听妈妈的话 – Jay Chou
My son shared with me another song yesterday. It is a Chinese song by Jay Chou. It is lovely, and touched my heart, all the more because my son was...
My own “Ah boy” to man
One of the joys of being a parent to boys, is having the chance to witness the little ways in which a boy turns into a man. I had one...
Happiness, prosperity and progress for the nation
I recently read an article by Jeremy Z Muller (Capitalism and Inequality) which describes well what I feel is wrong with society today. The key sentence is this :- “The...
Why not wait?
Today is a special day for me, because today is the day Elkan and I became friends on facebook. He recently turned 13, and so he is officially allowed on...
Literature, Art, Life
There have been discussions about the demise of Literature in school recently. How sad. Literature was my favourite subject in school. Perhaps that is why I enjoy writing. I enjoy extracting...
I will enter into your world
Saturday mornings have now become one of my most relaxing and enjoyable times with the boys. It did not start off that way. It used to be the times when...
I cannot do it without you
Last Sunday the pastor who preached talked about pride and arrogance. I have a lot of arrogance with regards to being a mother. I speak well of my husband, but...
That which money cannot buy
I was rather fascinated by Joseph Chong’s article in the Straits Times, about how it takes $900,000 to raise a child. I liked this part:- “Based on the Household Expenditure...
Neither too little nor too much
I have some thoughts about the issue of “over-preparing” children for P1. There are three characteristics of a typical parent:- a) Parents are expected to meet the child’s needs. If...
With the much you have been given
This just takes the biscuit. Just when I was telling friends that it is ok not to be able to read by P1, because I chose to believe the educators’...
Come picnic with us!
We love picnics. We picnic with friends. We picnic even more as a family. We do it both in the day, and in the night. Now that the children are...
Breakfast again!
I love routines. They make the life of a mother, especially a SAHM much more bearable. Since ensuring my children eat healthily is not my strength, I use routine to help me....
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