Two Weeks and Two Days Later

Posted on April 19, 2014 by maijdinh

How time flies! Fei Fei at 2 weeks, 2 days old

Our daughter Fei Fei Mun reached the two-week old milestone on Thursday and with her new life, I can actually wrap my head around age and time. I marvel that her soul entered this earth so recently but I’m also surprised how much her tiny body has grown, changed and matured. Continue reading →

Lovely Baby Bumps Unite

Posted on March 31, 2014 by maijdinh

The Bumps

I’m nearing the end of my pregnancy and it’s been a physical, emotional and spiritual transformation. Just a few months ago, I was scared about the fetus’s health, my abilities as a parent and the inevitable life altering changes that a child brings into a couple’s life. Continue reading →

Coming to terms with mommyhood

Posted on November 15, 2013 by maijdinh

Mom-to-be Mai at an Anime convention in Singapore

Thank you for the heartfelt congratulations and laughing along with me. It’s nice to receive encouragement that you think I’ll be a good mom because that was NOT my first thought. Continue reading →

I miss guacamole (and America in general)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by maijdinh

We’ve been living in Singapore for nearly a month – 28 days to be exact – and 28 days later it feels like I survived a sort of apocalypse. The world as I know is gone and I am sorting out the new rules, people and places. Continue reading →

The first of many firsts from Singapore

Posted on August 29, 2013 by maijdinh

Robert Indiana's "Love" sign in Singapore

The LOVE sign outside our temporary housing at Lanson Place seemed like a cosmic sign.

Yesterday marked one week of living in Singapore and each day I’ve learned something about the city or my relationship or myself. It’s been overwhelming with one task after another and I realized after the fourth or fifth day that I was just doing and not feeling. Continue reading →

Photos from our first day in Singapore

Posted on August 29, 2013 by maijdinh

Last Wednesday, we landed in Singapore at 6 a.m. and “orientation” was scheduled at 10 a.m. with lifelong Singaporean Samantha from Santa Fe Corporate Relocation Services. During the tour, I felt exhilarated and terrified like one of the kids on the psychedelic boat ride in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Continue reading →