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Singaporean Educator, Coach and Hands on Mom of Three. Connect with me on Google+

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Top 10 Highlights of January 2014

Tiger girl in the pool

Tiger girl in the pool

January an extremely busy month. We celebrated New Year twice!! Chinese New Year was on the 31st of January and it was

the 2nd time we welcomed in the new year in the same month. It was also the month that Tiger girl started her first swim lesson.

Tiger girl at Polliwogs

Tiger girl at Polliwogs

Tiger girl and Doggie boy visited one of the newest indoor playground in town- Polliwogs at Vivo City. They had lots of fun there playing with the new playscape and meeting fellow blogger friend kids there.

Shiriato falls

Shiriato falls

I shared some photos of the places we visited in December when we were in Japan. Shiriato falls was one of the places that we visited. It had one of the most magnificent waterfall which I have seen.

Tea time snacks

Tea time snacks

Even though it was winter and cold in Japan I enjoyed myself eating gelato while on vacations. I do enjoy having ice-cream now and then.

Kumanokoitai Shrine

Kumanokoitai Shrine

The kids and I visited Kumanokoita Shrine during our holidays. It was the first time that we visited a Japanese shrine. It was much different from the various temples and churches which we have visited before.

Chocolate Milk and Green Tea

Chocolate Milk and Green Tea

January was a month to implement changes as it is the start of a new year. This year I am focusing on a more healthy lifestyle and shared how it has been for me choosing between chocolate milk and green tea.

The kids having fun

The kids having fun

Spending time with the kids and having fun is something that I like to do. They are only kids once and I feel that it is very important that they have a good childhood.

salad

Salad

The kids and I are eating more vegetables at home. I’ve started introducing them to salads and a wide variety of foods.

Pink bloom

Pink bloom

Having ME-Time is something which I cherish. It is great that I get pockets of time each day to rejuvenate myself and plan and schedule things that need to be done.

 

I’ve started a new series on the blog- Learning with Dominique (English Composition). English composition is one of the most difficult component in English for students and to be able to score well in this area will certainly help one do well in institutes of higher learning in the future.

How was your January like?

Weekend Reflection: Ushering in the Year of the Horse

CNY greetings

CNY greetings

This weekend we have been busy ushering in the Year of The Horse. It has been quite a quiet new year as many of our relatives are staying overseas or travelling during this period.  This year we had steamboat for Reunion dinner at grandma’s house. The kids had pineapple fried rice while the adults ate steamboat. It was the first time that we had dinner at grandma’s place. The past few years we have been having reunion dinner at my mum’s house or my place and haven’t been eating any traditional Chinese New Year dishes.

I personally feel that the dishes and goodies served during Chinese New Year are too rich to eat. A lot of them are extremely highly laden with calories. It is not necessary to indulge in such foods and have to spend the remaining months of the year trying to lose the extra kilos that one have gains due to the festive season. This year I have decided to do away with Chinese New Year cookies and we didn’t have any of them at home.

Chinese New Year is the best time to meet up with friends and relatives. The kids have some fun playing with their cousins. They visited five different playgrounds in the area and spent nearly 3 hours playing outdoors. R and I had the opportunity to play Mahjong with family. It has been two years since we last had the chance to play Mahjong during new year and being able to play two rounds was certainly great.

How was your Chinese New Year?
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