I’m a bookworm. Yes, I love reading and have no qualms putting that down as a hobby since I was a kid. Reading became a habit…I need a book when I’m on the bus, when I’m eating alone, when I’m in the toilet, even when I’m walking. So you can imagine my deep desire for…
It’s Fun for Free on our blog today! What are some stuff to do with your family in this teeny island for free? It must be FUN so you won’t get complaints from kids that it’s b.o.r.i.n.g. Well, presenting to you the oldest garden in Singapore–The Botanical Gardens. Oh but you say, Ahhh we’ve been…
Open Letter to All Parents with Kids Older than 9 Dear Parents: (Especially those with teenagers or adult kids and were hounding and encouraging us to have many children) Please sit down as you read this. I’m trying to be diplomatic and fair as I write this. I love my kids. I really really do. I…
I was from an elite primary school. Much thanks to my parents who decided to register me in what was then a Pure Chinese School. You see, my parents don’t speak Mandarin, and they figured they had better enrol me in a Chinese environment to boost my chances to pass this compulsory subject. Well, the…
Some of you may have read about it or saw it in the social media postings. Mum’s The Word is one of the finalists for Best Family Blog in the Singapore Blog Awards 2014!! Woohooo I’m so excited! It is a huge confidence booster as I realised there are people out there (who are not…
We just went for a one-week road trip to Malaysia. In preparation for the travelling, we did the usual. Bought lots of snacks, drinks, tissues, wet wipes to stock in the car. As the car we drove had a DVD Player with two lovely rear screens, we knew we had to bring along some good…
We all want our kids to look at the camera during photo-taking. We also want them to smile. And we want them to keep their eyes open. And we want them to pose, sometimes. And what’s worse, sometimes, there are more than one camera aimed at the child. Or we take multiple shots (once with…
