VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE

[Harlequin]

wonderm:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"Harlequin\"]The author mentioned dime and gallon, thus my conclusion is it's referring to the USA.

Now you mention it, that's true. I had forgotten. I still wonder what the relation to this discussion is? I know I do a lot of the 'When I was your age...' to my kids, but that's just to show them that change is a given and they mustn't get lazy and allow themselves to get into a rut.

Haha, when I do that to my kids, it is to show them how fortunate they are, so they don't take things for granted (esp when it refers to the better school prog they have now). So same story, different lessons to be drawn?[/quote]

When I was visiting the Forbidden City at Beijing... the only lingering thought was-- Mine! How lucky I am!!..... imagine the Emperors had to sleep without any airconditioning, with subzero temperature in the winters and the scorching summers... How crippling the Emperors were without motorized vehicle in the v-a-s-t palace... Each time he has to summon for someone and when he wants to have a word with him....the list goes on... If only these Emperors knew how we live our lives today!

So, I learnt better to embrace all competition for it bring forth a better life.

(This is my 4yo girl's favorite bedtime \"story\".... She practically asked all that she could asked about how the Emperors and their households manage their lives in those days of pre-tech era... and her conclusion is, the BEST time is now, and that she is heavenly fortunate!)

[sharonkhoo]

wonderm:

slmkhoo:

Now you mention it, that's true. I had forgotten. I still wonder what the relation to this discussion is? I know I do a lot of the 'When I was your age...' to my kids, but that's just to show them that change is a given and they mustn't get lazy and allow themselves to get into a rut.

Haha, when I do that to my kids, it is to show them how fortunate they are, so they don't take things for granted (esp when it refers to the better school prog they have now). So same story, different lessons to be drawn?

I don't always feel that my kids are more fortunate than I was, actually. With fewer possessions, choices and distractions, life was actually simpler. Now I see them struggling with too many gadgets and games, too many phone calls and messages, too many calls on their time, too many choices... it's tougher in many ways. Also, because we have lived overseas for most of their lives, they've had more changes and less stability and continuity than I had, so that's tough too.

[concern2]

MR06:

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[Harlequin]

pirate:

This grandma also knows how to pull a fast one. As far as I can tell, penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens were all commercially available before 1952. No wonder sometimes the young don't believe us. :skeptical:

A case of
Lost in translation?
Overly polished?
Trying too hard?
Self righteousness?

Or, all of the above?


Some grandma got memory lapse? :evil: maybe she was born in 1932?

[vinegar]

slmkhoo:

I don't always feel that my kids are more fortunate than I was, actually. With fewer possessions, choices and distractions, life was actually simpler. Now I see them struggling with too many gadgets and games, too many phone calls and messages, too many calls on their time, too many choices... it's tougher in many ways. Also, because we have lived overseas for most of their lives, they've had more changes and less stability and continuity than I had, so that's tough too.

:goodpost: u r absolutely right. Parents hv prob to control n discipline the use of these gadgets n games for their children.

Whenever we go out for meals, i notice the children will be either playing ipad/hphone,husband or wife on the phone or surf nets.Each of them does their own things,no interaction.
I feel a bit unhealthy,it supposes to be family outing,they shld be sharing activities together such as chit chatting.I recall when i was small, me n brothers always played monopoly,hide n seek,catch fish...which allowed us to hv more interaction.
thus, i set a rule, when we travel overseas,strictly no games.Keep telling the kiddo,if they wanna play games,might as well stay at home,don't travel.

[MR06]

Harlequin:

pirate:

This grandma also knows how to pull a fast one. As far as I can tell, penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens were all commercially available before 1952. No wonder sometimes the young don't believe us. :skeptical:

A case of
Lost in translation?
Overly polished?
Trying too hard?
Self righteousness?

Or, all of the above?

Some grandma got memory lapse? :evil: maybe she was born in 1932?

Definitely a case of trying too hard on the part of some people. :evil:
As you had mentioned it would have been written by a grandma in the USA. To me, it is a recollection of her times (grandma possible to have memory lapse, I won't discount that when I become a grandma) and how the world had changed.

Whether penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens had reached this grandma where she lives, I can't answer for her.

[sharonkhoo]

MR06:

Definitely a case of trying too hard on the part of some people. :evil:

As you had mentioned it would have been written by a grandma in the USA. To me, it is a recollection of her times (grandma possible to have memory lapse, I won't discount that when I become a grandma) and how the world had changed.

Whether penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens had reached this grandma where she lives, I can't answer for her.

Just curious - what was your point in posting this story? I really can't get the relation to the discussion up to that point.

[MR06]

slmkhoo:

MR06:

Definitely a case of trying too hard on the part of some people. :evil:

As you had mentioned it would have been written by a grandma in the USA. To me, it is a recollection of her times (grandma possible to have memory lapse, I won't discount that when I become a grandma) and how the world had changed.

Whether penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens had reached this grandma where she lives, I can't answer for her.

Just curious - what was your point in posting this story? I really can't get the relation to the discussion up to that point.

Isn't the reply a simple one?

I replied on concern2 calling children being deposited in a holding room and a caravan bringing them to a ulu childcare an exaggeration.

My take is it may not be that far-fetched as this grandma story shows how the world changes over a short time span.

Recalled the Minister suggesting old folks home for our people to be housed across the causeway, I feel the tongue-in-cheek suggestion should not be dismissed as impossible.

[Harlequin]

MR06:

Harlequin:

[quote=\"pirate\"]This grandma also knows how to pull a fast one. As far as I can tell, penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens were all commercially available before 1952. No wonder sometimes the young don't believe us. :skeptical:

A case of
Lost in translation?
Overly polished?
Trying too hard?
Self righteousness?

Or, all of the above?

Some grandma got memory lapse? :evil: maybe she was born in 1932?

Definitely a case of trying too hard on the part of some people. :evil:
As you had mentioned it would have been written by a grandma in the USA. To me, it is a recollection of her times (grandma possible to have memory lapse, I won't discount that when I become a grandma) and how the world had changed.

Whether penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens had reached this grandma where she lives, I can't answer for her.[/quote]Written by a grandma? I doubt so lah, it sounds more like it's written by some young chap that's overzealous, dying to impress, lazy to do background research to authenticate the info even it's such an easy task with google... and, I suspect the author probably has not much of a sense of responsibility, all he/she cared for was to catch some attention... Often seen people post comments by copying ideas/views from what they read online, just rephrase the words nia. :evil:

[concern2]

MR06:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"MR06\"]Definitely a case of trying too hard on the part of some people. :evil:

As you had mentioned it would have been written by a grandma in the USA. To me, it is a recollection of her times (grandma possible to have memory lapse, I won't discount that when I become a grandma) and how the world had changed.

Whether penicillin, television, FM radio broadcasts, electric typewriters and ball-point pens had reached this grandma where she lives, I can't answer for her.

Just curious - what was your point in posting this story? I really can't get the relation to the discussion up to that point.

Isn't the reply a simple one?

I replied on concern2 calling children being deposited in a holding room and a caravan bringing them to a ulu childcare an exaggeration.

My take is it may not be that far-fetched as this grandma story shows how the world changes over a short time span.

Recalled the Minister suggesting old folks home for our people to be housed across the causeway, I feel the tongue-in-cheek suggestion should not be dismissed as impossible.[/quote]OIC!! Now I get what you mean. You remind me of my DH when we are talking about A, and he suddenly goes to D, without telling me about the Bs and Cs that goes on in his brain, and I go :scratchhead: