Ancestors - grandma great-grandma great-grandpa

Hi grandchildren. Here are some photos of your ancestors, your late grandma, great-grandma and great-grandpa, great-great-grandpa plus your grandpa and siblings, meaning your grand-aunties and grand-uncles. Hover your mouse over the photos to get a tool-tip which describe the photos:







And here is your handsome grandpa graduation photo many moons ago:

New better Malaysia for you?

Hi Grandchildren,

A sentence from this blog post RAKYAT LAWAN ISA: A DIRECT ACCOUNT OF THE AUG 1 BRUTALITY inspired this post. Hassan Karim, apparently is another grandpa like your grandpa, for he said:

"Jika esok lusa aku mati, anak cucuku yang dapat membaca tulisan ini akan menyedari bahawa ayah atau datuk mereka pernah berada di atas jalanraya menuntut ISA dimansuhkan"

which translate to "If tomorrow I die, my children and grandchildren who read this writing will realize how their father or grandpa was on the road to demand that ISA (Internal Security Act) be abolished."

Well, your grandpa was there too and you can read about it at Anti-ISA rally at Masjid Jamek. When you grow up, you will understand what exactly is this ISA and why your grandpa have to support those who are battling for a better and fairer Malaysia for the ISA enables the current M

Your grandpa was also at the long march for justice. However, the big one that probably had the biggest impact the 12^th Malaysia General Election was the huge BERSIH rally for clean and fair election.

Let us hope that the combined efforts of concerned Malaysians at bringing badly needed changes and reforms will eventually lead to a better Malaysia for all of you.

Another grateful blogger wrote about your grandpa

Hi Lewis, Lincoln and Isaac,

Your grandpa is happy today. Why? Another grateful blogger wrote about your grandpa - Eu amo Peter. It is in Portuguese. Ah my grandchildren, time to learn another foreign language? Never mind. Wait till you grow up. Fortunately for us, we have online translators like Babelfish or Google Translate. Read the English translation at I ♥ Peter

Now for a small Portuguese lesson. The Portuguese word for tea is chá. Sounds familiar? Yes, same as Chinese. I learned this from a Portuguese professor when I was a student in Belgium almost 40 years ago.

Want more grandfather stories? Well this kind Portuguese professor gave your grandpa a piece of Camembert cheese just like the one in the photo below:

Photo of Camembert cheese courtesy of Wikipedia

And you know what your silly grandpa did? He ate the whole piece, including the white mouldy "skin"!!!! The Portuguese professor told me that I was supposed to throw away the white mouldy "skin" and only eat the inside yellow cheese proper! Thank God your grandpa is still alive today!!!

Mama Papa Disco Dancing

Hi Grandchildren,

Want to see your mama/papa/auntie or uncle dancing to disco music? Here they are:

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Baby sign language

Specialized sign language is sometimes used to communicate with infants and toddlers. While infants and toddlers have a desire to communicate their needs and wishes, they lack the ability to do so clearly because the production of speech lags behind cognitive ability in the first months and years of life.[citation needed] Proponents of baby sign language say that this gap between desire to communicate and ability often leads to frustration and tantrums.[citation needed] Hand-eye coordination develops sooner than acquisition of verbal skills, allowing infants to learn simple signs for common words such as "eat", "sleep", "more", "hug", "play", "cookie", "teddy bear", before they are able to produce understandable speech.[1]

Proponents say that teaching sign language to infants improves communication skills between the child, parent, and other caregivers.[2] Infants also quickly learn to match an item with a certain gesture, thus communicating what they are truly thinking, feeling, and needing.[3]
Proponents say learning sign language promotes the development of language skills and reinforces language skills already developed.[4] It increases the speed of spatial reasoning development as well as increasing early literacy skills.[5] Babies who communicate through signs are much happier than babies or infants who do not.[6] They are less likely to throw tantrums and in some cases develop a higher IQ.[7] Giving children the power to communicate their wants and needs can help them develop self-esteem, social-emotional skills and an ability to communicate effectively. Proponents say it teaches infants how to start as well as engage in a conversation.[8] Proponents say it creates feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction.[9]

Source: Wikipedia: Sign language in infants and toddlers

Baby sign language in infant and toddlers according to Wikipedia

Is Lewis Chew the world youngest pianist?

Lewis Chew is just one and a half year old and here he is playing the piano with "style", so is Lewis Chew the youngest pianist in the world?

Yes you can swim standing up

Here is Lewis Chew to prove to you that one can swim standing up and still have plenty of fun: