MCO Day 38 ~ 24 April 2020 (Friday)
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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.
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FollowMCO Day 37 ~ 23 April 2020 (Thursday)
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Our baking queen indeed finds pleasure and satisfaction through cooking and baking. About an hour before her online class this morning, she quickly cooked Japanese rice in the rice cooker for Korean seaweed balls or Jumeokbap (주먹밥) and sushi and pan-fried some egg rolls. When the Japanese rice was ready, in hot-foot and swift hands,…
Nasi Lemak For Delivery During MCO
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Hubs and I have been super busy today – me with some urgent writing jobs and hubs with prepping over 70 boxes of Nasi Lemak and arranging for e-hailing drivers to send the food to his customers. My craving for Nasi Lemak and ayam goreng berempah is finally satiated today as he cooked extra for…
MCO Day 34 ~ 20 April 2020 (Monday)
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I looked at my desktop calendar to see what MCO day number it is today and next to today’s date, I’d earlier written down Cass’ Diagnostic Exam date on today’s box. Had La Corona not invaded our lives unexpectedly, Cass would be sitting for an exam that would last the entire week! And she escaped…
MCO Day 32 ~ 19 April 2020 (Saturday)
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MCO Day 30 ~ 16 April 2020 (Thursday)
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Today is exactly one month that we’ve survived our country’s partial lockdown and home quarantine. Congrats to all our fellow Malaysians! We’ve all made it this far and we’ve got another 11 more days to go, hopefully. The total number of new cases have now gone down from triple digit to double digit for two…
Helping Your Child Receive the Best Early Education
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Helping your child succeed academically starts earlier than you may think. Skills developed during a children’s early education tend to play a fundamental role in how they go on to perform academically later in life. It’s important to stay actively involved in helping your child to develop his or her intellectual abilities during early education….
MCO Day 27 ~13 April 2020
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MCO Day 26 ~ 12 April 2020
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Though it’s a Sunday today, it feels like any other day now. Whether it’s Monday or Sunday, it feels the same and there’s still the MCO blues everyday. Can’t believe that we have been home quarantine for almost a month now. We’ve gone this far and have another 16 more days to go. But the…
Stay In Vogue Without Breaking The Bank
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In times of an unprecedented pandemic like what the world is currently grappling with, many people’s income have been impacted. Many have lost their jobs or have their salaries cut resulting from the prolonged lockdown and dying economy. Many people are now spending extra cautiously. Those who have lost of income may have to cut…
MCO Day 23 ~ 9 April 2020
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Today is Cassandra’s 12th birthday! It’s another birthday celebration in house quarantine for our family but we are very, very blessed that hubs could still get sumptuous takeout food and cakes for dinner from Red Kettle, our favorite cafe in the neighborhood. This is not the first time that Cass has to spend her birthday…
Online Shopping The New Normal
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With nearly one billion people under lockdown worldwide due to Covid-19, the world has started to embrace a new normal almost overnight – shopping online for food, medicines, groceries, essential items, clothes and just about anything. And as more and more people switch to online shopping during this pandemic to avoid contact, it is set…
MCO Day 20 ~ 6 April 2020
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Some of the pet peeves that really vex me during the MCO: The littlest rascal hoarding my phone to attend online lessons whenever #2 hoards her dad’s laptop to attend her online lessons. Not only does the littlest rascal hoard my phone, she hoards my desktop PC simultaneously too, as she says she has to…
MCO Day 17 & 18 ~ 3 & 4 April 2020
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Our condo Management issued a new circular to all the residents yesterday, with some new restrictions added to the already long list of prohibitions at the condo throughout the MCO. The new restriction prohibits residents from doing all forms of recreational activities within the compound of the condo! With this restriction, I can confirm that…
Stay In Shape At Home
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With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting over a million people in over 200 countries, most people all over the world are now staying home in a lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. Getting outdoor to exercise or at the gym is now impossible. I’m one who does not fancy exercising in the house in…
MCO Day 16 ~ 2 April 2020
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Hubs and I went to town on a motorbike yesterday to get some groceries. Under the second phase of the MCO, only one person is allowed in a vehicle when they are out shopping for food and essential items. But we were both on a motorbike, defying the law blatantly. We were courting trouble and…