Matthew's haircut

Matthew's hair is starting to look like a porcupine, so we decided to bring him to the barber.
His hair is a very good example of defying gravity. It just doesn't lie flat on his head, especially the center part. When it was finally his turn on the barber's chair, he started to wail! As if I was sending him to army at the tender young age. Nothing was able to distract his attention from the barber's clipper. After 5 mins of struggle, we knew it was not going to work, so went back

So, I decided to give it a snip, more than a snip actually. I actually had a bit of phobia from the last cut, because it was quite badly done as it was not even at certain parts (it was my first time afterall). However this time, I learnt from the 'Junior League' in Singapore, where they showed children program in front of the kid, while cutting their hair. I brought my laptop into the toilet and played his favourite DVD while I clip away slowly. It was so much better this time. He was 'entertained' and I was much calmer because he wasn't fussing that much.

The only hairstyle I can do is crew cut. So in the end, he looked like a junior recruit ready for BMT! We also saved $11.50 as a result.

First Day of Summer!

Today is the first day of summer. We drove to the bay for a day trip. After an hour drive south down the Mornington Peninsula, Matthew could not take it anymore, so we stopped by Frankston for a pit stop. We went to the nearby pier to take a look. Frankston was the suburb that I stayed at when I was studying at Monash. The pier has changed alot since the last time we went there.

Matthew was like a bird struggling to get out when we reached the beach. He simply LOVES sand. He just ran straight to the beach when we arrived. Lots of powerboats, sails and jetskis in the bay. The Bay is actually quite large and you can't see the opposite shore so it looks more like the sea. Water is very clear and there were a few people in the water. Tempting to go in, but we weren't prepared for water today.


We left for the Red Hill craft market after we convinced Matthew to move on. It was about to close when we reached there, so we will go back there next month. (It only opens on the 1st Saturday of every month).

We headed south further for about 10mins to Arthur Seat. This is a mountain ridge or hill at 300m with a great view of the Bay and Peninsula. Went for a walk around the park. It was quite nice also because it wasn't as crowded as we expected. Lots of BBQ pits and people grilling away. Seems that there were more flies in some areas more than others, and as expected, they would be attracted to cooking. We came across a group of BBQ'ers vigorously defending against flies - 2 x cooks frantically flipping the chickie wings + 3 x fly defenders encircling the pit, with arms waving in a systemic defensive arc-like motion. At least they'll have the appetite to eat when its ready.

After the walk, we headed back to the carpark ate some ice cream to cool us down. It was quite warm, mainly due to the sun, even though the temperature was only 22C. Quite nice actually.