Yesterday evening Cass gave me a scare. She told me that when she was in school, she had a sudden burning pain down there, momentarily. Just once. However, there were no other symptoms of a UTI. Rattled that another UTI is brewing, I told her to skip school today. I know all too well the…
I never really bothered to keep track of the number of steps I clocked in daily until we were in a partial lockdown during the MCO recently. With our days locked up at home everyday for months, I was terribly worried of being sedentary and later had to suffer from the consequences. It was then…
For brides-to-be, the deluge of wedding details and planning can be totally overwhelming. Between finding the perfect venue and photographer, hunting for your dream wedding gown, there’s scoping out for bridesmaid dresses too. All these have to fit into a budget and this seems to be a tricky affair. Bridesmaid dress shopping is not as…
3 Ways to Save for Your Children’s Future Did you know that a child will cost its parents around $22,000 every year from birth until they are 18? This is, of course, an average, and it takes into account all kinds of different costs including housing, food, health care, transport, vacations, and hobbies. However, this…
Though they are the primary tool used in eating, your teeth can be damaged by the foods you eat. Tooth decay or gum disease can lead to changes in your teeth alignment, requiring the services of a Queen Creek orthodontics office in order to chew and swallow without discomfort. Cavities can be caused by poor…
Feeling disappointed that my craving for sublime sugar-reduced banana loaf couldn’t be satiated after Sherilyn’s failed banana loaf, I succumbed to ordering from a homebased seller on our residential garden Facebook group ? At RM18 for a 500gm loaf, the banana loaf was simply amazing — less sweet, fluffy and with lots of bananas inside out….
Congratulations on the proposal! Tell the world that “We’re engaged!” Stare at the engagement ring and post lots of photos on the proposal on social media. Contemplate the many wonderful days ahead of you. Kiss and hug each other a thousand more times. Bask in the moment and make your engagement special. After the joy and thrill…
After chauffeuring Sherilyn to school this morning, I dropped by the kopitiam to tapau lunch for the girls and mil — Hailam chicken chop and fried chicken chop set for the girls and curry noodles for the mil. This is where I bought the addictive sweet potato chips. I’d bought two tubs in a week…
Onesie pajamas are not just for babies and toddlers. They’re for adults too. Whether you’re planning a themed family photo, shopping for a costume party, Halloween trick-or-treating or working from home, onesie pajamas are great as a sleepwear and for all these reasons. Cosplay onesies are known as Kigurumi in Japan. Kigurumi animal onesies first…
Planted from just stems after we ate the leaves, these Malabar spinach are finally ready for harvest after 5-6 weeks. They are grown on a pot on our condo’s tiny balcony. Such a bountiful harvest! But the girls ain’t big fans of slimy vegetables. Only the adults eat them. But the mil is replanting the…
Halloween is the most popular costume or fancy dress event of the year in western society. In recent years, the culture of celebrating Halloween has spread to other parts of the world. People of all ages have tons of fun dressing up on Halloween day for trick-or-treating. Halloween costumes could be anything we imagined, not…
Since it’s a public holiday today (Malaysia Day) and Maria is here to help, Sherilyn has been very fruitful in the kitchen. She baked a banana loaf and cooked Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) for dinner complete with Samgyupsal gui (grilled marinated pork belly), Gyeran Mari (egg roll), Musaengchae (Spicy Radish Salad) and organic kombu in…
The world needs people like you who want to help others and improve the world. Whether you are looking to start off on a path to positive change or you are looking for additional avenues to invest your energy, there are always places that could use your help. If you want to make the world…
If you feel like you’ve been spending too much time, money and energy lately on constantly removing bodily hair, you may have been thinking about booking a session at a laser bar and spa Manhattan. Laser hair removal can be a good alternative to daily shaving and may allow you to save time in the…
If a waist trainer for women could help you achieve a smaller waist, you can forget about going for a painful rib resection or floating rib removal. Rib removal has gained popularity in the last several years as wasp waists and hourglass shapes have again become the aesthetic ideal. While in Victorian fashion this was achieved…
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