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On the front page of today’s Straits Times - “Young children lead online charge in Singapore”.The annual IDA survey shows that:
90% of children under age group 10 - 14 use the Internet to communicate, play and learn
64% come from those in the age group 15 - 59
20% are those above 60 who were […]
Posted on January 19th, 2007 by June
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In World news of today’s Straits Times, there were 2 articles - one on “BABY BOOM in France” and the other on WEDDING GLOOM in the US”. What irony?For the first article, the France government had attributed the increase in population growth to its family-friendly polices, such as:
Offer of Euro 750 (S$1,500) a […]
Posted on January 18th, 2007 by June
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Yes, today is Papa’s birthday. Had he been alive, he would have been 80.I was at the Toa Payoh Lorong 6 temple with my husband and elder 2 kids to pay our respect. At his tablet, I fought back my tears. Still miss him . . .
Papa, wherever you are, just hope you are […]
Posted on January 17th, 2007 by June
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Hi
Today, I am going to share with you a juice and a dessert, using beetroot.
Mixed Fruit Juice
Fruits required – One medium size beetroot, 2 stalks of celery, 1 carrot and 1 orange.
De-skin the beetroot and orange. Together with celery and carrot, just cut them into smaller size to fit into the juicer and there you […]
Posted on January 16th, 2007 by June
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It has been another rainy week in Singapore. Well, life still goes on. I am delighted that:
I managed to do some spring cleaning. It sure was good feeling to rid of some old stuff.
In the course of clearing up, guess what I found? An “Aiwa” radio that is still […]
Posted on January 14th, 2007 by June
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As parents, we want the best for our children and it pains us to see them making choices that can lead to disastrous consequences. The following tips may be helpful while CONSULTing with our teens.The word ‘CONSULT’ has been used as an acronym and serves to tell our teens that we would like to […]
Posted on January 13th, 2007 by June
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What graduation and whose graduation nite?
It’s mine!
I signed up for the Certified Professional Trainers course with Quest Group in Sep 2005. Only attended the 3 weekend workshops in Mar and Apr 2006. Completed the last assignment in Nov 2006.
HOORAY to me and all those who make it. We were awarded The International Professional Managers Association […]
Posted on January 12th, 2007 by June
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Hi Parents
Remember the time when your children ask you questions about themselves like:
I wonder why:
I can see red balloons, blue, yellow and green balloons
I see big things, little things, round, square and sharp things too
I can hear planes roaring, boys whistling, whispers and shouts
I can smell cookies baking, sweet and spicy smells, flower […]
Posted on January 11th, 2007 by June
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Hi
Today, I am going to share with you how to use orange juice to cook chicken, fish or prawns: Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
2 Oranges - extract juice and set aside (should have about more than half a cup)
Half a chicken (chopped into small chunks) or 300 grammes of chicken fillet (cut into bitable size)
5 to […]
Posted on January 9th, 2007 by June
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It has been an eventful week indeed. I am delighted that:
My little girl wrote us a ‘Love’ letter (see blog dated 6 Jan 2007)
I am able to do brisk walking in the mornings with my husband (still working to do it everyday with him)
I was able to cook for my mum […]
Posted on January 8th, 2007 by June
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