Airport Send Off

The time has come. We’re at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Melur, Arman and Mommy have checked in their bags, and they’re getting ready to leave on their flight back to Malaysia. We’re just hanging out at the terminal, outside Burger King (which is the only thing open at this time of night). The flight leaves at 2 am, and it’s around midnight.

I hope the kids will enjoy their time in Malaysia. It’s a lot warmer than Vancouver. And I’m guessing their Aunties and Uncle will pamper them silly. They enjoy swimming outside, good food, and good family fun, and all without me. Hopefully they’ll remember me. I’ll definitely be thinking of them over here. Good luck guys. Have a safe trip.

It’s the weekend…

It’s Sunday, to be exact. I thought I’d take some pictures and enjoy the weekend with the kids. This is the last weekend before Mommy and the kids head back to Malaysia. **SOB** **SOB**. I’m going to miss them. I usually make a special breakfast on the weekends (since I have a little more time to cook), and then we hang out for a little bit in the living room. I love to tickle the kids. They're so.... 'tickle'-able, if there's such a word. They seem to enjoy it... in general. The house will be so quiet without them.

I recently bought Arman a used bike from a garage sale at the commons block. It’s approaching winter, so people don’t usually bike outside. But since it’s only CAD10, I thought I’d just get it. It’s a little small. We can get Arman a larger newer bike (like Melur’s) in the spring when it’s warmer.

In any case, it looks like he really enjoys the bike, even though it’s used. Here you see them riding the bike in front of the house. They’re kind of disturbing this couple trying to play badminton. But it was only for a while. They’re heading back to Malaysia soon anyway, so soak it up.

Arman needs a bigger bike

Happy Birthday Papa

So Papa’s birthday is finally here. I made it all the way to White Spot after work to meet up with Mommy and the kids. As you probably already know, we go to White Spot on special occasions, since it’s not too expensive, and it has a nice family atmosphere. I’m looking forward to a nice, somewhat quiet, evening with the family.

Dinner was good. After dinner, we had cake of course. And then Mommy brought out the gifts. Per my request, Mommy got Daddy some guitar accessories. Since Daddy’s been playing in a lot of gigs with Gardenburst, he could use some new stuff. The kids also gave Daddy a picture frame each (one from Arman, and one from Melur). They were hand decorated. Aww… These will be sitting on my desk at work.

We forgot to bring the camera, so we had to use the camera phone. The quality isn’t so good, but the evening was still memorable. Thank you Melur, Arman and Mommy for a beautiful evening. I love you guys!

Making Gifts with Candice

Tomorrow is Daddy's birthday (Arman likes to call Papa 'Daddy' now). And today, Arman is making a gift for Daddy with Candice, the baby-sitter. Arman has a baby sitter almost every afternoon after preschool. We have a few baby sitters who kind of rotate through the week. Candice brought some material from the Dollar Store today, and Arman (and Melur) will be making something special for Daddy.

Mommy took this picture. Mommy is planning something special for Daddy tomorrow. We’ll all be meeting at White Spot for dinner after Daddy finishes work. Daddy is looking forward to some quality time with the family. I wonder what else Mommy has in store for Daddy. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.