All children are artists
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso When B was about 4 months, I attended my first early years parenting talk which shaped the...
View ArticleReduce, reuse, recycle – into a Chinese scrapbook
We love books. We did our first DIY personalised journal in English when B was 18 months and asking more about family, interests, activities and people. I even added a section about preschool before he...
View ArticleSingapore’s new Sports Hub
We stopped by Kallang this weekend and checked out the brand new sports hub which opened in June. The hub includes the national stadium, library, recreation room, museum, water playground and retail...
View ArticlePublic transport too crowded? Make your own!
My boy is crazy about transportation and the people and activities around them. Which boy isn’t at this age? If given the choice, he’d always want to take the public bus or MRT. He can even say...
View ArticleImmersing in some Malay culture this Hari Raya
One thing I cherish growing up in Malaysia is how we embraced and celebrated being in a multi-racial community. Every major festival, we’d go from house to house, visiting friends and their families,...
View ArticleFun For Free SG: Jurong Early Literacy Library
As a child, I spent countless hours in libraries flipping through books which in turn, fed the writing of my own short stories. It’s no surprise that I now have raised a kid who loves books and the...
View ArticleThe Magic Three
My darling B: You are now 33 months. Just 3 months to go before you turn 3 years old! Everyone warned me about the terrible twos, but the year turned out to be pretty terrific instead. Hopefully I...
View ArticleFavourite things for our favourite teachers
I first learned this poem by Usman Awang as a young student in Malaysia. As it turns out, the school’s Parent Support Group asked me to add a video message in Malay to our teachers tribute this year,...
View ArticleHole in the bottom of the sea
B and his classmates have been busy preparing for their Term 3 musical showcase – based on Jessica Law’s adaptation of “Hole in the Bottom of the Sea,” with a bit of Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Aquarium”...
View ArticleWeekend mornings at Pek Kio
While participating in a survey/article on “hubbies who travel and how moms cope,” I realised how precious (in both the good and rare sense!) family and couple time has been for us. This weekend...
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