After 4 days straight of eating delectable rich curried food from hubby’s shop this week, I had to run an extra mile today, in the glorious 10-ish a.m. sun. It feels absolutely satisfying to be drenched in sweat with rosy cheeks after a 40-minute jog ?♀️. I had a light mid-morning breakfast of sugar-free yoghurt and…
Category: Home-cooked food
RMCO Day 6 ~ Monday, 15 June 2020
Today I’m feeling a wee bit under the weather – throat is starting to act up and nose feels unusual, the kind that you know a cold or flu is about to attack. I know that if I don’t nip the virus or bacteria at the bud from proliferating, I could end up with a…
RMCO Day 2 ~ Thursday, 11 June 2020
After churning out a whole load of brioche buns two days ago, our baking queen finally had the opportunity to roll out her version of Killer Gourmet Burgers (KGB) today. Being the fastidious and critical chef / baker / dancer that she is, she made sure that the KGB lives up to its moniker. Almost…
MCO Day 84 ~ Tuesday, 9 June 2020
Today our baking queen baked her very first loaf of hand-kneaded bread, which is Brioche loaf bread and Brioche buns! According to her, the bread is not 100% perfect as the texture is not super fluffy and pillowy but her sisters and I think that it’s pretty good — super soft, buttery and rich (she…
MCO Day 80 ~ 5 June 2020 (Friday)
This morning’s jog was cut short when it started to drizzle. Oh how I dislike wet mornings! I continued running for a short while in the drizzle until it got heavier. Getting a minimum of 30 minutes run each day is as important as getting my daily supplements. My daily workout is akin to popping…
MCO Day 77 & 78 (Tuesday, 2 June & Wed, 3 June 2020)
Tuesday, 2 June 2020 With over 2 months of being stuck at home and devoid of a daily part-time helper, all the cleaning and washing finally took a toll on my hands. My stiff shoulders got stiffer and the crick in my neck got ‘cricker’. I’m currently suffering from pain on my right hand (the…
MCO Day 70 ~ 26 May 2020 (Tuesday)
Sherilyn got up very early this morning. She wouldn’t get up early if she doesn’t have an activity… or have something up her sleeve. Since it’s the school holidays now and online classes by school teachers are suspended during the holidays, I knew she’s up to something in the kitchen because for the past few…
MCO Day 68 ~ 24 May 2020 (Sunday)
When I came back from my morning jog at 10 a.m., breakfast was almost ready. Our baking queen was whipping up some pancakes in the kitchen! She made button pancakes and regular size pancakes in 3 flavors – original, matcha and chocolate. Cute as a button – these super cute button pancakes are so easy…
MCO Day 64 ~ 21 May 2020 (Thursday)
When hubs told me to get ready as he was on his way from his shop to our condo to pick me up to collect my baby from the car repair workshop, I was ecstatic! I have not seen my car for almost a month after it was struck with a ‘car stroke’ that rendered…
MCO Day 64 & 65 ~ Wednesday & Thursday (20 & 21 May 2020)
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 The sunrise at 7 a.m. today was rather spectacular – the sky was not sure whether to cry buckets or smile sunnily. It was dark and ominous yet amidst the stormy blue colored sky, the sun peeked out fleetingly from the horizon. The colors projected on the sky were too beautiful not…
MCO Day 58 ~ 14 May 2020 (Thursday)
After my usual MCO-style morning workout of stairs-climbing (5th floor > 18th floor > Ground floor), I jogged for another 30 minutes in the 10-ish a.m. sun. I find that jogging under the morning sun gives me a lot of energy and elevates my mood (not to mention the sunshine vitamin / Vitamin D), besides…
MCO Day 57 ~ 13 May 2020 (Wednesday)
Today is payment day to the girls’ tuition centers and transporters, all done via online banking since last month. Though there is still no formal directive from the Government on bus fare to school transporters throughout the MCO, there was however an opinion by a Minister in the newspapers recently that parents do not have to…
MCO Day 53 ~ 9 May 2020 (Saturday)
My day didn’t start off too smoothly today. I’m utterly disappointed with someone but I shall not talk about the specifics here. The person may be reading this post or someone known to this person may be reading it and this post may get to this particular person somehow. The internet can be agathokakological – it…
MCO Day 51 ~ 7 May 2020 (Thursday)
Today is Wesak Day but Buddhists in our country and in most parts of the world have to celebrate quietly while sheltering at home. The photo below was taken on Wesak Day 11 years ago from the 5th floor of our hospital room in Penang. Cass, my helper and I were still camping at Gleneagles…
MCO Day 49 ~ 5 May 2020
Today is just another uneventful MCO day at home. My poor car is still stuck at the car repair shop as the boss is facing difficulties getting the spare parts to his shop due to the MCO. I can’t wait to have my car back and give it a good scrub. She’s not taken a …
MCO Day 47 ~ 3 May 2020 (Sunday)
I sacrificed my morning workout today to go groceries shopping with hubs. It’s a relief that the Government now allows two people from the same household to go shopping together. When we buy groceries, we buy a lot, enough to last us for several days. And that’s a heavy load to carry to the car, unload…

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