Friday Flips #78: Couchie Learns to Trust God & Couchie Learns How to Serve God (Plus Giveaway!
We’ve been attending church here in Jakarta for a while now, and the best part of it is that N absolutely loves going for Sunday School...
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May 5, 20174 min read
Friday Flips #77: The Magic of my Name (with Discount Code and Giveaway!)
I’ve always loved the idea of personalised storybooks, and even toyed with the idea of writing one for N myself, but never got round to...
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Apr 28, 20174 min read
Friday Flips #76: Timmy & Tammy at the Esplanade and Timmy & Tammy at Jurong Bird Park (Pl
N has been learning to read in school, so we introduced some simple readers at home, to give him a bit more practice. To be honest, I...
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Apr 1, 20174 min read
Review: Little Genie Box’s Literacy Program
Some time ago, I wrote about Little Genie Box’s Everyday Chinese Program, and promised to share our experience with the Literacy Program,...
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Mar 17, 20176 min read
Getting Rid of Dust and Allergies with Masterclean
Ever since we moved to Jakarta, the kids have been falling sick, usually with runny noses and coughs. I blamed it on N initially,...
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Mar 15, 20173 min read
Review: Union Pondok Indah, Jakarta
We first heard about Union’s amazing Red Velvet pie from a friend in Singapore (I have no idea why she even knows about it), and decided...
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Mar 10, 20175 min read
Didi and Meimei Talk about… Weaning
Hello everyone! It’s us, Didi and Meimei! Mummy thought we did such a great job reviewing our favourite Pigeon products that she made...
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Mar 3, 20178 min read
Friday Flips #75: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
When I started this Friday Flips series, I intended to write about not just children’s books, but also books suitable for adults, since I...
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Feb 24, 20172 min read
Friday Flips #74: Interrupting Chicken
When we were living in Adelaide, one of N’s favourite board books was ‘Pouch!’ by David Ezra Stein, so recently, I decided to see if I...
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Feb 21, 20174 min read
Jump Till You Drop at Houbii Urban Adventure Park
Houbii Urban Adventure Park opened recently, and after hearing good things about it from our neighbour, we decided to bring N down to...
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Feb 17, 20173 min read
Friday Flips #73: 别说你快点快点
On our recent trip back to Singapore, I contacted 兒時的故事 Our Childhood Stories to ask if she has any new Chinese books to recommend. She...
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Feb 10, 20173 min read
Friday Flips #72: 噼里啪啦迷你立体玩具书 (6册)
Our friends from Once Upon a Bookstore gifted the twins a set of Chinese pop-up books as a going away gift, and it struck me that I...
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Feb 8, 20174 min read
N Talks About… His New 3M LED P1610 Polarizing Light
Hello, everyone! It’s me, N! Mummy asked me to tell all of you about my new light, since I have so much fun playing with it. I’m so happy...
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Feb 3, 20173 min read
Friday Flips #71: Happy Chinese New Year, Elena! (Plus Craft)
It’s the seventh day of the Lunar New Year today, and I’m trying to keep the Chinese New Year (CNY) mood alive here in our Jakarta home...
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Jan 23, 20173 min read
Review: Kids@Work Jakarta
UPDATE: THIS HAS CLOSED DOWN. When we were in Singapore, I really wanted to bring N to check out Diggersite, as I thought it would be...
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Jan 20, 20172 min read
Friday Flips #70: Sarahbelle’s Playful Puns
Like many other English and Literature teachers, I am easily amused by word play, so I was keen to read ‘Sarahbelle’s Playful Puns’, as I...
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Jan 16, 20173 min read
Review: Little Kickers Jakarta
When we arrived in Jakarta, one of our priorities was to find activities for N, and a friend suggested bringing him for a trial at Little...
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Jan 13, 20174 min read
Friday Flips #69: Words of Wisdom Series
I don’t remember when I began learning about proverbs, but I vaguely remember my mum using this blue grammar book which covered all the...
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Dec 16, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #68: Timmy & Tammy Guide to Primary One
Our recent relocation meant that we had to find a new school for N, and when we got here, one of the first things I did was to arrange...
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Dec 11, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #67: Ranger Anne Series (Set 3)
Just before we left for Jakarta, we received a very special parcel from Armour Publishing, and N was absolutely thrilled to see so many...
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