Why do so many people fail at their New Year resolutions? It is because the steps required to achieve their goals is unsustainable in the long run. In other words, they couldn’t keep up with the changes. They are over-ambitious and set up overly big goals that require too many changes to happen to get there. I say, “slow, small, and steady steps wins the race.” Read more…. Read more…
Gadgets – Boon or Bane?
It is 2018. Man has developed and is continuing to develop more and more gadgets to help us save time and energy, especially while doing household chores. But, are gadgets a boon or a bane in our modern lifestyle? No wonder the fear of being taken over by robots is real! Read more…
Of Double Yellow Lines and Other Parking Rules (Doing the right thing even when no one is looking)
Do we always do the right thing regardless of who is watching? Or do we only do the right thing when people are watching? Or to put more accurately, only when important people are watching? To put it bluntly, are we hypocrites? Read more…
Chinese New Year – Then & Now
How we celebrated Chinese New Year as children influences how we celebrate and view it as adults. Certain traditions associated with it fill us with joy and anticipation, while others fill us with dread. Our childhood experiences affect our decision to carry on or ditch those traditions in our own families. Read more…
Teaching Our Children to Declutter
Children are natural hoarders. And they are not born knowing how to be organised, Therefore, teaching our children to declutter is an important life skill we need to teach them, on top of knowing how to cook and clean. Read more…
Parenting Teens – Pray Without Ceasing
The teen years is an unpredictable season. One moment you think you have it nailed and the next you feel like an absolute failure.
And because what “works” today may not the next, I don’t think it is responsible of me to share it as if it is even a solution. It could very well have been a fluke shot. So how now? Read more …. Read more…
Can Music/Dance/Art Be a Viable Career in Singapore?
How many people have been able to successfully make a sustainable and viable career in the performance and visual arts scene in Singapore? Viable meaning able to support a basic nuclear family comfortably. Are we too practical a lot? Or too unimaginative a lot? Or is it only for the young and single people? Read more…
Do We Still Need a Titus 2 Woman?
We are living in the 21st Century. Do we still need a Titus 2 Woman in our lives? In this day where any information can easily be had in one click, it may seem that there is no longer a need for a Titus 2 Woman in our lives. But I beg to differ. Sure we can get information easily now. But there is nothing like a **real-life** person you can share life with. Read more…
PSLE Reflections: Graduating my 5th Homeschooled Child
After going through PSLE* with 5 very different children, with different strengths and weaknesses, many have asked me how *I* did it. Well, for starters, *I* did not do it. As one child petulantly exclaimed many years back when she heard that I had been asked to speak at a PSLE sharing session to help other homeschool […] Read more…
Book Review: In Spite of Myself by Katie Hornor
God always uses our pain and trials not just to mould us but to help us help others. So, out of Katie Horner’s pain came her book, In Spite of Myself, a 4-week Bible Study to guide us on how to intentionally chose praise in all situations. She used the pain she walked through and the lessons she faced to share how we all can see God in everything we go through. Read more…