In spite of our vigilance to give our kids a break from studies and get them outdoors for an hour or two everyday, our efforts were no match to the lure of the digital screens and the intensity of our local academic pursuits. Not to mention the urgency to...
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I have always had curls in my hair. Back in my school days, I sported a pageboy cut. Whenever, my hair grew long, my mom had it cut short, remarking flippantly that the Singapore weather was too hot for long hair. Being a tomboy, I was fine with that....
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When we heard that there was going to be a Dreamworks run, we could not wait to sign up for it. Who would not want to run with Shrek, Kungfu Panda, Toothless and Alex the lion. The day of the Dreamworks run arrived on a warm, summer day. Arriving...
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In light of the recent debacle of the young couple caught on camera bullying an old man over seat at Toa Payoh hawker centre, it feels appropriate to share about the upcoming Singapore Kindness Run. In partnership with the Singapore Kindness Movement, the Kindness Run is the nation’s first-ever...
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ALERT!! Dreamworks fans take note!! For the first time ever in Asia, Four of the best Dreamworks Animation families are congregating on this little red dot for a kick-ass celebration known as Dreamworks Day. Join the Kung Fu Panda Po and his kick-ass team, Shrek and his companions, Hiccup and Toothless from...
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The puzzling changes in the climate around the world worries me. The annual haze that covers our entire nation in the last quarter of each year worries me. My kids leaving aircon, fan and lights on in the room when they are NOT there worries me. The first because...
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Do you sometimes feel that your home is a zoo? I do. Especially when the kids laze around like the sleepy lions in the zoo when it is homework time, laugh like hyenas when you need to be on a conference call for work or bicker like monkeys over the...
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Do you have this problem too? I have trouble getting my kids to have breakfast before they go to school. No matter what scrumptious breakfast I or my helper prepared, my kids complain that they COULD NOT EAT SO EARLY IN THE MORNING (6:30am)!! A cup of MILO and (if I...
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Nickelodeon’s first ever SpongeBob Run in Asia flagged off in Singapore on an overcast Saturday afternoon (6 August) at Siloso Beach Walk, Sentosa. My son is sitting for his PSLE this year, so I coaxed my 10-year-old daughter to be my companion for this fun run. What made this...
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It began as a quest to locate Patrick, SpongeBob’s best friend at Nickelodeon’s first ever SpongeBob Run in Asia, but when you lose your daughter in a yellow sea of runners, you panic! Here is what happened… We arrived at Siloso Beach Walk, Sentosa on an overcast Saturday afternoon. Thinking that the...
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So, I collected my first 21km finisher medal! But I did not run the full race… Here’s what happened… This is me taking part as a 4-member team in the Mizuno Ekiden Relay Run. The other members are fellow mom bloggers Cynthia (ilovedefamily), Christy (kidsrsimple) and Mei Chee (finallymama) with whom I...
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Those of you who were successful in balloting for National Day Parade (NDP) tickets, you will be watching the parade at a new venue this year — the Singapore Sports Hub ! Updated on 18 July: Win National Day Parade Tickets from #NDPatSportsHub! Take part in their Instagram contest & stand a chance...
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