Category Archives: ashley

questions to ask

Posted on May 3, 2013 by barbara

So just the other day I stumbled upon this 21 Questions To Ask Your Kids in one of the blogs (sorry I cannot remember which one). I think it is a pretty fun thing to do with Ashley and I … Continue reading →

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making sentences

Posted on May 2, 2013 by barbara

Ashley had to make a sentence with the word “Mandi Kerbau” for her Bahasa Malaysia homework from her tuition class recently. “Mandi Kerbau” is an Idiom in Bahasa Malaysia language. “Mandi” is bath and “Kerbau” is buffalo. So “Mandi Kerbau” … Continue reading →

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for me

Posted on April 25, 2013 by barbara

Recently during Ashley’s moral class, her teacher asked everyone to bring some mayonnaise, food such as lettuce, tomatoes, apples as well as a container to school. The children were taught to make salad. It is funny that they make salad … Continue reading →

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weekend craft

Posted on April 14, 2013 by barbara

Usually I leave it to Ashley to sharpen all her pencils and colour pencils. I dislike blunt pencils and I have told her many times to write or colour only with sharp pencils. Decided to spot check her yesterday and … Continue reading →

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not yet a teenager…

Posted on April 1, 2013 by barbara

Last week during school break, Ashley and I spent 2 days at home instead of going to the office. After lunch one afternoon, the missy went to her bedroom and closed the door. After an hour or so, I … Continue reading →

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Seven year old and her sports car

Posted on March 18, 2013 by barbara

So the missy was watching Cars 2 on tv yesterday and suddenly she asked me if I have a cardboard box. She said she wants to make a sports car. Unfortunately, I don’t have one. Then she rummaged through my … Continue reading →

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goober lover

Posted on March 6, 2013 by barbara

Ashley just loves peanut butter and she can have peanut butter with bread every day. We have strawberry and mixed fruit jam as well as kaya too but if she has her way, she would just want peanut butter only. … Continue reading →

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her favourite comics

Posted on March 1, 2013 by barbara

The missy has suddenly developed a keen interest in reading Archie comics. She has a few copies which we bought last time and never showed any interest until last month. When she finished them, we bought more during Chinese New … Continue reading →

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fun activities for the missy

Posted on February 27, 2013 by barbara

Recently I have been looking around for some fun activities for Ashley to do on weekends. She wants ballet but I think she is too old for it now. I was thinking perhaps some singing or dance lessons. I spotted … Continue reading →

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Lion Dance Performances

Posted on February 25, 2013 by barbara

How was your Chap Goh Mei, everyone? We ended the Chinese New Year celebration by watching 2 lion dance performances yesterday. In the morning, we headed out to TTDI market for their annual Chap Goh Mei celebration. Ashley loves lion … Continue reading →

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