Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
If there’s one thing I really dislike about CNY, it’s the humidity and heat of January to February that the festivities often fall on. Temperatures here have been a not very pleasant 33°C (but feels like 36°C), with Hannah being
The yearly Chinese New Year picture, for 2010 and with grandparents and kids!
Here’s the most current version of the grandparents + grandkids picture – and as happy as they look in the picture, you wouldn’t know how much trauma it involved getting the lot (grandparents excepted) to pose like this!
The Chinese New Year festivities at Lentor are usually really just excuses to pig out and eat without care, so this year’s CNY eve dinner was no different: lots of good food. This year’s a little different also because it’s
Well, I think Ling will be thrilled to hear this: but after writing up an itinerary for a 10 day vacation to Taiwan (she chose Taiwan ahead of Boracay and Sabah), I decided to see if I could work out
Coco Chanel (TV, 2008) and Coco avant Chanel (Film, 2009) – on rental. The only thing I know about Chanel really is the fashion giant has something called “Chanel No. 5”, though what exactly that item is I had no
There’s an absolutely horrid gauntlet of traffic lights I have to get through every morning at 7:00 AM, and it’s the series of traffic junctures from the infant care center I drop Hannah off at and then Ling. They’re marked
A couple of months ago last year I started thinking about our year-end 2010 vacation, what with Ling haven’t been out of the country for a while now since becoming pregnant. June looks likely to be out as the coming
Here’s a recipe for disaster: – Hannah still recovering from a bout of diarrhea + – Hannah carpet bombs her bottom and diaper, like a doomsday sort of conflagration, the likes of which have never been seen before + –
Last month I wrote an entry reporting that while Hannah’s all me in mannerisms and general looks, her eyes take after Ling’s. Well, here’s proof – got Hannah to pose with Mommy, with Ling making her laugh.:) Looks like Hannah
Another change at home since Hannah ‘popped’ 8 months ago has been cooking at home for the both of us. Before Hannah, we’d typically home cook perhaps 3-4 times a week. Since June last year, Ling very rarely cooks dinner
If there’s one thing I miss on portrait lenses, it’s optical stabilization in low light situations typical of a restaurant. These were taken (badly) this morning during a brunch at Swensens @ Compass Point, and if you’ve been there for
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