My dad’s talked about this since the early 90′s: Of bringing the whole extended family for a visit to his hometown (more like village). Not that we minded the idea. Back then we only loathed about what the likely quality of basic amenities would be like. After all, there were stories of toilets with no [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Adventures'
Our China visit
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Adventures, Caitlin the heiress, Photo opp, The future, milestones
Tags:father·first time·flight·grandparents·holidays·milestones
The week (or two) that was!
September 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Adventures, Caitlin the heiress, Caleb the heir, Parenting musing, Photo opp, Simple pleasures
For the end of Ramadhan month here in Malaysia, we had a really long weekend off work. Caitlin’s school, in fact, had the whole week off (they had a couple of Saturdays of school to make up for closing the whole week). It was also Hot Mummee’s birthday on the 21st Also, Yee yee (HM’s [...]
Tags:holidays·outdoor·picnic·play
Differences in preferences
March 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Adventures, Caitlin the heiress, Caleb the heir, Parenting musing, Photo opp, Simple pleasures
Caitlin likes to go shopping. Make the slightest inkling that we are going shopping and her adrenalin gets pumping. Typical female I guess. But at least for now she is not keen on checking out shoes…. However, I gotta be fair. I do like to go check out gadget shops too. When we passed the [...]
Tags:adventure·holidays·shopping
Dust storm in Melbourne
March 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · A father's POV, Adventures, Ergonomics, Photo opp
The Bureau of Met says there is a dust storm coming tonight. The sky has been like this all day today, and the wind was very strong outdoors; little ones like Caitlin may actually literally be blown off her feet! I’d hate to see what it’s be like when this storm does hit. One thing [...]
Tags:Adventures
MMMmmmmm…..
March 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · A father's POV, Adventures, Food & feeding, Photo opp, Short post, Simple pleasures
It’s not always that we get to eat like kings. But one doesn’t have to be kings to be able to eat like this in mostly all Australian cafes….. Okay okay, this may not be a big deal for some of you guys, but it is for me; cos it’s not always that we get [...]
Tags:adventure·discipline·food·Short post
Organising grandparents’ birthday and anniversary
February 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments · A father's POV, Adventures, Food & feeding, Parenting musing, Parenting rules, Photo opp, Simple pleasures, milestones
Those of you invited, or know people who are invited, please don’t disclose this. It is my parents’ 50th anniversary this year, and also a joint celebration for my mum’s birthday. But my dad doesn’t want people to know these. He is kinda shy about it, you see. Also, both my parents just want friends [...]
Tags:anniversary·celebrations·father·grandparents·milestones·mother
Friends among 4 year olds
December 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Adventures, Caitlin the heiress, Parenting musing, Parenting rules, milestones
When Caitlin had her 4th birthday party, I had invited these particular two friends of hers. The first is a friend over a year older than her. Their Mummees have known each other before they knew their respective husbands, and naturally when both had daughters, they play when the adults get together. The second is [...]