A home for every child
Edmund and I have recently been granted approval to be foster carers. (Foster carers help to take care of children whose next of kin are unable to do so. The...
Dyslexia – Cognitive weaknesses for a Dyslexic Child
Samuel learnt to talk very late. Even at age two, he was still speaking in single words, and tends to call me “papa” instead of “ma ma”. I stopped work...
Worth the wait
When we were planning our New Zealand trip, another friend was also planning the same for her family of six. We excitedly exchanged notes and lamented about the high cost...
Thank you Elias, for making me a performer
I have a Grade 8 certificate in piano. But I stopped playing the piano after I got married, because I had left the piano back at my mother’s place. When...
Different learning differences
Last Sunday another forum writer responded to the article written by Ms Sandra Davie. His letter “Hot-housing pre-schoolers has its limits” took a different angle from what I wrote here. I...
Our Joyalicious June Holiday
As a family, we love to take photos. Photos are the ways by which we remember our lives together. I used to print out 4R photos to keep, and once...
Test and help dyslexic kids early (full version)
Last Sunday, Ms Sandra Davie wrote an article titled “Master reading, maths early for a good start in life” I wrote a letter in response to it, and my letter...
While it is hazy – go the extra mile
Some of you might have seen the video, produced by a young man, about giving out masks and “liang teh” to people, during the haze. Well, his name is Josiah....
Singapore Kindness Day 2013
The Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) very kindly gave “A litter at a time” an award on 31 May 2013, at the inaugural Kindness Day SG, in appreciation of our act of...
Forgive me, for doing everything wrong
I stumbled upon this post, about a young man’s relationship with his stepfather. Reading it as a mother, it made me sad. “She asked me if I thought she was...
So this is how it all begins
It has been three days without Elias. This is not the first time he has been away from the family. He has gone for school and church camps previously, but...
This is your path – walk in it
While catching up on my blogging, I pulled up this song “路要自己走” (You have to walk this path on your own). (The lyrics, English and Chinese, are at the bottom...
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