Tenpaku Park as usual

18th October 2009

It's an usual event to the park. This time we also invited Skano's family to join us at the park. Seems that his car got a navigator, then we just asked the to meet us at the park directly... but after we arrived and waited them and they still didn't show up. He called me that he have arrived but i couldn't find him.... after few confirmation, he was at Makinogaike Park instead.. :D
He said he will come to Tenpaku Park and leave from there as soon as possible.... finally they arrived with at last. Then we had our lunch together and let the kids play with themselves.

Playing with my kids.


They got themselves a plastic baseball bat but still cannot hit the ball yet.


Eiqmal trying to open the green tea bottle.


On the way to play the roller slide.

Nagoya Port Fireworks

July 20th - 2009

It's an early summer and when summer, one of the most popular event is the fireworks festival. Every major town & places will have their own fireworks festival all around the summer calendar.
As a start, we bring the kids to Nagoya Port Festival. Seems that the parking for cars might be limited and congested, we decided to left our car near Kanayama Station and take the subway straight to Nagoya Port. Even parking areas at Kanayama also crowded and took us few rounds near the station to find an empty slot.
The subway also was very packed with peoples wearing Yukata and heading to Nagoya port for the fireworks.We arrived at Nagoya port about 7pm and it's already fully crowded and we just managed to get a not so nice spot to sit and view the show.
Eirfan & Yuri was very happy with the show, but Eiqmal was a little scared with the big sound of exploding fireworks.
After the event finished, we rush back to the subway station and yet... the subway was more crowded than the time we arrived. Well, the kids seems to like the show and we are planning to go for fireworks event at other places too.

Got a spot but view was not nice. Well...better than standing.


Short clip from the show.


Just after the last firework was launched and we are on the way back to the subway station.


While waiting for the return train.

A day at Oasis 21, Sakae

July 17th - 2009

My wife need to meet few peoples from her University in Malaysia and they will having a meeting at a hotel one station after Sakae. So we decided that Eiqmal follows mum and Eirfan, Yuri and me will spend our time at Sakae's Oasis 21. All of us went there by using the subway due to parking fare at Sakae area is extremely expensive. After arrived at Sakae Station, i took Eirfan & Yuri for a walk at the underground shop lots under the Central Park before we went at the park for few photo shoot.

The underground shops connect to many exits at Sakae area.


At Central Park with Nagoya TV Tower in the background.

After had a walk at Central Park, we headed to Oasis 21 and wanders around there. We stop at the Jump Shop and get them some interesting drink. After finished their drink we went to Pokemon Center, but i just bought them some small stationery only.
The next stop was the Tomica Shop. At first we decided to buy the Tomica Shop edition toy cars but I asked them to change it with the custom made Tomica instead. The custom Tomica changes every months and the model are put in parts with different colours. So everyone can choose their own combination for it. After finished choosing, the staff will show them how the toy car is assembled in front of them, finally the staff passed them the car and asked them to put in the box. It's a nice experience for them too.

Chopperman Drink from Jump shop ( one of the character from comic/animation of One Piece )


The making of a Tomica


Packaging their Tomica


Yuri's taste of design - Subaru 360

And while waiting for my wife & Eiqmal to return from the meeting, we spend our time at the park behind Oasis 21. Well, Eirfan & Yuri spend their time by playing with their newly made toy car.

Walk around Oasis 21

Weekly visit to the zoo

July 10th - 2009

Since that we missed the baby elephant's morning bath last week, so we decided to give a try again today. And we was lucky that both of the baby elephant are playing in the pool. We also met the same cameraman that told us the timing to come and see the baby elephant bathing. We spend most of the time in the zoo watching the elephant playing in the pool. After the elephants finished their bath, the kids had their drinks and we went to watch the flamingos before returning home.

Baby elephants morning bath


Watching the elephants.


Just after watching the elaphant


Kid's summit.


A light rain on the way out from the zoo.

Evening at the park.

July 7th - 2009

It's our usual activity to go and spend our time at the nearby park. This time we went to Tenpaku Park and enjoyed the giant slide. While Eirfan & Yuri were busy with the slide, Eiqmal was busy chasing the pigeons there. Seems that they never bored with the playground here too even we keep on coming here.

While going to the slide's starting point.


During summer all the grass a bit tall.


Catch it if you can

Shinkenger Movie

July 5th - 2009

This was taken at Jusco Miyoshi. My kids really loved this action heroes series. Sure thing that I need to bring them to this movie on 8th August 2009.Well.. this movie will be their 1st movie to be seen at the cinema.

Coming soon to cinema.


Eirfan is explaining to Eiqmal about the characters.

Morning walk

July 4th - 2009

It's a fine morning and I need to pay some bills at the nearby convenience store. I asked the kids who want to follow and only EIrfan said he'll stay at home. The store is just about 4 to 5 minutes walk, but with the kids it may goes to 10minutes walk. After all the bills being paid and bought them a strawberry flavoured yogurt drink each ( this also include Eirfan's too ), we crossed the road at took a short detour at the nearby tennis centre's park. After few pose there, we head back home.

"peace"


looking at the fake waterfall


Enjoying their drinks

Morning Zoo

July 1st - 2009

It's Wednesday and we sent mum to school early too....also Eirfan will be back from his kindergarten at 11:20. Not feeling going straight back home and we decided to stop at the zoo as usual. Morning zoo is really nice because very less people around and I can let the kids walk on their own. Our target today is to see the baby elephant having their morning bath. Unfortunately we were a bit late and the elephants just finished their morning bath.
One of the photographer at the elephant barn said that we must come as the zoo open at 9am if want to see the baby elephants having their morning bath. Then, Tuesday is the best day because the water is clean as Monday the zoo is closed and the water being changed too.
Well, no luck for us today and we just spend some time looking at the rhino and penguins only before returning home as the clock almost turned to 11am.

This zoo already open for 73years and the visitors counts reached 150millions hits.


The elephant won't go into the pool anymore.

Sence of an artist?

28th June - 2009

We spend the day at home and Eirfan enjoy his sketching and he did a nice job drawing Eiqmal while he is sleeping. He also did draw himself and of course Yuri and us too.

Portrait in the making

We went to the zoo again....

27th June - 2009

As usual we went to the zoo again.. today our target is to ride the paddling boat at the lake inside the zoo. Unfortunately the maximum people was 4 person per boat...so we cannot get on the paddling boat all 5 of us. So Eiqmal and mummy cannot ride.
The fare is 400Yen pax and we took the 3 person boat. Total of 1200yen for 20minutes ride. Eirfan & Yuri really enjoyed the ride and we also paddle near to Eiqmal's waiting place. Fun for them but really tiring for me...

Eirfan & Yuri were very happy in the panda boat


"Bon Voyage" by Eiqmal..


It was a hard work out for me..


Waving to Eiqmal...

Yuri's 3rd Birthday

June 14 - 2009

Yuri now is a 3 years old kid. She also managed to go to toilet on her own a week before her birthday. This time we didn't have enough time to make her a birthday cake and we just buy it from a near by cake shop and celebrate her birthday at Makinogaike Park. They were enjoyed with the outdoor birthday party ( during Eirfan's 4th birthday we did it at home only ).

I'm three now♪


Fuuuh ==3


Masked birthday party.


Family shott... it's been a while we did not shoot a family photo.

Morning stop at the park

June 10th - 2009

Just a short stop at the nearby Makinoike Park after sending their mum to school. It's June and the field is full with white clover's flowers and the hydrangea also already blooms too. It was an unplanned stop so i just snap them with my mobile phone only. I really need to return again with my camera here...alone to shoot the flowers. After spent a while we went to the near by drug store to buy Eiqmal's milk before returning home.

It's a great view of white & green.


Eiqmal with the clovers


Yuri won't pose for me and busy playing by herself.. so only Eiqmal is the model for the morning.


June to July is the months to enjoy the beauty of hydrangea.