Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Sweet, sweet Korea strawberries are selling at $3.95 per punnet at NTUC and $3.45 per punnet at Shop ‘N’ Save. Buy, buy! Forget about those from Australia, NZ or US. They often look big and red and hence deceptively sweet but bluff
A couple of months ago when we were with our small group, our discussions for the night got into races. I remarked then that many a time I’m really not proud to be Chinese. How’s that? OK, so the Chinese
My place in Perth was in suburban Western Australia, and on the outskirts of my University. Shortly after I settled comfortably into my place, I dug out information on getting driving licenses. Zipped through the first theory test, and then
Ling took a cue from Ann the other day and blogged about her learning how to drive and also a bunch of driving tips too. So here’s my turn on it. I haven’t done too much checking around, but I’m
One new mindset which I have adopted whenever I go marketing is to buy fruits when they are in season. Fruits simply taste better and are cheaper in season. Take for example, blueberries. When in season, you can get 2 punnets for
I was driving home along Hougang avenue 7 one day and this little commotion on the road divider caught my attention as I was waiting at a traffic light junction. It was a cluster of mynahs (members of the starling family)
One of the biggest regrets I’ve got about playing computer games is my inability to handle most first-person perspective games. No, it’s not that I’m not quick on the trigger (mouse) in those things. Rather, it’s that I am especially
… here’s what Ling bought me: A new coffee mug which I can put photo inserts into. The current one I’d been using for several months now had some water seepage, ruining the inserts. This was a very welcomed replacement!
After reading our friend, Ann, blog on her experiences in learning about driving and her interesting dialogue with her husband, I have an impetus to air my views on driving too. For a start, folks here will tell you that if
One of those little things that required adjustment in a marriage is one’s individual preferences for movies. Personally, I enjoy movies themed around the indomitable human spirit the most, e.g. movies like Apollo 13 or TV series like Band of
One thing I missed a lot was wholesome home-cooked food when I started going through the first trimester of my pregnancy. I missed my mom’s stir-fried veggies, be it cauliflower, spinach, kailan, kangkong, beansprouts, the list goes on. I used
I don’t as a rule follow authors, preferring instead to read selected works after having first checked them out first if they’re any good. There’s a few however whose books I’ll pick up without hesitation. There’s Colleen McCullough who wrote
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