Your mother made us do it.

Dear Xander, Your 4th birthday approaches, and with it, your growing maturity. It is ironic that I speak of your maturity at such a young age, yet it manifests in ways your mother and I simply do not expect. And last Sunday, you made it clear to me just how much you’ve grown. Your mother and I had a crossing of words, stemming from a supermarket, and moving on to one of our not-so-usual fights during the drive home. Your mother was planning on buying groceries home to cook the night’s dinner. I thought we were eating out. One thing led to another, and suddenly it was finances, my unemployment,…

I was approached a few weeks ago to guest blog on Ai Sakura's blog, Sakura Haruka, where she was running a series about celebrating fatherhood.

Dear Xander, We are a family united by humour. Love, Dad Okay, I’m cheating; it’s an image of words. Still… Link to the NBA-Singapore article (via TodayOnline)

Dear all, Most of you have come to expect my letters to Xander to arrive every Monday. The last two weeks have seen a couple of unscheduled letters that were posted nearer the end of the week. I did intend to keep a schedule for the letters, but being a personal blog, I do also realise neither my life nor Xander is inclined to conform to my plans, so here’s the deal. I’ll still try to write weekly, but let’s keep the day of the week a surprise, shall we? It isn’t so much a rhetorical question, so do let me know in the comments if you think it’s a…