Category Archives: Slice of Life
Brotherly Love III
Yu, to Yue in the car this morning, on the way to school. “Yue, later I come home from school and sayang sayang you ok.”
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Bears on the Road
Mama, to Yu in the car this morning, on the way to school. “Why did you take off your socks and shoes? If you don’t wear your shoes, Mama will have to make you walk barefooted on the road later.” … Continue reading
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Brotherly Love II
Yu, to Papa, when asked why he pushed Yue, in his walker, into the sunlight that was coming in from the living room window: “Because I want to give Yue some vitamins.” Now. Who can find fault with such justification!?
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All I Want For Christmas..
The only exercise I ever get these days come directly from carrying my kids. So while the stamina to run distances is all gone now, my triceps are at their tonest ever. It helps (or doesn’t, depending on how you … Continue reading
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All 3 Also Want Mama
It’s 5am in the morning and Mama is woken up by Papa (instead of Yue) to retrieve some clothings from the maid’s room. Papa is leaving for the airport for KL, and as usual, packs just before leaving the house! … Continue reading
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Sweet-Talking
As Yu’s teachers would attest, Yu has the “sweetest mouth” in his PG class. Depending on who asks him in school, he will claim that particular teacher as his favourite. And when Zhang Laoshi asks every morning, “Yu, you mei you xiang … Continue reading
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Why I Love This Son of Mine
0615 hrs in the morning and my son asks for Mama to make him his milk. Bleary-eyed, Mama carries him to the kitchen and sits him on the counter top while reaching for the milk bottle and powder. Yu, as if to … Continue reading
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Of Sports Day & Milk
Last Friday was Yu’s school sports day. This Mama happily took leave to accompany the boy. Filled with grand visions of competing in the parent-child section of the games together with Yu, Mama was all ready to cheer the boy on. But … Continue reading
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Brotherly Love
Of the things Yu has asked of Mama to do to Yue, this one takes the cake. Yu woke up from his noon nap the other day and as usual, started to summon Mama to the bedside with his cries … Continue reading
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Isolated!
You know you’ve got a long day ahead of you when your 2 kids have puked on you 3 times by mid day. That’s exactly what happened on Sunday yesterday. Yu was down with cough and flu on Saturday, and … Continue reading
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