When I first started work, I only had a pager. For those of you who remember, these are small gadgets that one could call with the phone number that you want the owner to call back on. Often, my dear husband (at that time my dear boyfriend) and I would send each other codes like [...]
Tags: changed, Family, laptop, life, mobile phone, technology
It is all about choices, isn’t it? Life is made up of choices that we all have to make. To marry or not, to marry this person or that, to have kids or not, to have 2 kids or 4, to work or stay home, to trust or not, to love or not – these [...]
Okay, last day of the year…last ditch effort to fulfill 2009 resolutions. Time to also make the 2010 ones. Two days ago, I initiated a family resolutions making session. Everyone in the family who can understand the concept was asked to come up with activities that we can do as a family. I tried this [...]
Tags: Family, hollywood dinos, jurong bird park, resolutions, sentosa, wild wild wet
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
Family outings. I love them but I also dread them. Honestly. Every Sunday is family day for me. Dear Husband and I will try our best to take the kids out either to an interesting place or do an interesting activity. It is always a challenge in the logistics department as we have kids of [...]
Ever had a sick kid at home? Since I have 4 kids, my chances of getting that regularly is probably higher than the normal household. In Singapore, it is very uncommon to have 4 kids in one household. Most families only have 2 or perhaps 3. More couples are opting to only have 1 child [...]
I have 4 kids and a full time job. Every single day is a challenge, an adventure. In this little island in the far East, our fast paced lives and the social norm of having a dual income family, has changed the dynamics of the traditional view of a family. I grew up in a [...]
Tags: Family, work life balance
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