With a blink of an eye
With a blink of an eye, my son celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday. I still remember the day he was born, the day he started preschool, primary school, high school and [...]
With a blink of an eye, my son celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday. I still remember the day he was born, the day he started preschool, primary school, high school and [...]
I still whole heartedly believe that children can learn so much from HOME, play and interacting with people they love and trust. They learn through being hands on, i.e. helping you [...]
Having some quality time with my aunty and mum When we talk about creating connections with children and family, it is about sharing experiences together. This means making time to [...]
Make time for the people that you love! Just the other day I tried calling an elderly lady (Aunt Cathy) in Adelaide, and I was told that she had recently [...]
Don't wait until another special occasion before we connect with family and friends again! A few years ago when we celebrated my grandmother's 100th birthday, we invited a few hundred [...]
Just a short message to wish all of you a Happy New Year 2019! Thank you for all your support throughout the year. I hope you are enjoying your end-of-year [...]
I was having a conversation with a customer, telling her that I look forward to her feedback about the products she bought and possibly sharing few photos as well. I [...]
Make every minute of your life count Do you remember the time growing up with your cousins, aunties and all your extended families? Can you recall the fun time you [...]
This whole week is all about Chinese New Year and family connections. Throughout the week, we had many wonderful conversations, chatting with relatives through phone and social media. One of [...]
Sharing your childhood dishes with your children is one of the many ways to build better relationships with them As parents, especially migrant parents, one of the many challenges is [...]
Yesterday when I was having breakfast with my family in Chinatown, next to our table was an elderly couple enjoying their breakfast. While waiting for our order, I was unintentionally [...]
Partnerships are special. I previously wrote about making a date with your spouse. The subject for this week: the importance of re-connecting with your spouse. Simple steps mean we can re-connect. In [...]
love, relationship, family and people, Happy couple raise up hands with hat traveling in summer garden “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our [...]
I have written about making time and creating opportunities to connect as a couple, and don’t forget to have fun together. I believe that in every relationship you need to put in some [...]
Do you really know what your life would be like in 5, 10 or 20 years? We can plan, wish and hope, and envision what it would be like, but [...]
It is not about quantity, but quality, and make every meet-up counts! My uncle and aunty from Canada are spending some time in Penang right now, and this is the [...]
It is about the journey … not the destination! by Albert G Imagine how a bowl of assam laksa can ripple into a 2 hour conversation… I was sharing assam [...]
Reconnecting with your own family/tribe is important for your well-being, as you are reconnecting to your roots, your core values and your sense of self I recently had a conversation [...]
Nowadays with work, career and social media, we tend to communicate and interact face-to-face less and less with each other. As we know, when we interact and communicate less, the [...]
Make One Meal Time a FAMILY time! I am an advocate for making one MEAL time a FAMILY time! It is a time for family to sit down together, enjoy [...]
Make your kitchen the “go to” place for your family Have you heard of the saying that the kitchen is the heart of the family. This is a place where [...]
As parents, our priority is to be able to establish strong and loving connections and relationships with our children. We try our best to make time to be involved in [...]
The level of co-operation from your children is related to the level of connections and love your children feel. Connecting with your children and family is about shared experiences. It [...]
Let's make a date with your spouse! In the midst of everyday ‘I am busy’-ness with work, children, family, friends, chores… the person that we tend to take for granted [...]
How long is 15 minutes? One quarter of an hour or 900 seconds – either way you see it, it is 15 minutes…. So what can you do with 15 [...]
OMG… I sound like my mother! Or Father! I am not talking about anything scary or sinister; I am talking about the language you use. Do you sometimes hear your [...]
How do you get your kids to easily open up communication with you? When I was young, I remember coming back from school and having my lunch with my grandmother, [...]
There is no denying, children have an innate desire for their parents’ attention and time, but don't we all? Parents are busy – stretched with both work commitments and their [...]
This article is dedicated to all my friends who live far away from their family and friends. When my grandma passed away few years ago, my mum handed me a [...]
Time is precious. When you spend or allocate your time on something, it means the thing that you are investing your time on is important to you. I understand you [...]
I am very inspired by this short movie... To a Child, Love Is Spelled TIME! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZhReSOP9w Do you agree with the saying: no matter how busy you are, you will [...]
I am an advocate of making one meal time a FAMILY time. Why? Because we always hear food preparation comes from love…and a family meal time means love and family [...]
Your priority is to create connetions and build strong bondd and relationshsips with your children Connections are the key when it comes to enhancing the bonding and relationships between you [...]
Connections with your children are about shared experiences I have talked about empowering the love of learning in your children through daily interactions, as they learn through FUN and directly [...]
Lay Ean and Grandma Being busy is not an excuse! It is about setting your priorities in life and what is important to you! This is my beautiful grandmother – [...]
I was watching an advertisement about a grandfather reading a story to the grandson on his tablet. They are facing each other; the grandfather was reading and the grandson listening [...]
A whole week of great food and connections with relatives and friends! Over the past few days I had the opportunity to host my cousins from Melbourne. It was really [...]
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