If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I used to rollerblade, or more correctly, inline skate (Rollerblade is actually a brand name).
I say used to ‘cos my middle-aged knee has been reminding me that I am not as young as I used to be; since something [...]
When this happened; when it dawned on me the whole rationale and intention behind the lie, I honestly did not know how to react, because I did not know which stand to take.
Last night, as usual, I headed over to Grandma’s after work, for dinner and the trip home with the kids to call it [...]
I had been contemplating getting a bike seat since the early days when Caitlin was born.
I spotted something similar to the YouTube clip below, when I was walking back from lunch today at a bike shop in USJ. It was selling for RM425. It’s not the same as the one in the clip below, but [...]
After this event Wyluxx, his 16 yr old daughter and I went for a proper dinner (proper meaning we didn’t really have a meal before the event). This was in a typical-ish Chinese restaurant in a shoplot; you know, opened front no doors, siew chow joint. This was still on the foothills of Genting.
Upon reaching [...]
Linus from Peanuts had his blanket. My niece had her father’s t-shirt; presumably ‘cos it had his body odour. Yes: Eww.
For me, I had a stuffed, very out of proportioned, elongated cotton-filled black “Doggee” with kids-fist sized and shaped “legs”; which my older brothers (note the plural) loved stuffing them into the “body” when I [...]
For the past few nights; enough nights to make me forget exactly how many, my two kids wake in the middle of the night, a few times.
One cries, the other cries out; sometimes one starts the other going.
One would be because he’s sleeping on his arm. Or he is due for a change. Or [...]
Caitlin’s recent medical condition (it’s not as serious as it sounds, really) has made me become aware; or at least reminded me again, of the magnitude of the role as a parent.
As parents at this point in their lives we are their only reference. Medical conditions, physical safety, social behaviours, questions on these all have [...]
For a few months now I have been having this pain when I pee- it’s not all the time, it’s only sometimes. I told Daddee about it, but he looked like he didn’t know what to do. He said to just make sure I continually washed after I pee; it’s usually Daddee who washes me [...]
It’s the school holidays this week. I had taken Wednesday and Thursday off with plans with Caitlin.
We were going to include the following activities, initially in no particular order:
Go watch the fireworks (it’s not a very well designed website, by the way, so if you are keen do be patient)
Caitlin’s always been quite excited watching [...]
Almost a year ago I had visited this blog and saw this prototype, and declared (to myself, mostly) that I would attempt this myself. Here’s the finished product of that prototype, by the way, by the very talented Anna.
Bit of background: Anna is also a parent, but who is also very good with her [...]
Today I took Caitlin for a swim. Long story short, it had involved going out of my way just to keep my promise to her that I would bring her for a swim, particularly this morning.
Anyway. A short proud note to my friends here, that she achieved two small feats in the pool:
She held her [...]
Our recent attendance of the MTV Asia Awards was something of a cultural experience for my brother, WyLuxx, and I guess his 16 year old daughter.
Not bragging that I am more exposed than he is, but I did have more opportunities to attend concerts and also be more familiar with outdoor nocturnal activities. What [...]
That is usually the question parents ask the detective, in cops & robbers shows on TV, when they speak about the mishaps regarding their kids.
I never knew the implications until I now that I have my own kids. The writers of these shows know what they are talking about- about how parents feel about kids, [...]
No, not setting high or any expectations at all.
Merely small stuff that I’d like my kids to have / equipped with / to be skilled at.
Some form of martial arts
To me, I think this is quite an important “skill” to have. Not only is it a form of exercise, it can also be some kinda [...]
Seems like a season for sequels. Nope, I haven’t watched The Dark Knight yet….. I have watched Hellboy 2 though…
Anyway, there’s been a build up of activities that have accumulated to a juncture at which there’s been a bottleneck, inhibiting the easy flow of movements, effectively creating a plug that is causing a backlog of [...]
I have 13 nieces and nephews. I can still remember seeing them wobblying their first steps, swaying to children’s music, “taking-a-knee” to see them eye to eye, using baby talk or at least simple sentences, participating in their tea parties, being asked “Is he drooling on me?” when my sister in law was carrying her [...]
Just came back from another extended-family dinner at Dr Pixie’s; sans the smiley face candles this time. It was really just a catch-up dinner with my parents, siblings, and the 3rd generation.
One of the stories shared was how one of my nephews had really come out of his shell as he reached puberty and into [...]
