What a handsome looking cake for Fathers' Day!Fathers Day falls on the third Sunday of June (which happens to be 15 June this year). Unlike Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day receives lesser hype and attention. Even the gifts tend to be simpler as Dads tend to be a little more laid-back and more practical. As wives, we can often get away with a handmade drawing from the kids, a blue-ray DVD of the husb's favourite movie / TV series or a homely meal whipped up with him in mind.I see a heartening trend … [Read more...]
Do you have a Ready Bag?
A First Aid Kit is an essential part of Emergency Readiness but this is NOT a Ready Bag. Read on.We are very fortunate to live in Singapore where our good geographical location shields us from most natural calamities and disasters (e.g. floods, lightning storms etc.). That does not mean that we should be ignorant about survival skills in times of civil emergencies, epidemic outbreaks, environmental hazards or even terrorist attacks.Top 10 THREATS WE FACE IN SG A) The top 3 Civil … [Read more...]
Drive Safe. Drive. Save! 10 Unique Fuel-Saving Tips from Singlet Daddy!
In our first post on fuel-saving tips, I shared about how Shell empowers and educates drivers to save fuel while driving. This is important since the running cost of owning a car in Singapore is high and inefficient driving only makes it worse. In this 2nd instalment, I will share 10 of my own unique fuel saving tips to help all of us, urban drivers Drive Safe and Drive. Save! 1) Keep it in the Center: In Singapore’s busy city roads, driving in the center lanes reduces the … [Read more...]
Personalise it with SnapSack™!
Born out of her need to find the perfect "Mommy Bag", Anna Hart, the creator of SnapSack™ Handbag came up with a bag that not only holds all of a Mama’s essentials, but also keeps our loved ones and happy memories close at hand. Made of the best canvas and plastic products in the market, the SnapSack™ Handbag is durable, waterproof and comes with detachable photo holders that allow us to personalise the bags according to our creativity, to reflect our own style and passions. We can add photos, … [Read more...]
Drive Safe. Drive. Save! Part 1
Singapore is well-known for many things…among them is the astronomical prices of cars. While that has helped to curb colossal traffic jams, it is a major financial expense for families with children who find having a car is quite essential - not only for the convenience of bringing us to far-flung places locally and bringing the extended family out for meals but more importantly, for those emergencies, particularly during bad weather or peak ‘got money no taxi’ periods.So while we know that … [Read more...]
Art and Style @ Pumpkin Patch
We spent a fruitful Mothers' Day weekend. It started bright and early on Saturday morning with Dana and I invited to Pumpkin Patch's Art Jamming event at their Vivocity outlet. It's a rare opportunity for me to take a break from my weekend routines to spend time with Dana and I relished the session. The teachers from My Art Studio handed the kids a canvas board each and gave them free reign to draw/paint anything on the theme 'Summer'. Since it was Mothers' Day, Dana wanted a painting of 3 … [Read more...]
5 No-Tears Ways To Help Kids Love Chinese
Dana speaks Mandarin fluently and we've often been asked by friends and readers how we enthuse her in learning Chinese. It's no secret really, we do it these 5 ways:1. Through TravelsOne of the key uses of language is for communication. Travelling helps children see the language come alive and when you are in a foreign country, they see first hand how useful the language is. For this reason alone, we've brought Dana to Taiwan twice for language immersion. She saw how we interacted … [Read more...]
Sunday Lunch, the way it was meant to be…
Idyllic setting by the waterfrontLike most salaried folks, we slog through work commitments, errands and chores during the weekdays, leaving precious weekends to spend meaningful quality time with our family. Like most, these meaningful times would often revolve around a good meal. Sadly, while buffets are not lacking in Singapore, we sometimes let form, or should I say ‘food’ overrule the substance - the actual purpose behind the meal itself. While the adults may be busy tucking into their … [Read more...]
The Mad Science Young Wizards Party!
An excited Princess at her Mad Science Party!When it comes to planning the party programmes, we have three criteria: they must be educational, fun and engaging. Ever since Dana started attending the weekly Science enrichment in her kindy, she's take a great liking to Science. She devours the Young Scientist Magazines avidly and dabbles in the occasional home experiments as 'Scientist Dana and Singlet Daddy'. When Mad Science Singapore wanted to sponsor Dana with a Mad Science programme, we knew … [Read more...]
GREASE is still THE word for rockin and rollin good times
Couple times for us are important but rare. We’ve never been comfortable leaving the daughter in the care of others for too long a time due to accountability and risk issues. Hence, we have to be very selective in the dates we go on. One of those ‘fail-proof’ couple dates that we will never say no to is that of watching live musicals together.Now on at the MBS Grand Theatre till 18 May!When we heard that GREASE – the musical is making its comeback to Singapore, we were psyched. Having been a … [Read more...]
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