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Simple act, huge pleasure

September 21, 2012 By Abel Cheng

Simple Pleasures — Photo Credit: Frank Kovalchek

If you pay attention, you’d have noticed I haven’t been writing lately.

If you suspect I am lazy, you’re partially right.

Another excuse I give myself is I don’t know what to write. A writer’s curse: running out of topics.

Another side of the story is we went to my hometown over the last weekend. I usually don’t have time to write when I am back home with my folks and brothers and in-laws. I rather spend time catching up and hunting for food.

Don’t get me wrong. I am NOT writing to tell you WHY I am not writing. [Read more…]

Surprise Turn at Dinner: Raising Well-Behaved Children

September 12, 2012 By Abel Cheng

Nachos

I don’t do it for recognition.

I don’t do it for awards.

I don’t do it for approvals.

I don’t do it for a statue after I die.

I do it because that is the RIGHT thing to do – things that my unpretentious self wants to do. [Read more…]

Accepting changes gracefully

September 10, 2012 By Abel Cheng

Children swimming — *Photo Credit: Yatmandu*

In the past two weeks or so, there’s a reshuffle of swimming classes.

J and K used to be in the same group. But not anymore.

K has a new instructor and new students.

J has a temporary instructor and also new swimmates.

Both of them had a jolt from their usual happy-go-lucky style of training.

This is especially true for J. J’s temp instructor is strict and is a no-nonsense teacher – who is very different from J’s last instructor – who is more laid back.

Hence, what J had to do is more challenging and sometimes she has to deal with some styles that she has never done before. [Read more…]