The husband and I were catching up on some episodes from the latest season of 'Sing! China' when Liam snuggled in between us. "I don't understand what they are singing, mama", our not-so-little mr.5 commented. And so the husband decided to search for 'little kids playing piano' on YouTube to inspire our firstborn since he's been taking piano lessons for a while now (lessons which he requested us ... 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
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
The 5-year motherhood milestone
In a day's time, I'd be celebrating being a mom for 5 years. 5 'fabu-freakin' years, mainly made up of fabulous first year aww-look-at-that! moments, enough to warrant spending a few grand just to throw a first year celebration, coupled with four years of what-the-f-did-he-just-do moments...also enough to warrant staying up all night just to complete a simple, customized backdrop of his ... Read More
Natty is so certified in Google Adwords Fundamentals and Display!…and so proud of Liam
Ahh, in case anyone is ever, remotely interested in my work... after dedicating 2 full days of re-learning some of Google's products in detail, I'm happy to blog an entry for myself - I'm back to being an Adwords Certified Professional! *throws confetti in the air* The last time I was certified was when I first made the switch from traditional media to digital media back in 2010, so indeed, ... Read More
Happy 4th Mothers’ Day to Me
I welcomed my 4th Mothers' Day by waking up to the sound of the ringing telephone, mum wanted to wish me a very Happy Mothers' Day instead of texting it. 3 Mothers' Day later, I finally got the wish I've been lamenting for since Motherhood - to get more sleep on the day itself - and it was only possible because we now had a place of our own and mum volunteered to have the kids over for a sleepover ... Read More
4 year old Liam, on “Die”
Earlier this evening, after an insanely long day at work and finally getting the kids home from my mum's place; while getting both boys ready for bed and doing whatever washing, cleaning, unpacking of their school bags, my gastric pangs took a harder hit than it did at breakfast. Me: Urgh, I'm so hungry that I could probably die...before repeating myself again with a little more drama ... Read More
Happy International Women’s Day to Us.
{photo credit: Bumblebee Mum) It's been 4 days since our super helper went on her well deserved break, and what a whirlwind of affairs it has been since. Within the first hour after sending her off, we got rear-ended by a lorry at an accelerating speed along the expressway which sent all of us into a shock (I was just glad I was seated with Liam at the last row even though this meant we were the ... Read More
Liam: 3 years 10 months
"Liam's mummy, I just wanted to let you know that Liam is not only good at expressing himself verbally but he's also very creative." "Oh," I responded at the unexpected feedback, doing my quickest to chuck the phone aside and not get distracted by the incoming messages on my WhatsApp. I wasn't expecting Liam's teacher to come up to me mid-journey while on the bus during their most recent school ... Read More
The day I hit a disciplining milestone which broke my heart
My heart wept a little as I glanced at the "fresh" red marks on Liam's arm 10 minutes after I unwittingly punished him in this manner for the first time. He was sobbing in my embrace, and as upset as I was at myself for the way I handled it, I knew it was necessary. It wasn't the first time the two brothers got into a siblings fight. But tonight's episode was the straw that broke this camel's ... Read More
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