This post is dedicated to all my Daddy friends, near or far, in real or virtual space… who had in one way or another supported me through my fatherhood journey. Particularly to Winston, Nick and Andy, who stopped, waited and kept a look-out for me during Sunday’s OCBC Cycle event. You need not have to, but you all did, willingly, cheerfully. Thank you. Here’s to our next ride. Photo Credit: OCBC Cycle FB “Are you ok?” “I’m just enjoying the view. As the Daddy and de-facto driver in the … [Read more...]
Be a Garden Trooper at Gardens By The Bay!
I'm a plant lover and I look up to friends who have green thumbs, especially those who are able to plant (and harvest) their own crops of vegetables and fruits, be it at their own corridor garden or at the community plots. In fact, I was a 'Gardening Club' member when I was in Primary School and spent my Saturday mornings pruning plants (Ladies Finger, Brinjal, Lime and more) under my teacher's supervision! My Mom-in-Law who resides in Penang owns and curates a beautiful garden. When I … [Read more...]
Navy @ Vivo 2016 – More than just an ordinary Open House
It was a Saturday evening. In fact, it was already late at 9:40pm to be exact - way past the Open House's stipulated closing time of 9 p.m. I had just finished a late dinner in Vivocity with my daughter Dana after a 2-hour tour of the RSS Tenacious when I saw scores of Navy officers still busy manning their booths and engaging the public. From the 'Rope Works' – where an officer was patiently teaching an elderly man the intricacies of tying a knot, to the 'Photo Booth' where Navy officers were … [Read more...]
Return to S.E.A Aquarium – A Special Book Launch!
Book launch: ‘Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di & Xandy: Return to the S.E.A. Aquarium’ and the Ocean Dream Experience Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin It seemed so surreal, even for an adult like me to be there, in front of the world’s biggest aquarium tank, the Ocean Dome, watching the vast variety of marine life swimming leisurely in front of us and right at that moment, the book jumps to life – David Seow’s latest book: Return to … [Read more...]
Joy Music Studio – Nurturing the True Joy of learning Music
Music plays a big part in society and culture. Rightly so then, music plays a big part in our family whether it is being able to play and instrument or just singing our hearts out in the car. There’s nary a day go by without an activity involving music. Even our 22 month old son loves to groove to music. Our 8 y/o Dana has been expressing her interest in learning another instrument and deepen her interest in singing (She sings all the time!). But due to our work commitments and her own … [Read more...]
Ask a TLL Teacher!
Dana's TLL English Folder, adorned with stickers from her TLL teacher each week! Towards the third quarter of Primary One last year, we realized Dana was under-performing in English. She couldn’t thread together a fluent, engaging piece of composition and was struggling with spelling. Tried as we could, we were not able to translate her voracity for reading into good writing. She was starting to lament that she was lousy (in English). We decided we had to do something to raise her morale … [Read more...]
Kidzania Singapore: Boarding Soon!
We love KidZania and have been to its KL and Bangkok branches. We love it for the fun, educational and interactive role-playing experiences that kids from 4 to 14 can participate in! Best of all, parents can witness their kids in action! It's like an amusement park but better - kids learn, kids share with their parents and families grow closer together from the entire experience! Singapore's very own KidZania is almost ready for boarding! Concept of KidZania KidZania (which … [Read more...]
National Gallery Singapore – Keppel Center for Art Education
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer One consistent thing about the many great cities we have been to (such as New York, Boston, London and Tokyo) is that despite being prominent economic and political power houses, these cities do not neglect their children. In fact, they devote precious resources to nurture their young particularly in the area of the arts and sciences where their curiosity can be stoked and creativity … [Read more...]
The TLL Experience – Student Centered. Future Oriented.
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” ― Malcolm X How do we bring Singapore beyond the next fifty years? We all know the answer. As cliched as it may sound, our children are our future. In order to thrive, our children will not only have to acquire knowledge for acing exams. Beyond that, they have to attain wisdom and develop a set of core values and critical thinking skills which will help them make sense of this … [Read more...]
Come play at The National Museum: Masak Masak 2015
This June hols, children here have a new place to play. A rather unlikely place to run and hop around but why not? We all know that the best way to learn is through fun and play. So, once again, to encourage children and families to learn a bit more about our own heritage, the good folks at the National Museum is bringing back the highly popular Children's Season! The Children’s Season at the National Museum of Singapore returns with another fun-filled exhibition to celebrate the June … [Read more...]
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