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Planning for a weekend getaway or just looking forward to some rest over a long weekend? Here are the dates for the 10 gazetted public holidays for 2020 New Year’s Day 1 Jan 2020 Wednesday Chinese New Year 25 Jan 2020 Saturday 26 Jan 2020* Sunday Good Friday 10 Apr 2020 Friday Labour Day 1…
It is no secret that grandparents adore their grandchildren. And vice versa. The problem is with today’s nuclear families and so many families living and working overseas, there is a greater divide between grandparents and grandchildren than simply age. While my kids live in the same country as their maternal grandparents, daily lives often get in…
Tis the season… for Christmas Shopping. Did you go shopping this Black Friday weekend? Many of us would have taken this opportunity to start our Christmas shopping. The discounts online and in retail are hard to resist. In the spirit of shopping mania, we are sharing more places where you can shop. In this post,…
I never understood couples who spent lots of money and efforts planning for their wedding day. Getting hitched is the easy part. Staying married for the next 20 to 50 years, now THAT takes a lot more effort and sometimes money – too much or too little – gets in the way. My hubby and…
Don’t let the title of this post scare you. Ok, maybe it should a little. Parenting in today’s Digital Age is tough. Are we sharing too much information about our kids? When we post pictures of our kids on social media, are we unwittingly allowing strangers access into our children’s world without the necessary precaution?…
This post is dedicated to all the mothers under the sun. It does not matter that you are an FTWM (full-time working mom), PTWM (part-time working mom), SAHM (stay-at-home mom), or WFHM (work-from-home mom), ALL mothers are the same (天下的妈妈都是一样的). It does not matter that you are the natural mother, the adopted mother, the foster…
Don’t worry, this is not sexual harassment. My house guest is a bona-fide furry friend who shows her warmth by pawing and licking. Here’s how she came to stay with us. My kids have been pestering me for a pet. A dog to be more specific. Their sole mission is to break down the resistance (me)…
A father is a very important man in a child’s life. He defines the man his son will one day become and the husband that his daughter will one day marry. Singaporean fathers under-estimate their power of influence over their children’s lives. While it is heartening to see more fathers today more involved in their children’s…
“You don’t LOVE me!!” my child yelled angrily back at me. WHAT?! Of course, I do! I thought angrily. How could you even say that? That sentence stopped me in my tracks. In our family, hubby and I are very open about our love for our kids. We don’t shy away from hugging our kids and…
We accumulate tiny pebbles of hurt throughout our childhood and adult lives. These pebbles becomes a heavy weight that we carry into our relationships, even marriages. After some time, the weight of these pebbles begin to affect our relationships and marriages. “Get rid of these pebbles!” was the central message guest speakers of this year’s…
I was a really good child, not because I wasn’t mischievous or experimental or curious like every child, but because I had a mother who believed in using the feather duster rod as a disciplinary tool. And like most Asian moms, my mother had the “LOOK”, which I’m sure many of you are familiar with….
A recent study by Touch Family Services found that more couples are drifting apart emotionally and heading for divorces. Having a first child, unrealistic expectations of marriages and the stresses of modern society are among the factors blamed for the rise in domestic unhappiness.* “The tenacity to work things out when challenges beckon is weakening…
How fit is your marriage? How do you bring your good marriage to greater heights? Find out at the Marriage Convention 2014. This annual Marriage Convention is brought to you by Families for Life (Formerly known as the National Family Council) and MediaCorp. It marks the International Year of the Family, spearheaded by the Ministry of Social and Family…
My kids, like me, are not big breakfast fans. I will be lucky if they ate a slice of bread before they are shipped off to school in the morning. With breakfast being such an important meal to start their day, I really want to make sure they have the energy to meet their demanding schedule of school, extra-curricular…
Singing is not my forte. I will not torture myself singing in the bathroom, let alone the public. While I may not be as bad as American Idol singer William Hung, I might just be a close runner-up. The only times I cave are to croon lullabies to put my kids to bed or sooth…