From the monthly archives:
“What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting” is the fourth book I have of the “What to Expect” series – you’d think I collect them the way people do for the Harry Potter or Twilight series
I bought the book on transit in Dubai because it’s such a good quality print, (unlike the [...]
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I tried out the Leapfrog Phonics Writing Desk recently at the shopping center.
Since I’d earned some money from a writing project, I thought I’d get a nice present for my boy as he’s settled into the Chinese preschool so well.
I have to admit that I worry about him a bit especially as I haven’t been [...]
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As a booklover, I buy most of my books from:
chain bookstores like Popular, MPH or Borders – I just love browsing through the shelves, looking through the discount bins and finding some really great reads
thrift bookstores like The Big Bookshop and Pay Less Books;
secondhand bookstores at Bazaar Chowrasta in Penang (I’ve yet [...]
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When I found this book on the library shelf, I admit that I thought it was a “flaky”, “airhead” kind of book that almost every pre-teen or teenaged girl is reading now…
I was attracted by the blurb:
“Amanda Woods is discovering that the person other people think she is and the person she really is are [...]
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One morning, Mr “Fab” Fabiano’s sixth grade class shows up to find out that he’s away but the substitute teacher is sick. Can the kids be on their own the whole day?
As the 11 – 12 year old kids debate about whether to inform the school authorities or not, they finally vote NOT to because [...]
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I was really tired tonight and wanted to skip the reading session but when 3 year old looked at me with big, earnest eyes and requested soooo sweetly for,
“Only one book. Read just one time. Say, pleasssssse…”
I couldn’t say no
He chose “The Trucks are Stuck” again, clambered onto bed to wait for me [...]
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My 3 year absolutely LOVES this book!
And I can’t get over how I’d just grabbed “The Trucks are Stuck” (originally published as Preschool to the Rescue) off the shelf after a quick browse – adding it to our check-out pile when I saw the lively illustrations, fairly sure my Bob the Builder fan will [...]
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What do you do when you’re stuck at home (with little flexi-time) although you’d love to join a book discussion?
In my case, I watched a movie about a book club
The movie’s plot sounded interesting where 6 Jane Austen fans (including an Austen newbie, a goofy guy named “Grigg” and an Austen diehard [...]
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