2 mothers, 4 children, among a 2,500 crowd trying to catch the solar eclipse @ The Singapore Science Centre. The sky was heavily shrouded in clouds, seemingly unlikely to catch the eclipse. We spent the remaining time within the Science Centre Discovery Zone when we suddenly looked out of the window and saw a hole in the [...]

Today is the 12th day of Christmas. Time to take down the decorations and reflect on the old year, plan for the new year. What a lovely season this has been for my family! We have met many new friends (mom made mom-friend, dad made dad-friend and kids made kids-friend), drove through Malaysia, Thailand and [...]

Sorry, it’s been a bit of a sleepy blog here, mainly because I’ve been up to : – a ruthless assault on decluttering I did another carboot sale barely a month after my ‘flea market with a bang‘. The Alternative Dad remarked that I’d probably need to do another round of carboot if I’d to [...]

Another hiatus from blogging despite my nagging call to get organised. I’ve so much to blog about, replies to write, but the words are not flowing, or the heart and mind are out of sync… Half of 2009 has gone by and I desperately need to declutter, my home, my thoughts and quickly move on [...]

My update and post on eczema has brought on many comments from parents who understand and who are going through what dealing with an eczema child is like. Through parents from various countries who share openly about the difficult situations they are coping with and finding parallel in many areas of coping and handling eczema, [...]

I’m currently a little tired out by everything that is happening but one thing I try not to give up on is reducing our family’s carbon imprint. Annie Leonard‘s powerful and simple to understand video of ‘The Story of Stuff’ is a must watch for everyone. This video resounds in my mind so loudly and [...]

It has been a long hiatus and my blog has been dormant for months – almost five months have past! Having crossed continents and settling into life back ‘home’ has taken a lot of getting used to, what with the extreme weather difference and hitting back into the culture which we have not been so immersed in [...]

This is really a busy week. My inlaws are here and the Angel is turning three. I started planning, thinking, marinating, baking on Sunday night, fell asleep and woke up at 6am on Monday to carry on with the preparation. My parents-in-law arrived on Monday morning and I arranged a little people’s party for the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]