Helping Parents Succeed
Contrary to what the media portrays (where smoking is cool), I am surprised many celebrities have quit smoking.
To me, this is a good thing.
I can’t tolerate people who smoke blatantly in public places such parks and restaurants… with disregard to the health of other people.
And I don’t get it at all (and it tears my heart into pieces) to see some parents just puff away in front of their children like it’s a normal thing to do.
Why? [Read more…]
We didn’t really plan for this trip except getting a rough idea how to get to Kuala Sepetang from Penang by checking out Google Maps.
Last Tuesday, on the way home from our hometown after visiting my mom and dad, and my wife’s granny during Christmas holidays, we detoured to Kuala Sepetang for a quick visit after getting an inspiration from a friend who went there just a few days before.
Kuala Sepetang is the hometown to one of my best friends but I hadn’t got the chance to pay this small town a visit that was once called Port Weld – which is famous for the first railway station in Peninsular Malaysia. However the station is no longer in existence. [Read more…]
Wow! What a night!
I got quite emotional when I watched talent show USA’s The X Factor: Finale the other night. Not because I was supporting anyone but seeing love and support throwing behind each top 3 contestants touched my heart.
I hardly watch reality shows but for The X Factor, it just happened that I watched the first episode, the finale, and a few episodes in between.
As I watched, it occurred to me that there were a few parenting tips that we could learn from The X Factor for raising happy and successful children. [Read more…]
A visit to Brisbane is incomplete if you don’t go to the Gold Coast.
Weekend before, we drove to Sunshine Coast – north of Brisbane. And this time, we headed south to one of Australia’s most popular destinations: Gold Coast.
Just as the past weekend, we rented a car as we took two days of the weekend to explore both the hinterlands as well as the beaches. [Read more…]
Since we are in Brisbane (as mentioned in Free Things to Do in Brisbane) for a month, we take the opportunity to have longer (and further) trips on weekends while my wife is not working.
On the second weekend we were here, we visited the Sunshine Coast of Australia – north of Brisbane. Sunshine Coast might not be as popular as its cousin Gold Coast but it has its own charm and uniqueness.
We rented a car so that we could move about easily. On normal days, we usually prepare our own breakfast. To take full advantage of the rented car (since it came with unlimited mileage), we ate out that day. [Read more…]