Otter Sighting

Otter In Sungei Buloh

I was really thrilled to spot the otter at Sungei Buloh. It was the highlight of my visit. The otter was not very cooperative when it came to picture taking. It was busy digging up the waterbed. It was very fierce. We saw it fight off two monitor lizards!

(will load video of the otter once daddy sizes it down)

My Shell-less Egg

And It Bounces

The Trick : Soak Normal Egg In Vinegar

What happened:
The shell disappeared! The egg became bouncy. But we bounced it too hard. Splat! That was the end of it.


How come:
The vinegar (acid) dissolves the shell which is made of calcium carbonate. There are lots of bubbles on the egg because carbon dioxide is released. The membrane of the egg holds the contents in but when we bounced it too hard, the membrane broke. Mum says if you want a hardier bouncy shell-less egg, use a hard boiled egg.

(Em, how would the hen feel about a shell-less egg?)

Awesome Limestone Cave

What A Spectacular Sight

It was my first time visiting a limestone cave. We were at Yinzi Cave in China. We were in the cave for a long, long time because the cave runs across 9 mountains (said our guide). It was tiring walking in it.

In the second picture above, the bottom part was a reflection. The water was so still. The cave was lit like ice kacang. It was pretty. Minerals glistened on some of the limestone. They looked like precious stones. The guide told us many stories about the cave.

HortPark With Friends

What A FUN Day!

We had a really fun day going to Hortpark, followed by swimming at Keppel Club.

Mum got a shot of us on the bridge and we were very very tiny because she was so far away. We had walked very fast compared to her and the aunties:-) Power to small legs!! And that's my 'brother', Isaiah. I was pretending to strangle him ;-)
Later, we had lunch and played for the rest of the afternoon at Keppel Club. It's really nice meeting up with my friends.

Philatelic Museum Fun

I fixed my own "Beijing Opera Mask" face at the museum. Nice?
(p.s. enjoy my chewing gum smile!!!)

I'm 9 Now

*****Turned 9 In November*****

Q: Do you like being 9 years old?
A: No, because I will be in P4 and I have to do more difficult things.

Q: How old do you wish to be always?
A: 6 because I was primary one at that time. Everything was so easy!

Q: Do you think you are a big boy now?
A: Yes. I can do more things by myself. But this is not always good. I'm expected to do more and more things on my own :-(

Q: What's one thing you wish to do in your ninth year?
A: Play and play and play computer games!

Q: If you were the Birthday Fairy, what nice thing would you do for Jedd?
A: Homeschool Jedd.

Q: What did you do for your birthday?
A: Had friends over at my house, went to eat spagetti (yay!), played computer games like mad and went for a musical concert.

Q: Name one very special thing about your 9th birthday.
A: I got a new camera from daddy and the camera's name is Camel, because that's how I pronounce 'camera'.

Cooking During The Hols

Cook It, Eat It!
Mum is teaching me to cook this school holidays. I cooked my first instant noodles and fried three eggs. We also baked. I stuck sprinkles into my bear cookies. I was making a game but mum said I was doing voodoo.