http://alternative-mom.com Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:26:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Other Angel was left alone to sit on the toilet bowl (as always) because she said she wanted to do a em-em (poo) and suffered a fall. A clatter brought the alternative dad to the toilet to find her sprawled on the floor and attempting to stand while hollering away. ... http://alternative-mom.com/an-ouwie/ [caption id="attachment_127" align="alignright" width="248" caption="What Will You Be?"][/caption] Has anyone every asked your child what she would like to be when she grows up? My Angel has gone from being a fighter jet pilot to becoming a teacher, a doctor and now, an engineer. Yesterday, she had a really interesting conversation with a ... http://alternative-mom.com/when-you-grow-up/ Finally checked out Things We Forget (a Made in Singapore Post It Note Production) after putting it off for eons! Reminds me of The Interesting Thoughts of Edward Monkton! Both inspiring and uplifting. My kind of art, my kind of thoughts, my kind of people! Check them out! http://alternative-mom.com/things-we-forget/ Have you heard of the Allergic March? 80% of children who suffer from eczema and food allergies are on the march to asthma and nasal allergies. The Angel seems to be heading this way and the Other Angel suffered her first attack of urticaria (hives due to allergic reaction) on the very ... http://alternative-mom.com/the-allergic-march/ 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 ... http://alternative-mom.com/solar-eclipse-the-singapore-science-centre/ Our recent drive from Singapore to Vientiane (Capital of Laos) saw that we ARE a family of long distance travellers! The Angels were patient and fantastic. The longest, continuous drive we did was a 960km, achieved in a 12 hour journey. We stayed in some really dodgy places and there was ... http://alternative-mom.com/travelling-afar/ Today is the 12th day of Christmas. Time to take down the decorations and reflect on the old year, plan for the new year. [caption id="attachment_77" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="The smell of pine from our Christmas tree!"][/caption] What a lovely season this has been for my family! We have met many new friends ... http://alternative-mom.com/the-12th-day-of-christmas/ My East Bali Poverty fundraising project was great although it left me feeling tired for a few days after handling a group of 10 children from ages 4-11! Age catching up?! We moulded volcanoes, made pseudo-volcanic eruptions, story-telling the kamishibai way, and did a drama! How lovely can it get! I managed ... http://alternative-mom.com/the-art-of-learning-by-doing/ You remember my 48 hours of pure fun (so named by my friend prior to my trip)? I accomplished a lot in that 48 hours and one of the most important and exciting event was bringing in the books I want to fundraise for the East Bali Poverty Project. I'm going ... http://alternative-mom.com/fundraising-for-east-bali-poverty-project-come-join-my-workshop/ If you are like me, love books and love BUYING books, this is really a gem of a find! My friend, P, recently introduced me to : It's fantastic! All prices of the books are already inclusive of delivery! How wonderful is that? It saves you all the hassle of posting, vPosting, extra ... http://alternative-mom.com/book-depository/