I have been tagged by my cyber-parenting-pal, The New Parent, to reveal eight random facts about myself. Here goes : 1) When I was young, I used to spend my weekends at my aunt’s place. Nothing sad about the place – my best cousins, my best aunt and uncle and my brother around. But each [...]

I spent the last week reflecting on Fathers’ Day . We decided that the alternative dad deserved to be treated to a good set of tools which he so desperately needed for all his DIY jobs. We had a nice evening of roast duck with our beloved friend, C, and had such a lot of [...]

So, this is the second part of our collaborative effort! The first part of this two-part post is on The New Parent’s blog. There we introduced the idea of, “why not start to teach reading at an early age?” Here we discuss some thoughts on how. Let us know what you think! ———————————————————————————————————- Knowing that [...]

The Angel woke up this morning, happily, as usual, and our morning ritual began. In the toilet, she was grabbing her left sleeve and holding it down with her fingers. “Look, mom! Chopped fingers! And I can just rub! ” she exclaimed excitedly while rubbing her legs. I listened and stared, wide-eyed and exclaimed equally [...]

One of the reasons for keeping this blog is to talk about eczema, but I have put it off for a long time. Having to explain how I’ve come to help the Angel cope with eczema brings a lot of horror to me. For many of you who have met the Angel in Singapore, you [...]

I would like to share this favourite book of ours – Hug by Jez Alborough. I borrowed this book from the University of Newcastle Resource Centre about half a year ago and have been renewing it! Both the Angel and I love the book sooooo much! Hug is the main theme. It is such a [...]

I like the way children’s minds connect, I call them the ‘dot-to-dot’ mind. Here are some incidents when the Angel showed me her ‘dot-to-dot’ mind and I laughed myself silly (still laughing)! ———————————————————————————————————- We drove past a mosque and the Angel told me, “Look! There is a moon up there!” So, I explained, “It is [...]

I’m reading the book, “365 Ways to Change the World“, and one of the ideas mooted is to make money talks! I really like it! So, now, even my money has a voice!

Two mornings ago, both the alternative parents were kneeling beside the Angel’s table, sorting out the position of the legs. Just as the alternative dad was about to stand up after adjusting the Angel’s table, he felt dizzy and tried to stand up while using the wall for support. At that moment, I was helping [...]