Justin Year 6

Justin is 6!

Finally, …found some time to sort out some photos of Justin. Yeah, Justin’s 6 years old!!! Time sure flies. Felt like just the other day that Justin was talking his baby talk and messing things up, and now he’s 6. (And he’s still messing things up…)

Anyway, here’s a recap of his antics in the past year.


Justin, papa and grandpa in Butterworth, Malaysia last Christmas


In Silchar, Assam in Feb 2015, with his mommy and Chema (aunt) Amrita (who has, for some reason or other, started to grow pretty big …she said it’s all because she works in the US and must somehow be this size, to blend in with all the Americans!?! Amazing logic huh?) Wanna know how she looks like before – here’re some photos of Amrita just some 3+ years back – the miracle of being in the US!


Justin and Papa at a swimming pool in Hatta Hill Park. For some unknown reason, the pool is opened only for residents, and Arabic-speaking people, …and occasionally, when there’re no other people around, to the odd Malaysian and his vocal wife (who started bugging the hell out of the poor guard on this strange policy)… (Aww, come on, how often do you come across a Malaysian in Hatta??)


The Karate Kid in Arabia – the Hajar Mountains, Fujairah, UAE, Mar 2015


Rollerboy, in Dragon Mart, Dubai, May 2015


Completed Foundation 2 (i.e. Kindergarten Year 2), with his class teacher, Ms Pascal Cumberbatch, at the Royal Dubai School, Jun 2015


Fooling around, …as usual, at the start of his summer school holidays, Jun 2015 – Yup, that's what we (or more like his mommy) have to bear with for 2 months before he starts schooling again!


The sign says it all! In Switzerland, posing with the Matterhorn (that pointed mountain - the one in the Toblerone chocolate bars), Aug 2015


Justin on Lego-camel at The Lego Shop, Mirdif City Centre, Sep 2015 – Lego (or any building block for that matter) is his favourite toy


At our living room in International City, holding one of his Lego creations – a set we bought in Slovenia. Lego is about half the price in Europe, compared to Dubai.


Having a go at the drums – it’s all for show (thank goodness – just imagine the din, …it’ll be good if it’s the piano or violin) Justin doesn’t play anything much, …besides Lego


Scene from The Grudge 4, …just kidding – Justin on Halloween, in our scary apartment corridor


With his little brother, at the car park downstairs, Nov 2015 – all grown up huh?


Justin at Little Explorers, Mirdif City Centre, Dubai – his 6th birthday present from us (i.e. one day at Little Explorers, a kiddie play centre). He totally enjoyed it!


Justin, with UAE face tattoo for the UAE National Day celebration – National Day (Dec 2nd) is celebrated with full fanfare in the UAE. School kids wear UAE colours on the last day of school before the holidays (yup, we’d end up buying UAE stuff every year – UAE’s really good at making poor consumers spend money!). There’ll be houses flying huge flags of the UAE, cars adorned with UAE stuff, malls with UAE decorations all over the place, people dressed in UAE scarves, shirts, underwear (nope, I made that up), etc. If only Malaysia learns something out of this…