Kids had only just gone back to school after a really really long year-end break. Being the rather laid back parents that we are; okay maybe “lazy” is the better description, we had only left it to the kids to entertain themselves with repeated playing of their favourite DVD’s. One in particular this season was/is [...]
Dreaming my dreams…
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · A father's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Parenting musing, Simple pleasures
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
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 [...]
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
Three quarters through the 1-week holidays – what have you done?
August 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · A father's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Parenting musing, Photo opp, Simple pleasures
Yup- it’s already going to be Friday already tomorrow. Took today and Friday off from work, just to “do stuff” with Caitlin. All week so far she’s been holed up in the apartment with Hot Mummee working from home, and really working. Poor kids haven’t been outdoors at all for some 72 hours or so [...]
Do you listen to the teachers or the parents?
August 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Education, Parenting rules
School kids nationwide are on holidays from this weekend on. Caitlin has some holiday homework to do for the week off school, from (as far as I can see- gotta check her bag/books) 3 subjects of English, Malay and Chinese. Each of them have a date on the homework pages for respective dates of the [...]
Tags:holidays·homework·school·teachers
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
Keeping the toddler / pre-schooler busy over the holidays
September 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Education
While I know schools here resumes on Jan 5 2009, and that Caitlin’s school year ends on Oct 25 2008 (I think!), I don’t know when her school term starts in 2009; I have a feeling they don’t have to follow the older kids’ school terms…. Even assuming that her school term does start along [...]
