Mervyn Hoe: My Daily Happenings

Josh He now knows how to write numbers 1 to 20, and it's really amazing because now he practices on the white board. Even though some numbers are of obtuse proportion, they are recognizable as numbers! And he enjoys the writing especially when he makes a mistake. I didn't say it's ugly. I said, "Very good!" I can still remember when I was young, my numbers are not regular in shape too. It takes time and encouragement. Proud of him. He loves to see how funny we look when he does a mistake. And it makes the learning fun and engaging. Just imagine that I'm so serious and keep saying 'No.. no.' It's a stressed environment and he will find it not enjoyable and may not even want to carry on learning.  Look at the numbers! :) The '7' looks like it, just that the slant is towards the right. Kate Aeroplane sounds used to make her tremble and refuse to walk. And now, at playgrounds, I have to reassure her that it's ok. When th...

Well today was Saturday and I'm really very glad that my son was able to sleep with me in the living room for two straight nights in a row. Ha. I'm really proud of him. Because we are trying our best to night wean for him and yes, it's getting better and better. And the good news is that he is knocking to bed slightly earlier already! I have been thinking actually. Seeing happy families and seeing happy married couples. Families certainly bring lots of joys and also at tough times. From Eve's grandma, nothing cannot be impossible to be done. Can you believe a 87 year old could say this? I'm totally impressed. She has helped out in small and big ways in our house and it's certainly commendable. Helped us in cooking and washing dishes and also chores like sewing and ironing clothes. She is really helpful and she had 7children. How come it seems like in the past, having many children seemed easy? And now, we simply complain when we have one? And some even don...

Picture of him helping to wash vegetables Oh yes.. We are trying to let him know that we cook our meals. So I would wear him and let him see that I'm washing vegetables. And the amazing thing is that he will try and reach for the vegetables!! Ha... See what a great son, to help me wash vegetables... Well, this evening, we both went to Kovan for supper and this is actually quite an impromptu event because tomorrow, I will be doing Dhoby Ghaut roadshow and that I feel we should go out as a family. We have decided to wear him more often, so that he feels more secure outside.  Really he is much more calmer outside... :) We went to Cold storage and Eve managed to find a brand of nuts that are so good. Eventually, she bought the healthy nuts and vegetables for salad. We also munched at a hainanese bread eatery where we had loaves of bread smeared with butter and kaya. Find that the food is normal but apparently, Singaporeans are night birds and whichever food stall is opened, ma...