9 August 2022 ¬ Random Updates

Last week Maria (our part-time helper of 11 years) Whatsapped me a photo of a receipt and meds. The receipt has the name of a maternity centre in Cheras. When I saw the photo, I knew that something went awry with her pregnancy. She was about 11 weeks along. And I had the hunch that…

My Keto Meal

While I’m not a hardcore keto dieter, I have been a low-carb eater for over 20 years, ever since I was diagnosed with PCOS in the year 2000. When I first started to be on a low-carb diet, I was hardcore. I printed out a list of foods with their carbohydrate weight and ensured that…

How to Use an Automated External Defibrillator

You might wonder, “How do I use an automated external defibrillator?” There are four basic things to know before you use an AED. These factors include function, effectiveness, availability, and cost. Using an AED may be a lifesaver in an emergency. Follow these steps to learn how to use an AED or learn AED courses San…

Covid Prevention – Second Booster Shot

I got my second booster shot on Wednesday, 27 July 2022 at a clinic in our hood. Though the Government recently announced that the second booster shot is only available for individuals aged 50 years and above, as well as for anyone with comorbidities, funnily though, I still managed to secure an appointment to get…

Our Meals

We hardly cook elaborate meals these days. Ever since Maria stopped coming three weeks ago because of bad morning sickness (she’s expecting her 2nd baby), we have not had any other helper coming in. It’s manageable without a helper if we don’t cook. We get takeout or order from Shopee Food on most days and…

Saturday, 23 July 2022

Today has been another hectic day for hubs and his kitchen crew. They prepped over 300 burgers today and will be whipping up 300 more tomorrow for a client’s 2-day event. In addition, they cooked sambal, curries, bolognese sauce, deep fried potato wedges and marinated a whole lamb for BBQ tonight. I brought Cass to…

How Celebrities Get Their Hour Glass Silhouette

One of the biggest fashion trends of the past few years has been waist training, thanks to the huge influence of the iconic Kardashian sisters.  Since 2014, the Kardashian sisters have been taking turns flaunting their signature hourglass curves, perfected with their waist-snatching best waist trainer and corsets. Kim Kardashian has one of the world’s most famous…

Alycia’s Covid Infection: Day 4 – 7

By day 4, most of the classic symptoms of Covid crept out — sore throat and high fever. On day 5, the fever subsided but Alycia started to have cough and a bad throat. Since Alycia had a zero-symptom Covid infection three months ago and is now infected again, I think she got infected by…

Alycia’s Covid Infection – Day 2 & 3

6 July 2022 – The Covid self-test kit showed a faint line on the T window. Alycia is still feeling well and chirpy. The first symptom however crept out late in the evening with a scratchy throat. Alycia asked for lozenges and I gave her my honey and propolis lozenges that I kept in the…

Covid Positive Again!

It’s never anything good to receive a phone call from my daughters while they’re in school or campus. Last week Sherilyn called me from school to inform me that her newly pierced ear was bleeding as she asked her friend to remove the earring from the ear but the earring almost got stuck in her…

Haru Meets Her Twin Brother

Haru has a twin brother that we fostered together in February 2021. It’s a ginger cat and we named him Ginger. Two weeks later we gave Ginger to Alycia’s best friend who renamed Ginger to Moon Moon. We’ve always wanted to bring Haru to meet her twin brother before Alycia’s bff goes overseas for further…

Cassandra’s Blood Test

After more than a year of hiatus from our visits to HKL due to Covid-19 (HKL was a red zone), Cass and I are back at HKL on 20 June 2022. I started to make calls to the head of urologist’s nurse to get the appointment and after months of trying, she finally gave me…

Strawberry Moon On 14 June 2022

Late last evening just as I was about to take my shower, Cass ran inside the house excitedly, exclaiming “mum, come and look at what I saw, come. The moon is so huge!” With a headache from lack of sleep, I reluctantly went out to check out the moon. What greeted me was a super…