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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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Visiting Indonesia: Vin’s Berry Park in Bandung

19 January 2010 | Posted in: Daily, Places to Visit | 2 Comments

Last month we all went to Indonesia and we visited Bandung as well with Wilson’s family.
One of the places we checked out was Vin’s Berry Park (or Vin’s Berry Farm), where we managed to see (and …

Vai: ‘Mommy, take a shot of me too please … ‘

16 January 2010 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | One Comment

We had quite a few indoor shoots today, and we turned one part of our humble home into a ‘studio’. Yep, with backdrops, studio lights and all.
As usual, I would share with Anya and Vai at least …

Photography: Natural Light and Shadows

14 January 2010 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | 10 Comments

The next time you try taking photos at home, you may want to experiment with some natural light, from the side, and create some shadow effect on your subject. Like what Anya and I did …

Play-doh and Role-Playing Fun

13 January 2010 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily | 6 Comments

Play-doh ‘look-alikes’ are just everywhere these days.
And they’re getting quite creative too, I reckon!

We got this one as a gift last year.
A ‘going to the doctor’ play set.
Cute, heh.
And, it allows for role-playing fun too!

And …

Parenting: Kids in the Kitchen

Just recently, as I was chatting away with another mom, she asked :
‘So do you cook at home?’
‘Yes’, I said.
‘Then where are your kids when you’re cooking?’, she asked as she gave a puzzled look.
(She …

In Pictures: Anya at 5 years and 9 months

11 January 2010 | Posted in: Daily, Photography | No Comment

She can be mellow and reserved.

She can be loud and giggly.

She can be silly and funny.

She can be calm and composed.

Anya turns six years old in three months time. And it’s been an amazing journey …

Enjoying our ‘free and easy’ days

8 January 2010 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily | 8 Comments

Here in Singapore, Nursery and Kindergarten kids generally spend an average of three hours at school.
Before or after those three hours, however, some may have been signed up for tuitions, enrichment classes and other extra-curricular activities.
If the …

Vai: Day Two of Nursery School

7 January 2010 | Posted in: Daily | 2 Comments

Last Tuesday was Vai’s second day of school.
Just before he put on his uniform that morning, he told me how he didn’t want to go.
As we walked to school, he told me how he’s tired …

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