Do you find it hard to make decisions? Not only just life altering decisions, but also mundane ones like where to go, what to eat or what to do? These decisions then multiply in quantity and complexity when one becomes a parent. Questions such as what brand of diapers, brand of wipes, breastfeeding or milkContinue reading “Parenting decisions”
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6/6 Hindsight
“In hindsight, everything is clearer” – everyone I’m almost a dad for a decade now. Not a feat to be overly proud of. Being the new age father that I think/feel that I am, splitting myself by 3 is an uphill task. Day by day the needs from our kids are slowly growing as theContinue reading “6/6 Hindsight”
Guilty as charged!
Lock him in and throw away the keys! Yes, dad guilt is a thing. In my opinion, it’s no longer mom exclusive. What am I guilty for? My wife and I left the kids at home with our helper to go watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (No spoilers here)! We leftContinue reading “Guilty as charged!”
Daddy super ability to fall sleep anywhere.
I reckon that I’ve levelled up on my “Sleep” skill set. I’ve had the “opportunity” to go for not one but two MRIs at Sengkang General Hospital. Two 30 minutes sessions on my knee and ankle. I’ve been grossly misled by television (House M.D., The Good Doctor, etc) about the MRI machines. They’re noisy asContinue reading “Daddy super ability to fall sleep anywhere.”
School holidays: Love it or hate it.
As a school going child, I looked forward to all the school holidays, even if it was the 1 week long term breaks. School holidays back then, when I was in Primary school, meant that I could sleep in and bum around the house alone since my parents were at work. Before I got myContinue reading “School holidays: Love it or hate it.”
The new norm
How has the new norm differed to your “old norm”? On the day when we found out that my wife was pregnant for the first time in 2011, we altered our lifestyle almost drastically. All of a sudden we became conscious about reducing the risk of my wife catching diseases from others. I’d always jokedContinue reading “The new norm”
2020
What happened to 2020? It is by far the fastest year ever. It was supposed to be an exciting year for me because I left my first job of 12.5 years and starting at a new one with a regional business development role. My first day of work was on 1st of December 2019 andContinue reading “2020”
Working from home
2020 came, zoom-ed (pun intended) by and now we are at the tail of it. I recall how in the beginning of 2020, news about some virus from Wuhan had spread like wildfire. Bats took center stage and there were lots of videos of people eating bats (~ugh) flying around (pun intended). Naturally, Wuhan beingContinue reading “Working from home”
Teeth brushing fun
Not many decades ago, I recall how oral hygiene was “forced” onto us as a school going child. There was time after recess dedicated to teeth brushing. All of us had to bring to school a plastic mug, toothbrush and toothpaste daily. During this “lesson” all of us gathered water from the taps in theContinue reading “Teeth brushing fun”
I am Batman
This is the second bat that flew “into” our home. “Into” because it technically didn’t enter into our home. But instead was hanging on the mosquito net at the window. Thankfully It hung around throughout the day and flew off at nightfall so that the girls were able to catch a close look at theContinue reading “I am Batman”
Getting hands dirty
When living in a built up city, we are hardly exposed to nature. We hardly get our hands dirty. We are thankful that No.2’s kindergarten includes gardening in their curriculum. I feel that it is important to be surrounded by greenery. And what better way to do that is to grow small plants. Getting ourContinue reading “Getting hands dirty”
Composition time!
I looked forward to writing composition in school when I was a kid. I used to get so lost in them, grammar and sentence structure gets thrown out the window. It’s sad that my eldest daughter doesn’t enjoy writing composition as much as I did then and even now. Whenever she gets composition homework, IContinue reading “Composition time!”
Sugar addiction
Disclaimer: this is not a sponsored post. By the way, I will not turn away any sponsorship from F&N if they’re interested. Hi my name is Michael and I’m addicted to soft drinks. It’s an addiction that I constantly fight against. Most of the times I win and sometimes I lose. Especially after exercising, duringContinue reading “Sugar addiction”
ME
Generation xennial male. Born in ’83 in Singapore. I grew up in Boon Lay Avenue, a humble neighborhood full of working class families, nothing prestigious about it. My earliest memories of the neighborhood was that it was already old. There were lots of kids around my age. But I never seemed to made many friendsContinue reading “ME”
The Blur Dad 