Enjoy the little things in life..

"Who are these unsung heroes?" Celebrate unsung heroes with me because as we enjoy our moments with them we make this world a better place. Coming from point of view of a Pre-school Principal and parent, having firsthand experiences going through the journey of working with preschoolers on a daily basis with not just one, two, but whole lot of children all coming together with diverse personalities and emotions, understanding how one can get drained by end of the day with all their energy used up for the beautiful little ones under their care, I truly appreciate and honor with all my heart our unsung heroes of our society: Preschool Teachers or other wise known as Early Childhood Educators. Children can get extremely difficult and we all know there is no way to sprinkle rainbow sprinkles to sugar coat any situation. Our Preschool Teachers are unsung heroes for in the midst of the chaos at different situations as well as demands of a class full of children, the...

//Mother's Day Event// Coming together for one purpose: Celebrate Women as Mums The invisible crown each one wears each day Articulate Love spreading love across races and ages.  Cupcakes and love, mum's my protector. "Coming together is the beginning, keeping together is a progress, working together is a success."  Recalling the recent memorable event held in my preschool for a group of over 100 mummies/caregivers  to celebrate each  one in doing the best you know how for your child(ren). Amazing turn out and a wonderful start as I kick off with an inspiring encouragement and celebrating mummies for their hard work and heart work which will never be in vain, the songs items for mummies taught by amazing teachers where appreciation was given to teachers acknowledging and appreciating them as many do play as role of "mummies" in school for the children. :) So the thought "Cupcakes with mummies" came to my mind, and we execu...

“The cranky puppy and the happy bear can both be looking at the same situation—spilling the milk—and have two very different versions of the story.” My mind has been racing with thoughts these days fine line between positivity and negativity and how it affects a person. The same situations displayed can be perceived in diverse lens and received in different banks of a person's heart. The cup filled with half-cup of water can be seen as "Wow, I've got half a cup of water to drink with a heart of thanks !" OR  "Oh my...how come i can only drink half a cup and not more, why is it so unfair?"  Hit right back at my heart as I do see situations like this reflected upon the speech of my very own kids. Do you have moments you question yourself why did your kids react in ways you felt inappropriate presented at different situations? Do you feel discouraged when you see children display negativity when they can choose to be positive? Yes, at times I do get af...

//Tribute to Mum// One of the very rare times my precious parents dressed up, and they looked so good!  Always with me in heart and soul throughout my growth and into motherhood. Through your lives I see what resilience meant.  Coming not from a well-to-do family when we are young, we ate the simplest meal each day and I still have flashes of memories when we are so much younger, collecting coins we saved to make into a roll of "tube" covering the coins with papers so we could count how many bags of rice we can afford to buy that month by counting how many rolls we rolled up. On rare good days when we could have fish in our mealtimes, mum will always say she is not hungry and leave the fish without bones for us and eat the remaining ones left with so much bones.I remember there are times when we have more to afford small treats, during my kindergarten days when I did well in my spelling I will have treats of "green popsicles" together with my bro...

//You ain't heavy, jump now//  Best brother award goes to...Sozo Tan! One of life's precious joy is to see your children helping and loving another. I am very thankful to have these two kids, who shows me what love is, but many times they do constantly test my patience showing my not so pretty side as well and helping me grow as an individual reflecting what's actually in the depth of my heart regarding different situations and challenging my belief system. That's the full package of motherhood, knowing yourself better, growing as an individual, always learning and loving in ways you never imagine you could.  What touches me deeply in this instance is that Hannah had a very sore and painful feet at the bottom of her sole and she had already struggled to walk for a very long distance all by herself prior before this with the pain.Before this smile emerged as seen in the picture, she was crying as she claims it hurts badly. Looking at her tears and I...

//The Sequoia Tree Vs Community + Togetherness// General Sherman is a giant sequoia tree located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. By volume, it is the largest known living single stem tree on Earth. What about the Sequoia Tree? If there is one analogy we can use to teach our children about the strength of community and unity which signifies togetherness, it is with the sequoia, or giant redwood tree. I've been so blessed to have seen one, touched one and experienced the majestic of this amazing creation first hand during our family trips in USA. Thankful to my husband showing love in action by bringing us to the place he always loved. The interesting feature about the sequoia tree as I eventually read on, is in the unexpected shallowness of the roots. Compared to the enormous height of the tree – which grows in excess of 100 meters tall – Their roots are relatively shallow. There is no tap root to anchor ...