SarahMay: no no! VHive is better than Ikea in terms of quality and its designs are better than Courts'. Courts is the tacky one. VHive ain't that bad if u visis the flagship store at Jurong (opp Tang Dynasty).
lilboymom: I suppose it's very easy for you to get back to teaching since SG is very short of trained educators like yourself
But for RXmom, stef&sean, amongst many of us, we are from the corporate world whose rules of the game are very diff...Once u are out for more than a year, u need to justify on your CV or during the interview why u r hibernating all this while. Is it cos your DH can support you? Is it cos you've made up your mind to become a FTSAHM? R u going to take a lot of childcare leave? R u going to as mobile as before, and not able to do OT for us? Who is taking care of your child?
RXmom rightly pointed out about the young competitors flooding into the market. If we stay out of touch with our line of work, the younger ones will soon catch up with us in no time. To rejoin the workfroce, you'll find that you need to take a pay cut, accept a lower designation/grade, etc.
Cloud: I nearly bot 3 Baby GAP snickers for my bb too but thot they are kinda HOT leh...not to mention the complicated shoe laces that I need to bend down to tie for him!
I prefer to buy those airy open sports sandals with velcro. I wanna train the toddlers to be able to peel those velcro straps themselves.
Big toes: THANKS FOR THE UPDATE!
Mei: Huge screaming match? My SIL just gave birth last Fri and already showing black face to my mom upon her discharge! She didn't want this and that, so my mom complained like hell to me about her! Now, my mom refuses to brew or cook anything for her. Left it to the CL she hired...
