Sharing everyday moments and random musings
I was in the middle of work when I received a notification from Parent Gateway. For those unfamiliar, Parent Gateway is an app developed by Singapore’s Ministry of Education. It allows schools to send announcements and consent forms directly to parents. To my surprise, it was a warning from the …
Many times, people fail to comprehend my statement when I mention, “I dislike spicy food that tastes like chili,” and instead, they label me as peculiar. Deep within, I comprehend entirely why I developed an aversion to consuming red chili or anything with the flavor of fresh red chili. I …
I am a Parent Volunteer (PV). Many years ago, I remember when I heard my friend is doing parent volunteer service when she claimed she is ‘not kiasu’. I was like, seriously? Many years later, when I am in her shoe now… I can reply, seriously! Fortunate or unfortunately, running …
I never thought I need to worry about Kpo Kia’s education at age of 2.5 years old. Long before I was married, I always have the struggle on whether I should give birth as the current education system in Singapore is so competitive that I cannot decide if I should …
For the past couple of months, I have been wondering if I am depriving Kpo Kia from developing her full potential as I can observe that she is always eager to learn. Recently I started to look around for some enrichment courses appropriate for her age group and was adviced …
Recently there are a few incident about Singapore childcare centres that went viral, in case you are still not aware of it, you can read them on: Authorities investigating social media post alleging childcare centre feeds children rotten fruit, neglects them (the reason why I decided to cite The Straits Time instead …
And so the kiasu first time parents decided to take up the parenting course from Thomson ParentCraft Centre. Initially we want to book the lesson conducted by the famous ‘baby whisperer’ – Mrs Wong Boh Boi, but since we book the lesson a bit too late, we just settle on our …
K96rSAidHappy (ex-)Children’s Day! I used to look forward to 1st October when I was younger as it used to be Singapore Children’s day! From 2011, Singapore Children’s Day has changed to the first Friday of October. Guess what? I found the source who is involved in this change *arghhh* Anyway, …