ALL HAIL THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION! Ed-tech is here to help my kids in their Chinese! They are not hopeless! And I am hopeful! I am always doing the happy dance when they have Chinese lessons these days in the comfort of home, in…
We’re finally headed to Seoul this summer. Like finally. I’ve waited so long for my kids to be ready, specifically in the food department; and I am proud to say after so many years of training them to enjoy kimchi, gochujang-based soups and spicy…
Overheard these days with my nine-year-old… I will stay up to wait Ben: Where are you going? Me: Oh, I am going out with my best friend. Ben: Who? Me: Aunty J. Ben: Where? Me: Dinner at somewhere nice. Ben: What are you eating?…
It’s been a while. I loved this quote about writer’s block I saw recently. I couldn’t write because I was busy with all forms and fashions of being, living, working and mothering that writing became the really last thing on my mind. I needed…
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Cold spell spelled W-A-R-M-T-H for the family (ft. IKEA serveware)
[Sponsored – this post is IKEA-inspired] The five-day cold spell where temperatures dipped to 20-22 ºC as a result of the monsoon surge earlier this month not just inspired us to take out our winter wear and thicker blankies, but also prompted us to…
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This year, I will… support local, go sustainable and back social
Today I opened my eyes and the year is now 20-18. Amazing how time flies, and how quickly we lived through yet another 365 days. As reflections are made of the outgoing year and resolutions for the incoming, most of us want to start…
Family life as we know it Invites & Tryouts The Kao Kids
Getting ’em organised and all ready for a new school year (ft. #ikeahacks)
[Sponsored – this post is IKEA-inspired] When you have three kids and a really small living space, you got to make the space work very hard for you. So when we moved into our new flat a few years ago, the bulk of the…
Family life as we know it Milestones and growing up The Kao Kids
Parenting at 8, 7 and 5 – Year-end reflections of a mother
The last time I reflected on a milestone of parenting was when the Kao kids were at age 5, 3-half and 2. I wrote about the exasperation and the growing pains and that new season of mothering where I had to be attuned to needs…
Everyday fun! Food, glorious food! Happy days Invites & Tryouts The Kao Kids
This year’s Thanksgiving Dinner by the Kao kids’ (ft. kids-friendly recipes)
[Sponsored – this post is IKEA-inspired] Now that the kids are older, I have every plan to work them hard. I mean, why not? They are bursting with so much creativity, so much energy, and so many ideas it would be such a waste…
It’s been THREE months since my last blog entry. I’ve been doing nothing but hustle, hustle, hustle. Hustling to get things done, make things work, solve problems, manage crises. Hustling is a huge part of my entrepreneur life; hustling gets the going going –…