daddy's engine went into overdrive (once again, thanks to SAF's training) and had the sleeping Kayden changed, wiped, peed, brushed, hydrated in matter of minutes while Gigi took care of Sophie. I felt bad for not insisting on getting Sophie's teeth brushed as both had consumed sweets at the party. I even had myself cleaned up with an hour to spare before the kick-off between Sunderland and Birmingham at 10pm. Just nice for an additional blog i thought - which will be significant as i believe TT will be logging on to the Internet over in the States and she will be happy to see and read about us.
Lastly, i look at the pitiful number of blog posts this month and decided that i shall attempt to meet the minimum of 10 blog posts per month. So do look out for more upcoming posts soon!!
TT & the moms always complain about the difficulties in handling 2 kids. We guz always think otherwise. I finally had my 2nd chance in taking care of both kids without any help especially for the events after dropping TT at the airport. Suddenly, it felt like the awakening of the sleeping giant again. Other than the usual screwed up attempt in getting myself out of a loss of direction scenario while looking for the location of my friend's kid birthday party (no further details in case of loss of face), the rest of the day was a breeze. My friend, Big Meng, commented that i was "one of a kind" dad - for just leaving my kids in the bungalow chalet entertaining themselves while i sit outside chit chatting and especially for their dad eating his dinner first before the kids. I felt bemused... haven't any of them sat on a plane before?? In case of emergency, the protocol is for parents to wear the oxygen mask first before attending to their kids.... rather straightforward logic rite?
The kids were well behaved during the party except that Kayden was rather anti-social for ignoring the many uncles and aunties when they tried to communicate with him. With the additional burdens in my mind, my standard of care were lower as well. I allowed the kids to have lollipop sweets even though they have yet to fully recover from their cough. Otherwise, things went well and i was particularly pleased with Kayden feeding himself at the party. I had to feed Sophie though. The kids fell asleep while on the way home. Both had their party packs and balloons in hand when they dozed off into their dreamland.
Daddy's engine went into overdrive (once again, thanks to SAF's training) and had the sleeping Kayden changed, wiped, peed, brushed, hydrated in matter of minutes while Gigi took care of Sophie. I felt bad for not insisting on getting Sophie's teeth brushed as both had consumed sweets at the party. I even had myself cleaned up with an hour to spare before the kick-off between Sunderland and Birmingham at 10pm. Just nice for an additional blog i thought - which will be significant as i believe TT will be logging on to the Internet over in the States and she will be happy to see and read about us.Lastly, i look at the pitiful number of blog posts this month and decided that i shall attempt to meet the minimum of 10 blog posts per month. So do look out for more upcoming posts soon!!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sophie's Deepavali Dress Up
Hello hello!
I've been silent on the blogging front again as I dunno, time just whizzed past, and really, in less than 48hrs I will be on board the plane, heading to San Fran. Leaving my family behind, so evil, definitely, mummy guilt is still hovering closeby.
We've done a lot too in the past weeks - Bird Park, school dress up parties, library trips, Ikea visits, meals with their grandparents, etc etc. More importantly, I've started sitting down sessions with Kayden in the afternoon after I put Sophie to sleep... The time's just spent on writing, either the alphabets, his name, day of the week, Mandarin strokes. He and Sophie's also started attending a reading class where the old method of sight reading (like what we went through) is taught rather than the phonetical way. The drop-off class has Sophie collapsing in tears mostly as she's not used to going to shool without me. But she's getting better on that front as just yesterday, the wailing stopped as soon as I troop down the stairs. Guess it helps too that Kayden's in the same place as her :)
OH well, enough said already about us and what we do!
I just needed to post these fab photos of my fab girl before I leave for the States...
Lookey lookey... Our dear girl Sophie in her first sari ever! And she looks FABULOUS :p
I've been silent on the blogging front again as I dunno, time just whizzed past, and really, in less than 48hrs I will be on board the plane, heading to San Fran. Leaving my family behind, so evil, definitely, mummy guilt is still hovering closeby.
We've done a lot too in the past weeks - Bird Park, school dress up parties, library trips, Ikea visits, meals with their grandparents, etc etc. More importantly, I've started sitting down sessions with Kayden in the afternoon after I put Sophie to sleep... The time's just spent on writing, either the alphabets, his name, day of the week, Mandarin strokes. He and Sophie's also started attending a reading class where the old method of sight reading (like what we went through) is taught rather than the phonetical way. The drop-off class has Sophie collapsing in tears mostly as she's not used to going to shool without me. But she's getting better on that front as just yesterday, the wailing stopped as soon as I troop down the stairs. Guess it helps too that Kayden's in the same place as her :)
OH well, enough said already about us and what we do!
I just needed to post these fab photos of my fab girl before I leave for the States...
Lookey lookey... Our dear girl Sophie in her first sari ever! And she looks FABULOUS :p
Borrowed the sari from a mom from K's school, she got it just last week from Little India for $20+. its really nice and easy to wear! Its basically a midriff sequined, beaded top and a elastic band long skirt with the long cloth sewed on. You just need to wrap it around the skirt once (to create a floaty layer) and then bring it across the chest. Secure the wrap with a safety pin on the shoulder and voila. Easy to wear that the girl didnt complain once about wearing. It looks comfy :) She got a "bindi" sticker (hope got the description right) from K's teacher - thats the only thing she minded - being stuck to her forehead :P
So my little Indian girl. Looks so nice and sweet.
Will definitely be making the trip to Little India next year for the Deepavali dress up days in school. Its the cutest outfit both kids' got! Oooh and for the dressing up effort, we got an incense/aromatherapy candle set from her class teacher!
Its fun! And she was the centre of attraction the whole morning at school. Guess everyone loves the sari as much as I did! Will be washing and returning it when I come back from the States!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Naughty Corner
July 2008 - Been wanting to blog about this for quite some time....
"Naughty Corner" - If any of you had watched the TV series "Super Nanny", you would be familiar with this term. For those who are not familiar, it does not refer to a corner where anyone can be excused for doing naughty things. It is a punishment corner.
It is a corner where kids will be placed upon doing something wrong. You might think this is a silly way of punishing wrong-doers but for me, the power and effectiveness of this naughty corner is undeniable, if applied and introduced in the right way. The corner is like a prison cell with invisible bars and for some reason, the wrong doer will never attempt a prison break once familiarise with the corner.
So what is the proper application technique??? The guru says...
1) First, you allocate a corner in the house as the naughty corner. Please use some common sense and select a corner that is safe for the kid. The ideal place would be somewhere that is within vision range but yet secluded. For a start, the naughty corner will always begin as a noisy corner too.
2) Introduce the prisoner to the prison (naughty corner) by telling the kid that he/she will be placed there under house arrest if they commit any criminal offences
3) Upon catching the offender in the act, the enforcement officer has to carry the prisoner to the corner and place him there. For first time offenders, they are bound to scream, cry and shout their way out. Always remember not to give in and try to look firm even though it can be quite funny at times. Always place the kid back in the same corner if he/she persists in escaping. Soon, they will learn that they can run but they cannot hide or escape...MUAhahahahahaha
4) For security and safety reasons, imprisonment terms is dependent on the age of the prisoner. Every year of age is equivalent to 1 minute in the naughty corner. Therefore, a 2 year old kid has to stand in the corner for 2 minutes.
5) Prisoners are not allowed access to any visitors
6) Proper procedure for release - No doubt this is the most important rule. Once the prisoner is due for his/her release, the same (*important*) enforcer has to approach and talk to the jailbird in a calm and firm manner. First of all, ASK the kid WHY he/she is in the naughty corner. Then, ASK for his/her APOLOGY. If no apology is given, jail term is extended. Upon accepting their apologies, the enforcer has to give the prisoner a HUG and TELL the kid that you love him/her.
Hope this is useful for all parents who doesn't like the idea of physical punishment.
"Naughty Corner" - If any of you had watched the TV series "Super Nanny", you would be familiar with this term. For those who are not familiar, it does not refer to a corner where anyone can be excused for doing naughty things. It is a punishment corner.
It is a corner where kids will be placed upon doing something wrong. You might think this is a silly way of punishing wrong-doers but for me, the power and effectiveness of this naughty corner is undeniable, if applied and introduced in the right way. The corner is like a prison cell with invisible bars and for some reason, the wrong doer will never attempt a prison break once familiarise with the corner.
So what is the proper application technique??? The guru says...
1) First, you allocate a corner in the house as the naughty corner. Please use some common sense and select a corner that is safe for the kid. The ideal place would be somewhere that is within vision range but yet secluded. For a start, the naughty corner will always begin as a noisy corner too.
2) Introduce the prisoner to the prison (naughty corner) by telling the kid that he/she will be placed there under house arrest if they commit any criminal offences
3) Upon catching the offender in the act, the enforcement officer has to carry the prisoner to the corner and place him there. For first time offenders, they are bound to scream, cry and shout their way out. Always remember not to give in and try to look firm even though it can be quite funny at times. Always place the kid back in the same corner if he/she persists in escaping. Soon, they will learn that they can run but they cannot hide or escape...MUAhahahahahaha
4) For security and safety reasons, imprisonment terms is dependent on the age of the prisoner. Every year of age is equivalent to 1 minute in the naughty corner. Therefore, a 2 year old kid has to stand in the corner for 2 minutes.
5) Prisoners are not allowed access to any visitors
6) Proper procedure for release - No doubt this is the most important rule. Once the prisoner is due for his/her release, the same (*important*) enforcer has to approach and talk to the jailbird in a calm and firm manner. First of all, ASK the kid WHY he/she is in the naughty corner. Then, ASK for his/her APOLOGY. If no apology is given, jail term is extended. Upon accepting their apologies, the enforcer has to give the prisoner a HUG and TELL the kid that you love him/her.
Hope this is useful for all parents who doesn't like the idea of physical punishment.
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