The flight to Paris had a bit of a delay…
… and controling two beautifully lively boys on a plane that is sitting on the ground can be a bit of work.
View ArticleDéjà vu
You might recall that when we were flying to Europe, we were on the same flight as Oskar’s teacher and one of his classmates. And yes, you guessed it: today, for the return flight, both of them were on...
View Article14 hours later
For our flight back to Singapore I had insisted that we book Premium Economy: more leg space, larger seats, nicer screens in the event that Lamia and I have an hour or two to watch something… it felt...
View ArticleHome
Aggie had arrived from the Philippines, where she had attended the wedding of her brother, just a little ahead of us. But when we eventually got home she had already aired the rooms and there was even...
View ArticleMuttertag
It’s Mother’s Day in Germany today. Not all countries follow suit, but I guess they are just confused. Anyway, I had ordered a bouquet of flowers for my mom and when I was on FaceTime with my parents...
View ArticleEvening routine
We’re now a few days back from Europe. Overall, the transition to Singapore time went quite well. Both kids struggled the first two days and kept us up at night. Then Oskar started to sleep through...
View ArticleBurtstach!
For our good buddy… Happy birthday, Alex! Na klar bist Du keine Sau. Ist schon klar, ne? Wobei, “Sau” in dem Kontext ist ja eigentlich positiv besetzt. So im Sinne von “coole Sau”, sofern das für olle...
View ArticleDrip, drip, drip
In the last few days we notice that the air conditioning in Oskar and Thomas’ room was dripping water. It got so bad that we actually had to stop using it at night. That’s of course a problem in a...
View ArticleEarly Father’s Day
Lamia was in the city in the morning and when she came home I was rushing to get Oskar to his football class, so I did not notice a big bag she was carrying when she came home. When Oskar and I came...
View ArticleWhite belt in hair dressing
We normally have the kids hair cut at the QB House for Kids at Vivocity. These guys do a very nice job and the kids can watch and play on an iPad in front of them. If the queues are not too long I...
View ArticleToddler Muscle Cars
After that hair dressing episode, the kids deserved a little bit of play time…
View Articleo.Bike
This is new. These bikes were standing just in front of our condo and I think they must have been put there only recently. I have seen this in other cities, but it’s the first time I see such a service...
View ArticleThe longest moment
Oskar was invited to Margot’s birthday party today. This was my first birthday party with Oskar and I was a little excited, too. The two of us arrived at the condo and there was a nice birthday party...
View Article(French) Mother’s Day
For the best Maman! We’re so lucky to have you – I don’t know what we would do without you! x x x
View ArticleThe Kiwis are here
This morning Claudia arrived from New Zealand with Finn, Henrik and Liev. They are going to continue to Germany tomorrow and they chose Singapore as stop over to relax after the long flight from...
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