Reminiscing the time Darling San and I in Japan years ago. Kon’nichiwa. It means ‘hello’ in case you don’t know. Today, I’m feeling Japanese so we are going to learn a couple of Japanese words ^_^ Repeat after me, “Waku-Waku” VERY GOOD! Now say, “Doki-Doki” Wow excellent people I have here. I’m impressed! Do you know what you just say? LoL! Let me enlighten you. ‘Waku-Waku’ is a term in Japanese used to describe when […]

Wanna see what I eat every weekday? Well I say weekday because weekends I tend to relax and eat a totally different kind of food. Actually weekends are for me to let go and indulge in anything and everything I feel like eating (such as nasi lemak, roti canai and the whole works) while weekdays are more of clean eating for me (but not overnight oats). So here’s what you’ll usually see on my breakfast […]

Have you ever seen a crystal piano for real? I haven’t until last Monday. We were in Piano Station where I saw, touched and took pictures of it! Lomence Crystal Grand Piano These modern crystal pianos look like they come out of fairy tales. It would be super awesome if there is one that is totally transparent but the price for that will definitely be sky high. The ones here are already hitting the roof! […]

During the Mid Autumn Festival last year, I was trapped at home doing my confinement as I just delivered Ayden then. I ranted a lot on Facebook on me missing out on all those mooncake makan-makan with friends that some of my caring friends took the initiative to send some to my house. I was really happy receiving all those goodies then. Today, I received a box of Gartien Pineapple Cakes from a friend in Penang. He remembered people […]

We went back to my in-law’s place last weekend and got these load full of local fruits from my father in-law’s orchard.  Durian Don’t know what’s the name of this fruit. Is it pulasan?  Rambutans.  Talking about rambutans and any other fruits, in my house, if I don’t peel them, no one will eat them. So each time we bring home all these fruits, I will have to peel and keep them in a container […]

We visited this beautiful development next to Nottingham University over the weekend. They have show units for their Mansions, Bungalows & Link Houses. The show units are all done marvelously. I love their landscaping most.  In this post however, I’ll be sharing the interior designs for their bungalows and link houses first. The interior designs for their mansion will be shared in another post :) Diamond City @ Semenyih Bungalow Show Unit #1 Living Room Dining Room This […]

Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar. It was our first time dining there. It is also the hotel’s first Berbuka Puasa feast at LINK All Day Dining. Before I elaborate further there is ONE thing I really want to shout about. This ONE factor that sets this feast apart from others is their DURIAN Buffet! YES! You read me right. They have DURIAN Buffet included for Buka Puasa diners here! Durian lovers will love this! I know […]

I can never get enough seeing the kids playing together. It warms the heart, every time, without fail. Oh-oh! #UnhappyKids alert! Must do something quick to bring back those smiles! I told them that we’ll go catch the movie in the cinema so they can see how BIG those Transformers really are. The big brother soooo happy I tell you! He has not been to the cinema since Ayden was born so you can imagine […]

We had dinner at the award-winning Cinnamon Coffee House, One World Hotel last week. Themed ‘Aroma Semenanjung’ it presents a taste of Malaysia Truly Asia, featuring multi-ethnic delicacies of Malay, Indian, Chinese, Nyonya and Eurasian offering a diverse menu of over 100 varieties each day. We love dining in Cinnamon Coffee House as it is very spacious. We can bring in Ayden’s stroller easily and there is ample of space to walk about without knocking into […]

We bumped into my cousin and her cute little sleeping baby last weekend. I asked if I can wake him up and the Daddy said that if he cries, I’ll have to pacify him. Haha. Knowing me, do you think I woke the baby up?  Baby Jax sleeping safe and sound but woke up eventually. NO, I did not wake him up :P BUT he did cry. I don’t know why but his crying face […]

We went for dinner with some friends last night at LINK, Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar and the kids hit it off wonderfully. Well, it was not their first time meeting each other. They were already friends way back in 2012 but they were just young children then. Ethan and Samantha during our holiday in Johor back in 2012. Read about our stay together here. Fast forward to the present, they are big boy and girl […]

Winter melon is slightly cool in nature. Drinking winter melon tea in these prolonged hot days is a great way to combat heat.  It is sweet in taste, helps to detoxify, clears out mucus and phlegm and promotes digestion. Winter melon’s diuretic effect helps to eliminate water retention. It contains potassium that helps flush out sugars and waste through our urinary tract. Not a fan of drinking packet drinks, I like to boil my own winter melon tea. […]

So the much anticipated moment is here. We can now visit those pandas in the zoo as the Giant Panda Conservation Centre (GPCC) is finally open to the public. It will cost RM50 to view the giant pandas. The two giant pandas have been given new names by Malaysians to welcome them to their home for the next 10 years. Fu Wa, the male panda, is now called Xing Xing which means Prosperity, while female panda Feng Yi is […]

Ayden attended a birthday party last Saturday. While playing with these two cuties he got a little thirsty…  Needless to say, he did not get that drink after all :P

One thing I love about being in Malaysia is the abundance of food and their endless variety. This Ramadhan, we decided to try something different and join our Muslim friends in breaking of fast at Frontera Sol of Mexico. Frontera Sol of Mexico at Jaya One is serving Tex-Mex buffet for buka puasa.  Frontera Sol of Mexico 83-G.2, Block E, The Square, Jaya One, 72A, Jalan University, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Buffet Period: 29 June […]

We had a great time last year joining our Muslim friends breaking fast with celebrity chef Jaafar Onn and songstress Haiza at Dorsett Grand Subang. In case you missed it, you may refer to my post here. Break fast with Celebrity Chef Jaafar Onn in Dorsett Grand Subang This year, to our delight, this fabulous duo teamed up again to brighten up our evening. Chef Jaafar Onn has his own action station and together with Haiza, they serenade […]

I am on a tong sui frenzy and have been boiling a different tong sui every day for the past couple of weeks mainly due to the scorching weather we are experiencing lately. I’ve been repeating Barley, Loh Han Guo, Red Bean and Black Glutinous Rice and Sweet Peanut Soup as these are clearly Ethan’s favourite. I have always wanted to boil green bean or mung bean soup but always ended up procrastinating as both […]

Last year, Ethan had the opportunity to do some ads and work with a TV station on a craft segment. He gets paid for each episode he starred in. At only 5 years old, he doesn’t really know the real value of his earnings. What we did was to open a Savings Account for him and all his earnings went direct into his account. We did however reward him with toys for his effort. Ethan […]

The scorching hot weather is really unbearable these days. To keep us cool, I boiled sweet peanut soup the other day. Sweet peanut soup is said to be heat-relieving. Peanuts are rich in energy and contain health benefiting nutrients, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for optimum health. It’s pretty simple to boil this delicious, refreshing dessert. Unlike common believes that it takes the whole night of boiling to achieve that melt-in-the-mouth consistency, it took […]

Friday was Ethan’s first Sports Day ever. That boy never had the chance to attend any Sports Day in preschool as he was home-schooled pretty much all the way except the last 7 months when I found out I was pregnant and sent him to Kindy due to my bad morning sickness. A week before the Sports Day, his teacher told the students involved that they are to be present in school at 7.30am. Darling complained […]

July is coming and that means double celebration as both Ethan and Darling’s birthdays fall just a week apart. On the way home from school today, Ethan had a chat with his father regarding his birthday and how he wants to celebrate it this year. Talking about birthdays, that boy asked the father why wasn’t he born on 31 August just like his brother, Ayden. It would be super cool to be born a Merdeka […]

Loh Han Guo herbal tea is a great thirst quencher especially during the super hot days. Loh Han Guo also known as Buddha’s fruit or Monk’s fruit helps to nourish the lungs, promotes secretion of body fluids, relieves cough and reduces phlegm.  It’s super simple to boil this delicious, refreshing tea at home. It doesn’t take too much of my time either.  I used minimal ingredients (Loh Han Guo, dried longans and winter melon strips) […]

We were in 1 Utama today and stumbled upon a FROZEN area much to our surprise. It’s not Christmas yet but it’s snowing in 1 Utama! “Let It Go… Let It Go!” Haha.. Yep! I heard children singing that famous soundtrack from Frozen! What surprised us was the snow sledding activity. It looks like so much FUN and Ethan pestered me to go check if he can try it and sure enough, he CAN! Not only […]

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. If you are looking for a unique “buka puasa” dining experience this Ramadhan, the Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur offers a delightful evening of dining amidst lush tropical gardens facing an exquisite view of the Saujana Hotel’s lake pool. Charmingly lit for a more twilight ambience, this beautiful “al fresco” setting feast on a sumptuous smorgasbord of over 140 traditional and regional Malaysia specialties as well as […]

Brought the family to the 1st Subang International Air Carnival 2014 at the all-new Subang Skypark today. Themed “Transforming Malaysia’s Aerospace Education & Career Opportunities”, the carnival sees participation of more than 53 local and international aviation players as well as training academies and government agencies. Among the 53 companies that take part include Firefly, Malindo Air, NADI, Air Asia, CTRM Aviation, the Malaysian Armed Forces, Systematic Aviation Services, Bell Helicopters, MAS Wings, Hawker Pacific, Department of […]

My parents have these two beautiful shady mango trees in their backyard where we always hang out at. That was Ethan (not Ayden) when he was 6 months old under that very same mango tree.  He will be turning 7 this July. Time flies and this year, we are blessed with plentiful harvest from both trees. Ethan being the city kid has never plucked mangoes in his life.  He saw the Grandpa doing it and […]

Ayden is 9 months old. He is more independent now. I can leave him in his cot while I go to the bathroom or kitchen and he’ll play on his own. He isn’t like this before. Previously he was very attention seeking. He’ll wail his lungs out if I leave him in the cot and disappear from his sight. He made me run back to him immediately to check if he’s alright but after some […]

A friend reminded me recently that I made a really cool, magical bird back in our primary school days that got them all awed. Funny that I don’t remember about it until he mentioned it. I’ve forgotten how to do it though so I asked my sister if she remembers and sure enough, she did. We discussed further how to actually make it and today, I made it with Ethan. This is a really fun […]

For every child born, his/her height is determined primarily by genetic factors. Doubling a child’s height at age two is a close predictor to estimate the child’s height as an adult as a child normally reaches half of his or her adult height by that time. If that is the case, Ethan might not grow into a tall, dark and handsome young man. As it is now at almost 7 years old, he is already lagging behind when it […]

I’ve been reading his blog for years and I must tell you that 80 or 90% of his entries MUST touch about kampua noodles somehow or rather that it made me as curious as a cat on what’s so special about these kampua noodles in Sibu. He always teases me about making that trip to Sibu so I can eat all the kampua I want. Ok, maybe he wasn’t teasing. Maybe he seriously means it. He is […]

It’s the school holidays and that means planning some activities to keep the boys occupied. I did an impromptu origami session with Ethan a couple of days ago but he doesn’t know what we are making. LoL OK! Looks like I have to write up a lesson plan to introduce WHALEs to Ayden. Hmm… where can I find an edible whale? :D

Lately I’ve been feeling fatigued and Darling said I look pale too. Maybe because I’ve not gotten enough rest when both the kids are down recently. He wanted to buy ready made chicken essence for me but I don’t want them. I told him I’ll make my own chicken essence so everyone in the family can drink it too. Chicken essence can reduce mental fatigue. It is also beneficial for students ie Ethan. I heard […]

When I was teaching, I encountered many of my students having their permanent tooth/teeth growing behind their milk teeth making those permanent teeth grow in such mess. I often wondered why their parents did not bring them to the dentist to get those milk teeth extracted. Ethan is in Primary 1 now and I’ve been monitoring his teeth extra carefully as I see that his jaw is growing bigger and his milk teeth getting wider […]

It’s the school holidays and gawd knows what Ethan is up to! That boy is in that super imaginative stage and I MUST keep an eye on him all the time! He’s so into Super Heroes that I dont feel safe leaving him on his own. I have a friend who lost his son because that innocent boy jumped down from his apartment thinking he is Superman and he can fly. I can never get […]

If there is ONE place my family loves dining at it is at the urban-inspired designed Nook, Aloft Kuala Lumpur because there’s ‘fireworks’ all the time! Can you see the beautiful ‘fireworks’ lights? Ethan and Ayden can marvel at them the whole night long! It’s that time of the year where restaurants everywhere get ready to usher in Ramadhan and Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral is one of the first we attended with the A-list Malaysian feast – […]

Female mosquitoes need human blood to develop fertile eggs hence their daring buffet feast on us humans thousand times bigger than them. A pierce through your skin will leave an itchy red welt and possibly even a serious illness. At only 3 weeks old, poor Ayden had his first encounter with the notorious Ms Mosquito. FOUR bite marks. FOUR! My poor baby. I learned it the hard way – always use repellents for infants less […]

Ethan is a fan of Nestum, and while he was checking out the Nestum page he saw this picture and showed me. RM10,000 to be won! But what do we need to do? This really got my attention, and upon further browsing I found more information. I watched their video and got some idea so I took out my camera and tripod and got Ethan and Ayden to join me. We practised dancing to some […]

We got the opportunity to enter a time warp to the Mesozoic Era at the Dinoscovery by Dinosaurs Live! Exhibition in Avenue K yesterday. Dinoscovery by Dinosaurs Live! is designed to provide a highly exhilarating experience whereby visitors are able to see larger-than-life dinosaurs move and hear them roar in their habitat. Dinoscovery by Dinosaurs Live! exhibition price list. Ethan, suspiciously entering the venue not knowing what to expect except dinosaurs and more dinosaurs! The moment you enter the venue, […]

Last weekend we went jalan-jalan in 1U and stumbled upon a soap making activity for kids. They have actually come to the end of the session but we were not aware of it. Ethan went there and asked if he can try making one of those soap candy balls. Luckily the person in charge was very nice and let Ethan have a try. Homemade Sugar Scrub Candy Balls. So yummy looking I feel like eating them! […]

Have you heard of the saying, ‘disconnect to reconnect’? Connections to the virtual world is keeping us alone and apart. We can all be seated in the same room yet, we are NOT emotionally together with each of us having our very own gadgets engrossed in our own activity online. At times, we need to disconnect from our devices and distractions and experience real moments of connection with our families. Only then, real connections are […]

Resurface to catch some air. Inhales, exhales, inhales, exhales. Goes back under water… Yes, I’m human and I need to breathe. Just like dolphins who breathe air from their blow hole, which is the hole on top of their head, I breathe words on my blog, which is the submerryn that is keeping me from drowning in the rough water right now.  When the kids were down with fever and spots started developing in Ayden’s mouth, I crossed […]

It was Sunday morning. We needed to be on location for a recording session at 8.30am so my plan was to wake up at 7am to get the kids and my make-up ready but at 5am, Ayden woke up crying. I thought he wanted milk so I just latched him on with my eyes still close. But he did not want milk. He was gagging and that jolted me wide awake. I held him up […]

Times flies. Ayden is 8 months old now. He started eating solid food about a month ago. He has eaten pumpkin, persimmon, broccoli, apple, porridge with meat and even watermelon! While it is so much fun now that Ayden is eating solid food, it also means that there is more mess for me to clean up. He can be such a messy eater at times or rather, all the time! Ayden’s stained bib at the […]

Since giving birth to Ayden I’ve not gone shopping for clothes for the most obvious reason – fat. Those extra flabs will just ruin any nice outfit hence I always resorted to baggy tee and ah pek pants. Another factor is bcoz I am breastfeeding so my choice of clothes are usually based on how easily my boobs are accessible by the baby ( not the Daddy, Daddy needs to find a new hobby ). […]

The recent water rationing exercise in the Klang Valley has taught us to be prudent with water. Before this I never think twice before flushing but now I believe many of us will recycle the rain water for flushing or washing the car porch. Though it’s good to recycle water, there’s only so much we can do when the tap runs dry. One new habit I’ve acquired during these dry spell is to always have […]

With a blink of an eye, little Ayden is 8 months old already. It feels like just yesterday he popped out unexpectedly on Merdeka Day. Surprisingly, we are all coping pretty well with his arrival. I still have time to blog! I thought with his arrival, my blog will be gone and forgotten but no, it is still surviving *pops confetti* Here’s a picture journey of him from newborn to the present at 8 months […]

When it comes to titty (either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman) you just cant fool them. They know the real ones from the many ‘commercialised’ ones out there. I gave Ayden a new toy to play with yesterday and he suckled on it thinking they are my titties but he soon came to his senses…

We had dinner in Nook, Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral tonight. It was a buffet spread and there was this freezer with loads and loads of ice cream potongs for dessert. I don’t know about you but it has been ages since I last had ice cream potong! I don’t usually let Ethan eat ice-cream at night but this is ice-cream potong we are talking about! Who can resist? Enough lah weh! You baby where can […]

Totally! Today I’m going to touch on the subject of baby changing and nursing room. By ‘baby changing’ I don’t mean you go in there to switch babies! Get a grip of yourself, no matter how cute the baby on the next changing table is, you are NOT allowed to trade babies! Now that I’ve made that clear, let me start my story. I was in a mall last weekend when a lady made a big […]

Since Ayden started solid about a month ago, I never cook and bring his food out when we are out of the house. I just fed him some baby biscuits while we are eating and he is good. But last weekend I did. He is having such good appetite these days that when we eat, he’ll lick his lips hoping to be fed too. So for the very first time last Saturday, I brought his […]

Ayden is 7 1/2 months now and is having the time of his life enjoying solid food. I started him on solid quite late at 6 1/2 months. He had mainly fruit purees for 2 weeks before I ‘upgraded’ him to porridge. I use all the ingredients that he has eaten in the past 2 weeks (except meat and anchovies) so that I know he won’t have any allergy reaction to them. Boiling porridge for […]

Had a rough time trying to sleep last night. There was this annoying mozzie that kept buzzing in my ear. I hate mozzies and I believe they can sense that in me. The more I shoo them away, the louder they shout at my eardrum. Their ringing buzzing sound is worse than a nagging wife. Not that I nag la, am referring to other nagging wives in general. Darling has got to count his lucky […]

One of my biggest achievements since the arrival of Ayden is synchronizing the sleeping hours of both Ethan and Ayden at night. It was tough the first couple of months. Ethan would go to bed by 9pm while Ayden doesn’t sleep until at least 2-3am. Back then Darling blamed Ayden’s odd sleeping hours on my staying up late blogging while I was pregnant with Ayden because with Ethan, I had a very good habit of […]

Ok. Today’s entry is a replicate of my Dayre entry. I’ve been thinking, I update my Dayre sometimes but nobody reads it there. It’s like a ghost town there in my page. So I’m going to post it here in my blog instead where at least I have one or two readers -.- But the best part about Dayre is their stickers. The stickers you see here are ‘stolen’ from Dayre. Do check it out here if […]

We were in H&M looking for Ayden’s sleepwear. Urm, Darling was the one looking actually. I was busy carrying Ayden and making sure he is not grabbing anything in his sight. This boy is a pro grabber now. He’ll grab anything that gets in his way. Suddenly… “Ohai! I iz SHARK. Nice to meet you.” “Boo! It’s ME la Daddy! Did I scare ya? Huh? Did I? Did I?” “What do you mean I’m not […]

We got so bored the other day that I took out all the coins we have at home and got Ethan to count them. Ayden wanted to play with those coins but I dont let him. I just let him touch them and took them away immediately. It took Ethan forever to arrange those coins in groups of RM1. After about a week, Ethan managed to fill one bottle full and another bottle half. The […]

I first met the owner of this hand 18 years ago when I joined the company he was working in. My impression of him then was he is so Chinese and extremely thrifty. He was a fresh graduate, trying to make enough bread and butter to survive in the Klang Valley and I kid you not, he is ALWAYS having a loaf of bread with him! It was not love at first sight as I […]

Darling had to meet a client in Sunway today so we took the opportunity to tag along. He dropped us in Sunway Pyramid and after a while I got tired and hungry. I thought of having pizza but it was too far and coincidentally we were right in front of Pasta Zanmai. Since we’ve never tried dining here, I went right in with Ethan and Ayden.  Pasta Zanmai @ Sunway Pyramid As soon as we […]