She talked to me on the phone

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We went to Bangkok a few weeks back. The last time we traveled without Angel, she was two years old and couldn't talk. Now she can't stop talking and more clingy than ever.

But no choice, we had to leave Angel with grandma. At night we called home to check on her, grandma would pass the phone to her. For the first time, she actually talked to me on the phone!

Though her speech is still not very good, the first night she muttered ".....Daddy...... you... you go back?", my heart melted instantly, and told her that I would be home soon. The second night, she did much better with "Daddy, you.. you come to me k?". I don't know where she learned to say that, but it's so heart warming. Really missed this sticky Angel during our trip.

Angel celebrates Singapore national day

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On the eve of Singapore national day, we were told to dress Angel up in Singapore flag colors of red and white for school. We also decided to pay the school a visit as we thought it would be cute to photograph her with the other kids in red.

The last time I saw Angel having a big gathering, she had just joined the new school for a few days. She was all shy and scared, the teacher even had to carry her to join the group performance. This time we didn't expect any performance, but to our surprise the teachers called out Angel's group to perform first. You can imagine my nervousness as I watched Angel being led to the front and stand in the center of the row. I did not know how she would cope.

But as soon as the music started, we were pleasantly surprised! Angel is actually one of the best performers in the group! She remembered all the steps, and as far as I can tell, she did the best dance shake. I even caught this shy girl smiling during her performance.

My baby is performing on the stage!

We're very very happy and proud of Angel.

Self taught

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I remember just a few weeks ago Angel was pulling out all the tissue papers from the box just for fun. Today, I saw her drop a bit of food on her dress, she quickly ran to grab the tissue box, pulled out one piece and used it to clean her dress.

This is an amazing sight for me. The teachers might have taught her some life skills, but I believe more likely that she learned it all on her own. Angel learned this simply by listening to us and observing what we do, repeatedly. 

It's how she learned:
  • To use a spoon.
  • To turn on the iPad, slide her finger to unlock, switch apps, and change volume.
  • Which buttons to press to open and close the lift doors.
  • Which buttons to press to turn on the DVD player and eject the tray.
  • Which remote to pass to me to play the DVD.
  • To hold and phone and say hello and bye.
  • To use the door handle.
  • To hold a imaginary mic, close her eyes, and pretend to sing.
  • And more..
Angel may be quiet at times, but she's definitely very observant.

I think I need to behave myself more now. Less swearing, be even more considerate to other people, and be someone that I hope Angel will grow up to be - good natured.