Foreword: I wrote this article for a Polish magazine called ‘Voice For Life’. This article was originally written I wrote it in English, then it was translated into Polish by Ms. Alicja Babkiewicz and published in the January 2009 issue of ‘Voice For Life’ the said magazine.
I hold a senior position in [...]
One of my earliest memories as a child was of a desperate longing to learn how to read. I used to gape in awe at the books in the library of Maryknoll College in Kapalong (a small town just outside Davao City, Philippines), where my mother used to teach. I’d stare at illustrations of Pinocchio [...]
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I am recording this for posterity.
At 2 years and 3 months, the twins can:
identify the major colours;
identify common animals and some of the not-so-common ones, like the flamingo;
identify fruits;
identify shapes and state the shape of objects;
understand the concept of numbers and counting;
count up to 10 in English, Malay, Spanish and Arabic;
count objects;
have a vocabulary that [...]
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Perhaps you’re wondering what it’s like to travel with 5 kids. To put it mildly? STRESSFUL!!!
The packing alone is daunting. I always try to minimize the amount of luggage that we have to take along but, at the same time, I learned the hard way from past trips that it’s safer [...]
The twins achieved a major milestone today — they didn’t cry at all when I sent them to playschool this morning, on my way to the airport. Normally, they’d cry and scream and cling at whatever part of my (or DH’s) clothing they can hold on to, something that they don’t do when other [...]
