So, I have been thinking about it for a long long while.

Guess I will be taking the blog to a private space. I haven't been writing very much for various reasons. Being lazy and tired was one of the reasons. But there are also other times I want to write and it turns out to be too personal or it might be something that isn't very appropriate to say ( Read more... )

Wow am I the only one feeling that 2012 has just crept so quietly away? The weeks and months in 2012 just flew past. Last year this time I was preparing to step back into civilization after spending a year at home with my boy. I still remember how glad I was to be finally getting back to work and yet felt immense anxiety about being away from the ( Read more... )

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only ( Read more... )

Since I was writing about language, I thought I should document some of funny (at least to me) conversations with my boy. Ok, he's too young to really have a conversation, more like sprouting sentences.

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Since my boy was young, I've had lots of hair pulling moments putting him to bed. He's one of those who HATEs to sleep. And recently, we've ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about this for a long long while and haven't quite landed with an answer: do I bring my son up English-speaking or Chinese-speaking?

Being in Singapore, we are all more or less bilingual - we are required to learn English as first language and a mother-tongue as second language. The problem with these system is, well, most of us ( Read more... )

So I turned 30 yesterday.

F and I went out to celebrate sans the boy, had a great relaxing time out. But all in all, it felt less monumental than I thought turning 30 would. Well, I did think of doing a big celebration with friends with a BBQ of sorts but I was too lazy to organize. Plus, I was a bit two minds about whether to do a big bash or to ( Read more... )

Came across this following article which is a really timely reminder to me :)

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To a child, LOVE is spelled .....

In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one of the little half-windows. Brushing aside a wisp of cobwebs, he tilted the top box toward the ( Read more... )

So I have been almost non-existent in this space lately. Yes, I am still around. Well, I am alive and breathing. Not exactly kicking. In fact, most days I feel like I am struggling. I am constantly tired. There's a thousand and one things on my mind, but I just never get around doing most things. Most days I reach home at about 9pm, spend time with ( Read more... )

It's been such a struggle balancing my life these days. Or rather this work-life balance thing is just giving me lots of headache.

Officially I m on a four-day work week (I.e I get paid as working four days a week). But I have cancelled my off-days, made alternative arrangements so that I get my work done. I try very hard to make the arrangement ( Read more... )

I stole an hour (or a lil bit more) out to town to lunch. By myself.

I have been craving for this grilled fish bento at the basement of Takashimaya for weeks. This unassuming lil Jap eatery, which the girlfriend brought me to a few weeks ago, serves the best grilled fish, IMHO.


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