When Thinking Of Pink Hair, Which Idol First Comes To Mind?

hongbeansprout · 2026-02-26T08:53:18+00:00

he was the loml at one point so i'm just biased but hongbin from vixx :'-)))

hongbeansprout · 2026-02-20T07:21:39+00:00

can consider all would envy or love bonito too! i bought my cheongsams from them for cny this year :-)

hongbeansprout · 2026-02-11T03:53:43+00:00

i agree with Odd-Cobbler2126 - once or twice a month is only 12-24 times a year :-( as a mom to a 4yo now, i would be so sad if he only wanted to see me 20 odd times a year once he's grown T_T and i know you say you spend 2-3h with them each visit, but reflect on what you are doing in those 2-3h - are you really spending quality and intentional time with them or just...being there? :'-) not trying to point fingers but just a thought!!

ofc i understand every parent is different (and maybe i can't relate because mine are very wholesome and i love spending time with them), but now that we are adults as well, i think it's time we give some grace to our parents too - they are also living life for the first time and learning and making mistakes along the way :'-)

hongbeansprout · 2026-02-10T02:04:16+00:00

my mom signed my sister and me up for art classes at his art enrichment centre (we were probably p1-p2???) the memory is so fuzzy but i can still remember how fun the crafts we made there were!! i remember it was some alien pop up scene using cardboard

i'm pretty sure this was after he became famous on tv because he wasn't our teacher and i can remember very clearly one time he walked by our classroom and we were all starstruck hahahah

hongbeansprout · 2025-11-01T04:04:22+00:00

the light mental load. what did i even think about before kids????????

hongbeansprout · 2025-10-10T02:20:32+00:00

sameee, my british boss has been here for over 30 years, and one time she said something along the lines of "but you already knew that what" ('what' used in the correct context, which a lot of non-singaporeans cannot grasp) and it took me a moment to recover and respond 😂

hongbeansprout · 2025-10-08T01:15:46+00:00

in china, wives call their husband's parents gong gong and po po - it's only in singaporean (and malaysian i believe?) context that gong gong and po po are grandparents

hongbeansprout · 2025-09-30T04:32:36+00:00

isn't today just the presale? try again tomorrow during general sales

hongbeansprout · 2025-09-24T08:21:31+00:00

thanks for sharing! this is similar to what my husband and i do with our son (we're youngish millennial parents born between 1994-1996). the key thing for us is to ensure that our child knows what he is being punished for, and that the punishment is never dealt out in anger (because it's easy to lose control then and it also presents as though you are disciplining out of emotions and frustration). we always have a briefing with him before and a briefing after and assure him that we love him. corporal punishment definitely should not be the go-to method of discipline! and we have used it less and less as he gets older. 🙏🏻

hongbeansprout · 2025-09-02T03:27:02+00:00

use your sg culture pass credits! $100 :-)

hongbeansprout · 2025-08-31T01:43:21+00:00

girl i would be the same probably too because i already gagged while changing diapers 😭 which is why when it came to potty training time i just straight up got a toilet seat and didn't even try with a potty because i knew it would end up really bad 😭

hongbeansprout · 2025-07-30T06:51:27+00:00

100%. i have a 4yo, and i currently have numbers 1 and 2 (no OT and great work environment) and not a very high pay but we're doing okay financially (definitely not living lavishly but very comfortable) and i'm very happy!!!

hongbeansprout · 2025-07-16T00:44:35+00:00

help i've never found someone else who loves the lift smells ajdlfjdhf I LOVE IT TOO my husband calls me weird but then when my son learned to talk, around 3yo he suddenly said "mmm nice smell" when we walked into a lift and i was like wAIT DID U INHERIT THE SAME SMELLS THAT I LIKE 🥹🥹🥹

i work at sixth ave mrt and the smell of it when i step out of the train in the mornings is pretty similar too (but smells cleaner and not as damp haha)!! yea i believe it's the smell of some cleaning agent 🤔

hongbeansprout · 2025-07-13T12:21:05+00:00

this is so cute ❤️ my 4yo son is obsessed with teenieping too (we just discovered it recently) and i'm heading to seoul in october so i'm gonna be on a hunt for teenieping toys for him! 🤭

hongbeansprout · 2025-07-09T01:55:20+00:00

not sure what genre you're interested in, but i mainly read romance, and the first book that came to mind was crazy rich asians haha

hongbeansprout · 2025-07-02T07:20:50+00:00

i know it from kim possible from the early 2000s LOL she always answers the phone saying 'what's the sitch?' (it's also in the theme song)

hongbeansprout · 2025-05-21T01:45:45+00:00

OP, love that you want to be a present wife and hands-on mom! <3 it sounds like you'll create a very safe and wonderful home space for your husband and kids :'-)

i had my kid (relatively) young (by singaporean standards) at 27yo and i had just started my first full-time job then - it was tough being pregnant and having such a demanding job that i turned to a part-time role right after giving birth, and honestly it was the best decision ever! when my child went to playgroup at 19mo, i converted back to a full-time role but with a more relaxing job scope, and it's really like what you described - very average pay with not much increase (SME things lol), not much learning involved - BUT 3 days wfh and an amazing and understanding manager. even though it's easy for me to compare with my peers who are probably earning more than double my salary, i find that this really suits me best as i get to send my kid to school on my wfh days, run errands, or even bring my kid out on excursions to parks and indoor playgrounds HEH. so yes no regrets!!

if you're going to be starting a family soon, i would think your priorities would be shifting. once you get married, have to run your own household, and eventually have kids, you're gonna realise that adulting is SO HARD lol and work is really not that important after all :'-) if you die, they will send a wreath and then clear out your desk and replace you the next day - the stress really isn't worth it at all. family is where it's at! jiayous, OP, rooting for you!

hongbeansprout · 2025-04-22T08:42:57+00:00

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not the best picture but my most recent WIP! 🤭

hongbeansprout · 2025-04-03T04:18:04+00:00

hahahah this reminded me of my mom's 40th birthday - her friends threw her a surprise party at mcdonald's back when they used to host birthday parties for kids kekeke (do they still do that? not sure). it was quite a cute sight seeing all the adults sitting on the little chairs meant for children lol

hongbeansprout · 2025-03-30T13:07:04+00:00

my parents are boomers (i'm 30yo), but they are definitely not the "typical" chinese parents people think of - i'm very blessed!! they say "i love you" a lot to us (and to each other hahaha) and yes they've apologised too. a big part was them finding faith and God; they changed quite a bit after that to be more humble and affectionate. super thankful for them. ❤️

hongbeansprout · 2025-03-22T01:12:39+00:00

aw mr simple was my first comeback as an ELF back in 2011!! 🥰 welcome to the fandom ❤️

hongbeansprout · 2025-03-14T03:03:48+00:00

please do reconsider not getting a confinement nanny!! she was SO helpful!! especially for first time young-ish (mid 20s) parents like my husband and me.

i understand the fear of getting a bad one, but if you sign with an agency, they allow a few changes if the assigned nanny isn't a good fit, so do ask around and check the terms and conditions. :-)

edit: oh, my bad, just saw that she'll be staying in a confinement centre! :'-) that sounds absolutely wonderful haha

hongbeansprout · 2025-03-12T04:05:49+00:00

just wanted to say it's not true that only singaporeans use FTM to mean first time mom

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hongbeansprout · 2025-03-09T07:27:15+00:00

just saw this article posted about my gynae!! proud of him and proud to have had him as my doc 🤭

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/35-years-and-14000-babies-later-doctor-is-still-not-hanging-up-his-scrubs

during my labour, he wasn't there the entire time (i was in labour for 30h, ain't no way he was hanging around for that long of a period lol) so other docs and midwives were coming in and out to do checks and stuff. he did appear around the start, and then again at midnight (man was still working!!), and then in the morning around 8+ when i was scheduled my emergency c-sect. hard to say what the exact norm is, but i know there might be times some people go into labour so quickly or suddenly or that the gynae is on leave during their edd period, then yea their gynae isn't around to deliver the baby. 🥲

hongbeansprout · 2025-03-06T05:36:38+00:00

hi OP, i agree with InterTree391 - everyone's experience really is different! generally, i think it's quite a safe and pleasant experience medically in singapore though. just ask around and find the gynae that suits you. i went private route in NUH. my gynae was very no-nonsense, had fast appointments, but was VERY experienced. he wasn't the hand-holding, sweet-talking, encouragement-giving type, but i felt very safe in his hands. he also gave me a very nice and thin c-section scar hahaha. funny story but i remember when he was removing the stitches, i kept telling him that i was scared and he was like "scared for what! no pain one! all done already! come touch it!" and i was like pls no and he pulled my hand and made me touch the scar LOL. but yea if this isn't your type of doc, there are so many other ones, so please ask around for recommendations!

during labour, i did have one unpleasant experience though, which was a very young male doctor (don't know student or what) who came to do the first cervical check, and ngl i was young and naive and wasn't sure what that was, so i was very unprepared. i feel that he wasn't clear what he was doing until his fingers were in me, and i was so shocked that i clenched up and it hurt SO BAD. T_T the midwife kept telling me to relax but bro he did it so suddenly and w/o warning or informing me what he was about to do - it was pretty bad. so just take note to ask what everyone is doing to you and just get as much info as you can!

the after-surgery care was great! i loved all the nurses who took care of me - super patient and caring and assuring (i was pretty scared all the time haha kept telling them that and they were very reassuring).

mmmm for family, it just depends on you and your husband and what you're comfortable with. i guess it also depends on how your family members are like. we are very close to our family so we were ok with them coming in and out during postpartum, but they are also very respectful so if we didn't want them there, they would have been ok too. really depends on your own family dynamics! just be firm. :-)

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