<![CDATA[VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE]]>[quote]Voice of a young mother in Singapore


\"Sometimes I don't even bother keeping up with the parliament as I feel that our PAP speakers, especially the new ones, seem to not make sense when they speak. I understand that they're a bunch of elite scholars who have studied so high up, greatly educated. Yet what we need are leaders who listen to us, who understand where we are coming from.\"

Like the minister who said that it is possible to survive on a wage of $1000 a month and afford a HDB. If you want to prove a point, show it in action. Don't just talk only. Why wouldn't he give up his luxurious lifestyle and show us how he survives on $1000 for maybe a timeframe of just half a year?

I was at Hong Lim with my 5month old daughter on Saturday. I really wanted to voice out my opinions but the rain took a toll on my little girl and I had to leave.

I feel that it is an injustice done to us when the media and the government try to paint a picture whereby we are xenophobics or racists. But honestly, we have been welcoming our foreign friends for decades; working hand in hand with them, forging friendships. However the problem that has arisen is that we are afraid of OVERPOPULATING. Not that we want to close our doors to foreign talent. I understand that foreign talents are necessary in the growth of our economy, but shouldn't there be a line drawn so as not to upset the balance?

In a previous comment, I had made a few examples; I have a personal friend who has just given birth a few months ago, and as the government had stated, we are ENTITLED to a 3month maternity leave. However, my friend had to place her baby in the care of a stranger and head back to work after just one month. Why? Because her boss had told her that if she had no intention of working, he could replace her easily with a CHINA worker who would cost much lower than the salary she was wielding. What has caused such a precarious situation? It seems that foreign labour is so cheap that it is damaging our own rice bowls. Isn't this a problem?

Another example was an article I read recently which exposed of a top educational institution in Singapore who rejected our own SINGAPOREAN children and accepted PRC STUDENTS because their parents were able to contribute greatly to the school funds. Is there no cause of fear for my children's future?! Will my children be deprived of a proper education just because I cannot afford to bribe the school?

The government keeps talking about helping young couples. Well, here is coming from ground zero. I'm sure we do appreciate the extra increment in the baby bonus, but how significant would that be? With the cost of living going up, when we can barely afford a HDB flat, when child care and preschool fees are shooting sky high, how much can the extra $2k help us? Somebody posted a retort on Facebook saying that our foreign expat friends can afford one or two private houses while Singaporeans are struggling with one HDB flat. And yet, so much land is invested in building condominiums and private houses. Who are they for?!

Maternity and paternity leave encouraged by the government yet young parents are afraid that if they take longer leave, they will be replaced by foreigners.

And also, the whole scheme that has been proposed to help young couples seems to be targeted at the middle income group. How about the lower income group? I know of a few fathers who, instead of having a full time job, work several part time jobs just to earn a higher salary. Yet these benefits do not apply to them? Not to mention the f&b nightlife industry, the maritime industry, the technical industry and all other special jobs are not entitled to all these extra help! And these are the people who require it most.

I had a suggestion that I wrote into my MP before but I never got a reply. Why not try having an infant/child care at all the major corporations like in the USA? Or at least a childcare centre for every area in Singapore and not just the HDB hubs with higher children population? I have several friends who are young mothers who all appreciated the idea of having their children nearer to them when they work. They can even pop by and check on their children during their office lunch hours. Wouldn't that be a better investment to look at rather to spend our people's money on FIREWORKS? And having childcare available even in the quieter areas might boost baby births as the couples might just realize the convenience and not have to worry about finding a babysitter or a childcare centre which is far away from their home!

Another question that has been on my mind is that politics be politics, but shouldn't the PAP work hand in hand with our opposition parties to provide the best for our people?! What I see is bitterness and sarcasm and sour grapes from the PAP especially in the recent Punggol event. Why should our citizens suffer for the governmental competition?

Another article I came across that surprised me was the comment made by the minister saying that our men; our brothers, fathers, husbands who serve NS should make our foreign friends feel safe and create a sense of security for them? Our brave men give up TWO years of their lives to learn to protect their families, not strangers.

Sometimes I don't even bother keeping up with the parliament as I feel that our PAP speakers, especially the new ones, seem to not make sense when they speak. I understand that they're a bunch of elite scholars who have studied so high up, greatly educated. Yet what we need are leaders who listen to us, who understand where we are coming from.

Like the minister who said that it is possible to survive on a wage of $1000 a month and afford a HDB. If you want to prove a point, show it in action. Don't just talk only. Why wouldn't he give up his luxurious lifestyle and show us how he survives on $1000 for maybe a timeframe of just half a year?

We don't need the PAP to tell us \"oh the statistics say it is possible\" or \"research and analysis shows that this can be done\". We are humans, not robots.

I have a friend who has 7 children. Her husband had left her, and she has to look after her aging mother. She works two jobs and takes home a salary of $1000 plus. Yet she has been surviving all this while without help from the government. THESE are the people who have the right to say \"hey look, it is possible!\" Not a minister who has been living comfortably all his life.

I do not know how to run a government, neither do I know how to run a country. But I know how to run my family. And Singaporeans are one big family. And we are just protecting our family.\"[/quote]very interesting read

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]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/52524/voice-of-a-young-mother-in-singaporeRSS for NodeSun, 26 Apr 2026 22:09:01 GMTSun, 10 Mar 2013 00:15:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:06:48 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:

.....
The only constant is change......

πŸ˜† what an oxymoron!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/971158https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/971158Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:06:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:15:08 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
To put things in context:


13,770,000,000 years - Age of the Universe
4,540,000,000 years - Age of Earth
600,000,000 years - Age of first known simple animal
66,000,000 years - Age of last known live dinosaur
200,000 years - Age of first known anatomically modern human
25,000 years - Age of last Neanderthal (although most wives believe the last one is still living with them at home)
12,000 years - Age of earliest known civilisation
1,434 years - Age of first emperor of China
107 years - Age of the last emperor of China
48 years - Age of Singapore
47 years - Age of this ah pek

The only constant is change. Somehow, the NOW seems to be the most important moment of all time. We all complain about the \"monumental\" changes to our present lives, the inconveniences of overcrowding, because it is meaningful to us. Give it another 3 years and we will start thinking about the good old days we used to have 3 years ago.

My point? I forgot already. This old man losing his memory liao.
πŸ˜†

Chief ah, to be frank, other than the obvious and subtle humour, some of your comments (esp lately) tend to make me think, want to comment, then think again, want to comment, then think again.... then finally decide that it is too overwhelming to comment with a few sentences. Thought-provoking indeed.

:goodpost:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970511https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970511Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:15:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:08:05 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
To put things in perspective:


13,770,000,000 years - Age of the Universe
4,540,000,000 years - Age of Earth
600,000,000 years - Age of first known simple animal
66,000,000 years - Age of last known live dinosaur
200,000 years - Age of first known anatomically modern human
25,000 years - Age of last Neanderthal (although most wives believe the last one is still living with them at home)
12,000 years - Age of earliest known civilisation
1,434 years - Age of first emperor of China
107 years - Age of the last emperor of China
48 years - Age of Singapore
47 years - Age of this ah pek

The only constant is change. Somehow, the NOW seems to be the most important moment of all time. We all complain about the \"monumental\" changes to our present lives, the inconveniences of overcrowding, because it is meaningful to us. Give it another 3 years and we will start thinking about the good old days we used to have 3 years ago.

My point? I forgot already. This old man losing his memory liao.
:rotflmao: beri funny....

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970503https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970503Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:08:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:01:25 GMT]]>To put things in perspective:


13,770,000,000 years - Age of the Universe
4,540,000,000 years - Age of Earth
600,000,000 years - Age of first known simple animal
66,000,000 years - Age of last known live dinosaur
200,000 years - Age of first known anatomically modern human
25,000 years - Age of last Neanderthal (although most wives believe the last one is still living with them at home)
12,000 years - Age of earliest known civilisation
1,434 years - Age of first emperor of China
107 years - Age of the last emperor of China
48 years - Age of Singapore
47 years - Age of this ah pek

The only constant is change. Somehow, the NOW seems to be the most important moment of all time. We all complain about the "monumental" changes to our present lives, the inconveniences of overcrowding, because it is meaningful to us. Give it another 3 years and we will start thinking about the good old days we used to have 3 years ago.

My point? I forgot already. This old man losing his memory liao.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970496https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970496Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:01:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:48:30 GMT]]>

pirate:
slmkhoo:

[quote=\"MR06\"]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.

I see. So you are just saying that things can change rapidly. I agree with that.

I was going to say before all these clarifications that we already have something similar to that but for older children. Don't even have to bring them to work to deposit in a holding room. The caravan can pick up from home. It's called \"school bus\". :siam:[/quote]Precisely why I said it was \"exaggeration\" mah... But the way you make that out also sounds quite funny πŸ˜‚

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970480https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970480Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:48:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:44:12 GMT]]>

pinkblue:
OIC!! Now I get what you mean. πŸ˜‚ 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: πŸ˜‚

By the way, is your DH a left-hander?[/quote]

No, he's not a left-hander, but you are right, he is quite a \"right-brainer\". πŸ˜†
Why? Is this a common trait? Fast thinker is it?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970477https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970477Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:44:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:00:57 GMT]]>

pirate:
slmkhoo:

[quote=\"MR06\"]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.

I see. So you are just saying that things can change rapidly. I agree with that.

I was going to say before all these clarifications that we already have something similar to that but for older children. Don't even have to bring them to work to deposit in a holding room. The caravan can pick up from home. It's called \"school bus\". :siam:[/quote] :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970447https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970447Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:00:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:34:04 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
MR06:

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.

I see. So you are just saying that things can change rapidly. I agree with that.

I was going to say before all these clarifications that we already have something similar to that but for older children. Don't even have to bring them to work to deposit in a holding room. The caravan can pick up from home. It's called \"school bus\". :siam:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970432https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970432Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:24:48 GMT]]>OIC!! Now I get what you mean. πŸ˜‚ 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: πŸ˜‚[/quote]


By the way, is your DH a left-hander?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970395https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/970395Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:24:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:22:21 GMT]]>

MR06:
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.
I see. So you are just saying that things can change rapidly. I agree with that.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969919https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969919Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:22:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:16:29 GMT]]>

concern2:
.......

OIC!! Now I get what you mean.......πŸ˜‚
me too... πŸ˜„

haha…sry arh not tuned to the right frequency .....
...no wonder catch no ball..

ηŽ°εœ¨ζ˜Žη™½δΊ†οΌ

but arh.. the caravan thingy i only tongue in cheek say say nia..
no hidden agenda one.. πŸ˜„

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969914https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969914Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:16:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:41:21 GMT]]>

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. πŸ˜‚ 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: πŸ˜‚

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969864https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969864Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:41:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:00:20 GMT]]>

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:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969831https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969831Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:00:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:54:45 GMT]]>

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.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969827https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969827Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:54:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:46:42 GMT]]>

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.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969821https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969821Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:46:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:43:51 GMT]]>

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.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969819https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969819Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:43:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:58:51 GMT]]>

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.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969780https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969780Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:58:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:27:21 GMT]]>

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?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969756https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/969756Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:27:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:22:52 GMT]]>

MR06:
:faint:


http://i49.tinypic.com/2mxqul1.jpg\">
:? ..... :scratchhead: ...... 🀷

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968934https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968934Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:22:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:32:53 GMT]]>

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.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968782https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968782Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:32:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:50:04 GMT]]>

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!)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968714https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968714Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:50:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:32:46 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
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?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968678https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968678Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:32:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:21:09 GMT]]>

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.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968673https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/968673Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:21:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to VOICE OF A YOUNG MOTHER IN SINGAPORE on Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:14:51 GMT]]>The author mentioned dime and gallon, thus my conclusion is it's referring to the USA.

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