It’s been three months since we moved to California. I would like to say that I didn’t write because I was very busy, but that’s not entirely true. We’re now settling into a routine - R, G and myself - and we’re nearly comfortable.
Having said that, we just realized that a growing baby […]
Tomorow, R, G and I will board the morning flight to San Francisco. SQ16 flies via Seoul to San Francisco with a flight duration of nearly 20 hours. We’ve already checked in over the telephone, and were assigned seats with a baby bassinet.
The movers have packed most of our belongings on a container […]
This month, I made some adjustments to my portfolio. I basically dumped my portfolio of Microsoft (MSFT) shares, and parked the money in a global index tracker. After six years of non-performance (zero returns over this period of time), it’s time to move on.
Personally, I’m in favour of index funds (or passively managed […]
Our little boy is now three months old! I came back from Sunnyvale on Sunday, and what a difference three weeks have made. He is now holding his head steady; he is responding to smiling faces and can laugh when tickled; he can turn over to his front to raise his head and […]
Over the past couple of weeks, R and I noticed that G’s nighttime feeds were getting better. The colic that afflicted him (and us) seemed to have improved somewhat, so he never stayed in the “inconsolable crying state” for more than 30-60 mins.
At the same time, we also found that he now started having […]
We visited the American Embassy in Singapore on Friday to apply for my US L1 Visa. I finally received the approval to work in the US after months of wrangling with bureaucracy, so this was the final step.
Because of the paranoia and xenophobia in a post September-11 era, I read the embassy’s website carefully […]
G is now six-weeks old. He’s gained near 2kg, and his body is noticeably bigger and well formed now. His neck and visual coordination is much better now - he can follow faces as they pass through his field of vision.
Managing a newborn continues to be a trial for R and myself. […]
Rosanna and Gabriel were discharged from the hospital a week ago, so today we mark our first week at home. We are now running the show by ourselves!
This past week has been a mixture of pain and joy. Pain because of the inconvenience and the attention needed to feed, clothe and comfort the […]
After weeks of vigil, we’ve finally welcomed our baby into this world! Here are the important details:
Date and time: 3 June 2006, 7.06pm
Place: National University Hospital, Singapore
Gender: Male
Weight: 3.03kg
Length: 52cm
Chronology of events on 3 June 2006:
0100: Start of strong contractions, 5 minutes apart. VD drove us to NUH.
0115: Admitted to the Delivery Ward, […]
“What music can you recommend to me?” A question that Pandora.com seeks to answer, by providing a playlist generator with streaming music, but which streams personalized picks based on your selection and input. Surprisingly, it works quite well. Based on a large collection of music, Pandora is able to generate your own […]