Our copy of this book is pretty dog-eared and crumpled. It’s also been tagged much, with a fair bit of highlighting. Since Ben was born, fatherkao and I have been reading and rereading this book, which was given to us by a dear friend…
This is Dell. Isn’t she beautiful? A dream came true last week. I (finally) went horseback riding. Thanks to a Groupon offer by Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre, I fulfilled my childhood dream. It was 20 minutes of pure bliss. When the introductory lesson ended, I…
Ben: (after school one evening) I don’t want to play with my toys today. Fatherkao: Why? Ben: Because I don’t want to keep them. Every day ah, I play then I need to keep. Today I don’t want to keep. Me: (to myself) Right,…
It is my desire to raise healthy, happy kids. I believe there is nothing more that a mother wants than to see her children socially, mentally, physically and emotionally strong and well-adjusted. Which is why I applaud and endorse Rise & Shine, a community initiative…
Dear Little Baby Honey Bun, Your name means “God has given” and God has indeed given me so much joy and happiness every day with you. You’ve brought so much laughter to my life and I cannot help but to love you more and…
Parenting 101 Re: learning and child training Reading fun
Good reads #1: The New Strong-Willed Child
Throughout the short four years I’ve been a mother, I’ve devoured a couple of parenting books. Some were forgettable, and some stuck with me and influenced, in some ways, the way I’m parenting. I’d thought I’ll review some of these books and start a…
Becks Kao Ben Kao Going Out! Happy days The darndest kid quotes and antics
The supermarket adventures of the conehead duo
One of the things I find extremely therapeutic is to push a trolley down supermarket aisles. Before I had kids, I looked forward to that quite a bit every week. Now with three kids in tow, grocery shopping is a whole new experience altogether. When we do lug…
My iPhone and iPad are two items I protect with all my life from my children. They don’t play games or watch anything from these gadgets. They don’t know my passcode even though they technically know how to unlock them. They swipe and swipe and…
I thought I’d do a little happy dance today and celebrate 321 days of breastfeeding my littlest. That’s a hell load of unlimited, all-you-can-drink liquid carbohydrates, proteins, fats, antibodies and lymphocytes that’s on demand and FREE. That’s 4 full feeds in the day and…
I still try to make the kids bento as often as I can. They are still not eating much and remain as picky as ever. But I am a persistent mother who would very much like to win this long drawn battle of wills…