http://tribolum.com/ Making Light of Things Copyright 2008 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:41:54 +0700 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I attended a dialogue session last Thursday organised by Reach, the Singapore Government’s feedback arm, on “Creating a Pro-family Environment”. It was basically a bunch of parents talking to members of the government, giving feedback on the pro-family measures introduced over the past few years. Faith was pregnant with Anne when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced: the 5 day... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/31/little_help_for.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/31/little_help_for.php Singapore Sat, 31 May 2008 07:41:54 +0700 It felt a little odd attending Verge, Ogilvy’s conference on marketing in the digital age. All of the conferences I’ve attended thus far approach the digital medium from the other end - often celebrating how this new medium frees individuals from the tyranny of those that control the traditional forms of communications such as newspapers and television. And there I... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/27/notes_from_verg.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/27/notes_from_verg.php marketing Tue, 27 May 2008 16:48:22 +0700 The extremes of parenting styles, from least draconian to most: You and your spouse adapts to the newborn’s schedule The newborn learns to fit to your schedule You all give up your schedules and adopt Gina Ford’s timesheet... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/19/control_phreak.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/19/control_phreak.php Baby Mon, 19 May 2008 23:57:34 +0700 Faith brought Caleb to the doctor’s for his medical examination. At one month old, he weighs 4.6kg. He was 2.75kg at birth. That’s a 70% increase. Scary. A few moments ago, he deposited a significant amount of that weight into his diaper. Where Anne craps like a World War 2 sniper, Caleb simply lays down the law. I’m sure he... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/14/pooh_bear.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/14/pooh_bear.php Baby Wed, 14 May 2008 05:23:55 +0700 Caleb as of this morning. Compared to Caleb at birth. It’s been exactly 1 month. God has been gracious to us. He’s drinking three times the amount Anne consumed at the same stage, and has put on what feels like a metric ton. By my calculations, if he continues at this exponential rate, our universe would be consumed by the... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/09/all_consuming.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/09/all_consuming.php Baby Fri, 09 May 2008 07:12:02 +0700 Taking care of Caleb, Faith and I remember how it was taking care of Anne. We were first-time parents, driven close to insanity by a child that refused to sleep. We’ve done a lot of things differently with Caleb. For starters, he sleeps in his own room. Anne continues to occupy our bedroom. As our bedroom and Caleb’s room is... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/01/second_thoughts.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/05/01/second_thoughts.php Baby Thu, 01 May 2008 21:22:59 +0700 Waking up to the sound of jackhammering at 6:57 on a Saturday morning. I know it’s perfectly legal to do this at 7am to 7pm, but when the construction companies and the Land Transport Authority ask for our understanding whenever they need to work through the night, don’t they ever think to give some consideration back?... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/26/taking.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/26/taking.php Singapore Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:16:51 +0700 Before Caleb arrived the largest question on our minds was “how would Anne take to having a brother?” It would be a different experience. How would we handle having to divide our attention between the two? More accurately, how could we show Anne that she’s still an important part of our lives when Caleb’s first few months would consume almost... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/19/the_new_sister.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/19/the_new_sister.php Baby Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:35:05 +0700 Faith’s parents bought Anne a Nemo (from Finding Nemo, not 20,000 Leagues) balloon. Though once the domain of clowns, the balloon has managed to work up quite a scare, especially when I’m working the night shift tending to Caleb. Last night Anne was howling non-stop for Faith’s attention, which was taken up by hungry boy Caleb in the other room.... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/15/heliumfilled_fi.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/15/heliumfilled_fi.php Baby Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:23:56 +0700 I stood at the reception of Gleneagles hospital, looking out for my father-in-law’s car which would soon make its way up the small hill and unto the roundabout in front of the hospital. He was picking us up. Us - Faith, myself and newborn Caleb. It occurred to me that the going-ons at hospitals were very similar to that of... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/12/transit.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/12/transit.php Opinions Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:52:43 +0700 Why do we keep giving birth to nocturnal babies? Are we living in the wrong time zone?... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/12/eyes_wide_open.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/12/eyes_wide_open.php Baby Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:33:23 +0700 Caleb arrived, 3:46am in this morning, exactly 3 years and 1 day after his sister Anne. His eyes are huge and he didn’t really want to cry even as the nurses sucked out the mucus from his mouth.... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/09/coming_of_caleb.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/09/coming_of_caleb.php Baby Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:37:02 +0700 Faith’s water broke! We’re off to the hospital!... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/08/were_off.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/08/were_off.php Baby Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:59:01 +0700 Happy birthday Anne. It’s been an amazing 3 years.... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/08/stroke_of_midni.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/08/stroke_of_midni.php Baby Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:13:19 +0700 After more than a year of carrying my child, the Ministry of Education website is finally alive. Quite a few people have come up to me, patted me on the back and said “thank goodness that’s over, huh.” I’m immensely relieved that it’s out because the coordination of a million moving parts wasn’t an easy task at all, but a... http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/04/born.php http://tribolum.com/archives/2008/04/04/born.php Web Design Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:54:32 +0700