Philips Pressure Cooker Nian Gao (Kuih Bakul)
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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
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FollowGOLD
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I received a sizable amount of gold jewelry during my wedding 20 years ago. They were mostly from my parents and relatives from both sides of the families. Some of the jewelry are thick as dog chain while some are thin as dental floss. Whatever size and thickness they are, I treasure them all. I’ve…
Wedding On 1.1.2020
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KL Book Exchange
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Daddy’s Girls
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This was what happened last night at a Japanese restaurant when hubs’ sushi platter arrived. He was replying to a customer’s message on his phone and wasn’t free to eat his food yet . The second the sushi platter was placed on the table, the girls’ reflex actions were hilarious. The three of them put…
Updates On Last Week of 2019 And First Day of 2020
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Hey peeps, I am back after a week of busyness in the last week of the last decade. Almost the entire Yap family from near and far came together and had over a week of celebration and merriment – from Christmas to Boxing Day to pre-wedding dinner to the church wedding, hubby’s birthday and finally…
4 Hollywood Trends Worth Watching
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2019 was a seemingly great year for pushing boundaries in films. Music, technology, British and female influences all took a share of the increase in popularity and the trend appears to be on the rise. Music in the Movies Producers like Heather Parry have been pushing through hits like A Star Is Born since 2018…
What Does a Producer Do?
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All kinds of things, really. It depends upon the particular project. Essentially, producers like Heather Parry are ultimately responsible for everything that goes into a film, from the initial concept to the finished product and the marketing. Initial Stages Before a movie or television show can be made, someone has to start the ball rolling,…
Boxing Day, 26 December 2019
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Barely 24 hours after Christmas day and our neighborhood supermarket has already started to change decor and food stuff on their shelves today! The faster they change, the faster the kaching comes in! ? I’ll wager that by tomorrow, CNY songs will be blasting away. Oh no CNY is less than a month away! I don’t…
Winter Solstice & Eve of Christmas Eve 2019 (21 & 22 December 2019)
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My big brother Raymond from Singapore always tries to make a trip back to either Ipoh or KL to celebrate his birthday with our family. His birthday falls on 22 December, which is Winter Solstice festival. This year the celebration was held in KL. Despite an unfortunate car accident that happened on his way to…
Reunited Again
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Jenn (pic below – long blond hair in black shirt), my childhood friend from Ipoh since kindergarten came back from Seattle for a holiday and we had a short meetup over lunch on Monday. The last time we met up was in October last year. The four of us pictured here have been friends since…
Dental Braces
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Today is dental appointment day for all 3 girls. Alycia’s due for her monthly change of braces wire and I took the other 2 girls to have their teeth checked. Sherilyn has opted to wear braces to fix several flaws on her teeth. She will require extraction of 4 of her molar (just like Alycia) after…
Best in the World Cream Puffs and Chocolate Eclairs
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Our baking queen went on a sudden baking frenzy again. Just because her dad brought us to Lee’s Frozen to stock up on butter, UHT milk and whipping cream, her hands were itching to whip up a new recipe. And this is by far the yummiest bakes that she’d produced. Everyone including her very critical…
The Yummiest of 2 Worlds ~ Crème De La Crème’s Artisanal Ice Cream & The Tokyo Restaurant’s Burnt Cheesecake
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On my eldest daughter, Alycia’s sweet 16th birthday on 5 December 2019, I took her and her sisters to The Tokyo Restaurant (TTR) @ Lot 10 to sample the launch of something incredibly yummy – the marriage of Crème De La Crème’s artisanal, beautifully-crafted ice creams with TTR’s famed 6th Avenue Cheesecake (burnt cheesecake). This marriage…
Kak Jat Ikan Bakar @ Jalan Bellamy and Vintage 1988
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I was itching to taste some Malay food today and hubs brought us to one Kak Jat Ikan Bakar on Jalan Bellamy. There are a few stalls on this road selling the same dishes and specializing in grilled fish. As far as choice of fish goes, you get pari (stingray), kembung, terubok, tilapia, and more. There’re…
Asia Junior Got Talent Finals, 1 December 2019
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The Asia Junior Got Talent Finals held on Sunday, 1 December 2019 at the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) saw 48 extremely talented finalists competing to vie for the first prize of USD1,000. Some of the talents are from China, Norway, Indonesia and Thailand. Competition was so stiff that I really didn’t think that…