Juan Or's Reaction Towards Lion Dance

Chinese New Year is coming soon! Yesterday, Papa and Mommy decided to take Juan Or to watch lion dance performance. This would be Juan Or's first time then. So we headed to Giant Bandar Puteri Puchong. The area where Giant's management wanted to hold the lion dance performance was rather crammed but since we were there early, we managed to get quite a good viewing spot. Another good thing was that since the area was crammed with spectators, more in-coming customers plus the lion dance troupe itself, Giant's management decided to start the performance 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. So, yippy, we didn't have to wait too long for it to start!

So how was Juan Or's reaction towards the lion dance performance? With the first loud clang of the cymbals and Chinese drum, Mommy expected Juan Or to be shocked, but no, he was cool all the way! Papa carried Juan Or so that Mommy could capture the lion dance and Juan Or's facial expression on the handphone videocam. At the same time, Papa closed Juan Or's ears in case the loud clangs damaged his hearing. After Mommy was done with filming (Mommy didn't film right to the end of the performance), off and on, Mommy would glance at Juan Or to which Juan Or nodded his head as if to say he enjoyed watching it! However, about 5 to 8 minutes into the performance, Juan Or started shaking his head while saying "Bo-ai, bo-ai!" (don't want, don't want!). Looks like Juan Or found it too noisy, so we left the place.

Anyway, with Juan Or's cool reaction, Papa and Mommy now feel more confident to bring Juan Or for acrobatic lion dance performance in the future. So from now on, Mommy will be on the lookout for acrobatic lion dance performance schedules in major shopping complexes......but that's only if we are able to catch it at the right time when Juan Or is not sleepy and fretful!

Juan Or and the Giraffe Hand Puppet

Mommy bought two hand puppets for Juan Or long before he was born. Mommy reckon the hand puppets will be useful later on to entertain this little 'B'. These hand puppets are a giraffe and a lion, tagged as "Nici" brand (but Mommy thinks it's imitation), bought from a tenant in Endah Parade. Each costs RM15.

(Looks like characters from Madagascar, huh!?)

Previously, when Juan Or was a few weeks old, Mommy showed Juan Or the giraffe hand puppet. No reaction from Juan Or. So looks like Juan Or was still too young to appreciate soft toys.

Today, Mommy slipped on the giraffe hand puppet again and played it for Juan Or. Mommy made the giraffe dance to the tune of "Itsy-bitsy-spider". Look at how Juan Or squeal with delight and laughter!