Double Happiness

Here is a few quick of pics as usual. I was trying my longer lens (55-200), which means I could take pics being further away from them. That made for more candid shots because they were not always aware of me; but it was tougher too though, because shaking was emphasized, obviously, and many pics ended blur. This is not even considered a big zoom, it just goes to show what a lousy photographer I am . Well, it means there’s room to improve

I used to be obsessed about taking as many pics as I could of the babies’ faces, just so we immortalize their cute cuddly little baby expressions. Now I realize it’s equally important to capture what they are DOING and how they are fascinated by the little things. In some of the shots below you can see the babies playing at an exercise ground for old people. There is a stepper with platforms, and the platforms have tiny holes (for water drain presumably). The babies were contented shoving tiny branches into the holes, realizing the branches actually drop below the platforms, picking them up again, and doing the process all over again . This is actually a GREAT change because it means that, instead of me running after them all over the playground, I could for once sit there and observe what they were doing, now THAT is a lot more relaxing

That’s it! After YEARS of toying with the idea, Yvonne has finally taken the plunge and got herself lasik-ed. The procedure was done at one of the best lasik surgeon in Singapore. It cost us more than what we could have paid at some other low-grade clinics, but hey, we didn’t want to mess with her eyes, this is a lifetime investment!

The operations were a success. You read correct: operationS, with an ‘S’, because it was one operation per eye, with 2 weeks delay in between each. That was to assess the healing process of the first eye and proceed with more confidence on the second eye.

Yvonne now no longer needs neither glasses nor contact lenses. Her vision is not absolutely perfect though, there is some minor residual degree left but this could be due to some swelling and we need to wait between 1 and 3 months for both eyes to stabilize before we can make a final assessment.

Regardless she is now free of glasses and contact lenses and it means that when she opens her eyes at night, she can see ME, as opposed to that big pink blurb. Since I am infinitely more sexy than a big pink blurb, I must say I have some expectations as to what might happen next (hehehe).

Er, *cough*, so anyway, we decided to post some pics of the stuff she had to do to take care of her eyes after her surgeries. For one thing: she had to wear eye shields at night to prevent accidental rubbing during sleep. It means she looked like this:

For second thing, she had to ensure that no water whatsoever would come in contact with the eyes during showers. That meant earing special, sealed, water-proof shields for shower too, and she looked like this:

So that’s it, freedom at last, hopefully till her old age!

Rock Star?

or Bank-Robber?

Here are some pics of the kids playing with water. You’ll see more pics of Tristan because Celestine is a bit scared of water-rushing, noisy fountains.

Our outing at the swimming pool allowed us to confirm that humans INSTINCTIVELY hold their breath under water, they don’t have to learn it. We discovered this when both Tristan and Celestine lost their balance in the pool and went under water entirely. They did not panic, they did not gulp water, they did not cough, and they did not cry. Mostly they were surprised.

That being said, they were unable to stand up again by themselves while under water, so they still HAD to be rescued. Luckily for them, Yvonne and I were paying attention while sipping our cocktails…

Interesting uh? Next scientific experiment: “Do babies react well to electric shocks?”