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. 💛

Meal In A Jiffy – Braised Chicken Thigh

Posted on January 8, 2014January 9, 2014 by Shireen

The first new dish that I cooked for 2014 is my own version of ‘loh kai pei’ (braised chicken thighs). This is SO easy to prepare and the taste was top notch, according to my monsters 🙂 Here’s what I used, based on what I could find in my fridge. The chicken need not be…

New Year’s Eve & Happy 2014

Posted on January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 by Shireen

Though I had a very turbulent time in 2013, I must say that the last few days of 2013 were one of my best for the year. I’ve had innumerable depressing days contributed by the kids, online business and family matters but I’m glad that I managed to surmount them all and my head was…

Happy 2014 Peeps!

Posted on January 2, 2014January 2, 2014 by Shireen

Hello everyone, it’s the second day of 2014 today! Today is the first day of school for this year for my 3 girls. There were no first day of school blues. No whining, no fussing, no dilly-dallying from anyone. All 3 girls were raring to go back to school. And I was so raring to…

Good-bye 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013December 31, 2013 by Shireen

Today has been a very busy and hectic day for me. I have been busy the whole morning with customers’ orders, had to finish off some house chores and pack our bags before we leave (in an hour’s time) to a hotel to count-down to the new year with our group of friends. This is…

Eventful Night At Marina Bay Sands, Singapore (15 December 2013)

Posted on December 27, 2013December 27, 2013 by Shireen

On our second night in Singapore, we went to the world-famous Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort to check out the spectacular night view of the structure as well as to watch the breath-taking multimedia laser show (Wonder Full light and water show). The spectators had to be seated at the door steps, facing the waterfront….

Evening Activities In Ipoh – 22 December 2013

Posted on December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 by Shireen

This is where the girls would normally play in the evening when we are back at my parents in Ipoh. There is this Siamese temple sitting in front of a limestone cave with scenic view, located just a minute’s walk from my parents’ house. There are steep steps leading to the top of the temple….

Little Kitchen Helpers

Posted on December 23, 2013December 22, 2013 by Shireen

The girls helping koong koong and granny in the kitchen yesterday, in preparation for our Dongzhi festival dinner at home in Ipoh… The girls helped to scrape arrowroot skin and to remove peanut skin. While they were helping, granny fed them with papaya haha! I have made it compulsory for the girls to eat fruits…

Dong Zhi Festival 2013 In Ipoh

Posted on December 21, 2013December 21, 2013 by Shireen

The girls woke up very early this morning, despite hitting the sack past midnight last night. They were looking forward to follow koong koong and granny to the wet market @ Kg. Simee. Though the wet market has never been a place that I like to go to, I want my kids to get used…

Singapore Trip (14 – 16 December 2013)

Posted on December 18, 2013December 23, 2013 by Shireen

Our trip to Singapore was by far the best ever holiday for the kids. There were many firsts for the kids — first time to Singapore, first time on a privately chartered boat, first time having BBQ on a boat, first time really swimming in the sea and playing games with a group of friends…

So Much To Do

Posted on December 13, 2013December 13, 2013 by Shireen

Tomorrow is our trip to Singapore and I have not started to pack. The thought of packing for 3 kiddos plus myself and the long list of items to bring along scares me! On my living room floor is my newly arrived stock – clothes, clothes everywhere. I am supposed to send out my customers’…

The Lollipop Bribery

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Shireen

Yesterday, our dearest long-time friend – K and her boyfriend brought Alycia and Sherilyn to watch Frozen at Mid Valley Megamall. After lunch at Little Penang Cafe, while the four of them spent 2 hours at the cinema, Cass and I had our one-to-one time together. From a far, Cass spotted a carousel and bugged…

Smiley Ghosts

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Shireen

I was on the topic of ghosts and spirits with my girls yesterday. Moments later, Cass asked “mummy, how does a ghost look like?” I said I didn’t know as I have not seen one before. Then, she sketched this on her drawing pad and asked “does a ghost look like this?” I burst out…

Oven-Baked Kentucky Fried Chicken Sandwich

Posted on December 9, 2013December 9, 2013 by Shireen

Since I had a surplus of 2 pieces of KFC from Saturday’s lunch, I made oven-baked KFC sandwich today. Despite me giving specific instructions to the KFC customer service staff on the phone that I only wanted drumsticks and ribs, I was still given about 3 pieces of breast meat! And this is not the…

Little Miss Social Butterfly

Posted on December 8, 2013December 8, 2013 by Shireen

Little Miss Social Butterfly has parties and activities lined up this school holidays. Yesterday, she had a birthday party to attend. In the morning, BY – Sherilyn’s BFF since pre-school came to our house to have a pre-party girly preparation. BY helped Sherilyn paint her finger nails and choose her clothes for a ‘fashion show’…

Bak Kut Teh For Dinner

Posted on December 7, 2013December 7, 2013 by Shireen

Bak Kut Teh is one of the easiest and fastest one-pot meal to dish up for your family. When I am feeling a tad lazy to cook dinner, I will prepare Bak Kut Teh. I will throw in some hard boiled eggs, fresh Enoki mushrooms, dried Shitake mushrooms, garlic, fried soy bean sheet (foo choke)…

Alycia’s 10th Birthday

Posted on December 6, 2013December 6, 2013 by Shireen

Yesterday was my ‘precious baby’s’ 10th birthday. In the morning, I wanted to pen down a short post in each of my blogs to commemorate the happiest day of my life 10 years ago. But too many things cropped up. I had some crappy moments with my supplier, with some customers and with WORK. I…

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