Safari Zoo Run, Singapore’s wildest race, returns with competitive and family-oriented runs during the weekend of 27 and 28 February 2016. Avid runners can look forward to 10km and 5.5km races while families looking to bond over a healthy walk amidst nature can enjoy a more leisurely pace with the 5.5km or 2.5km family dashes. The races will transport runners past animal exhibits through scenic paths lined by greenery in Night Safari and Singapore Zoo. A host of carnival festivities awaits … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Going Local with Le Creuset: Fish Maw Soup
During the December school holidays, the husband and I challenged ourselves to cook yet another heritage dish which we can serve our guests when they visit. Fish Maw Soup is one of our favourite but we only get it to eat it on special occasions. Ever since our Bangkok trip where we tasted the Fish Maw Soup from Ping's Teochew Restaurant, we had been thinking how awesome it would be if we can master this dish for the upcoming Chinese New Year. With a good recipe in hand, we went about … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Primary 1 Dad…Real Struggles Faced By P1 Kids (& Their Parents)…
We were at a dinner function when I glanced from the corner of my eye and saw my daughter, all of 7 year old, reading intently a write up on Taylor Swift and bobbing her head to the singer’s tune which I eventually learnt to be ‘Shake it off’. Funny, that was exactly what I had trouble doing - ’shaking off’ the reality that my daughter, who barely a year ago, was still singing musical highlights from Rodgers and Hammerstein with me in the car, has just added the likes of ‘Tay Tay’ and One … [Read more...]
The ergobag: Schoolbag Ready-Steady-Go!
Almost every movement in our body (from birth to old age) involve our spines. However sad to say, some of our children’s spines are being affected by poor posture as well as by carrying heavy school bags. One of the important things I discovered as a parent of a school going child is never to overlook the importance of a good school bag. After all the fussing about getting into a 'good' school, labelling the text books, folders, stationeries etc…where do they all go into? Yes…the school bag. … [Read more...]