30th May 2013 , Posted by Violet Lim - No Comments

Am I a Good Enough Mother?

Mother’s Day has just gone by not long ago and Father’s Day is just around the corner. Having celebrated my 7th Mother’s Day got me thinking – Am I a good enough mother? Like many career women out there, I work long hours, I have to travel for work sometimes spending 10 days a month » Read More

26th March 2013 , Posted by Violet Lim - 2 Comments

How Smashed-up Cupcakes Became A Teachable Moment

I was in United Square last week when a shop in the corner caught my eye. It was a baking school for little kids. I decided to sign Corum and Cara up for a 1.5 hours cupcake making session during the March one-week school holidays. They have been looking forward to the baking lesson for » Read More

11th March 2013 , Posted by Violet Lim - No Comments

How do I Know if I am Ready?

I met my hubby Jamie when I was 20 years old. We were both studying at University of Manchester. He was an Accounting and Finance student and I was reading Law. He was actually a year my senior. And honestly, I was not really his ‘type’. That is another story altogether. Long story cut short, » Read More

29th September 2012 , Posted by Kelvin Ang - No Comments

Let them know

Daddies are perhaps one of the most misunderstood species on the face of this planet. Because admit it – at some point in our lives, all of us did feel that our Daddies were the dumbest creatures that ever came into existence. Okay, maybe some spouses do fall into that category but let’s not digress. We felt » Read More

21st August 2012 , Posted by Kelvin Ang - 1 Comment

The joys of Parenting

I am sure you must have heard it all before — parents lamenting that they hardly have any free time to themselves after the kids arrive, but yet in the same breath they gush about their kids being the most precious things to them in the entire universe and how they will not trade them » Read More

19th August 2011 , Posted by Mandy - 3 Comments

Getting into the groove of this parenting thing

It’s amazing how a tiny baby can turn a person’s world totally upside down and inside out! And although Tim and I are now at this little person’s beck and call – feeding, burping, changing diapers, cleaning up diaper accidents – and repeating this again and again in 3-hourly cycles, it’s actually really fun, rewarding » Read More

8th August 2011 , Posted by Mandy - No Comments

Have sling, will travel

Cristan and I have settled into a pretty comfortable rhythm, and I’m really enjoying my new life as a mom. Since two weeks ago, I’ve gained the confidence to bring Cristan out on my own, and have been “gallivanting” quite a bit! First outing: a visit to my office to introduce Baby Cristan to all » Read More

16th February 2011 , Posted by Jaime Teo - 1 Comment

Our Chinese New Year (Part 1)

I haven’t been excited about Chinese New Year for a long time. In my long time ago teenage days, it felt like a chore to have to dress up, remember all the correct terms for the entire (extended) family, and names of the recent (or not so recent) additions (my memory scores a -1 on » Read More

30th September 2010 , Posted by Jaime Teo - 2 Comments

Almost like a Marathon

Have you ever run a marathon? I haven’t. The longest distance I’ve run is 10km and that is laughable by the standards of people who run marathons (42.1km). But that is my personal milestone – I still remember the moment I crossed the finishing line – I was out of breath (you Always sprint the » Read More