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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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Polliwalks Giveaway : Have you left your comments ?

8 October 2008 | Posted in: Giveaways & Awards | 3 Comments
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All good things must come to an end, and the Polliwalks Shoes Giveaway contest is ending in ONE WEEK’S time!
I’ve seen giveaway contests where close to two hundred people left comments and took their chance …

Our night out : Chinatown and Clarke Quay

7 October 2008 | Posted in: Places to Visit | No Comment
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Last weekend we took Wilson’s family for a night out at Chinatown as they’re looking for souvenirs to bring back to Jakarta.
It’s a pretty nice place for tourists (even locals) to visit I think. You’d …

While we still can

6 October 2008 | Posted in: Parenting | 3 Comments
vai_mom_chinatown

Children will not be with us forever. As they grow up, they’ll increasingly be independent, the way they all should be.
And so as weeks, months and years pass by, our time with them and the …

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Sunday’s Food for Thought : Knowing and fighting for the Truth

5 October 2008 | Posted in: Inspirational | No Comment
Sunday’s Food for Thought : Knowing and fighting for the Truth

When we know what’s right from wrong, do we tend to keep quiet so that we appear to remain ‘neutral’ to others? Or do we stick to what we know as the truth and fight …

Making crowns and role-playing fun!

4 October 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily | 5 Comments
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More than a year ago Anya made a paper crown after learning about the biblical character ‘Queen Esther’.
And a few days ago, after Anya re-read about how brave and dependent upon God Queen Esther was, …

A date with the Zoo animals

3 October 2008 | Posted in: Places to Visit | 5 Comments
rhinobypapi

We’ve been to the Singapore Zoo for quite a number of times but I don’t think we’ll ever get tired of it.
We get to see and learn about God’s beautiful creatures – big and small, …

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Our day out at East Coast Park

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We had such a nice time at East Coast Park yesterday!
The kids enjoyed some sandplay and went on playing and running along the beach.
We rented some bicycles too and cycled quite a fair bit till …

‘I Love Children’ on Children’s Day

1 October 2008 | Posted in: In the Media | 3 Comments
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I just recently found out that in 1954 the United Nations actually suggested that all nations observe a universal Children’s Day as a way to promote the welfare of the world’s children.
In Singapore, we celebrate …

Mother & Baby Indonesia – October 2008 : Parents vs. Grandparents

1 October 2008 | Posted in: In the Media | No Comment
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The October edition of Mother and Baby Indonesia magazine is out!
They have a good article on “Parents versus Grandparents’, and what we (parents) can do to minimise conflicts and encourage better relationships between our kids …