Thankful for this midweek break!
Happy Labour Day! :)
28th April 2013
Rainbow cuppies (errr we only had three colours) for a rainy day
The boys made these cupcakes with intense kancheong spider supervision from me.. I hope they had fun making it.. Cos eating it was quite a torture
(PS NEVER USE CORN OIL)
Haha! Thankful for the time to bake with my boys! :)
The boys made these cupcakes with intense kancheong spider supervision from me.. I hope they had fun making it.. Cos eating it was quite a torture
(PS NEVER USE CORN OIL)
Haha! Thankful for the time to bake with my boys! :)
27th April 2013
Are my kids crazy??? I think so!
Haha
But so thankful for their ability to make me laugh and cry at the same time! Wouldnt trade it in for anything else!!!!!!
Haha
But so thankful for their ability to make me laugh and cry at the same time! Wouldnt trade it in for anything else!!!!!!
26th April 2013
And he's ok! :) phew!
Groggy but ok :)
And thankful that the kids are not too affected!
Groggy but ok :)
And thankful that the kids are not too affected!
25th April 2013
Someone's been playing too much hockey :(
Thankful for efficiency and that it's not going to be too big an op!
Thankful for efficiency and that it's not going to be too big an op!
24th April 2013
Today I am thankful for...
... Time to read up!
(Havent done so much psych reading in a while.. Brain's bursting!)
... Time to read up!
(Havent done so much psych reading in a while.. Brain's bursting!)
22nd April 2013
Thankful for light rain.. A perfect excuse to use ridiculous looking umbrellas! Haha!
21st April 2013
Yay! Hooray for lil J! :)
Wat a lovely lil bundle of joy! Cute as a button! Awww i love newborns!
So happy for you poo! :)
Wat a lovely lil bundle of joy! Cute as a button! Awww i love newborns!
So happy for you poo! :)
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| Hey, I just met you.. And this is crazy... but here's my number.. so call me maybe |
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| Proud parents! :) |
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| Very proud daddy! heeheehee |
20th April 2013
Lovely day at the park!
Thankful for a morning of play and discoveries!
Thankful for a morning of play and discoveries!
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| Toad Eggs (i think).. or Frog eggs. We also saw some tadpoles! lovely! :) |
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| Lunch with a view |
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| Dazed after a hot morning in the sun |
19th April 2013
We brought the kids out for dinner as an end-of-week treat :)
We love Sushi! :)
Thankful for a lovely time with my family :)
We love Sushi! :)
Thankful for a lovely time with my family :)
18th April 2013
Lunch date! :)
It's been a looooong time since we had any 1-1 time! :)
It's been a looooong time since we had any 1-1 time! :)
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| Flat White at Rokeby |
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| Camera-Shy.. or rather, Camera-Aversive husband |
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| Fish and chips! |
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| Burger ooooozing with cheese |
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| Molten Lava cake from Wimbly Lu a few doors down |
17th April 2013
Saw a boy with dyslexia today, exactly the same age as my older boy. He's clearly very bright, and chatty, but has difficulty reciting the alphabet, with writing, mixes up his b's and d's and reverses his j's and calls "12" twenty and can't seem to find the right words when he's explaining to me about "important things" (like minecraft, for instance).
He's such a lovely kid.. cheeky, but easily redirected, so bright, so cheery. But if he doesnt get the help he needs, that exuberant little spirit is going to be crushed by our extremely unforgiving educational system. Thankfully he is identified early by a family friend who is dyslexic himself. Now he can get the right help (hopefully) and learning doesnt have to be as painful as it is (hopefully).
It makes me wonder about two things:
1. Reading and writing--skills we seem to think come so naturally as we grow, or as our kids grow.. are really not natural at all! It's natural to speak, but not so natural to put it down in written symbols. In fact, we only started doing it in the last, what, thousand years? maybe more. I'm not a historian. But u know what i mean. Reading and writing actually have to be TAUGHT, and cant be just picked up like that.
2. So over here in Singapore we emphasize reading and writing even in preschool education. But children all over the world are only expected to read simple words by 5, write by 7. Why are we expecting kids in Singapore to read AND write by the time they are 4? Why is it that if they are not able to hold a pencil in a tripod grip by 3 years old, we say they have "poor fine motor skills", instead of "hey he's 3 years old"?
Why are more and more kids being diagnosed with dyslexia and attention deficit disorders? Is it true that they have learning disabilities, or is it that our educational system is over emphasizing the reading and writing modality to learn? There are plenty of other ways to learn, aren't there?
Today I am thankful that a) the abovementioned boy is going to get help. I will check in on him in a few months time and hopefully i can hear some good news. b) my boy of the same age is reading and writing well, and probably, hopefully, is going to cope in our educational system.
But if he doesn't.. or if my younger boy cannot survive in our local system.. will I have the courage to take him out of the system before he gets crushed (like many of the 9 to 10 year old dyslexics i had seen in the past few months)?
He's such a lovely kid.. cheeky, but easily redirected, so bright, so cheery. But if he doesnt get the help he needs, that exuberant little spirit is going to be crushed by our extremely unforgiving educational system. Thankfully he is identified early by a family friend who is dyslexic himself. Now he can get the right help (hopefully) and learning doesnt have to be as painful as it is (hopefully).
It makes me wonder about two things:
1. Reading and writing--skills we seem to think come so naturally as we grow, or as our kids grow.. are really not natural at all! It's natural to speak, but not so natural to put it down in written symbols. In fact, we only started doing it in the last, what, thousand years? maybe more. I'm not a historian. But u know what i mean. Reading and writing actually have to be TAUGHT, and cant be just picked up like that.
2. So over here in Singapore we emphasize reading and writing even in preschool education. But children all over the world are only expected to read simple words by 5, write by 7. Why are we expecting kids in Singapore to read AND write by the time they are 4? Why is it that if they are not able to hold a pencil in a tripod grip by 3 years old, we say they have "poor fine motor skills", instead of "hey he's 3 years old"?
Why are more and more kids being diagnosed with dyslexia and attention deficit disorders? Is it true that they have learning disabilities, or is it that our educational system is over emphasizing the reading and writing modality to learn? There are plenty of other ways to learn, aren't there?
Today I am thankful that a) the abovementioned boy is going to get help. I will check in on him in a few months time and hopefully i can hear some good news. b) my boy of the same age is reading and writing well, and probably, hopefully, is going to cope in our educational system.
But if he doesn't.. or if my younger boy cannot survive in our local system.. will I have the courage to take him out of the system before he gets crushed (like many of the 9 to 10 year old dyslexics i had seen in the past few months)?
16th April 2013
There is nothing to be thankful about in human tragedy like this.
:( Tragic day for Boston, sad day for humanity.
It reminds me that while i whine self-piteously about my own problems, there are people who are suffering a thousand times more.
I'm thankful at least, for this reminder.
15th April 2013
The little one is sick.. thankfully it is not serious, and the fever is mild and not persistent..
So I got to spend a nice day with precious 1 to 1 time with him by "accident"!
It reminded me of the good old days when I was working part-time, and I would plan out where we would go on our off-days, just him and me, traipsing around town :)
It reminded me too of the time when I first quit my job to be full time stay at home mum, which was an ironic term cos i hardly stayed home with this guy!
Oh what adventures we had in those 8 beautiful months!
Thankful for time with my dear sweet son :)
So I got to spend a nice day with precious 1 to 1 time with him by "accident"!
It reminded me of the good old days when I was working part-time, and I would plan out where we would go on our off-days, just him and me, traipsing around town :)
It reminded me too of the time when I first quit my job to be full time stay at home mum, which was an ironic term cos i hardly stayed home with this guy!
Oh what adventures we had in those 8 beautiful months!
Thankful for time with my dear sweet son :)
14th April 2013 Deserves A Second Post
I am thankful i do NOT have a f**king gun because i really feel like f**king MURDERING someone RIGHT NOW!!!!
13th April 2013
Back to cooking!
Thankful the kiddos liked this!
Thankful the kiddos liked this!
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| Mushroom Fried Rice Topped with Crunchy Deep Fried Spinach Leaves and Honey Soy Chicken |
14th April 2013
Son2 is under the weather...:((
... But walking the ever lovely Man's Best Friend with his brother cheered him up! :)
Thankful for the ever obedient and tot friendly doggy!!
... But walking the ever lovely Man's Best Friend with his brother cheered him up! :)
Thankful for the ever obedient and tot friendly doggy!!
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| The Dog Leads The Way |
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| Hang on, I think Roger left me a message here... |
March 26th to April 12th
2+ weeks worth of things to be thankful for!!
I am thankful for...
Awesome playdates
And awesome playmates! haha!
.....And Jumping Monkey Kids
.......Togetherness
.....Nature Appreciating Boys
..... and True Love that is Worth Waiting For
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And A Gathering of Girls
... and for friendships that last and last.
....for Friends In New Phases
... For My Children Who Make Me Smile (and ROFL)
For The 3 Men In My Life
For the Little One Who Is Beginning To WRITE! OMG!
I might have missed out on the journalling, but it seems i have taken photographic evidence for the many good things that have been happening haha!
Oops
Yikes... Been too busy with work and delaying my entries!!!
Ok that wasnt honest enuff. Been LAZY to write.. It isnt easy some days to think of something to be thankful for.. Have to really trawwwwwl and think so hard it makes my tiny brain ache!
If i were flexible enough though i would still kick myself in the face! Bcos thats the whole POINT of this exercise.. If i continue this daily i will find it easier n easier wouldnt i???? Once i stop though suddenly everyday is back to grey and indistinct and cant be distinguished from each other!
So instead of going thru 18 days of thankfulness.. I shall go thru them ALL in one post (bcos... Honestly.. I cant remember wat happened each day except for major events like WEDDINGS! )
Ok so wait for it. Its coming :)
Ok that wasnt honest enuff. Been LAZY to write.. It isnt easy some days to think of something to be thankful for.. Have to really trawwwwwl and think so hard it makes my tiny brain ache!
If i were flexible enough though i would still kick myself in the face! Bcos thats the whole POINT of this exercise.. If i continue this daily i will find it easier n easier wouldnt i???? Once i stop though suddenly everyday is back to grey and indistinct and cant be distinguished from each other!
So instead of going thru 18 days of thankfulness.. I shall go thru them ALL in one post (bcos... Honestly.. I cant remember wat happened each day except for major events like WEDDINGS! )
Ok so wait for it. Its coming :)
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