What’s playing at Watten
Watten Estate lies between home and B’s school, so we’ve driven past countless times but hadn’t explored till recently. If you venture beyond Bougainvillea Park which is a tad overgrown, the larger...
View ArticleGreen living in our Garden City
Back when I was still working full time, there was a LOT of green development near my office on Alexandra Road due to the Southern Ridges trail with its iconic Henderson Wave Bridge and Alexandra Arch...
View ArticleTraipsing around Tiong Bahru
May hasn’t been a merry month so far :( Once again, the flu bug hit and everyone got sick – at least once. As B and I are still recovering, I decided some fresh air and a little exploring would do us...
View ArticleBoys like to cook too!
We went down to the National Museum in the opening week of the annual Children’s Season. There were many toddler-friendly play areas and activities – all free – for this year’s exhibit on Masak Masak:...
View ArticleSentosa staycation and toddler activities
A few weeks back, we redeemed a complimentary 2 night stay at the W Sentosa to coincide with our 9th wedding anniversary. This was B’s first staycation and he still asks to “go to Sentosa” and even...
View ArticleSingapore’s new Sports Hub
We stopped by Kallang this weekend and checked out the brand new sports hub which opened in June. The hub includes the national stadium, library, recreation room, museum, water playground and retail...
View ArticlePublic transport too crowded? Make your own!
My boy is crazy about transportation and the people and activities around them. Which boy isn’t at this age? If given the choice, he’d always want to take the public bus or MRT. He can even say...
View ArticleImmersing in some Malay culture this Hari Raya
One thing I cherish growing up in Malaysia is how we embraced and celebrated being in a multi-racial community. Every major festival, we’d go from house to house, visiting friends and their families,...
View ArticleFun For Free SG: Gardens By The Bay Children’s Garden
Singapore is blessed with many clean and safe public parks, and we usually frequent the green connectors linking the exercise and playground areas near school and home. When we heard about the latest...
View ArticleWeekend mornings at Pek Kio
While participating in a survey/article on “hubbies who travel and how moms cope,” I realised how precious (in both the good and rare sense!) family and couple time has been for us. This weekend...
View ArticleKeeping cool when it’s hot
This June, we’ve had recurring mid-day thunderstorms, warm nights, and above average temperatures of 34 degrees Celcius. What to do on hotter summer days? Get wet, of course! In the past, we’d...
View ArticleWhat Singapore means to me
Hope everyone is having a great, not too wet, start to our Golden Jubilee celebrations! I’ve been looking forward to the long NDP weekend all week. We caught a fleeting glimpse of the RSAF Black...
View ArticleThere’s no place like home
Last weekend, hubby and I went to Maldives with little B to celebrate our tenth anniversary. It was a magical time where we unplugged, soaked in nature – sun, sand and water, ate fresh organic food,...
View ArticleTo Market, To Market … at Pek Kio
“A bridge to the past, which reminds us what was here, what our previous generations did here, what our parents built here and what we have inherited and want to make here.” – PM Lee Hsien Loong,...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: If you take away the walls
One thing I love about Singapore is the abundance of greenery amidst its modern, urban cityscape. Here are some more parks near us that we just discovered: Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West: Right opposite...
View ArticleWhat’s playing at Watten
Watten Estate lies between home and B’s school, so we’ve driven past countless times but hadn’t explored till recently. If you venture beyond Bougainvillea Park which is a tad overgrown, the larger...
View ArticleTraipsing around Tiong Bahru
May hasn’t been a merry month so far Once again, the flu bug hit and everyone got sick – at least once. As B and I are still recovering, I decided some fresh air and a little exploring would do us...
View ArticleBoys like to cook too!
We went down to the National Museum in the opening week of the annual Children’s Season. There were many toddler-friendly play areas and activities – all free – for this year’s exhibit on Masak Masak:...
View ArticleGrades do matter … but we are defined by more than our grades
“I’m not like you, mom! I’ll never be head prefect, always get good grades or prizes at my school Honours Day. Next year I just want to be in the tennis squad and make the cutoff for secondary...
View Article