Thursday, December 30, 2010
Shanghai Tang
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
We're Off To Shanghai
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
It's never a splurge!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Hot Mama Birthday shoutout
Yay! Happy Birthday, Amma!
We love you, tons ...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Weighty issues
Saturday, November 20, 2010
An extra Special Birthday shoutout
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Final Installation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Additional note:
We watched it last week, and it was AWESOME!! More than we can ever hope for, it was a visual extravaganza, ah, rapture!!!
Embarassing Statements You Won't Want to Forget!
Niki: Mummy, I love you & daddy so much!
Me: Awww, that's a nice thing to say sweetheart
Niki : I don't want any boyfriends, and I don't ever want to get married, I don't like boys.. and I never want to have babies, they're difficult!
Me : Eeerrrr, ok, darling.
Niki : I'll be with you & daddy forever, and ever.
Me : *smiling to self* Ok, Niki whatever you say, we love you too..
Monday, November 08, 2010
Inundated
Guilt
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Monday, November 01, 2010
Our Little Sweetheart is 6!
Poolside party for Niki
Man Must Fish To Live!
Best Mee Goreng in Klang
HUGO
Monday, October 25, 2010
Our New Furry Friend!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Our Photos of Hong Kong & Macau
Honey made pasta from scratch!
Jet may get a new buddy
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
What a trip!
We had a blast in HK & Macau! And as in all holidays it was over too soon!
It was absolutely awesome and the weather oh gosh was perfect, all autumny & the breeze was light and cool.
I was hoping for a bit more of summer throw-out sale but every mall was on the fall/winter 2010 collection and all, which means nothing suitable for our malaysian weather! Oh well, less shopping time just meant more eating time and we were very happy hunting for our "chow tou fu" at Temple St. :)
HK Disneyland was great! We loved it, it truly, truly was a magical place, and some comments made were it was a tad small, to us it was not small at all & just right for a full day out. Though Niki was tickled that everything was in Cantonese, Mickey & Minnie spoke in Cantonese as well as street performers and such, well thank goodness mummy was a great translator! Niki was star struck when she met both Belle and Sleeping Beauty and got to hug them, and had a dreamy look on her face after both princesses planted a peck on both her cheeks, it was cute to see!
Lots of photos of course but not enough coz we were much too busy having fun!
Till the photos get loaded here, have a magical day everyone!
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Hong Kong, here we come!
Friday, October 01, 2010
A day out with Niki
Thursday, September 30, 2010
And now I reveal...
Friday, September 24, 2010
What I Am with Will.I.Am
image via sesamestreet.org
Ai Sei Man!
Monday, September 20, 2010
You can take the girl out of the kampung, but never the kampung out of the girl!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Our would be graduate
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Obsession
To Chinese or Too Chinese
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
What a Gem!
Monday, August 23, 2010
To Gem Island we go
Sunday, August 22, 2010
How Do You DO It?
Women folk are a curious bunch, eh?
Anyways for similar like minded women, here's one I read recently by the below author.
HOW-TO BUY OR SELL A HOME
by susan of persimmonandpink.com
I'm only a second time home buyer and at the moment quite content with our current property. However, I have a love of following the housing market as well as watching shows regarding selling and buying homes. Nerd that I am, I find the thrill of the sell and the hunt exciting! (Tell me I'm not alone?)
Here are a few tips I've taken while watching many episodes of house hunting and selling shows. They've helped change my perspective on updates and remodels we do on our own home, as well as looking at potential homes from a different perspective. Here they are:
BUYING & SELLING
• Buy the worst house on the best street to stretch your dollar and get into an area you desire.
• Make sure your renovations are new and fresh before putting your home on the market.
• Treat each house as an investment property and you as the tenant to look after it.
• Your investment property might not always be in the place you want to live forever.
• Buy close to a city center or close to where people work—there will always be a demand for housing.
• You must invest in renovations.
• Buy near an area you desire. Demand for that area will drive up prices in outlying neighborhoods.
• When selling your home know your competition. Follow the market in your area and know what similar houses are selling for. Be realistic when setting the price of your home. Better to attract many buyers with a competitive price and sell quickly than lose potential buyers and later have to lower the listing price anyway.
• Think 3-5 years ahead. Thats how long it takes for suburbs and trends to change.
• Shop in areas with potential, even if they are not already established.
• When buying a home, be prepared with a list of what you will and will not compromise on. Sometimes location will have to give, other times its house size/quality. Its almost impossible to get perfect location and the perfect house for your budget so know which one you are willing to compromise on.
• Take emotion out of it.
Aren't you fired up to sell and/or buy a house now?! Do you have any good tips to add?
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
Nearly Six
Type of artist? TBA
My not so baby anymore baby, is turning six soon.
A lot of people asks me why not add to the brood?
Why add, when we are contented with what we already have.
It's not the quantity but the quality, people.
That said, I am already struggling with the challenges being thrown at me.
And with a little girl who won't be little for long.
One step at a time, eh? One step at a time.
Till then I'll enjoy my little girl who's by her piano playing Heart&Soul for my listening pleasure as I write this.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Life in a Bidayuh Village
Recently my family and I were blessed with the opportunity to just live simply. I must admit I myself was a bit apprehensive with the prospect, I simply can't get rid of the creature of comfort in me. I'm not sure if I can live simply as much as I want too, I found that I enjoy all the trappings of modern city life, such the AC, warm showers, warm soaks in the bath with a good book in hand, and till a certain extent carpet flooring & hairdryers! But there is also a part of me that craves simplicity.
Sometimes we really need to strip away the unnecessary add-ons in life and live simply.
And I guess, that’s what I felt when we headed down to Kuching recently for a Bidayuh holiday. We were warmly welcomed by Phyllis and her family. Phyllis is Vicky's second cousin's wife actually and after years & years of city living, they uprooted their family and went back to her hometown of Kuching. Phyllis then started her own homestay business in her village, known as Kampung Giam in the Penrissen area.
It makes me reassess what I need in order to survive. It makes me realise what I CAN and CANNOT live without. It makes me choose. And cull.And I realised that indeed I can live without a lot of things!
I found that living in a Bidayuh village; with less makes me focus on nature, and its pleasures.
There’s just something intoxicating about waking up at sunrise and breathing in the morning air, our bedroom window overlooked a beautiful mountain. It is heavy, dewy, cold, and rich with the smells of wet wood, damp earth and grass. Surrounded by lush trees and the cocophony of birds and inserts it was indeed a piece of heaven on earth.
Short of a better word, the nature retreat was simply amazing.
I now believe that living simply brings about a certain kind of happiness and contentment.
We should really do it more often.
And I should at least try a little harder to bring some of that contented simplicity back into my normal life. Sometimes we forget, no?
Monday, July 26, 2010
Land of The Hornbills
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Kuching here we come!
city of cats