Miri

The day I arrived, Benedict and my father-in-law went to pick me up from Brunei. We drove to Miri, which took us 1.5 hours. When we arrived home, Val was still awake. She was thrilled to see me. That night, she wanted me to hold her in her sleep, gave me heaps of kissing and she said: love you, mummy! From there, I can sense she missed me soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!

The next day, she wanted me carry her all the time. When I told her I'm leaving, she said: No, mummy! =)

We went shopping, eating and visited beaches in Miri. Grandpa brought her to a beach with a playground. She was so happy. Grandma taught her how to say market in Malay 'Pasar'. Whenever, we ask her, where are we going? She would reply in Malay : Pasar.

She can even pronounce our Prime Minister's name accurately, i.e. 'Badawi'

Her mandarin has been strengthen. She knows how to count 1-10 in English and Mandarin. She even can say a full sentence like : I'll do it myself. The most important is she hasn't forgotten her English!!!!! =)

We were quite pleased with her performance in all the dinners and lunches. She is a bit clingy, but she doesn't run around or demand to go up and down. =)))