Watering the plants
Sajal and Aarti are gone for a few days and Oskar and Thomas help to water the plants…
View ArticleJurong Bird Park
We are using today’s Diwali bank holiday to visit Jurong Bird Park. Again. Last time was a little more than a year ago and different from back then, this time Thomas could enjoy the place much more,...
View ArticleDiwali celebration without napkins
Diwali, or the Festival of Light, is a big deal in India. Something like Christmas, I think. So, the Singapore schools typically have some activities accordingly. Unless, of course, Halloween falls...
View ArticleLilian’s wedding
Today we joined the wedding of one of Lamia’s colleagues, Lilian. This was actually a very nice wedding. The location, Park Royal Hotel, was great and the families had not spared any expense. I also...
View ArticleTomorrow is iPhone X day
I would go for silver, 256 GB. But who knows whether I can manage to score one at 3:01 pm local time here…
View ArticleiPhone X day
Today is iPhone X day. It’s a funny thing that iPhone X went on pre-order sale at 12:01 am California time. Which makes it a pain the neck to order when you are anywhere in the US. When you’re in...
View ArticleThe potty diaries #3
I would have given up already and retry again later. Lamia, however, insisted to be persistent and we powered the potty training with Thomas through the whole long Chinese New Year weekend. And it did...
View ArticleNormal
Today, both kids were going back to school. YES! I took Thomas to the pediatrician yesterday and the doctor confirmed we have won: we have beaten pneumonia! And Oskar’s scarlet fever is also gone. It’s...
View ArticleTwo butts
After Lamia decided that the old Chinese jewelry chest had to go (heroically sold by me on Carousell for 150 SGD), we have now temporarily replaced it with one of the old IKEA Expedits. This needs of...
View ArticleSwim class
Thomas is doing really great now, too. He is kicking and diving really well and he is less afraid of the water than Oskar at the same age.
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