How to Ensure a Dog Ages Gracefully

Dogs begin to slow down and deteriorate in health as they become older. Old age in dogs begins during the eighth year of life for many breeds. Even if a dog is still acting youthful in its older years, preventative care will help the pet to continue to stay in good health. Many health problems…

Clearly Straightening The Teeth

One of the worst things that it seems teenagers can hear is that they have to wear braces. While some teens despise the aligners that will give a beautiful smile, there is an option with Invisalign St. Louis orthodontist offices offer that could be a little more comfortable than the traditional metal brackets. An advantage…

My Wednesday – 6 January 2016

Haih… and so the nasty chi that circulated around me yesterday attacked me right up to the moment I clambered onto bed at the stroke of midnight.  I thought that after calling it off for the day, the bad chi would end but NAY! The moment I plonked onto bed, I felt a crick on…

Bad Day

This is one of the rules of a typical Chinese school that I really hate! Hair cannot be more than 5cm below the ears. Wait, there’s more. No concave style. No stylo mylo cut. Only plain Bob! If you want to keep bangs, make sure they are clipped up with only BLACK hair pins or…

First Day Of School – 4 January 2016

On the first day of school today, everything went pretty smoothly 🙂 I was a tad insomniac though. I guess I was paranoia that I could not hear my alarm clock and mobile phone alarm ringing at 4:45am. At around 3ish am, I heard the sound of a newborn baby crying its lungs out, all…

Our First Sunday in 2016 (3 January 2016)

Today is the last day of the girls’ 6-week long school holidays. Woohoo, finally we are thrown back into reality and routine. I like routine. I miss my pre-dawn swim in the chilly pool, the walk at the tracks during pre-dawn in sheer peace, silence and darkness and workout in the gym in the early morning….

Last Day of 2015 & First Day of 2016

Our dinner on the last day of 2015 was at Super Tanker Restaurant with our regular group of friends. The wait for the food to arrive was incredibly long and by the time we finished eating, it was already 10ish pm.  Nonetheless, the food was superb as always. I did not snap pictures of the dishes…

Hubby’s Birthday – 30 December 2015

Pix taken over dinner today at Koyaku Japanese Restaurant, to celebrate the man’s 44th birthday 🙂 The ume and strawberries steeped in alcohol in big transparent jars lining up the bar caught my attention. I casually mentioned to the hubby that I love drinking Umeshu and before I knew it, he ordered a glass for…

Boxing Day – 26 December 2015

We had visitors at our place on Boxing Day! My parents, brother, SIL and niece from Singapore came for a short 3-day 2-night stay. Our girls were so happy to see them again. My dad got loads of hugs from Cass and Raelyn. One calls him ‘koong koong’ and the other calls him ‘yeh yeh’….

Big Brother’s Birthday and Dong Zhi Dinner at Kok Thai Restaurant, Ipoh

We had big brother Ray’s birthday dinner cum Dong Zhi dinner at Restoran Kok Thai @ Ipoh Garden East on 22 December 2015. Kok Thai is our most favored restaurant in good old Ipoh.  It’s just a stone’s throw away from my parents and the food is cheap, pretty, awesome (translated from Cantonese, i.e. pang…

Treating Sore Throat, Cough And Phlegm Naturally

When we were in Hong Kong, we had really rich and ‘heaty’ food almost daily. On the second night in Hong Kong, the adults went for a snake meal, where almost every dish that was served had snake meat or other exotic meat in it.  Many people flock to eat snake meat during winter in…

Our Sunday In Ipoh – 20 December 2015

Today is chillaxing day at home for the kids and me, while my dear papa and mum are slogging in the kitchen to prepare all our favorite food. Papa has been working in the kitchen doing all the prep for tonight’s  home-cooked dishes while mum has been prepping the black sesame paste, peanut paste, pandan…

Back In Ipoh

After a horrendous bumper-to-bumper crawl on almost the entire stretch of highway on the Perak side, we arrived Ipoh 3 hours+ later. It would normally only take 2 hours by car to reach Ipoh.  My bladder almost exploded and I had a massive tummy ache from an overly expanded bladder and a growling tummy, OUCH!…

Home-cooked Dinner – 18 December 2015

It’s fridge-clearing day every Friday and here’s what I dished out today… ABC soup – Sakura chicken (breast and drumsticks) with carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, lots of onions, pepper corn and sweet corns. Sauteed organic brinjal with ‘tau cheong’ sauce, minced meat, tomato and organic ‘lai park’ veggie.  Used a little ABC soup to give this dish…

Hong Kong Trip – Day 3 (8 December 2015)

We went to Ocean Park today. The last time I was there was in 1994, with my mum during our Hong Kong and Bangkok tour together. WOW, 21 years ago!  Boy,  have I aged and how did time pass by so quickly??! Though it is my second visit to Ocean Park, I enjoyed myself thoroughly…