A Bit Rusty

I managed to escape from the hospital after seeing a few admissions and was able to join Anita and Idlan during his swimming lesson. It had been a couple of months since his last class and even the coach was saying that Idlan needed a bit more practice.

In fact, at one point, he was giving up and ran off the pool. Poor boy. Took a bit of persuasion and since he was the only student on the empty pool, the lesson finished early. We ended up having afternoon tea by the pool instead.

He would need to be ready for mote next weekend ...... He certainly was a bit rusty.

All Tanned Up

After dipping in the pool bathed in bright sunshine for a good 90 minutes, Idlan actually turned dark. And this was despite a good amount of sunblock .....

You could almost make out the tan line on his thigh. And Idlan spent the whole Sunday showing them off at home.

The Boys were Packing

So, the boys would be going to Lumut and Pangkor with Puan Anita and their Grand Ma tomorrow. Dad had to work - in fact I had a couple of on calls this week. They are on school holidays this week but I couldn't get time off as I was traveling a couple of weeks back and also next weekend to Penang. It looked like I would be traveling to Penang either alone or with my parents as Anita was a bit concerned that we would not be able to get a proper room for the family in Penang with the election campaigning which sure to be hitting up by next week.

The boys were helping their Mum do the packing earlier but Idlan got a bit distracted when he couldn't find his Nintendo handheld. He left it at the back of the car when Anita and I went out to fetch something from the shops. When we got back, we saw this notice at the entrance. Obviously he took this from his brother although he didn't use the new board I bought for Irfan from Kyoto to write on.

And another thing, he wanted to be a bit clever. But ended with a notice none of us could understand. Come again Idlan?

Graduated

After a couple of months worth of lesson, Idlan finally graduated. To using flippers. He was allowed to ditch his floater and for the session yesterday had been zooming around the pool with his new tools.

His love affair with it didn't stop there. He made sure that his name was printed on the pair of flippers after he washes them at home. Now he's looking forward to next weekend's session. Bless him ....

Them Toys

The toys I bought for the boys from Kyoto proved to be a hit for the boys. Both of them, among others got a remote controlled car each. And oh boy, they literally slept with the cars last night. Irfan especially enjoyed it.

This evening, the room was transformed into a race circuit, complete with ramps and guard rails. Surprisingly the batteries were still not depleted. It went on and on. It won't be long until the cars would be broken I think. But, for the time being, hopefully the cars would keep them occupied for the next week or so .....

More on my Kyoto trip here.