You Never Forget Your First
The thing about being first time parents that always tugs at the heartstrings is the number of firsts you experience in a short span of time. I remember vividly the first time I mistook another person’s baby for ours, tapping at the nursery window in the hospital, promising to be the best dad ever, vowing […]
Miss World Pans Asians By Favouring Pan-Asians
Miss World Singapore, the pageant that gave Singapore the Boomzbalicious Ris Low in 2009, is looking for contestants who are “pan-Asian looking” for their 2012 event in the hope they’ll do better at the world Miss World. Apparently, the organizers say that previous years’ editions favored girls who answered questions well, “but the formula hasn’t […]
Ways To The Heart
Kai is making it very difficult for me to leave his room when I tuck him in to bed: Me: Do you want to hug your pillow Kai? Kai: Are you a pillow Papa? Me: No. Why? Kai: Cos I want to hug you, Papa!
Shark Trivia That’s Not Trivial
Naomi and I have not consumed shark fin for several years now (and it goes without saying that Kai doesn’t either), and we’re still trying to convince some older members of our families to do the same. Conscientiously refusing to eat the dish when it is served as part of a banquet may be considered […]
The Internet Is Cool
Friday’s clear blue skies took me out of the office and onto the streets (for a nasi lemak and a beer). I took quite a few deep breaths and quite a few photos, some of which I posted on Instagram. I stopped on South Bridge Road to take this shot: Apparently, either a few minutes […]