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A decade on...
Recently, Amos turned 10. Just two years earlier he went into mainstream primary school and back to SPED. Four years ago he got off the...
Cheng-E Tham
Apr 29, 20234 min read
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Our Mainstream Experience
It’s been quite a while. Amos went in and out of mainstream and we rode upon the swells and slumps that came our way. The experience...
Cheng-E Tham
Dec 19, 20227 min read
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The Great Outdoors
Amos' (accidental) self-portrait at a picnic This was a whirlwind year. With Amos’ entrance into mainstream Primary 1 came our fair share...
Cheng-E Tham
Dec 14, 20215 min read
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Toilet Talk
The year has been eventful for us in many ways. If we have to find one other thing that we can be thankful for, it’s this. Amos’ potty...
Cheng-E Tham
Dec 31, 20205 min read
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A short journal of a long walk
Amos was born with a spate of medical issues that impeded his development and growth. Upon his birth, we were thrown into the world of...
Sandra Lee
Dec 3, 20205 min read
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What have we been up to?
It’s amazing how weeks of isolation had come and gone. We had dreaded the tedium of it, and in retrospect found them so fleeting in the...
Cheng-E Tham
Jul 21, 20205 min read
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My Covid-19 Cheesecake Birthday
One day, a neighbour came by to hang out with Joel, and Amos—compelled by his love for guests—welcomed her with jangling props and a...
by Cheng-E Tham
Mar 29, 20205 min read
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Graduation!
The recent Saturday of November 9th, 2019 was a special day. It was Amos' graduation from Rainbow Centre and it could not have been more...
by Cheng-E Tham
Nov 10, 20193 min read
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Thank you, Teacher
Three days ago Amos lost his school teacher. It didn’t register at once when we learned how she had suddenly collapsed one evening and...
by Cheng-E Tham
Jul 26, 20192 min read
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Perth, Margaret River and more!
Sunflower Animal Farm It’s the June holidays! Off we went to Perth for our first “long haul” trip after six long years since Amos’ birth...
by Cheng-E Tham
Jun 22, 20196 min read
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Our Decision Matters
World Down Syndrome Day 2019 has come and gone, and with it, Amos’ 6th birthday. It feels unreal. We are in a manic phase of our lives...
by Cheng-E Tham
Apr 19, 20195 min read
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COMIC RELIEF!
Things really do go bump in the night. This documents my first harrowing experience of something that makes you want to laugh and tear...
By Cheng-E Tham
Dec 1, 20181 min read
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A Leisurely Stroll at Hort Park. Well…sort of…
Last week, we decided to drop by somewhere. It was a holiday (like today) and we wanted something no-frills, something light and...
By Cheng-E Tham
Aug 22, 20183 min read
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COMIC RELIEF!
I know…we’ve been ranting about crazy months. This has been another mad, manic one. The kids fell ill, Mommy too. The days were packed to...
By Cheng-E Tham
Aug 9, 20181 min read
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Break! Our Singapore Summit Staycation
We’ve taken a looong hiatus from posting. We wished we hadn’t, but the adjustments we had to make over the past 6 months totally sapped...
By Cheng-E Tham
Jun 16, 20185 min read
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Happiness is...
One evening I came home feeling like a wreck. Amos would waddle over like a puckish little pixie and say hello and hug my legs. And he...
By Cheng-E Tham
Dec 30, 20172 min read
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COMIC RELIEF!
What crazy months! We apologise if our radio silence made you think we've gone defunct. Far from it! We're still going strong...rather,...
By Cheng-E Tham
Dec 17, 20171 min read
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Four Months On!
Time flies. We’ve written about happy stuff in this blog. But I’d be a big liar if I said we’d received all challenges with smiles and...
by Cheng-E Tham
Sep 5, 20173 min read
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Joel's Funny Letter
This is what our elder son, Joel, wrote to his Uncle Ben on his birthday. Happy birthday! Uncle Ben, life is short and our physical forms...
by Cheng-E Tham
May 9, 20172 min read
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Great Lines
Last month Amos turned FOUR. Yes! FOUR! And Joel will be entering primary school in about eight months. It’s an incredibly bizarre...
by Cheng-E Tham
Apr 14, 20172 min read
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