Time really flies! It was like just yesterday when I first started making bento for my elder boy during his kindergarten year, and now he is already a primary 1 student!
I am really glad that he is adapting well to the new environment, and very happy with the new school.
Everything seems so interesting to him, especially the canteen. He is really fascinated by the fact that he can now buy food from the canteen all by himself!
Therefore for the past weeks since school started, I didn’t make him any bento as I thought it is a good chance for him to learn and fit himself into the new environment. I give him some pocket money every day and keep educating him to choose some healthy food from the canteen. It was a fun process as every day when he comes home, he will tell me what he bought and that gives us a chance to discuss about whether the food is good to take or otherwise.
He failed to get himself any food from the canteen on the first 2 days, and the biscuits I packed for him as backup became his ‘life saver’ food.
Anyway, I was caught by surprised last night when he suddenly asked me why I didn’t make him any bento for so long! I was doing spring cleaning on the cupboard where I keep all the bento gadgets and I guessed that triggers him on bento again.
I have nothing much to use for the bento as I didn’t anticipate making any bento especially today is the last day of school before the 1 week break starts for Chinese New Year. Hence I can only make him a very speedy bento today by using whatever food I have at home.
It was a simple mini meat floss sandwich bento. He requested for a hard-boiled egg too, and I put in some prunes to fill up the bento box. I am glad that I have some nice dragon food picks to decorate the bento so that I can call this a Chinese New Year theme bento. I purposely used the bunny sauce container for the soy sauce since the Rabbit will hop out in few days’ time and the Dragon is gliding in!
Wish everyone a happy and prosperous Dragon Year!
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Happy Dragon Year 2012!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Ai Ping， 祝福你与家人新年快乐！万事如意！^^
Rachel Hei – 也祝福你与家人新年快乐！万事如意！:)
Ai Ping, 新年快乐！
Ann – 新年快乐！万事如意！
Happy Chinese New Year
! Good that your son asked you to make bento for him, it means that he loves what you do for him 
)!!
Cooking Gallery – Happy Chinese New Year! Luckily I managed to spend time replying the comments on my blog on the last day before CNY is over to reply to all the well wishes!
I am happy too that he still likes to bring bento to school even though he can buy food in the canteen.
Happy New Year to AiPing & Family
祝龍年行大運, 平安順利~^^
hippo mum – 新年快乐！万事如意！:)
Ai Ping, 恭喜发财！身体健康，万事如意！
Enjoy the celebration with your families and friends!
Love to see your bento again and the dragon picks are the winner
Lia Chen – 新年快乐！万事如意！Oh yes, I’m so glad that I have the dragon picks with me when I seriously needed them!
Happy Chinese New Year to you and family, Ai Ping!
its a great milestone for your boy to start Primary school.
haha..ya..the younger kids don’t get get the food from canteen, because cant fight with their seniors..
bobo – Happy Chinese New Year to you and family! Oh yes, he is so excited with the new school environment.
I guess Mommy’s bento is still the best as compared to canteen food
I felt Kids grow up too fast.
Evelyn – Totally agree with you, they grow up so fast!
Happy CNY!
prince n princess mum – Happy CNY!
i been searching for the rasa magazine jan 2012, but no lucky. anyone of you can help me? i m staying at bdr sri damansara. thanks and blessings
fumieko – You should be able to find the magazine either in My News outlet or MPH. I came across them in these 2 places.