31 August 2010 was an independent day (Merdeka Day) for Malaysia. We didn’t have any great plan on this public holiday. We just went to a nearby hypermarket to do our routine shopping. The hypermarket was having promotion for the coming Hari Raya. So there were big crowds everywhere. It is like Black Friday sales […]

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We will be heading back to Penang early tomorrow morning. It will be Kyson’s first trip back to my hometown, Penang. Last year I have booked the Gurney Hotel’s room and I hope to be able to start our journey as early as 6 am and reached Penang via Ferry instead of using the bridge. […]

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Gong Xi Gong Xi Gong Xi Ni. This is what my eldest daughter has been singing. I don’t think she learns to sing her Chinese New Year songs from school but rather from the CNY children songs VCD I bought for her few years ago. Sister-in-law must have taken out the VCD and let them […]

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I couldn’t believe that Kyson will be sick again despite being a fully breastfed baby. The first time he was sick (caught the virus from his eldest sister) was when he was 2 months old and he took 3 long weeks to recover from flu. No medication was given to him.
Now at 4 months old, […]

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We have decided to go back to Penang this coming CNY and we will book a hotel room to stay this time, as our family is growing bigger and no longer convenient to stay at my dad’s or relative’s house. I decided hunting and booking earlier to secure a better room but after browsing through a few Penang hotels’ […]

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This Chinese New Year, my family and I went back to Penang to visit my relatives and friends.  One of my relatives had started working full time after being a housewife for so many years while my best friend was doing well in home business. It was great to know that all of them were fine […]

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As usual, we will celebrate our Chinese New Year by visiting our relatives and friends, and of course a lot of “Ang Pows” will be given out too. In return, De’Little Ones will receive lots of “Ang Pows” from relatives and friends. We will be a vegetarian on the first day of Chinese New Year […]

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With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, every Chinese family will have their house spring cleaning done to usher the auspicious Chinese New Year. This is a traditional event, which has been carried down from one generation to another generation. We, the Chinese community, believe that spring cleaning will brush away the bad […]

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During this festive season, do you consider buying something unique and luxury, such as jewelry, as a gift to the one you love? If yes, then I suggest you consider TraxNYC, an established diamond jewelry specialist in the United States. They offer vast online selection of jewelry for ladies as well as gentlemen.
For men category, […]

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The Christmas and New Year 2009 celebration is approaching. Do you plan to buy jewelry as a gift for your love one to show your love and appreciation or for yourself to wear for the coming celebration? If your answer is yes, then look nowhere but at Discount Jewelry, which provided by Holsted Jewelers, a […]

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Christmas is coming. This is the time to give and take. If you don’t know what to give, then you may consider giving away gift baskets. It is simple, easy and time saving. Be careful though when you choose an online gift basket provider. Make sure they are reliable and their products are of high […]

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During the recent public holiday, Deepavali or Diwali, which was celebrated by Hindus in Malaysia, Kylie and I were making butter pressed cookies at home. Kylie was having lots of fun pressing the cookies with different shapes and eating the mixed ingredients.
Hubby took care of little Kylin in the living room and both of […]

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With the approaching festive season, do you plan to buy some jewelry for yourself or your love ones?
Let’s admit it. We women simply love jewelry. Especially during festive season or grand dinner, every girl and woman will wear some beautiful jewelry to look more dazzling. Jewelry is usually quite expensive, so matching jewelry with your […]

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Since last Friday, hubby and I started to work late again. By the time we reached home, De’Little Ones were already in the dreamland on the same single mattress. We fetched them home, took our shower and it was almost 12 midnight. Luckily we had the weekend to rest.
Same thing happened on Monday. We reached […]

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Yesterday we celebrated Chinese Mid Autumn Festival or Moon Cake Festival or Lantern Festival. Kylie was still taking her OLD fish lantern I bought years ago before she was born. She was playing happily with her neighbors.

As for Kylin, I bought for her a Kitty balloon lantern. Within an hour, she had spoilt the music but […]

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What will you do if you were given free casino bonus? Will you play or you will not? Hubby and I chose to play. It was more than four years ago when free tokens were given to us. It was during Chinese New Year, before my eldest daughter was born, when a stranger gave hubby and me two big […]

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I just got the news from my good friend, Pei Lin, that her whole family won’t be going up to Genting this weekend. I was looking forward to meeting her and her two sons in Genting, especially in the Theme Park, but unfortunately her hubby will be flying off to Indonesia for business trip. So […]

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What do I missed most in Penang? Food, food, and food. And the food I missed most is Penang Hokkien Mee aka Prawn Noodle. Anything else that I miss? Definitely my family, my relatives, and all my friends in Penang.
The moment that I missed most was during Chinese New Year. I know this is not […]

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We celebrated the last day of Chinese New Year or “Chap Goh Mei” today, which means the “Fifteenth Night” in Hokkien. We went back home early and had the last round of reunion dinner. The first reunion dinner was held the night before the first day of Chinese New Year and today is the second reunion […]

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We went to a temple in Broga on the first day of Chinese New Year. Here’s the 12 Animal Signs of Chinese Astrology for the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Year 2008 is the year of RAT.
The Chinese animal signs are a 12-year cycle used for dating the […]

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