Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
No, this isn’t an entry about adopting babies! The phrase early adopter commonly refers to persons who’re enthusiasts buying into technologies that are newly emerging and before they become mainstream. Early adoption has its benefits; you get to play with
I’ve never been a tree hugger. I mean, my closest encounter with nature was in those Living Planet documentaries my science teachers at ACS made my class sit through in the 1980s. So, one thing that Ling has tried very
One reason why Ling often asks if it’d be better if she drives lies in her belief that driving is a tremendously stressful experience for me. How’s that? Well, I curse when I drive. Not just a bit, but a
One of those things that’s fun to think about is how the both of us are very different when it comes to cooking in the kitchen. Ling is the more inventive cook at home. She’s interested in trying out new
I caught a whole ton of movies both on the big screen and on disc in 2007, but the bulk of it were those mass-appeal shows. Many were great fun of course, e.g. Borat, Ratatouille, Transformers. But the show that
One of the most delightful movies about marriage of recent years, and the moreso as it deals with a topic that didn’t get much attention then, is Meet the Parents, starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. The story there
“Can we have fish n chips for dinner tonight, dear?” Darling has a fish-crazed syndrome lately. He has been tucking in fish n chips at his workplace canteen, Fish & Co., foodcourts and coffee shops. Just a couple of days
One of those little nagging things about lecturing in a Gaming course is that I’ve always felt a little left out when my students rave about the newest console title. I mean, so many of them tote around PSPs to
I used to enjoy chocolates in my younger days until a few years ago. For some reason unknown, I’ve stopped preferring chocolates and anything in chocolate flavour. Hence, I have little motivation to bake any chocolaty items such as cakes.
Whenever I browse at the fresh produce section of local supermarkets, I often wonder “What dish uses this vegetable?” or “What an unusual root (or fruit)! How does one cook it?”. I grew up eating hardly any pumpkin at all.
Dearest recently suggested that a brisk walk to Compass Point or Hougang Mall for a meal would be good exercise rather than driving. I was excited. This is definitely healthy living. In addition, the impact on the knees caused by
As a rule, the blog we’ve got here sticks to conservative topics and hobbies; like eating in Singapore, and little muses about lives’ experiences. Ling knows however that I’m keenly interested in current affairs. Every night when we drive home
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