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If you have the chance to, here’s what you should try doing the next time you are in the company of little children: hang back, and just observe them playing. Don’t interfere. Don’t hush or tut. Instead, allow them to poke, prod,…  

Before August arrived, I was viewing the month with the same kind of wariness that one has while teetering at the edge of a cliff, looking down at the ravine below that you know won’t have anything to break your fall once…  

Here’s something quick and easy I threw together for Andrea’s lunch today. Ingredients handful of rolled oats handful of red spinach leaves, finely chopped 1 egg tiny pinch of salt Pour hot…  

Andrea’s getting really fun to play with.  

The camel’s back broke today.  

Rapid fire update on what’s been going on: As you can see, I’ve shaved my head. It’s just a small show of support for my mom. Lots of people seem to like it, so I might just keep the buzz cut. Andrea’s turning…  

Firstly, congratulations to Min Yen who came back to KL to ‘officially’ tie the knot with her beau, Eugene. Min Yen: for the record, Han and I were rather amused when the priest pronounced you “Dr and Mrs Eugene Teh”. …  

Both the babies are asleep, the confinement lady and Ratih are resting, and Han is away at work. It’s been raining all morning and the clouds have finally let the sun shine through. The air is crisp and clear, I can…  

June 17th—Andrea arrived more than three weeks ahead of her expected due date of July 11th; our healthy, bawling bundle of a miracle. We were both cleared to go home the next day. The delivery itself was easy (only in hindsight). I…