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Monthly Reflections 0703

This has been an eventful month for me.
So far, my achievements are:

Had 2 facials done in the month.
Attended several workshops - Parenting Strategies, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Exam Strategies for Parents.
Had the kitchen cabinet with ant hive fixed.
Taught Perseverance for Success to P5 and P6 students at Huamin Primary School.
Was at Bukit View Secondary School […]

Learning The Fun Way

I read with interest the article in today’s The Straits Times on page H9 - “NTUC Childcare gives its syllabus a makeover”.
All childcare centres under the NTUC umbrella will be having new curriculum from April 2007 which include:

Exciting experiments and ‘hands-on’ activities like setting up a restaurant, mixing drinks with different ingredients and playing cashier, […]

What is 100%?

Singapore parentsWant to share with you a small truth to make LIFE 100%
If A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Zis equal to1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 […]

Cucumber Minced Meat Soup

Goodness of Cucumber
The cool, crisp cucumber, which belongs to the family of courgettes. It was one of the first vegetables to be cultivated in the world. Although it has little nutritional value, its most remarkable quality is an exceptionally high water content - 96.4%, which makes it both refreshing and low […]

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - 2

Hi Singapore parentsDay 2 session on 23/3/2007 started at 9 am and ended at around 5 pm. The following areas were covered:

Getting the results that you want - the magic of rapport
Eye accessing cues
Chunking up/down
The driving force - values and beliefs
Alignment of your goals, beliefs, values and behaviours

I like the portion on Eye Accessing […]

Delights and Woes of the Week 0712

It has been a busy week with lots of action. First, the delights:

Glad to be with my mum again on Monday and Wednesday. We even made a trip to Chinatown on Wednesday and paid my uncle and aunt a visit.
On Tuesday afternoon, was at Bukit View Secondary School as facilitator to […]

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - 1

Hi Singapore parents
Want to know what is NLP? It is the art and science of personal excellence.Today and tomorrow, 11 of us have the chance to learn some of the NLP techniques and apply them through activities.
Day 1 session started at 9 am this morning and ended at around 9 pm. The following […]

MOF - My Izakaya

Hi Singapore parentsToday, instead of sharing recipes with you, would like to introduce a Japanese restaurant to you. It offers dishes such as:

Chicken char-siew bento
Tri-color bento
Chicken char-siew ramen
Sansai udon
Sansai soba

The prices are reasonable and it is located at:6 Raffles Boulevard#02-138EMarina SquareSingapore 039594
BTW, MOF stands for Ministry Of Food.
So, the next time you are at […]

EMO kids

Singapore parents, do you know this term “emo” kids? Well, I just learn it today from The Straits Times on H2. It stands for emotional. Emo teens apparently adopt the following fads:

They like to wear dark T-shirts, a little undersized or deliberately worn down to look old
Their choice of sneakers […]

Delights and Woes of the Week 0711

This week, most the delights came from the Book Fair at Bras Basah Complex. As in my updates of Book Fair Fiesta (1), (2) and (3), I got to meet all sorts of people, including tourists visiting Singapore. The best part is I managed to cheer many children with balloons and sweets.
In return, […]