This video was taken on 22nd November 2012, a month before we moved into your new house. Its school holidays and active kids just needed to get out to get some fresh air.
So we thought it would be nice to bring the kids down to the mini soccer court near our rented flat and sweat it out.
In the end, it resulted in another new pair of glasses. *sigh*
We must always be fast to learn from our mistakes, right?
So we decided to make 2 pairs of glasses for him this time. A cheaper one from JB just for him to wear when he is playing soccer.
A pair of glasses just for ball games?
Unbelievable?
Believe it… *sigh*
Nope, I am not talking about proverbs or proverbial phrases, I am talking about giving away my boys’ bicycles.
We gave away Kitkit’s bicycle to my 2nd & youngest niece few weeks ago. Yes, one bicycle for the two of them because Binbin’s bicycle was given away to Binbin’s friend.
The Saturday after the bicycle was given to the girls, my 2nd niece rang me up “ShenShen, I know how to ride a bicycle already!”
She was so happy and so was I!
Finally!
She has a bicycle that she could practise riding on. The bicycles she had at home are either too big (Grandpa’s) or too small (5 year brother’s).
However, I feel that, given her height, a bigger bike would suit her better. Maybe because this bicycle allows her to find her footing easily when it wobbles, thus giving her confidence a boost.
Anyhow, its still a BIG “Yeah!”
*clap clap clap*
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One week later, it was my youngest niece’s turn to shout out “ShenShen, I know how to ride a bicycle already!”
One small gift benefited two!
*Thumbs Up*
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So the ones left, who still could not ride on a two-wheeled bicycle, were the eldest grandchild and the youngest grandchild in the family.
Last week, before we set off to have that sumptuous birthday dinner (Read Post ‘Happy Birthday Grandma!‘), it was my eldest niece turn to master riding a two-wheeled bike!
Yeah!
*clap clap clap*
That same bicycle which helped Kitkit master riding on a two-wheeled bicycle has now become THE bicycle which helped my 3 nieces to do the same too!
Now, One small gift benefited THREE! Definitely One Gift Well-Given.
*GRIN*
Angeline Foong is my name. Making people happy is still my aim — that part never changed.
Some of you have known me here since 2007, when this was a place I poured my heart into as I raised my two boys — the tantrums, the milestones, the 'unconventional' parenting moments I couldn't help but write down. I stepped away from this blog for over 10 years. Life, and my boys, grew up. Men now.
But somewhere in those years, something else grew too. Watching my own family up close — really up close — taught me that most of our struggles, with our kids, our partners, our parents, even ourselves, come down to one thing: we don't always understand the person in front of us, or why they do what they do.
So I went looking for a way to change that. What I found — and eventually developed myself — is a tool called the Numbers Decoder. It uses something as simple as a birthdate to reveal how a person is wired: how they think, how they connect, how they need to be communicated with. Once you understand that about someone, you can choose how you show up for them — instead of guessing, or worse, assuming they should just be like you.
Today, as a Relationship Consultant & Coach, helping people navigate the relationships that matter most — with partners, family, colleagues, and themselves — through 1-to-1 consultations.
This blog is where I'll be sharing that journey again — this time through real case studies from the people I get to help. Same Angeline, same belief that no relationship issue is unsolvable with enough understanding and patience. Just a much bigger definition of 'family' now.
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