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Still Doing Taekwondo (April 2022)

14 May

Nyan kept up his taekwondo throughout the pandemic – they did online classes for a while, which was challenging! – and as Singapore slowly loosened its Covid restrictions, we were finally able to see Nyan in action when he returned to in-person classes. Let’s check out some of the fun, starting with some random photos:

How about some videos? 

WArming up with a somersault:

Trying to leap over a stack of cushions:

Trying again! (The teacher kept giving Nyan one cushion more than the other kids – we presume to challenge and push him. Our hero was not impressed, but hopefully he appreciates it one day!)

Working on his patterns:

More practice and kicking:

And yet more patterns. We dare say he’s pretty good!

 
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Posted by on May 14, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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Nyan and Ellie (April 2022)

06 May

We’ve seen a lot of pictures of Nyan and Ellie (a.k.a. Helena) over the years, and of Nyan and Ellie’s sister Izzy. Here are some more!

Goofing around and hanging out on a sunny non-school day:

Waiting for the school bus on some sort of don’t-have-to-wear-your-uniform day:

Izzy greeting her older sister after school with some high-fives:

Daddy likes to snap pics of them, from behind, as they walk along.

And finally, kids being kids, sometimes one or the other will be upset. (Like the time Ellie learned Nyan would be going on a class trip to Indonesia and Ellie, being younger, couldn’t go.) Nyan’s always quick to console her with a hug.

 
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Posted by on May 6, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

20 Apr

It’s been well-documented that, once he got over his initial fears of dogs, Nyan absolutely adores the cuddly critters. And our condo complex, and neighborhood, has lots of ‘em, of all shapes and sizes. Let’s take a quick look at some doggo fun in the month of March,

First up is Enzo, a big lovable fella who we saw on a grassy patch at the condo complex one evening. Much fun ensued, and when a young yellow lab showed up, the fun went all the way up to 11.

This here is Bernie – actual name Kanji. He’s a Bernese Mountain Dog (hence our nickname) who lives across the street. Young, big, goofy and super sweet. Sorry for the lousy pic.

And finally, the crème de la crème, leading contender for Best Dog Ever. Pepsi! 

We can’t really have a dog ourselves for multiple reasons, but our neighborhood dogs aren’t so bad!

 
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Posted by on April 20, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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Flashback: March 2022

18 Apr

From the proprietor: We’re still here! Haven’t been for a while, obviously – but we’ve got a tremendous backlog of Nyan-ness to catch up on. We’ll try to be much more regular. For now, let’s continue where we left off, with a quick look back to March of 2022.

March 2022 wasn’t the most exciting month ever, what with Covid and all. But here’s a smatter of other fun stuff and random moments.

Not that thrilling, but not bad at all.

 
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Posted by on April 18, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

Our Hero Catches Covid

08 Apr

Two-plus years of caution, semi-isolation, mask-wearing, vaccinations and boosters, and yet – our hero somehow managed to catch a case of Covid in March 2022. We suspect he picked it up at school, though who can say for sure? 

It thankfully was very mild: one morning of a slight sore throat and a headache, mostly. But it was enough to knock him out of commission for a week, isolating in Mommy and Daddy’s room, with plenty of time for Youtube, Netflix and Nintendo. While being waited on hand and foot by his parents, bringing him all of his meals in bed.

And somehow, Mommy and Daddy managed to not catch it – we’re still not sure how. 

Not that anyone wants to get Covid, of course, but this wasn’t bad. After a few days he was feeling 100%, but that darn test kept showing the faint line, so we kept up the protocols. 

Finally, after a week, we got the green light to leave the house. We took it very easy, just a slow afternoon stroll down to the beach for some fresh air and people watching.

Could have been a lot worse, but we hope it never is.

 
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Posted by on April 8, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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More Fun in February

30 Mar

Some random pics and videos from February 2022. (Yes, yes, we know we are many, many months behind schedule. Apologies. Life has been eventful. –ed.)

We managed to get a taekwondo video for the first time in a while. (Yeah, it’s not a very good video. Sorry about that.)

More photos:

He really enjoyed using the leash-thing during his weekly swimming lessons

And finally, one last group of pictures:

 
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Posted by on March 30, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

Nyan Visits a Dog Café

22 Mar

What more is there to say? It’s a “café,” sort of, full of dogs that you can play with. Our hero was in canine heaven.

His favorite was perhaps Waffles, the corgi:

Or maybe it was this mellow little fella:

Or this spaniel:

That last pic shows Nyan giving the spaniel some treats. Yep, you can buy little bags of food to feed the little guys. So we did:

That dog was obviously tired and recovering from an injury. Waffles was far more energetic and aggressive when it came to treats:

A nice way to spend an hour-plus on a weekend afternoon.

 
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Posted by on March 22, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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More Fun with Friends

15 Mar

Some random fun times with two of Nyan’s besties in February 2022.

Guinea pigs with Jayden:

Goofing around at various restaurants:

Hanging outside on a windy day:

Of course, it’s not Nyan and Jayden without some screen time:

Fresh air, too:

A pool party and picnic with Nadia and some others:

And finally, strolling down the street with Nadia. Nadia is the taller one.

 
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Posted by on March 15, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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Nyan Takes to the High Seas

08 Mar

Well, not exactly the high seas. But a local bank offers free sailing sessions in Marina Bay, in downtown Singapore. It’s tough to get a slot as it’s very popular, and the program was halted for quite a while during Covid. But once they re-started the program, Daddy quickly scored some seats. He and Nyan kept it a surprise from Mommy, who loves to sail. Here are Mommy and Nyan just before the event:

Here we are, getting ready, and then boarding the dinghy that took us out to the sailboats.

We think the boats they use are known as SM40’s, if that means anything to you, dear reader. Whatever: it was pretty great! Check out all these pics.

Nyan helped out with pulling the lines and whatnot (can you tell your correspondent doesn’t know much about sailing?)

Some great views from the boat and the dinghy, too. Singapore sure is a photogenic place:

The whole thing lasted about 45 minutes. Highly recommended!

Afterwards, we took a casual family stroll around downtown, walking down some picturesque streets and ending up in Chinatown.

We posed for a few pictures too.

A really great weekend afternoon outside! 

 
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Posted by on March 8, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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Covid Vaccine and other January fun

25 Feb

(Editor’s note: yes we remain months behind in posting these! Sorry. Life gets in the way…)

We were happy to sign Nyan up for his Covid vaccine as soon as he became available. He was nervous but put on a brave face. 

On the walk home we spotted a prize: his favorite car, a Rolls-Royce!

He had few side effects other than a slightly sore arm. Here he is the next day:

And some Covid-related art he drew:

What else did he get up to in January 2022? Let’s take a look. Some random photos:

He went to a movie one day with Nadia and a few other classmates.

And a few more random photos:

Not a bad month, all in all! 

 
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Posted by on February 25, 2022 in Uncategorized

 
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