Keeping cool

Thin clothes for the summer heat

Ut has only been gone for a couple of weeks and it looks like she hasn't forgotten me, Bao Chau & Ut sent over some more clothes with my Ngoai from Vietnam.

The clothes are nice and thin helps me keep cool in the Singapore heat, Mom only has to decide which one I should wear today.

Thank you Ut & Bao Chau.

End of Sava-Mahino

It is the end of my one and a quarter month known as sava-mahino to my guarati family. In a similar way to Lễ đầy tháng it is now safe for Mom and Me to leave home and be presented to friends and family.

It is custom to go to the temple on this day to receive a blessing, we are really lucky that the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple is a less than 5 minutes from our condo and we can see it from our living room window. So all four grandos, Mom, Dad, Nam & Me walked there early this morning

On the way to the temple

At the temple I was presented to the priests for blessings and then I was given a private prayer of my own. Dad put be down in front of everyone on my own, I was not scared and lay down until Ba and Mom came to get me.

After that everyone did some prayers and looked at the different deities, Ba & Dada got some prasad (blessed food) for us all.

It was an exciting morning and we were all tired when we got home so after lunch we all had a nap.

Pick up bà ngoại (grandmother), ông ngoại (granddad) & cousin Nam from the airport

Today my ngoại (grandparents) from Vietnam came to Singapore to see me and stay with us for a little while.

Dad was at work so Ba, Dada & Mom took me to the airport. Changi airport is very big with lots of people but I was happily asleep until they arrived.

We waited until their airplane landed, first to come out was ông ngoại (granddad)

then Bà ngoại (grandmother) and cousin Nam came out.

Everyone was happy to see each other and Bà ngoại couldn't wait to give me a hug.

Afterwards we went home where I spent some time with my ngoại, I was really happy to see them and I am looking forward to getting to know them more over the next few weeks.

Thank you Keshav for Lambert

Today from my cousin Keshav and his family from America I got cuddly Lambert. I tried to teach him to baby talk but he only listened. Anyway he is a very soft and gentle so Mom let me share my Cot with him.

Talking to Lambert

With Lambert I got lots and lots of clothes, thank you Keshav, Nisha Foi and Mukund Foa, Murali Dada, Dixa Ba, Masa Dada & Kamala Ba Ba.

Thank you!!!

Lambert and clothes

But can't eat any of them

Keshav we will talk soon I hope to see everyone else very soon x (we'll try and skype).

If I can't sleep tonight I'll try counting Lamberts, good night!!

MRT, Shopping & Quack Quack

Mom, Dad & Me went on a shopping trip to Vivo City Mall at Harbour Front today. This was my first outing on the MRT. Lots of people on the train but everyone was nice and gave us room, some passengers smiled and waved.

At the Mall Mom & Dad had lunch at the food court. I found all the lights and colours interesting, the noise was sometimes a little scary with lots of new sounds I had not heard before. After a cuddle and some milk I was okay.

We then went to Giant to do some shopping, Dad showed me lots of  different toy animals including dogs, cats and bears but I was only interested in a bright yellow duckling. I decided the duck would come home with us and we named it Quack Quack.

When we got home Quack Quack & me were both exhausted so we had a long snooze.