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. 💛

Health Freak Mommy is 42!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Shireen

A year older but a year wiser. I turned 42 yesterday! Sometimes people think I am at the wrong side of 40 (and even 30 at times!) and I feel flattered. You can be as old as the hills but as long as you feel young at heart, age is nothing but numbers. The…

Holding My Mind Ransom

Posted on March 29, 2015March 30, 2015 by Shireen

Kids these days are super manipulative. With access to online social media platforms, the internet and the newspapers, my 12-year old knows more than I do sometimes. After all, she has more free time on hand to read during her leisure time whereas my free time is like just ten minutes a day – when…

Dealing with Reality

Posted on March 29, 2015March 30, 2015 by Shireen

When death occurs, it can be challenging for loved ones and family members to function properly. There is a natural time of grief that is necessary and is quite healthy. At the same time, various items must be addressed after the death of a loved one occurs. Resting Place Options After the death of a…

Our Sunday – 22 March 2015

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Shireen

Everyone started their day early today. By 10am, we left the house for KL Sentral station for the mil to check in for her flight to Hong Kong. Once that was done, we hurried to Mid Valley Megamall to have breakfast at Han Room, after which hubs bought nyonya kuih from Nyonya Colors for the…

Awesome Pawsome Cass

Posted on March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 by Shireen

Last night, I felt really blessed. While everyone else was watching TV, Cass gave me a massage on my problematic right hand. Actually I had forgotten all about massaging my hand to loosen the taut muscles and veins. I have hand numbness and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The physiotherapist that we saw on Wednesday taught…

My Thursday Breakfast At Doiffee Cafe – 19 March 2015

Posted on March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 by Shireen

My breakfast today was with just hubs and Alycia. It’s really been a while where only the three of us had a meal together. The last time we did that was 11 years ago when Alycia was just a baby (she was our only child then), our very much loved baby girl whom…

Our Saturday – 14 March 2015

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Shireen

After Cass’ Yamaha pop piano class today (her 6th lesson), I picked up Sherilyn from the enrichment center and then had lunch at an Indian restaurant. Hubs, whose office is just a few steps away joined us for lunch. After a carb-laden lunch, hubs suggested to have gourmet coffee at Les Deux Garcons, a French…

Dedicated Teacher

Posted on March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 by Shireen

Since the start of this year, Sherilyn has been telling me how happy she is with her class teacher. From what Sherilyn has been describing to me, this teacher sounds like a rare gem. It is darn hard to find a teacher who really has the passion for teaching and takes pride in what she/he…

School Stories From Cass – 11 March 2015

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Shireen

Cass came back from school yesterday with her school bag that looked as if it was about to burst out its contents at anytime. I helped her carry it and gawd, my shoulder was lop-sided and it hurt! I think her school bag weighed over 7kg, at least. Cass told me that the principal informed…

Smoothie Of The Day – 10 March 2015

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Shireen

Today’s smoothie for everyone composes of 3 navel oranges, 1 organic Juliet apple, 6 Korean sweet strawberries and 1 baby cucumber with about 1 cup fresh coconut water and about 1 cup of Florida’s Natural orange juice. I bought this USA imported Florida’s Natural fresh orange juice as there was a buy-1-free-1 promotion at a…

Cassandra’s Yamaha Pop Piano Course – Starting With Keyboard

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Shireen

Cass attended her 5th pop piano course at Yamaha last Saturday. She was introduced to the bass clef (left hand on the piano) and learned some theory in her 5th lesson. Cass can now play a handful of simple songs from the book on her keyboard that her grandaunt has lent us. When she goes…

School Stories From Cass – 6 March 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 by Shireen

Cass came back from school today with hair that looked as if she was just caught in a typhoon. Her plastic bun holder was almost falling off from her hair. The black hair clips were dangling loosely from her hair. Strands of hair were straying everywhere. I was curious to know why her hair was…

School Stories From Cass

Posted on March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by Shireen

Conversation with my school-loving Cass yesterday… Cass – mummy, today A got beaten by the BM teacher for not doing her homework! Me – Oh no!! Did A cry? C – no Me – and what did the teacher say to A for not doing her homework? C- Cikgu Ch** said “now I beat with…

Our School-Going Tuesday – 3 March 2015

Posted on March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 by Shireen

Girls busy at work at the Yap’s residence today… Cass doing her homework from school. As I am typing this post, she is practising piano on her keyboard now. Her passion in learning the piano is still burning and I hope it stays this way 🙂 Alycia who just got back from school is…

Life Of A Primary 1 Girl

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 by Shireen

This is a daily affair for Cass on a school-going day – she comes home from school at 2ish pm, washes up, has her lunch and after lunch, she gets so knackered that she snoozes away for at least an hour… at the dining table! Sometimes she dozes off while sitting on the throne in…

WonderMama X @ Avenue K, KL

Posted on February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 by Shireen

On the 3rd day of CNY, we went to Avenue K for a late lunch at our favorite ramen restaurant – Bankara Ramen. After lunch, everyone had their dose of retail therapy and bought what they wanted. Dinner was at one of my favorite restaurants at Avenue K – WonderMama X. WonderMama X serves inimitable…

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