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. 💛

Mac And Pesto With Baked Salmon

Posted on June 10, 2019June 11, 2019 by Shireen

On the day we returned to KL from Ipoh, we were too lazy to get out of the house for dinner. The mil wasn’t in the mood to cook as well after all the unpacking and rearrangement. So the alternative in-house chef volunteered to cook Western food and I left the masak-masak task to her….

J’s Gate Dining and The Tokyo Restaurant @ Isetan, Lot 10

Posted on June 7, 2019June 10, 2019 by Shireen

We spent half our day at Lot 10 on the first day of Hari Raya on 5 June 2019. My bon viveur hubs has been wanting to bring us to J’s Gate Dining @ Isetan, Lot 10 to savor the best of authentic Japanese cuisine since their launch early last year but only has the…

Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS), Ipoh

Posted on June 4, 2019June 7, 2019 by Shireen

After lunch at the celebrated Thean Chun kopitiam, followed by a walk down the famed Concubine Lane, we went on a jaunt around Ipoh city, with no specific destination in mind. There were 9 of us in the MPV. Whenever we’re back in Ipoh together, hubs and I love going for a spin in the…

Sherilyn’s Slogan Contest Cash Prize

Posted on May 31, 2019June 4, 2019 by Shireen

“Mom I won, I won, yes I won in the contest!!” my drama queen squawked across the living room yesterday afternoon. I thought it’s just another Tealive, cookies or free movie tickets that she’d won from Facebook or Instagram. She trotted to my work desk and showed me the Insta message she’d received from the…

Sunbather Coffee @The Sphere, Bangsar South City

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Shireen

After our sumptuous lunch at The Farm Foodcraft @ The Sphere, we segued into Sunbather Coffee, located on the upper ground floor. Sunbather Coffee’s menu highlights a worthy list of Instagrammable dishes, from impressive pocket sandwiches, Japanese-inspired rice bowls, delectable cake rolls, comforting pastas, irresistible house-made ice-creams, beautiful art-topped latte, specialty drinks and much more….

The Farm Foodcraft @ The Sphere, Bangsar South City

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Shireen

Today the hubs decided to bring us to try something new for lunch. So to Bangsar South we went! We were impressed that within a short span of one year, so many eateries have opened up at The Sphere. We were there for the first time over a year ago and The Sphere was still…

Letting Off Steam

Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 by Shireen

A fatso made me hopping mad this morning. Forgive my rather unkind words but I just have to let off steam here. See the man in black in the photo below? I don’t know him. But he couldn’t b**rdy control his words and unleashed the wrath of an angry woman because of the insulting words…

Wesak Day Weekend

Posted on May 21, 2019July 17, 2019 by Shireen

So Mid Year Exam’s finally OVER for the brat rat. What a load off my Cass’ shoulders. Next will be getting the exam papers back, report card day ?, Jogathon day (I’ll be running with the brat rat again!) and sports day but before all these stress, it’s celebratory time!! Celebration of end of exam, two public…

Cow Sense For Parents by Lydia Teh Giveaway – Announcement Of Winners!

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Shireen

And the winners of the giveaway are…… **drum rolls* 1. Audrey Chan 2. Sharmila 3. Adeline Poh 4. Evon Lee 5. Kohila CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!! ?? I will be contacting the winners via email soon to get your delivery details. To those of you who are interested to purchase this book, it is available for…

5 Reasons to Consider Life Insurance

Posted on May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 by Shireen

While it’s something you never want to face, the reality of needing life insurance is one that’s necessary to prepare for. Though it might seem like a gamble, life insurance has benefits worth considering in the long run. Here are some reasons to start thinking about life insurance in preparation for a secure future. Try…

Mother’s Day 2019

Posted on May 13, 2019May 14, 2019 by Shireen

Mother’s Day 2019 was a super busy day for me with 0% rest and 100% stress! It’s the eve of Cass’ mid-year exam! And I’ve got to stretch my patience to snapping point revising BM with a cool-as-cucumber laid-back kid who almost made my blood vessels rupture. My mil can vouch on that now. In the…

Berjaya Teen Star Challenge 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019June 28, 2020 by Shireen

My dancing queen registered herself in the Berjaya Teen Star Challenge 2018 audition last year and ‘recruited’ 2 of her classmates to be in her dance team. She choreographed the dance herself. During the audition, one of her friends forgot the steps – they didn’t make it. Sherilyn vowed to try again the following year,…

Cow Sense For Parents by Lydia Teh – Giveaway Book To 5 Winners!

Posted on May 7, 2019May 9, 2019 by Shireen

In conjunction with Mother’s Day and the 12th anniversary of HealthFreakMommy.com, there will be a book giveaway to 5 lucky winners! The book, Cow Sense For Parents, authored by Lydia Teh will be available in major book stores from 20 May 2019. Cow Sense For Parents is published by MPH Group Publishing. It’s the 11th…

Sunday, 5 May 2019

Posted on May 6, 2019May 7, 2019 by Shireen

5 May 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of Cassandra’s first surgery – a Uretheral Reimplantation Surgery to fix a Grade 3 Kidney Reflux on the right duplex kidney. That surgery got into an unfortunate complication and despite a battery of X-rays plus a CT-Scan, multiple ultrasound scans and a Fluoroscopy, all the scan images did…

Emotional Stress May Increase Your Risk of Cancer

Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 by Shireen

Modern medicine attributes the development of cancer to changes in DNA that reduce or eliminate the normal controls over cellular growth and programmed cell death. Western research supports the idea that depression can impair immune system function, which is the first line of defense against cancer. However, rarely has emotional stress been considered particularly relevant…

Top 5 Cities With Most Bicycle Commuters

Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 by Shireen

Whether it’s to boost your health, fitness, bank balance, for fun or as an environmental choice, taking up bicycle riding could be one of the best decisions you ever make. If you’re considering getting one of those modern city bikes to commute to work or campus, you’ve made the right choice! Biking offers a healthy,…

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