Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
With no. 2 now in tow, home-cooked food has become a nice-to-have item. We try to cook on the weekends but weeknights are often defined by take-out dinners. Thank God that Hannah is fed home-cooked meals by her nanny on
There’s an interesting news article about that rite-of-passage many parents of young children go through here: the Meet-the-Parents sessions, or Meet-the-Teachers depending on your perspective. In it, the author compares what these sessions were like during her time as a
Both Ling and I posted little stories to share about our ongoing interactions with Hannah. First one from Ling: Hannah was showing us her dance in the living room just now… H: “And shake the hips gently this way…” H:
The two girls and boy at home have taken turns to experience bouts of illnesses in the last couple of days. It kicked off with Peter getting a mild temperature, then spreading it to Hannah, then Mommy. Adding onto that,
It all started with my mother in-law’s 70th birthday last year. I wanted to give her something meaningful. I find gifting older folks rather challenging as they usually desire very little from the material world. So after scratching my head
Hannah and I had the following conversation just a few evenings ago. H: “Daddy, after I bathe, can I watch a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode?” Me: “Daddy will think about it.” After a few minutes… H: “Daddy, I love you.
To be honest, after our impressions from last year, I wasn’t looking forward to Hannah’s concert this year. While the kids clearly enjoyed themselves at these events, there are concerns from parents on social media about how costly and logistically
This weekend was a pretty cramped one for us – on account that Saturday morning was spent going by a school to give a talk, and Sunday was Hannah’s Nursery end-of-year concert event at Kallang Theater. Still lots of opportunities
Well, here are the first pictures of Hannah and Peter and with the new E-PL6. It’s probably impossible to tell from the pictures below, but Hannah has been ill. Basically, the usual bout of mild fever, runny nose, coughing and
While the m4/3s family system has met all the photographic ticks I care for – compact and unobtrusive when taking pictures of kids, light, and great prime lens range – camera system watchers have been apparently somewhat less sanguine about
It’s been nearly 18 months since I picked up the Olympus E-M5. Thinking back; that was one of the most significant photographic decisions I had to make! I was at a crossroad deciding which mirrorless camera system to continue with
Peter is just about three weeks away from four months old now, and Ling will be returning to work soon too in just over a week. We’ve made arrangements for Hannah’s current nanny to take care of both children. That’s
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