Helping Parents Succeed
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I am home!
I just got back from our vacation in Taiwan. Though it was tiring (we changed hotel almost every day except the last 3 days) but it was fun and educational.
For the uninitiated, Taiwan is an island (with some other smaller islands) which is located in the Asian continent, near to Hong Kong and Mainland China.
We spent 12 days touring around the island and I have noticed some interesting things about Taiwan. [Read more…]
If you want to teach children something, use stories.
Why do you think you have bedtime stories and unlimited stories aimed at children? And most stories end with: “The moral of the story is…”
Story telling is fun and most importantly it’s the most effective way of teaching. Children attracted to stories like bees to honey.
Instead of using cold hard facts (Yawn, yawn. Most kids have a hard time digesting facts), try using a story to tell your child about a lesson or value in life.
Also story telling can be used to explain abstract concepts to children.
Recently I use water as the metaphor to explain the importance of flexibility to J and K. [Read more…]
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…]
Kampar is famous for its chicken curry bread.
Since we were near Kampar during our road trip, we made a special trip to enjoy the famous Kampar dish.
In Kampar, there are two restaurants that are almost as good as far as chicken curry bread is concerned. [Read more…]
As for Ipoh, we hunted for food more than doing things or sightseeing.
The only thing that is educational is our visit to a Chinese sausage (lap cheong) factory.
This is not a tourist spot. Through a friend (whom his father is the owner of the factory), we made private arrangement for the visit.
My friend’s father is generous enough to “open” it’s door for us to take a closer look at how Chinese sausage is made. [Read more…]