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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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As he gets less, there’s more …

7 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Food & Health | 7 Comments
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The ‘burnt’ wound on Vai’s nose is looking better now. The skin on the nose is still rather pinkish but most of the scabs have come off by themselves. Which is good.
Now, the puzzling thing …

Good old Playdoh Time!

6 August 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily | No Comment
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Err. Except that it’s actually a playdoh-lookalike from China called ‘Dough Set’, sold for just $3 (a set of four little tubs!) from Toys”R”US! Heh.

Siblings : Taking a closer look

5 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily | 7 Comments
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I’ve seen siblings whose features and look are just SO similar with each other that they seem to have been ‘carbon-copied‘.
And so far I’ve had people telling me how Anya and Vai look similar, and …

Day seven of Vai’s little incident

4 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Food & Health | No Comment
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It’s been a week since the skin on his nose was somewhat ‘burnt’ by the medicated ointment.
By today, parts of the scab have come off by itself. Vai hasn’t been wanting to scratch it since …

Sunday’s Food for Thought – Lessons to learn from Joseph’s life

3 August 2008 | Posted in: Inspirational | 4 Comments
Sunday’s Food for Thought – Lessons to learn from Joseph’s life

Here are a few things we can all learn from the character of Joseph in the Bible (mental notes I made from today’s sermon):
- He might have been wronged and unfairly treated by his brothers, …

Sneak Peek : Preview of National Day Parade 2008

2 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment
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Went to Esplanade‘s Waterfront to watch the ‘preview’ of Singapore’s National Day Parade by the river (which btw is scheduled for next Saturday, 9 Aug).

The airshow started close to 7pm, I think, but we were …

Update on Vai’s latest incident

1 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Food & Health, Photography | 5 Comments
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This is how his little nose looks like today. Mostly dried up and cracked.

At the playground, the other day …

1 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | No Comment
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