Hi mommies,
Here in China there are 3 day of holidays for mid autumn festival ! I have been relaxing and shopping
joy,
I also believe in letting people learn from their mistakes. Grandparents will learn their lesson when they are old and weak, see if any grandchildren will look after them.
mumusings,
My boy did not stay still at his naughty corner at first, no matter how many times he tried to move away, I just moved him back. After many times, he learned the lesson, no fence needed. Yes we need to find an empty corner, otherwise he would just occupy himself by playing with anything he could find. He even pretended to cry until he vomited, we just ignored him.
I do believe in punishing a child, but caning is not an effective method of punishment. I usually think about what my boy likes most, then I remove that from him, that is sure to make him very unhappy.
aa,
Many people tell me that China is cheap, but that is not true ! I am not even in Shanghai or Beijing. I usually spend about 20 yuan for each meal, which is what I spend in Singapore. It is very cheap only if we eat at roadside vendors, but I could not stand it, and I really don't enjoy eating at dirty restaurants. So I usually eat at mid-range restaurants.
I have been shopping a lot, both online and in the department stores. Even mainland China brands are not cheap, a few hundred yuan for a piece of clothing or a bag in the stores. But I really dislike clothes by China brands, they are usually too colourful and too frilly. So I ended up still buying American brands, it is not cheap, but I managed to find a sweater and a pair of shoes at a good discount.
Service here is surprisingly good, most of the time. I find that the Chinese sales staff are really good at selling, their advantage is that they only know one language, so they are very good at it. They can express themselves so well. Actually bilingualism in Singapore has become our disadvantage, the large majority of our students are not very good in English or Chinese. Although all our students speak fluent English, the truth is that they don't speak as well as people in USA or UK. Our students' standard of Chinese is worse than primary school kids in China. I am really quite disappointed. We really cannot depend on our schools to teach languages.
toto,
I am learning a lot from other parents in this forum too
I have a lot of free time after work, thanks to my mother and my maid. I guess mommies have to prioritize, teaching our kids is top priority for me. I do neglect other stuff, like I am too lazy to put on make up or even skin care products, so my skin is not in very good condition. I only managed to keep myself clean and neat

I also need to lose 5 kg, but could not find the time to exercise
poohy,
I am glad to know that you find those resources helpful
May be you can consider moving closer to Pei Hwa ?