Labuan trip

We had so much fun in Labuan. It was the Lotong Church trip. Jeremy and I just tagged along with them. We only got home at around 8:30 PM last night.

On Friday, we left home for Menumbok at 5 AM. He was still sleeping and in his pyjamas when I took him. We took the 10:30 AM ferry to Labuan. Upon reaching Labuan at around 12:30 PM, we checked into Beta Service Apartments. Since Jeremy already took a short nap onboard the ferry, we went shopping at the Financial Park. We passed by the amusement centre. We had to stop there because Jeremy wanted to play with the rides -- cars, buses, etc. I didn't have to pay a single cent though because he only wanted to go into them. Hehehe. After spending almost 30 minutes there, I had to carry him out. He never wanted to leave. In the evening, he went to bed early. He was already asleep by 7:30 PM. It had been a tiring and long day for him.

On Saturday, we went to church in the morning. He didn't stay long in church. He wanted to roam around, so I just followed him. In between his exploration, I managed to get him to sit down in church for a few minutes. After potluck in church, we went back to the apartment for his nap. So did Karen and her kids. The rest of the group went to the Bird Park, Memorial Park, Marine Museum and Botanical Garden. We joined them in the evening at the Botanical Garden. At the Garden, Jeremy had fun at the playground as well as the tree house. He wanted to climb up the tree house, so I didn't have any choice but to follow him up. Fortunately, he's very skilled at climbing down already. At night, we were invited to attend a function held by Jabatan Perpaduan Labuan at one of the kampungs. Jeremy didn't get bored there because he was busy playing with LL. Since the function ended late, Jeremy only went to bed at 10:30 PM.

On Sunday, there was a carnival held at the Marine Museum, so Jeremy and I had our chance to visit the museum. He enjoyed the live fish and sea creatures but not the exhibition part, probably because not much live fishes. He also enjoyed a short shopping before we had to board the ferry back to Menumbok. I bought him a cup of coconut juice and he enjoyed that very much.

Before we boarded the ferry, he said 'jeyi ide gig ship ferry' and couldn't wait to go on the ferry. When I asked him if he wants to go home, he said 'no go home'. We reached Menumbok at 4 PM and KK at 6:30 PM. We had dinner before going home. When we got home, Jeremy made a bee line to his scooter. His father was waiting at the door but he didn't really acknowledge his father. He missed his scooter more than his father. Maybe kids are like that.

Jeremy cried at home this morning because he knew he has to go to school. He was very quiet in the car on the way to school. He even refused to look at me. So young already pandai merajuk ah? In the end, after talking to him and singing to the kids song, he responded to me a bit. At the school, he didn't cry when I stopped the car or when I took him out of the car. He only started crying when I went to the front door and put him down on the floor. After telling him that I will come get him in the evening, I asked him to go sit on the sofa. He went to the sofa while crying. But not as bad this time. I hope he's finally accepting the arrangement and will feel happier going to school soon.