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Our Sunday – 27 July 2015

Posted on July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 by Shireen

Someone made me very, very enraged yesterday! She knew that she was not allowed to drink or eat while watching the idiot box. In fact, I think the idiot box is too distractive and I don’t allow my girls to watch it for more than 2 hours a day. This year, viewing time is cut…

Sprouted Mung Bean Salad

Posted on July 22, 2015July 23, 2015 by Shireen

After 2 weeks of sinful binging, I started back on eating raw sprouts for lunch today! 🙂 Here’s my sprouts-of-the-day for today’s lunch… Triple Combi sprouts, consisting of alfalfa, mung beans and snow pea. Triple Combi sprouts salad with homemade spicy acar (pickled vegetables), hard-boiled free-range egg, meat floss, baked cashew nuts, a drizzle…

Saturday Night Out – 18 July 2015 (Magnum Cafe and Nana’s Green Tea)

Posted on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by Shireen

The day before the girls’ aunt Sarah returned to Hawaii, we went to Mid Valley Megamall – us to have dinner and Sarah to meet her friends. Hubs planned to bring the girls to watch the Ant-Man at 8pm but the tickets were sold out by time we reached the counter after queuing up for…

Random Pictures Of Girls With Cousins

Posted on July 17, 2015July 18, 2015 by Shireen

Lunch after school at the Japanese restaurant at our condo on Wednesday. It was two days before their cousins (they are twins -a boy and a girl) left KL to return to Auckland. Cass with A – her favorite cousin. Yummy sushi and tempura… Never to be missed – chewy grilled flying squid……

Durian & Nasi Lemak Party

Posted on July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 by Shireen

Two days ago we had Round #1 of Musang King durian and nasi lemak party at home, specially for my visiting SILs, BIL, niece and nephews from overseas. Other local relatives came over as well and there was a mega party at home! Nasi lemak was from Village Park Restaurant @ Damansara Utama. If you…

Eve Of Exam

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Shireen

Today is the eve of exam for Alycia, Sherilyn and Cass but it is the most relaxed eve of exam ever for them! SIL and family from New Zealand are in town now. In 2 days, SIL and family from Hong Kong will arrive, together with SIL from Hawaii. Yes, there is another mega reunion of…

Renovate Your Home Right : Top Tips from Contractors

Posted on July 5, 2015July 7, 2015 by Shireen

When you’re renovating your home it can be difficult to know exactly what to do. In fact, even mentioning a home renovation to a lot of people can send them into a panic where they just want to shut down and leave the house how it is. However, a home renovation can boost the value…

Breakfast

Posted on July 3, 2015July 4, 2015 by Shireen

My breakfast for the past 2 days… Day 1 – homemade banana cupcake – made with almond flour, wholewheat flour, cake flour and reduced sugar (organic fine raw sugar). A slice of crispy sprouted wheat toast with homemade nutty jam (almonds, walnuts, macadamia nuts and olive oil) and palm sugar (Gula Melaka) syrup. Day…

Update On Little Ethan’s Fight Against Leukemia – 2 July 2015

Posted on July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 by Shireen

Baby Ethan went for a procedure for insertion of CVL (Central Venous Line) yesterday at SJMC. The purpose of the CVL is to save Baby Ethan from having to be poked and prodded on his hands or legs for an IV line each time he goes for chemotherapy. Looking at this picture here brought me a…

Alfalfa Sprouts Salad For Lunch

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Shireen

Twice or thrice a week, I will have raw organic alfalfa sprouts for lunch. I will pair the alfalfa sprouts / alfalfa + broccoli sprouts / alfalfa + onion sprouts with a variety of ingredients, condiments, fruits, seeds, nuts, egg and veggies. This was my alfalfa sprouts salad for lunch yesterday… Organic alfalfa + broccoli…

33-Month Old Boy With Leukemia – Prayer and Donation Request

Posted on June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 by Shireen

What is most heartbreaking for a mother is to see her child suffering in pain. If you are a mother, I am sure that one of your most feared nightmares is when your child falls sick. You get worried sick even when your child is down with fever and pray fervently for your child’s recovery….

The Girls’ School Sports Day

Posted on June 27, 2015June 28, 2015 by Shireen

We reached school before 7am this morning for the girls’ sports day and spent 7 frigging long hours in school!! Today is the day that the girls have been waiting for months. They have been diligently practising the Sports Day dance and running events for many months. While today is the day that they looked…

My Friday – 26 June 2015

Posted on June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 by Shireen

Hubs and I had brunch together at a newly opened cafe in the neighborhood when the girls were in school today. I actually had my brekkie of homemade muesli and sprouted wheat bread at 8:30am after my 1-hour daily exercise regimen. Since he invited me out for brunch, I thought, why not… though I was…

Healthy Homecooked Dinner With Black Rice

Posted on June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 by Shireen

Our wholesome, hearty and healthy dinner last night… Black rice (mixed with a handful of low GI Basmati rice), sauteed leek flower with garlic, pan-fried salmon fish and Sanbeiji chicken fillet (3-Cup Chicken) (cooked with ginger, wine, sesame oil, garlic and basil leaves). Check out the beautiful purplish, blackish hue of the black rice –…

Oxidative Stress

Posted on June 25, 2015August 21, 2017 by Shireen

Our body is made up of cells. Our cells have DNA within the nucleus that is bound by Hydrogen bonds. Can you see how relevant Hydrogen is to our cells? There was a customer who drank hydrogen water and had her defected gene mutated. The act of breathing produces free radicals, just like a car…

Conversation On Bang Bang Over Dinner

Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by Shireen

At the dining table over dinner today, the song “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj was played on the radio. The girls sang along as they ate dinner. Alycia – mummy, do you know what “bang bang” means actually? Me (acting dumb) – yeah… bang bang with a gun like this…

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