So, cake pops are all the rage right now and they seem to be a hit at every kid’s birthday party. I discovered a way to make them without baking. My kids and I love them; the moment they are chilled in our fridge,…
Recently, my husband did the sweetest thing ever. I was touched beyond words, and happy, happy, happy. He took the kids out to the supermarket – all three of them – on his own, by himself. This meant the helper finally had an hour to…
Regular readers of this blog will know that my kids don’t watch regular tv programming. So whenever we’re invited to Meet and Greet sessions and live shows at malls, my kids usually go, “Huh? Who?” We usually still accept the invites because we love…
Dearest Becky, I need to tell you a couple of things before you turn three. You’re Mama and Dada’s beautiful princess. I know we don’t tell you enough that you’re beautiful. But you are. Every day. Even in your tantrums. Even in your tears. Even…
Be a breastfeeding dad [A post for fathers]
Postpartum. Day 1 to 30. The hormones are raging and she’s on the verge of slipping into those scarily depressing postnatal blues. A fragile little thing is rooting all the time and suckling at her breast round the clock. She gets no rest. Overactive let-down. Engorgement.…
Just like that, the three of ’em
And just like that, the three of them are playing together and doing everything together. They shower together. They eat together. They watch tv (when I allow it) together. They have conversations with one another, yes, all three of them. The youngest can reply…
Very addictive pork rolls called the Ngoh Hiang
I finally made ngoh hiang, and am now proud to call myself a real Hokkien mama! For the uninitiated, ngoh hiang is a delicious fried pork roll dish that is unique to the Hokkien and Teochew dialect, and is essentially a composition of fatty minced pork…
Did I mention that recently, two kind souls adopted me as their child? They are both 4 and (almost) 3 respectively, and they are parenting me in a whole new way. ~~~ One morning during breakfast, Ben and Becks announced they were no longer,…
One of the greatest thrills in motherhood is to hear your babbling baby finally associate the word “Ma” to your face, and to hear him call out, “Mama”. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to experience this thrill the third time yet. At 15…
Over the Vesak Day weekend, the kids and I were invited to Museo, a new boutique restaurant at Sentosa Cove’s Quayside Isle. The swanky fine dining restuarant, with its seamlessly integrated bar concept and painting studio, is by the same people behind Arteastiq Boutique Tea House…