What I learnt from the NUS High DSA Selection Process
(Note : This is not a technical post on the NUS High DSA selection process). The experience of going through DSA for NUS High showed me the following:- 1) The...
Living a Dream
It took me a while, to decide on whether to write this post now, since this particular dream has not completely come true. In the end, I decided to write it...
One of those moments
Just one of those moments. Elias : “I have very little homework, I can play with you after I finish, ok?” Elkan : “I have a lot of homework, so...
Fun, Funny, Loving, Mine
Some time last year, I asked the children how they will describe the family. Elkan said, “Fun and funny.” Elias said, “Funny and loving.” Samuel does not really understand the question,...
The Party (4th edition)
Yesterday Elkan and Elias’ friends came over for the Party. It’s our 4th party. It started at 1:30pm, after school, and they came for lunch. The last ones left at 6:30pm. I...
Level 6 happiness
Yesterday we had a lovely gift from the children. As part of my new approach to life, and to maintain my house’s newly-achieved status of being spick-and-span, I have decided to “use up”...
Motherhood is its own reward
When I was a teenager, full of angst, and causing my mother untold amount of grief, hating myself and fearing retribution, I told her, that I will never have children....
It’s ok, let’s play again!
I believe that every parent with more than one child has a secret wish. He or she wishes that each of their child will be as smart as the smartest,...
The baby in the child
This is Elkan’s final year as a child, although most people will call him a pre-teen. This morning as I watched him walk to school, I am reminded of the...
How to deal with verbal bullying
Name-callings happen often in school. It can be very distressing, and the more the bully sees that the name-calling affects you, the more he will do it. Elkan has a...
Will we find each other in heaven?
Tonight Elkan asked me whether we would find each other in heaven. He said:”There are so many people in heaven, are you sure we will be able to find each other?”,...
小孩子的味儿
Elkan and I are reading this book ‘能闻出小孩子的味儿的乌龟’ (A tortoise that recognises the scent of a child) Without reading the book, I can already guess what ‘小孩子的味儿’ (The scent of a child)...
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