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Our Weekend Getaway @ Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre

21 August 2010 | Posted in: Daily | 7 Comments

Courtesy of Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre, we enjoyed a weekend getaway right here in Singapore.
So happy. So grateful.
And to have it when one of our family members is having his 4th birthday makes it …

Vai is FOUR today, and here’s his little cake …

20 August 2010 | Posted in: Daily | 6 Comments


There you go.
Our humble home-made cake.
Chocolate cake  on the inside, and marshmallow fondant on the outside.
[Managed to roughly ‘re-shape’ the squashed Dinoco Lightning McQueen’s bonnet and left tyre on the car, heh]
A mini rectangular cake …

Children : Gift From God

19 August 2010 | Posted in: Inspirational | No Comment

Unless the LORD builds the house,
its builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchmen stand guard in vain.
In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep …

My First Ever Attempt: Fondant Dinoco McQueen

18 August 2010 | Posted in: Daily | 10 Comments

Vai LOVES Lightning McQueen.
And since we’re celebrating his 4th birthday at his Sunday School this weekend, I thought it’d be nice to ‘attempt’ and make a Dinoco McQueen to put on his home-made cake.
Errr … the …

Making: Fish Paper Collage

18 August 2010 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | No Comment

Here’s another simple paper collage work that we did together that day.
The kids made their own fish paper collage, mostly using the flyers we found in our mailbox (ie. before we threw them away)
What we …

Making: Tortoise Paper Collage

17 August 2010 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 2 Comments

It’s been a (long) while since I last posted our arts and crafts works!
Ah. So much to share, so little time.
Places we visit. Recipes I managed to test out. School-related thoughts. Things we learn at home. Kids’ updates. Challenges …

Someone’s turning FOUR in four days …

16 August 2010 | Posted in: Daily | One Comment

… yes, it’s the little boy who runs around with his undies on his head!

Btw, we plan to celebrate his birthday at Sunday School this weekend and at his nursery school the following Monday. And, …

Sunday’s Food for Thought: The Three Crosses

15 August 2010 | Posted in: Inspirational | No Comment
Sunday’s Food for Thought: The Three Crosses

The CROSS was placed where there was no miracle,
but the cross showed us the greatest miracle.
The CROSS was placed where there was no light,
but the cross manifested the greatest light.
The CROSS was placed where there …

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