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When Do You Give Your Child ‘Liberty’?

Posted on March 1, 2013March 4, 2013 by Shireen

Many times lately, Alycia has asked me to allow her to take the elevator on her own from our unit to the lobby to wait for the transporter in the morning and to take the elevator up to our unit when she comes back from school in the afternoon. She has also asked me to…

Parenting is Challenging

Posted on February 27, 2013February 27, 2013 by Shireen

Everyday, I have to embrace a myriad of issues pertaining to my 3 girls, aged almost 5 years old, 8 years old and an almost 10 years old tween. Everyday I grapple with old problems and on some days, I get ‘interesting’ issues which really stir my mind on how to deal with them effectively…

A Day Out At Ikea And I Think We Ate Horse Meat!!

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Shireen

Yesterday, I had to let Cass ponteng class for a day coz I had to go to Ikea to finish off the credit in my account before it expires (my contract as blogger with Ikea ended last Nov). That was the first time I made Cass ponteng class and she was bathed in mixed emotions…

Homecooked Dinner – 23 Feb 2013

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Shireen

Presenting 6 of our 7-course homecooked dinner that we had at home 2 evenings ago. 1) Gado-gado– composed of fried tofu bought from the Japanese food section at Isetan, blanched cabbage, long beans and special homemade Gado-gado sauce. 2) Steamed egg with minced meat 3) Stuffed dried oysters with minced meat, fish meat and watercress. …

Foodie Baby

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Shireen

That’s how my foodie baby eats her porridge — by cracking up a CNY Bee Hives biscuit and scattering them onto her porridge, just like how it’s done at Chinese restaurants that serve porridge for dim sum! Of the 3 girls, Cass is the most appreciative of food and can eat like a horse without…

Hi-Tech Gadgets-Savvy Family

Posted on February 20, 2013February 20, 2013 by Shireen

I am sure most families in this high tech era are technologically driven with almost every member in the household owning either a desktop computer, laptop, iPad and a gadget from either the Apple or Samsung family. My family is no different. We have the whole range of the gadgets that I mentioned earlier. During…

End Of CNY Holidays

Posted on February 18, 2013February 18, 2013 by Shireen

Today we are all back to the grind after a 1-week CNY break, with me having to wake up at 5am despite getting very little sleep last night as it was Chor 8 (we call it the night of fireworks!), the most important celebration for the Hokkiens. I wonder how my 3 girls can sleep…

Our 2013 Valentines Day

Posted on February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 by Shireen

Today the mil and the hubs’ aunt brought Alycia and Sherilyn to Mid Valley Megamall for lunch and shopping. Hubs was at a client’s function and so could not bring them out. And I was just too lazy to go out as we have been going out almost everyday during the CNY holiday. I just…

First Day Of Our Year Of Sssssssssnake

Posted on February 10, 2013February 10, 2013 by Shireen

We had our reunion dinner at the hubs’ uncle’s house yesterday. Everyone was hissing with laughter, tossing yee sang and feasting on lots of rich CNY dishes from chicken (organic chicken) to pomfret fish, loads of pork dishes, braised mushrooms with sea cucumber, duck, gigantic prawns, several veggie dishes, soup and an array of CNY…

Last Day Of School Before CNY

Posted on February 8, 2013February 8, 2013 by Shireen

Little Miss Social Butterfly donning on her cheongsam (from my online store) for a cheongsam parade in school today. In addition, she also took part in a lantern-making contest last week. Today, she will be going up the stage to receive her ang pow as a reward to the lantern-making participants. She can’t wait and…

Answering Back Rudely

Posted on February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 by Shireen

My almost 5-yo baby girl has a very bad habit lately. She has learned to answer me back, in a curt way that is! Example of how she likes to answer me back… After umpteen times asking her to go to the bathroom to pee, I finally blew my top. Me – go and wee…

Creamy, Nutty, Fruity Sandwich

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Shireen

Here is my creamy, nutty and fruity sandwich on 100% wholewheat Massimo bread. I’ll bet no one could guess what the fillings are for the bread eh? Wholewheat bread with light cream cheese spread, homemade marmalade jam and young grated coconut — so wholesome, full of fibre and lip smacking. I still prefer bread for…

Kobe Beef Lunch – Sunday, 3 Feb 2013

Posted on February 3, 2013February 3, 2013 by Shireen

Here’s our homecooked lunch today, which is the first meal that the mil whipped up for us since her return from Hong Kong yesterday. 1) Kobe beef #5, flown from Japan to Hong Kong, which the mil brought back from Hong Kong yesterday 2) Super sweet and juicy cherries which the mil brought back from…

How Are Shark Babies Born?

Posted on February 2, 2013February 2, 2013 by Shireen

Rascal #2 was doing her Science in Mandarin homework (Standard 2) today and she came to a tricky question. The question asks which animals give birth to babies the way a human is being birthed, i.e. without being hatched from an egg. I could help her on most of the animals until I saw the…

Our Typical School Going Day

Posted on February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 by Shireen

5am – I wake up at 5am sharp. Strictly no time to swipe my handphone alarm and then go back for a short snooze, coz if I do that….. I’m in for BIG trouble! I do some house work and computer work. Then fix the girls’ lunch boxes and milk. 5:45am – The girls wake…

Our Dinner – Thursday, 31 Jan 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013January 31, 2013 by Shireen

I have been feeling under the weather since yesterday. Yesterday my throat and congested nose were really bad. Today, the congestion on my nose has eased a little but still unable to breathe through my nose — and I hate breathing through my mouth. I could hardly smell and taste my food. No appetite to…

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