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. 💛

Hilarious Conversation… and Our Sunday

Posted on August 14, 2011August 14, 2011 by Shireen

I just have to put this on record as this is too cute. Over dinner just now: Alycia – I don’t want to get married when I grow up. Cassandra, you don’t get married too ok? Me – Baby, you told mummy you want to get married when you grow up right? You told me…

Carb Filled Saturday

Posted on August 13, 2011August 14, 2011 by Shireen

That’s our bowl of ice kacang from Kopitiam this afternoon. After dropping off Sherilyn for ballet, we killed the time at Kopitiam and did some groceries shopping. We also ordered a bowl of curry noodles and fish head noodles, which we all shared. Besides, I chomped down a ham and cheese bun bought from…

Cassandra Says The Darndest Things

Posted on August 11, 2011August 11, 2011 by Shireen

At 3years 4months, Baby is one very chatty toddler, who likes to speak with pun and sarcasm too. She is really good with her words. I guess this is contributed by the fact that she’s got 2 siblings as role models to her. She has the ability to tickle my funny bone all the time…

Chatime @ The Gardens, Mid Valley KL

Posted on August 10, 2011August 10, 2011 by Shireen

If you walk from Mid Valley Megamall to The Gardens, there is something that will surely catch your eyes and that is the looooooooong beeline at the Chatime Pearl Milk kiosk. I am not a big fan of sweet tea, but was very very tempted to try a cup of those chewy pearl milk tea,…

Accident Prone Dare-Devil

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Shireen

Rascal #2 is very prone to accidents since young. Her thumb was squashed by a steel door when she was 1.5yo (and the bone of her thumb was chipped), she was hit by a swing in the playground and got thrown on the ground when she was 1yo, her forehead has a cut resulting from…

Simple And Nutritious Homecooked Dishes… By Moi

Posted on August 5, 2011August 5, 2011 by Shireen

These are some of the dishes that I whipped up last week. You may be wondering why all so porky?? I had used minced pork in most of my dishes. That’s because the pork seller (don’t know whether he deliberately or accidentally) put 2 packets of minced pork into my bag instead of 1 and…

American Breakfast By Daddy Dear

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Shireen

The hubs was in a mood to whip up an American breakfast for us on Sunday. After having brunch of dim sum at Han Room @ Gardens on Saturday, we went to Cold Storage to get some cheese-filled jumbo sausages, bacon, fresh mushrooms and salad. True to his promise, he got up really early on…

Not So Unhealthy Chips

Posted on August 1, 2011August 2, 2011 by Shireen

Remember my earlier post on Food For Friends organic tortilla chips? I got another pack and this time, I got the multi-colored veggie flavored one. The red chips are made from beet root powder, green ones from spinach powder and yellow ones from organic corns. Yums, feel so good when I munch on them. Can…

Clandestine Snacking!

Posted on July 29, 2011July 29, 2011 by Shireen

For weeks, I had been eyeing the last stick of Mini Magnum that had been sitting in the freezer. Each time I opened the freezer door to take bread and frozen dish, the Mini Magnum seduced me invitingly. But my girls were always around. Today, my cough is better. I was itching to rip apart…

My Precious Baby… and An Unforgettable Journey

Posted on July 28, 2011July 28, 2011 by Shireen

Before my girls came along, I told God that I would do anything for Him if only He could grant me a child. I was desperately longing for a baby but faced so much problems trying to conceive and sustain a pregnancy. I was often on the verge of crying after attending full-moon parties thrown…

Business Minded!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Shireen

Yesterday Alycia came home from school grinning away. Half way through lunch, she went to her school bag and dug out something and happily told me that her friend gave her an Angry Bird plastic zip-type pencil case. This girl of mine has been absolutely crazy over Angry Birds lately. She sleeps with her Angry…

Good Question

Posted on July 27, 2011July 27, 2011 by Shireen

It was raining just now and still is. While having lunch of mushroom soup pasta, rascal #2 asked me this question while staring at the top of the huge rainforest trees that can be seen from the 5th floor of our unit. Very often huge bee hives and perhaps bird’s nests on the trees can…

Healthy Chips Made From Soy, Flaxseed, Organic Corns and Sea Salt

Posted on July 26, 2011July 26, 2011 by Shireen

Here’s my latest stress buster – When I am stressed out to the max by the girls and with work, I munch on feel-good comfort food like this. This Food For Friends tortilla chips are made from organic soy grits, organic stone ground yellow corns, lots of organic brown flaxseeds, lime and sea salt. Not…

Learning From Their New iPad2

Posted on July 25, 2011July 25, 2011 by Shireen

Rascal #2 learns very well in an environment that has elements of fun peppered with lots of visual and audio enhancement. She likes sounds and colors, not the boring black and white words and numbers. So our new iPad2 is now her best tutor. I love Apple for creating such wonderful apps for kids in…

Our Weekend

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Shireen

My girls look forward to Saturdays and Sundays as I will bring them to the park in the morning. After jogging and playing in the park, we will walk to the nearby coffee shop to have breakfast, then walk home. After 1-2hours of fun and exercise, I find that their minds are better conditioned to…

Sam Pei Jie Chicken

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Shireen

My mil can whip up a very good chicken dish of Sam Pei Jie, a Taiwanese dish. This dish comprises of chicken, basil leaves, ginger, garlic and Chinese cooking wine. Now that she’s away for a few months, my girls’ meals are fully taken care of by me – 3x a day! And I’m talking…

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