Children
Tired
Weddings. Who knew they can be so exhausting to attend? Especially when you have these two as companions… …who either tug on your skirt the whole time, run around — or hide under — the tables… or simply shoot off into the open field, with one twin going off in one direction, the other twin … Continue reading
Awesome!
When the twins started talking, they showed a marked preference for the Malay language probably because of our Indonesian maid who speaks to them in Malay. Now, they’re picking up more and more English from me and from their older siblings. The weekend before my Capetown trip, the whole family went to a place called … Continue reading
Conversations With MyEldest
Conversation 1: Inside the car. I was driving, he was in the backseat. It’s amazing what you can get when you have one-on-one time with your kids, even for just a few minutes each day. MyEldest: Mama, I’m not sure what I’d like to be when I grow up… Me: Why? Don’t you want to … Continue reading
Relearning Maths Using The Singapore Model Method
One of the challenges of being a working mother is finding the energy and patience to switch to ‘mommy mode’ at the end of a hectic day at the office. And for me, ‘mommy mode’ this week meant spending nights going through maths equations and word problems with OnlyGirl (9+) and RoundBoy (7+). They both … Continue reading
Ouch ;)
I drove RoundBoy and OnlyGirl in a separate car to school this morning because I needed to buy some books from the school’s bookshop. Since we were caught in the usual morning crawl, I asked RoundBoy to check his timetable so that he could take out the books that he doesn’t need in class today, … Continue reading
