30
October
2019
by Joel Chng
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Save Your Child’s Eyes!
Last November, news broke that the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) was launching a new centre due to an urgent need to counter myopia, and the statistics shocked me. It has been a year yet I clearly remember the numbers: 20% of children in Singapore…
30
August
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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To all Moms who don’t have a village
This month’s blog post was supposed to be about work-life balance but for me in real life, it was just about getting any form of balance – if I even did. You see, the husband has been away for an entire month now and truth is, it has…
29
August
2019
by Joel Chng
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On Repeat: Our home, our heart, our Singapore
“Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh… Our home, our heart, our Singapore.” The catchy tune from this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) theme song has been in my head for more than a month – thanks to my son, Ezra. When I first heard Ezra singing ‘Our Singapore’ back in…
7
August
2019
by E-van and Terry
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I Gave Birth!
What was it like to give birth? Here’s the full story. Labour I was induced and went into labour at 10pm on 24 July. It was at 12 noon the next day when I finally reached active labour and started experiencing strong contractions. INTENSE contractions which I…
31
July
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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24 lessons I’ve learnt from 24 months of motherhood
Typing the title kinda scares me. I mean, obviously I know that Nate is turning 2 – hence the title – but WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY HE’S TURNING 2?! Wasn’t he born like… yesterday?! Somebody tell me where has my baby gone! But yes, with…
25
June
2019
by Joel Chng
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Dads are just as important
Bringing home the bacon and being present. Those, to me, are my two main responsibilities as Ezra’s dad. Being Present In this day and age of connectivity and multitasking, being present and fully engaged in my child’s life is an everyday decision that requires conscious…