Category: Parenting
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But Singapore Doesn’t Have A Mouth
With the impeccable logic of a three year old, Kai questioned me over my explanation of National Day. I had said that National Day was Singapore’s birthday, and so everyone in Singapore got to celebrate. He said, “Papa, but Singapore doesn’t have a mouth”. Took a while before I said, “But everyone in Singapore has,…
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Kai and Kai Finally Meet
Kai is three plus and so is Kai. But because they live on opposite sides of the world, this past weekend was the first time they’ve met. You cannot make this shit up: My schoolmate Colin Goh’s kid was born 7:45pm EST on 3 April 2009 in New York. Our son was born 7:15am in…
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I Produce Content Every Time I Go To The Toilet
Up until yesterday’s STOMPgate revelation, our Kai had a bright future as a STOMP Content Producer. A few weeks back, he had put on his helmet and taken his kick-scooter to the corridor in our apartment and carefully placed it on the floor before lying next to it and calling out for his Mama’s help…
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Vote Nadya for Most Responsible Celebrity
Our friend and collaborator Nadya Hutagalung has been nominated for Green Awards’ Most Responsible Celebrity – alongside luminaries as George Clooney and Vivienne Westwood. She gets our vote on a personal note because she and her husband were instrumental in turning our lives towards green-consciousness. About 90% of all of Kai’s baby things were given…
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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…