tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50488177942817612572024-12-19T11:27:17.680+08:00A Catholic Marriage JourneyThis blog serves to chart the marriage preparations of Paul and Adeline, and beyond! We hope that this site can help other seeking couples to obtain wedding or marriage resources easily in a Catholic Singaporean context.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-5468021040451127962014-04-06T01:46:00.001+08:002014-04-06T01:46:52.547+08:00"The Happy Secret To Better Work" - Day 26 - 31
*din record the the previous few days
3 Gratitudes for Day 26 - Mon
1. Finishing my Outlook Article
2. Being able to visit legion meeting
3. Attending mass
3 Gratitudes for Day 27 - Tues1. For the gift of health - was sick!
3 Gratitudes for Day 28 - Wed1. For being able to ear - left ear is painful. infection...
3 Gratitudes for Day 29 - Thurs1. That I saw a doctor before things got Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-13813222379885336692014-03-27T03:28:00.002+08:002014-03-27T03:28:41.505+08:00"The Happy Secret To Better Work" - Day 19 - 21
3 Gratitudes for Day 19 - Mon1. For a new exciting week!
3 Gratitudes for Day 20 - Tues1. An awesome day at the airport
2. SQCPT 20th anniversary
3. Meeting 3 PPS
3 Gratitudes for Day 21 - Wed1. Being on leave at home
2. Eating KFC for lunch
3. Seeing my family over SKYPE
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-88227242659519036522014-03-24T04:07:00.003+08:002014-03-24T04:07:55.400+08:00"The Happy Secret To Better Work" - Day 14 - 18
3 Gratitudes for Day 14 - Wed
1. A productive NSM
2. Having a confirmed flight back to Cape Town, though it was really late
3. For a really nice bed that I can sleep in
3 Gratitudes for Day 15 - Thurs1. Did most planning for work's 20th anniversary
2. For a nice boss who asked how you are
3. That I had a crazy but fruitful week
3 Gratitudes for Day 16 - Fri1. Cleared most of my reporting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-2238604851647609292014-03-19T03:28:00.003+08:002014-03-19T03:28:46.366+08:00"The Happy Secret To Better Work" - Day 8 - 13
3 Gratitudes for Day 8 (Thurs):1. Going for an Indian Fashion show
2. Meeting some Taiwanese friends
3. Had a nice long walk
3 Gratitudes for Day 9 (Fri):1. Being able to get away early
2. Visiting the convention centre :)
3. It's the weekend!!!!!!
3 Gratitudes for Day 10 (Sat):1. Going out for a long walk again and nua-ed most of the day
2. Attended mass
3. Discovering a nice game Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-88813949545488525262014-03-13T03:10:00.001+08:002014-03-13T03:10:49.525+08:00"The Happy Secret To Better Work" - Day 6/7
3 Gratitudes for Day 6 (Tues):1. Being able to sleep early and feeling rested the next day
2. That my kids are doing well at home
3. For being able to accept that things that will almost never go my way.
3 Gratitudes for Day 7 (Wed):1. Having my hair cut at a good rate
2. For having the ability to buy people lunch
3. Otah for dinner!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-63136262016349023932014-03-11T04:08:00.000+08:002014-03-11T04:08:51.562+08:00"The Happy Secret To Better Work" - Day 5
What a day today. 8.5hrs straight non-stop but it was good.
Trying to put into practice the 4-hr work week principles and check emails only for 2 times a day. It's sure hard when people are asking you to do things. Perhaps I have to tell people about my new practice as what the book recommends.
Whilst I am fighting my battles here, Wifey is also fighting her own battles at home in Singapore. IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-71348551058037939282014-03-10T02:51:00.002+08:002014-03-10T02:51:28.935+08:00 Restart For Lent - "The Happy Secret To Better Work" - Day 2 - 4
3 Gratitudes for Day 2 (Fri):1. Meeting Mrs Sugie for lunch2. Coming to terms that there is so much I can do3. that it is the weekend
3 Gratitudes for Day 3 (Thurs):1. Meeting Richard and his singaporean friends for lunch2. Rediscovering the wonders of ipad3. Talking at length to wifey
3 Gratitudes for Day 4 (Thurs):1. Being able to sleep in till 11am!2. Having an awesome dinner of ba zhang Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-30098629162468373602014-03-07T05:25:00.001+08:002014-03-07T05:25:56.628+08:00Restart for Lent - "The Happy Secret to Better Work"
44/365: bringing in the lenten season (Photo credit: Jess Gambacurta)
Been long since I posted on this blog again. Never seem to have the time or energy. Last post was nearly a year ago :)
Many things have changed. Including moving from one country to another, having another kid and taking on a new role.
3 Gratitudes for Day 1 (Thurs):1. I had more energy for work2. Met up with some awesomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-14553992488675921742013-03-10T07:09:00.001+08:002013-03-10T07:09:20.823+08:00Day 24 - 26 To Better Work
3 Gratitudes for Day 24 (Thurs):1. That my parents arrived safely in London!
2. To have my parents be with me and being able to enjoy travelling overseas
3. To have a decent day to focus on work
3 Gratitudes for Day 25:1. To have completed some of my stuff... more to go!
2. That it is Friday and looking forward to the weekend
3. That my sore throat is slowly curing and that the new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-29659473896493292282013-03-07T05:06:00.001+08:002013-03-07T05:06:13.845+08:00Day 19 - 23 To Better Work
3 Gratitudes for Day 19 (Sat):1. To have a car that I own and can drive
2. To be able to be on a road trip to see Rina and family
3. To have had an awesome Chinese dinner!
3 Gratitudes for Day 20:1. To be able to feel good enough to drive back to London
2. To attend mass at a nice place
3. To have visited Liverpool
3 Gratitudes for Day 21:
1. To have humbling experiences
2. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-39011181554954498732013-03-01T07:16:00.000+08:002013-03-01T07:16:23.251+08:00Day 17, 18 To Better Work
3 Gratitudes for Day 17:1. That we have a great pope who is stepping down
2. To see friends happy
3. To have empowerment tools like whatsapp that keeps me close with people far away
3 Gratitudes for Day 18:1. To feel that i am better at my work
2. To have gone out in the evening with family to shop on a weekday!
3. To know that the weekend is nearly here
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-9729264962963525202013-02-27T07:03:00.003+08:002013-02-27T07:03:44.961+08:00Day 14, 15 ,16 To Better Work
3 Gratitudes for Day 14:1. To have reached UK safe and sound
2. To manage to find strength to go for mass
3. To have my family under one roof again!
3 Gratitudes for Day 15:1. That I cleared 70% of my emails
2. To manage to go home pretty early at 7pm
3. To enjoy my wife's cooking and family time
3 Gratitudes for Day 16:1. To have caught up with my emails and now onto theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-22877598136092842672013-02-23T15:38:00.000+08:002013-02-23T15:38:07.749+08:00Day 11, 12 ,13 To Better Work
3 Gratitudes for Day 11:1. Meeting up with Mun, YY
2. Being able to wake up later
3. Lunch with Gugu and buntie!
3 Gratitudes for Day 12:1. That I saw my 2nd child!
2. That I met up with my colleagues in DS, hopefully can push for more things after!
3. I ate my roti prata
3 Gratitudes for Day 13:1. That my boy is exactly 18months old today. It has been a journey
2. That I am Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-33731952612889226062013-02-21T00:34:00.001+08:002013-02-21T00:34:42.298+08:00Day 8, 9 ,10 To Better Work
3 Gratitudes for Day 8:1. That I managed to go for legion meeting
2. that i spend a nice afternoon out with addy
3. that i managed to have a nice haircut at last!
3 Gratitudes for Day 9:1. that i had a nice facial tho it burnt a hole in my pocket
2. that i managed to eat a good meal of claypot rice!
3. that the day was good with sufficient rest
3 Gratitudes for Day 10:1. having met mark and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-44644179023793097052013-02-18T01:27:00.001+08:002013-02-18T01:27:17.830+08:00Day 5, 6, 7 To Better Work
3 Gratitudes for Day 5:
1. that I earn enough now for my family
2. that the last day of work went smoothly
3. that I could get a cab in time for the airport!
3 Gratitudes for Day 6:
1. that I met WLIA Eric Ong on the flight and had fantastic crew onboard
2. that i met my family after a long while
3. that i saw godpa and he was alright
3 Gratitudes for Day 7:
1. to have gathered with the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-65769880398145685972013-02-15T08:29:00.000+08:002013-02-15T08:29:44.111+08:00Day 4 to Better Work
My 3 gratitudes today:1) that I managed to clear quite a bit of work today!2) that I am going back home tomorrow3) that the weather was so good today
My positive experience today was about finishing a report which I took really long to do because I did not know how to pull out the results and verify that they are correct. But today made me feel like I am getting better at it and slowly and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-85934349718067356442013-02-14T08:04:00.001+08:002013-02-14T08:04:42.116+08:00Day 3 to Better workMy 3 gratitudes today:
1) that I have awesome parish priests who stand out in the cold after mass to see their parishioners off
2) that boss is back in office
3) that I live so close to office that I do not contend with bad traffic
My positive experience today was Ash Wednesday Mass.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-15104973210627144762013-02-13T04:12:00.002+08:002013-02-13T04:12:32.988+08:00Day 2 to Better Work
gratitude. =) (Photo credit: camerakarrie)
My 3 Gratitudes for Today:
1) That I am in London
2) That I have work
3) That I am learning a lot
Random Act of Kindness - sharing my passion and knowledge with someone today
Positive Experience:
Sitting down with the guys today to come up with the department action schedule for the year helped in developing a greater clarity of what we do Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-25105041311932223762013-02-12T06:17:00.000+08:002013-02-12T06:24:15.801+08:00The happy secret to better work - Day 1
Gratitude (Photo credit: justOneMoreBook)
I have come across Shawn Achor's video in TED. His talk was one of the best by far I have seen and I do feel inspired.
His key takeaway to rewire oneself to create lasting positive change below:
1) List 3 gratitudes daily for 21 days
2) Journal-ling 1 positive experience everyday to relive it
3) Exercise to teach the mind that action Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-84165663378695991272012-09-24T16:20:00.001+08:002012-09-24T16:20:38.841+08:00Shopping for childcare
From Feb to June 2012, we made some trips to the respective childcare centres, here are some of them:
Bethel Day Care Centre
12 Jalan Lateh. With transport.
$370 after subsidy
Tel: 62885078/62823121
We quite like this area and like the idea that Imm can be exposed to a Christian environment.
Bright Juniors @ SC Pte Ltd
Blk 255 Serangoon Central Drive
Tel: 62811173
$420 after subsidy
This Addyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09251587731460376549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-21198496154622435422012-08-04T16:13:00.000+08:002012-08-04T16:13:42.102+08:00Nurturing Confidence in your Child (talk) - Fiona Walker
SMART PARENTING CONGRESS 2012 - Raise a Little Thinker
Learning Snippets from Fiona Walker, Principal of Schools, Julia Gabriel Education
Self esteem is about knowing oneself and being confident about the strengths and limitations ones have.
Confidence recipe - ingredients
- Attachment bonds (don't threaten the baby about isolation)
- Individuality
- Time to build mastery
- Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-43337142895203215832012-08-04T15:46:00.001+08:002012-08-04T15:46:19.171+08:00Feeding Your Child's Brain for Success: Multiple Micronutrients or A Magic Bullet - Dr Low Kah Tzay
SMART PARENTING CONGRESS 2012 - Raise a Little Thinker
Dr Low Kah Tzay, Paediatrician Mt Elizabeth Hospital
Baby has greatest density of brain cells by age 3
Breast feed for at least 6 months
Repeat offer for good food 20 times in 20 different ways
Always give breakfast
Snacks are important as children have smaller stomachs
Give low GI foods so that they will have a constant level of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-14827769236913507992012-08-04T14:40:00.001+08:002012-08-04T14:40:35.887+08:00Understanding Early Brain Development (talk) - Dr Phuah Huan Kee
SMART PARENTING CONGRESS 2012 - Raise a Little Thinker
Learning Snippets from Dr Phuah Huan Kee, Paediatrician, Mt Elizabeth Hospital
Babies's brain are not fully developed at birth.
Early brain development is simply a wiring process - synapses formation and myeline formation (protection). From 3 - 26 years, pruning happens rapidly to weed out unnecessary connections and strengthening Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-53591467188707069582012-08-04T14:06:00.001+08:002012-08-04T14:06:30.109+08:00How to Multiply your Child's Intelligence (talk) - Janet Doman
SMART PARENTING CONGRESS 2012 - Raise a Little Thinker
Learning Snippets from Janet Doman, Director of Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential
Children learns more in the first 6 years than the rest of their lives.
Let children use all their 5 senses to maximize their learning experience. Often than not, we are stumbling blocks to that.
We are our child's greatest teacher because ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048817794281761257.post-27657476467655794772012-05-23T23:00:00.000+08:002012-05-23T23:00:10.135+08:00When our home was burglarized....
On the very first day of my reservist training, Addy and I came back to our house, only to find our private space invaded.
3 laptops gone and about $600 worth of cash.
Whilst I was concern about the data privacy of our personal information being compromised in our laptops, Addy was fearful of the physical intrusion of privacy in our home. Imagine a stranger rummaging through your belongings, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0