Familiar with this clapping  hand?

 
Somehow, we have collected three pairs of them..in different sizes and colours…as items in the party bags that the boys have received over the years *hee*.
A small little toy it might be.  However, I find this clapping hand extremely useful.
 

 
Just imagine…..
 
The Smiles It Brings as a “PACIFYING TOOL”.
As babies - the “hand” is useful in getting their attentions and attracting [...]

 
Time flies.
I might not have noticed it.  But when I looked through our photo collection, I realised how fast Brendan has grown in height.
Well, as he grows, I must also learn to accept the number of wrinkles that would one day surface on my face. How I wish that day will never come.
As it is, time waits [...]

 
This is a pot of Desert Rose (”Fu Gui Hua” in Chinese) that I have kept for years. Some people buy them during Chinese New Year. Others keep them all year long.
I love this flowering plant for its “strong will, toughness and beauty”. Mine blooms red flowers but others produce pink flowers too.
 

 
Give it plenty [...]

 
Another of Darren’s weekly art edition *smile*.
[You might have read our earlier post on 12 July about Darren's latest hobby to create art editions of his family members.]
 
Subject: Family
Topic : The Race. How Papa Shows That He Is Strong and Fast
Illustrations and Narration: With courtesy by Darren
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 His story starts…..race with horses

 [In his drawing, mommy has become a horse! Luckily, [...]

Like any other 21st July, the schools in Singapore celebrate Racial Harmony Day today.
 
This day reminds us of the Race Riots that took place on 21 July 1964 and also emphasizes the importance of building a racial harmony society regardless of language, races or culture.
 
In schools, the children are encouraged to wear traditional costumes to [...]

 
Finally, Universal Studios is right at our doorstep in Singapore!
The boys were so EXCITED and we would have visited it earlier if not for the ‘”often sold out admission tickets”.
 
 
Recently in June, we bought the FUN PASS to enjoy unlimited admission to Universal Studios Singapore 312 days annually, anytime as long as it is not black-out dates. In [...]

 
Some songs have those special impacts on our lives. 
Songs have been a good companion when I am driving and strangely when I need intense concentration at work and that extra “coolant” to my sometimes moody and angry soul.
Coincidentally, my relationship with Papa Ed linked back to songs and music. In fact, the first piece of gift that he presented to [...]

“Mothers hold their children’s hands a while
and
Their hearts forever.”
  

 
So true.
Time slips past so quickly.
I feel so blessed to be able to still hold on to those two pair of small little hands.
I feel so heartwarming to be able to hug them tightly to my chest.
Those goodnight greetings and kisses are routines that I should always [...]

 
 
Recently, Darren has the habit of drawing ”to convey interesting messages” to his Papa and Mama.
 
Over the weekends, he made us laugh with his latest art theme of “Sunny and Rainy Day”. It is not how well he draws but how he portrays his Papa and Mama from his little artpiece.
 
This is what he drew.
 
Our boy narrates [...]

 
How many of our young children have started to learn the spirits of helping others in need?  Do they know that there are many other children out there who do not even have the opportunity to go through education and neither do they have enough pocket money to sustain them during their educations? Others do not even [...]

In Toy Story 3, we saw how children grow up and either donate, discard, store or neglect the toys that they used to spend so much GOOD OLD TIMES with.
I was touched by the story. To me, it is about sentiments and memories.
 
When I was young…..
I didn’t have the chance to play with that many toys. [...]