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Re: Time Out for Poetry!

Renny Fong — Sun, 15 May 2011 11:08:15 -0000

Thanks so much, Larry! It turns out that I was one of the three winners of the Haiku contest. Thanks for your kind words!

Re: Time Out for Poetry!

Larry H. @ Cakeblast — Sat, 14 May 2011 11:08:58 -0000

Very nice poem by Malachy - I think he ran out of room where it stated ..Winter has begun. I hope you won your Haiku contest. I read your entry and it was the best (most practical and inventive) out of all that I read.

Re: Time Out for the Dentist…

TimeOutDad — Wed, 04 May 2011 10:48:09 -0000

@Serena - Thanks for your kind comment! Yes, if we treat our teeth right, then we shouldn't be so afraid... ;)

Re: Time Out for the Dentist…

Serena Mcelyea — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:41:13 -0000

Congrats on your kid for that successful visit to the dentist! It's great when kids learn to not fear their dentist. =)

Serena Mcelyea

Re: Time Out for a Chopstick!

Plumbing — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:48:21 -0000

Accidents may lead in to a disaster like this but sometimes this is a good reason to replace your pipe with a new one. For sure your new pipe will be running perfectly. Maintain and take a good care of it to have an ideal plumbing.

Re: Time Out for a Flashlight!

Tims@officialflashlight.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:25:42 -0000

Nice post. Informative one.Same as what I have found in which it is very useful and provides more tips for the maintenance of every flashlight types.Given Right way of purchasing flashlight and I am glad to know all of this information.Because the safety of a thing is more important in doing our works.

Re: Time Out for Doing Battle with Tiger Mom…

Hallie — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:45:34 -0000

Hi Meishan, Renny, Shien! I thought I had gathered enough about the Tiger Mom from the media, but now I want to read the book and see what I think. I loved this blog post one because I got to hear Malachy's beautiful music and also two, I liked hearing some thoughts from Meishan and Renny about this topic. Sending love. Hallie

Re: Time Out for Doing Battle with Tiger Mom…

popo — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:03:03 -0000

I love what you wrote. Objectively described the essence what Tiger mom is all about. Reading the book indeed had made me feeling differently toward Amy Choa. More empathy and understanding toward her view and what she done. I wish the medias portrayed her more in depth, instead of stirring up emotions by taking bits and pieces from the book. Parents who care for their children future and well being would admit that there is part of tiger mom in them.

I commended Amy Choa honestly and courageously written this book. It has brought so much controversial and discussions. I hope many more parents would examine more deeply the responsibility toward their children. Instead of being so permissive and created many young persons who do not know how to weather their adversities and give up their God given talent so easily. It is indeed a very fine line to define between shaping your child to discover his/her unique gift and pushing the children to become extension of parent ambition.

I agree with you Renny, that this book has to have a sequel. This book ended unfinished for me. The goal she set for her daughter Lulu did not materialize. Did she come to term with her reality; the interestingly up and down in life especially when we least expected? The book is about lesson in life that no matter how hard we try to do what we think is right, but the outcome might not come out what we expected. Choa would like to be in control of her goal, but she also accepted her limit toward the end.

This saga is not finished. I very much like to know the development of her two girls especially socially and their relationship with others. By the time Amy Choa reaching more mature age, she might have different prospective what life is all about: To pursue tangible goal one after another? Or there is deeper meaning in human spirit, in individuality that uniquely as who HE/SHE is in this earth? When this unique individual is being put into your hands to care; the mission become divine and we better do it with lots of love, care and humility.

Re: Time Out for a Happy Father’s Day!

girl games online — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:32:11 -0000

Even though there's snow all over the place and the celebration of Father's Day is still four months away, a delegation of folks with Menasha ties celebrated dad's special day and his favorite sport — baseball — in big-league fashion on Jan. 29. ...

Re: Time Out for a Happy Father’s Day!

Fertility Pills — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:46:14 -0000

"We just need to get out of this serious problem for Egypt," he said. "I speak only as an Egyptian who is concerned about what is going on in his mother ...

Re: Time Out for a HAPPY Birthday SURPRISE! (Return of the Rings!)

spideykim — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:37:18 -0000

love the story, and the engraving idea, Renny :)

Re: Time Out for a Chopstick!

Marjorie — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:53:29 -0000

What a saga indeded- and I'm very impressed you managed to read to your son in the middle of it :-) Hope it's still running beautifully nearly two onths on!

Re: Time Out for Remembrance…

chiouma — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:10:12 -0000

Love your poem, Renny. Looking at Malachy, you can't help but seeing much of her in him. We are celebrating her life every day. Look how you turn out, she is proud what she has done. Looking down from above, she smile ............

Re: Time Out for a Chopstick!

Kimberly — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:27:36 -0000

Oh my gosh, what a nightmare! This makes me feel not so bad about my own plumbing woes. In an old house, all of the pipes are crooked, so they don't flow smoothly. But at least they're holding together - for now.

Re: Time Out for Laughter! ;)

Wynne F — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:21:00 -0000

I remember that day! hahaha - wow - seems like just yesterday. He's such an amazaing young man now!

Re: Time Out for Laughter! ;)

Brian — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:18:23 -0000

A world run by laughing children.

I like it!

Thanks for joining us!

Re: Time Out for a Story about Forgiveness…

TOD — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:17:08 -0000

@ Brian and Alan - Really appreciate the comments and feedback! Thanks so much!

Re: Time Out for a Story about Forgiveness…

Alan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:40:17 -0000

I really liked this quite a bit. Different take on the challenge and a great reminder on things to keep in mind. Nice job.

Re: Time Out for a Story about Forgiveness…

Brian — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:41:16 -0000

I like this a lot. Thanks for jumping in again!

Re: Time Out for the Ballroom…

TOD — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:02:10 -0000

@ Portland Dad - LOL. Definitely! ;)

Re: Time Out for the Ballroom…

Portland Dad — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:28:57 -0000

I fancy myself pretty handy but I struggle with ikea stuff, can I hire you out?

Re: Time Out for the Ballroom…

beta dad — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:14:26 -0000

Great story! I love putting Ikea stuff together as well. I don't know why people complain about it. It makes me happy to see such elegant engineering and design (even if the furniture is often kind of disposable).

Re: Time Out for a Survey! (or not)

Bill — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:03:43 -0000

This is one of those things that's kinda hard to judge. Because you can't really experience both to a point to comment on it.
Anyway, I'm uncut, so is my brother.
We've never had hygiene issues(and I don't even recall being instructed on how to clean properly).

I'd like to think that it enhances my sex life/pleasure as my head isn't rubbing on my undies all day.

But I'm of the thinking that, unless there's a religious reason; don't cut.

Re: Time Out for a Survey! (or not)

Restoring Tally — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:23:28 -0000

Well, your son is in the minority. The infant circumcision rate in 2009 was about 33% according to the CDC. Are you aware that if you left your son intact that he would not have screamed from his surgery and he would not have had been bandaged with a wound?

Re: Time Out for a Citation! :(

Ellen — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:01:46 -0000

It's not you, it's Baltimore! The last time we visited the Inner Harbor (when the kids were much younger!), someone broke into our car and stole everything! While waiting for the police, we were stuck in the rain with gale force winds! The highlight was that Mary Frances was too young to be scared, so she told the policeman just how mad she was that someone had taken her "We Sing Bible Songs!" tape. Then, we drove back to D.C. like the Beverly Hillbillies with plastic over our windows!