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A Lesson in Parenting – by 3 Furbies
It dawned on me that Xan's idea of care for his three robotic pets must have been gleaned off of how we operate as a family on a daily basis - I can imagine the conversation he has with the Furbies as he places them in their circle. "Okay, you kwai-kwai go one corner and play amongst yourselves okay? I go draw picture in front of the TV."
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The War Against Dengue Part II: A Child’s Tale
This is a picture of my son, taken a month before his first birthday. We were at my sister’s place celebrating his cousin’s birthday. It was a landed property with a large outdoor garden, so a bouncing castle was ordered in for the party. As you can imagine, all the kids spent most of their time outdoors as a result. For some reason, the mozzies decided to host their own birthday party on my son’s face; hence the swelling. It caused no end of concern from me, the wife, and even his grandmother, and shortly after, we set a family directive to never being my son to my sister’s house…
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[The PV Series] Canteen Duty During Ramadan
After a while, you learn to identify when someone seriously needs to go to the toilet and when someone is just trying to make a break for it. When a pupil comes up to you with a slightly worried look, legs pressed together and doing tiny hops from left to right, they need to go. But when a pupil comes up to you, with a cheeky smile and an inexplicable glint in his eye, you say NO.