Family matters

Thinking about secondary school.

Not many of my friends know this, although it’s no big secret, but I didn’t go to primary school in Singapore. I only entered Singapore’s education system in Secondary 1, a couple of years after my family moved from KL to JB. My parents applied for my admission into Bukit Panjang Government High School, which [...]

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Life at large

Why I’d have no problems undergoing a mastectomy.

Today, the world is abuzz with news that Angelina Jolie had a prophylactic mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer as a BRCA1 gene carrier. I’m sure it wasn’t as easy a decision as she made it sound on her New York Times column. After all, she’s an actress and makes her living [...]

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Saturday Morning Snapshot: SOTA open house.

Alison and I visited the SOTA Open House this morning. I thought we were bright and early, but there were many more people who’d arrived before us! Alison is primarily interested in theatre, so we attended the sessions in that track. I was impressed with the school’s premises and how passionate the students are about [...]

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Craftiness

Soapmaking at Soap Ministry

We like soap over here at Casa Wee. Alison and Zoe love fragrant soaps from places like The Body Shop, and K prefers good old-fashioned bars from brands like Cussons Imperial Leather and Lifebuoy, to liquid soap. I knew the girls would have fun making their own soap so I signed them up for Soap [...]

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Wee go abroad

The Great Malaysian Roadtrip: Cameron Highlands.

I hadn’t been to Cameron Highlands in years, so I was really looking forward to celebrating Christmas with my extended family in a cosy cottage, in cool weather. Alison has been up to the highlands several times in the past few years with her grandparents, but it was the first time there for K, Zoe [...]

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Sponsored posts

Havaianas Disney range.

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