Ethan plays the drum and piano a lot during the school holidays. It keeps him occupied. Ed Sheeran’s PERFECT is trending again since the release of Perfect Symphony with Andrea Bocelli and it prompted Ethan to play this song.  This is also the first song he learns to play by himself. Take a listen to his drum cover to Perfect: Check-out the rest of their music videos here.

There is this restaurant lounge and wine bar nearby our place that we hang out frequently as their food is quite reasonably priced. Located at Menara Lien Hoe along Persiaran Tropicana, this resto-lounge is generously spacious with an extensive wine cellar and a delectable fusion menu. Moreover they have this promo of KIDS EAT FOR FREE on weekends with purchase of adult main meals. Last Sunday, Lavo held a Christmas Colouring Contest for children. We love their festive coloring […]

Christmas is in the air. It is my favourite season of the year. Our house is filled with one Christmas medley after another. These days we spend our evenings in the music room with Ethan playing on the piano while the rest of us singing to the tune. Ayden is slowly learning the lyrics to all these songs. Here is Ethan playing When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter on the piano:

During our recent trip down South to Johor, we stayed at KSL Hotel & Resort.  KSL Hotel & Resort Johor Bahru is the largest integrated resort in Johor. The hotel contains 868 rooms, suites and 20 function rooms. Besides located in the city center and near to Singapore-Johor Bahru causeway (5minutes), the hotel is also connected to a shopping mall. The fact that it has an astonishing 868 rooms, the 4 elevators can be pretty crowded during peak season. We […]

When my blogger friends invited me to join them on a road trip to Johor, I was a little hesitant knowing that we will have to endure long hours in the bus. But they know my weakness. They told me we’ll be eating seafood until giler. They know I super love seafood and will never say NO to it especially the ones from Crab Factory. The pioneer in bringing the whole Southern American cuisine of […]

We attended the Christmas Lighting Ceremony at The Westin Kuala Lumpur recently. Themed a mystical white wonderland, we celebrate the festivities and embark on a magical Christmas journey at The Westin Kuala Lumpur under the twinkling of endearing fairy lights, mystical creatures and enchanting fairytale ambience. The Westin’s location along Jalan Bukit Bintang makes it the perfect setting to explore the capital over the festive season. This beautiful giant snow globe with a couple of Christmas trees […]

We just got back from a 2D/1N trip to Johor with some friends. It was the boys’ first time sitting in a bus for such long hours but time flies when we have great company as there were two other children with us on this trip.  It was fun playing tourist in Johor. One of the places we visited is the CROWN arch at Istana Bukit Serene in Johor Bahru. The Istana Bukit Serene is the […]

It’s December. Are you feeling festive yet?  We definitely are. Look at the cheeky little Ayden  The house is filled with Christmas medleys played by Ethan on the piano.  Here is one of the boys’ favourite – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. By the way, since we are talking about Reindeers, the Christmas decor at The Curve is beautiful this year complete with flying reindeers and Santa on his sleigh. I did not spot Rudolph though […]

Happy Nut.. that’s what my boys call Pistachio nuts.  We super love this nut and today, we are going to try baking cookies with it. Today’s cookies is super simple to bake. No mixer is required as we are using the knead method.  It is our first try yet I am happy to report that it is a success!  Ingredients: 350g self-raising flour 100g pistachio nuts (coarsely chopped) 75g chocolate chips 100g fine sugar 175g […]

There is a little piece of Barcelona set on the first floor of the new lifestyle mall Sky Avenue at Resorts World Genting. La Fiesta, Sky Avenue T2-29, Level 1, Sky Avenue Genting One of the more notable Spanish restaurants, La Fiesta is designed in traditional Catalan eatery style, with tiled arches, an earthy palette and muted lighting with 85 seating capacity. Cosy and intimate, La Fiesta is a place for great Spanish food such as […]

It’s the Season of Celebration at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel. Celebrate this festive season at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel as WACS Global Master Chef Helmut Lamberger and his team have crafted superb festive feasts to please all palates on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Our family was privileged to be invited to the preview of their festive dinner buffets recently. Beautifully set-up table with a Christmas tree-shaped napkin. Christmas […]

It’s the school holidays. Guess who needs a break more than the boys? Yes, ME (not forgetting the Daddy too). Having two active boys at home 24/7 is no joke. I need my ME time before I go crazy but being a stay-at-home-mom with no baby sitter, it is almost impossible to get any pampering done as there won’t be anyone to care for the boys. But all hope is not lost as I found […]

How familiar are you with this picture below? This scenario is almost impossible to avoid if we are on the road these days and the fact is, we do spend a lot of our time stuck in traffic travelling from one point to the other. Being in the comfort of our car, we are unfortunately not sparred from air pollution. We rely on our air-conditioning system for the air circulation in our vehicle yet their […]

Whenever we are up in Genting, we always hunt for hot food as it is pretty cooling up here. We were shopping at Genting Highlands Premium Outlet last weekend when we got cold and hungry. One of the food outlet nearest to GHPO is Tyrant Seafood Plateau. It’s so close that Genting Highlands Premium Outlet is visible from where we were seated. Tyrant Seafood Plateau Level 2, 2-6 Awana SkyCentral They are well-known for their […]

SkySymphony at SkyAvenue, Resorts World Genting is the first multimedia winch attraction in Asia. It is also the largest permanent winch installation in Asia. We were up at Resorts World Genting on the 1st December and got the opportunity to witness the launch of the Christmas edition of winch performance and appearance by Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Santa Claus and friends at the Time Square of SkyAvenue.  The largest Snoopy we have ever seen. Standing tall […]

Sparkle & Shine, it’s Christmas!  Christmas came early for us as we attended Eastin Hotel Kuala Lumpur’s media preview recently. Eastin Hotel Kuala Lumpur 13 Jalan 16/11 Pusat Dagangan Seksyen 16 46350 Petaling Jaya Selangor Tel: 03-7665 1111 ext 183 Eastin Hotel Kuala Lumpur is easily one of our favourite hotels as they always take extra effort to make any festivities special and memorable for their dining guests. This year, diners for the Christmas Eve buffet […]

Ayden has been requesting to bake cupcakes ever since he saw Peppa Pig eating one. Now that we have an oven, he is allowed to bake almost anything he wishes. We start with his longtime request for cupcakes.  I asked him what cupcake he wants and he answered, “Cheese!”  Since we still have cream cheese in our fridge, I decided to let them bake Chocolate Cheese Cupcake today. Chocolate Cheese Cupcake Look at how excited […]

We were up in Resorts World Genting again last weekend. I know it’s insane but there are so many new stuffs to explore here that we just can’t resist especially since it is the school holidays and takes only an hour drive from our place.  We stayed at Awana Genting Resort this time around so we took the opportunity to ride the new Awana SkyWay up to SkyAvenue. For a more spectacular experience, we decided […]

My house smells like a bakery these days with the amount of baking we did. Chinese New Year is just two months away so I am busy perfecting our festive cookies recipes. I wanted to work on Christmas cookies but I’m really no good at it. Maybe next year, let me take lessons first *sweat* Today’s recipe sharing is one of the most popular Chinese New Year cookie – Cranberry Cornflakes Cookies. I’ve always love […]

From today onwards, you’ll be reading quite a lot on makan places up in Resorts World Genting as we’ve been spending quite a lot of time here.  For today, I’ll be sharing on this popular snack – Street Churros at SkyAvenue. Street Churros Lot No T2-12, Level 2, Sky Avenue, Genting Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Phone: 03-6101 3110 It was 10am. We had just arrive after an hour drive up so we thought why […]

Best known for their XO Fish Head noodles, we usually frequent the very first Goon Wah Fish Head outlet in Kuchai Lama, KL as I simply love fish head noodles especially milky ones like Goon Wah’s.  Goon Wah Fish Head Level 4, T2C-35 SkyAvenue Mall Genting Highlands 69000 Pahang Darul Makmur We ordered the Claypot XO Fish Meat on the Bone at RM25 / pot Claypot XO Fish Meat on the Bone  Super love the bubbling […]

Sharp Malaysia Sales & Service Company Sdn Bhd recently launched its new product line-up on Wednesday, 22 November 2017, featuring its new technologies and tagline – “Be Original”. It was announced during the launch, of Sharp’s direction for future growth at creating an 8K Ecosystem and products with Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things or simply referred to as AloT in short.  The products launched are Two AQUOS series 4K TVs, an air conditioner and […]

Who is a fan of cheesecakes? We are! My little chefs are crazy over anything cheese.  In fact, the boys love baking their own cheesecakes and just recently they baked chocolate cheese cupcakes. But you know, like any great chefs (or bakers) out there, they need from time to time sample the very best and popular cheesecakes out there in able to improve themselves  This brings us to Tokyo Secret. Well known for their cheese […]

The school term holidays and school festive holidays for year 2018 have been announced on the Ministry of Education Malaysia’ website. 2018 School Term and Holidays For schools in Kedah, Johor, Kelantan and Terengganu For schools in Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya. 2018 School Festive Holidays Now that the cuti perayaan and cuti penggal 2018 dates are all out, hurry make your holiday […]

One fact you should know about me is that I dislike hot weather nor can I stand cold temperatures. Last weekend when we were up in Resorts World Genting, it was extremely cold at 16C during the day. The view from the car park. It was so foggy, vision was extremely limited. It was that cold.  I had to drink something hot to warm me up otherwise I’ll be walking around with a leaking nose […]