FollowIt’s the last day of 2018 already? I can’t believe how fast the year zoomed past us like a bullet train. Time is really like a thief! How I wish I could freeze all those good times. This year has been pretty good to me and my family. Health-wise, all started well until the very…
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Excursion at Sunway Lost World Of Tambun ~ 23 December 2018
The dreaded day came. This ‘Puteri Lilin’ wasn’t really looking forward to bringing the kids to outdoor theme parks in our hot Malaysia weather. Hell no! It’s a totally different experience spending a whole day at Disney Land or Ocean Park in winter vs. a whole day under 38C scorching sun in Malaysia. But it’s…
2018 Big Bad Wolf Book Sale
Drama Queen and Cass have been badgering hubs and me to bring them to the 2018 Big Bad Wolf (BBW) book sale since the sale started on 7 December. BBW is the world’s biggest book sale, with a 75% – 95% discount off retail prices for all their books across all genres. But I was reluctant…
Daily Exercise For Cass
Another activity added into Cass’ daily timetable is exercise. I make her do simple exercises like rope-skipping and floor exercises everyday. Sometimes she does skipping rope challenge with her Alycia che che, who is a pro rope skipper. Alycia can do over a thousand times of rope-skipping in 10-15 minutes. After skipping rope, Cass has…
Unexpected Places Modern Technology Benefits Human Health
With today’s obvious examples like smartwatches and online pharmacies with integrated apps, you can appreciate high tech’s positive impact on human health. Still, tech plays roles that are not initially apparent to consumers considering the subject for the first time. The following modern-software implementations may surprise you. Laboratories Every person who has experienced a wait…
Where To Look For Caregivers
Caregivers play an important role in providing care for your sick, aged or disabled loved ones. A family caregiver is a person who provides any type of physical and/or emotional care for an ill or disabled loved one at home. Loved ones in need of care are aged parents, those suffering from a physical or…
Cassandra’s Follow-Up Checkups
Three Tips to Being More Mindful and Productive at Work
It’s normal to have days where you want to do absolutely nothing when it comes to your responsibilities and obligations at work. And that’s okay. You only need to worry when one of those days becomes way more, like three to seven days of the week. If you feel like you don’t want to do…
Guang The Movie 2018
Three Ways Your Toddler Benefits from Independent Playtime for Hours at a Time
When it comes to toddlers, nature usually wins over nurture. How so? Some children are born a little clinger than others, whereas some children are rambunctious and fiercely independent. Whatever the case may be for your own cutie, there are significant benefits to allowing your kiddo to play independently. Sure, you can start out with…
Sherilyn’s Holiday Baking
The Baking Queen in the house aka Drama Queen aka Sherilyn has embarked on some baking projects to kill time during the school holidays. This is the best activity for her to distract her from all the electronic gadgets in the house. Here’s what she baked over the past 2 weeks: Homemade pizza with the…
Cassandra’s Blood Test Report
Today is Cass’ blood test report collection day at the hospital. Dr Eric’s comment as usual was “not too bad”. On the 36 types of allergen test, Cass has no allergies, though the test shows that she has a slight allergy to dust mites. The units of antibodies shown (24) are so minimal that she…
Saturday, 1 December 2018
We spent the first day of the last month in 2018 away from home almost the entire day. It was a daycation of sorts as we were at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel from morning through midnight to attend the wedding of our very close and dear family friend, Jess’ daughter. The theme of the wedding…
Blood Test
Cass had to do another round of blood test today as the first blood test last week showed two things: 1. She has an allergy. Another test is needed to diagnose what she is allergic to. 2. Her blood looks ‘fatty’ Kidney function, blood sugar, etc look A-OK. The ultrasound scan of her kidneys shows…
Stunning Lightning Photos
Drama Queen managed to capture some videos of lightning about 2 weeks ago when there was a rare display of continuous lightning in the sky that evening. She initially tried to capture the photos with her phone’s camera but it was extremely difficult as the lighting zapped at unpredictable intervals in split seconds, which I…
Potato And Cabbage Salad
Cass and I worked on this little project in the kitchen on our Sunday evening yesterday while Alycia and Sherilyn continued shopping with their grandma at Mid Valley Megamall. In the car, on our way back from Mid Valley, Cass and I were discussing what to have for dinner. We could not settle on anything…