First Month in CPH

Time just flashed by and we are already here for a month in Copenhagen. Our adventure started a little unhappy and rocky but now we are settled down and starting to 'enjoy' the peace and quiet of CPH.

Kyla has started school and is enjoying it very much. But Lezane is not very happy that he doesn't have a school to go to. He always cry so badly when we leave Kyla at school and he had to follow me home. We wanted to put him in school too but the fees are too hefty for a preschooler (about 2-3k SGD a term). Let's see how..

Regarding Weikai, he is also pretty much settled at work. He comes home earlier as compared to his stint in Peking, which is good for us. As for our new house, we are still in the process of sourcing for one (this part is our headache)...

As for me, things are looking brighter and cheery. Getting to know a few more mums at school helps abit (althou is still a hi and bye kinda relationship). Hope as time goes by, I will have more friends over here.

Now I am looking forward to our little adventure in 2 days time to LEGOLAND....

Kyla Started School Again

Lezane picking Kyla up

At the playground

On the way to school

Her school (looks very technical and clinical)

Kyla started school again at Copenhagen International School. It was without tears and she made friends very quickly and enjoyed herself at school. Hooray.... At least now, she wants to go to school. Thank god. Her teacher 'bought' her over by playing Abba music during class and she enjoyed dancing and singing. Her teacher told me she danced crazily...(which is good).

But travelling is a hassle. Lezane tends to cry and fuss on the way back home. He wants to join Kyla at school. He will always wail when we leave school. However, he still cannot attend school. (I cant wait for him to go to school thou...hehehhe).

Anyways, here are some photos of her at school.

Down and Under

This is exactly what I am feeling right now. House searching, marketing, unpacking 50 boxes, managing impatient lezane, cooking, housework etc etc... is just too overwhelming for me. I am feeling so horrible right now coz no matter how hard i try to manage my temper, I just cannot control myself in beating and scolding Lezane whenever he misbehaves himself. I know he is also trying to adapt and he wants someone to play with him. But given the mountain of tasks each day, i just can't spend 24/7 with him playing and carrying him. Kyla also tried to play with him but she always end up getting bashed up by him. She will get so upset about it. Sometimes, I feel that i am just not spending enough attention on Kyla as most of my energy and time are spent on 'controlling' the misbehaving Lezane. Everything is just so wrong ....

When the going gets tough

This relocation is tougher than what I expected. I wish I am an octopus that will be able to do many things at one go and handle my emotions better.

I am feeling so angry with myself right now for not giving enough attention to my two young fellas. As Weikai had to work, most of the setting up and cleaning has to be done by me ( Wk does try his best to help whenever he could), and with limited toys and activities for the moment, we have to resort to letting them watch TV (aka danish cartoons) as we try to finish what we need to do.

Kyla has been very patient with me. She tries to play with Lezane as much as she could (but most of the time, she ends up getting bullied by Lezane) and not bother me too much until I am done. I am very grateful for that. Whenever I put on a not so happy face, she will tell me" Mummy, smile, put on a happy face" and she will act silly to cheer me up. Lezane, on the other hand, has been a challenge. I have to carry him when i do grocery, shopping, go toilet or any other time. His temper is getting shorter and shorter and that makes me really pull out my hair. He has also not been telling me he wants to pee or shit. I have to clear up his pee outside too. He had since peed in the planeterium, garden and toysrus slide. And shit on the house floor. He wet his pants so much that i ran out of underwear that i have to resort to buying 2 x $20 undies for him. Very ex....

Right now, I just wish i am back in Singapore or Beijing...

Shifted but...

We have shifted and I am overwhelmed by the state of the house. I am beyond words to describe it.

From now onwards, I think i am only counting down to the days that I get to return to Singapore for holidays...If you ask me if it is bad, IT IS THAT BAD....

My Sweetest Angel

Many a times, I get depressed, Kyla seemed to notice and she would put on her best behavior.

This time the relocation is harder as we do not have the luxury of extra help and is just the four of us moving and trying to settle everything on our own. Worst, we had to stay in hotel first and move into the apartment a week later. Kyla, being a sensitive gal, seemed to notice the stress that I was under, said something sweet while we were out -- I was carrying quite a number of bags and she asked if she could help me with some of it as it was heavy and I had to carry Lezane too. Also, she would now and then asked if i was ok. She also kept reassuring me that she like Denmark. Her sunshine character engergises me and makes everything seemed more positive for now.

Thank you Kyla...and mommy loves u lots...

Touched down

We have finally touched down in Copenhagen. Not settled in for the moment until Friday when we shift into our new home in Amagerbrode. (We are residing in a city hotel at the moment.)

The long haul flight was not very easy with the two kids. Kyla was an angel on board but I have a devil, Lezane, who screamed and yell whenever he gets frustrated. Our only blessings were that he slept for half the journey. The rest of the flight was spent carrying him in and out of the toilet (his favorite activity was to wash his hands and wipe it and throw into the toilet bowl on board). How weird can it get right! Weikai and I kept counting down the hours for us to get out of the plane.

Finally at 0700hr,we arrived and our next challenge was to carry 12 luggages with 2 kids in tow to the van. Thankfully, we had Weikai's colleague to help. We were also pleasantly surprised by the pickup vehicle, which was a Mercedes van equipped with Wii, coffee machine, wine, movies, disco lights, microwave,etc and a super cool driver whose hair is styled like Didi. Kyla loved the van so much that she requested if she could take this bus to school. We were also thankful that we were given a family suite to stay in at the moment so that I could do a little cooking for the kids.

I hope I will enjoy this stay as much as I did for Peking. Will write more soon.