We draw our adventures
We threw stones into the river, we played sand, we climbed up the green hill. Then we drew and painted our adventures.
Precious photos
As a photography hobbyist, I try to capture kids in their perfect happy moments. But I realized that sometimes the most memorable, precious photos are the ones where they're sad, disappointed, cranky, annoyed, or angry.
Angel was scolded for being very naughty, so she just stood there being sad, waiting for us to "sayang" her. When mama finally said "come here", she burst out in tears. After that she noticed my camera and said "Daddy don't take picture".
These photos are hardly technically perfect or portfolio worthy, but they show what Angel (or any other kid) really is like. I will look back at these photos with a warm feeling in my heart.
That pose
We finally found out why Angel is always posing like this.
To the TreeTop Walk
I have seen pictures of the TreeTop Walk many times before, but I had no idea.
The hike through MacRitchie to the TreeTop Walk really isn't suitable for young children, once you get inside the forest there is no easy way out but to walk several kilometers one way.
Nonetheless, this day I decided to bring Angel out for an adventure. At first she was a little bit scared of all the new things she saw - dragonflies, weird looking leaves, and even rambutan shells, which she thought was some insects. But soon she got used to the forest, many times she even walked way ahead of me.
Though I had to carry her for most of the returning trip, Angel walked a lot, a lot more than I expected her to. I guess for the short afternoon she was able to pretend to be Dora the Explorer, carrying a backpack, and exploring her way through the forest.
A child's imagination
Some days it's a castle, some days it's a picnic. Some days it's a pirate ship, some days it's camping. Today, it's a party, it even comes with her personal "TV".