Justin is 10! Time flies huh? Felt like just yesterday that Justin was a teeny-weeny toddler.
Anyway, here’re the photos of his tenth year’s adventures: -
Justin in New Zealand, Dec 2018 – No, it’s not a sea, it’s a lake! Lake Wanaka, Wanaka, South Island, NZ. (That tiny tree in the lake is the so-called Wanaka Tree)
We were in NZ last winter break (or should I say summer, since that was summer in NZ), visiting Kim’s family, with Dad and Hazel. It was awesome! How I wish we had the liberty to go as we desire! But the demands of work and school say otherwise… Damn!
With Jayden and their NZ cousin, Jared – at Wai-O-Tapu, near Rotorua, North Island – watching the Lady Knox Geyser erupt
OK, let’s create a geyser of our own …mucking with his volcano toy set (his Christmas gift from Kim) at our International City home, Dubai – April 2019
Justin wins an award – CNY (Feb) 2019 – Getting an award from the Counsellor of the Chinese Consulate General in Dubai, for scoring full marks in his YCT2 Exam (a test created by China for foreign students studying Chinese)
The brothers at DragonMart2, Dubai – May 2019
Justin wins another award – July 2019 – From his school (GEMS Royal Dubai School), for ‘Year 4 Excellence in Music’. The school awards the best students of each year for ‘excellence’ or ‘progress’ for all the chosen categories / fields – e.g. overall academic excellence, English, maths, science, Arabic, art, music, etc… With one of his close friend and ex-classmate Jiexi from China. He too won an award, ‘Year 4 Progress in Science’ if I’m not mistaken… But sadly, this would be Justin’s last year in RDS. (He loves RDS. He’s made lots of friends and are close to the teachers as well). We’ve moved and he’d start school in another school. Coincidentally, Jiexi would also be changing schools. So this was a farewell of sorts
All set for another adventure (home trip to Malaysia) – July 2019 – at Sharjah International Airport
With Jayden and their Singapore cousin, Stacey – outside Queensbay Mall, Penang – at a so-called Japanese ‘Bon Odori’ food festival (Bon Odori is the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival) – Here’s another picture of the kids at this event
Hey, there’s a butterfly on my hand! – At Entopia, Butterfly Garden, Penang, Malaysia
On a ropeway – at Escape Theme Park, Penang, a theme park featuring adventure activities (rope courses, zip lines, etc) and rides in a natural jungle environment – Anu, Stacey and Jason are right behind, waiting for their turns. Papa and little Jayden (who’s too young for the rope course, and absolutely petrified of heights at that age) are downstairs watching
At the Royal Regalia Museum in Bandar Seri Begawan, on our 1 day transit in Brunei on our way back to Dubai – Aug 2019
Justin at our new home (Oia Residence, Motor City), all dressed up for school (GEMS Metropole School), which is just across the lane from our home, a 5 minutes’ walk!
Happy Diwali! At home with cousin sister, Sweety who was here for a visit (and to look for a job) – Oct 2019 – She got the job by the way
Justin meets his old pal Rayaan from the Royal Dubai School – at the Kenken National Round Competition in Dubai Knowledge Park in November 2019. No, Justin didn’t manage to make it thru to the International Round. If he had, we’d be in New York!
Jiko (Hazel) comes for a visit! Happy Birthday Hazel! Happy Birthday Justin! Hazel and Justin’s birthdays are just a day apart, so we had a shared birthday celebration
Justin at Bukha Fort, Musandam, Oman – Justin’s birthday is almost always a holiday in the UAE, because it is the day before the UAE’s National Day (and the day after UAE’s Commemoration Day) – We headed to Oman’s Musandam Peninsula for the long weekend with Dad and Hazel. Anu and I had visited Musandam back in 2008, before the kids came into existence! (Didn’t realize it had been that long!)
Anyway, here’re the photos of his tenth year’s adventures: -
Justin in New Zealand, Dec 2018 – No, it’s not a sea, it’s a lake! Lake Wanaka, Wanaka, South Island, NZ. (That tiny tree in the lake is the so-called Wanaka Tree)
We were in NZ last winter break (or should I say summer, since that was summer in NZ), visiting Kim’s family, with Dad and Hazel. It was awesome! How I wish we had the liberty to go as we desire! But the demands of work and school say otherwise… Damn!
With Jayden and their NZ cousin, Jared – at Wai-O-Tapu, near Rotorua, North Island – watching the Lady Knox Geyser erupt
OK, let’s create a geyser of our own …mucking with his volcano toy set (his Christmas gift from Kim) at our International City home, Dubai – April 2019
Justin wins an award – CNY (Feb) 2019 – Getting an award from the Counsellor of the Chinese Consulate General in Dubai, for scoring full marks in his YCT2 Exam (a test created by China for foreign students studying Chinese)
The brothers at DragonMart2, Dubai – May 2019
Justin wins another award – July 2019 – From his school (GEMS Royal Dubai School), for ‘Year 4 Excellence in Music’. The school awards the best students of each year for ‘excellence’ or ‘progress’ for all the chosen categories / fields – e.g. overall academic excellence, English, maths, science, Arabic, art, music, etc… With one of his close friend and ex-classmate Jiexi from China. He too won an award, ‘Year 4 Progress in Science’ if I’m not mistaken… But sadly, this would be Justin’s last year in RDS. (He loves RDS. He’s made lots of friends and are close to the teachers as well). We’ve moved and he’d start school in another school. Coincidentally, Jiexi would also be changing schools. So this was a farewell of sorts
All set for another adventure (home trip to Malaysia) – July 2019 – at Sharjah International Airport
With Jayden and their Singapore cousin, Stacey – outside Queensbay Mall, Penang – at a so-called Japanese ‘Bon Odori’ food festival (Bon Odori is the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival) – Here’s another picture of the kids at this event
Hey, there’s a butterfly on my hand! – At Entopia, Butterfly Garden, Penang, Malaysia
On a ropeway – at Escape Theme Park, Penang, a theme park featuring adventure activities (rope courses, zip lines, etc) and rides in a natural jungle environment – Anu, Stacey and Jason are right behind, waiting for their turns. Papa and little Jayden (who’s too young for the rope course, and absolutely petrified of heights at that age) are downstairs watching
At the Royal Regalia Museum in Bandar Seri Begawan, on our 1 day transit in Brunei on our way back to Dubai – Aug 2019
Justin at our new home (Oia Residence, Motor City), all dressed up for school (GEMS Metropole School), which is just across the lane from our home, a 5 minutes’ walk!
Happy Diwali! At home with cousin sister, Sweety who was here for a visit (and to look for a job) – Oct 2019 – She got the job by the way
Justin meets his old pal Rayaan from the Royal Dubai School – at the Kenken National Round Competition in Dubai Knowledge Park in November 2019. No, Justin didn’t manage to make it thru to the International Round. If he had, we’d be in New York!
Jiko (Hazel) comes for a visit! Happy Birthday Hazel! Happy Birthday Justin! Hazel and Justin’s birthdays are just a day apart, so we had a shared birthday celebration
Justin at Bukha Fort, Musandam, Oman – Justin’s birthday is almost always a holiday in the UAE, because it is the day before the UAE’s National Day (and the day after UAE’s Commemoration Day) – We headed to Oman’s Musandam Peninsula for the long weekend with Dad and Hazel. Anu and I had visited Musandam back in 2008, before the kids came into existence! (Didn’t realize it had been that long!)
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