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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…  

Short video clip of one of the many ways Brandon has made us laugh with his child’s play.  

Brandon happily sways to Lionel’s music selection.  

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”. …  

This was taken this evening, after Brandon spent a whole day with us running around shopping malls. We had a rather fun day out—it started off with a brunch cum grocery run at Bangsar Village…  

One night while I was driving home from Han’s parents’ place and Brandon was clambering all over Han as usual, I rounded a corner and asked Brandon something. His reply was, “mamabitch.”  

These days the snooze button on the alarm clock is rarely ever used. The clock is set to beep at 6:45am on weekdays—and when it sounds, it is turned off completely. At that point I’ve either jumped out of bed and headed…