The time I lost my child

by admin on May 16, 2012

One day, not so long ago, we took Miss C to Carrefour, a huge supermarket in Singapore. Miss C was with me playing around on a bike. I called her saying we come and find find Mr C and I thought she was right behind me. A second later, when I turned around  she’d vanished. I called her, back-tracking to the main aisle, thinking she’d be somewhere near. There was no response. Miss C not usually one to run off, would always come straight back when I called her. But, this time there was silence. [click to continue…]

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21stCM loves: Amber teething necklaces

by admin on May 8, 2012

 

I’m all for using natural products and remedies for babies. When it comes to teething, I’m a big fan of Ashtons and Parsons powders which really helped Miss C when she was teething (she breezed through the whole teething process anyway). Baby C hasn’t been so lucky. She was not a happy bunny when she cut her first few teeth. She had pain, a fever, cold and had very bad nappy rash so I resorted to Capol. Then a friend recommended getting an Amber teething necklace, a traditional baby teething remedy. [click to continue…]

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Naked

May 7, 2012

No, not that kind of naked, sorry to disappoint. That would be stupid!

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The water babies

May 2, 2012

Photo: Miss C  I have strong and happy memories from when I was a child swimming in the pool at my grandparent’s villa in Spain. I was water baby and they were halcyon days. I hope my children have the same happy memories when they look back on their time in Singapore. We have a [...]

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Pirates on Palawan Beach

April 29, 2012

  We just had our first visit to the new Port of Lost Wonder on Palawan Beach on Sentosa, Singapore’s first kids club by the beach. Even though we arrived just before 11, there was already a queue for tickets and it was packed. Not surprising given it is Sunday and it is new. Armed with [...]

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Watch out for Mosquito Man

April 26, 2012

The first time I heard the drone of the fogging machines it was somewhat terrifying. First, the noise like the low hum of aircraft approaching in an air raid in World War 2; then the menacing cloud appeared like the black smoke from ‘Lost’, except white, getting bigger and bigger and heading in our direction, [...]

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Freaky food

April 24, 2012

Mr C is off to Manila in the Philippines next week for work. He sent me a link on 10 things to do in Manila, a post from from Lady Ironchef, specifically referring to one thing he was definitely NOT going to do whilst he was there. Eat Balut. WARNING: I advise anyone squeamish not to [...]

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Listography – 5 wishes for my children

April 22, 2012

Katetakes5′s Listography this week is top wishes for your children, if they had a Fairy Godmother who could grant wishes of course. I have many wishes for my children, so it was hard to pick only 5, but here they are.

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Afraid of the dark?

April 19, 2012

I admit it I’m afraid of the dark. I always have been. Perhaps it’s due to my vivid imagination, thinking a ghost (strange as I don’t believe in them) might try to kill me in a variety of gruesome ways that I’ve made up in my head or that someone might climb in my window [...]

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Only in Singapore…

April 17, 2012

This toy “pop-up” shop is in the middle of a Liang Court, a shopping mall near where we live. It belongs to Royce Gym, an indoor play area near by. There is no door, no staff (whenever I go past), no security, although I’m sure there is cctv and the walls are waist high. All [...]

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