The teenager number one
One of the reasons I did not want to have children, is that I was a rebellious teenager. My mother had a difficult time, and I did not want to...
I am my brother’s keeper
I just read two articles on the Connecticut shooting. One talks about the relationship between video game companies and gun manufacturers, and another blamed the deaths on gun. Both video...
So it was just mummy guilt
Mummy guilt, I am sure every mother has suffered from that. The nagging thought that you could have done more or done better, that you should have known, or that...
Today is my test
In 3 hours time, we are going to receive Elkan’s PSLE results. I am very nervous. Close to 30 years ago, when I received my PSLE results, it...
They are growing, and so must we
Aa part of his after PSLE activity, I got Elkan to read some of my books. One book which I thought he might enjoy was Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of...
To be born again
As my child approaches his teenage years, I am starting to worry about whether he will continue to believe in all that I have taught him, or whether he will...
PSLE – social leveller
Today I wrote a letter to Chua Mui Hoong, who wrote the excellent article “A place for exams as social leveller” in the Sunday Times. Instead of writing a full...
Just get me the marks!
This is the last lap for Elkan and me, for PSLE 2012. At this stage, it is about one thing, and one thing alone – MARKS. I kind of enjoy...
I will teach you in ways you can understand
Today is the last class which Samuel will be taking at Berries. 真是有点儿不舍得。One of the reasons we stopped is because Samuel does not really like his current class. At first...
Formula for 11 times table
It is strange, but these two days, Elkan has been saying lots of “I’m so smart!” to himself and no one in particular. I asked him whether he is doing...
Allowing my child to fail
I managed to catch snippets of the recent Conversations with PM, and the discussions were on having children, education and the future of Singapore. One thing which Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar said stayed...
Walking in the Garden of Contentment
Recently I am reminded of a new-old lesson – to be thankful for what I have, and not to look at what I do not have. It was part of...
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