Q&A Episode 2 Throwback: Balik Kampong
Throwback: Balik Kampong - Three modern families in 1960s Singapore style kampong!We didn't have that many questions from friends and families this time round - unless you count those who did not watch...
View ArticleWe will remember you, Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Recent Mondays for our family has been filled with glee and excitement over just having seen ourselves on TV the night before, since the reality TV show Throwback:Balik Kampong started airing a few...
View ArticleQ&A Episode 3 Throwback: Balik Kampong
After the first two episodes of Throwback : Balik Kampong was aired, we found that we received the most comments and questions during the show itself, and the day immediately after. But it did not stop...
View ArticleQ&A Episode 4 Throwback: Balik Kampong
Our very own Tan Family Throwback Balik Kampong poster! Courtesy of Channel 5, MediaCorp SingaporeThrowback: Balik Kampong Episode 4 - aka The One Where They Make Kueh Kueh - was aired last night at...
View ArticleQ&A Episode 5 Throwback:Balik Kampong
Episode 5 of Throwback: Balik Kampong aka The One Where They Go Fishing. If the embedded video below doesn't work - try this link at Toggle.sg. To read all blog posts on Throwback: Balik Kampong, click...
View ArticleQ&A Episode 6 & 7 Throwback: Balik Kampong
Episode 6 Throwback: Balik Kampong aka The One with the Peanut Farming- if the above embedded video doesn't load, go view the episode at this link on Toggle.sg. So, I asked for some audience...
View ArticleQ&A Episodes 8 & 9 Throwback Balik Kampong
We're the Tan Family of Throwback: Balik Kampong!Hey all! Apologies for being so late with this post. There weren't many questions really, so I have decided to combine the posts for the episodes......
View ArticleQ&A Throwback: Balik Kampong - The Finale!
My sincere apologies! I took so long to write this post, that MediaCorp has taken the Throwback: Balik Kampong episodes off Toggle.sg! No, it's not because of me! *indignant* I am neither contracted by...
View ArticleVirtual Real Friends
Virtual Real Friends may sound grammatically incorrect - as opposed to Virtually Real Friends. But factually, it is more correct than Virtually Real Friends - which sounds as though it is...
View ArticleTo the Mayflower Market @ AMK Ave 4
To Market, To Market... to the Mayflower Market at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4Now, I confess that this is not a market that I visit very often. However, this market, this hawker centre and buildings in this...
View ArticleBoardgames with Twins @ 20 months!
One of the apps that I like on Facebook, is the one which shows you photos that you posted on the same day, a year (or more) back. So, today in history, I posted these four pictures in my album Grow a...
View ArticleHe has a dream!
I have a story to tell you. A true story. I kept thinking about how I was going to tell this story, I kept thinking about it for days, weeks. I have finally decided to tell it the way I am most...
View ArticleOCBC Cycle 2015 - Mother & Child Experience
OCBC Cycle is an annual mass cycling event that the local bank Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation has been organising yearly, for the past few years. I first participated in OCBC Cycle 2013. As...
View ArticleThe Birth Story of Isaac the First
This post is part of the Birth Stories blog train hosted by Owl's Well blog :)Just look at my babies. They're all so big now. I can hardly believe it has been so many years since they were born. I'm...
View ArticleThe Birth Story of the Twins - Asher & Shawna
Hubbs and I have always loved kids. We knew we weren't going to stop at two. In fact, I remember, when hubbs was courting me, we were sitting in the garden of the Science Centre (I know, so geeky,...
View ArticleHis dream came true!
Remember our friend Shin Ming, whose dream was to meet Vettel? His dream came true! Below is a screen capture of what Shin Ming just posted on Facebook. I posted the first blog post about Shin Ming's...
View Article#twinslove
Being twins, Asher and Shawna have always been close since young. It also helps that they have different characters and temperaments. Asher is usually the one giving in to Shawna during arguments, but...
View ArticleOf course the kids fight!
People ask me if my kids fight - probably because most of the time, I choose to post pictures of them while they are smiling, or helping one another. My typical response is "Yes, of course they do. But...
View ArticleCamping, again!
We went camping again, during the March holidays this year. We have lost count of the number of times we have gone camping. This is probably our 6th or 7th time, thereabouts. I find that, the more we...
View ArticleAn Honest Review about Monsters Under the Bed
Posters of Monsters Under the Bed holiday creative writing workshops, Singapore.In the past couple of years, since Isaac was in Primary 1, we've been very fortunate to have attended no less than nine...
View ArticleAuntie Pam's Carnival Games
I've always loved to play games. Any kind of games. Board games, carnival games, yard games. All sorts of games. I've also always loved to make stuff. Especially making stuff out of other stuff -...
View ArticleBring Your Kids to Work Day!
Before I became a mumpreneur, the corporate company I used to work for had an annual Bring Your Kids to Work Day. It was kind of a misnomer as you usually hardly get any work done that day. I think it...
View ArticleSt Mary's Universal Arcade 2017
Remember my DIY Carnival Games? It started with me making the games for my three kids to play. Then we brought them to a few family gatherings where they provided much amusement... Next we tried it out...
View ArticleCognitive Whizz's Science Escapade
Earlier this year, the twins were invited to join in Cognitive Whizz's Science Escapade workshop in June. The twins have always loved science, and so have Iz and I actually. In fact, Iz was sulking -...
View ArticleSt Mary's Universal Arcade 2018
Remember our inaugural St Mary's Universal Arcade 2017? This is the post for our 2018 edition! It has been nostalgic looking at these pix from a year ago, as we go forth with preparations for this...
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