Author: Shireen

I’m a 50+ mum of three grown daughters, now back in my beautiful hometown of Ipoh and slowly rebuilding a quieter, gentler life. After years between Ipoh and KL, I’ve returned to my roots to spend time with my parents in their 80s, my soul-healing cat, and the simple things that matter most. I blog and vlog about family life, home cooking, Ipoh food finds, and everyday moments that make this season of life meaningful. I do product reviews and accept sponsored posts on my blogs. I hope you'll enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy sharing my day-to-day adventures and mostly boring ranting :P Thanks for being here. 💛

Hungry? Order Food Online from Foodpanda Malaysia!

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Shireen

Do you often find yourself too tired after a long day’s work and that the last thing you want to do is to cook? This is actually a common problem among many busy people and they often find using a food delivery option much better than going out. If you want to order pizza, you…

Of Exams and Results – IQ or EQ Is More Important?

Posted on April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 by Shireen

As the girls grow, I tend to be less uptight in their exam results. I used to have a hangup and obsession with test results, placing emphasis especially on Alycia as I know that she can be groomed to excel. Lately, I have learned to let go. I don’t revise with her anymore. She prefers…

Hydrogen Water Facts

Posted on April 21, 2015August 21, 2017 by Shireen

My dear friend who introduced me to Izumio Hydrogen Water attended a seminar on hydrogen water in Singapore and later in KL a few days ago. She has jotted down notes from the seminar and shared them with me. Now, let me share with you the goodness of hydrogen water. Hydrogen Facts 1. Even when…

Video Of Sherilyn Doing A Handstand

Posted on April 20, 2015April 21, 2015 by Shireen

Kids, do not attempt this stunt at home without adult supervision!! Finally Sherilyn did the handstand stunt that she’s always wanted to do in her choreographed hip hop dance. After practising this stunt on end on Saturday, she finally got it! No. of times viewed = 114

Fool-Proof Way Of Tenderizing Beef Steaks Naturally, Anyone?

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by Shireen

And so this is the black pepper steak that I pan-fried last night. It was my first time pay-frying beef steaks. I had done my homework by googling on ways of tenderizing the meat (with salt for half hour) and how long to pan-fry on each side. I even used a timer to time the…

Dinner – 15 April 2015 (Exam Week)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Shireen

I spent the entire afternoon today helping Cass revise for her Math test tomorrow. Have you ever tried teaching a language that is so foreign to you to another person who is still very shallow in the language? Like blind leading the blind? Dang it, the feeling is indescribable. Very very frustrating and head-banging-on-the-wall kinda…

HFM’s Version of Thai-Style Grilled Fish

Posted on April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 by Shireen

My love for kafir lime leaves was recently renewed when I bought at small punnet from a supermarket near my place. As I do not use a lot of it it my dishes, I have more than enough to use these leaves everyday, in most of my dishes. The unused leaves are now kept in…

iprice Coupons – Asia’s Best Website for Discount, Coupon and Voucher Code

Posted on April 13, 2015May 3, 2017 by Shireen

I was googling for discount codes to shop for a sports watch for myself when I stumbled upon iprice.my, one of Asia’s best websites for discount, coupon and voucher codes. iprice offers online coupon codes and best deal for web stores such as Zalora, Lazada, Air Asia, Jacob Time, Expedia, Qoo10, Food Panda, FoxySales and…

Symptoms of A Body Detox

Posted on April 10, 2015August 21, 2017 by Shireen

About a week after I started taking Izumio hydrogen water and Super Lutein, I started to have rashes on my right arm. The rashes first erupted with an itch, followed by a layer of bumpy rash on the surface of the skin. I knew that the rashes are one of the symptoms of a body…

Babytots@Play Creative Play & Learn Centre

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Shireen

Kids love listening to music and experts say it might even help their cognitive development. Now there’s evidence that it may make little ones healthier as well! According to music therapists, certain tones, rhythms, and vibrations can help treat various medical and behavioral problems. Songs with soothing melody and steady rhythm can also calm a…

Cassandra Turns 7 Today!

Posted on April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 by Shireen

This morning while Cass was dressing up for school, I asked her what cake she wanted us to get for her, to which I got this reply… “I don’t want any birthday cake. I only want to get healed. What is more important than being healed from incontinence right? Think of how much money you…

Our Easter Sunday – 5 April 2015

Posted on April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 by Shireen

After church, we had Japanese at Edo Ichi @ Nexus, Bangsar South. Cold noodles with cold broth and raw quail’s eggs but err, we find the raw egg mixture too yucky and omitted it in the cold broth. Green tea ice-cream with red bean. Not my idea, of course. I don’t…

Classroom Stories From Cass

Posted on April 3, 2015April 4, 2015 by Shireen

Cass today… Cass – mummy, you know, today J touched my… butt! Me (GASPED!) – what? WHY?? Cass – I was walking in the classroom and he used his hand to touch my butt when I passed his desk. Me – did you tell your class teacher? Cass – yes and teacher whacked J on…

Awesome Rawsome Lunch – 2 April 2015

Posted on April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 by Shireen

Yesterday was awesome rawsome lunch day for me. I do that twice or thrice a week, for lunch. Today is yet another day of going raw for lunch, well almost, but I will be adding an egg to increase my hemoglobin levels. I am anemic, caused by heavy menses, which in turn is contributed by…

Izumio Hydrogen Water and Super Lutein

Posted on April 1, 2015August 21, 2017 by Shireen

Someone is very excited as she is opening a box of treasure! It’s a box of health treasure – Izumio hydrogen water, all the way from Japan! For those of you who know me well, I am not someone who can be easily convinced to buy a product, especially if it’s one from MLM companies,…

Rice Cooker Whole Tomato Rice

Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 by Shireen

I hate Mondays! Mondays = hectic. Yesterday, Alycia told me this “mummy, if there is one word to describe Mondays, it is HATE! I wish there was a ‘I Hate Mondays’ shirt that I can buy to wear to describe how I feel!” LOL!! Since Sunday, Cass has been telling me how much she hated…

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