Archive for the ‘General’ Category

A one-to-one moments with my kids

For a mom with four kids like me, I hardly have much chances to spend time alone with only kid at a time. It is very important for parents to do that because our children need that special time-out (from their noisy brothers) to communicate. They need to establish their own identities and it is [...]

The buzz at the wet market before Chinese New Year

Most of these stall owners are very friendly and they will ask you to take pictures of their stalls. They know that it may go up on the internet because some of them knows the power of the blog. I told them, “Wa eh blok, New York Times pun oo weh.” Hahaha.

NY Times readers choose Penang as No.2 must-visit destination for 2009 (The Star)

The Star, one of the mainstream media in Malaysia has gotten hold of the news from The New York Times. And it is an honour for this blog to be plugged by The New York Times and also JeffOoi. Below is the copy and paste from The Star, January 18 2009. Penang as No.2 must-visit [...]

Jeruk Penang (pickled fruits)

Hubby, youngest boy and I have an hour to kill because my two other sons have sports practice at SXI. So we head over to Esplanade around 5.30 pm. As it was almost dinner time, I told him about the Mee Sotong. I found a stall, ate and found that it is not as good [...]

932 – Do you know what it is?

932 is the number for money. It is a hot number for the Da Ma Cai, Magnum 4-D and Sports Toto punters. During Chinese New Year, it is even hotter and usually, you cannot even bet on this number if you are too late as the gambling companies only sell a certain limit of bets. [...]