Helping your child succeed academically starts earlier than you may think. Skills developed during a children’s early education tend to play a fundamental role in how they go on to perform academically later in life. It’s important to stay actively involved in helping your child to develop his or her intellectual abilities during early education….
Though it’s a Sunday today, it feels like any other day now. Whether it’s Monday or Sunday, it feels the same and there’s still the MCO blues everyday. Can’t believe that we have been home quarantine for almost a month now. We’ve gone this far and have another 16 more days to go. But the…
In times of an unprecedented pandemic like what the world is currently grappling with, many people’s income have been impacted. Many have lost their jobs or have their salaries cut resulting from the prolonged lockdown and dying economy. Many people are now spending extra cautiously. Those who have lost of income may have to cut…
Today is Cassandra’s 12th birthday! It’s another birthday celebration in house quarantine for our family but we are very, very blessed that hubs could still get sumptuous takeout food and cakes for dinner from Red Kettle, our favorite cafe in the neighborhood. This is not the first time that Cass has to spend her birthday…
With nearly one billion people under lockdown worldwide due to Covid-19, the world has started to embrace a new normal almost overnight – shopping online for food, medicines, groceries, essential items, clothes and just about anything. And as more and more people switch to online shopping during this pandemic to avoid contact, it is set…
Some of the pet peeves that really vex me during the MCO: The littlest rascal hoarding my phone to attend online lessons whenever #2 hoards her dad’s laptop to attend her online lessons. Not only does the littlest rascal hoard my phone, she hoards my desktop PC simultaneously too, as she says she has to…
Our condo Management issued a new circular to all the residents yesterday, with some new restrictions added to the already long list of prohibitions at the condo throughout the MCO. The new restriction prohibits residents from doing all forms of recreational activities within the compound of the condo! With this restriction, I can confirm that…
With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting over a million people in over 200 countries, most people all over the world are now staying home in a lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. Getting outdoor to exercise or at the gym is now impossible. I’m one who does not fancy exercising in the house in…
Hubs and I went to town on a motorbike yesterday to get some groceries. Under the second phase of the MCO, only one person is allowed in a vehicle when they are out shopping for food and essential items. But we were both on a motorbike, defying the law blatantly. We were courting trouble and…
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown in almost three quarter of the world seem to be the biggest April’s Fool Joke for the entire world’s population this year. If only this pandemic was indeed a joke and when we wake up tomorrow on 2 April 2020, things would be back to normal again. If. Only. Today…
When your country is in a partial lockdown and you are in a house quarantine, every day seems the same – from Monday through Sunday. We sometimes lose sense of time. Even important events like birthdays. I almost forgot that it’s my birthday in the morning until I saw Alycia busy whipping up something in…
This morning I had a craving to eat bitter gourd pork noodles but there was no bitter gourd or fish balls in our fridge. As I’d skipped exercising in the morning, I decided to go to our neighborhood supermarket instead to pick up the items for our bitter gourd pork noodles tonight. The thought of the…
Burning fat while gaining muscle is a delicate balance that takes some effort to achieve, but the good news is that anyone can do it! Here are three tips to help you reach that balance and advance on your journey to fitness. Take Supplements If you need a little boost to improve the results of…
Today the girls cooked brunch! Sausages are such a rare sight on HFM’s blogs but since the head of the family is now tasked to do the shopping, he buys not only what’s on the shopping list but also all his happy food items… like chips, sausages and instant noodles ? Here’s our brunch menu today,…
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