Honey4Boyz

This book is an essential guide for parents who want to find good books for their children. A love of reading is the key to true learning. Train up a child in the way he should go is more than teaching him facts. It is to train the child's character, to give him high ideals and to encourage integrity. It is to provide largeness of thoughts, creative thinking, imaginative wondering - an adequate view of God and His world. The head does not hear anything until the heart listened and what the heart knows today, the head will understand tomorrow. A child's basic needs are for milk and honey from parents. Milk is a symbol of care a child receives for his physical needs and honey is the sweetness of life, the special quality that gives the sparkle within a person. Good books are rich in honey. What types of books? ·          Stories that make for wonder, for laughter. ·          Stories that stir one within with an understanding of the true nature of courage, of love, of beauty, sto

AVATAR backdrop in FRIM's Keruing trail Our group of 10, the youngest being 5 years old made our inaugural jungle trek to FRIM ( Forest Research Institute Malaysia ) in Kepong. The whole trek of 5 km would take about 3 hours, going through 4 different phases. The youngest two tagging along....more conscious of the mosquitoes than the surroundings. Nature's golden carpet, the moss. Caterpillar eggs on a leaf..... Starstruck, the flowers from the Keladan tree.... Our guide Nizam patiently explaining the good Ara versus the bad Ara trees, and other interesting plants which could be used to make food and things from chocolate, cosmetic, erasers, pencils, to furniture and bridges depending on the type of wood. The Crown Shyness Phenomenon - the leaves of the kapur/camphor trees do not touch each other. "I SPY"....... ....the Canopy Walkway, the highlight of our walk, which is 150m long and built 30m above ground level.

We visited RMAF (Royal Malaysian Air Force) Museum at the Sungei Besi Air Base yesterday. This was the first international airport in Malaysia before Subang and Sepang. The main attraction is the array of aircraft in display, which was once the pride of the nation. We were also fortunate to catch the air force's Nuri (transport helicopter) and the flying practice in the nearby runway. We have the privilege of Encik Rashid, a staff member of the museum to brief us on the aircraft in the museum compound and the hangar. The first aircraft of the early years was a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer. It was named Lang Rajawali by Tunku Abdul Rahman, our first Prime Minister of Malaya.    Future pilots in the cockpit.... "Control Tower, request clearance to cross the runway!!" What's inside the "skin"? Hands-on experience on the working of a rotor blade helicopter. Kids would love to explore the interior of the large wing Caribou, and when standing in the

The much awaited lunar eclipse happened last Saturday. At first, we were hesitant to go to the National Planetarium in city centre because of bad weather forecast. By the time we arrived, it was past 9.00 p.m., there was already a big crowd. However, the cool breeze and open space made it a comfortable place to wait for the eclipse. Plenty of telescopes to go around...... While waiting for the eclipse, we took some time to pose with the telescope. The queue to go on top of the Observatory Tower was too long, so we hung around the exhibition gallery and entertained ourselves with a virtual trip to the space in the 360-degree dome theatre. There were also quizzes throughout the night, and we won a mini telescope!! The bonus for the night, we saw Jupiter, the biggest planet within our solar system as well as Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, a prominent constellation and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in t

Be transported back in time to see dinosaurs come to life with the help of technology, lighting and sound effects at the "Dinosaurs - Live" Exhibition in Science Centre. With close to 50 dinosaurs from all prehistoric periods, this was an unforgetable experience, educational and entertaining - although the young ones might take some time to warm up to the colossal creatures and the dark surroundings. Size matters! This was the largest dinosaur on display - the T-Rex! The children were guided by the exhibition trail booklets, which were specially designed with questions, fun facts about dinosaurs and activities. Fossils await discovery in the Dig Pit! Experience how palaeontologists search for fossil evidence and identify the dinosaur from the bones! We spent a long time in Scientist For A Day!, a place where children can do various hands-on experiments with the help of facilitators. The facilitators were very helpful and patient to explain the questions from curious ch

The new waterfont promenade in front of Marina Bay Sands is great for a cool evening stroll.   It has a granite-paved upper-level promenade and a lower-level timber boardwalk. We walked on the timber boardwalk to get close to the water and sat on the tiered seats and steps to watch the night view of Singapore skyscrapers. The nightly light and water show at Marina Bay Sands, an amazing convergence of light, music and sound to tell the journey of life. Our eyes were feasted in this huge Sands shopping arcade with a canal flowing through the mall, floating crystal pavilions, a lotus-inspired museum and an endless entertainment. Christmas has somewhat a themed park atmosphere in Singapore, with all the shopping, entertainment and the 'landmark' lights decoration along Orchard area. We could easily over-indulge ourselves in the marvels here.

We discovered a great outdoor adventure campsite located at Broga, near Semenyih. As part of a church camp programme, Jin and Wei spent a day at the Outbac Broga campsite. Among the outdoor adventure facilities available are Extreme Sports Tower (Flying Fox, Abseiling and Rock Climbing), Ropes Courses (Low Ropes, Leap of Faith) and Obstacles Course including a Kayaking Pond and a Water Course! Many first attempts for the boys, including the 3-storey high flying fox, rock climbing and kayaking!! There were also teambuilding activities and treasure hunt while waiting for their turns at the personal challenges.

We followed the signs to Chamang waterfall in Bukit Tinggi. After passing the Bentong town, the road leading to the waterfall was narrow and winding.   Our car could barely pass through a stretch blocked by a fallen tree. Near to the waterfall, we could hear the gush of rapids and see picnickers   all around. Awesome and scenic 3-tiered waterfall… Strong rapids just after the rain… The hanging bridge is the only way to cross to the campsite and there is also trekking trail for the more adventurous. Inviting cool clear water… Despite the signboard warning of past drowning incidence, we could see many visitors taking a dip in the water.  C hildren must be guided and accompanied in the water at all times, and not recommended to go during the rainy season.

Posting by Xian Jin: My father and I went to SUFES campsite in Tapah, Perak. The camp was organised by " Focus on the family ". The purpose of the camp was to strengthen the relationship between fathers and their sons. It was my first time staying overnight in a real camp! We took our time to register ourselves. There were more than 20 pairs of fathers and sons from all races and different parts of Malaysia.   When all the participants had arrived, the organizers led us to an ice-breaking session. After that, we learnt to pitch our own tents. It took us only a few minutes. It was fun!! We played a game called "Water Balloon Badminton". My father and I reached to the finals and......... .......we won 1st prize!!! Football siesta time!!! After dinner, all the children have to wash their own plates and their fathers' too. We had a game called "walky-talky" where the fathers learnt to trust the sons and commu