Seasonal Fruits
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
Bystanders
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)
Platform Gaming
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
On the 37th (birth) day…
… 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!
Driving
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
Tissue Box
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
Longing during pregnancy
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
A Company of Heroes
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
Fund-raising Anniversary Concert
Last night’s anniversary celebration was a success – with the host of VIPs, ex-principals, alumni, current students, ex-teachers and current teachers all attending the occasion. I’m glad that we finally pulled it through after months of preparation and rehearsals. The choir
Army and Women
This couple of weeks—or 18 days to be exact—I’ll be in camp for my yearly Incamp Training (ICT) stint. Yeah, they’re still calling back 37 year old ah peks back. I’m like one of the oldest guys around in my
Red Dates, Longans and Ginger Tea
The name of the drink is quite a misnomer for there’s no tea content at all. Boon Yee, my dear ex-colleague, shared with me this antedote to ‘morning sickness’. Her mother in-law made it for her during her difficult first
Tot Naming Part I
One of the things we discussed more than a year ago and while we still weren’t quite decided to start a family (or not) was who would get to decide on baby names. We decided on the arrangement where I’d
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