Far from worries

Any question why the royal family's summer palace nearby is aptly named Klai Kangwon (far from worries)?

"Help, I'm stuck!"
Don't worry, André, I'll rescue you...
Wow, rescuing is tough work... time for dinner!

Janelle spent much of her time studying in the room, but she eventually gave in to my persistent pleas ;-P

Just pretty seashells? Nope... look closely, every single one of these little beauties was alive!

One for Janelle, one for me!

Who is my favourite, Janelle or André? I don't wanna choose; I love you both!

Sun Flare Photo Challenge | I Heart Faces

While I was taking my nap, Andre re-lived some childhood fun ;-)

Kiss in town for a concert...?

... not quite. Just Andre getting ready for Trick-or-Treat ;-P

Happy Halloween!

In The Orchard

Everyone must be tired and hungry, let me get some persimmons to satisfy their hunger pangs and firewood to start a fire...

Fall in Da Lat

Mommy loves persimmons, so let's pluck some for her to enjoy...

Bro

Recently, I learned to address my brother as "ge ge" (哥哥，older brother in Mandarin). Since I can already say pa pa, ma ma and "jie jie" (姐姐，older sister in Mandarin), I only need to work on the dogs' names.

I love playing with my brother's toys. And since he's not playing with most of them anymore, I can do whatever I want. Here, Max Steel, meet Barbie and friends.  Don't you think he's macho?

Black and White Wednesdays

Color Carnival

The most artistic burger joint I have ever visited ;-P

Can you hear the sloshing of wine in the earthen bottle?

Scary name, but the storekeeper was a sweet and pretty lady.

Wondering why you need ice? To counteract these fiery onion rings!

My space

Janelle always teases Andre that he is Mama's boy. As Janelle does not want to share a room with him anymore and he is too afraid to sleep alone, he now sleeps with us after we moved to Bangkok. It is alright with Mommy but not Daddy, since I have to share their super king bed even though Andre's current bed is actually meant for me. Now I still squeeze between Mommy and Daddy, and when I wake up every so often because of a nightmare or to drink milk, I tend to wake everyone up. While this arrangement is more environmentally friendly - we only need to turn on 2 air-conditioners, in Janelle's and our bedroom - but soon, Andre has to go back to his room when I need more space to sleep by myself...

Farewell, BIS Phuket...

Janelle and Andre came home last Friday with their shirts full of goodbyes and well-wishing. It was the last day of the school year, but with our impending move to Bangkok, also their last day at school. They reminded Mommy not to wash their shirts because of the sentimental value, so Mommy reluctantly hung them for display.

My Brother

Here's a little glimpse of my brother, Andre, during our recent trip to Hua Hin. Wish I could have joined him on the water slide...

Andre the Awesome...?

Not quite! My brother jumped on Daddy's suggestion to go bowling and kept nagging us all weekend. When we finally did, he sure showed us his magnificent form... he started the game with a streak of 5 Gutterballs! His special technique is not welcome by bowling alleys, as it features the ball or his body thumping the lane repeatedly... he eventually got a strike and finished with personal best scores of 79 and 73.

Boy to Man

My brother, Andre, turned 12 last Friday. It happened to be the last day of term 2, so he invited his best buddies to a small party at our Dusit Thani Pool Villa. Daddy gave me a taste of the ice cream cake - yummy - but maybe that's why my tummy felt funny...

Growing "Strains"

When my brother returned from his school trip last Friday (13 Mar 09), he sounded like Rod Stewart. Everyone thought he had a sore throat. It turned out it was just him reaching puberty; he's turning 12 next month. Too bad it's only temporary and that every boy goes through it at some stage. In a few months, he'll probably end up with a deep resonant voice like Dad's. No more superstar singer...