FollowToday is the day that both Cass and Drama Queen have been waiting for. They have spent many days practising for their sports day. We reached school at 7am. After roll-calling, we had a quick bite at the canteen before rushing off to the running track. Marching event… Perfect shot of Cass’ team mate passing…
All posts in July 2016
Easy & Healthy Home-Cooked Meals
The first meal for dinner that I cooked after a half-year hiatus is this: 1. Cincai fried rice with onions, left-over shredded chicken breast meat and eggs. 2. Blanched organic veggie 3. Steamed pork ribs braised with sand ginger, shallots and tomatoes. The mil had cooked this earlier before she left for Hong Kong and…
Reducing Lethargy/Lack of focus/Energy Caused By Oxidative Stress
If you ever feel that you’re not as healthy as you should be or always feeling very tired, it is most likely due to oxidative stress. What is oxidative stress? Oxidative stress is essentially an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the ability of the body to counteract or detoxify their harmful effects…
Fruits & Veggies
I ensure that the girls get their daily dose of fresh fruits and vegetables everyday. They have either fruit smoothie or fresh whole fruit everyday. Yesterday I made them apple + orange + pineapple + chia seeds smoothie. Today is papaya + sliced red capsicum. Alycia has no issues eating capsicums. She grazes veggies…
Black Monday – 25 July 2016
Khind Stir-Fryer
I have always wanted to get an air-fryer and Thermomix (TMX) to help me cook in the kitchen. But lack of support from the hubs (he commented that these gadgets will eventually turn into another white elephant, duh!) and most importantly, lack of budget (the TMX costs over RM6,000!) have prevented me from getting those…
Home-Cooked Dinner – 19 July 2016
Yummy dishes whipped up by the mil for dinner yesterday… On the foreground above: acar fried fish, which is an extremely tasty and tantalizing Nyonya dish. It’s my favorite and a traditional recipe that not many people know of. Foreground below: stir-fried lean pork slices with preserved vegetables. This is another much celebrated appetite-whetting dish…
My Weekend – 16 & 17 July 2016
Yesterday started off really early for me, despite the fact that I only clambered onto bed like a dog who had slaved so hard the entire day at around midnight the night before. My parents were in KL since Friday and left today. We attended my cousin’s pre-wedding dinner at his house on Friday night. By the…
Simple Lunch Thursday: No-Fry Fried Rice
Lunch today was a one-dish + rice meal. Some spoilt brats weren’t too pleased as they had expected more than that. When Drama Queen and Cass came back from school, they looked really disappointed when they found out that there was only one dish, i.e. steamed egg with minced meat and that’s something very rare.…
Our Tuesday – 12 July 2016
Once or twice a week, the hubs and I will steal some time from our busy schedule to have breakfast together, when the girls are in school. We tend to communicate better without the kids ka-ka-cau-cau (disturbing) and distracting our train of thoughts 
Yesterday, I fetched the hubs from his office and then sent my…
Tips for Making a Good Blog Even Better
Whether you are thinking of starting a blog or you’re already up and running, there’s always things we can do to improve our craft. Pick one or do all of my suggestions, to make your blog even better. The first tip you need to do to improve your blog is look at your pictures. It’s…
A Rewarding Job In HR
Hari Raya Holiday 2016 – Day 2
Hari Raya Holiday- 6 July 2016
Today we intended to spend our holiday at Mid Valley Megamall and Gardens Mall but we made a detour to Bangsar when we saw the long horrendous queue of vehicles lining the highway leading to the mall. We went to Bangsar Shopping Complex instead but had no idea what to eat. Finally we settled for…
Hot Weather Is Back With A Vengeance
The hot, humid and dry weather is back unwelcomed and with a vengeance! Yesterday and today have been searing. It’s so bad that I don’t feel like leaving my seat that’s under the ceiling fan and with stand fan blowing at me at full blast. But sweat is still trickling down my neck, armpit and…