Note : This is a guest post from Dear Husband, who painstakingly put this Very Useful post together. Thanks Dar! Having just completed the exhilarating exercise of purchasing a private property in Singapore, I find it to be a much wilder adventure than buying a HDB flat. It was an eye opener and a learning [...]
Tags: buying a home, finances, house hunting, property
This week is unusual for us. Both dear husband and I are travelling on business, and will be in different countries; him in Tokyo and I will be in Kuala Lumpur. I cannot remember the last time this happened. And of course, our lovely children will be in Singapore. Funny how, I feel time deprived [...]
Tags: connection, Family, travelling
“There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” – Brian Tracy Time. Something I don’t have enough. Too many things to do and too little time. Or, that is the excuse I give myself. Recently, I saw a video that showed a [...]
Tags: important, life, prioritise, time
This powerful video came to me in facebook from a friend sharing. When I saw this, I remember all the times my children were watching me – behaving well and behaving badly. This is not just for parents, but for ALL adults. How much do we really love our kids? Do we love them enough [...]
There is a new TV series which has caught Dear Husband’s eye, called “Flash Forward“. Essentially, the story is about how the world blacked out AT THE SAME TIME, everyone, for 2 minutes and 17 seconds. In this short time, almost everyone is shown a scene from their own future,not now but in 6 months [...]
I am 36 and have since lost 3 friends to life for 3 different reasons. J was my secondary school classmate. I remember him to be one of the top performers in class. Me…I was mediocre and when the O levels draw near, he offered to help a group of us. He was quiet and [...]
Tags: death, life, no regrets
I read somewhere on a women’s magazine that for every child that grows up to 18 years old, the parents would have lost 5 years worth of sleep. I have 4 kids so, mathematicians out there, please help to figure out how many years worth of sleep I would have lost just by having them. [...]
Tags: coping methods, sleep deprivation
Buy Me a Rose by Luther Vandross He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants But it tears her apart ‘cause nothing’s for her heart He pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss goodnight If he could only read her mind, she’d say… Buy me a rose, call me [...]
“Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.” – Ernestine Ulmer Indeed, life is certainly uncertain. So here’s a killer tiramisu for those uncertain days that you are in a Nigella mood, although this is not her recipe. I have used this in many parties and always a hit. Tiramisu 1/2 cup (4 fl oz) strong espresso [...]
Everyone is a leader, whether or not, it is a formal position, at home or at work. We are leaders when we are parents and the heads of the family or spokesperson for our church group; we are leaders when we take charge of a bad situation; and we are leaders when we stand up [...]
Tags: leadership, organization, trust
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