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...]
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...]
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...]
The day I was a Doctor…at Mt. Elizabeth Novena Hospital!
Doc. Dana reporting for duty!Picture this: You’re ill, lying on your bed and recuperating at home. Through your medicine-induced, half-drowsy state, you hear the familiar footsteps of your child approaching. Lovingly, you carve a weak smile and open your eyes to be greeted by a face clad with surgical mask, bearing a pair of scissors in one hand and a knife in the other, muttering the words “ Don’t worry Daddy…I will cure you…I’ve done this many times”. You spring out of bed, if it’s not for … [Read more...]
The Truth about Aedes – The Silent Killers
Singapore is known to be safe from almost all catastrophic natural disasters like typhoons, earthquakes, tornadoes and floods which wreak havoc and cause massive loss of lives in a matter of seconds. However, Singapore’s threats, as evidenced over the last ten years, are not from the ‘seen’ but those ‘unseen’. The SARS Epidemic, Bird Flu, the recent Haze and Dengue serve as real reminders of Singapore's vulnerability as a small city-state and one that is highly dependent on her human … [Read more...]
June Holiday Programme: Art Workshops By HeART Studio
‘I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me’... Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) Tools of the Trade...Great art cannot be fabricated, it has to be inspired. Every artist, be it a painter, an actor or a musician, will attest to the fact that without inspiration, the creative sparks within will eventually die. Art Enrichment Centers are a dime a dozen in Singapore and Dana have attended a few. When it comes to art schools, a good syllabus alone does not … [Read more...]
{Review} Heart to Hart: Our Photoshoot with Tomato Photo
Our Cover Photo by HartWith the proliferation of smart phones, digital cameras and photography apps, photography has become an integral part of everyday life. We 'shoot' almost everything, from food, pets, sunsets, rainbows, architecture, to even personal idiosyncrasies, road accidents and ugly civic behaviours...basically anything that we presume is camera (or instagram or stomp) worthy gets a snapshot. As parents, we literally take tons of photos of our family but these are … [Read more...]
Adventures of Learning to Ride A Bike (Part 2) – Ride Baby Ride!
I love cycling. Many of my childhood memories were centred around cycling. I remembered the only bicycle I had as a child was a ‘Girl’s Bike' - the ones without a center shaft, no gears, just 2 trusty brakes, a wire basket in front to act as a bumper and a 'dynamo' (of which kids these days would associate it with the washing detergent) to power the light…my bike was metallic blue and white in colour. I cycled for many reasons: to school, to tuition classes, to impress … [Read more...]
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