My nieces

On the left is a picture of Amanda and her cousin, Reina. Reina is my brother's daughter. She is an adorable 2 year old - half Chinese and half Japanese (my sis in-law is Japanese). Reina speaks Japanese to her mum and English to her dad. She'll most probably grow up to be tri-lingual as she'll learn Mandarin in school.


On the right is a picture of Amanda and Bao Li (Alvin's 3rd brother's daughter). Bao Li is Amanda's favourite cousin and best friend. Amanda is 13 years old and Bao Li is 12 years old. Both of them shared many common interests. Like all teens, they like music from Avril Lavigne, Jessy McCartney and Miley Cyrus, and watch TV programs like Hannah Montana and Disney's High School Musical.

Bao Li often come to our house for sleepovers during the school holidays. The kids always enjoyed themselves very much. That's because I am very lenient with them during those times and allowed them to stay up late to chit chat or watch TV!!!