New Year Celebration

We had a great time playing "fireworks" with Allysa. Of course, I was not referring to the boombastic sort we see at big national events but rather those firework sticks we play especially during Chinese New Year. So here it is, Allysa's first go at playing with fireworks. We ended up counting down at the pool area and it was really interesting as we could hear shout-outs from the residents! It was as if we were in the celebration together. I could still recall 2010 countdown with Aloysius, Stanley, Jeff and Allysa-in-my-tummy. We watched real fireworks from a corner off Raffles area. Though this year, we did not manage to watch the real stuff going, it was spectaculer nonetheless!


Well, Daddy and baby had great fun with the sticks. Allysa enjoyed observing the sparks as anything that is bright and litted attracts her well. Daddy was adventurous and at one point, offered Allysa to hold on to a stick (though the sparks was weak as it was fusing out soon) but I was weary and rejected Daddy. I even "told him off" and wondered "What was he thinking?" That's the difference between Aloysius and me. He is the adventurous and fun Daddy who will expose baby to (all) different kinds of "risks" and "adventures", definitely not for the faint-hearted, whereas I am the more conservative Mum who prefers to introduce "age appropriate" activities and make fun less "shuddery". I guess we compliments each other this way. This has defnitely moulded Allysa's character in some way - a little dare-devil! She is definitely a Princess Fiona than Snow White.

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." - T.S Eliot