It was Darling’s birthday over the weekend so I told him that Ethan and I will treat him to dinner but with one condition – HE’s paying! LoL! I guess all Stay At Home Mothers do that, don’t we? Whatever it is, it is HIS money that will be paying :P He asked me what I wanted to eat and I said STEAMBOAT! We went to this newly opened steamboat outlet in Dataran Sunway called […]

July is a good month as both Darling and Ethan were born in this special month. Their birthdays are exactly a week apart and it’s good because we get to eat cake celebrate TWICE! Unlike previous years where I always failed to get a cake for Darling (coz I don’t drive and each time I requested for him to drive me to the bakery he’ll conveniently ignore) this year I managed to get one for […]

It’s that time of the year to go mall decor hunting again. As usual, Sunway Giza mall is one of the first to set up their festive decor.  Sunway Giza Hari Raya decor Their decor might be very minimal and simple but it’s beautiful. It’s like having a real kampung house right smack in the hustle and bustle of the city life. It really makes us want to go back to our hometown to celebrate […]

If you are craving for home-cooked dishes this holy month of Ramadhan, think no further. Head over to the award-winning Cinnamon Coffee House featuring home-cooked traditional favourites, delectable Chinese dishes, tempting Indian cuisine and Malaysian hawker food showcased nightly. Dates, the must-haves in any Ramadhan buffet  We can indulge in their signature dishes served at the main course section such as Ayam Percik, Daging Bakar Asam, Daging Rendang Tok, Ikan Patin Masak Lemak, Kupang Masak Berlado, […]

Muslims fast from dawn until the sun sets, offering more frequent prayers and restraining from wicked intentions during the Holy month of Ramadan. This Holy month also brings the ties between family and friends closer when Muslim seek forgiveness from each other and endure the month together. In this multi-cultural country, non-Muslims are always invited to join in the break fast meal as we live harmoniously together and that was just what we did several […]

Ethan, just like his father loves cars. He has been following his Dad to auto events from as young as 2 to check out cars (and babes possibly?!). He can name the parts of cars better than me! He loves fast cars too! Daddy and Ethan have expensive taste! I won’t even dare to touch that! Ethan grew up following us test driving cars here, there and everywhere. He is into hybrid cars these days. […]

I think we’ve never experienced haze as terrible as we did the past few days.  With majority of schools closed due to the haze, we still send Ethan to kindy as usual the past two days as his school is a corner lot house with full air-conditioned and is operating as usual minus the outdoor activities. Today, Ethan was supposed to go for his BaoBei class too in the evening but he told us that […]

Thanx to Nuffnang we got to catch Monsters University @ MBO Citta Mall last night. Ethan was extra excited for this I don’t know why.. As soon as we got out of the elevator we saw this and Ethan quickly requested for a picture ^_^ Then Darling and Ethan went to the Nuffnang counter to collect our tickets and also a very special gift, an official merchandise – a Sully plushie! Ethan hugged Sullivan like […]

The school holidays means going out ‘jalan-jalan’ around town. We went to Petrosains as Ethan loves it here. The last we were here was a year ago when he spent 5 hours exploring Petrosains! You can read all about it here. This time around, Petrosains has a movie tie-up with Monsters University.  Ethan happily took a picture with the monsters and blended quite well I must say. He looks just like one of them! LoL! […]

In about a little over a month, our Muslim friends will be ushering the holy month of Ramadhan.  It has always been our favourite to walk around Ramadhan Bazaars scouting for food and more but sometimes, the scorching heat is simply unbearable. When that happens, I prefer to just dine somewhere cool and comfortable. Dalam masa sebulan lebih, rakan-rakan Islam kita akan menyambut ketibaan bulan suci Ramadhan. Ia sentiasa menjadi kegemaran kami untuk berjalan-jalan cari […]

Samsung Galaxy S4 is finally here in Malaysia. It arrived with a bang with street-like carnival around the major malls in the Klang Valley. The party started at Blue Cube Sunway Pyramid and we woke up early to catch it! Thank goodness we did as it was one awesome partay! At 8am, we thought we were early but the queue is already there. These are the fans that are eager to be the first to […]

During our 2D/1N stay in Genting for the YNOT Graffiti event, we were all treated like VIPs especially when it comes to food. We also got the opportunity to try Genting Outdoor Theme Park’s latest ride – The Waves. This ride is ultra cool I tell you where you’ll be covered with a huge blue blanket midway and then just as it opens for you to see the world, the ride goes backwards and you […]

Apart from the awesome YNOT Graffiti Showdown event in Genting, we also got to celebrate Songkran aka Water Festival last weekend. It was our first time celebrating Songkran up above and I thought these girls are really something to be wearing bikini in the freezing cold weather! I was curious to see if they have goosebumps from the cool breeze but it is impolite to stare hence my question was never answered @_@ I shove […]

We were up in Genting last weekend for the YNOT Graffiti Art Finale. Resort World Genting is very kind to provide accommodation, meals and transportation for us bloggers. We did not follow their bus though and drove up ourselves as we planned to stay back late on Sunday. We were given a room in First World Hotel and to my surprise, it is quite spacious. I stayed in First World decades ago and as I […]

Thanks to PETRONAS, the public and and a handful of bloggers got to Meet & Greet with Lewis & Nico @ PETRONAS Solaris on the 19 March 2013. PETRONAS Solaris Serdang Lewis Hamilton Nico Rosberg These were the activities lined up that day: 2.30PM Fueling up Activity Nico Rosberg fueling up  2.40PM Vigenette Shoot 3.20PM Remote control car racing activity (between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg) Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg battling it out on […]

We were up in Genting for a 2D/1N retreat over the weekend courtesy of Resort World Genting and Nuffnang. We are actually there to cover the YNOT Graffiti Art Finale event.  Cynthia and her princess Breanna are among the many Nuffnang bloggers who attended the event. While I was busy covering the event, Ethan and Breanna hit it off like they are the best of pals! They were the only two kids ‘covering’ that event […]

You know how your mom always growls at you when you scribble her wall? Did you grow up to be a rebel and vandalized public property instead? Well, you don’t need to get into trouble anymore as for the very first time Resorts World Genting is literally allowing you to paint Genting, red, or blue, or any shades of colours that will make rainbows frown for a specified period. Called YNOT, Resorts World Genting is a […]

By the time we woke up on Chap Goh Mei was already noon as we had an extremely hectic day before. Will blog about that later.  In the evening, we went to this Kindergarten that Ethan will be attending next month as I’ve already promised a friend (at the very last minute) to help her out in a Red Packet Craft competition. We only got together the night before to work out on what could […]

I got a call from Malaysia Hari Ini (MHI TV3) inviting me to demo lantern making just few days before CNY. Coincidentally I had just done a demo with TV2’s Hello On Two so I still have all the materials ready. If my stint on HOT, TV2 is in English, this time on MHI it is in BM and I’m so glad! I think my spoken BM is so much better than my rojak English! […]

It’s Valentine’s in the air and we made our way to one of our favourite hotels, the Grand Dorsett Subang. This place is nostalgic for us as we celebrated our Wedding Anniversary and my birthday here recently. This time we are here in Terazza Brasserie’s cosy ambience influenced in a trendy Mediterranean setting to light up some Valentine’s romance. From RM260.00++ per couple inclusive of 2 glasses of sparkling wine or your choice of freshly […]

Our Chinese New Year celebration this year is a little different as my parents are in KL instead of us going back to Malacca. We gathered at my eldest sister’s house on the eve of CNY eve for a feast before going back to my in-laws the next day.  Father and son ready to say goodbye to Santa and welcome the God of Prosperity instead :D My mother cooked up a storm for us. Some […]

This year we were so busy that we hardly have time to mall hop to look at their CNY decoration. We did however, stepped foot in KLCC to catch a glimpse of their gigantic lantern. Beautiful and larger than life lantern. We were on our way to attend an official CNY event hence my two Darlings’ Chinese outfit :) Anyway, here’s wishing all our lovely reader a very Happy Chinese New Year. May the year […]

Chinese New Year is a time for the Chinese communities all over the world to gather and reunite with families and loved ones to celebrate and welcome a new beginning with wishes and hopes for peace, happiness and good fortune for everyone. In multiracial Malaysia, CNY is also a good time for all Malaysians to participate and join in the celebration in a true spirit of unity and togetherness. It is in this same spirit […]

Here’s a collection of our past angpow lanterns and Chinese New Year crafts.  Angpow Koi Fish We received endless request for the angpow koi fish template.  Click here for the full tutorial. The good news is we have finally uploaded the template below and also in our original post.    Just click, save and print it and trace it onto your angpow packets.  Angpow Lucky Star Lantern Click here for the full tutorial. Angpow Ball […]

Hello to our lovely readers! If you’ve been following me on my Facebook Page you’ll know that I’ll be appearing on “Hello on Two” RTM2 this 4th February 2013 at 7am. I’ll be demonstrating how to make AngPow lanterns and I need your kind opinion which of these following 3 lanterns I should demo.  1) Angpow Flower Lantern 2) Angpow Ball Lantern 3) Angpow Fish Lantern Can help me choose? Thank you very much! :D

Our second stop for our CNY mall decor hunt is Sunway Pyramid. They have a huge junk ship right smack in the Centre Court. A junk is an ancient Chinese sailing vessel/ship design still in use today. A junk is usually fully loaded with food and goods hence the Winds of Fortunes in Sunway Pyramid this CNY. I love the junk. It’s nicely built. I still remember their magnificently tall dragon last year and they […]

The first time we replaced the wallpaper in our house, we let the wallpaper people do the removing of the old wall coverings. It cost us at least RM10/roll just for removing. Imagine how much we had to pay as the entire house uses rolls and rolls of wallpaper. We were not aware that removing old wallpaper can be so easy!  This time around, when we were planning to replace our wallpaper yet again, we […]

This year, we’ve been preoccupied with AngPow lantern making sessions that we don’t have much time to mall hop to check out their beautiful decor.  We finally stepped foot in 1 Utama today to check out their ‘Golden Street’.  The entire Centre Court has been converted into a China Town (actually the streets of Hong Kong) Can you believe that this is actually in a mall?  Look at those peanut tins..  Complete with traffic light […]

The propitious snake will rattle its way to One World Hotel this year, bringing good fortune and success. Feasting and family reunions are essential elements of Chinese New Year. A noble tradition observed by the Chinese community, ‘Sau Kong Chau’ is a must to celebrate a year of success and abundance just before Chinese New Year. Sau Kong Chau’ is also known as the Appreciation Pre Chinese New Year celebration menus.  2012 had been great for […]

Thanx to Nuffnang and Pensonic, we were at the Pensonic Papa Blend launch in Myoga, The Gardens Mall Mid Valley yesterday. Will talk about the launch a little bit later as for now, I’m excited to share with you what we brought home from the launch.  We got ourselves a Pensonic Papa Blend Nutrition Blender! Wee hee! We can now get our Papa to blend for us yummylicious smoothies! :P The cute little Pensonic Papa […]

The very first time Ethan was introduced to an interactive wall was in April last year during his first trip to Petrosains KLCC. The screen shows pebbles dropping down and when you stand in front of it, the pebbles will drop on your shadow! Ethan was very fascinated with that. I was highly impressed too! Several days ago I heard from an ex-colleague who is working in KLCC about the new interactive wall located in […]

We are going to make a Chinese New Year Angpow Flower Lantern today. TUTORIAL VIDEO  Angpow flower lantern We’ll need 60 pieces of square angpows. It is getting rather difficult to get square red packets these days as the ones I got are mostly rectangular ones and these are my final 60 square ones :( Fold half and fold the flip down. Staple. Repeat this steps for the entire 60 angpows.  Separate them into […]

Chinese New Year is around the corner (seriously?) and this year we’ll be ushering the slithering SNAKE! Let’s make a cute little snake today shall we?  DIY Ang Pow SNAKE Cut open an angpow. Remove excess edges to form a clean square.  Fold both ends into the middle and fold again.  Fold the flip down, open and fold the other one up. This is just to create the crease.  You’ll get these lines as shown […]

Thankx to Nuffnang we got the opportunity to catch this comedy Parental Guidance at [email protected] recently.  When his daughter goes away for work, a grandfather (Billy Crystal) finds himself having to take care of his three grandkids using 21st century methods — though he soon resorts to an old-school style of parenting. When I watched this movie, I kind of like relate to Alice but I’m sure I’m not that bad-lah. At least I let […]

Darling’s work clothes and Ethan’s play clothes are always the toughest to clean. It has stubborn stains on the collar, handcuffs and basically everywhere! Darling is on the go at all times and Ethan is forever an active and curious kid, exploring every little details. I can’t stop them from their daily routine but I need to ensure that their clothes are washed clean. I always apply and rub liquid detergent onto the stains before […]

Today, is my birthday! Haha.. I know you already know :P But one thing is for sure, you don’t know how OLD I am. That shall be kept a secret ^_^ This year, we celebrated my birthday grandly several days earlier in the heart of Subang Jaya in Grand Dorsett Subang. Just a couple of months ago we were here celebrating our wedding anniversary but that time we did not stay.  We love the thick […]

Program Sentuhan Kasih is a PETRONAS festive CSI programme piloted in 2005 in preparation to celebrate major festivities in Malaysia. Initiated to communicate the ‘human’ side of PETRONAS where staff are given the opportunity to share the spirit of togetherness and share the festive joy with the underprivileged community. Over the years, the programme has become one of PETRONAS’ signature sustainable community outreach programmes designed and implemented to benefit the less privileged groups wherever PETRONAS […]

We dropped by KLCC for lunch today. It was jam packed! Thank goodness we managed to find a parking spot.  I took this golden opportunity to photograph their cute Christmas decor. I must say the decor in KLCC this year is pretty impressive! They used to be so dull in previous years but this year, everything is so cheerful and lively.  Cute elves are everywhere!  Love this Santa’s workshop.  Ethan loves it too :) But […]

Remember my post here saying that I’m unimpressed with the Christmas street lighting of Orchard Road, Singapore? Well, that is because we have a much more colorful street lighting in Sunway! Every year without fail we’ll take a leisurely stroll along the cheerful and brightly lit Sunway street. This year is no exception. Love this Christmas tree. It’s quite hard to photograph this tree as people kept surrounding it for pictures too. Can you see […]

Ever since I was young it has always been my dream to go to Singapore in December to soak in the Christmas celebration. People have always told me how beautiful Orchard Road is in December with the lights fully lit up beautifully. This year, my dream came true as Darling booked the hotel right smack in Orchard Road for our Singapore trip this time around. We stayed in Mandarin Orchard, that links to Mandarin Gallery […]

Christmas comes early for us this year. Come to think of it, we always celebrate Christmas early! :D Our early celebration was held at Mulberry Restaurant and Bar in Ming Annexe, Jalan Ampang, Lebuh Ampang. I remembered last year when I dropped by this place, I have this to say, “tucked in the ground floor of Ming Annexe Building, it is truly a hidden gem for I really like what I saw. My first impression of the […]

On our first night in Singapore, we were thankful that the weather is beautiful with no rain to make it possible for us to catch the much anticipated Crane Dance in Resort World Sentosa. We took the Angry Birds Cable Car to Sentosa. The show is scheduled at 9pm but tourists lingered around the area as early as 8pm! We went to take our seat at 8.45pm after having our dinner. At 9pm sharp, a burst of fireworks lit […]

We went to Sunway Resort today to catch the City Parade. Cute mascots on parade Ethan got candy canes and balloons (with vouchers inside) from the street performers. Ethan join in the fun too! It was nice-la. First time witnessing this in Sunway. Watch this video for more of Sunway Resort City Parade.

We finally landed to the place nearest to us, The Curve! That’s always the case isn’t it? So near yet so far :P Their fairyland Christmas is lovely. I won’t feel that it’s Christmas if not for the Christmas trees though. It just feels like you are in one beautiful secret garden. Soothing to the eyes… This is what makes is so Christmasy. Lost in a jungle of Smurfs :P Christmas garden at The Curve.

We are early this time around in making Chinese New Year Ang Pow decor. It’s just that the mojo suddenly comes ya know? :D Today we are going to share how to make a simple red packet snake as we will be welcoming the year of the SNAKE in 2013. Ang Pow Snake Cut open a red packet. Fold in half and cut away excess to get a square.  Fold both sides to the middle. […]

It’s all about getting FAT and SUGAR HIGH in 1 Utama this Christmas! Fresh from the oven, we are dwarfed by the gigantic pastries and sorts. I didn’t get last year’s Underwater theme. I just don’t see the connection then. I don’t get this year’s extremely unhealthy theme neither. But for what is worth, they do look cute lah.  Snowman yes, very Christmasy indeed.  But gigantic biscuits?  Raindrops falling on my head…  Now we know […]

I was in Sunway Pyramid the other day when Malaysia’s leading fitness and health equipment provider Takasima launched Livia iSofa, Japan’s number one selling and Malaysia’s only Pelvic Corrective Exercise and Relaxation Sofa.  4 attractive lifestyle colours of the Livia iSofa: Harmony Purple, Wealth Red, Health Yellow and Opportunity Brown In today’s modern living, few people can escape from pain and discomfort on their back and bottom. Many of these problems are due to pelvic […]

It was our very first time at MBO cinema, Subang Parade yesterday evening. I’ve not been to Subang Parade since college so when we were there yesterday I don’t even know where the cinema is :P We were there of course to watch Wreck-It Ralph courtesy of Nuffnang. Wreck-It-Ralph. A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he […]

We dropped by Pavilion last Saturday and saw this beautiful red reindeers with golden carriage outside. When it comes to Christmas, I always look forward to the Christmas decorations in Sunway Pyramid (specially love the street decor), 1 Utama and Pavilion’s. I would not miss these three malls for anything!  This year, Golden Carriage is the theme in Pavilion. The Golden Carriage stood out magnificently from afar.  Closer look at the golden carriage.  Closer… Beautiful […]

I started blogging late 2008. It took me about a year to find my way in the blogging community. Nuffnang helped path my way. Ethan has never been to kindergarten until his present age of 5 but he has experienced more than any kindergarten can give through the numerous Nuffnang activities we attended.  2010 From the tender age of 2 years plus, Ethan started tagging along with me to events. The hands on experience gained […]

We visited a double-storey super link showhouse last weekend. Darling and I (and now Ethan) love visiting showhouses. Most of the time we are not allowed to take pictures inside the showhouse but with iPhone, taking pictures is just too discreet and easy! :P I don’t know if my lovely readers share the same passion as I do, that is admiring showhouses but I’ll share the pictures here nevertheless as it is a good motivation […]

Someone came home from class extremely happy yesterday because the Daddy bought him this: Ferrari 458 Italia LEGO collection  Cut open the plastic and that is what we got.  Read through the manual. And arrange the LEGO pieces accordingly. Then start fixing. This is tougher than it looks like as Ethan is so used to playing Mega Bloks these Lego pieces seems too tiny! After all the hard work and determination, the LEGO Ferrari 458 […]

We were in Sunway Giza the other day and saw their Christmas decoration still under construction. It’s looking good though. Here’s a sneak peak of what to expect in Giza this coming Christmas :) Red phone booth. Big Ben. London love. I like what I see so far. Now, let’s try that with SNOW effect ^_^ Beautiful? Yeah I know. I can’t wait for Christmas too!  

Thanx to Resorts World Genting and Nuffnang, we were up in Awana Genting Long House over the weekend. One of the activities arranged for us bloggers during the Tribal Halloween event is Eco Sport Treasure Hunt.  Bloggers gathering in front of the Long House.  Bloggers being divided into 4 groups. I did not join any of these 4 groups but run together as their photographer instead.  Each group has to think of a name and […]

The fun people of Resorts World Genting put together a great Halloween Tribal 2D/1N event in the Longhouse, Awana Genting yesterday. Thanx to Nuffnang, my family and I got to participate in this. We did not take the provided bus but drove up to Awana Genting ourselves instead. Upon meeting up with the rest of the bloggers, we had a power lunch at Rajawali, Awana Genting before heading to the Longhouse where the bloggers will […]

Darling is contemplating to get a new car for work use. His choices are between Honda City, Toyota Vios and the newly launched Nissan Almera. If he decides to get either one of those, it will be the FIRST time we are purchasing a non-national car! Our cars have always been from Proton and Perodua -.- Almera’s on-the-road price definitely makes it a more attractive choice between Darling’s 3 choices.  From as low as RM66.8K, […]

Every once in a while we wonder if there is more to us than meets the eye. Let’s ponder deep within our soul and find that dark force that we try ever so hard to conceal… Every once in a while, we need to find that ‘ghost’ within us ^_^

Halloween is approaching fast and this year we saw it getting more and more commercialized. Every where we go there are ‘Halloween special promotions’ going on but let’s get back to basic and DIY some Halloween decor shall we? It doesn’t cost a bomb and all we need is paper and thread.  Cute Halloween Paper Pumpkin Cut out about 20-22 strips from orange construction paper. Punch a hole on both ends for each and every […]

*48 hours sticky post. Scroll down for latest entry* October 15 is Global Handwashing Day. How often do you wash your hands? Do you wash your hands after visiting the loo? Do you wash your hands before eating? Do you wash your hands after typing on the computer keyboard before having your snacks? Hah! Caught you there didn’t I? We are so used to working on the PC and snacking at the same time, we […]