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Yes yes, I am going to find out which other secondary schools have 4+1 time table 🤭

@thebottomsupblog said in How to view my own posts / posts that I have responded ?:

@HNS2015 Hi! If you click on your username, that’s a quicker way to see your recent posts:

@thebottomsupblog Got it, Thanks!

@shijie: When I click on my username, I do see my posts, ordered by “Best Posts” i.e. upvotes.

I need to scroll down before I can see the “Latest Posts” section. It’s actually not that obvious and I missed it at first.

How do we set our preference for this?

@thebottomsupblog was about to ask is it possible to show fhd “Latest Posts” on top of the Best Posts”. 🤭

@thebottomsupblog said in Skillsfuture Credits - the $500 top-up in 2020 expires end-2025!:

@HNS2015 Did you find a suitable course?

I’m starting on my specialist dip next week — I had the orientation last week. It’ll be 3x per week (weeknights), but thankfully mostly online classes.

Haven’t done this in a while, so still bracing myself for the time commitment!

That’s great! All the best for your specialist dip! It’s not easy juggling studies again, but online classes, has some flexibility. Jiayou!

As for me, I haven’t been actively looking for any course since completing my last one in June 🤭
I’ll probably be more available during the school holidays since I don’t have to rush around to pick the kids, settle their lunch, and bring them for tuition. But no hurry for now as my SkillsFuture credits aren’t expiring anytime soon

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Hi, my nephew with a score of 14 for 2025 PSLE got into Christ Church as well. I’m really glad to hear your positive comments about this school especially that your son has grown in confidence and found caring friends. That’s very encouraging to hear.

@thebottomsupblog said in Share Your Nov/Dec Holiday Travel Ideas:

Do drop your ideas in here! I went walking with a gf recently, and she raved about Ho Chi Minh City, so will find out more about that!

Hi hi, a friend was sharing her recent holiday trip in Vietnam. She went Pho Quoc with her husband and her 12yr old son. Pho Quoc is an island, like our Sentosa of Singapore but Scoot flies there direct … around 1h 45 mins. She said is worth visiting especially family with children. Those who had been there can share more in this forum

Hi, I was trying to search a single word , eg “Roblox” in the forum > Social, Outings, Games. However, the Search result show no matches found but I found a few posts with the word “Roblox” that I was trying to find. Did I perform the search wrongly? See screen-shots.

@chick81
You are a very understanding mummy Despite your own disappointment, you remained calm and encouraging, putting your son’s emotions first ️ That speaks volumes. In the end, what matters most is that our children enjoy the learning journey and grow in confidence and character.

Hi, I realised I cannot go directly to the posts that were found by the “search”. I have to click on the topic and slowly scroll to look for the posts that were found. I think this defeats the purpose of performing the search.
For example, I did the search for “Cod liver oil could do more harm than good”, results shown 3 posts with this title. However I could not click on the posts to read the content. I could only click on the topic “All about supplements for children” and scroll to the posts that I wanted to see. Did I do the search correctly ? See screen-shots.

Hi need help to explain :

1. the difference in the Up (circled yellow) and down (circled cyan)arrow icon in the OP.
2. When I clicked on the down arrow icon, -1show up. What is -1 (circled blue) representing?

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Thanks!

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Ah I see… thanks for the explanation!

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Same here. I’m fine if my kids’ friends call me “aunty,” but i feel awkward when someone older than me calls me that 🤭 Once at the wet market, I saw a guy (probably mid-30s) queuing in front of me who got upset when the elderly stall auntie called him “uncle.” He even told her not to call him that. When it was my turn, the stall auntie almost called me “auntie” too, then quickly switched to “xiao mei” I guess she didn’t want to risk upsetting another customer!

@thebottomsupblog Yes,shared vulnerability can shape closeness quite quickly. When people go through a challenging season together — like you have mentioned at a workplace. The sense of openness and mutual support can happen within a relatively short period of time.

@sharonkhoo I agree. On second thought, “close” can be quite one-sided at times. Feeling close enough to offer help doesn’t always mean the closeness is mutual.

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I asked myself how should we define a “close friend”? Is it someone we meet often, or someone we turn to when we truly need help?

I do maintain contact with my primary school friends from P1 and we have a group chat. We don’t meet very often — usually during CNY or when a classmate returns from the US for a short stay. However, I realise that over the years, while I’ve kept in touch, I’ve never actually approached them for help when I was struggling. Because of that, I sometimes wonder whether this would still be considered a “close” friendship, even though I’ve witnessed support being extended within the group when others needed it.

In contrast, during my challenging periods of my life after having children, the people I sought help from were those I had gotten to know in more recent years. That experience made me reflect on how closeness can also be shaped by trust, timing, and shared vulnerability — not just history.

At this stage of life, my most connected group of friends are fellow mums from my children’s primary school, and I also have a few other close friends where we make the effort to meet for each other’s birthdays and pray for one another when someone is troubled.

So for me, “close friendship” seems to take different forms at different stages of life.

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Below are the current tuition expenses for my girls:
Maths - 2 hours a week, $220 x 2 for 4 lessons
Chinese - 2 hours a week, $325 x 2 for 5 lessons

Total costs $1,090 for my two girls.

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Yes yes, I am going to find out which other secondary schools have 4+1 time table 🤭

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Wow, this is my first time hearing of a 4+1 timetable! Does that mean students don’t have lessons on Fridays and only go to school for CCA?

@chick81
You are a very understanding mummy Despite your own disappointment, you remained calm and encouraging, putting your son’s emotions first ️ That speaks volumes. In the end, what matters most is that our children enjoy the learning journey and grow in confidence and character.

@thebottomsupblog

Hi, my nephew with a score of 14 for 2025 PSLE got into Christ Church as well. I’m really glad to hear your positive comments about this school especially that your son has grown in confidence and found caring friends. That’s very encouraging to hear.

@thebottomsupblog

Below are the current tuition expenses for my girls:
Maths - 2 hours a week, $220 x 2 for 4 lessons
Chinese - 2 hours a week, $325 x 2 for 5 lessons

Total costs $1,090 for my two girls.