10
May
2019
by Tan Li Lin
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Birthing The “Hippy” Way: My Water-birth Experience (Part 1)
I was torn. It was after lunch. Ronald and I were circling the Keppel area unsure of whether to ignore the contractions and head home, or to head to NUH. I had been experiencing contractions over the past few days, and every other waking moment…
7
September
2018
by Tan Li Lin
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New Zealand Special: 4 Places In 3 Weeks With My 2-Year-Old
It’s 10pm and 10 degrees Celsius here where the 3 of us – Ronald, Lia and myself – are staying, about a hour’s drive from Rotorua, New Zealand. We’re in the middle of nowhere and apart from the deafening silence of the farmlands that surround…
19
July
2018
by Tan Li Lin
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15 signs you got owned by your kids!
Parenting can drive you up the wall. I’ve never hit my limit as fast with anyone in my life as I have with Lia. With adults, we can tolerate someone for YEARS through finding really suppressed ways to deal with it – secret eye-rolling, running…
6
June
2018
by Tan Li Lin
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Travelling with Kids – You Can, and You Should! (Part 2)
21 days, 4 cities, 3 people: In the last blog post I shared why it’s important to travel with kids, and some top tips on how I survived with my monkey toddler on the recent trip to Japan. We were embarking on our goal to…
19
April
2018
by Tan Li Lin
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Travelling with Kids – You Can, and You Should!
Ronald and I, with Lia, went to Japan during the recent Sakura season for 3 weeks. Yes, that’s 21 days with Lia stuck to us (me) 24/7. This trip marks the first of more to come where we explore a family+work lifestyle in different countries….
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December
2017
by Tan Li Lin
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The Epic Truth About #Motherhood
What’s life like? How’s Motherhood? Is it that wonderful? Do I regret having a kid? Would I stop here? I’m in my 15th month of Motherhood and still getting the big “SO HOW’S MOTHERHOOD?” question, which is really another variation of the common “how’s life?”……