Hello! Today Junya turns 4 years and 4 months old, and Sakura turns 2 years and 5 months old.

We spent most of the month in Japan.

Matching outfit, dressed in BAPE.

Actually it wasn’t a very good month for me in terms of parenting, I’m struggling and facing a lot of dilemma with Junya without knowing what to do about it. It’s one of those time I feel that everything I learned and know about parenting is all a lie and that I was never fully ready to embrace all the responsibilities of becoming a parent. I didn’t know bringing together a family is so, so hard. read more

Both Cheesiepetits happily brush their teeth now (usually after some nagging or bribing), but I had a long history (2 years haha) of getting Junya to even let me stick a toothbrush into his mouth.

Oh boy those torturous days. I remember trying so many things! Coaxing (usually won’t work because you can’t give him a candy after brushing to waste all the effort!!!), threatening (also won’t work because he would just tell me “Ok. I like bacteria. I want bacteria to come.”), showing him videos of other kids brushing teeth (not very interested), distracting (it’s useless.)… and finally forcing a brush into his mouth when he cries out loud and did hyper-fast-motion brushing lol. He ended up having more trauma about tooth-brushing. read more

Shopping is one of the major things to do if you live in Singapore, and there are many things to make your shopping experience more enjoyable and value-added, such as membership cards, reward programs, vouchers, and more!

I love freebies and discount, but sometimes I also miss out on many good deals because… lazy to keep so many loyalty cards, too kiam to pay for membership fees on shops I’m not sure if I’ll return to, lose my vouchers somewhere or only realize after they have expired… T_T. read more

Yes yes yes we all have a million things we wanna do when we finally visit Japan!

What’s the first thing you wanna do the moment you set foot in this amazing land of the rising sun? Hunt for the best ramen in town! Start shopping until you drop right away! Go see famous sight seeing spots! Go up Tokyo Tower or Sky Tree!

Yeap yeap we are all very excited. But… there’s just one problem.

You are stuck with your huge luggage.

Sure you can leave it at your hotel, but it will be a hassle to travel all the way just to store your luggage there especially before check-in time, and head out again. So much time wasted. read more

Hello! I brought Cheesiepetits to Bali for a 2-week-long resort holiday last month, and many people have been asking me how I pack for the kids when I travel, so here it is!

This is not a “how to” guide, but a “how I” kind of post, so feel free to take any tips you find useful or share your pro mommy tips with me! ^^

Summer holiday luggage

So! Usually I will bring one large-size luggage, one side for all my stuff, and the other side for all Cheesiepetit’s essentials. read more

Ok I’ll be honest. When I was asked to review a wrist wear brand, I was a little hesitant. Frankly I’m not very much a watch person for several reasons.

1. I don’t feel a need for it. I’m glued to my smart phone and I won’t need a watch to tell the time.

2. I am very conscious about my skinny wrists. It’s extremely difficult to find a wrist-wear (including bracelets) that will look good on them.

3. I think good watches especially branded ones are very expensive and I don’t want to pay that kind of price for one. read more