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Kids and Watching TV

January 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

A lot of parents object to kids watching TV.  They think TV corrupts and robs the family of quality time together.  Personally, I don’t think TV is the issue.  The problem is the lack of parental control and supervision.  Parents sometime use TV to “baby sit” their kids by letting it go on for hours.  [...]

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Posted in Motion Picture · Parenting

Birthday Girl

June 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments

My daughter, Kaitlyn, just had her birthday celebration last Sunday at The Little Gym. We invited her friends for some games and snacks. Activities include singing, running, jumping, giant rainbow parachute games, bouncy inflatable runway, and photo sessions.
Then we served them melons, strawberries, grapes, dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets, turkey wraps, chips, birthday chocolate cake, with [...]

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Posted in Parenting

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

October 8th, 2007 · No Comment

I usually don’t celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving, even while I was in Canada. That changed when my friend Anita threw a big party 2 years ago (and another last saturday) at her place in San Diego, it has become stuck in my mind to note the day. Her husband, Frank, told me why they [...]

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Posted in Parenting · This Blog

The crux on Crocs

September 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I just saw a segment in The Golf Channel’s Golf Central today about Croc shoes making their way to caddies’ feet. They claim to be comfortable because of the special rubber-like material that “melts” at body temperature and form a fit to the feet. The shoe has also become a fashion trend, and [...]

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Posted in Golf · Parenting · Stuff

Safely “Walking” To School - Possible?

September 6th, 2007 · No Comment

I remembered when I was 13, I used to walk to junior high (middle) school, either by myself or with friends. Most of the time, I walked by myself, and in those days (early 80’s) the streets were safe. Nowadays, there are many parents (us included) who are afraid of letting their kids [...]

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