There’s something about the start of a new month that always gives me renewed energy. Perhaps it’s the idea of starting from ‘zero’ or the notion of a clean slate. Or perhaps it so happens that today (1 Aug) also marks a very special and personal first milestone for me, as an independent individual. Hello, August! I can't believe we're more than halfway into 2017 already. I've been meaning to ... Read More
Chungkin Chatters Ep #1 : mama got owned by mr. 5
Me: (noticing a really nice birthday party favor in Liam's bag) Liam, whose birthday did you celebrate at school today? Liam: Oh, we celebrated Elvinia's birthday today Me: I see. I've not heard you mention her name before. Is she a new classmate? Liam: No mom, she's an old classmate. She was a new classmate long time ago, but now she's an old ... Read More
Celebrating 9 years of marriage, before we hit double digits next!
9 years. "How do the both of you stay together for 9 years when I can't even last 9 months dating anyone?", my colleague asked candidly over lunch today. "I don't know, it must be love lor", I quipped. God knows how many fights, nasty words I've mumbled and said to his face / behind his back, times we've gone to bed without closure from our squabbles...yet there we were earlier at Don Ho, ... Read More
June 2017: mid-year introspection
Ahh, the 1st of June. The time when I usually do an introspection on how the last 5 months have been, and hopefully use the remaining months of the calendar year to consciously make better decisions and lead a happier life. It hasn't been all peachy, but neither has it been consistently awful. I've been thrown out of my comfort zone more times than I care to admit, but with reminders to be more ... Read More
We need to judge and shame less
My morning started out happy, as captured in this photo (this was taken just before we went for our mom-bub date this morning), so little did I anticipate that my afternoon would be the complete opposite. You've heard parenting buzzwords: "mom guilt", "breast bullying", "pacifier suckers".Well, today I was on the receiving end of "parenting shaming". Those with kids will know that young kids ... Read More
Be Mad, Be Bold, Plunge into an Adventure into Wonderland this June!
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to." "I don't much care where –" "Then it doesn't matter which way you go.” ― Alice in Wonderland Maybe it all began after that one eventful experiential Wonderland tea party which the oldest boy and I attended earlier in Feb this year. Or maybe my curiosity got the better of ... Read More
“13 Reasons Why” – Why? Why Not? Because we need to start talking about it.
"Hey, it's Hannah. Hannah Baker"... By now, those of you who have primary school going kids must have heard about the much talk about, controversial young adult TV drama which was recently released by Netflix. When I first watched the trailer of Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, I assumed it was 'just another who-murdered-her' / crime TV drama. After all, this genre of TV shows proved to be popular, ... Read More
Weight Loss With Mini Slim Programme at Halley Medical Aesthetics
"Girl! you've really slim down, look at that tummy, it has flatten down!" my mom exclaimed the other day over dinner. "Huh? Maybe cause I'm in an all black outfit and it's loose, that's why," I shrugged, aware that apart from the husband, my mom is absolutely one who doesn't mince her words. "No it's not. Wah, maybe your mom here should also go for what you did to slim down!" she ... Read More
Oh, surely it’s going to get better
[Images source] Oh what a shitty week it's been, laden with mom's guilt and a wife's wrath. I had 2 mornings this week when I questioned my role as a mom when I failed to handle my newly minted 5 year old with a textbook answer, that it went on to affect my morning. And then during those same 2 mornings, I questioned the husband's lack of sensitivity. "How could you be tired? ... Read More
Liam’s 5th Birthday Celebration – I planned a PJ Masks theme party in 5 days
"That's what you say every year! We shall see!", my good (mommy) friend Sheryl quipped, when I mentioned during our play date earlier in January that I was probably not going to throw a birthday party for Liam this year. She was right, I've been saying it for the past 4 years. Yet every year, I seem to be able to come up with a convenient excuse to host a birthday party, although the lead time ... Read More
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