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Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

14 July 2022 – 3:34 pm |

“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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Taxi rides

20 March 2005 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

When we take taxis, we sometimes chat with the drivers and they often have interesting stories to tell. Some would complain about the Singapore government or talk about how the Indonesian government can do BETTER (this sort of goes automatically, ie. once they’ve figured out that we are Indonesians! Hehe.)

Some would share with us stories of how their passengers once ran away without paying or how they had to ask for police officers to wake their drunk passengers up (apparently, male drivers here tend to be very cautious about waking up drunk females to avoid getting accused of sexual harassments)

Anyway, overall I can feel relatively safe taking a taxi here in Singapore. Even late at night. Too bad I can’t say the same about taxi rides in Jakarta! I’d rather stay at home than take one, even in broad daylight!

A few updates

19 March 2005 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

> Anya cruises along rails and sofas well and can stand up by herself for a few seconds, before falling down on her bum (but thanks to her diaper, she’s always well padded. Hehe)

> She understands most of the things we say and would do (hmmm, 60% of the time!) the things we ask her to do

> She’s mastered the skill of ‘getting down from Mommy’s bed’

> She LOVES playing with cords and cables. She’d go into our study room and head straight to where we keep all our battery chargers (unplugged, of course). These things keep her busy for a very long time!

> She’d rock her body to music everytime (Ah, good on you, Anya!)

My very own ‘mini me’ baby

18 March 2005 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

I personally haven’t seen the movie ‘Austin Powers’. Have seen its trailers, familiar with Mike Myers’ characters in the film, just haven’t watched the movies.

Thing is, lately Anya’s been doing the well known ‘mini-me-one-finger-in-the-mouth’ thingy. Not sure where she got it from. She does it with her index finger, though. Hehe.

Early dental care

17 March 2005 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

I think getting kids to see that brushing their teeth can be fun should start early. Anya sure enjoys chewing on her baby tooth brush!

She’d do it while lifting her legs, playing with her tiny toes and … smiling to the camera!

Early friendship

16 March 2005 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

It’s cute watching babies play. One would pull another’s hair, the other retaliates with a poke on the nose. One would want a sip from another’s water bottle, and the other … well, the other doesn’t care usually, because she’s also eyeing for somebody else’s! Hehe. (the neighbour’s grass is always greener’ philosophy starts from an early age, huh!)

Out of all Anya’s baby friends, she plays with Hans the most. He’s 3 months younger but he’s now as big as her, if not bigger!

Anyway, I sometimes do wonder, what if 25 years from now they really end up with each other? Haha … now THAT would REALLY be interesting!

I guess we can only wait and see.

Work those muscles

14 March 2005 | Posted in: Daily, Food & Health | No Comment

I found out that our face has more than 30 muscles and that it takes about 37 muscles to frown and about 22 to smile.

Looking at the different expressions Anya make everyday, her facial mucles must have been really well toned. Hehe.

The art of photography

11 March 2005 | Posted in: Photography | No Comment

I just LOVE these photos!

After Wilson told me about Patrick Demarchelier’s amazing fashion works, I went and browsed through his photos, and when I came across these shots!

I was lost for words.

10 minutes

10 March 2005 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | No Comment

One of the many good things about having a photographer cum designer as a hubby is that I can be sure important moments are nicely captured. Hehe.

This photo was taken by Wilson 10 minutes after Anya’s birth. The nurse wiped her clean, weighed her and wrapped her warmly in this mustard-coloured towel (I got to hold and nurse her only after the doctor was done with the 30-minute stitching job!)

I personally like this photo. It captured Anya’s newborn look. Her face still looked kinda funny. The eyes, the nose, the reddish and blotchy skin (well, newborns are not models, especially after being immersed in water for 9 months!).

We thought she looked like a Mongolian / Nepalese baby in this picture. The kind that you see in National Geographic magazines. Heh.

And so that’s how this ‘Cover Page’ idea came about.

A Good Chat, Anywhere

17 January 2021 | Posted in: Parenting | No Comment
A Good Chat, Anywhere

A good chat with our kids can take place anywhere.At home, in the car, while we have our meals.To us, it’s a great way of instilling values, sharing experiences and exchanging knowledge.(Yes, our kids can …

Parenting: Taking Steps NOW to encourage FUTURE Qualities

11 August 2016 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | 2 Comments

 
Have you ever imagined how things will be like (or how we hope things will be) some 10, 15, 20 years down the road?
What kind of a person will your child be?
 What kind of work …

8 Points I Shared with Senior High School Students on their Career Day

8 December 2016 | Posted in: Daily, Inspirational, Parenting | No Comment

 
Earlier today I spoke to a group of students at ACS Jakarta.
A humbling experience, to have had the opportunity to share, together with the others speakers.

Out of the things I shared with the students, if …

Marriage : staying together, staying happy

4 September 2008 | Posted in: Marriage & Relationships | 6 Comments

My grandmother got married in mainland China when she was sixteen years old. No it wasn’t pre-arranged by their parents, and yes it was based on love.
That was in 1941.
Then 60 years later, in 2001, …

A blast from the past

15 August 2005 | Posted in: Marriage & Relationships | No Comment

I was trying to get some things from our store room when I saw our old photo albums in one of the boxes.
The one on the left was taken not long after we arrived in …

Baby no. 3 : “What Husbands Do to Make Pregnancy More Enjoyable”

5 November 2010 | Posted in: Marriage & Relationships, Pregnancy & Babyhood | 2 Comments

[At 9.5 weeks pregnant]

The other day I had a message from a male reader, and this was what he wrote:
I really am happy that men are unable to ‘give birth’ =)

Having said that the …

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