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Monthly Archives: February 2010

I Love My Baby (And My Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D)

I can write this post on the pretext of discussing the merits of the inexpensive Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D prime lens. After all, it’s a very affordable lens (list price is RM468 — around US$138 — but it can be had for just a little over RM300); it’s lightweight; it’s wonderful for low-light situations (as long … Continue reading »

Categories: Children, Photography, Twins | Tags: | 13 Comments

Pullman Lakeside Putrajaya: Picture-Perfect Hotel In Putrajaya

An old friend from my alma mater, Ateneo De Manila University, was attending a conference in Malaysia last week and I had the chance to visit her at her hotel — the picturesque Pullman Lakeside Putrajaya. The sprawling hotel — as its name indicates — is located right next to the man-made Putrajaya Lake, which … Continue reading »

Categories: Malaysia, Photography | Tags: , | 9 Comments

I See You But I Don’t Know You

I can see where you’re logging on from… Gardermoen, Akershus, Norway Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada Andorra La Vella, Andorra Konin, Poland Vilshofen, Bayern, Germany Chani, Khania, Greece Braintree, Essex, UK Yalova, Turkey Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Recarei, Porto, Portugal Issaquah, Washington, USA Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico Aarhus, Arhus, Denmark Clermont-Ferrand, … Continue reading »

Categories: Rojak | Tags: | 8 Comments

Pensive

Sunset over Sabak Bernam It’s a lot easier by far to write about the mundane frivolities of our lives — what we ate/did/saw — rather than deal with the things that we really want to talk about if only someone who’d understand would take the time to listen without judging us: the festering worries that … Continue reading »

Categories: Thoughts | 4 Comments

How I Discipline My Children: 10 Tips To Share

The hardest part of parenting is arguably disciplining our children. It’s a tough job; somebody’s got to do it; and we, as the parents, have to do it. There are no hard and fast rules. And whatever rules there may be, they constantly change and evolve. Discipline is also a very, very personal — and … Continue reading »

Categories: Children, Parenting | Tags: | 9 Comments