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Independence Day!
M started half-day childcare at Schoolhouse by the Garden this Monday. I was allowed to stay in the centre for 3 days to ease her in, which I did. And so far so good. She visited the school once and has been excited about starting school. To p...
Top 3 picks for tropical winter…
As we enter our tropical winter season, we always worry about M catching a flu. That’s after a bad experience when she was 9 months old. A sick child is every parent’s nightmare. And especially for kids below 2 years old, their choice of medicati...
Give up chicken rice?
No way! Although I don’t take it very often, Hainanese chicken rice is definitely one of my local favourites. Unfortunately, Types Bs like me, Matt and M are advised to trade chicken for turkey. Why? According the book, Cook Right 4 Your Type by D...
Is my mum happier than me?
I came across an interesting article, What Women Want Now in the October 26 edition TIME magazine. It caught my interest and I downloaded a paper titled The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness cited in the article. Here’s the abstract the paper,...
Guilty of ‘put-downs’?
Well yes, I’m definitely guilty. Quoting author Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer, a ‘put-down’ is “an unnecessarily negative statement which has the effect of making the recipient feel less good about themselves, of damaging their self-respect and b...
So near yet so far…
Recently, my sis shared with me a close friend’s very sad story. Even though I do not know this friend personally, I’ve met her many times over the years and would occasionally hear her updates. Last month, this friend suffered one of the most c...

