Foh San dim sum was the first eatery on my To Eat List in Ipoh this trip. For the first time, everyone else in the family agreed unanimously on the eating place without any objection or giving other suggestions. I was happy and excited as my suggestion was not booed. It’s been ages since I…
Author: Shireen
Selamat Hari Raya and Happy Holidays!
I look forward not only to Chinese New Year and Christmas every year, but also to Hari Raya because of the long holiday that we get to enjoy. Just love the festive and holiday atmosphere in the air everywhere. It is also during these occasions that I get to take a long rest and break…
Science Experiment On Springs For My Primary 3 Daughter
During my revision with Alycia on Science subject before her exam last week, I found out that her understanding of the concept of spring is very shallow. She seems very confused with the correlation of the diameter of the spring and its elasticity. I am ever more surprised that her Science (in Mandarin) teacher did…
Our Sunday – 12 Aug 2012
After lunch at Ishin Japanese Restaurant @ Old Klang Road yesterday, we headed over to Antipodean @ Menara Tan and Tan to have desserts with Alan Yun and Emily Lim, our 2 local celebrity friends. My hubs and I were pretty surprised that the Antipodean outlet at Menara Tan and Tan wasn’t as packed as…
Involving The Kids In House Work
Ever since kakak went back to Indonesia for good, I involve the girls in almost every chore – hanging out, retrieving, folding and keeping the clothes, cleaning up before and after meals and cleaning up their own mess. You spill drinks, you drop food on the floor – you clean them up. Alycia was exempted…
My Loot From Ikea
Here’s my cart-full of cushions, cushion covers, floor mats, some kitchen accessories and dining ware and knick knacks from my favorite furniture shop, IKEA. Bought all of these yesterday morning after dropping off Cass at school. I told the hubs that since we needed to replace all our cushions with new ones, we better go…
First Outing Without Kakak
This is our very first dining out without a live-in maid – it was a buffet lunch at Genji Japanese restaurant @ PJ Hilton. After having the luxury to have a ‘kakak’ to help me out for the past 10 years, I now have to adjust my life living without a live-in maid. Now there…
Weekend Getaway at Hilton Sentral
Last Saturday, I made an eleventh hour decision to allow the girls to have a 1-night getaway at Hilton Sentral as daddy’s free voucher was expiring on that day. He gets a free night’s stay at Hilton Sentral every year when he renews his membership with the Hilton Hotel group. Initially I had wanted to…
Maidless At Home
2 Sunday mornings ago, we were supposed to go to church. It was madness rush as usual, with 3 dilly dallying kids who just wanted to laze around for breakfast at the dining table on a Sunday morning. I wanted to hang out the laundry first, before we left for home to take advantage of…
More On Home Delivered Food
Each time I order daily catered food, I would wait impatiently for the day to come for it to end! This is the 2nd time I am trying out daily catered food and both times, I gave up on the second day and have to ‘endure’ for 2-3 weeks for the days to reach the…
My Little Helper
My 4YO baby girl giving me a helping hand with the wet laundry. Ever since the helper left a week ago, Cass has been helping me with the laundry — hanging and keeping them as well as folding and placing them back into the respective drawers . Alycia and Sherilyn do not have much time…
It’s Textile Month At Ikea This August!
This coming August is an exciting as well as busy month ahead for me. First it is Alycia’s 3rd term school exam. Whenever it’s her exam, I am always the one who gets all anxious and stressed up! It’s also my dad’s birthday and I look forward to going back to Ipoh to celebrate…
Deep Freezing Spaghetti
A few days before the helper was to leave us for good, I got her to cook a big pot of beef bolognaise sauce and to blanch extra spaghetti noodles so that I could deep freeze them into smaller portions for future lunches when she’s gone. There are still 2 containers of spaghetti sauce in…
Maidless At Home
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. After months of drumming into their little heads that after kakak leaves, everyone will have their fair share of own chores, the actual scene swung into action since 2 days ago. Cass and Sherilyn are in charged of folding the clothes and keeping them into the…
The Day Is Here!
As I am typing this post, my helper of 4.5 years has just stepped out of the door and will be back for good. She was given a day’s off yesterday to do sight-seeing and to do some last minute shopping. I think I can cope without a maid BUT heavy cooking must be dropped….
The Time Has Come…
The clock is ticking away. My live-in helper who has been working for us for over 4 years will be leaving early next week… for GOOD. After 10 years of having 5 maids (excluding 2 temporary maids), the day has finally come where I will have to learn to live without a maid and…

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