Lately, it’s been quite frustrating teaching Ben. He seems unfocused and is having trouble learning how to read. His memory also seems to fail him at times, and all these has gotten me pretty worried. I’ve always known him to be someone with excellent memory. I…
Three of the hardest words my two kids have learned so far begin with the letter Y. Can you believe it that both Ben and Becks had trouble calling a yak, a yak; a yacht, a yacht; and yarn, yarn? They called a yak…
We were at the first Drypers Little Day Out last year and I wrote about how the kids were averse to crowds at 3 and 2 respectively. Now that they’re 4 and 3, they are not so allergic to people anymore and welcome any…
I’ve written some time ago how supermarketing is now a whole new experience with three kids in tow. It’s a big excursion that requires planning and coordination of naptimes and mealtimes, as well as a good deal of strategizing on how to get my…
This production really couldn’t have come at a better time. We don’t know if hazy days are really over – and will never again return – but it’s a good time to reflect about what we can all do to help save the environment. And what better…
6.52 am. I was jolted from my sleep by a horrid stench so bad I was gasping for breath. For a moment there, I thought a rat died in one of the corners of the room ten times over. I looked at Nat who…
We naturally assume that we should begin with the letter ‘A’ when teaching our kids the letters of the alphabet. I certainly did, and since I stayed home in March, we’ve covered the letters ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E‘ and ‘F’. In the book, The…
If you don’t already know, my children speak little Chinese and the Mandarin they use in speech is so poorly pronounced it sometimes puts me, the student who used to ace Chinese from primary school to JC, to shame. My children think it’s funny to…
So the kids were home today cos’ the morning session folks from kindy went off for a field trip. It was drizzling the whole day and after a whole morning of reading and playing, I decided to switch the TV on for the kids.…
The heat’s back with such a vengeance the kids are begging to take their clothes off. They are smelly, sweaty and sticky all the time. I’m not so keen to be blasting the a/c in the house even in this heat. I’d much prefer…