Me Time!
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@ChiefKiasu Yes i have Whatsapp. And i discovered sthg interesting today: for those audio voice messages, Whatsapp now has a transcription-into-text function! They seem to have taken a leaf out of Wechat, which has had this function long ago. I really dislike trying to listen to a voice message when it’s noisy outdoors!
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what is this zacmum FB team?
can we join to reconnect back the old kakis
here is still quite difficult to navigatewe lost alot of informative and warm hearted communications
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@MyPillow I asked too, but she says it mostly about O level papers - some of us are past that!
Please don’t go elsewhere - if enough “oldies” hang on here, maybe we can attract more old and new members to come and hang out here too! -
I’ve been a long-time reader of the KSP forums, though I haven’t posted much in recent years. I’m responding to slmkhoo’s post—hopefully more of the ‘oldies’ will start posting again, and the Me Time thread will become active once more.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
I’ve been reflecting on my parenting style and thinking about what I could have done differently. One thing I’ve realized is the importance of creating 仪式感 for special occasions like birthdays and Mother’s Day etc. Perhaps I was a bit too careful with money then. I should have just spent time and money to celebrate these moments with the kids when they were young. Do you feel the same way?
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@PiggyLalala I’m not big on celebrations, so we keep ours low-key. I do feel that remembering the events are important, though. We do remember birthdays, mother/father’s days, anniversaries and whatever, but often just with a greeting. Special meals, presents etc aren’t necessary, so expenses are low. Some years, we may decide to eat out, and buy a present/flowers etc, but often we don’t bother.
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@slmkhoo I think you made a really good point — it is more about remembering the occasion than how it is celebrated. For me, sometimes I just let the occasion slip by quietly and unnoticed, especially when there is no real plan to celebrate.
This morning is super hot again.
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I’ve never been a big believer in celebrating occasions - until recently.
It seems like the world is changing so fast, and everyone is leading such separate lives. In some ways, I now value occasions to reconnect and reflect, and to enjoy each other’s company. Somehow, life feels very rushed these days, and I do think our mobile phones are a real distraction to deep connecting and conversations.
It’s not so much about splurging, but creating some memories of doing something together. It could be attempting to bake something, exploring a new part of Singapore etc. I quite enjoyed the weekend - we went to watch a standup comedy together. 1st time for my family. We usually do catch theatre productions once or twice a year (support the arts scene, plus I feel the local scriptwriting has come a long way), but standup comedy’s a first time for us.
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@doodbug As the kids get older, lives and activities diverge, even if they are still living at home. Now that we have 1 who has already moved out, we have to intentionally make time to spend time together. We try to eat dinner together once a week, whether there is any particular occasion to mark or not. And if there is a birthday or whatever, that gets tagged on to the regular meet up.
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