Why would people want to have kids in Singapore? This posting has been published in Today newspaper 14 Aug under the headline “For babies, redefine happiness”. Back in the 2000s, each time my wife gave birth, my friends would joke “Hey the Baby Bonus worked!” We had a good laugh, because it was very clear to my social circle that the Government’s fertility policies ... Read More
the bitchy blank face
CD16, May cycle I had a nice afternoon out catching up & shopping with a good friend (she's back from a 2-week Europe trip) today but that's not the point of this blog entry. Continuing from my adventure of peeing on OPK sticks after my happy dance last night, I managed to snag a last box (Watsons had a 20% off so I could only assume the reason why there was only 1 ... Read More
Obsession
I may be obsessing & focusing too much on this whole ttc (trying to conceive) cycle. And I need to get out of this, for my own and for the future little one's good. I’ve been reading a book - God’s Plan for Pregnancy - which has been outlining powerful truths in God’s word for all areas of childbearing and how to apply them to my life. And it was very alarming yet ... Read More
Marriage, Singlehood and a few random thoughts
I woke up with some random thoughts from my post coffee session with a friend yesterday. Our 1st half of the conversation was mainly about marriage, having kids and my friend lamented how having a kid has greatly impacted his & his wife's independence in all things, especially when it came to travelling and/or working abroad. So his advice to a lot of people, including ... Read More
Not so good
I thought this month's 'drama' (my earlier posts of angst, rants & tears regarding some news which probably got most of you puzzled) was over since one week ago, and I could finally move on after coming to terms with my new course of treatment for the multiple cysts that decided to show up uninvited. Until I had another 'drama moment' last night. To summarize & be ... Read More