Homeschool Shanghai

The boys had been to GW’s house for their first sleepover party as it was their son, NW’s 8th birthday. I went home with EK in a cab after sending the children there. EK had some queries about Martial Arts and Accupuncture. Accupuncture and Martial Arts have always been an issue for Christians. There are [...]

Yes, it’s finally out! The movie that Paul and John acted in. It has come within the first 100 movies for the international 7-minute-short-clip competition. You vote is greatly appreciated. {Please support the film! Please go to www.thedoorpost.com and register. Search for “Hidden Truths”, watch the movie and vote! Next watch and vote for another [...]

I had an experiment at making liquid soap today – by boiling shredded soap. It was a disaster. My shampoo from the previous experiment is still too diluted after boiling a bar of liquid soap. Worst of all, I had a burnt clump of “don’t-know-what-it-is” at the bottom of the pot – I had forgot to [...]

It is Qing Ming today, so there was no sparring practice for Paul. Michael was on support singing duty in church, so he left for church early in the morning. The boys and I left for church in a rush. The boys had prepared themselves slowly, thus leaving only 30 minutes for the journey. There was [...]

Michael will be on duty tomorrow in Hongqiao International Church and so he was out for vocal practice in the afternoon. He has been sick for the past few days. The weather in Shanghai is getting more and more unstable since the unexpected winter storm last year. It should be getting warmer has we approach [...]

The local kids here have very little exposure of the English language. Only speaking Mandarin at home and having English Language teachers who can barely converse fluently if not confidently in English (not English teachers) and they teach English in Mandarin, my tuition pupils made very little progress. I have to teach that these words are wrong – “plant house (greenhouse), [...]

Since SALT has moved to Aijian, we have had a big time of adjustments to make. For one thing, we didn’t have our library – it’s now splitted into several locations. Parents who wish to borrow books or VCDs have to check the catalogue and call up the particular family who has the book or [...]

When Mom was here in the late Autumn, she really enjoyed the cheap and fresh greens. Back in Singapore, most Singaporeans are used to having more meat and lesser vegetables, even though doctors advised against it. Even most vegetarian friends I know have flour as their main diet. Our family loves vegetables and eat very [...]

It’s been hard trying to juggle with children, household, writing my own book and reading (the latter two my favourite pastime) – all my problem with time management. It’s a challenge for me to keep to the time table and schedule and helping my kids to keep them at the same time. Paul has the [...]