Nadine is Mei Mei in our family. We call her Mei Mei, so do the grandparents, aunties, uncles, church friends, neighbours etc. I know this was quite common, cos when we call her, “MEI MEI”, many little girls do look up! (guess it’d be the same, if we called out “BABY”) Well, Mei Mei is…
Fever. At that word, my heart groans. Images of a very sleepy me the next day flash across my mind. It used to be long long ago, when the word fever would kick start an imaginary engine in me: Check the fridge for Paracetemol and Neurofen Get ready the basin of cool water with small…
The recent hullabaloo about parents, tuition & school teachers has reached our family! I was sending Nicole to school & we were listening to 938 & the DJ said, “Coming up next, should parents send their children to tuition classes?” I took the opportunity to ask Ms. Nicole, 7. She answered close to immediately, “OF…
As of tomorrow, I’ll be a one-month old blogger! Woohoohoo! I looked at my posts and realised I covered quite a range of topics from Toilet Squats to Sex Talks to Living in the 80s. I’ve 12 posts in 30 days, does that make me a prolific blogger, an irregular blogger, or a moderate one?…
You can’t miss my cubicle if you step into the office. Besides the regular calendar & important Post-its, I have a gallery of the children’s photos & artwork. There are many reasons why I put them up. I can’t bear an empty cubicle that is work oriented, with nothing that’s personal from my life I’m…
Looking for a quick getaway? And you wanna go somewhere really quite different from the usual cities in Southeast Asia? And you wanna experience non city living? Are you game enough to try out a place where most people would go, “WHAT? Huh?” One of the best trips we had as a couple was to…
Over the weekend, I had some soul time to think about how old I have become, my life’s experiences. I thought it would be fun to list out these random thoughts that contributed to defining me. If you identify with them, I can guess how old you are and you me! #1: The place to…
