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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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Time with the Bigger Family : Opportunities to Learn Basic Courtesies

30 March 2015 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

 
One of the things that I appreciate about living in Jakarta, is the opportunities to see my bigger families more often than when we were back in Singapore.
(Back in Singapore, we went to Jakarta for …

Instilling Responsibility Since Young

27 March 2015 | Posted in: Daily, Parenting | No Comment

 
Are our children given the chance to help out and contribute to their home?

In our family, we believe all children need to know how they are important members of the family.
And we believe, it is …

Relocating to Jakarta, and Coping with the Change!

6 March 2015 | Posted in: Daily, Inspirational | 2 Comments

 
‘It’s okay. Jakarta is okay too. You’ll do fine living there.’
Out of nowhere, a friend who lived in Singapore said that to us to ‘cheer us up’ after seeing how we faced the big flood …

Underwater Shots!

28 February 2015 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | 2 Comments

 
Well apparently … smiling for the camera – while underwater – is not as easy as it looks! =)
Glad to have taken some shots of the family, underwater, while we all went to Waterbom PIK …

Happy Lunar New Year!!

19 February 2015 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

Best wishes to you all in the coming year!!

PS: Btw, the kids love their hand-made hongbao lanterns =) With little candles placed inside, they did lit up nicely, we reckon =)
 

How our 3 Kids and I Survived the Flood, the Rain, and Walked Back Home!

10 February 2015 | Posted in: Daily, Parenting | 36 Comments

 
Flood. Dear flood.
What seemed to happen in Jakarta ‘every 5 years’ has somehow become an ‘annual disaster’.
We arrived in Jakarta in March 2012 and since then, we’ve witnessed Jakarta going through this flood problem, once …

Finally, Some Chinese New Year Feel … in Jakarta

31 January 2015 | Posted in: Daily, Places to Visit | 2 Comments

 
We went to Bay Walk shopping centre at Pluit today, and …. ah, finally … some Chinese New Year feel here in Jakarta! =)
Lanterns. Flowers. Chinese New Year stage shows. Sea view. Outdoor decorations.
 

 
I really …

IKEA is now open in Indonesia!

21 January 2015 | Posted in: Daily | No Comment

I heard about IKEA coming to Jakarta since around two years ago, I think.
And we were excited about it!
IKEA Indonesia finally did open in October last year, and we went to check it out on …

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