TOTD: Green tea with freshly plucked jasmine flowers from our garden. 🌸🍵 We have two pots of jasmine plants in our garden, and they have been blooming profusely over the past few days. There have been so many flowers that they keep falling onto the ground! So every morning, I have been plucking a big…
Category: Living With Aging Parents
Trying a New TCM Treatment for Mum’s Chronic Pain and My Perimenopause Symptoms
Today, I accompanied mum to a new TCM centre, Ji Ting TCM Specialist Centre, located behind Tow Boo Keong Temple. My childhood friend recommended this TCM centre to me after several of her family members reportedly experienced good results and improvement after consulting Dr Teow. Mum has tried almost everything for her chronic aches and…
When Dad Says No to Fancy Food
I was supposed to bring Dad out for dinner on his birthday last week, but my daughters in KL had already ordered his favourite, the famous Ipoh Nasi Ganja, along with desserts from Yam Meet. So I treated him to dinner the next day instead. Our original plan was to go to Galanggal, a Mediterranean…
A Gentle Wake Up Call
Yesterday was a very eventful day for my parents and me. The day started as usual, with Mum and me attending our personal training session at the gym. It was our 20th and final session. I thoroughly enjoyed every workout, although “enjoy” doesn’t mean it was easy! Every session was physically demanding and often painful,…
Mum’s Health Scare
Earlier this week, my mum gave us quite a health scare. It started with her having a tummy ache that lasted for more than two weeks. Late last week, she went to the clinic for a checkup and had her stool tested. On Monday, she returned to see the doctor and the results showed there…

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