By Month to Four (and a half)
Every year at about this month I’d do a post on how our kids have grown and changed each month. The last such post was in November a year ago here – here’s the updated one from when Hannah has
Category: Children Blues
Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 15
It’s a sure sign of old age – in the last week, my back experienced intense pain after carrying Hannah up. On the first occasion last weekend, and because I’d forgotten that I have a bad back, I lifted Hannah
More Meet-the-Teachers
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
Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 14
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:
Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 13
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,
A 16-month long birthday project
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
The Art of Bartering for Kids, Version for 4 Year Olds
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.
Hannah’s Year End Concert
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
Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 12
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
Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 11
We had quite a range of activities over the long weekend – including two photo-visits to The Minton, my workplace’s family day event at the recently-opened SEA Aquarium, an Indian dinner of pratas, naans and thosais at Prata Wala where
SEA Aquarium @ Resort Worlds Sentosa
Every year or so, my workplace organizes a family-centered event for us to bring our families to an interesting and usually tourist-y place in Singapore. Last year’s event was at Gardens by the Bay. This year, it was at the
Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 10
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
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