NZ South Island – Wanaka, Queenstown (Day 6)
Day 6 When we woke up the next morning, we saw how beautiful our surroundings were. As usual, Samuel was the first to wake up. He went to feed the...
We give them ourselves
We became a family because we were in love. But as the children came, it became easier to love them, than to love each other. There is nothing more secure for a child, than for him to have parents who love one another. Till death do us part, for better or for worse. Everyday, we are learning how to love each other again.
We give them each other
They have their good days and they have their bad days. We teach them, that they are each other’s best friends. Unlike the unconditional love they receive from us, they have to earn each other’s respect, and they do. They have learnt to live with each other – have fun, fight, patch up and play together again. We are proud of them.
We give them roots
My child first came to the world, with my blood in his. He may leave us one day, but our genes stay forever in his. He grows up in our world and according to our choices. One day he will choose his own world, and live with his own choices. We give him a past, so he knows, that he is not alone in history. He is part of a narrative from long ago, which has endured till now. He has value. He has great worth.
We give them wings
My child has but one life to live. He wants to be happy, and I want him to live it as a righteous man. Happiness takes hard work, and being righteous even harder work. We give him all that we can, not necessarily everything he needs. For his destiny is beyond us, and he has to find his own ways and his own answers.
Ingrained in each child - in his heart and the depths of his being - is a dream. This dream is that which the child desires to do, for it gives meaning to his life. Walk with us, as we help our children reach their destinies, and discover our own.
NZ South Island – Dunedin (Day 7-8)
Day 7 We got up and drove off early – at 8:30am. 8:50am We stopped over at the Clyde Dam. It is the largest concrete dam in New Zealand. I have...
NZ South Island – Otago Peninsula, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook (Day 9-10)
Day 9 We drove to the Otago Peninsula and visited the Albatross Colony the next morning. The view was beautiful. We did not see any Albatross (we did not want...
NZ South Island – Christchurch (Day 11-14)
Day 11 We started our drive back to Christchurch at 8:30am, stopped for petrol at 9:30am, and packed a BK lunch at 11:30am. After travelling more than 300 km, we...
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...
听妈妈的话 – Jay Chou
My son shared with me another song yesterday. It is a Chinese song by Jay Chou. It is lovely, and touched my heart, all the more because my son was...
My two minute of fame
Woah, guess what, I am actually the “Singaporean of the Day”. Thanks to my litter-picking initiative. Here’s the video. Actually, honestly, I do not think that what I did was...
The Family Narrative
I have never suffered in my life. But my parents did. Trials and tribulations they went through, indeed. There are many parts of their stories which I do not yet...
Goodbye, my love
Today is the day I cease to be a civil servant. Today, I say goodbye to one of my first loves. Yes, I loved being a civil servant – it...
My own “Ah boy” to man
One of the joys of being a parent to boys, is having the chance to witness the little ways in which a boy turns into a man. I had one...
Happiness, prosperity and progress for the nation
I recently read an article by Jeremy Z Muller (Capitalism and Inequality) which describes well what I feel is wrong with society today. The key sentence is this :- “The...
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...
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