A fellow Mommy Blogger Lyn shared this video on facebook yesterday. I teared watching it. On too many mornings, my fuse has been short, my temper great and my words harsh. God is convicting me to exercise more self-control, more love and more patience because despite all my shortcomings, my daughter still can see the good in me. I have so much, so much to be thankful for and by God's grace, I will see myself transformed in a new light. A New Perspective For Moms … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Weekend Wandering: Dentist for a Day!
I stared into the blinding light, trying to make sense of my surrounding. My eyes quickly focused on a masked face which was approaching me, eagerly... but before I could react, I heard a muffled voice speak through the surgical mask, " Hi Daddy..." her eyes squinted with a wide smile beneath the mask. I smiled in return and replied, " Hi Dana!" but before I could continue, she commanded, " Open your mouth..." I sheepishly obliged as she proceeded to examine my teeth with a mouth mirror … [Read more...]
LEGOLAND Water Park, Malaysia (Part 1) – A Guide to all the Rides!
The hugely popular LEGOLAND® Malaysia just got even wilder and wetter with the opening of it's Asia’s first and World's largest LEGOLAND® Water Park on 21st October 2013. The Water Park has more than 20 unique water based rides and over 70 specially built LEGO models. Situated right next to the (dry) LEGOLAND theme park in Nusajaya - a 40 min drive from the Tuas Checkpoint in normal traffic conditions. You have to purchase separate admission tickets into the LEGOLAND® Water … [Read more...]
Let’s do the Bollywood Shake with Lifebuoy Secret Wash!
Children between the ages of 3 to 5 are beginning to exert and exercise the reins of independence. Apart from learning to feed and dress themselves, they also become more responsible for their personal hygiene - learning to use a toilet on their own, to wash their hands and use a tissue when needed. As parents, we should enable children to grow, flourish and function independently under our protection.Dana sharing with her friends the importance of washing our hands after play...In such a highly … [Read more...]
Post Exam Fun @ Universal Studios Singapore!
In a land not so far away, beloved movie characters come to life and we can make merry with abandon, like a child all over again. Last week, I took advantage of the PSLE marking days, made a pact with my Sis to bring the kids to one of our favourite theme park - Universal Studios Singapore. Daddy had to sit out on this much-anticipated excursion as he came down with an unexpected bout of hfmd (sigh)... Not wanting to disappoint the kids, we went ahead with our plans and I took on the challenge … [Read more...]
Daddy & Dana Duet – Caribbean Carnival
Singapore is a developed and affluent nation. With that comes abundant opportunities and resources for our children to acquire skills and knowledge that many kids in other parts of the world have little access to.Parents here are therefore confronted with a unique 'first-world' problem associated with outsourcing. We shuttle our children from one enrichment to another, complete one accessment book after another, hothouse the kids from … [Read more...]
Not without my daughter…
A post dedicated to our firstborn Nathaniel, born and died on 10 October 2004. He would have been 9 years old today.I rushed to the clinic only to see my wife lying there. The same place where over ultrasounds the last few weeks offered life, hope and anticipation…now these words, the same place, takes on a different twist – “Please survive, please hang on. Don’t go. Will he be ok?”Within a few hours, my wife was whisked to NUH where she was warded in an isolation ward, trying … [Read more...]
ArtScience Museum Presents 50 Best National Geographic Photos
That familiar Yellow Frame at The ArtScience Museum!Growing up in those pre-iPad days, I remembered my Mum used to 'feed' us with books and magazines. Ever so often, she would trot my siblings and I down to the Indian Book Seller to get us stashes of second hand books and magazines. One of the 'books' which never fails to draw my attention was one with a yellow frame on its cover. That book would always pique my interest with its stunning and thought-provoking … [Read more...]
Weekend Wanderings: Whimsical UPicnic 2013
Living in an urbanised city, it takes a conscientious effort to make a picnic happen. That's why we are very appreciative of NTUC UFamily's initiative to host the UPicnic in a bid to get more families to bond over food, fun and memories. This year is the second year that UPicnic is organised and we were delighted that it's only a stone's throw away from our home at West Coast Park. It sounds like an absurd idea to picnic in this intense heat that we are experiencing but all the families who were … [Read more...]
Dating the VW Sharan…
Multipurpose vehicles (MPVs) are a dime a dozen on Singapore roads. From 5 to 8 seaters, MPVs attract families with their ample space, roomy compartments and their functionality such as the ability to 'flat-bed' the rear seats to suit the modern family’s diverse lifestyle needs. So when we were given an opportunity to test-drive the Volkswagen Sharan for a week, we (being sedan drivers) were quite intrigued to see if this MPV can convince us to consider one.Unlike the blinking lights and … [Read more...]