Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Out of the four mistaken goals in misbehaviour, i.e. undue attention, misguided power, revenge and assumed inadequacy, we have not observed the last two in Hannah so far. *keeping fingers crossed* So, this post is especially for you, Matt. :)
Thanks to her nanny (who is a Cantonese BTW), Hannah grows up with tasty and nutritious Chinese soups for her meals. Ann (our church friend) once commented that it was the simmered soups that Hong Kongers drank daily that gave
My first Christmas gift from my hubby was a beautiful Peranakan cookbook. I was very much a novice at cooking then and hence was intimidated by the great number of ‘strange’ ingredients and unfamiliar steps in most of the recipes
There was a family of four – parents and a young boy and girl – right behind us in the lift at Ang Mo Kio Hub this morning. The mom remarked how cute Hannah looked, and then told her two
My mom used to make steamed egg custard for us when we were kids for as long as I could remember. Hers was the Chinese style: egg + water + minced pork + light soy sauce -> steam for 10-15
Hannah is fast growing away from her budding cuteness as a junior tot. She is taller now and not easy to carry her in our arms for too long. And that simple innocence in her round eyes and pure happy
It’s the Holiday Weekend! Though a good part of it was spent back at a camp on Saturday morning completing what should be – absolutely – the last of my Individual Physical Proficiency Tests for what should also be my
Are you a rice or noodle person? (I’m afraid this question does not cater to ang mos. :)) Given any eat-out occasion, I’d hardly go for rice unless it is the only available staple food. I’m a noodie foodie :)
Aside from the daily battles with mosquites, her encounter with other creatures include our resident load of pet fish, urbanised birds, domesticated dogs from neighbours, stray cats, ants and millipedes. Yeah, millipedes. Hmmm, millipedes? Story goes like this. We happened upon
Thanks to Food 4 Tots, we have another new soup to enjoy :) Just the other day while I was doing grocery shopping at Sheng Siong, the sight of green radish caught my eye. Another new vegetable to KIV for
1) Do you maintain your kitchen knives regularly at screaming sharp edges? 2) Do you clean and dry your knives soon after use? 3) Do you know that full tang is not necessary for a good knife? 4) Do you know that
Hannah has been gradually recovering from that nasty bout of cold and coughing from a month ago, and nicely in tandem too, been finding it easier to settle into bed on most evenings. Her modified winding-down routine too has been
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