What price creativity?
Sometimes I hate going to Popular bookstore. It can be a very stressful experience. Each time I flip through an assessment book, I recall the assessment books the children have...
Father and Child Camp 2011
This time, the difference is that this is not a church retreat – this was a father and children camp which was held in the Kota Tinggi Kota Rainforest Resort....
The village
Introduction ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ is an African quote made popular by Hilary Clinton who wrote a book by that name. In her book, she said...
Do you enjoy your children?
The best way to measure our relationship with our children is not by how much things or time we give to them, or even by how good our communication is....
A life worth celebrating
Elias’ birthday is always tricky because it is just two days before Christmas. We try hard every year to give him a separate celebration instead of lumping it with Christmas,...
Kuala Lumpur and Cameron Highlands 2011
We went on a three-family 6 days road trip to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Cameron Highlands (CH) from 15 – 20 December 2011. There were in total 7 adults (one...
When they are ready, let them go
Have you ever noticed, that children seem to grow up all of a sudden? This year, Elkan and Elias seemed to have crossed an invisible line into the world of...
好妈妈 A good mother is better
It can be depressing when you leave the doctor’s office realising that there is not much the doctor can do to help your child. I should not be surprised. I...
Elias’ Pizza Financial Plan
Another good thing that came out of the Good Progress Award was that we can finally get the boys to practice financial planning with their own hard-earned money. We believe...
Recognition and Purpose
After what I posted on Sunday, we received a pleasant surprise yesterday in the mail. Elias received a Good Progress Award. It brought tears to my eyes. On the same...
Whyforth art thou a SAHM?
Yesterday’s Straits Times (Lifestyle) had two excellently written letters about the purpose behind a mother staying at home. Dr Theresa Yap wrote:- “A parent should not stay home just to...
He is a big boy now, he can drive fast!
I brought the children to my friend’s father’s wake. I explained to Samuel (5) that my friend’s father died. After asking questions about why, and trying to understand what death...
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