Pink groovers

Every year, my daughter and all her ballet dance colleagues would perform a dance number in front of all students, teachers and parents in time to celebrate Christmas and the school sport fest. This time, they were the pink groovers.

groovin' to the music!

Havin' fun waving their flags. Last year, they used pompoms.

Such performances helped to build up her confidence.

her cute pinky ballet dance classmates. 

and cutee friends.

and the whole bunch of pink dancers.

Kid Kritics Approved

I was browsing interesting blogs as usual when I walked upon a post featuring Kid Kritics Appoved (KKA). Being a mom of two picky eater kids (ages 5 and 9) somehow glued my attention to very interesting products featured. Products that are healthy and nutritious and at the same time, approved and loved by like 70% of kids their ages. Therefore, it must be delicious too! Isn't that amazing!

KKA with Deb Luster as the President (and a Can-do-Mom of 3 Can-do-Kids) offered a lot of exciting services. They have this site that has KKA recipes for everyday meal that every mom can feast on. Interestingly, they have this site that shows how a product can earn a KKA seal, along with a list of featured brands having KKA seal. I already signed up with their newsletter where we can also avail of their free breakfast recipe ebook. So many more interesting things going on, come and visit KKA website and be a part of the Can Do Kid Family. It is a team of moms reminding kids of all ages to be active, energize their minds and body and know that they can do anything. Isn't that great!

As for me, I just won one of their giveaways, aside from enjoying their cool site.

A lovely I can do anything book for kids

and loads of healthy Can Do Kids nutrition energy bars!

Thank you Michorose for choosing me as the winner. Everybody loved the amazing products!

Our pet Fluffy

My daughter was demanding for a pet, and she wanted a golden hamster. Since the hamsters promised to us by my colleague were still few days old and will not be available til a month later, we were given another option. If we really love to have a pet, then we can adopt either a bird or a rabbit. My daughter chose to adopt a rabbit. The following day, we saw this white bunny and at once we felt in love with him. We adopted him and called him Fluffy.

Meet the super adorable white-coated Fluffy!

My housemate felt in love with him too.  

And I just can't get enough of Fluffy! He is so fluffy!!!

My daughter Joey then sang a cute Chinese song for Fluffy and for all of us. Hope you like it too!

Pink Uniform

I just saw, a school uniform can be this fun - and I mean pink! 

My daughter's school uniform is all pink. Check this out.

Havin' fun with her new-found best friend in her pink school uniform.

My all-pink daughter 
(at her first day of 2nd grade last year).

Pink now at her 3rd grade (right).  

Overall, this year is kind of exciting for her. New class adviser, new classmates, new seat mates, new best friends. She's getting better in all her subjects. In fact, she's doing well with her exams (I'm buying all her 100s though, now I'm broke lol). She's doing her homework by herself (sorry, her poor mom can't even read Chinese), with the highly appreciated occasional help from her Taiwanese volunteer mom and few Taiwanese friends. Indeed, I can never be prouder of my little pink girl!

Endangered Panda

Kungfu Panda has been our all-time favorite cartoon movie. In the height of its popularity, a good friend gave us these cute stuffed Panda Bears garbed in cute Chinese outfits.

the cuddly stuffed Chinese white Panda bears :)

On the other hand, my kids can't wait to see a real and live Panda. Hence, at Taipei Zoo, they feasted their eyes on these precious and adorable looking Giant Pandas.

A lazy panda bear is resting up in  her tree house.

oblivious of the people around adoring her...

My kids were amazed of its rare beauty!

My kids wanted to touch or feed them but they're too precious to be disturbed :)

this cute thing looked  funny as it lazily slept on its stomach :)

A giant panda (literally means "black and white cat-foot") is a bear native only to China.  China uses giant pandas as diplomatic gifts to other countries, better known as Panda Diplomacy. These two giant panda bears (I understand they're now both 7 years old) were given by Mainland China to Taiwan last 2008. They were named Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan.  Its diet is 99% bamboo. Sadly, Giant Pandas are now considered as endangered species.

My equally endangered  friends. Well, almost extinct after they got busy (lol). My daughter with her cool uncles: the stuffed panda donor (left) aka Obama's long-lost twin and my other good friend  (right) aka the irresistible Jamie Foxx or wait, was it Will Smith lol.

This is my entry for

My Little Angels in America Toy Story 

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Wordless Wednesday: Hippo

My kids laughed out loud when this shameless Hippo pooed out loud in front of us! Hilarious!  Awesomely loud "PPRRRRTTT"! gross yet funny lol!!!

My kids are crazy about Gloria, the popular hippo from Madagascar! photo source

HELP! I'm eaten by a Hippo!!!

Pink Fairy

For our Halloween party last year, I improvised a pink fairy costume for my daughter. She wanted so much to be a fairy, so I made her one. A frugal mom as I am, I didn't spend a dime for her costume (well, only 0.99$). Here's how she looked like:

 For her simple pink fairy wings, I made it out of recycled wire coat hangers and dressed it with her old pink sheer stockings. Then I sprinkled it with pink glitters and attached a golden colored ribbon for her back. I just made this few hours before the party. Here's what the simple pink fairy wing looked like:

For her dress, she wore her pink ballet leotard, pink ballet tights and pink ballet shoes. For her pink skirt, a good friend gave her this for her birthday, so she finally got the opportunity to wear this lovely fuschia pink belly dancing skirt. For her tiara, good thing she still had some left from her 8th birthday party, so we didn't have to buy one.

hail the pink fairy!

with her improvised fairy costume!

and she totally enjoyed her cute and simple pink attire!

 Indeed, everybody had a blast that fun night especially our little pink fairy!

Wordless Wednesday: Cable Car

Riding a cable car atop the vast beauty of Taipei.

It's Aron's first time to ride one. The height seemed to overwhelm her at first.

But then Mommy was here to console her that all will be fine and fun!

Joey and Dad enjoyed the fun ride! Not first-timers though :)

Aron loved the ride and everybody enjoyed the scenery that Taipei can offer.

White Penguins

Last weekend, we brought our kids to Taipei Zoo to see the penguins. They're so excited to see one, thanks to the naughty penguins from the Madagascar, or the charming dancing penguins from Happy Feet or the cuddly ones from Mr. Popper's Penguins.  It's their first time to see a live and a real penguin. 

Joey enjoyed imitating these cute white-bellied penguin sculptures just outside the penguin house.

Going in at the cool Snow-WHITE penguin house.

We were so lucky to witness these two penguins lovingly played with each other. They looked so sweet walking together in small funny steps while sweetly pecking each other. Seems like the male was courting the female.  I took a video of these cute cuddly creatures too for my kids to devour.

A sweet couple of white-bellied King penguins. They are so cute at about 90 cm tall, the second tallest penguin in the world after the Emperor penguins (122 cm). 

Adorable White-bellied King penguins slowly walking together and lost in their own world.

Our kids can't get enough of such lovable penguins!

Aron enjoyed watching the cute African penguins (thanks Daddy  for the awesome ride yay!).  These penguins are so small at only about 60 cm tall and their black faces have broad white bands.  Note: my hubby's new hairstyle still freaked me out lol!

 Joey was then reviewing the different species of penguins.

Overall, we had an awesome day at the zoo. My kids saw all types of animals that otherwise they can only see on movies.

Thanks for reading and commenting. Can't wait to read your posts too. xoxo :)

Carry our own cross

photo from google

Yesterday’s homily was really good and hit me right through. It was about carrying our own cross (problems, sacrifices, etc.) in our lives. Oftentimes, we complain to God about the crosses we've been bearing. Little did we know that this cross has been preparing us for the path in the road that only God can see and we cannot.

God wants us to carry our cross with gladness. Jesus too willingly carried His cross and gave His life for us. 

Thus, I should fully trust God for He knows what’s best for my life. 


God loves us so much and will never abandon us.

Lord, whatever our cross,

Whatever our pain, we believe that

There will always be sunshine, after the rain…

Perhaps we may stumble, perhaps even fall;

But Lord you are always there ready, to answer our call…

You know every heartache, see every tear,

A word from Your lips, can calm every fear…

Our sorrows may linger, throughout the night,

But suddenly vanish, by dawn’s early light…

You are always with us

To give us Your grace, and embrace us with Your love.

Lord may you always fill us with Your blessings and love!

Amen!

                 

                                                             (source: a prayer kindly shared to us by Fr. Leo)

It's great to be grateful all the time. With or without our crosses. God is worthy to praised. 


Have a blessed day everyone!