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“Thanks” to today’s gadgets, more and more kids tend to say, “I don’t know what I’m good at. I don’t know what I like. I’m not interested in anything actually.” (But somehow they are interested …

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Vai’s skin problem : What it is, according to our dermatologist

11 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Food & Health | 8 Comments

Two weeks ago Vai had a tiny scratch on his nose tip, and since then he’s been having ‘strange sores’ appearing on his face.
First, his nose looked as if it’s been burnt, then as the …

Learning to recognise shapes

10 August 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 2 Comments

When it comes to arts and crafts or activities that require Vai to sit down for quite sometime, he’s been quite okay so far. He can sit down and do stuff for a good 10-15 …

Sunday’s Food for Thought – Everlasting Unchanging God

10 August 2008 | Posted in: Inspirational | No Comment
Sunday’s Food for Thought – Everlasting Unchanging God

No one can know what will happen in the future.
If one is successful today, how would we know if fifteen years down the road he’ll be out of job or a bankrupt?
Or if one is …

Accepting the reality : our child is unique

9 August 2008 | Posted in: Parenting | 2 Comments

When Anya was at Vai’s age (he’s turning two years old in less than two weeks), she could already recognise and name most of the alphabets. She knew her shapes, colours, and recognised many many …

Celebrating NDP08 at school

8 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

For a considerably small country, it’s amazing to see how Singapore puts in so much effort in ‘preparing’ their people towards the big day. The billboards and decorations along the streets, the flags hung on …

Making : Bracelets from a plastic bottle

8 August 2008 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 7 Comments

In our family, I’d like to encourage the kids to use everyday stuff at home for our crafting and other activity sessions. It’s our way of ‘recycling’ too, I guess (ie. re-using the materials to …

As he gets less, there’s more …

7 August 2008 | Posted in: Daily, Food & Health | 7 Comments

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

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.

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