My Rocking Cradle

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Firstborn loves ice cream. Any kid who doesn’t? Secondborn loves whatever Firstborn loves. My dilemma is, the individually sold ice cream cones are too big for my Secondborn. I tried to help him finish one but he threw into a fit. I finally found the answer: Mini cones! It’s small. Just right for my eighteen [...]

I love watching CNN. I love it even more whenever I watch the cute exchanges between CNN’s weatherman, Guillermo Arduino, and CNN HK’s Anjalie Rao. He is always teasing the CNN HK anchor and they obviously have an onscreen rapport. The daily weather report always sounds so exciting because of the way Guillermo Arduino delivers [...]

Weekend was spent outside with the two kids. While my Second-born was sleeping very well in his stroller, First-born took his time to lecture me with his experience-acquired wisdom. We were sitting on a bench, him on my lap when he suddenly remembered that I was not able to play with him in the playground [...]

We were ready to welcome hubby back in time for Father’s Day. We were excited, the kids most especially. And then… the company decided he needed to stay out of the country a little more. So, the kids and I are joining the world say, “Happy Father’s Day!” without their daddy with us. Skype is [...]

This isn’t the prettiest Panda stuff toy that you’ll ever see. In fact, it needs some sewing up. But my two boys are sharing their love for this panda. And it has a story to tell. The very first movie my Firstborn watched in a movie house was Kung Fu Panda (the first one). Weeks [...]

This post is for all residents of South Korea. Do you feel safe in Korea? Do you feel protected? What are your impressions of Korea’s police force? Has anyone of you experienced or heard about domestic violence among multicultural families? How was it handled by the authorities? Ms. Jasmine Lee, a naturalized Korean from the [...]

Do you tune in to the Arirang TV channel? Jaz Lee, through her Facebook page, is soliciting opinions about Arirang TV’s effectiveness in promoting Korea worldwide. Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is on top of this move. It is sponsoring an upcoming forum dedicated to gathering feedback about Arirang TV. It would help [...]

My son loves it when we have visitors. He has been asking lately when will we have visitors again in the house. And so I invited a few friends over for bonding and cooking. With invited friends around, my Firstborn and I baked Chocolate Zucchini Cake this afternoon.This one’s frosted with a mixture of milk [...]

Article first published as Book Review: The Way of Boys by Anthony Rao on Blogcritics. I have two boys. I am not worried about their development – physically, socially, intellectually and emotionally. They are two normal boys making our daily lives a roller coaster of emotions. They laugh, they cry, they throw tantrums and charm [...]