2x2 Sudoku - 3years 2months old

Zo Ee at 3years 2months old. (20th June 2011)

I'm glad that Zo Ee is playing Sudoku again after stopping for a month or so. Each time after a break, I realized that she will come back strong and with better understand of each skill. As like today, Zo Ee is able to complete each Sudoku puzzle faster and thus playing a few in a go rather than one puzzle in a day or two as before. It always makes me think that she has matured in those short period. : ) Sometimes she looks puzzled or confused over a new skill or maths problem when being first being introduced but surprisingly knowing them inside out a few weeks later without anyone explaining or any further discussion. I don't know how but she just seems to get them after a short break! Maybe some self-learning works inside her little head during those break.

Minutes Prior to this video, she has already done 4 Sudoku puzzles by herself, so all together she has completed 7 today.

Cutting with a scissors - 3years 2months old

Zo Ee at 3years 2months old. (14th June 2011)

20th June 2011 - cutting out squares from her Sudoku puzzles.

20th June 2011 - a week ago, Zo Ee cutting straight lines.

Aeroplane - 3years 2months old

Zo Ee at 3years 2months old. (19/June/2011)

Anticipating to our coming Australia trip, Zo Ee drew an aeroplane for the first time, an aeroplane awaiting boarding passengers with stairs at both doors, and wheels. She did mention this thing on top of the aeroplane which i have no idea what it is. It looks exactly like those awaiting planes at the Goa domestic airport. I am suspecting that she actually draws from picture captured inside her head; mental picture? The last time she was in an airport was 6months ago.

New drawing style - 3years 2months old

Zo Ee at 3years 2months old (11/June/2011)

Zo Ee seems into a very different style of drawing lately; involving many lines and segments and people figures. Can you spot the 4 people figures below?

And colours too!

Cursive writing&other languages - 3years 2months old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (9th June 2011)


Look! what I have got two weeks ago. Zo Ee trying to write cursive by herself!

Initially, I didn't get it that's why I didn't post it and thought it was just some plain drawing/writing by her. So my little one was trying to write cursive at 3years 1month old then. Cool!

This really brought me back to some old encountered; I actually realized that Zo Ee could read cursive writings before she turned 3, around 2years 10months old then where she was reading some song lyrics written by my friend. Prior to this, I don't think she was exposed to any. Also, she can differentiate, Hindi from Chinese characters too which amazed me. Some parents from her old school(English medium) mentioned that Zo Ee actually understood Hindi but I cannot comment since I don't know any although occasionally she will name me things in Hindi and she actually understood what the school bus driver said in Hindi. The driver can speak English but found it fun that Zo Ee can actually understand Hindi. According to her ex-teachers, Zo Ee reads a few "Hindi characters" or sounding the character whenever she passed by the classroom of older kids. Hmm... She knows a few Hindi Children songs from school but other than that she learns from the little kids in school. According to one Mummy, when the teachers speak Hindi to those kids that couldn't understand English, Zo Ee will translate them into English for the kids. Again, I have never heard nor witnessed any myself. Other than that she is capable of imitating/repeating Hindi words accurately , again comments from others as both Dh and I cannot speak or understand Hindi at all. Also, Although Zo Ee cannot speak Cantonese but she is able to differentiate Cantonese dialect from Chinese at a very early age. There was this one odd Cantonese song in the adult Chinese songs DVD. I remembered her asking us, what is that language when that particular Cantonese song was being played. I didn't even notice this odd song until pointed out by Zo Ee. Also, none of the adult Chinese songs were within her comprehension(even myself cannot understand) and neither she understands Cantonese thus I found it amazing that she could spot the difference.

Also, she could recite 1-20 in 4 different languages before two, learn them at finger tips. Hmm...Maybe she is really good at language and this really prompt me to teach her another language, most probably I'll teach her Malay language since that's the only other language that I know.

Maths & Science update - 3years 2months old

Zo Ee at 3years 2months old. (13/June/2011)

Maths Update

Starting from this week, Zo Ee will be in school for 3 1/2hours daily. And this is what she brought back from school today. She wrote another equation 1+1 =2. Yes. that's my little one, has been obsessed with maths equations lately. Obviously, she has been writing lots of simple equations daily.

Since Zo Ee started multiplication a month ago, she has already mastered 0x,1x,2x,3x,4x, 5x and 10x. I have not tested her on the rest, she knows some, my guessing maybe not perfect yet. She has been liking multiplication a lot especially those that she has memorized effortlessly through songs. She enjoys zooming through the questions easily. She feels great that she is able to complete them faster than addition and subtraction sums. The other day, she was telling us that she was doing multiplication on Daddy's calculator. She was experimenting the calculator with her multiplication knowledge and was thrilled that the calculator could give her correct answers all the time etc. So we started on some simple algebra by showing her one example a day. Then she started working on one a day or every other day. I don't think she has worked more than 10 problems so far and this is what I got. When I asked her to try on this question today, she looked at it and immediately telling me the answer is 2. She wrote the answer down without the need to some drawings to aid her as she usually did on the left page. I was shocked. Initially I doubted her, but after some thoughts, with her characteristics she will never write down any answers she doesn't know. She will either fill in the answers or leave it blanks. So she must have know. But again, I just cannot believe or accept it. How is that possible? She further converted the answer to an equation, 1x2 =2 .

Science Update

I am wondering do your 3 years old kids watch documentary programs? I am still finding this weird and unacceptable that Zo Ee has started liking these programs when she turned 3. I wondered who are their targeted audiences? She used to watch Animal planet when she was 1 -2 years old but she stopped. Then she started liking tv after seeing a volcanic eruption in a hotel's cafe after turned 3 and now is crazy over Discovery Science, Discovery Channel, National geographic and Fox History. She is Crazy over these shows - I didn't know that, How stuffs work? Mega factories. Weapons, and all programs on Discovery Science. She will want to watch one after another. She will not want to leave the house when her favourite program is showing etc. She is just glued to the tv when watching. Maybe this has to do with her strong knowledge in science from her previous readings thus she is able to understand and absorb information/facts from these programs. From our daily conversation,I realized that her knowledge has actually grows in heaps. She was talking about Helium gas, that she needed for her balloon to float up into the air with explanation etc. She was talking about electromagnetic stuffs, SI units and crazy stuffs which I don't think we had read before and I can see that her understanding are very in-depth. Whenever I see that she is learning too fast, I started to worry. It worries me whenever seeing her watching those programs.

School - 3years 2months old.

Zo Ee at 3years 2months old. (16/5/2011)

When I dropped her at school, most of the children were given their own drawing block and some crayons.

Teacher: Zo Ee, come and let's do some colouring. Which drawing block is yours? Can you find yours?

Zo Ee found hers but didn't proceed to do anything while just staring at the first empty page.

Teacher: Zo Ee, why aren't you colouring?
Zo Ee: It's empty, there is nothing for me to colour.
Teacher: You can do whatever you want or like with that page.
Zo Ee : Shall I fill it up then?
Teacher: Yes. Go ahead and filled it up.

She went ahead to fill it up with her drawings.

Sometimes, she just cracked me up. Yes, I know most 3 years old may not be able to draw well, thus the teacher suggested colouring instead. But, seeing Zo Ee's advanced progress, my perception is always skewed at what other 3 years old are capable of doings. Anyway, that's Zo Ee, she was already able to differentiate writing, drawing and colouring since she was 15 months old. She is very precise and particular as the words being used and has been correcting me too.

Trees - 3years 2months old

Zo Ee at 3years 2months old. (11th June 2011)

Today for the very first time seeing Zo Ee built some trees with her LEGO.



A tree

A coconut tree.

Cards for Teachers - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (10th June 2011)

Zo Ee wanted to make cards for her new teachers. I spelled the word teacher and her teachers' names for her. The rest are her own ideas and work.

Zo Ee said that this is an 8 coloured rainbow ( she knows that rainbow has 7 colours). Sometimes, she just wanted to be different. I like the idea that she is experimenting with pattern and colours on the words Dear Teacher.

She drew her teacher (top right) and herself (left) with a blue bow and her friends. I am amazed as the drawing really resembles her new teacher. Or is it just my mind???? maybe I should take a picture of her new teacher for comparison.

She drew a bee on a Sunflower for another teacher.



A better looking cat and some faces with expression.

Playing Keyboard with both hands - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (8th June 2011)

Few days ago, Zo Ee started learning to play Mary Had a Little Lamb with both hands. As can be seen in this video; playing for the 2nd and 3rd time. Although it's not perfect yet but it is a good start. She is so focused in reading the notes and her fingers' position. She is someone who prefers to try on her own than seeing/copying someone playing for her for the first time. Surprisingly, she actually understood what is required and capable of learning by herself. I guessed this is her learning style - just like the way she learns other stuffs.

enkounter puzzle - 3years 1month

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old (9th June 2011)

As I mentioned earlier, Zo Ee never likes conventional type of puzzles but she enjoys playing with simple 7 pieces tangram and kaleidoscope. So far, she has only solved one tangram puzzle by herself. The rest, we co-play, I'll chip in one or two pieces whenever she gets stuck so that she can proceed and finish each puzzle with pride. Although not 100% of her own effort but it was good enough to boost her confident and interest to keep going for the next one.

Today, I got her a new strategy game enkaunter. Although it was not to be played like the kaleidoscope, nevertheless she put these together in 10minutes. If you notice carefully, she actually misplaced one ziz-zag piece upside down, nevertheless I think it is pretty good effort for her age. She just enjoys the kick of trying to fit all the pieces back into the square holder.

Putting these sample pieces back into the holder.

She completed this in 10 minutes.

New School - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (9th June 2011)

Zo Ee in her new school uniform. Students have to wear black sandals or rain shoes during the monsoon.

Today is Zo Ee's first day in a new school , attending Nursery 1. When I went to pick her up 1 1/2hours later, her teacher told me, she was doing great and she even asked the other kids not to cry as crying is painful She learned her teachers' names too.

present for R - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (9th June 2011)

Zo Ee wrapped this present and it's for her friend R.

Weird Equation? - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (7/June/2011)

Zo Ee claimed that above is an equation. Initially, Mummy couldn't get it but after Zo Ee's explanation, it does make sense. It is actually 1 + 10 = 11 written in Chinese. Ha! Ha! It just didn't cross Mummy's mind that she will write her equation in Chinese. She never did!

Cat - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (7/June/2011)


Zo Ee's cat!

Equations Everywhere! 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (3rd June 2011)

For the past 1 week, Mummy is finding equations everywhere in the house. Zo Ee has been writing her own equations.

An Artist - 3years 1month old.

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (5/June/2011)

Today, Zo Ee was happily entertaining 3 tables of strangers; an European, 2 Japanese and a family of 6 locals in the restaurant-cafe where we had our dinner. She was singing Guantaramera, acting, making fun of herself with her imagination and talking and etc. The diners were happily entertained for an hour by her. She was having lots of fun getting all the attention from them. She loves when they laughed and like her "performance??". When we had to leave, the European commented that "She is an artist!" and those Japanese were very surprised to know that she has just turned 3 years old last month.

More Drawings - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old (3rd June 2011)


Different face expressions. I like the way she drew those big grins with expression eyes.

5th June - A Garden; flowers, leaves, grasses, stones, land and a sun.

3D slide - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (4th June 2011)



Zo Ee first 3D playground slide.

Favourite TV show - 3years 1month

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (2/6/2011)



Zo Ee's has been an experiments addict recently and "I Didn't know that. " has been her favourite tv show.

I didn't know that

Reading Chinese book - 3years 1month

Zo Ee at 3years 1months old. (2/6/2011)

Zo Ee reading a Chinese book.

Skating - 3years 1month

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (2/June/2011)

Zo Ee is skating at LEVEL 3 (adult level). Last year (at 2years old), she was skating at LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 2.

Buffalo's milk - 3years 1month

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (2/6/2011)

Zo Ee was telling Mummy this, " Japanese drink buffalo's milk. I think we shouldn't drink buffalo's milk. We should drink cow's milk. (pause) I think we shouldn't drink bear's, tiger's or pig's milk. We should drink only cow's milk. " Mummy has no idea where did she get these information but it is rather funny.

Leopard spots - 3years 1month old

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (2/June/2011)

Zo Ee was cutting some papers and gluing them onto a paper. According to her, this masterpiece is called Leopard Spots.

My painting - 3years 1month old.

Zo Ee at 3years 1month old. (6/1/2011)

Zo Ee proudly showing this to Mummy, " My painting." When Daddy reached home, she proudly showed it to Daddy too. I quite like the colours combination and it looks awesome to Mummy.