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Disasters and Society

Posted on 22 Mar 201122 Mar 2011   by CY

The last week hasn’t been an easy one for those of us who follow the daily news. There was the triple whammy of nuclear disaster, tsunami and earthquake in Japan. I watched the numerous Youtube videos of the oncoming monster

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Hannah vs Mosquitoes – Part 2

Posted on 14 Mar 201114 Mar 2011   by CY

We just learned one of the probable reasons why we’ve been having an infestation of mosquitoes around our home in the last few weeks. National Environment Agency officers started their visitations to the blocks in the area – which we’re

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1 Year 9 Months 1 Week

Posted on 13 Mar 201113 Mar 2011   by CY

Hannah is fast approaching her second birthday already! Just scary how time passes so quickly for our little one. She’s solidly starting her ‘terrible two’ phase, and while she’s not yet of the age to challenge her parents, signs of

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Spousal Details

Posted on 11 Mar 20115 Mar 2017   by CY

There was a letter in this morning’s edition of TODAY that made me chuckle. Read on: Can’t recall wife’s birthday, so no help from telco byXXX Two days ago, I received a frantic call from my wife who is on

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Hannah vs Mosquitoes

Posted on 9 Mar 20119 Mar 2011   by CY

I wrote this up on the Facebook page yesterday evening, but figured since not everyone’s on FB, here’s the long and short of it. We were positively freaked out on TUES early morning when we woke up to see Hannah’s

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The Mosquito Returns… Again

Posted on 7 Mar 20117 Mar 2011   by CY

I’m really tempted to say that the presence of vicious mosquitos is a challenge unique to our part of the world. But then I think about those bull flies I had to swat every summer in Perth, I’m left undecided

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Hannah’s First 2 Days @ Playgroup

Posted on 3 Mar 2011   by Ling

We ‘chope’ (reserved) a place for Hannah at a nearby playgroup late last year. Although the playgroup could take in toddlers as young as 18 months old, we were advised by the teacher that 21 months would be a better

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TGIF

Posted on 25 Feb 2011   by CY

I was at an army camp yesterday afternoon for my bi-annual medical check-up to certify Singaporean males past 35 years old whether they’re still physically fit to undertake the yearly physical fitness test. I cleared all the stages – but

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Yummy Toddler’s Foods: Pasta in Pesto-Hummus Sauce

Posted on 25 Feb 2011   by Ling

This has to be my wildest attempt in cooking Hannah’s meals so far. I was trying to use another mother’s recipe which calls for chickpeas and fish to be cooked with pasta the other day. And it turned out to

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Return to More Weekend Pictures!

Posted on 19 Feb 201119 Feb 2011   by CY

Still in catching-up mode from the absence of Hannah posts and pictures in the last 2 months.:)

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Pre-Weekend Pictures!

Posted on 18 Feb 2011   by CY

My apologies for the tardiness in blogging! Work has been dreadfully busy, due in most part because of changed responsibilities at work. Over the last two days I’ve been trying to make up for all the lost time I’ve not

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Musings of a New Parent – Part 1

Posted on 16 Feb 201116 Feb 2011   by Ling

Hannah is somewhere between 20 and 21 months old now. For the past couple of weeks, I have been musing over the ups and downs we faced as her parents. We are almost through with level 1 of the parenting

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