This CNY, I’ve just been so blown away by the effigy of colour, celebration and dragons- I didn’t realize Asians have so much dragon stuff. Although I couldn’t maintain the stamina to keep socialising and visiting, I felt very fortunate to spend time with the warmth of family and grateful to have friends,

The boys turn 8. Last Nov, Wes baked pumpkin pies to fundraise a dinner with some of the men we met through ItsRainingRaincoats, a meaningful home-grown organization. We’d planned on briyani at Racecourse Road but did an about turn when the coordinator told us they would definitely enjoy McDonald’s as a rare treat.

Merry Christmas to all our dear friends near and far. Wishing you the best of health, joy and togetherness in this festive season. We love and are thinking of you all - Wey, Zhan, Wes, Pax, Pips and Roro.

Celebrating Juniper and Rowan turning 4 this week! It’s bittersweet and difficult to believe these little girls are growing up, am so grateful for their personalities, the way they try so hard, are so cute and still say the darnest things. Too fast, my little loves.

This is 4! And 7!

So proud of these fierce little girls, we told them today that they were big enough to cycle with the family on the sidewalk, through the green corridor, to the train tracks.

Proud of the boys for being enthusiastic and helpful in distributing Raya hamper gifts as part of GIC’s volunteer program with Beyond Social Services.

When you’re a vandalizing but also academic 3 year old. As I go through the day, I realize why the look was quite so guilty- she has been practicing her name all around the house!

Birthday weekend - their birthdays have coincided with Chinese New Year for some years now, glad they got to celebrate with family and their new school classmate friends. Between all these and full back-to-office, Jan has felt a little intense

First day of school! Too early, too soon. Pezzy was asked thrice on the walk in if we were “sure” he was here for P1 😂.

Merry Christmas 2022! This has been the year of sobering losses and happy reunions and travel after 3 newborn and Covid years. The girls’ personalities are emerging each day, and the constant negotiation with each other and their brothers makes for a noisy but hilarious show.

Thank you for having them Castlery! A fun idea to have a children’s fair and sales within their beautiful, main street furniture store, with all the booths literally showing on showpieces.

A great experience for the boys to have to explain, negotiate and sell, cheered on by a stream of amused and interested customers.

Happy Halloween! From the initial sketch to assembling a mini-Leia costume from a pasar malam abaya and aluminum foil belt.

Happy Halloween! From the initial sketch to assembling a mini-Leia costume from a pasar malam abaya and aluminum foil belt.

The boys have been working for the past few weeks, on learning about “problem-solving”, “platforms”, “profit” and making prototypes for an entrepreneurship class, which culminates in pitching their product or service in a booth at the upcoming Children’s Fair.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival