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When my 4year-10mth-old girl plans her future

12 January 2009 | Posted in: Daily | 11 Comments
When my 4year-10mth-old girl plans her future

I was preparing dinner when Anya sat on the kitchen top nearby and asked:
Anya : “Mommy, where did you buy that rice cooker?”
Me : “Errr, I can’t quite remember. I think your auntie gave it …

Our afternoon @ East Coast Park

10 January 2009 | Posted in: Photography, Places to Visit | 3 Comments

There we’re again at East Coast Park.
Love the weather. Love the view. Love the family moments.

[Anya and Vai raced down the beach, captured by Daddy]

And here’s me doing ‘the Extended Arm Self Portrait‘ with my …

Giveaway : A pair of hand-made earrings, from Muse by Lady Nic’s

9 January 2009 | Posted in: Giveaways, Awards & Reviews | No Comment

Last year I once wrote about Lady Nic’s, an online store selling hand-made accessories, and interviewed the jewellery maker, Nichol, a stay-at-home mom of one who’s also a good friend of mine.
And now that she’s …

Vai : Early Photography Days

8 January 2009 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | 4 Comments

Anya got her hands on our digital camera soon after she turned two years old. I remember how she was the one who took some of my ‘pregnant tummy’ photos and how she managed to …

Anya’s First Day of Kindergarten

7 January 2009 | Posted in: Daily | 10 Comments

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 …

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

6 January 2009 | Posted in: Parenting, Video | 14 Comments

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 | 15 Comments

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 …

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 …

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