There’s only so much knowledge you can amass when you’re a parent. And almost always, when you think you’re about to nail it, the kids move on to a different stage of development and you’ve suddenly left scratching your head and thinking of how to reinvent the rules. Parenting -the proverbial Catch 22: Parent your […] The post The Mom-of-Teens Textbook appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

We almost didn’t make it for our June 2018 vacation….but we’re glad we finally did! Work has simply been crazy and pooling together our schedules combined, has made this getaway a hard knot to unravel. In the end, we could only travel on dates when our older girl was away at camp. It wasn’t the […] The post Krabi 2018: Panan Krabi Resort Review appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

If you’d asked me 13 years ago when I was expecting my firstborn, if I had ever thought I’d be a mother five times over, I would have stared at you incredulously. It was an obscure thought.  I didn’t consider myself very motherly, let alone think I had the womb-numbing grit to endure the pain […] The post Parenting 5 & Making it Work appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

It’s that time of the year again where many parents are on tenterhooks and many children stand at the crossroads of Ambuiguity,  pondering the paths their lives may take with the turn of the national exams.  The tensions remain. Parents may have bought into the myths of early success and its apparent ramifications for the […] The post Don’t Judge a Fish by its Ability to Climb a Tree… appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

Media Invite  The Kidz Academy is back in 2017 with a local twist from 9 to 11 June 2017 at Suntec Singapore Halls 404 to 406. The three-day event this year is going local, with a focus on showcasing Singapore’s rich history. Here are the key highlights not to be missed:  1. Immerse in Local History […] The post June Holiday Fun at The Kidz Academy 2017! appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

We jumped at the chance to spruce up an otherwise routine Monday with a morning trip to the recently revamped Sembawang Hot Springs, with friends. We decided to aim to reach the park at 7.30am and by the time we parked (nearest parking is at Blk 114, Yishun Ring Rd) and made our way there, […] The post Morning at Sembawang Hot Springs appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

Parenting Teens… I’ve moved on to a new and seemingly terrifying stage of parenting – parenting teens. The world tells me this is intimidating: after all, you’re fighting against raging hormones, moody swings, irrational outbursts with emotional hypersensitivity and the clincher: somebody that’s starting to remind you exactly of …you. Your bad habits come throttling […] The post The Teenage “Textbook” appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

We have just returned from our holiday in Penang two weeks back. We had planned for 4 days in Penang before taking a domestic flight to KL for the next 4 days. Despite the big family logistics, all went well for our trip until the 4th day when we received news that MFA had just […] The post Is there any room this Christmas? appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

A MOBM Review The Enrichment Conundrum We’ve always been rather selective about what enrichment programmes our kids participate in. Why? You might think… Firstly, LOGISTICS. In caps. That can be a nightmare. Period. Second, budget (in a large family, that’s pretty obvious too). Third, time. We usually try to guard our time. We tend to […] The post A Science Escapade! appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more

Media Invite Our kids never get tired of Legoland even though we’ve been there more than three times!  And when we were invited to visit again, no surprises that the kids were super excited! After all, it’s where their childhood memories were made! It was a drizzly day but we were undeterred!  LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort […] The post 5th Legoland Brickversary Celebration! appeared first on Memoirs of a Budget Mum ..read more