Everyone of us needs some affirmation, acknowledgement, confirmation etc sometimes to assure us that we are doing something right or something worthwhile. It is one of those moments when I wonder if my presence in the home is appreciated by the kids. School holiday is here and any mom with school-going kids will tell you [...]

Posted on November 18th, 2004 by Lilian
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I happen to have a close relative who proudly declared that cooking is a waste of time and money, dirty and something people who have nothing better to do, do – pathetic! She would hang around the mini wet market in our housing estate, rambling this to all the ah-sohs doing their marketing. If my [...]

Posted on November 18th, 2004 by Lilian
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