14th Jan 2024

Remember the days you prayed

Yesterday was an ordinary extraordinary day. We went to Ikea for lunch as a family, as we did many times in the past. Ikea lunches saw our family from when...

13th May 2019

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...

27th Sep 2018

The beginning of the end

This morning Samuel woke up at 6am, on his own. He changed into his uniform, washed up and prepared his writing materials by using just a torchlight. When I walked...

12th Jan 2018

Can you read for me?

I love my kids, but I also love to read. One thing which I missed after I became a mother was my days of doing nothing but read. So one...

06th Dec 2015

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...

17th Oct 2015

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...

22nd May 2015

The 8 things I learnt about teaching a child to read, write and do maths

I have been teaching Samuel to read/spell/write/do maths for more than 5 years. These are some things which I have learnt and found useful – tried and tested! 1. The...

14th Nov 2014

Keep running, holding hands

Samuel was awarded the “Best in Progress” Award at Speech Day today. It’s such an encouragement and a thrill. We were all so proud of him. I like the school...

13th Dec 2013

My Baby Pirate at My Art Studio

Elkan and Elias attended many NAFA classes during their pre-school and early-primary school years. During those years, we were a dual-income family, and my mother was helping to care for...

20th Aug 2013

Dyslexia – Cognitive weaknesses for a Dyslexic Child

Samuel learnt to talk very late. Even at age two, he was still speaking in single words, and tends to call me “papa” instead of “ma ma”. I stopped work...

14th Jul 2013

Test and help dyslexic kids early (full version)

Last Sunday, Ms Sandra Davie wrote an article titled “Master reading, maths early for a good start in life” I wrote a letter in response to it, and my letter...

24th May 2013

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...

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