Year: 2009
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Swing Out, Sister
From Wikipedia: The name came from a 1945 movie starring Arthur Treacher, called Swing Out, Sister, and they claim they chose the name because it was the only thing the band could agree on, in that they all hated it. After trying a while to come up with some sort of contest question/quiz, I’m resigned…
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In the blink of an eye
Kai turned 8 months old on Friday, and he’s developed new skills including a superhuman ability – teleportation. You put him on the playmat and turn away for just a second to do something in the kitchen, and when you turn around he’s at the other end of the room. We are now trying to…
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Mad season
It’s December, and I am impossibly busy, not because there’s all that much work, but because a series of domestic calamities has put paid any notion of putting up our feet and having a break. Naomi and I have been cruising along the past couple of months, becoming more and more the typical young Singaporean…
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Kai’s menu
This is Kai determined not to open his mouth to eat any more carrots. In over a month of eating solids, he’s developed a preference for green stuff and for pumpkin. His favourite food is mashed peas, followed by mashed avocado. He really really really dislikes papaya, which is the only thing that’s made him…