New School Bag

As promised, we went to get Renee a new bag* today 'cos the current one can't contain 1) a change of new clothes, 2) bath towel, 3) small cup wif toothbrush/paste, 4) communication book, etc. Thinking that since it's near to the Physician's and also that it might carry a wider range of schools bags since it's supposed to be 1 of the bigger branches, I had suggested going to the Kiddy Palace at Toa Payoh hub.

TP hub used to be irritatingly heavitly packed with human crowds but today, as with most Singaporeans, it seemed like the people's interest had died down and it's a place with breathable space again.

However, the range of school bags at this branch's really miserable as compared to what I've seen at Compass Point branch. Still, we managed to find one(that is not so cheena, kekeke) - the last piece even for the design(no other designs available anyway, for this size, haiz...). Initially, Renee had requested for a 'Barbie's trolley bag but I really dislike this character, heee, so I told her that she could choose a Disney Princesses' but, in the trolley style, neither of these characters' are available in the medium size. Somehow, I spotted a Minnie Mouse's and whilst waiting for daddy and Renee ventured to look at the toys, I had to carry it around with me 'cos it was the ONLY piece in this size! Aiyoh... should have just made daddy go back to Compass Point regardless of its carpark jam, heeee. When I first showed this to Renee, she had exclaimed : "I want a Princess one!" but when I told her that it's a trolley bag and that the other characters' are too big, she immediately came over to check it out and when confirmed that it is truly a trolley bag, she said "ok, I want this one", aiyoh....

*We've made Renee 'pay' for this bag - this is to let her learn to pay for her own stuffs and not to ask parents for everything she wanted. We of cos didn't actually take her money but apparently she still can't understand the value of money 'cos she's insisted on giving 50 S$1 coins to her daddy when she was only to 'return' 40 of it, hahaha. But, this shall b e a start, from now on, she'd be 'paying' for her own stuffs now and then... :)

How time flies, it had seemed not too long ago that the USAMOMO pink rabbit backpack was still too big for her but now we have to get her a bigger one(but actually, it's only because we needed e space for her barang packed to CC, heee). For the record, both bags cost about the same, close to S$50 and there are a few others(though bigger in size) I saw that cost about S$80 each! Geez, why are children's stuffs so expensive these days! And guess what, I just realised that 1 of the bag's charms was missing!

We came home straight thereafter and seeing that it was very windy, daddy suggested a kite flying adventure later but Renee later changed her mind and requested for a session of blowing bubbles, citing that "kite flying is sooo difficult", hahaha. I had wanted to take some shots of her at play but later decided to stay back to rest - yes, I'm that tired...

Renee's fever seemed to be subsiding but daddy said to let her rest at home tomorrow and thus I don't have to go to the office either, hurray! Heee. But Renee was not willing! She had wanted to use her new school bag asap and in compromise, she asked "so I go to the office?" and began to think about what to pack into the new trollery backpack, hahaha. And when daddy told her 'no, u're not well, so you rest at home', she turned to me and asked "then where do we go?". I replied "no where, mommy doesn't have a car now" and she went "haiyah..." hahaha.