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. 💛

Our 2013 Valentines Day

Posted on February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 by Shireen

Today the mil and the hubs’ aunt brought Alycia and Sherilyn to Mid Valley Megamall for lunch and shopping. Hubs was at a client’s function and so could not bring them out. And I was just too lazy to go out as we have been going out almost everyday during the CNY holiday. I just…

First Day Of Our Year Of Sssssssssnake

Posted on February 10, 2013February 10, 2013 by Shireen

We had our reunion dinner at the hubs’ uncle’s house yesterday. Everyone was hissing with laughter, tossing yee sang and feasting on lots of rich CNY dishes from chicken (organic chicken) to pomfret fish, loads of pork dishes, braised mushrooms with sea cucumber, duck, gigantic prawns, several veggie dishes, soup and an array of CNY…

Last Day Of School Before CNY

Posted on February 8, 2013February 8, 2013 by Shireen

Little Miss Social Butterfly donning on her cheongsam (from my online store) for a cheongsam parade in school today. In addition, she also took part in a lantern-making contest last week. Today, she will be going up the stage to receive her ang pow as a reward to the lantern-making participants. She can’t wait and…

Answering Back Rudely

Posted on February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 by Shireen

My almost 5-yo baby girl has a very bad habit lately. She has learned to answer me back, in a curt way that is! Example of how she likes to answer me back… After umpteen times asking her to go to the bathroom to pee, I finally blew my top. Me – go and wee…

Creamy, Nutty, Fruity Sandwich

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Shireen

Here is my creamy, nutty and fruity sandwich on 100% wholewheat Massimo bread. I’ll bet no one could guess what the fillings are for the bread eh? Wholewheat bread with light cream cheese spread, homemade marmalade jam and young grated coconut — so wholesome, full of fibre and lip smacking. I still prefer bread for…

Kobe Beef Lunch – Sunday, 3 Feb 2013

Posted on February 3, 2013February 3, 2013 by Shireen

Here’s our homecooked lunch today, which is the first meal that the mil whipped up for us since her return from Hong Kong yesterday. 1) Kobe beef #5, flown from Japan to Hong Kong, which the mil brought back from Hong Kong yesterday 2) Super sweet and juicy cherries which the mil brought back from…

How Are Shark Babies Born?

Posted on February 2, 2013February 2, 2013 by Shireen

Rascal #2 was doing her Science in Mandarin homework (Standard 2) today and she came to a tricky question. The question asks which animals give birth to babies the way a human is being birthed, i.e. without being hatched from an egg. I could help her on most of the animals until I saw the…

Our Typical School Going Day

Posted on February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 by Shireen

5am – I wake up at 5am sharp. Strictly no time to swipe my handphone alarm and then go back for a short snooze, coz if I do that….. I’m in for BIG trouble! I do some house work and computer work. Then fix the girls’ lunch boxes and milk. 5:45am – The girls wake…

Our Dinner – Thursday, 31 Jan 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013January 31, 2013 by Shireen

I have been feeling under the weather since yesterday. Yesterday my throat and congested nose were really bad. Today, the congestion on my nose has eased a little but still unable to breathe through my nose — and I hate breathing through my mouth. I could hardly smell and taste my food. No appetite to…

Guess Who We Chanced Upon Today?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Shireen

While shopping for shoes and handbag at Aldo boutique @ Bangsar Village today, I bumped into someone with such a familiar face. At a brief glance, I thought she looked like Chui Ling but I wasn’t too sure as she was so dressed down and without any make-up. But when she smiled, aha, her trademark…

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Posted on January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 by Shireen

Just had to snap a pic of this gigantic rainbow arching from KLCC after a heavy downpour here in KL today. The girls could not be more excited to see such a big rainbow arching across the sky. Picture taken from the 5th floor of our condo unit @ 7:15pm. Did you see the rainbow…

Time Flies When You’re Too Busy

Posted on January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 by Shireen

Just now I glanced at the clock and my eyes almost popped out! As I am typing this post, it is already 12:15pm and in just 5 minutes, I have to pick Cass up from school! But but but… I have not done so many things YET and I want to complete them all before…

Finding A Home Tutor At Your Finger Tips

Posted on January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 by Shireen

Remember a few months back I wrote about this great online home tuition website in Malaysia? And you know what? I actually found a tuition teacher from this website to tutor BM to my 2 older girls! Ah, the amazing power of the internet! You can buy and get everything and anything from the internet! …

Shopping Through Skype!

Posted on January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by Shireen

The girls’ tai koo ma Skyped them from Hong Kong yesterday. She was at the shopping mall and wanted to get them each a pair of ballet flats. I think she Skyped from her iPad and the girls were super excited and happy to be able to choose their shoes via Skype. It’s shopping in…

Olive Baby Products From New Zealand

Posted on January 22, 2013January 29, 2013 by Shireen

I received a box of surprise from the courier delivery guy last week. I was not expecting any stock from my suppliers, so what could be inside the box?! I could not wait to find out! I quickly ripped open the box and surprise awaited me… I saw a couple of exclusive Olive Baby products!…

Red Wine, Garlic and Onion Roast Chicken for Dinner – 21 Jan 2013

Posted on January 22, 2013October 21, 2016 by Shireen

Here’s the fuss-free, sweat-free and easy to prep dinner that I dished out yesterday. Roast chicken drumsticks (chopped into bite size) with garlic, onion, tomato and red bell pepper. In the morning, I marinated the chicken with HP sauce, soy sauce, Manuka honey, pepper, mixed herbs and some left over red wine in the fridge….

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