Science Jobs

When I was in school, my favorite subjects were Chemistry and Physics. I loved science subjects and did pretty well. But I did not end up working in the science field later in life. My 2 brothers did well in their Science subjects too and both of them majored in Science in Uni but they did not land themselves science jobs either after graduation. They are doing pretty well now.

No More Toys

My girls are not good keeper of their toys. Their toys are often spoilt after a month or two. That’s the reason why I never buy them expensive toys. They even have the ability to ‘dismember’ the parts of their dolls. Very often, I see the Ferrari parts of their toy cars scattered everywhere on the floor, between and under the couch! I have not bought toys for them for ages and they know that I have forbade them from getting new toys because of their irresponsibility.

A Challenge To Alycia

Alycia has been longing to have a PS3. She has been bugging me to buy her a PS3 but I said NO! I am not letting my kids get things too easily without working hard for them. I had to work hard to get what I wanted when I was a kid. I had to get good marks in my exams in order for my parents to get me stuff that I wanted. I told Alycia that she has to work hard to earn her PS3. Her godfather has promised to get her a PS3 too if she turns out first in class for her exam.

Rustic Furniture

If we have the money to buy a big house to live in, I would love to have some rustic furniture at our porch. I just love rustic furniture. When I go to a place with rustic furniture, it makes me feel as if I am in a holiday resort by the hills. My favorite kind of rustic furniture are those made from logs with the seat cut into shorter, smaller logs and a round log table. Someday, I will have a log set in my garden :)

Stubborn Girl

Rascal #2 is such a stubborn little girl. Just now when she came back from ballet class, she sat on the floor and was in a grumpy mood. I told her umpteen times to change and take her shower but she turned a deaf ear. Later, I told her four times to finish her cup of water but she ignored me. She just likes to test my patience. Finally I brought out the cane and she finally drank the cup of water. As I sat in front of the PC to type a review on steel buildings, the cane was on my lap. I needed that so that she would complete her homework too. Without the cane, this little rascal just won’t listen, sigh!

Purple Cane Tea Restaurant

One of the restaurants that I really love going to is Purple Cane Tea Restaurant. Purple Cane has outlets in the Klang valley and Ipoh. I used to love going to the Purple Cane Tea House in Ipoh when I was 16 and 17 years old with my classmates after school. Those days, we loved ordering the stir fried longevity noodles and the ham+cheese toast. We enjoyed the food, the ambience, the tea and chatting there. We could spend hours there sipping tea and talked nonsense, particularly about BOYS and bitching hahaha! 2 decades on, I still love going to the Purple Cane restaurants for lunch and dinner. The dishes are all uniquely cooked with tea leaves.

Deep fried salad prawns...

Steamed smooth tofu with tea leaves and deep fried shrimps....

Steamed eggs with Chinese wolfberries (gei chee), tea and tea leaves. I find this dish very unique.

Deep fried chicken with garlic and stir fried 3-beans (stinky beans aka petai, long beans and four-angle beans) with preserved veggie and tea leaves...

Machi (glutinous rice flour bags stuffed with black sesame paste). iLike this!

Stir-fried vermicelli with seafood.

I would rate the food 9/10. The food is low in MSG yet tasty. Price is reasonable too.




Purple Cane Tea Restaurant branches in Klang Valley:
1. The Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, No. 1, Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2. Shaw Parade, Lot GL-02, Ground Floor, Shaw Parade, Changkat Thambi Dollah, Off Jalan Pudu, 55011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
3. Mid Valley Gardens, Lot LG-206, Lower Ground Floor, The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Website: www.purplecane.com.my

Feeling Sluggish

My energy level is at an all-time low for the past 1 week. I wonder if this has got to do with my hormones playing tricks on my body. I got back my menses recently. All these are all related to the hormones wrecking havoc within me. I feel so sluggish that I had skipped running in the morning several times this week. Perhaps I should try the best creatine powder to help me get back my lost energy.

Nutrisystem Diet Plan

I read from a magazine that a few well-known celebrities are on the Nutrisystem diet plan. But does nutrisystem work effectively on a long-term basis? I don’t think that a diet plan will work effectively on a long-term basis if you don’t watch what you eat and if you lead a sedentary lifestyle. I always believe in eating everything moderately, eating up to 70% full (never 100% full!) and EXERCISE regularly.

Cleansing Your Body Internally

Some people tend to be constipated all the time, feel bloated, tired and sluggish and fall sick very easily. Many of these problems are caused partly or largely by eating and drinking foods and drinks which are not what nature intended us to eat and drink. But it’s hard to control what we eat as we have too much temptation surrounding us. I believe in eating everything that your heart desires but eat in moderation. And I believe in detoxifying my body regularly. I even eat psyllium husk every morning, which acts as a colon cleanser. Do you detoxify your body too?

All I Need Is Lots Of Sleep And A Vacation!

When I read the health section of the Sunday Star newspapers last week, it dawned on me that I may be suffering from chronic fatigue. The symptoms listed in the article in the newspapers match the symptoms I am suffering from now. No wonder I feel tired all the time despite getting 7 hours of sleep. And no wonder I have some acne on my forehead. But the acne isn’t very serious and I don’t need an acne product that works. All I need is 10hours of sleep for 1 week straight and a good vacation!

Testosterone Creams For Your Man

Is your man suffering from low sex drive, hair loss, impotence and is overweight? This matter is serious and is no laughing matter man! These problems will surely mar his self-esteem and perhaps your relationship with him. If you think he needs help and is shy to consult a doctor, you can suggest that he tries some testosterone creams. But don’t take my advice for it ok? I am just suggesting. Just click on the link here and do the reading yourself.

Do You Believe In Diet Supplements?

There are tens of thousands of vitamin diet supplement brands in the market. Do you think they really work? Are they just scams and a waste of our money? Worst, they may cause more damage to your body than help. I have never taken any of these diet stuff and I hope I don’t ever have to resort to them. I still believe in hard work and sacrifice to see true results. Yup, exercise and control your food portion!

A Wide And Interesting Collection

I’ve got customers looking for all sorts of clothes from my online store. Most of my customers shop for office attire, many of them buy smart casuals and dinner dresses. Once I had a customer who wanted 9 units of dress in yellow for her bridesmaids. Sometimes I have customers looking for prom dresses and dresses to wear for a church wedding. I have even sold clothes to women aged 60 and above! Yup, my collection is for woman of all ages from infant to infinity age 

Daily Morning Walk

When my parents were here during the school holidays, the girls looked forward to waking up early every morning. Every morning, they would go for a morning walk with koong koong and granny round the condo compound that has a very nice junglewalk-like trail. And then they would walk to the nearby coffee shops to buy breakfast. Back home, everyone would eat nasi lemak. Sometimes they would eat roti canai and drink teh tarik with koong koong at the nearby mamak stall. Yup, my girls love nasi lemak! Alycia can stomach the spicy sambal very well too.

All set to go 'walk walk' with granny and koong koong, complete in sports attire, caps, sunnies and even a binoculus!

Wake Up Cheh Cheh

Alycia dozed off at the dining table chair 15 minutes before we were to leave the house for the restaurant for a dinner. She was curled up comfortably like a worm on the chair and didn't want to leave the chair. She wouldn't budge when I called her. It was Baby who woke her cheh cheh up.

Tapping on cheh cheh's leg, baby said "cheh cheh, wake up... wake up cheh cheh.... we are going for dinner now..."

Affordable Health Insurance

One of our greatest regrets is that we did not take up any medical or health insurance for Baby while she was still in my womb. We only found out that there is such an insurance for the unborn child after her surgery last year and when our claims were rejected by the insurance company. Had we taken such an insurance for Baby, her surgery bill amounting to over RM50k would have been covered by the insurers. My advice to couples expecting their baby is that it is important to get your child or your unborn child an affordable health insurance. You never know when you will need it. We had spent a big part of our savings on Baby’s medical bills and surgery bills and these are all not claimable from our insurer.

Xenri D'Garden Terrace @ Menara Hap Seng

Since Xenri started their first outlet in Old Klang Road (Wisma Elken), this upscale Japanese restaurant has been doing pretty well. My famliy and I love their food at the Wisma Elken branch. The food is fresh, tasty and price is reasonable. Now, the Xenri at Wisma Elken is having buffet lunch too and the price is pretty reasonable and they serve good quality food. Their latest outlet (opened last year) is at Menara Hap Seng in KL.

We went to Xenri @ Menara Hap Seng to try their buffet lunch 2 Sundays ago. We were quite disappointed as we did not expect the same buffet range as what we had at Xenri Wisma Elken. Overall, the food was satisfactory only and the beef in the sukiyaki was bad and tasted horrid. That was my major turn-off. I told the hubs, next time just stick to Xenri At Wisma Elken.

Fresh sushi...

My plate of grilled protein....

Cozy and classy setting at the restaurant....

Japanese appetizers....

Buckwheat noodles with deep fried soft shell crabs...

Shireen's angels enjoying macha....

After our buffet lunch, we had a photography session at the ground floor of Menara Hap Seng. Till today, my girls are still very fascinated with fountains!

Xenri D'Garden Terrace
Lot 2.04, Second Floor
The Podium
Menara Hap Seng
Jalan P Ramlee
Kuala Lumpur

Restoran Green View @ Jalan 19, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

If you want to get superb sang har meen (fresh prawns noodles), Green View is the place to head over to.

The prawns are fresh and the noodles are very well done. We had a plate of sang har meen and steamed crabs for lunch 3 Sundays ago. It was a light lunch but very satisfying. My 3 angels enjoyed their lunch as all of us are seafood lovers.



Here you go, get ready a piece of tissue paper to wipe away your dribbling saliva....

The sang har meen


Macro shot of the yummy big prawns....

Even Baby ate the noodles and loved them... but I rinsed the noodles with some hot water to get rid of some of the sauce and oil before serving her. Baby is also another crabs and prawns lover!


Steamed crabs - so fresh, sweet and juicy....

Daddy's crab makan kaki....

Love the pandan flavor coconut water but it's frigging expensive at RM5 each!


Live crabs are placed in big baskets outside the restaurant....

Location :
Jalan 19, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
No. 6 & 8 Jalan 19/3
46300 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
(Located near the famous Rothman’s roundabout)
Cuisine : Chinese
Ambience :Comfortable

My Saturday

My parents are in KL again, yippeeee! The girls have been missing them and have been counting down to the days granny and koong koong would be here again. This afternoon the weather was perfect - not too hot but cloudy and breezy. So the girls went swimming with granny and koong koong for almost 2 hours .... again... until their skin got all wrinkled and 'chlorinxicated'.

We had good old Ipoh food that my dad brought from Ipoh for lunch this afternoon. I ate so much till I felt so queasy after my lunch. I made myself a big mug of lemon juice and drank it the whole afternoon to ease the queasiness. We were all so stuffed that we had a late dinner at 8pm. We went to a nearby restaurant for dinner and my dad and I decided to walk there to burn off some calories (though it was drizzling) .... while the kids and my mum took a car ride there. After dinner, it was still drizzling but my dad and I still insisted on walking home instead of getting into the car. I tell yer, I felt so much better after the half an hour walk (15 minutes each way). Knowing that I had burnt off at least 80 calories from the half hour of brisk walking also burnt off my corrosive guilt of eating so much carbs today :P

Tomorrow is going to be another binge eating day for us. We will be having buffet lunch at our favorite Japanese restaurant - Xenri. It is a an advance birthday celebration for my mum.

I better hit the sack now as I have to pull myself out from bed to run at 7am! But I MUST wipe off the cob webs from this blog before all my readers stop visiting my blog! Have a great weekend peeps!

Get The Right Shoes For Your Kids

When Alycia was younger and was my only child, being a first-time mum, I was quite clueless when it came to buying the right shoes for her. She started to walk at 10 months old and could walk quite stably at 12 months old. But she used to trip quite a bit when she walked and I thought she was plain clumsy. Some kids are just pretty clumsy and tend to trip / fall a lot. Later, I found out that it was the sandals that made her trip all the time. After I got her a sturdier pair of baby shoes with anti-slip soles, she stopped tripping.

Getting your child a good pair of shoes is very important so that he/she will feel comfortable in them and will not trip easily. Did you know that babies’ feet don’t have bones and are just soft cartilage which can easily be pushed out of shape by badly fitting shoes? Even socks that are too tight can damage their feet at this crucial stage.

Getting your child an ill-fitting pair of shoes can also risk your child’s feet from being severely hurt. I am sure you had heard and read about some kids’ feet being caught in a moving escalator when they wore this particular popular brand of plastic shoes.

Shoes are one of the things that I find very hard to get for my 2 older girls now. When they were younger, I could easily shop for nice and affordable shoes from shoe shops and shopping malls. I find that shoes for girls aged 5 years and above are very limited in choices and they are very costly too. That’s why I have resorted to buying my girls’ shoes from online stores. One very cool online store for baby shoes and kids shoes is startriteshoes.com. They have a wide selection of shoes for babies and children from shoes for pre-walkers to shoes for toddlers, school shoes, non-school shoes, English classic shoes, boots and many more.

There are even handy tips on how to care for your kids’ feet and shoes at startriteshoes.com. If you have a toddler at home, you really have to check out this video here.

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