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Pursuit of Novelty

NEW! Don’t we just love it? All things new. NEW never goes out fashion, new clothes, new relationships, new jobs, new phone, new car, new house, new eating places, new places to visit, new songs, newborns, new seasons of favorite shows, new networking sites (is it just me?), new experiences, new technology, new breakthroughs, new years and of course New York! We are all about the NEW. Exceptions…

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An almost perfect day!

An almost perfect day! http://wp.me/pF8IX-4a

It was Vesak Day on May 13th and a welcome mid-week break from the usual school/work routine. An ideal off-work day, is a day for sleeping in for hubby. On this particular day however, I dragged out of bed to take the kids out to burn off some of their energy. We were out of the house and heading to the Gardens by the Bay Children’s Garden by 8:45AM! The goal for next time is 8AM, but I may be…

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Parenting moral high ground is getting seriously overcrowded!

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The Parenting Judgement Train

This morning while riding an empty train to work, I had a moment of revelation. While watching the empty train cars ahead of me turn and twist along the track, I couldn’t help but notice how my own carriage felt perfectly stationary. Despite being attached to the same train, I could only see motion in the cars ahead of me.

I couldn’t help but apply this analogy to the journey of motherhood, and…

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The Google Mom

While pregnant with my first one, I convinced myself that I had PEP (earlier called PUPPP). When I confronted my doctor with the symptoms and suggestedthe diagnosis, I was dismissed. “Oh, it’s just a rash” she said nonchalantly. I was indignant, how could she dismiss the hours I spent on the Internet self-diagnosing! Resolute on being vindicated, for my next consultation I took prints of research…

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Nuggets of Wisdom from my Village

Lets start this post with a very factual but seldom acknowledged statement ‘Parenting is a tough tough job!’ Despite the universality of this statement, I haven’t met a single parent who will pass on this warning to other expectant parents – “Just a heads up, you’re heading for a lifelong battle!” Of course we won’t say that, the more people suffering the merrier!

One of my favorite parenting…

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What does a 5 year old boy want?

A 5-year-old wants to be hilarious, he likes to laugh and be laughed at. A 5-year-old wants to fit in, wants to be cool, be liked by his friends, appreciated by his teachers and loved by his siblings. A 5-year-old wants dignity, wants to be treated as a person A 5-year-old wants power, power to be his own person, power to command respect A 5-year-old wants to cooperate because he sees the benefit…

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Pink doors, a corridor

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Hello, kitty

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Narrow strip of sky between two block is concrete. Symbolizes the peace in our busy lives, like strips appearing briefly only to lapse into the familiar pattern of chaos

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Nope not a statue!

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Kite chaos!

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The oldest 'citizens' of the world continue to silently give their lives up ..

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The great gender divide starts early

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What's in a name?

Source: planetofquotes.com

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” quoted Shakespeare famously in his play about the star-crossed lovers. What was untold to preserve the aesthetics of this dialogue was that this dictum can only be applied to common nouns and to things, as opposed to people. For a person his name becomes him. Sometimes a name carries on a legacy long after a person is dead…