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. 💛

Father’s Day 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013June 18, 2013 by Shireen

It was a day for the dads on Sunday but the hubs let his angels and me choose the venue for lunch. Since we were at The Gardens (well, our main intention was to go to Professor, the uniform shop to get Alycia some stuff), we chose Sushi Zanmai again. It’s pretty much a suspense…

Pure Banana Ice Cream

Posted on June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 by Shireen

My Shimono food processor is by far the most used and most loved electrical kitchen gadget I have ever gotten for myself. I use it almost everyday. Ever since I bought my Shimono, I seldom take away road-side food for breakfast for I would prefer to make myself some healthy smoothies and jams for my…

Magazine Subscription Deals

Posted on June 13, 2013October 22, 2013 by Shireen

I have always wished that one of these days, in the not too distant future, a big opportunity will come knocking on our door which will enable us all to relocate back to our hometown up North. We could save so much more money living in that quiet and peaceful city where the hubs and…

Cooking Sunny Side Ups

Posted on June 12, 2013June 13, 2013 by Shireen

Of my three girls, Alycia is the most finicky when it comes to food. While Sherilyn and Cass will wallop everything that I cook and often leave lots of compliments on how nice the food taste, it is truly a challenge to please my eldest, whom I think has inherited her foodie daddy’s pernickety taste…

What We Have Been Up To During The School Holidays

Posted on June 10, 2013June 10, 2013 by Shireen

I just realized this morning that I have not updated this blog for almost 6 days! Busy, busy, busy!! School holidays plus being maidless. Just before the school holidays started, our part-time maid who comes in everyday sent me a text message to tell me that she wanted to stop working. Thankfully it was the…

13th Wedding Anniversary

Posted on June 1, 2013March 20, 2018 by Shireen

27 May 2013 marked the 13th anniversary of our wedding. And the best gift is being able to celebrate it with the hubs and our 3 angels. We had an enjoyable time at the Westin Hotel over the weekend and had the usual cake cutting cum photo session at home to mark our 13th…

Weekend Getaway At Westin KL – 26 to 27 May 2013

Posted on May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 by Shireen

Our stay at Westin Hotel KL has been a once yearly routine for the past few years as the hubs is entitled to a 1-night free room stay when he renews his membership with the hotel group. This will be our very last time staying at Westin as we have been informed that Westin is…

Short Getaway at Westin Hotel – 26 to 27 May 2013

Posted on May 27, 2013May 27, 2013 by Shireen

We just got back from our short getaway at Westin Hotel, KL. Will do the updates tomorrow and more pix to come. I need time to transfer the pix from my phone to my desktop PC. Right now, I need to settle 3 loads of dirty laundry and reply to a long list of emails…

I Am Going To Melt!

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Shireen

As I am typing this post, the girls are now at the pool, attending swimming lesson. Today has been an exceptionally hot and humid day. You can see from the picture that the temperature is 35 degrees Celsius. I do not even feel like sitting under the cabana to watch them swim. I am already…

Bye Bye School, Welcome Holidays!

Posted on May 22, 2013May 21, 2013 by Shireen

Today is Cass’ kindy’s parents-teachers day where the parents will meet the teachers and collect the child’s report card. I wonder how she has fared in her first ever classroom style exam. For BM, she has just started to master suku kata and has just started to get the hang of stringing the suku katas…

Hot Hot Day Again

Posted on May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 by Shireen

Today is another skin grilling, super hot, hazy and humid day. A 15-minute laundry hanging at my balcony at 10am, with streaks of burning hot sun rays roasting my skin all over made me perspire as if I had spent half an hour in the sauna, I kid you not. Yesterday I looked at myself…

My Monday – 20 May 2013

Posted on May 20, 2013May 20, 2013 by Shireen

This week is bound to be a nail-bitting 4 days for me from today through Thursday. My 3 daughters will bring home their Mid-Term test papers for me to sign. I think Alycia is going to be A-OK with her overall results. I have no idea how Sherilyn and Cass have fared. While Sherilyn is…

Do you have any incentive scheme for your child to study hard and to score well?

Posted on May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 by Shireen

It’s been almost 2 years and Alycia is still not through with her craze over the mouse series, Geronimo Stilton. She also favors Wimpy Kid, Enid Blyton, Famous Five, Ronald Dahl, Helen Moss, James Lee and any type of manga and comics. Well, basically this girl just loves to read books and magazines except her…

Beet Root Smoothies

Posted on May 15, 2013May 15, 2013 by Shireen

Today, I made some healthy smoothies with beet root, the root that is a well-known powerhouse of antioxidants and soluble fiber. With one medium size beet root, I made: 1) beet root + green apple + chia seeds smoothie for myself. I used about 3/4 of the beet root and 1 whole green apple….

Scorching Hot Weather

Posted on May 14, 2013May 14, 2013 by Shireen

The weather for the past few days has been killing! A 5-minute stroll in the open air during the day when the sun is scorching hot can literally grill your skin till it browns with sweat sizzling out from every single pore on your body. It is so hot that I have to shower 3-4…

Exam Season Yet Again

Posted on May 13, 2013May 13, 2013 by Shireen

It’s the most dreaded time of the year again. This time, I have 3 times the amount of stress as Cass is in her 2nd last year of kindy and has to sit for the twice-yearly exam as well. Today, I spent my morning doing revision with Cass. It is a kindy holiday for Cass…

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