I am a mum
For Mother’s Day, I decided to celebrate by writing. I have written only sporadically for the past few years, mainly because the past few years of mothering have been difficult...
Happy birthday to Me
When I went to my table this morning, this sight greeted me. It was a birthday present from Elias. There is a personal message behind that. He wrote “Thank you...
TCS : MAD Race and Flag Day 2015
This month we participated in two Touch Community Services (TCS) events. The first was on 10 Oct 15 – the MAD Race which was to raise awareness for Depression. We walked...
Broken so I can be made whole
I now have two teenagers. What’s most interesting about having teenagers (besides their changing voice….) is the sudden advancement of their intellectual prowess. We often discuss politics and history with...
Thank you, for the primary school years
I now have two boys in Secondary school. Wow. It is unbelievable. Where did the primary school years go? I suppose they just went day by day, from one spelling to...
This is your path – walk in it
While catching up on my blogging, I pulled up this song “路要自己走” (You have to walk this path on your own). (The lyrics, English and Chinese, are at the bottom...
谢谢你，对不起。Thank you, and Sorry.
This is written, in appreciation for, and as a tribute to Chinese teachers. Yet this story has a sad ending. I really appreciate the children’s Chinese teachers. It is not...
Why not wait?
Today is a special day for me, because today is the day Elkan and I became friends on facebook. He recently turned 13, and so he is officially allowed on...
Literature, Art, Life
There have been discussions about the demise of Literature in school recently. How sad. Literature was my favourite subject in school. Perhaps that is why I enjoy writing. I enjoy extracting...
Living as Children of Light
I have a thirteen year old who is as sweet as a baby, a ten year old who is like a fourteen year old, and a six year old who...
Living together, loving one another
The relationships amongst the brothers have always been of paramount importance to us. As they were growing up, we put in a lot of effort in ensuring harmonious relationships amongst...
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...
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