Love Story cover by Clié Pan

Love Story (Cover)
originally by Taylor Swift

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I’m standing there
On a balcony in summer air

See the lights
See the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say hello, little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don’t go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet ’cause we’re dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

‘Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don’t go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it’s real
Don’t be afraid, we’ll make it out of this mess
It’s a love story baby just say yes
Oh oh

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Romeo save me I’ve been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head? I don’t know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said, marry me Juliet
You’ll never have to be alone
I love you and that’s all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It’s a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh, oh
‘Cause we were both young when I first saw you

1st trophy in da house

This is the first time Clié ran competitively. She got into the final and told us that she will be coming in second as there is another girl who is really fast. We encouraged her to try her best and to go for gold. She did. She made us proud. 1st trophy in da house yo!!!

Getting ready
Getting ready

She says she is born in the year of the horse, so running is her thing.

Parent Supporters
Parent Supporters

It’s really nice to see so many parents coming out to support their kids.

Yay!
Yay!

As parents, we really hope to support her in all her interests. Let’s see where this brings her too.

Safe and Sound

Had a fun time doing up this video with the girls. Pls forgive our super amateur attempt.

Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift

I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said, I’ll never let you go
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, Don’t leave me here alone
But all that’s dead and gone and passed tonight…

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You’ll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I’ll be safe & sound…

Don’t you dare look out your window darling;
Everything’s on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold onto this lullaby
Even when the music’s gone, gone

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You’ll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I’ll be safe & sound…

Oooooo, Oooooo,
Lala… Lala…

Oooooo, OooOoo,
Lala… Oh Lala…

Just close your eyes
You’ll be alright
Come morning light,
You and I’ll be safe & sound…

Oooooo, OoooOooo, Oooooo, OoooOooo,
Oooooo, OoooOooo, Oooooo, OoooOooo,
Oooooo, OoooOooo, Oooooo, OoooOooo…
Safe and sound

Original by Taylor Swift

Cover by Megan Nicole and Tiffany Alvord

Sleepy Lullaby Music on Youtube

Making my kid sleep is easier with Youtube. There are only a handful of “nice” videos with calming music.

The Twinkle Twinkle Little Star one above have 87 million views as of Feb 2012. Thats some crazy numbers.

This Row Row Row Your Boat is really beautiful too.

It’s A Big World is also really nice.

If you know of any more, pls share with me. Thanks.

Punggol Promenade and Beach

Clara looking over the pond
Clara looking over the pond

It was the Chinese New Year week of 2012 and I took the whole week off. Fetched kids to school each morning and Clara tagged along.

Mommy was also on leave, but she was fast asleep at home, so it was quality time with Clara and I brought her to Punggol Beach just after dropping the kids off at school. I knew the place was getting a makeover and there was even a launch of the new place, so its long overdue for a visit.

Short legs
Short legs

It was 7:45am, the breeze was still cooling as the sun was slowly rising. The park reminded me of the days in Perth. There is just something with the grass and sand that made the experience different.

Good Morning
Good Morning

Clara was quiet. She hardly uttered a sound. We were communicating with facial expressions.

When she wanted to go in certain direction, she would ask me for my finger. She would then grab it and pull me in the direction she wanted to go.

Boat!
Boat!

There is a nice stadium like sitting area and I can imagine the conversations that could happen on these steps at night. It would be such a nice place to hang out.

Clara sat quietly there while I was taking pictures.

Suddenly a boat sounded its horn and Clara immediately pointed in its direction. We went to see it.

Bug
Bug

During our stroll, she spotted a bug and squatted down to take a closer look. Whenever she squatted down the bug went further away from her, so she got up, took a few steps forward and squatted down again. This went on for a few times, then she gave up. lol.

Track
Track

The path around the whole area was beautiful. It had a wooden deck like feel to it. But when you observe it closely, its actually cement. How cool. According to my architect friend dezzo, the whole promenade is done by Look Architects. It is a 5-kilometre long public waterfront promenade and it goes around the whole of Punggol. I <3 Punggol.

Waiting for the boat
Waiting for the boat

A lady was sitting there by herself and having her breakfast. How peaceful. Later I realised she was actually waiting for her boat.

Sweeping
Sweeping

An old uncle was sweeping up the trash the beach washed up. Slowly bit by bit, he was combing the beach to make her beautiful again. Thank you uncle.

Punggol Jetty
Punggol Jetty

That was the boat that Clara pointed out. A huge one that had what seems like 3 large spherical enclosures.

Thepans @ Punggol Promenade
Thepans @ Punggol Promenade

The next day being saturday, I brought the rest of the family there again in the morning. They loved the place. Clié and Cleo loved the swing the most.

Shower facilities
Shower facilities

We then discovered that there were shower facilities there too. Its really well designed I think.

Punggol beach at night
Punggol beach at night

That night, we had friends over for dinner and after dinner I brought them to there to see the place. It looks beautiful at night too.

overlooking the pond at night
overlooking the pond at night
I see a skate spot
I see a skate spot

If you’ve not been to Punggol Jetty / Punggol Beach for sometime, you should go and check it out soon. You will like me, fall in love with the place.