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ly ike parenting thursday november 6 2014 lanterns lions today i went on a field trip to 2 craftsmen who are the last of their kind in singapore our first stop was at a company that makes paper gifts for funerals and gods i was on a mission to buy a large lantern the lanterns on the left are used at funerals along with the horses we dropped several obvious hints that we sure would love to buy a drum like this one they ignored the hints and opened the drum and other instruments to show us how they are used at funerals there are paper shoes for the gods these are the kind of lanterns i am very interested in buying but i was flat out told no they said they are too difficult to make and the australians have placed too many orders already i will be persistent and will bring something like this home most singaporeans can t tell by our accents if we are american australian or european i am often asked if i am from australia after the lantern shop we went to the lion man s home he is an artist who hand crafts lion heads for the lion head dance he is the last singaporean who does this he told us the story behind the lion dance and how it is changing from telling a story to being a show the old way is no longer he can t find an apprentice who is humble patient respectful or desirous enough to learn the craft when he was talking about this i kept thinking about the original karate kid and how he had to prove his worthiness these are the balls that spin around during the dragon dance he was painting this lion head when we arrived at his home he said that he has a hard time doing all the work because so many people want to come and visit his home he lives on the 24th floor of an hdb a government housing development where most singaporeans live many artists are losing their trades because the government has moved them out of the shophouses where they use to live and work now they must rent shops and it is too expensive in the shophouses the whole family would do the business and children grew up helping out everyday as they ran in and out of the shop now parents don t pass their trades to their children because they work away from their families in offices it is difficult to find an apprentice when the youth can earn so much more money in technology many of these trades will be gone in the next generation lanterns yeo swee huat blk 6 toa payoh industrial park lor 8 01 1307 319058 phone 6255 7512 pr 6255 7592 lion heads hong nam world handicraft trading ng hong kiang blk 552 ang mo kio ave 10 24 1978 call to arrange visit 9662 6618 posted by robin at 11 43 pm 1 comment labels singapore tuesday october 28 2014 indonesian girl s camp this was a first we camped in rooms built on stilts in the sea the water was turquoise we had passports and visas we took a boat to the camp another boat to the service project and yet another boat to the hike and finally a boat back home we spent all of our time in flip flops we wore swimsuits and sunscreen most of the day didn t see a single mosquito we exclaimed constantly at how beautiful and peaceful it was and how lucky we were to be there even though it felt like a vacation at a nice eco resort it was still girl s camp we identified plants and animals like mud puppies hermit crabs jelly fish ouch puffer fish rays and sharks we had amazing ycls guest speakers skits water ballet show hikes service projects crafts and secret sisters our testimony meeting finished by lighting and releasing a lantern there were too many favorite moments to claim one as the best but perhaps the most unusual camp experience for me was when we delivered books to a school in a fishing village i was asked to give a speech to the children and teachers first the principal of the school spoke and a translator shared her speech with us it was all about what an honor is was that we would visit them then i spoke and the translator did her job the children listened in my 35 years of going to camp most of them as a leader this was the most unusual and unique experience morning scriptures on the dock details telunas family resort http www telunasresorts com telunas beach credit to lachlan sloan for some of these photos posted by robin at 2 22 am 2 comments labels traveling se asia yw tuesday october 21 2014 not scuba diving in moalboal for ike s 18th birthday we gave him scuba lessons in moalboal philippines but found out the night before the lessons started that asthma and scuba together are deadly ike was bummed but we improvised and still had a great vacation view from our private deck at the blue orchid esmeralda the bird loved me local transportation in moalboal we used the motorized version to ease the pain of not getting scuba certified we snorkeled with the whale sharks not my photo whale sharks are huge at one point i had 2 swimming directly at me from different directions a marine ranger tapped me on my ankle he was below me in scuba gear and made the stop sign with his hand i held still and the whale sharks gently swam past me on either side my adrenaline was going pretty strong and the sardines not my photo but this is what it looked like they stay in the top 8 feet of the water beautiful they swim away from you and if they move fast you can hear a swish underwater we also hiked to tumalog waterfall and it was so beautiful it looked like cgi waterfalls in heaven look like that then we went to mactan island where roland served part of his mission mangoes are a big deal in cebu an entire supermarket isle full of mango products lapu lapu memorial park marks the place where magellan was killed in 1521 we spent the last 2 days at the luxurious abaca resort it was very luxurious i want to go back mango cheese cake in the cabana at the abaca every half hour or so they freshen your water or bring you ice cream or a newspaper or a cold scented towel take me back details we had our resorts arrange transportation by taxi for us blue orchid dive resort moalboal cebu philippines abaca boutique resort mactan island cebu phillipines posted by robin at 1 30 am no comments labels traveling se asia tuesday october 7 2014 condolences on your baby s birthday ike age 5 someone needs to make a greeting card for the grieving parent of an 18 year old baby the 18th birthday of your last child is much like the 1st birthday of your first child you are astonished that it happened so fast you wonder how you survived the first year or 18 years you realize that this is a huge moment in time a reference point for the rest of your life there is cake and lots of wrapping paper you look at your husband and say i can t believe we are at this stage of life except at the 1st birthday party there are decorations invitations cards wrapping paper and even birthday candles that say baby s 1st birthday it is mostly a party for the parents to celebrate that the child is healthy and happy and they haven t made any major parenting mistakes but lets say that you have 4 children and that last baby is finally 18 a day you thought would never come there are no cards for that there needs to be a card for that something that says with loving thoughts on your baby s 18th birthday on the inside of the card it could say although it may feel like the end of the world when this perfectly wonderful person you raised leaves you for what he thinks are much greener pastures remember that he will always come back for money or something like that ike 18 years old today posted by robin at 6 38 pm 5 comments labels ike parenting wednesday october 1 2014 penang malaysia kek lok si temple we had a quick 3 day weekend get away to penang we picked penang because it is a cheap quick flight and a unesco world heritage site i loved it and would be happy to go back anytime it wasn t crowded in fact we were the only westerners at most sites it felt authentic the people are helpful and friendly and easy to communicate with the taxis are cheap and rates are established we spent the first day on the feringgi beach relaxing and recovering and watching burka clad women parasailing we ate dinner at the beautiful feringgi garden restaurant and then walked around the night market where we bought a street painting and a lovely batik saturday we toured george town which is the unesco site i fell completely in love with the old restored shophouses and managed to edit my huge assortment of photos to these 5 this last photo is an excellent example of the chinese shophouse right next to a british shophouse i am rather obsessed with them they have mostly been torn down in singapore we visited craftsmen of endangered trades a rattan furniture builder a boat anchor welder a shoe maker this is the very shop where jimmy choo got started he started his training here and comes back regularly to visit as you can expect there are photos of him in the shop next time i am here i am going to order shoes to be made ike s foot next to the very last pair of shoes made for a woman with bound feet she passed away before she could pick up the shoes in penang its all about the food every meal we had was delicious we ate from street carts hawkers markets and restaurants this is the nutmeg fruit that brown seed is the nutmeg we use in cooking if you go be sure to order nutmeg drink make sure it is made fresh they add lime and honey and it is good sweet light crepes of course they have a malaysian name you eat them plain jackfruit rice bundles with salted duck egg inside didn t try these penang has a great art scene the streets are filled with paintings and steel art works that give the history of george town there are hip cool galleries next to junky dusty stores packed to the ceilings a steel sign describing how this street used to have brass and copper production but now is mostly recycling this painting is famous with a line of photographers clicking away at it it seems that around every corner there is new art to discover on sunday we went to buddhist church right after breakfast take a taxi to the top of kek lok si temple the largest and most popular temple of malaysia taxi to the top and walk down pay the extra fees to ring the bells and see hidden gardens where to stay keng yeng hotel clean well priced quiet good ac decent breakfast safe although there are prostitutes on the street at night the campell house looked nice too we ate lunch there where to eat hawker stand and street food curry mee can order vegetarian char kway teow can order vegetarian wan tan mee again can order vegetarian sesame balls yam balls corn dumplings my favorite jawi house cafe gallery authentic peranakan food done right order the laksa visit with the owner she is at the crest of the movement to empower malasian women especially single moms tek sen restaurant seriously the best chinese food i ve ever had not expensive order nutmeg juice if you are a meat eater here are more ideas http www misstamchiak com 10 must try hawker food in penang guide we hired joann kraw to show us around for 3 hours she was delightful and taught us all about penang she builds her tours around your interests go in the morning before it gets too hot email jsk_27 hotmail com other things the feringgi beach is fine but i think your time is better spent in george town if i go again i would stay in a hotel high on penang hill one night we took a train to the top and it was cool and breezy and refreshing it might be nice to stay up there and relax sleep read for a day at the beginning or end of your trip it is stinking hot in malaysia so we scheduled our touring in the morning and then went back to the hotel around 2 00 for an airconditioned nap and lots of water and then headed back out in the evening go to the batik painting museum roland s favorite thing in penang also walk around the clan jetty make sure to have a back up camera battery penang can easily be done in 2 days posted by robin at 6 18 am 2 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me robin singapore singapore i have 4 kids a tall charming 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