Summer camps

Because there's no school, Duncan and I are participating in summer camps at Kids' Gallery, and also having ice-skating lessons at Elements Shopping Centre. I don't like ice skating because my feet hurt. Papa says I have a big blister from wearing those tight boots; the one good thing is that Duncan and I get to spend the rest of the day, after skating, at Grandma's house.

Graduation

This human swine flu is still around, there has still been no school since June, and our official graduation has been cancelled. Instead, Audrey's mum invited a whole group of us to their home in Sai Kung for a Graduation Party today.

Audrey has a big house, enough space for everyone. There were nearly twenty children there, ten classmates, and ten siblings. Gary the magician was there - he was very funny today, playing lots of magic tricks and jokes, and getting us playing party games.

Gary Charm, pulling a rabbit out of his hat

Group photograph

Ms Li (黎老師), Ms Qiu (邱老師) and Ms Gui (桂老師) were also invited. Everybody brought some food and drink. Mummy made a chocolate cake, and Papa brought some wine; Li laoshi brought a special K3A graduation cake for the celebration. There was so much food that Duncan and I began helping ourselves before everyone else.

ring around the graduation cake

We had lots of fun because there were so many toys, we didn't want to leave.

Bicycle

Papa took the stabiliser wheels off my bike last week. I finally got it when Papa helped me push off on my bike when we went to the park again today. I was able to ride for more than a hundred yards without help, and it was so much fun feeling the wind in my hair.

The park was in a bit of a mess because they were doing some building work. Although I fell down a few times and I wobbled a bit at first, I managed to stay upright towards the end. I was even able to turn to avoid an tree.

Papa was so impressed he said he would buy me a new bike soon.

Cabin fever

School's out. We've been off school since 12 June because of the swine flu. Fortunately, we still have swimming and Kids' Gallery until the end of June; we also have visitors - Mommy's friend Shao Hui and her children Romain and Lucie. We went to Ocean Park together.

After Romain and Lucie left, we had a play date with Marco at his house in Fotan on Tuesday. The next Tuesday, Mummy took us to Disneyland. We met up with Bendu, his brothers and his mummy.

A Bug's Life

Program with credit

Tonight, I made my acting debut at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts. I was in a Kids' Gallery production of A Bug's Life, as part of Musical Drama.

Me in a purple ladybug costume

I had a small part, playing a 'Lively Ladybug'. Mummy and Papa, Grandma and the Gugus were all there to see me.

Us Ladybugs danced and traipsed around on the stage, and  we also got to speak a few words. We all got to imitate our favourite animal. I said I was a snake, and writhed around on the stage, and the audience laughed.