Old man….. 
 
Darren was pinching Papa Ed’s tummy as he said:”Papa, you are old man already.”
 
Not a very pleasant remark and so Papa Ed asked:”Why you say so? Is it because of my tummy?”
 
I was seated nearby and asked:”Mommy is also an old woman now if Papa is old man”.
 
Darren was quick to correct me: “No. [...]

 
Papa Ed and I flew to Fujian Province in China for a number of days recently.  From my previous experiences in other cities of China, I am most afraid of the “polluted air” there:( { personal encounter: I recalled coming home with terrible sore throat and acne outbreak during my last visit to Shanghai. According [...]

 A human’s ability to bear the pain or threshold for pain is not determined by age or gender. Rather, it is determined by our withstanding power and mindset. Mostly, in the face of a painful experience, if we psycho ourselves that it is going to be painful, then our mind will control the feeling on the [...]

 
Finally the feeling of being back to Singapore is GREAT! *smile*.  I had just returned from a ”vacation” in China.
 
Well, at first, I was reluctant to leave the boys on their own especially during school term.  However, it was a rare opportunity for just the two of us (Papa Ed and myself) to travel alone (very few such opportunities since we have the boys).  So, [...]

 
Airport used to be  a place of joy - to receive our loved ones home, and a place of tears - bidding farewell to our loved ones.  For me, airport left me much beautiful memories, especially when it was our favourite hangout during junior college days - we enjoyed the peace to revise our school work there:)  I tend [...]

 
“Love is the assurance that the man you give your hand to will be there at the end of the day;
 
Love is the security of knowing your good qualities are appreciated and your faults forgiven;
 
Love is the joy of giving your best to another person and receiving much more in return;
 
Love isn’t the person you can [...]

 
I received a call from Darren’s teacher.  When I asked her about his performance, she remarked : “He did not give me any serious problem except that he likes to mind other’s business and not his own business. He keeps talking. However, he is really cute because no matter how I scold him, he will [...]

 
They say “Falling” is part and parcel of growing up. For boys, when they get rough and active, falling becomes common.
 
However, when my boys fell- especially on the same day but at different places - my feelings were unpleasant and disturbed.  This happened three days ago when I was also busy with rushing a work report till wee hours [...]

 
My mom was saying : “Your cousin has gone to the dinosaur event promoted by actor Edmund Chen.”  Brendan was reminding :”Mommy, when are we going to the Hollywood Dinos at Jurong Bird Park? It is ending soon in February.” [The event will be on at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore till 21 February 2010].
 
So, we [...]

 
A motivational quote which I like:
 
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
[Winston Churchill]
 
Someone once told me that I should regard crisis as an opportunity to change things for the better.  I tried and it turned out true.  Learning to look at things on the bright side, will [...]

 
Besides the wide activities at the Singapore Zoo, the boys love to drop by the retail shop at the Zoo.  The shop is filled with animal stuffed toys, books, souvenirs, clothes and others. So, a colourful and cosy corner. 
 
The stuffed toys are so cuddly. How could we resist buying with this wide-choice of selections?:)
 
The boys have also got for themselves an [...]