5 reasons why Dream Cruises is an excellent holiday option for families The Hubby never fancied a cruise as a holiday and used to scoff at people who spend their hard-earned money on cruising to “nowhere”. After all, his idea of a holiday is to “get away from the crowds”, have a change in scenery and enjoy new experiences. It didn’t help too that his past two ‘cruise’ experiences, which are more like ferries in Europe didn’t quite turn out well. The prolonged pandemic has … [Read more...]
Archives for 2021
NDP 2021 – Unique Ways to Celebrate from Home
Celebrating the Singapore Spirit, from home. This year’s NDP will be special in many ways. For one, since the nation and the world is still battling the pandemic, it will be one where the celebration is planned specifically for all to celebrate from the safety of our own home with our family and friends. So while the commemoration, in its pomp and pageantry will go on on the Float at Marina Bay, the celebration is encouraged to be done from the safety of our homes. Here are some … [Read more...]
Review – The Capitol Kempinski Hotel, Singapore
The 'Pandemic Gamble' I had booked a surprise staycation for my husband's 50th birthday in May but a week before that, Singapore tightened its safe management measures (Phase 2HA) which means no dining out among others. My husband wasn't in favor of having a staycation during these pandemic times because it meant a lot of pre-booking required (think swimming, meal times etc.) and restricted movement and access. The Phase 2HA tightened measures made me consider if I should postpone … [Read more...]
Review of Dyson Purifier Cool Formaldehyde Air Purifier
Clean And New Doesn't Mean Safe Due to the pandemic, many of us are staying indoors more and consequently, cleaning our homes more. Contrary to what we think, cleaning the home more frequently doesn’t necessarily mean the home is ‘cleaner’ or toxins-free. Every day, we breathe up to 9,000 litres of air and even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we spent as much as 90% of our time indoors (in offices, schools and malls). As our homes increasingly become spaces where we work, study and exercise as … [Read more...]
Daddy Cooks – Dishes Daddy Cooked
Once a Penangite... When your Hubby hails from Penang, you know you have a bona-fide foodie in the house. Not only that, he loves to cook too. Here’s a small collection of some of the assorted dishes he whipped up for the family. Ranging from Egg Benedict in Hollandaise Sauce to Hokkien Prawn Noodles. Recipes and method Here’s a complete Playlist with Recipes and method are disclosed in his videos. The list includes: Home-made Egg Benedict in home-made Hollandaise SauceFried … [Read more...]
Educational and Engaging YouTube Videos For Kids
We are back in Homebased Learning (HBL) season again. We all know how unnerving that can be for some parents when the kids' HBL lessons clash with our WFH commitments or worse, when the learning network (SLS) is down. Sometimes, we also need a time-out from the kids (to run some errands or attend to that urgent Zoom call). Here’s a curated list of educational YouTube videos which are engaging for the children. These videos are also excellent to watch together as a family to engage in … [Read more...]
Local Singapore Adventures for Families
Tried. Tested and Recommended. With the prospect of overseas travel still up in the air (pun not intended), here are some interesting local adventures which you can involve the whole family and kids Not just a list: Some of these can incorporate the use of the Singapore ReDiscover Vouchers while some you can just purchase directly online. Whatever it is, one thing for sure, this is not any simple listicle list but it’s something we have personally tried, experienced and therefore … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Vaccination Tips
“It is as if I’ve been hit by a train…” remarked the Hubby. The Hubby took his 2nd dose of the Pfizer-Biontec COVID-19 vaccine and less than 24 hours later, he suddenly developed chills, fever, lethargy during the evening and had to return to see a GP for some flu and fever medication to rest. He felt generally fine after his first dose and was still largely out and about on the 2nd day after his 2nd dose. From his experience he has these tips to share: (Note: Points below are … [Read more...]
How Ergonomics Furniture ‘Saved’ Us When WFH
We belong to those working parents where the stresses and conflicts from working from home can sometimes make us feel like we are working from ‘Hell’. One contributing factor, aside from the managing the kids and their HBL (Home-based Learning), is the lack of proper WFH (Work-From-Home) furniture. Pain. Pain. Pain. Here are 3 painful lessons we have learnt on why the common study table is not suited to support WFH: Work furniture in the office are purpose-built to support long hours … [Read more...]
2020 in Review: How we handled setbacks and struggles with our kids
The blog has been quite quiet. Chiefly because of the Pandemic but also because we have been facing setbacks, one after another. In fact, I am half-hearted if I should even publish this post. After all, many shared about how they successfully overcome this difficult pandemic year, but ours was riddled with endless fire-fighting. When it rained, it poured. The Pandemic: For a family who thrives on discovering new places and forging memories through new … [Read more...]