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Should Boys Learn How to Cook?

8 May 2012 – 12:57 am | 6 Comments

[Vai preparing breakfast for everyone]

Decades ago they’d answer you with a No, I think.
Because the common value many people believed in at the time was: Cooking and the kitchen were more for the girls.
Well, what’s …

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Video : “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” by 22-month old Vai

9 July 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Video | 6 Comments
vai_twinkle

As Vai turned 22 months some 2 weeks ago, I notice he started ‘singing’ a lot.
He likes to repeat the lyrics and follow the tune.
Anyway, here’s one song that he sort of ‘masters’ so far, …

A different kind of life

8 July 2008 | Posted in: Daily | 4 Comments
alley

We walked past this alley whenever we want to go for one of Jakarta’s well-known noodle shops.
And along the dark corridor, you get to see different kinds of sights that tend to be hidden behind …

Enjoying the moment

7 July 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | 3 Comments
anya_smile_7jul

Kids being kids are not always giggly and happy.
Just like us, they do have moody and cranky moments too.
But when they ARE giggly and silly, I do love capturing and treasuring these happy moments.
Just like …

Sunday’s Food for Thought – Attitude to life

6 July 2008 | Posted in: Inspirational | No Comment
Sunday’s Food for Thought – Attitude to life

There are all sorts of people. Those who can inspire, encourage and make our day. And of course there are those too whose words, actions or attitudes just seem to break our day.
If we were …

Doing the Karen Cheng in Singapore

5 July 2008 | Posted in: Daily | 2 Comments
karen_mirror

Today the four of us spent our afternoon a little differently.
We went to a bar at Clarke Quay – Forbidden City by Indochine – to meet my friend Andrew – whom I first got to …

Finding Levi

5 July 2008 | Posted in: Daily | 3 Comments
whereswally

One of those occasions where Vai casually went off by himself and one of us had to quickly go after him.

Here’s a bit about our Jakarta trip

5 July 2008 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment
anya_vai_plane

Gee. I really don’t know how to begin. There’s so much to tell.
I guess I’ll start from the time I left for Jakarta with the kids and sort of go from there.
Traveling alone with just …

I’m back!

4 July 2008 | Posted in: Daily | One Comment
changi

After two weeks, I’m finally back!
Anya’s started school again and we’re all back to our routine.
Anyway, we took HEAPS of photos and will share them as soon as I’ve unpacked at least ‘part’ of our …

Mealtime ups and downs we Moms go through

1 July 2008 | Posted in: Parenting | 11 Comments
vai_eat_mar08

When we first start breastfeeding our newborn baby, most of us go through times when we :
- wonder whether our breastmilk is sufficient and whether we should also give some formula milk
- are so sleep …