All helping tidy the Lego...

Computer games

Winston has been downloading and playing a few racing games on my phone and tablet.

He's got better at controlling the cars, has been interested in if he has enough coins to buy an upgrade, and was asking if he could make a racing game.

He is very good about giving the phone back when I need it. He doesn't just give way immediately, but he makes his argument and accepts mine. I think it's a case of him respecting the property rights of others because his are well respected.

Viola

Cousin Viola came to visit. W and H were very gentle with her and both excited to spend time with a baby. She is 7 months old.

Since we got back

Winston and Henry wanted to play with their cars first... And they have played with them nearly all the time since.

First morning, we woke up at 3. Then 4. On Sunday we woke at 4:30 and decided to drive to Oslo for a home schooling conference. We got there at 11 for the start.

Winston was making loud comments all the time.. Just pointing things out and asking questions.. But he couldn't stop and couldn't whisper, so we had to go out. While links was listening to a talk we were racing about the faculty on the cars, and going up and down in the lifts. At one left stop a man left the lift and Winston thought it was me so he almost rugby tackled him to hold him back. Very funny. Winston thought so too.. He was only a tiny bit embarrassed.

We stayed in the Radisson in Oslo. Nice hotel, and a great breakfast on Linkas birthday 33.

Stopped at McDonalds on the way back home.

Last few holidays and flight.

We flew back to Singapore and stayed at 475 river Valley Road. The first afternoon, we went to a technology mall, which was great. Winston was very excited and wanted everything. Winston chose and paid for some sushi on his own. The staff were a bit too paternal.. I didn't think they gave him the opportunity to take control of the situation when he was capable enough.

After the shopping Winston and Henry enjoyed buying bottled water from a vending machine.

When we got back to the flat, me and Henry went to get some nappies and pizza while Linka put Winston to sleep. Me and Henry sat down on the escalators, and he carried the nappies himself from the shelf to the Checkout.

We spent the next morning in the pool and jacuzzi. We went to sentosa beach and giant sweet shop at universal studios.

Winston and Henry handled being up late and the long flight amazingly well... As usual....

Langkawi

I had to catch up on emails, so most of Friday, I was in the hotel lobby answering emails. Links was in the pool with the kids. I spent about an hour and a half with the kids in the pool in the afternoon. Neither wanted to leave when it was time to get dinner.

On Saturday, we checked out of the hotel and moved to an airbnb place, which is much nicer. They have a little pool and laundry facilities, and gave us a beer on arrival. Winston and Henry love the pool, so most of the time here is spent in the pool. Henry harasses the cats. In the afternoon we drove about 20km to a beach at the North East of the island. Henry fell asleep in the car, so we laid him on a table of a beachside restaurant while we had cold drinks. We played in the sea and built some sandcastles and holes. We saw lots of fish jump out of the water.
On the way back we had a late dinner.

Sunday morning, we swam in the pool and chatted with an older Dutch couple who live in penang. In the afternoon we went on a boat trip. About 12 people on a really fast boat. We stopped at an island where there were lots of Monkeys and a monitor lizard. On that I shall and was a freshwater Lake with pontoons and a kids pool built in. Nice warm water. Then we went on the boat to feed some Eagles. They chucked scraps in the water next to the boat and the Eagles swooped down to gather them up. Next stop was an island with soft sand on a beautiful beach. Me and Winston collected small bits of coral and made a pile. A 7 year old girl came to help. Winston thought that was nice. Links and Henry went to find some shade and looked at hermit crabs and shells. When we got back there were monkeys sitting in our car and a giant wasps nest in a nearby tree. We went to Macdonald for dinner, followed by a trip to the McDonald's ice cream shop. We got back at around 8:30, we played I the pool a bit, chatted with the house owners and played some maths computer games.

Has Winston started writing again...

He just decided to write proton... He asked for a pen and just did it

Maybe it's the end of the writing strike...?

We are renting a proton car.

Langkawi

We drove to a town and walked along the beach and found somewhere crop and overpriced for breakfast. Henry enjoyed grabbing at some local cats. We were worried the cat might scratch him in return. Winston was concerned that the cats were hungry.

Then we took the cable car up 700m. Excellent view. Winston weed on me a bit. Henry enjoyed going in my shoulders. They both loved it when the cable car went over the wheels that make it rumble around.

Then we went on the boat-bus. Henry loved blowing his life jacket whistle. Winston wanted to know if the wheels were still turning while we were on the water. (they were a tiny bit, we could see over the edge). Both liked the big expensive yachts mored around.

We drove across the island to a shopping centre. Winston turned down the opportunity for a wee, then weed in his pants 5 minutes later. Henry enjoyed chips which Winston gave him, and Winston enjoyed fish and chips.

Back at the hotel, while waiting for links to be given the correct room key, Winston pood on the floor. He just couldn't hold it. I cleared up with a plastic bag and a couple of nappies.

The boys loved jumping on the beds, and Winston was scared of Henry because Henry bit home twice... Lots of fun and tickling.

Me and Henry watched a few wheels on the bus videos before he slept too.

Busy day in malaysia

We got up for 9 which was early give that we flew from Nepal yesterday, and got in the hotel late.

We had breakfast on the fast train to Kuala Lumpur. We failed to go up the petronas towers, because we found out when we got there that we had to book a time. The boys weren't bothered though, they were more excited by the full size model f1 cars hanging from the ceiling of the lobby. Winston was trying to reach them..but he could only get a few cm closer when he needed about 5meters.

McDonalds for lunch.

Then back to the hotel for a nice swim in the pool.

Then we got a transfer to the other airport (Linka had accidentally booked a hotel joined on to the wrong airport), and flew to langkawi.

We had fish at a restaurant where you choose a live fish and they cook it for you. Winston threw his cutlery twice and pulled a tablecloth off an adjacent table. He was quite naughty. Maybe tired and excited.

Hotel seems mediocre compared to sama sama and Hyatt.

W and H had a bubble bath, then a shower. Winston showered himself well including hair, then he carefully showered the bubbles off henry. I had asked Winston not to put water on the floor, so when he did, I took him out of the bath immediately as promised. He didn't complain.

Choosing fish for dinner

Just arrived in langkawi. Henry weed on Linka on the plane. We have a hire car. Now we are having fish for dinner.

Tonga and leaving

We went for Tonga with Sudarson in lazimpat.

Room with a view

Winston and Henry put all the pillows and duvets in the floor and opened the balcony doors to look at bouddhanath this morning.

The monkey temple

20kg of gold was uses to replate the shiny bits.

When we got there we bought a pile of coins for Winston and Henry so they could throw them in a pond with Buddha in the middle. There were macaque monkeys everywhere.

Winston was trying to buy things with his coins, but they were only worth cents when dollars were necessary. He said he wanted to work so he could get lots of money and a wallet.

Everyone wanted to touch Henry face as usual.

Winston drew a kid

Came out of nowhere...

The guys Dancing at the party

We went to kakani for the pashmina staff party.. Nice view of the himalayas, everyone had a dance.

At the pashmina party

Winston and Henry found some see through stone cat gold in Swedish.

In kathmandap restaurant in Durbar Square

750rs to get in to Durbar marg if you are foreign.

Kathmandu

We went swimming in the hotel pool, and went to bouddhanath.

Henry took a while to find his confidence in the water, and then had loads of fun.

Winston was happy to jump in and even more happy to swim around in his rubber ring.

At bouddhanath, there was a child monk who looked around 12 Years old. Lots of people were going and bowing to him and he was touching their heads.
On the 2nd we went to the factory. Winston and Henry were building piles out of cushions.

Then we went to bouddhanath again. Henry loves it and it is convenient for the hotel.