Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
All of these historical character-based productions also rise or fall depending on how the lead actor does in the role. Cate Blanchett was consistent in both the Elizabeth films she did with director Shekhar Kapur, as was Helen Mirren in
House of Saddam is a four part HBO-BBC Television series that runs for a neat 4 hours, and dramatizes the last 27 years of Saddam Hussein’s life in power – from his forcing of the then ailing President al-Bakr to
House of Saddam (2008) – on rental. The show begins with a thickly moustache middle-aged Iraqi celebrating his daughter’s seven birthday. He welcomes his friends and well-wishers. One could had easily mistaken this man to be just an ordinary loving
I haven’t been a follower of local / Hong Kong / Taiwan / Japan / South-Korean TV drama serials for the last 20+ years now. In fact, my vaguest recollection of watching an Asian drama series comes from my lower
Hannah only really started to get attracted to mobiles from 1 month plus onwards. Now that she’s more aware of the surroundings, she can really get excited over mobiles when the music is played and the items moved. The one
I write this blog for the benefit of a visitor who asked a question about our pram. :) I only realised that raising a child these days can be so costly when we looked into the various items required for
I haven’t been digging out my Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro for a spin since our Singapore Botanic Gardens visit a year ago, so dug it out on Saturday afternoon to take a few quick pictures around the house. The first
It constantly amazes me when I drive to see the occasional motorist texting while driving on the road. I was forwarded this Youtube video that illustrates the dangers of SMSing while driving. Be warned: it’s very graphic.
A couple of weeks ago, Matt asked if February next year would be a good time for him to come visit us in Singapore again. Yep – the ang mo is back, and Ling and I have yet another opportunity
Here’s a short video we took of Hannah on her Maclaren rocker. We’d just taken one with minutes earlier, but that didn’t turn out too well – so here was attempt 2.:)
Our cousin Ying Jia bought Hannah a Maclaren baby rocker (this one I think from the Maclaren web site), and Hannah loves it. It’s pretty light weight yet sturdily constructed, and feels pretty comfortable with loads of cushioning and padding.
Hannah is usually the most cheerful at the early start of the day when she just wakes up, or when Ling is putting her to bed. Here’s a couple of pictures just after Hannah been breast fed at 7:30 am-ish
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