4th February
2012 ,
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Last week, I wrote about my experience returning to the office as a working mum.
Two lovely readers left comments on the post. Both shared that they felt guilty about spending time away from their babies and in particular, missing their babies’ “firsts”. I have more thoughts to share on that topic but first, I thought »
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31st January
2012 ,
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I returned to fulltime work on 1 December last year. Today marks the completion of my first two months as a working mum.
Since I know of a few mothers-to-be who would be planning how to utilise their maternity leave entitlement, thought I’d share how my maternity leave plan has worked for me so far.
I also »
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30th January
2012 ,
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Ok, the title is a tad silly, but I wanted to rave about Cristan’s very successful first flight! About 2 weeks ago, we left for Brunei to celebrate Chinese New Year with Tim’s family (who reside in Brunei but are Malaysian by nationality). I’ll share more about the CNY festivities in the next post, but »
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19th January
2012 ,
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The Lunar New Year is just around the corner.
So…. who’s looking forward to the big red Gong Xi Fa Cai event?
I’m feeling surprisingly blase about it this year. The house is all kitted out with red and gold decorations, fresh spring blossoms – and enough red lanterns to rival the red light district, but I’m »
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17th January
2012 ,
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2011.
Wow, what a year it has been. 8 months of anticipation. 8 months of worry. 8 months of planning. 8 months of hoping. And the remaining 4 months? A heady combination of joy, frustration, smugness, desperation, learning and horniness. And that’s just the work. Okay, it’s not the work. Horniness has no place at work, »
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14th January
2012 ,
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Almost exactly a year ago, our social group of friends enjoyed a fantastic holiday in Bintan. Last weekend, we attempted to recreate the experience, taking a similar trip with more or less the same group of friends.
Besides the logistical nightmare of hauling our bags, various baby necessities AND our food supplies across the sea, everything »
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3rd January
2012 ,
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First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!! Hope 2012 brings you much joy, great times with loved ones, prosperity and good health!
I’m really excited today, because I’ve successfully conducted a REAL SOLID EXPERIMENT. As you know, when Cristan turned 6 months old last month, we started him on semi-solids, feeding him a smooth mixture of »
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29th December
2011 ,
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Earlier this month, I did something really bad to my kid.
I fed her honey.
Honey. Sweet honey. Nectar of the Gods. A wholesome substitute for sugar. Chock-full of vitamins and minerals. Anti-inflammatory properties. A natural antiseptic. An effective healer.
Little did I know that know that feeding an infant that sweet treat could have fatal consequences.
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28th December
2011 ,
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I found myself getting royally annoyed with my 4-month-old daughter last Thursday.
I guess it was a simple case of mis-matched expectations.
I expected to be able to sleep through the night, go to work, come home, play with her a little, then go through the cycle again.
She expected to be able to wake up at any »
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28th December
2011 ,
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I’ve been wanting to blog for a while now because it’s been a really fun month, with Cristan turning 6 months old and tons of milestones to celebrate! But it’s also been a crazy busy month at work, and then before I knew it, the Christmas festivities were upon us…so I’ve only JUST managed to »
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