Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
We collected our new ride yesterday afternoon. Not that we’re ultimately fussed over these things, but it was quite a different experience at the Mazda showroom compared to the Nissan one 8 years ago. We were ushered into a large
The decision in our new car project 2015 to replace our 8 year Nissan Latio came down to either the Toyota Corolla Altis Elegance, or the Mazda 3 Sedan Deluxe. While the Kia Forte K3 really had some nifty and
We had a bit of time on the weekend morning, so continued our exploration of replacements for our family ride. We’d listed the Toyota Showroom to check out the Altis earlier on, but added in the Mazda showroom for their
We took the weekday afternoon to check out the first two car showrooms. Both showrooms were situated just opposite each other – or rather in fact, the Ubi Road stretch sees a row of car dealerships side by side and
There are many little annoyances about living in Singapore. Most of it people I think have learned to live with, but there’s a couple that really gets their goats. One of these is the price of car ownership, and the
So I’ve hinted strongly at Yang what I’d like for my birthday present last year. He gave me a ‘are you sure?’ kinda look when I told him that I wanted a sewing machine. I want to be empowered to
It might be middle-age or just maybe the slowly but ever steadily increasing demands and expectations at work, but I’ve increasingly become an angry driver when on the road. Not in aggression or exhibitions of dangerous driving, mind you –
Interestingly, over the years while we’ve had many friends who’ve tried blogging, not many keep up with posting after a while. I think a good part of it is that blogging in itself isn’t convenient, relative to social network sites
I’m now – officially – a sworn believer of the Lumix 20mm f1.7. The lens is just incredible! Not that it’s a one-size-fit-all solution for trying to take pictures of little girls who absolutely will not keep still. But the
A year ago I received a fairly large group of JC students who were at my institution as part of their immersion program to better understand video games in society. One of the topics I spoke to them about was
Our last day of the year with Hannah before the two of us head to Changi airport for our flight to Osaka! We were going with a timeplan for the day; which involved a family brunch in the morning, lunch
The Joneses (2009) – on rental. Several years ago I watched a film titled The Stepford Wives, starring Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick, which itself was a remake of a 1975 film of the same name. The film was a
Recent comments