28 Apr

Children cost money!

A few months ago I caught this post on the blog-o-sphere and I wanted to share it with you in this blog.
I enjoy articles that take a balanced view on issues and lay out clear pros and cons. Trent’s blog The Simple Dollar does this a lot, I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in [...]

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27 Apr

Kung Fu Fetus

At the time of writing this post, my wife is pregnant with our first child. It’s all new to us, so things can be awing, frustrating, strange, touching but usually a mix of all four.
Lying in bed on the weekend in the morning, K will sometimes place my hand on her belly. In my half [...]

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23 Apr

Baby Names: Picking a “Winner” and “Loser”

Do you think that naming a child really has an effect on their personality? If you name a child “Winner”, will he be successful in life? If you name a child “Loser”, is he doomed to failure? Your name can have a distinct influence on your success on life, but probably not how you think. Read on to find out…

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22 Apr

The biggest change in my life

Today it occurred to me that having a child will be the biggest change in my life. Wow…
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19 Apr

Blog goals

I’m a strong believer in doing things with purpose. Having clear goals has tons of advantages and I believe that goal setting certainly is a “best practice”.
Here are the goals I want to achieve with this blog:
promote “best practices” among parents - My students will often as me how to say something in English [...]

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17 Apr

Freakonomics

What makes it so good?
This is perhaps one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read. Here are a few reasons why…

shifts perspective - I like books that will make me think twice about the world. I love that convince me to a point of view. But, I absolutely adore books that rock the foundation [...]

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16 Apr

Why write a blog? or Teaching to Learn

As an educator, I have noticed a curious phenomenon.
I often fully understand an idea only after I’ve taught it a few times. For example, as an EFL teacher, I often field questions about English grammar, word order, spelling, etc. Because I learned English as my native language, I do not have the strict grammatical knowledge [...]

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15 Apr

A parent debuts!

A blog is born! This is my first entry on this blog!
I’m excited to be undertaking this project. The perfectionist inside me wants to make everything perfect before I even contemplate hitting the “publish” button but, in the end, I’m a believer in the “1.0″ approach to things: get in out and make it work, [...]

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