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That’s one small step for her, one giant leap for my health

June 26, 2014 By Abel Cheng

I have a confession to make. Up until recently, I was the one who woke J up every morning so that she could prepare herself for school.

In other words, I was her alarm clock. I had to wake up before her and when you get older, it’s no joke to wake up early and it can take a toll on your health. You can’t really get back what you lose from sleep deprivation.

On April 28th this year, I handed over the job back to J and it’s now entirely her own responsibility to wake up in the morning. At the same time, I resigned being a human alarm clock. I free myself from the duty and only act as a backup should J fail to wake up after an intolerable number of snoozes. [Read more…]

Educational Tour: Rimba Ilmu and Museum of Zoology of University of Malaya

June 20, 2014 By Abel Cheng

Rimba Ilmu - fern

We jumped at the invitation extended to us by my wife’s former colleague and a reader of ParentWonder.com. They were the organizers of a day trip that took place last Friday.

The day trip comprised Malaysia’s top university’s Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden and The Museum of Zoology. Both places are located on the campus of University of Malaya (UM). Based on my rough estimate, the trip was joined by about 30 participants – children and adults alike.

The morning session started off with Rimba Ilmu. After lunch, the trip continued with a visit to UM’s Museum of Zoology.

All in all, both tours are highly educational, even for me. And it’s definitely recommended for parents with kids as well as school teachers looking for a trip. [Read more…]

Family Road Trip: Sitiawan, Lumut and Pangkor Island

June 11, 2014 By Abel Cheng

Since we were offered a free place to stay (from my cousin) in Swiss Court Holiday Apartment Damai Laut, we planned a visit to this wonderful places (Sitiawan and Lumut) again during the recent school holidays. It’s 3D2N trip. What is different this time is we included Pangkor Island as part of our itinerary. Our last visit was four years ago.

Detailed write-up about the last trip here. [Read more…]

What we can learn from a simple lunch box

May 27, 2014 By Abel Cheng

Two hours after J went to school today, only then did I realize she forgot her lunch box. It was packed nicely and the only thing she forgot to do was to put it in her school bag.

Later, K realized her sister’s snack when I was biting into it for breakfast.

He asked, “Hey, that’s sisters’s snack! Why are you eating it?”

“So what should I do instead?” I tested him.

“Send it over to sis.”

I replied, “No. I am not going to do that.” [Read more…]