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Delights and Woes of the Week 0717

It has been a rainy week so I chose to stay home most of the time. Well, still there are delights:

Glad that my eldest girl, Yulin, had enjoyed her trip at Phuket (24/4 - 27/4).
Accompanied my mother-in-law to the polyclinic at National Health Promotion Board, near Singapore General Hospital. She had […]

Delights and Woes of the Week 0716

It has been another busy and eventful week. First, the delights:

Completed the 3 Artistry Beauty Workshops conducted by Amway spread over 3 Mondays (2/4, 9/4 and 16/4). Learned quite a number of tips on how to do a proper facial, scrub, massage and mask.
Was back to Methodist Primary school for the […]

Delights and Woes of the Week 0715

Until my new web page is ready, I will continue to update what are my weekly delights and woes . . .
For this week, the delights are:

On Monday afternoon, brought mum for facial at Modern Beauty Salon at Toa Payoh. This is her time attempt. She just enjoyed it but has […]

Getting a Maid

The last time I had a maid was more than 5 years ago. Recently, because of my mum, we had to start sourcing for one again. To expedite the application process, here are some tips:
About the agent

A ttitude and service of agent must be good
G et checklist on documents required for […]

Brococli with Button Mushrooms

Singapore parents, do try out the following nutritious and healthy dish which is relatively easy to prepare and cook.
Ingredients (Serves 4 - 6)300 g broccoli100 g fresh button mushrooms1/2 carrot, sliced2 red chillies, cut into stripes2 cloves garlic, minced2 Tsp oyster sauce1 1/2 dsp unsaturated oil
Method
1. […]

Delights and Woes of the Week 0714

Yesterday was a day without computer as my family was at Changi Village. Occasion - my eldest girl’s birthday.
So what are delights for this week???

On Monday and Tuesday evenings, we have review on the Neuro-Linguistic Programming. The trainer completed the belief and value aspects. The hands-on activities enable each of […]

Parent Guardian Programme

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School offered this programme to foreign students since 2005. This year, I volunteered to be a parent guardian. This scheme aims to enable foreign students studying at Cedar to settle down in Singapore with much ease and reduce their home-sickness.Today, I get to meet the scholar from China. Her name is Li […]

Nurturing Kids on Literary Appreciation

This evening, was at YMCA for the 1st Friday Writers Corner of The Society of Singapore Writers. I had been requested to talk on the above subject and below is what I shared with those present.Literary appreciationĀ can be both spoken and written. Basically, we have to first look at the 4 developmental stages of […]

Qing Ming

Yes, today is the actual Qing Ming day (the 18th day of the Lunar 3rd month). All Chinese Singaporeans, be it Buddhists, Christians, Taoists and whatever, will make it a point to pray respect to their lost beloved ones. This can be done 10 days before or 10 days after this […]

Fantastic Mushrooms

Today, I would like to share with you the fantastic range of mushrooms available in Asia.
White button mushrooms
These are round, plump, creamy and mild. The fresh and canned forms are the most available. As they mature, their caps partially open and they are better known as cap or big […]