Reno Blog #01 - Introduction

Location: Pinnacle@Duxton, Cantonment Road.

Floor Area: 108 sqm (internal 101 sqm)

Flat Application: June 2004
Queue Number: 1,965
Flat selection and Option to Purchase: 2 Sept 2004
Signed Agreement for Lease: 24 Jan 2005 (Pay 10% of Purchase Price as deposit + Lease Stamp Fee + Conveyancing Fee)

HDB's Handing over ceremony: 13 Dec 2009

Keys Collection: 18 Dec 2009

Renovation commenced: 2nd week of April 2010

Spree: Mum Baby Mall

Site details
Site: http://mumbabymall.blogspot.com/

I chanced upon this site whilst browsing the bulk purchase section of the Singapore Motherhood Forum (user: MBM).

Spree: Baby's stash

Site Details
Site: http://babystash.multiply.com/photos

I was referred to this blogspot/spree site by my sis, who was looking for warm leggings for the kids.

It had quite an extensive range for leggings and socks (by my rough estimate, judging from the number of photo albums showing the products in the spree). Also, possibly catering to Singaporean mummies' taste, it had a range of brands available: Carter's, Disney, nissen(Japan), Mothercare, Polo by RL, belle maison(Japan), baby GAP, gymboree, combi.

Video : Agra Railway Crossing

took a quick video as we were waiting to pass through the railway crosssing in agra. On our way to Taj Mahal.

Video: Approaching the majestic Taj Mahal

Approaching the majestic Taj Mahal

Video : squirrel drinking water

Consolidating over the next few posts, some youtube videos I had posted a long time back. will post more when I sort out my laptop problem and clean up my archives.

My public blog

When I thought of blogging 2 months ago, I was initially fixed on maintaining a private blog, away from anonymous viewers halfway round the earth. Increasingly, I figured that there could be times when my posts weren't so "secret" or private after all.

Poem "Children Learn What They Live"

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

-Dorothy Law Nolte

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I borrowed a book from the National Library recently, and thought I would share the poem on which it was based.

[Image from amazon.com]