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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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Article Archive for January 2009

Anya’s First Day of Kindergarten

7 January 2009 | Posted in: Daily | 10 Comments
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it’s the beginning of another school year for almost all preschoolers here in Singapore, and today Anya officially started her Kindergarten class!
It all went well today. Phew. Definitely nothing like last year, where her desperate …

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‘Making Children Mind without Losing Yours’ : Relationships come before rules

6 January 2009 | Posted in: Parenting, Video | 14 Comments
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Now here is one parenting book that I’d recommend to all parents out there!
‘Making Children Mind without Losing Yours‘ by Dr. Kevin Leman.
It was actually recommended by a good friend of mine sometime ago, but …

The Extended Arm Self Portrait

5 January 2009 | Posted in: Photography | 14 Comments
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I was browsing my old photos the other day when I came to realise how I have a habit of extending one arm and holding the camera towards myself when taking photos.
I have SO MANY …

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Sunday’s Food for Thought – More caring, Less individualistic

4 January 2009 | Posted in: Inspirational | No Comment
Sunday’s Food for Thought – More caring, Less individualistic

We all live in an increasingly individualistic society. A society where people show care towards those who’re directly related to them, those who’re loving towards them, those who can be ‘beneficial’ to them.
Our children too …

When it rained on me @ Marina Barrage

3 January 2009 | Posted in: Photography, Places to Visit | 3 Comments
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I must say, if you’d like to get a good sun tan, then visit the Marina Barrage in the middle of the day. We all went home a few shades darker having spent some two …

Marina Barrage, Singapore’s Latest Reservoir

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On the very last day of 2008, we went to check out the ‘Carnival and Countdown Festival‘ at the Marina Barrage, Singapore’s latest reservoir!
By the time we got there it was already 3pm. It …

The year when we CAN make choices

1 January 2009 | Posted in: Inspirational | 2 Comments
The year when we CAN make choices

Someone shared this thought and I’d like to share it with you on the first day of the year.

In life there are things that we can and cannot choose.
We can’t choose when we’d want to …