The life loves and lessons of an expat mum in Singapore

Does this woman deserve the death penalty?

April 8, 2013

56 year old Briton Lindsay Sandiford is facing the death penalty for drug-trafficking in Bali after her losing her appeal. According to an article on BBC.co.uk today, ‘Sandiford, of Gloucestershire, says she was coerced into smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine. She was arrested after a flight from Thailand in May 2012 and accused of [...]

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March #WorldColours – Green

April 7, 2013

Yes, I’m late for the March #WorldColours project set up by the lovely Naomi Hattaway. I’ve been away but I didn’t want to miss it. I actually found this month’s colour theme tricky. If I look at all my photos most of them seem to be every other colour BUT green. However, I did find a [...]

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Having your cake…

April 5, 2013

I often give things up for Lent despite not being religious (much to my mother’s disgust, after trying to bring me up as a good little Catholic girl). It’s 40 days, a perfectly manageable time frame. This year I decided to give up cakes. Avoiding cake has made me realise how much cake I could [...]

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21stCM is back (minus my iPhone)

April 4, 2013

21stCM is back in the land of blogging, well almost, given our internet connection seems to be frustratingly sporadic and I left my beloved iPhone in the UK. Ap0logies for being so quiet. It was time for our yearly trip back to the UK. Nearly three weeks of ‘hecticness’, of over-eating, over-drinking and over-indulging.

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From 30 degrees to zero

March 21, 2013

This is the reason I’ve not been blogging. We’re skiing in Kitzbuhel in Austria. I’ll be back soon 21stCM x

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Mother knows best, or does she?

March 8, 2013

Mother knows best, so the saying goes. I’d to think I know best but I never thought my mother did. I never used to listen to her when I was growing up. That’s thanks to my independent streak that runs deep inside of me. I always thought I knew better, and I’m sure most of [...]

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Young kids with pierced ears: a middle class taboo?

March 4, 2013

When I was growing up my mother wouldn’t let me get my ears pierced because getting your ears pierced when you’re young is frowned upon by the middle classes in the UK.

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February #WorldColours – Red

March 1, 2013

Here is my first post for the fantastic #WorldColours travel photography project set up by Anne at Part-time Traveler and Naomi Hattaway. I missed out on it last month. February’s #WorldColours are RED. These photos have all been taken in Singapore. If you’re interested in joining in or seeing the other #WorldColours entries, head over to Part-time Traveller [...]

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Why we need to listen to our children

February 25, 2013

Image credit: Optimistic Journey Today I learnt a valuable lesson. We went on an outing with some friends. Miss C, my 5 year old came up to me and said her friend had poo’d in the pool they were playing in. She laughed as she said it and her friend denied it when I asked [...]

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Memoirs on a postcard

February 22, 2013

Mailing handwritten letters and postcards has become so old fashioned. I remember all the letters I used to write and receive when I was at boarding school, the postcards sent to me from all over the world as I was growing up, and the letters sent to me by my friends whilst I was travelling. That [...]