I am inspired to pen this poem for my mother who has gone through a lot and suffered much in life to bring up my sibling and I. Now that I am also a mother, I understand more deeply a mother's selfless and dedicated love.

I realise that it is quite difficult to obtain information about Radin Mas Primary School from the website.  Not sure whether this is the case for other schools, though.

Anyway, I had the chance of attending the school's P1 orientation in two consecutive years (2009 and 2010).  While the details of the events are still fresh in my mind, I thought I would write it down here and share with other parents who are interested in finding out more about the school.

The P1 orientation was usually held on the first Saturday of the start of the November/December holidays.  For instance, Term 4 in 2010 ended on 19 Nov 2010, and the orientation was held on 20 Nov 2010.  However, with the new principal now at the helm, the 2011 orientation will be held on a Friday afternoon (please refer to the school's website http://school.radinmaspri.moe.edu.sg/index.html for updates).

After much consideration, we decided to get our first family Christmas tree -- a 3-feet green tree that comes complete with snow flake-shaped fibre optic lights. We were contemplating between a 3-feet and 4-feet tree but our 3-year-old girl chose the 3-feet one, probably because it is about her height. We also chose the fibre optic Christmas tree over the traditional one as the fibre optic lights do not exude heat and are safer around kids.

Though our Christmas tree is not as spectacular as a 6-feet one, it is still awesome to look at when it's lighted up and the blinking multi-colored fibre optic lights brighten up the entire room and our hearts. That is the magic of Christmas tree - when lighted up, it is able to bring cheer and smiles to everyone around it. My girl and I even added some cotton wool randomly on the tree to make it look like snow. And we have had such fun doing it together.

Here are some ideas of stuff to get.

ZOOB 250-Piece Set

This versatile toy is great for building stuff that can move. Mobility mirrors movement of people, animals, machines. The 250 piece set  comes with 6 or 7 different books that give instructions on different designs. Each book is of different difficulty. Kids can make a lot of different things to play with. Recommended for children 6 year and above.

Zoob Junior 55-Piece Set

This is similar to the award winning Zoob set above. The pieces are bigger but move, flex, bend, snap together just like the original ones. Recommended for kids from 3-5 years old.

Happy Children's Day!

Teacher's Day!

Let's go show our kids' teachers how much we appreciate the dedicated care they gave to our children.

Ideas for Mothers Day :  

Looking for ideas for Mother's Day?

Here're some:

Flowers:

• 24 Hrs Florist
• Flora 2000
• Gift With Love
• Prince's
• Singapore Flower Shop
• Wonderful Flora

Gifts: