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So what does it take to be a good Father?

A good father is one that does not make his children cry, but makes them laugh. (i fail)

A good father is one that does not let mommy worry about the kids. (i fail)

A good father is one that have patience to teach and educate his kids. (i fail)

A good father is one that will drop everything and give his children his full attention. (i fail)

A good father is one that will not break his promises. (i fail)

A good father is one that feeds his kids with nutritious and healthy diets. (i fail)

A good father is one that will read to his kids every night. (i fail)

A good father is one that will spend at least 1hr everyday with his kids. (i fail)

A good father is one that does not need encouragement from his wife. (i fail)

A good father is one that will do his best to be better at being a good father. (i think i pass)

So to all you fathers out there. Happy Fathers Day.

Keep it real. Don’t give up.

For those who don’t know, the first time i set eyes on my wife, i was wearing ice skates. That was in 1993 wow… now 16 years later I’m bringing her daughters out ice skating.

Clié and Cleo asked me to bring them ice skating 2 months ago and i promise them that i will during their June school holidays, so today is the day.

The last time i brought Clié skating she was 4, Cleo could not join as she was too small and the are no ice skates her size. Now she is ready and i’m glad she could just hold the bar and move around herself.

After i wore her skates, my dad carried her down and put her on the ice with the bar, when i was done wearing my skates, she was already out and about moving around happily. So cool.

I think Cleo at least went around the rink like 15 times. She kept going and going as i told her the more she did it, the better she would become. She started just walking on ice, but after a while i could see that she is pushing the ice correctly. Yay! I think she really enjoyed it.

Clié and Chole could already inline skate, so they could ice skate quite well. Its good to see kids enjoying themselves and really feeling confident in what they can do.

After the ice skating session, we had a simple lunch, then went to catch Monsters vs Aliens. With popcorns, soft drinks, the kids could not ask for more.

Isn’t it great to be a kid! No need to pay for anything at all. The damage that day was substantial. lol… but well worth it.

Science. The field of study that allows us to understand the world around us more. I brought the kids to the Science Centre last year and they had fun, but this year there is a special Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit on, hence we went down to check it out.

My brother David suggested to go and since i already wanted to go, we all went together. My bro Louis was on this post basic military training break, so he came along too. My aunt had time too, hence she joined us too.

At the sight of the naked man (Vitruvian Man) they giggled and stared. lol… It was quite a funny sight. But hmm… how am i gonna cover that up when its displayed for public viewing. bah… just go with it. Pose… Smile… Photo. lol…

The Mona Lisa (although not the real one) was also on display and there were so many things about it that i did not know till today.

We could not take pictures inside, hence photos outside would have to do.

Science exhibits are always interesting, but i’m not sure if they are interesting to 4 and 6 year old girls or not. They kept wanting to move on to see other things. But for any exhibit that is interactive, they will stop and play with them. I tried explaining certain things to them, but its kinda hard.

For the record Cleo likes Wall-E, so we stopped for a photo, you can see how much she likes it by her smile.

There was also a mike that was on a stange like platform. It was suppose to be some audio exhibit, but we stopped and did a bit of nobody nobody. lol…

I hope the kids have interest in science early if possible. Its such an interesting and important thing.

When ever we go swimming, the kids will bring along their cooking toys. They will pick those that can contain water and they will have a good time cooking by the side of the pool.

Cleo loves the cool water, while Clié prefers warm water. This is something that is very different between both of them, which also means showering both of them means one after another. You can imagine its not easy to get both of them to agree on the water temperature.

Clié can be super energetic at times and super emo at times too. As there was nobody at the pool so early in the morning, her mood was more emo than energetic. I got into the water after taking all the photos and we had a good time playing.

I was the captain of a ship and they could climb aboard and go to anywhere in the world they wanted. We went to Hong Kong and America.

I really want the kids to learn how to swim, its like a life skill, everyone should learn how to swim. Maybe this year end school holidays i’ll get them to stay at my parents place which is near the pool to learn how to swim there.

We spent a good 1hr+ in the pool and you can see from Cleo’s pruned hands, she really enjoy being in the water.

it was lunch, then off to my parents house. They kids then stayed there to play with their cousins and i took off to spend some quality me time with cutting my OMG hair and spending time on my MacBook Air at City Hall Starbucks with Wireless@SG till 10pm. woot!