Culture Fusion this Monday

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Halloween banner

Over the weekend when we brought the kids bowling we saw that the bowling alley had been decorated for Halloween. This banner really caught my eye. It isn’t really that scary but what caught my eye was the Chinese talisman that we sticking out from under the banner. It isn’t very clear in this picture but the talisman are the ones which you normally see at the doors to ward off hopping vampires in Chinese Ghost movies.

I found it super cool that they were infusing both Chinese and Western elements into their Halloween display. It reminded me that we are living in a fusion pot of different cultures. It is important for us to be able to understand our own culture and also at the same time embrace and be thoughtful of the cultures of others around us.

I’m striving to teach the kids about our Chinese culture and also how to be tolerant about the other cultures that we live in. It’s great that we live in a multicultural society. We can have the best of all cultures by taking part in the various festivities and sample a wide variety of foods.

How do you teach your child about embracing their culture?

This week’s theme is on Halloween and I’m sharing one of my favourite Ghost Theme music from Ghostbusters.

October 27, 2012

Weekend Reflections: Creating your Destiny

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Compass

This week has been a really reflective one for me. I had been reading the book Design your own Destiny and been reflecting on my own life and the direction I have had been following. It has been slightly more then 2 yrs since I have been on NPL to be home with the kids. Even though I am very happy with the current arrangements I still think that there are certain areas in my life that needs further adjustment.

My focus has always been on the kids and family and now I’m realigning it to spend more time focusing on areas within me that needs further development. There are still days which I feel that I SHOULD have done much more and am unsatisfied at the rate of progress of projects which I am working on.

There is still some imbalance in the spirituality and physical department. I’m need to deepen my relationship with GOD and also really do something about the weight loss which has stagnant since June. I also feel that it is time that I do some adjustments to my own life goals. It is also time for me to teach Monkey boy on how to work on his life goals too.

Even though he is only eight at the moment I feel that he too should learn how to create his own life goals and work towards them too.