The mother who could not snow-plough
As I was writing this, Samuel threw up in his sleep. He was to throw up four times in four hours. He may do it again, and I wonder how...
PSLE – social leveller
Today I wrote a letter to Chua Mui Hoong, who wrote the excellent article “A place for exams as social leveller” in the Sunday Times. Instead of writing a full...
Just get me the marks!
This is the last lap for Elkan and me, for PSLE 2012. At this stage, it is about one thing, and one thing alone – MARKS. I kind of enjoy...
I will teach you in ways you can understand
Today is the last class which Samuel will be taking at Berries. 真是有点儿不舍得。One of the reasons we stopped is because Samuel does not really like his current class. At first...
Formula for 11 times table
It is strange, but these two days, Elkan has been saying lots of “I’m so smart!” to himself and no one in particular. I asked him whether he is doing...
Allowing my child to fail
I managed to catch snippets of the recent Conversations with PM, and the discussions were on having children, education and the future of Singapore. One thing which Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar said stayed...
Nobody else loves them like I do
Yesterday I went to Tien Hsia to enquire about chinese class for Samuel. I went because a friend had highly recommended it. I know that Tien Hsia standards are high...
M.A.D. (Mum and Dad) time – for the love of our children
It is not easy for Edmund and I to get away on an extended date. We do spend regular time together – we jog together at least twice a week, and...
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