Late last year, a few days after Christmas, a day after my birthday and a couple of days before the new year, we went to Barn Thai Restaurant & Bar at Plaza 33 for dinner with some friends. Such a posh looking place this Barn Thai Restaurant @ Plaza 33. The moment I stepped inside, I am mesmerized by their interior and decor. Definitely a nice place to hang out. Every corner exude style and […]

When I was in Penang and being driven around by our food blogger friend Ken, he stopped us at this humble place along Carnavon Street. He told us that their egg tarts here is very good so Darling immediately got down to get us some.  When a local tells you that the tarts here is good, it’s GOOD! Darling bought ten of these fresh out of the oven mini egg tarts for RM5.  RM5 for […]

If you’ve been following my blog you’ll know how much I hated my floor tiles. One of my biggest regret was not replacing them before we shifted in. Now, it will be too much of a hassle to get them replaced especially with little Ayden around. Late last year during my birthday, we did not do anything fancy but spent the entire evening walking in a DIY store at IPC. I’ve forgotten the name of […]

You know I am actually relieved that we are having another week of school holidays. It’s because we haven’t got time to prepare Ethan’s back-to-school stuff until the very last minute. This weekend had been a very busy one for us with buying school shoes, uniform, wrapping books and also to get his haircut. When I was in school, my school shoes are just plain white shoes. But Ethan.. this boy had Angry Bird and Ben 10 […]

You know I always hang around at The Strand right? It’s either there or 1U so when the foodie gang called for a night out to check out Bmon Cafe at The Strand Kota Damansara, I am ever so ready. We just got back from Penang and were disappointed that we did not get to take pictures of their famous murals at Armenian Street there but guess what? There is even cuter murals here at […]

Happy New Year everybody! How is 2015 treating you so far? As for us, on the eve of 2014, we wanted to celebrate by going out to makan besar lah but guess what? All the restaurants worth going are fully booked. How come nobody tell us that we need to make reservation for NYE dinner? >_< Hungry like mad with stomach growling for the world to hear, we ended in 1U for dinner. So happy […]

I’ve got many requests for this Ang Pow Fish Lantern. I’m not too sure why when there are many more other beautiful lanterns that we can do. Maybe because it is a fish and Chinese people like fish? Makes sense? No? Nevermind. Whatever the reason, it is very simple to make this. So fish it is.  Ang Pow Fish Lantern You will need 18 ang pow wrappers for this. Ang means red. You do not necessarily […]

It’s time to dig out your ang pow packets and make Chinese New Year decorations again because before you know it, Chinese New Year will appear right in front of you :) Though I’ve always used only angpow packets for my decorations, today’s decor requires one additional item though. We’ll need toilet paper rolls to make this lantern.  Ang pow lantern I used big toilet paper rolls instead of the normal small ones as this […]

Something came in the mail today. Okay lah actually not today lah. It came much earlier but I only posted it today :P Hehe. It’s MY Birthday today! That boy doesn’t know my name.. yet :P It seems like only yesterday we received this: And after all that ‘drama’, they sent Ayden this: A year has passed in a blink of an eye. Thank you Nuffnang for the thoughtful gesture. It is certainly a pleasure […]

Ok now I have some time to continue my post on our recent Penang trip. We shall talk about the assam laksa I had there. On our second night in Penang, we went to Northam Beach on our own for dinner. The food there was so horrible we left everything unfinished. Their laksa was simply horrible with the texture of their noodles being too soft that they just melt in your mouth (not a good […]

With a blink of an eye, it’s Christmas eve already. Here’s wishing all our lovely readers a very Merryn Christmas!  May you have the best Christmas this year with your loved ones. Eat, Drink and be Merryn! Wait.. you can’t be MERRYN. There’s only ONE me! Ho ho ho!

Ayden loves taking OOTD shots. If you don’t already know, OOTD stands for Outfit Of The Day. He loves dressing up and will not hesitate to let me take a shot of him. All we needed to do was to say OOTD and he’ll ‘stick’ himself against the wall for us.  After each shot, he’ll check the picture to see if it’s nice… He can really give us many shots from which I will eventually […]

Christmas is the season of joy where everyone gets to spend quality time together. This year, we experienced “A Family Christmas Affair” with an exciting line-up of dining activities at Chatz Brasserie, PARKROYAL Kuala Lumpur. Beautifully lit-up reindeers, sleigh and Christmas tree at the hotel lobby. We feasted on the traditional roasted turkey with chestnut stuffing. The must-haves on every Christmas, roasted turkey. This year, the chef has generously added in the rich in flavour […]

Darling and I went for dinner at The Manhattan Fish Market, Mid Valley about a fortnight ago with 4 other friends. A total of 6 adults and 2 children (excluding Ayden), we had a lot to eat. Dinner starts with their homemade soup specially prepared by the Chef. Cream of Beetroot Soup (RM5.50 Lite / RM6.50 Reg) Darling and I had this new item in the menu – cream of beetroot soup. So pretty in pink, […]

I have always love Trudy & Teddy’s timeless classic European style with a touch of modernity. I like their fine workmanship and their designs are simply outstanding. I’ve been dressing Ethan up in Trudy & Teddy apparels since it was born in 2010. Ethan was three years old then. * Archive picture of Ethan (3 years old) in Trudy & Teddy top to toe. Imagine my delight when I saw that they will be opening […]

Everyone needs a holiday after a holiday, don’t you agree? We had so much fun in Penang that we are not functioning well post holiday. Darling had to get back to work straight on Monday, pity that fella but I had it so hard; with piles and piles of dirty laundry and so much cleaning up to do. Even my blog posting has been quite messy as I don’t have the time to really sort […]

On our third day in Penang, we met up with Penang food blogger Ken of Ken Hunts Food. He drove us around for some food hunt and also to buy some local products. He stayed away from those branded shops that are so ‘touristy’ and expensive and brought us to Kedai Biskut Hock Lok Siew in the heart of Georgetown. The products here are way cheaper compared to those tourist trap shops.  HOCK LOK SIEW […]

When I published “How to make a Halloween Paper Pumpkin” 3 days before Halloween I got many mommies buzzing me requesting to post seasonal crafts EARLY so that they can make them on time for their parties.  Well, Christmas is in December and it is only the beginning of November now. I hope this entry is not too early though :D I’ve compiled 15 of our most popular Christmas crafts to share with our readers […]

I’ve mentioned numerous times that the long school holiday means being extra busy in the kitchen whipping out one pot wonders for the family. Why one pot? Because having a 15 months old toddler with me limits whatever time I can spend in the kitchen so I try to cook only fast and convenient food for them without compromising on the quality and nutrition of the food. One of my ‘speciality’ is this simple non-baked […]

One of the highlights of my Penang trip is to meet up an ex-classmate of mine whom I’ve not seen for almost 2 decades. Sometimes I wonder why people even bothered to make time to see me. You see, I’ve been giving him a hard time from the first day he found out I’ll be in Penang. He was so kind to initiate a meet up and also to try getting some other ex-classmates to […]

We are in Penang yo! Our first day here and Darling’s friend brought us to Kimberley Street for some local hawker fare. When you speak of Kimberley Street, there is this famous 4 that you must try so let us hunt for them..  We went into this Restoran Traditional Home of Dessert and got comfortable before the guys go and ordered a table full of food! I heard this uncle’s char koey teow is very famous […]

I made my very first charm bracelet back in 2011 under the guidance of Angie of Kelvin Gems. We became close acquaintance and kept in touch until today. I attended her drop earring workshop too and actually blogged about how to make charm bracelet and drop earrings. Click on the respective topic to read further: 1) How to make charm bracelet 2) How to make drop earrings Reading back, I can’t believe how girly I was. […]

I am surprised that KLCC did a great job with their Christmas decor this year. If every year they only put out giant Christmas trees, this year they have giant rocking horse and more.  Quite a lovely sight at KLCC. Beautiful Christmas tree with toy soldiers, gift boxes, rocking horse and everything Christmasy.  The giant rocking horse. Santa looks weird though. Haha. Overall this year’s decor is one of their better ones. Now let’s take […]

My jaw dropped to the ground when I saw One Utama’s Christmas decor this year. Themed “A Rustic Woodland Christmas – Love & Joy” I was just speechless. Maybe I can share some pictures and you tell me what you see. Board animals. More animals from boards. And then I saw their Christmas tree and I just can’t take it any more. I left. I think it is better to check out other mall’s decor. Let’s […]

When we were in Berjaya Times Square a couple of weeks ago, we did not know what to eat. Then we saw this: People queuing at Takio Ikayaki kiosk. Should be good? Otherwise why would they queue and wait right?  I also remember having this 20% discount voucher in my bag so we went closer to the kiosk.  Then we took a peek and saw this:   Oh man! She’s cutting giant squid! My weakness! […]

Believe it or not, we’ve never been to a Big Bad Wolf book sale until today. I’ve always dreaded going to any sale; fearing the crowd,the queue and all. But then a couple of weeks ago I received an invitation to the preview of The Big Bad Wolf sale and decided to give it a try. It is a preview sale after all so it won’t be too crowded right?  These passes made their way […]

Ayden doesn’t use pacifier but recently because he is teething (yes, his top two front teeth are finally making their appearance) he likes to bite on them a bit. He doesn’t use them long. Just a suckle or two, a couple of bites and that’s it. But this will repeat after an hour or whenever he feels the itch.  I got fed-up having to hand him the pacifier and take them away and give it […]

Our next stop for the Christmas decor hunt is at The Curve and I must say that they did a great job this year. The beautiful outdoor giant Christmas tree by the water fountain between The Curve and e@Curve. I love this! Once inside the Curve, this beautiful sight greeted us. With reindeers, sleigh and all. A slim snowman and its reindeers :D More reindeers. Also, check out Sunway Pyramid’s Christmas decor here. Sunway Pyramid’s Christmas […]

Mid Valley Megamall has transformed into a magical land this Christmas. We were there for dinner today and quickly took a couple of minutes to snap some pictures.  Mid Valley’s magical land as seen from Level 2. The Magical Land  Ethan asked me if those are bears or fox behind them. Urm… Come to think about it, I am unsure myself!  Giant flowers and toadstools everywhere.  I like this garden. Reminds me of Honey I Shrunk […]

Can you believe that it’s December already? We are at the final month of year 2014. Time flies doesn’t it? Where did they go? In a blink of an eye we will be ushering year 2015 but I am not even done welcoming 2014! Anyway, no point pondering over lost time. It’s better to start my December singing to Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la la. ‘Tis the season […]

Ethan is into magic now. He has always wanted to learn magic (after watching a couple of magic shows in Genting) but we never bothered to let him pursue it as we were not sure where to start. Last week, we came across a ‘magic shop’ and paid a fortune for his first magic prop that we soon found out to be just ordinary plastic cups but he managed to learn the trick nevertheless and let […]

I am very fortunate as I have a great Whatsapp group that consists of Ethan’s classmates’ moms. One of the mom initiated it and slowly but surely we help to add other mothers we got to know along the way. They have been very supportive throughout Ethan’s Primary One journey. We checked with each other if we were unsure regarding their homework or anything school related. Before the school holidays, I suggested that the kids […]

We are just at the end of week one of the long holidays and I’m already running out of ideas on what to cook! My boys, they are crazy. Constantly hungry, I need to feed them every 2 hours or so. Growth spurt? I’m not too sure but whatever it is, I need something quick but instant noodle is not the answer. I browsed the internet and found this simple 3 Ingredient Mac and Cheese recipe […]

We happened to be in Berjaya Times Square last weekend to meet up some friends for lunch and were very delighted to see that their Christmas decor is already up. The Christmas tree in Berjaya Times Square is certified by the Malaysia Book of Records as the biggest Christmas tree replica. Record holder of the Biggest Christmas Tree Replica Other than their gigantic Christmas tree, there are nothing much else there but it was still […]

One of the perks of being a Nuffnanger (Nuffnang blogger) is the opportunity to attend exclusive movie screenings. Before the arrival of Ayden, we brought Ethan to these screenings often but I stopped going when I was 6 months pregnant with Ayden ‘coz by then my bump was very obvious and it was getting difficult to hide it. We had not been to the cinema since then. I kind of feel pity for Ethan as […]

The year end school holiday is here and that means I’ll be doing a whole lot of cooking as I have two constantly hungry boys at home. That also means I will be sharing many simple recipes in the many weeks to come :D The first meal I prepared for the boys is Cheese Stuffed French Toast for supper. It was after dinner when they got hungry again so I whipped this up in a […]

It’s that time of the year to hop from one mall to the other to hunt for the best Christmas decor in the Klang Valley. Our first stop was Berjaya Times Square but I have yet to blog about it. 1Utama’s Christmas decor is not out yet. They are just in the beginning of putting them up. We were in Sunway Pyramid over the weekend and were very delighted to see that their Christmas decor is […]

Just the other day Ethan asked us what a pretzel is. That poor boy has never eaten a pretzel. Such poor thing. Coincidentally, our foodie friends were invited to an evening chilling session at the newly rebranded Pretz n’ Beanz CAFE at Solaris Mont Kiara. Strategically located at the corner lot, you won’t be able to miss it even if you try. Like I mentioned earlier, it was rather easy to locate this place so we […]

Ethan loves watching Upin dan Ipin. Actually I love watching them too as they feature the life and adventures of the good old kampung lifestyle. Just the other day, we were watching an episode where the cute twins went fishing and Ethan asked me, “Mommy, how come we never go fishing? How come we never do what they do?” I did not know what to answer him. I did whatever Upin and Ipin did but […]

Collagen is one of the key structural proteins in the body and accounts for one third of total protein in the body. It is primarily found in the skin, bones, tendons, cartilages and blood vessels. Collagen is instrumental in maintaining the structure of the skin, tissues, organs, as well as repairing any damaged tissues.  Collagen is good for our skin. It brightens, firms, moisturizes, nourishes and prevents the formation of wrinkles. The skin is the biggest organ […]

For the first time in our lives last weekend, we got to be up close and personal with a super luxurious Chrysler limousine.  Chrysler was never in my dictionary until I met it last Friday. Got the key so let’s get inside! Fuah! Fuah! Fuah! The interior of this Chrysler is more luxurious than my bedroom! Okay Ayden is unhappy coz he wants to play with the tv screen. Not too sure what MTV was playing […]

We were in IPC (Ikano Power Centre) last weekend and saw some sort of Gundam expo going on there. Dunno lah apa binatang this one but it reminds me of Christopher Au as he loves Gundam if I am not mistaken. Ethan is not at all familiar with Gundam but he had fun checking them out. Ethan asked me if they can transform like Transformers and I just shrugged. How should I know??! Ayden on […]

I’ve written a couple of blog posts on Samsung KidsTime. You may refer to them by clicking here and here. Today I’m going to recap some of the app’s main features and conclude my findings and observations. Before that, I also want to review some of the games and activities on Samsung KidsTime. There are several categories such as: I can SOLVE. The games under this category focus on Math. Ethan’s favourite is the one […]

I remember over a year ago, exactly a day after my confinement ends, Darling brought me to eat all seafood I can at PARKROYAL KL’s Seafood Buffet Dinner. It was also Ayden’s maiden debut to the outside world.  Fast forward to present, we were back at Chatz Brasserie, PARKROYAL KL for a fresh take on their seafood buffet dinner and that is what I would like to highlight in today’s post. This time, while dining […]

Ayden loves panda. I don’t know why but he has a soft spot for anything panda. He was extremely happy when we got him these pandas from Silka Cheras not too long ago. Ayden with Kung Fu Panda at Red Carpet, I-City Shah Alam. Ayden to Panda at Hamley’s, “Friend, you’ve got to try to get more sleep. You have a serious case of panda eyes there” Last week, I bought some Meiji Hello Panda […]

I have a blog manager. Yes it’s always good to have a blog manager coz it can be quite sad (and stressful) to have to sell your blog yourself. With a blog manager, I can just leave the marketing to them and spend my time concentrating on creating fresh new contents and update my blog regularly. Recently, my blog manager wants to create an info sheet of their talents and asked me several questions so we can work better. […]

When Ethan was 3 years old, we did a footprint Christmas tree art together. Christmas is only a month away and now we have Ayden to join us for art and craft. This time, we use Ayden’s cute little footprint instead. Ayden together with Ethan painting Ayden’s cute little foot.  Ayden can’t paint his foot lah. He can’t even feed himself so Ethan had to do it all by himself. It is so weird that […]

It has been about a week now that we’ve been using Samsung KidsTime app on our Tab 4. In case you are wondering what Samsung KidsTime is, it is a new application for android devices which helps in managing and improving your child’s development. Samsung KidsTime offers more than 80 applications and their contents are tailored specifically for children aged 3 to 7 years, allowing your children to learn new things using a tablet in […]

Darling and I went to China back in 2005. We climbed the Great Wall of China. Climbing wasn’t a problem but I almost burst my knee cap coming down from there >_< Why the sudden reminisce? Because I was cleaning my cabinet and came across this cutie: I remember seeing many of these cute little terracotta boys in China (or so we thought) that turns out to be clay statues of a naked little boy. […]

Darling brought home a new toy for me to play with last week. It’s a HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4515 e-All-in-One Printer. It’s amazing how advanced technology is these days. Gone are the days when a printer’s function is to just print. These days, we can print content from the Web directly from the printer without the need to use the computer! Don’t believe? Well, not any printer can do it but this HP Deskjet […]

My kitchen tap turned into a water fountain last Saturday. Instead of calling for a plumber, Darling confidently said he can fix it himself. He turned off the main pipe and we went tap hunting. Brought it home and started to install it. He needed help from time to time to hold that tap in place but I was carrying Ayden so I was unable to help him. Got Ethan to help the Daddy instead. […]

I’m a huge fan of cheesecakes. My favourite is those creamy type of cheesecakes. I don’t really fancy the soft cottony type of light cheesecake but the recent opening of Uncle Tetsu’s Cheesecake in 1Utama is creating such a buzz that the hype is getting into me. I see Uncle Tetsu’s Cheesecake all over my FB feed, every hour, every day! Basically everyone I know has got a bite of Uncle Tetsu’s cheesecake except ME. […]

Ethan celebrated Children’s Day in his school last Friday. He was told to bring a food item and he requested for Ayamas Breaded Chicken Meatballs. He ALWAYS requests for this. Last year during Children’s Day in his kindergarten, I prepared him the same thing. I find that these chicken meatballs makes a very good party finger food. Ayamas Breaded Chicken Meatballs.  I woke up a little earlier that Friday morning to fry 2 packets of […]

Remember I mentioned in my previous post that we went for a video shoot last Saturday? Well, I can finally reveal what that shoot was for :D Can you see that I was showing Ethan something on the tablet? We were actually exploring a new app by Samsung called Samsung KidsTime. Samsung KidsTime is a new application that helps in managing and improving child development. Ethan and I were introduced to Samsung KidsTime on the […]

Ironically, after ranting on my previous blog post regarding people always commenting that Ayden is skinny, I caught a chubby picture of Ayden today. There! Doesn’t this make you feel like biting his cheeks? :D I had a blogging event to attend too in Menara KL today hence Ayden being all dressed up. I’ve not been to Menara KL for ages! The last I came here was with Darling decades ago during our courting days. […]

One of my greatest pet peeves as a mother is when people see my toddler and start going, “Oh he’s so skinny!” I got that with Ethan and now history repeats with Ayden. This was Ethan @ 14 months old This is Ayden at almost 14 months old.  Both Ethan and Ayden were born small but caught up and tripled their birth weight in no time. They have chubby cheeks as a baby but people […]

The last time we stepped foot in i-City Shah Alam was in 2012 on the first day opening of their Water World. You can read about our I-City Water World experience here. A month ago, we dropped by i-City again after visiting a friend in Klang and oh boy, the place is so different now. We are finally here at Red Carpet, Malaysia’s first all-stars interactive wax museum. No, we did not enter as I […]

I bring Ayden along with me all the time for my blogging events and most of my blogger friends are amazed at how well we communicate. Well, Ayden can’t really speak yet. All he can say now are just THERE, MILK and BREAD but what he can do is communicate with us via baby sign language. I read about baby sign language before Ayden was born. I learned that babies understand though they can’t really […]