FollowHaru’s spay surgery will be postponed to next Tuesday as she’s having a tummy upset. I brought Haru to the vet’s two days ago and Dr Ben gave her some meds for two days. Today is the 3rd day and Haru’s appetite is still not back yet. She refuses to drink water and is not…
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Get In Shape For The Holiday Season
I think I must be the only person who has not gained any weight during the prolonged lockdown caused by the protracted pandemic. In fact, I lost quite a bit of weight and my skin turned a few shades tanner as a result of my daily jogs under the sizzling morning sun. The weight loss…
Haru’s Impending Spay Surgery
This is Haru in a super cute cat romper with prints of doughnuts. This romper is a post-surgery recovery suit for cats and dogs. I got it from Shopee for Haru to wear after her spay surgery this Thursday. But Haru is having a tummy upset again! Her poop is mushy after her second heat…
Get Some Family Matching Outfits For The Coming Holiday Season
I had big plans for the year 2020. I had planned for a year-end vacation with my family and parents to some Asian countries – Japan, Vietnam, Korea or Taiwan, as a treat to my girls for completing their major government exams last year. I even planned for our family to wear family matching outfits…
Spanish Paella
Our teenage chef whipped up Spanish Paella for dinner early this week. It’s loaded with fish, prawns and homemade sausages. For the grain, she used Japanese rice. It tastes as good as the one that we had at the farmers’ market in Auckland years ago For the leftover Paella, Sherilyn baked it the next day.…
Sherilyn & Cassandra’s 2nd Pfizer Shot (Monday, 18 October 2021)
The entire process at Axiata Arena yesterday was completed in under an hour, including a 15-minute post-shot observation period. While the youths waited at the observation area after their shots, all the parents were asked to leave the hall and to wait outside, under the hot scorching sun at 12 noon ?. The entire process…
The 5 Best Polo Shirts for Men this Fall 2021
The first polo shirt was designed by René Lacoste, the French seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion in the 1920 and ‘30s. He invented the signature polo shirt as he felt that his tennis outfit was stiff and uncomfortable during tournaments. That’s how the polo shirt was born, so that Lacoste could wear them comfortably in…
Sherilyn & Cassandra’s 2nd Dose Pfizer Shot
Tomorrow will be Sherilyn and Cass’ 2nd dose Pfizer shot. I’m already starting to feel anxious over whether they’ll get side effects or not. Alycia had high fever (39C) with body aches the day after her 2nd shot. Sherilyn was out of sorts after her 1st shot with mild fever, mild difficulty in breathing and…
Swimwear For All
With most people already fully vaccinated against Covid, the world is finally reopening. This means that we will slowly but surely see some semblance of normalcy in our lives again. People are crossing states to visit loved ones whom they have not seen for more than a year. Border curbs are finally being eased and…
Haru In Our Home
Gnoce, A Cheaper Alternative to Pandora
A few years ago, the hubs gave me a pair of Pandora earrings for Christmas. It was a very pretty pair of silver earrings but I still haven’t got the chance to wear it because of the prolonged lockdown. It would be just lovely to get a matching charm bracelet and necklace from Pandora. I’ve…
How Covid-19 Changed Shopping Habits
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the globe. It has changed almost every aspect of our lifestyle and routine, our spending power, our priorities and our shopping habits. The prolonged lockdown in almost every part of the world has forced everyone to change the way they shop. Even as the world is opening up with most…
Should You Do Intermittent Fasting During Menopause
If you’ve been researching different fasting schedules and started ordering your own intermittent fasting mints, chances are you’re interested in trying out intermittent fasting for yourself. However, if you’re currently going through menopause, you may have some questions as to whether fasting is helpful or even safe during this time. Menopause can come with a…
Sourdough Starter – Part 4 (The End)
Korean boiled pork (Bossam) – For A Contest
Sherilyn dished out a Korean boiled pork (Bossam) platter with sides of egg rolls, spicy radish salad, Napa cabbage kimchi and Ssamjang dipping sauce for an online contest organized by Green N Fresh. She made everything herself. It took Sherilyn 2 days to assemble her submission – 1 day for the napa cabbage kimchi and…
Cassandra’s Biology Experiment – Sourdough Starter (Part 3)
Since the remainder of Knox seemed to have died as he didn’t rise after Cass continued feeding him, I advised Cass to discard Knox and to make a new ‘baby’. I went to the baking supplies shop to get her some cheap flour as she’s been using her grandma’s expensive imported bread flour from Japan!…