Yesterday Alycia came home from school grinning away. Half way through lunch, she went to her school bag and dug out something and happily told me that her friend gave her an Angry Bird plastic zip-type pencil case. This girl of mine has been absolutely crazy over Angry Birds lately. She sleeps with her Angry…
Good Question
It was raining just now and still is. While having lunch of mushroom soup pasta, rascal #2 asked me this question while staring at the top of the huge rainforest trees that can be seen from the 5th floor of our unit. Very often huge bee hives and perhaps bird’s nests on the trees can…
Healthy Chips Made From Soy, Flaxseed, Organic Corns and Sea Salt
Here’s my latest stress buster – When I am stressed out to the max by the girls and with work, I munch on feel-good comfort food like this. This Food For Friends tortilla chips are made from organic soy grits, organic stone ground yellow corns, lots of organic brown flaxseeds, lime and sea salt. Not…
Learning From Their New iPad2
Rascal #2 learns very well in an environment that has elements of fun peppered with lots of visual and audio enhancement. She likes sounds and colors, not the boring black and white words and numbers. So our new iPad2 is now her best tutor. I love Apple for creating such wonderful apps for kids in…
Our Weekend
My girls look forward to Saturdays and Sundays as I will bring them to the park in the morning. After jogging and playing in the park, we will walk to the nearby coffee shop to have breakfast, then walk home. After 1-2hours of fun and exercise, I find that their minds are better conditioned to…
Sam Pei Jie Chicken
My mil can whip up a very good chicken dish of Sam Pei Jie, a Taiwanese dish. This dish comprises of chicken, basil leaves, ginger, garlic and Chinese cooking wine. Now that she’s away for a few months, my girls’ meals are fully taken care of by me – 3x a day! And I’m talking…
Nanny 911 Needed
I am currently facing a big issue with my #2. She is an extremely whiny, screamy and crabby child. At 6years 5 months, she cries, screams and throws tantrums every single day. She is late for school everyday as she has trouble waking up, drinking her milk, washing herself up and dressing up. When told to…
My Snyder’s Cheddar Cheese Pretzels
I love Snyder’s Cheddar Cheese Pretzels. It’s one of my simple indulgences to break away from stress at home. I lost my voice last week, from a minor throat infection which I got it from Alycia. I self treated myself without the need to go to the GP to get antibiotics by gargling my throat…
Bound!
Rascal #3 has a very bad habit of running around whenever she eats. She takes after rascal #2 who can never sit still at the dining table during meal times or when she’s asked to do homework. Thus, these 2 rascals get whacked a lot during meal times. A few days ago, I got so…
Baby and Alycia
A few nights ago, Alycia was fuming mad and whining away non-stop when she could not find some cards that her classmate had given her. This girl is very fond of having an outburst, which results in fits of rage and bawling whenever she cannot find her school books or other stuff. When Baby heard…
Braised Pork Ribs with Yam
If I prepare simple sustenance for lunch, I’ll ensure that there is something more ‘proper’ for dinner. If my girls have sandwiches or porridge for lunch, I will prepare dishes that are more meaty like braised pork ribs, chicken or fried fish for dinner. Braised pork ribs with yam is one of the more popular…
Kids Say The Darndest Things
Conversation with Baby over breakfast this morning: Baby – mummy, last time you had a spotty dog right? Me – yes. But Spotty is dead now. Mummy was so sad when he died. Baby – don’t be sad ok? (then pats my lap) I will buy you a new spotty dog. A new puppy dog…
Terriyaki Chicken Sandwich
My kids are getting fed up with having fried noodles, fried rice, noodles, pasta and spaghetti for lunch. So I whipped up sometime different for them – Chicken Terriyaki sandwich complete with lettuce, mayo, cheese and cucumbers…. Subway style! I marinated the chicken breast fillet with some Kikoman Terriyaki sauce and black pepper, then pan…
Kids Nap The Darndest Ways
I saw Baby dozed off on the couch in a half standing position and in her bathing suit… with her panty on 🙂 I just had to snap a pic of this as I think it was too funny. Rascal #2 was so absorbed in my laptop activity that she did not even notice that…
Another Heart Stopping Moment
My little rascal flat lined my heartbeat today. I was busy working on my computer and then this rascal yelled out that she wanted to pee. I rushed to bring her to the bathroom. As we were walking to the loo, this rascal was rubbing her eye and told me that her eye was itchy….
Why We Love Wednesdays and Saturdays
My girls love Wednesdays and Saturdays. That’s because they are my Princess wannabe’s ballet class days. That’s when she gets to meet her fellow ballet classmates, who all seem to possess the same style and traits as her. They say birds of a feather flock together, how true this adage is haha! For Alycia and…

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