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Art education
A few months ago in Sunday School, Emma drew a face. I had never really taken much notice of her drawings as she didn't show much interest in colouring and drawing. So I was pleasantly surprised that she could draw a pretty decent looking face. I remember learning about the development of art in young children, and how they progress from the ( Read more... ) -
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The first time I took part in the Singapore Marathon was in 1991. That was when our JC track team ran the quarter marathon together. It was such a torture for me; I am so not a long-distance runner - I have strong legs but a terribly weak mind. Since then, I've never signed up again and have only gone either to support Clarence or just to soak in ( Read more... ) -
Grandma & Patricia's Birthdays
It was Grandma and Patricia's birthdays last Wednesday, and for some reason we had another Indian themed party. This time, at Muthu's Curry down Race Course Road. Uncle Drake was feeling generous as usual and sponsored the prizes for the best dressed. We reckoned being in the sarongs Clarence had sewn for the previous party wasn't going to cut it ( Read more... ) -
Busy times
My updates have been sporadic in the last few months'cos it's been really busy on the homefront. It all started with the flu bug being passed around the household in early September. Also, the adult-child ratio has been 1:1 for the most part, with Clarence travelling quite a bit and being called back for reservist training. Then silly me had to ( Read more... ) -
Going away
Clarence leaves for a working trip tonight. While packing his luggage earlier, he told Emma, "Daddy's going away for work. I will miss you very much ( Read more... ) -
My Family
I was suddenly awakened at 2am and since then, I couldn't go back to sleep. I lay in bed tossing and turning the whole time, thinking of what had happened last year. Exactly a year ago at this time, I couldn't sleep too, in anticipation of Elliot's birth. As you can tell from the opening line in my entry the night before, I had a very strong ( Read more... ) -
The tradition continues...
Remember this?
Once a year, my poor baby gets attacked by some stupid mosquito which never fails to target her eye.
This year, the mossie was a day late. Still, this morning the poor girl looked like that...
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