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Here’s a touching true story about how a single mother raised her daughter: Not by spoon feeding but by letting her face problems and find answers through experiences.

I totally agree with the mother on how she brought up her daughter by not doing the tasks for her.

Teaching the child how to fish (instead of fishing for him) is the best gift a parent can give to his child.

The 3-minute video is in Thai but English subtitle is available. Have fun.

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No this is not a secret recipe that will trick your child into eating greens.

And as I explain later, neither is dinner the time to scold your child for a mistake he has done for the day.

Let me ask you this: Do you have dinner with your family every day?

If your answer is “no,” please consider doing it. I have made it a commitment to uphold this family value of having dinner together to the best that I can.

Not that I like to eat (even though I have to admit I do) but dinner is the time for the family to get together and share what everyone has done through the day. Besides filling up your tummy with the last meal of the day, it’s also bonding time. [Read more…]

Before the GST (Goods and Services Tax) kicks in next month on April Fool’s Day, we have a few big ticket items to buy.

Sofa being one of them.

As usual, we bring along J and K to look for a new couch to replace the existing worn-out set that we have been using for 12 years (that shows how frugal we are!). J and K are very happy to help us scout for the new sofa set. We are looking at a wide range of materials: from leather to fabric, from rattan to teak.

In the end, after 4 rounds of shopping, we set our eyes on a set of bold-colored fabric sofa which we think will brighten up our living room which mainly consists of dark-colored wood furniture. K was with us then (but J was attending a birthday party elsewhere) and he consented our choice of sofa. All ended up happy with the selection and it will be shipped a week later. [Read more…]

If you know or read about him, Steve Jobs was not a guy with excellent PR. He said what he thought. He was so straight forward that some people call him rude and many couldn’t get along with him well.

Despite that, Steve was one of the entrepreneurs that revolutionized the world across five industries. He had touched the lives of billions of people. He had changed the way we live, work, and play.

Yet, with his poor human-relationship skills, how did the Apple co-founder convince his colleagues to create what he envisioned?

If you think he lured his workers with money, you are wrong.

If you think he tempted them with power and control, you are wrong too.

Anyway, here’s how he did it: [Read more…]