Do you watch Brothers and Sisters? I do. Every week I try to catch it on Star World. When the teaser was first aired, I thought the series was too heavy and mushy for my taste. However, for lack of a better show on a tuesday night, I allowed myself to watch it.
Brothers and Sisters [...]
If I have to go shopping for myself or go to the grocery even, I try to leave the kids at home. I did not fancy the challenge of maneuvering the stroller along the narrow aisles or up the escalator or getting squished inside the elevator. Going to the mall with young kids is like [...]
Most mothers are built capable of nurturing and taking care of their families… not all, but most. It is such a stereotype but sometimes I think that genes also have something to do with it.
When a child is sick or sad, mothers are often the first to reach out, hug, comfort. I myself, do [...]
Is there something in the air? Several of my friends and a cousin are now on their way abroad to settle down with their foreign boyfriends. In fact, I just came from a going away party for my cousin who is off to Minneapolis tomorrow, with T, her American boyfriend.
It might sound or feel [...]
A year has come and gone. Many bloggers have created lists about their memorable times, accomplishments and disappointments in 2007. At the risk of sounding cliche, I will spin out my own list of sorts.
The year 2007 for me as a mother was a very hard and challenging year. The past 12 months have [...]
I thought that my mom was being herself when I observed how she used to finish leftovers from my and my siblings plate during mealtimes. “Mommy, I can’t finish my vegetables…” - to which she will respond - “It’s ok honey, leave it and I will finish it”. And wouldn’t you know, she will.
Several years [...]
