After a week long Chinese New Year school holidays, the girls got back to school today. I had to cut short my morning exercise to fetch Sherilyn to school at 6:45 a.m. She’s representing her school in the athletics event and had to be in the stadium at 7:30 a.m. today. This is my peace…
Mothers of young children often put their family before themselves. The children become the top priority, and at some point in time, you forget to take care of yourself. This is especially true when it comes to relaxation. Don’t feel selfish if you need to put yourself first from time to time. If you are…
Happy Oink Oink Year to all my dear readers! ?? We just got back from Ipoh today after spending 4 glorious days celebrating the Lunar New Year with family members. Traffic was rather smooth when we returned to Ipoh on Sunday (eve of CNY eve) and unbelievably smooth when we returned to KL today. We left…
After dropping off Sherilyn in school at 7:30 a.m. today, I went to tapau my favorite ‘yong liu’ from the roadside ‘chee cheong fun’ stall. Sherilyn is representing her school in athletics and needs daily training. I love it whenever she has to be in school early in the morning. Back home, I had a…
For the past one week, I’ve been sitting in front of my computer typing away from morning till night with short breaks in between to cook and chauffeur the girls. Since early last week, I’ve churned out over 30 articles, most of which must be submitted to the advertiser within 24 hours. On some days,…
At a church wedding of a very close pal last Saturday, I watched with envy cute little girls dressed up in kids high low dresses and flower girl dresses as they paraded into the church sanctuary holding flowers. It reminded me of the time when Sherilyn was a flower girl at her Sunday School teachers’…
The one advantage of falling sick and being crazy busy is that you lose weight, naturally, without exercise. And that’s just what happened to me. It all started several months ago when our part-time maid of 6 years went back to Indonesia for 6 weeks to get married. Without her coming to help us out…
If you have a chronic disease — such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, or back or joint pain, you will most likely be advised by your doctor to start exercising regularly. Regular exercise can bring about some important health benefits. However, it’s important to talk to your doctor before starting an exercise routine. He or…
The very first time I used my new Philips Pressure Cooker (PPC) was last week. I was a nervous wreck as I was worried that I would cause an ‘explosion’ and scar my pretty face (ahem!) if I release the pressure regulator at the wrong time. I have heard of horror stories on ‘explosion’ while…
Alycia and Sherilyn are both attending kickboxing and Muay Thai classes now. They love it! Well, my girls are not really girls. They prefer to indulge in boys’ stuff. When Alycia was about 7 or 8 years old, she was obsessed with Ultraman, guns and Doraemon and then progressed to something called One Piece figures (some…
Medical clinics rely on a variety of equipment with which to treat patients. These machines allow doctors to examine the insides of people’s bodies. They also allow physicians to diagnose a host of complicated illnesses that otherwise might go undetected. When you need to furnish your own medical clinic so it can serve a variety…
The mil left for her 1.5 months long vacation in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan yesterday. Her departure means lesser time for myself and more hectic days ahead for me as I will have to be in charge of cooking the children’s meals. For those who read my blogs long enough, you would have read…
The Montessori approach to education views children as natural learners who are eager to acquire new knowledge from an early age and who benefit from a supportive learning environment. Numbers have a very practical application in a young child’s life, so many Montessori math materials focus on helping children make the mental leap from the world around…
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