Moving to Singapore F.D.W. Offer Accepted Sounds like we have found our Foreign Domestic Worker (aka FDW - our Helper).
Food Oven conquered We've been in this condo for 3 months and today I finally baked something in the oven.
Food Tiong Bahru Wet Market Tiong Bahru is a trendy hipster neighbourhood, home of the oldest housing estate in Singapore with its iconic curved low-rise apartment blocks.
Moving to Singapore Flu Shots in October My arm is sore today. Jonathan and I got our flu shots yesterday.
Kids World at the Singapore Zoo The splash pads were up to a foot deep. There were sprinkling sprinklers and water guns. The 2 water slides had foot deep landing pools.
Sentosa Guess we're not scared of snakes We almost walked on by - but $5 to get rid of a fear of snakes didn't sound so bad.
Nature Scared of Snakes A notice was posted about a snake on the property. It's probably long gone, but of course all the kids on the playground have been reminded to beware of snakes.
Homeschooling Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum We took the kids to University! The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum is located on the grounds of the National University of Singapore and showcases flora and fauna of Southeast Asia.
Food Soup and Salad I'm a soup fan and Singapore has lots for me to choose from. $4 can often gets you a large bowl of soup at a soup stall.
Moving to Singapore Car Seats in Singapore In Singapore only 6% of children are restrained properly in a car. The law is basically the same as in Canada
Homeschooling National Museum of Singapore with 3 kids 7 and under We started in the Singapore History Gallery which walked us through the past 700 years of Singapore's History. It started with the island's use as a natural Harbour and it's history of trade long before the British settled here.
Pumpkin Spice I found another autumn thing to try to convince me it's not still Summer: Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Homeschooling The Library at VivoCity Every few weeks you will find us at the Library at VivoCity Mall taking out the 15 books we are are allowed with our Library Card.
Moving to Singapore Trial by Fire - Helper Interviews I started all our interviews with: "We just moved to Singapore from Canada and have not hired a Helper before", in the hopes that it would excuse some of my blundering.
Moving to Singapore The Interviews have begun I've gone over to the dark side. I'm interviewing Helpers today.
Nature Palm Trees and Gardeners As I walked past under the palm tree I got dusted by old leaf bases. It was in my eyes, and hair and down my shirt and incredibly itchy.
Nature The Singaporean Haze We've only had a few hazy days since we've come to Singapore, but this is the worst I've seen it. Today we're up to 97 PSI
Beaches Southern-Most Point of Continental Asia Last weekend Jonathan and I left the kids with a Helper (babysitter) and set out to find the Southern-most point of Continental Asia.
They Were Climbing the Walls! When he went rock climbing last week, Jonathan mentioned how much his daughter would love this, so they told him to bring her along.
Nature Drama class and a walk near Holt Park As we walked away from Autumn, a pair of bright green parakeets flew by and we were back to marvelling at Singapore.
Homeschooling Pirates Ahoy! Aboard the Esmeralda As Jonathan says, "We went to the store to get groceries, instead we found a 370 ft Chilean tall ship halfway through it's yearlong voyage tied up alongside, so we hopped aboard to
Scooters in Labrador Park Jonathan got a push scooter, and was eager to set off with the kids. I followed behind down the Boardwalk carrying the snacks and water. Every so often they took a break and
Lantern Walk with the Neighbours On the weekend our condo complex hosted a Mid-Autumn Festival. I didn't realize how many people must actually actually live here. There are close to 1000 people in our complex. The photo below
