End of pre-school

On Thursday we parents were summonsed to the pre-school to watch a final performance by Zara's group. They sang some songs and did a little skit with brooms, where they metaphorically swept out the halls of pre-school as a final farewell before they move on to the big school. It was fun but an emotional moment as we think back to the little pink bundle of joy we held not that long ago - soon to start Grade 1 and moving on and up in life. Time doesn't stand still.

Dinosaur egg

This was one of Max's 4th birthday presents sent by Aunty S and Uncle P - a plaster dinosaur egg that he had to chip away to find what was inside. Yesterday he persevered with it and proudly "discovered" the little dinosaur skeleton inside!

Shanghainese

Chinese people from Shanghai are unique in many ways - and a Shanghainese man is known for his handbag. Not his though! So the story goes, Shanghainese men happily carrying their wives handbags while out shopping. Here's one happy couple.

Rice

Continuing on my theme of "oh great gat... can you believe that is on the back of a motorbike", here is a guy carrying sacks of rice on a low-torque electric bike. The poor bike was struggling.

Happy birthday Max

http://youtu.be/lCT8EE8v-iM

Birthday cakes

Max turns 4 tomorrow. He wanted a Spider-Man cake. Neither of us was clever enough but in true Chinese style we were able to find a bakery that did Spider-Man cupcakes.

Party table

Zara has had fun recently setting up tables for little parties. Complete with tablecloth, cushions, candle and fridge-cooled rolled-up face towels, for those sweaty Shanghai days!

Strange things

We see some strange things in China. Today a large statue of a Baileys bottle right outside my office building took the cake.