January 26, 2016 2 Week Four of Primary One in Singapore So we’re into week 4 and Miss Chu has settled remarkably well into the new school and the local system. [...]
January 19, 2016 2 Out and About: 10 Alternatives to the Digital Babysitter I’m always on the lookout for stuff that will engage the kids in quiet play without resorting to the [...]
January 12, 2016 11 Maximising space for small kids in small rooms I didn’t think we’d get to this point so fast – I mean, we just moved in 2 months ago. We threw out or [...]
January 5, 2016 5 Video Magic Have you seen Zach King’s Magic Vines? The girls have been totally fascinated by the 6-second video [...]
December 29, 2015 2 Slow.Down. On one hand, I’m thinking – last Chusday of the year! Better make it a good one! And on the other hand, [...]
December 22, 2015 3 Three sleeps to go! Does Santa know we’ve moved house this year? It’s stockings at the ready in the Chu household as [...]
December 15, 2015 1 Snow, Spiegeltents and M&S mince pies: yes, it’s Christmas in Singapore Just in case you thought Christmas* in the tropics might consist of a palm tree wrapped in string lights and [...]
December 8, 2015 3 Rain, more rain, and then…snails! December is the officially the wettest month in Singapore. In fact, Singapore gets over five times more rain [...]
December 1, 2015 7 Gearing up to start primary school in Singapore December is the equivalent of UK’s summer holiday season in Singapore; a six-week school break at the end [...]
November 24, 2015 6 Library Love Lost Last week I took the kids to our new local children’s library, called “My Tree House” – which is [...]