31st Jan 2013

Exercising – for the love of the family

Finally, for the first time in many years, I set a resolution to exercise regularly. I have always disliked setting exercise resolutions.  The main reason is that I don’t like...

29th Jan 2013

A different sort of P1

I have been reading posts from other blogger mothers whose children started Primary one this year.  There were happy stories about visits to the bookshops, and heart-wrenching ones about children...

25th Jan 2013

The teenager number one

One of the reasons I did not want to have children, is that I was a rebellious teenager.  My mother had a difficult time, and I did not want to...

22nd Jan 2013

The sisterhood of motherhood

I have always wanted to be a SAHM.  I never thought it would be possible.  But in 2010 I became one. Now my days are filled with chauffeuring duties – bringing my...

18th Jan 2013

Rise and Shine! Give your child a healthy breakfast!

A friend posted this on facebook.  I loved it.  It really makes me feel so much better about myself. You see, around me, there are many talented mothers – crafty...

15th Jan 2013

A litter at a time

Some time back I read the Straits Times article “The dirty truth about Singapore” by Han Fook Kwang. Among other things, the writer talked about the civic-mindedness of the Taiwanese.  Apparently,...

15th Jan 2013

Going the extra mile

Recently, I started a campaign.  It is to encourage people to pick up litter. When I shared this idea with a friend, she said :”In the first place, don’t litter”....

15th Jan 2013

I am my brother’s keeper

I just read two articles on the Connecticut shooting. One talks about the relationship between video game companies and gun manufacturers, and another blamed the deaths on gun. Both video...

01st Jan 2013

Animal Bullies

I came across this old article on “Animal Bullies” from the magazine Wildlife Wonders, produced by the Jurong BirdPark and Singapore Zoological Gardens. Apparently, the Lion is the biggest bully of...