this just in from our correspondent in the field:

baby had a great time. no nap.
on arrival, fed the guinea pigs, then off to michel for babycino.
then to playground where she spun and spun on an axis, and chased the cockatoos and ducks.
played stephen’s drums like a maestro, then the trumpet, then the guitar.
enjoyed the braised pork and the rice drenched with its gravy. even dipped all her veg in the gravy.
(have you marinated the pork? she lives for that)
the to cecilia’s for cupcake with icing and cream and charmed the pants off the folks there.
came back with 2 goodybags of cupcakes.
had her bath and was read many stories and sank contently into dreamland past 10 o’clock.

my mother’s been trying to bond with the kid, but maevis has been playing to get.

“on tuesday po-po will take you to ee-po’s house to see the rabbits and guinea pigs,” she offered last week.

“actually,” replied the kid, “you stay here and mummy will take me.”

but so, after music class this morning, and dimsum this afternoon, i strapped her into the carseat and waved her off with my aunt and my mother, who were bubbling with gentle trepidation up front.

and then i went off to watch zodiac. and then leisurely browsed the aisles of jusco, where i found some yummy lychee-and-grapefruit hard candy and a box of double-maccha-dipped chocolate pretzel sticks.

a good day for all, then.