Sleeping Kids

This is how the kids slept during our stay in Ipoh last week (in my bedroom):

I have no idea that it would be such a breeze to wean Baby off co-sleeping with us. Now, she no longer wants to sleep on our king-size bed. She only wants her jie jie's bed! And she actually sleeps longer on her Alycia jie jie's bed than on our bed.

Another Tooth Dropped

One of Alycia's bottom teeth had been shaky for the past few months. She had been spending her past time shaking the tooth with her fingers and tongue, trying to shake the tooth out. Finally the tooth came off while we were in Ipoh. We were in the car and then all of a sudden she happily announced that her tooth had dropped haha!

Gross stuff...

That night, the tooth grand-fairy aka granny came and put an angpow under Alycia's pillow when she was fast asleep and she woke up to a pleasant surprise to see 3 RM1 notes in the angpow.

Tsunami Village Cafe, Penang Island

On our 2nd night in Penang, we went to this place called Tsunami Village Cafe. This restaurant is located midway to Tg Bungah / Batu Ferringhi. The cafe is by the seaside. We wanted to have something light for dinner as we were all stuffed with Pasembur rojak, char koay teow, ice kacang and chendol, which we had in afternoon. By the time we reached the restaurant (took us half an hour from G Hotel to this place), it was already close to 10pm. Too bad it was pitch black outside the restaurant and we could not admire the scenic view of the beach.

Stir fried lala...

Steamed fish...

Inchi cabin chicken (hubs seems to love this chicken!)...

Plain baked crabs....

Cheese baked lobster with button mushrooms - very cheesy. Baby loved this dish. It has all her favorite ingredients in one appetizing combo...

Everyone has been telling us that the seafood here is very good but honestly, I was too stuffed to appreciate the food. I only nibbled a little of everything and drank a whole coconut to expel the heat from my body. I had stuffed myself with too much heaty food the past 2 days. Plus it was already 10ish pm... eating supper is a no-no for me.... bad for health and bad for my waist line too! When I went back to the hotel, I quickly made myself a glass of freshly squeezed lemon juice haha. I never leave home without my lemon or lime, health freak hor.

Aigner Bathroom Set In G Hotel Rooms

I was pretty surprised to discover Aigner body shampoo, Aigner hair shampoo and Aigner body lotion in the bathroom of our room at G Hotel, Gurney Drive, Penang. Wow, not bad for a room that costs around RM300+ a night! There is even complimentary soft drinks and Kit Kat in their mini bar, apart from the complimentary bottled mineral water, coffee and tea. The only downside is that the bathroom is not fitted with a hand-held shower faucet. The toilet is also not fitted with a faucet. That will be very inconvenient for guests with babies and toddlers.

But don't you think that the Aigner bathroom set is free hor... use all you want when you are a guest there but those are not for keeps k. Don't put them into your luggage or you will be asked to pay hah!

Pool Side Fun At G Hotel and Gurney Hotel Penang

During our recent holiday cum surgeon appointment in Penang recently, the girls enjoyed themselves to the max at the pool side of the hotels that we stayed in. On day 1 we stayed in G Hotel, a trendy hotel located along Gurney Drive and facing the sea. On day 2, we checked into Gurney Hotel. While the girls had fun playing at the pool side, we adults (hubs, MIL and moi) ate everything that was on our eating list. Nothing was missed out this time. Hubs even went to this restaurant by the sea named Tsunami Village Restaurant near Tg Bungah for seafood, on the recommendation of his friend. We were supposed to have dinner there but only reached the restaurant at close to 10pm and ended up having supper instead!

At the pool side of G Hotel...

Jacuzzi at G Hotel...

Baby who was not allowed swimming at public pools could not contain her excitement and when I wasn't looking, she stripped herself down and wanted to jump into the jacuzzi to join her 2 jie jies and daddy, muahahahaha!!!

I promised Baby that if she continues to be UTI-free for another 5-6 months, she can go swimming when we go to Penang in June next year for her next post-surgery ultrasound scan.

Me, paint balling @ Gurney Hotel. The activities and facilities at Gurney Hotel are much better than G Hotel and the hotel is more kids-friendly...

Pool side fun @ Gurney Hotel.

We will definitely check into Gurney Hotel again next June. We find that the rooms at Gurney Hotel are more kids-friendly and the pool side area is a haven for kids. Among the facilities available are archery, billiard, paintball, gym, a huge sand-pit with beach sand for kids to build sand castles and super duper fun slides at the pool. My girls lurve the pool side area!


Though G Hotel is trendy and new, I find it not very kids-friendly. Imagine there is not even a hand-held shower in the bathroom, so how to shower a toddler? Thankfully Baby had no problem when I put her under the shower and told her that it's raining... and she thought that it's cool haha!!

Lunch At Hai Nan Town, at Tanjung City Marina Weld Quay, Penang

On the day we reached Penang, we had lunch at Hai Nan Town Restaurant. This restaurant serves very tasty Nyonya and Hainanese food. Hai Nan Town is located next to QEII at the Tg City Marina Weld Quay and is a trendy eatery facing the scenic waterfront.

The facade of the restaurant...

We saw a Star Cruise ship decked at the marina... and hoped that one day we can hop on board one and cruise to some parts of the world...

Assam prawns... tastes as good as the ones from Sin Kheng Aun coffee shop in Penang...

Braised chicken with hard boiled eggs. This is a hit with my girls...

Braised turnip...

This pot of assam pomfret fish is simply delish and tastes as good as if not even better than the one served at Sin Kheng Aun. It has generous amounts of ginger flower, big onions and other spices which makes the sauce really flavorful...

Loh bak and deep fried popiah...

Chicken curry - very delish!

We liked the food so much that on our last day in Penang before we returned to Ipoh, we made another stop at this restaurant and ordered the assam fish and braised chicken again. This time, we tried the chicken curry, loh bak and deep fried popiah. We will definitely patronize this restaurant again when we make our next trip to Penang in June 2011.

Penang Here We Come!

We will be traveling to Penang in a few hours. Yesterday during our drive back to Ipoh, hubby and I were discussing where and what to eat. We have roughly planned what to target in Penang this time. Since we will be staying at G Hotel @ Gurney Drive this time, walking to the hawkers centre at Gurney Drive is not a problem. Oooh, I am so going to attack the Pasembur rojak, prawn noodles, lobak and fried koay teow! Hopefully I won't pile on the kilos after this trip as I won't have the time to exercise for 3 days.

And oh yes, I finally bought a new lappie yesterday!! Have been meaning to buy a lap top for years and finally got to do so, just in time to bring it with us to Penang. My main intention of getting the lappie is to let the girls while away their time doing more useful things like reading and practising Math and playing educational games on the internet rather than stay glued in front of the idiot box. The lap top will also serve as my back-up just in case my desk top computer konks out. This will be my birthday present to Alycia who will turn 7 in 2 days. Expensive birthday present hor? RM2,500 for a birthday present, she's one lucky girl!

Oriental Pavilion @ Jaya 33, Petaling Jaya

Oriental Pavilion @ Jaya 33, PJ serves delectable and sumptuous Chinese cuisines. They have dim sum too. If you do not make a booking in advance for lunch or dinner on weekends or public holidays, you can be assured of joining in the long bee line at the entrance of the restaurant.

Here's what we had for lunch:

Peking Duck...

Deep fried crispy Peking duck skin wrapped with egg sheets, spring onions, some sweet bean sauce and cucumber....

Stir-fried assortment of veggie. Love the fresh lily bulbs and macademia nuts...

'Ngap sow' - the meat of the Peking duck is diced and stir fried into another dish. The meat is then wrapped with fresh lettuce leaves...

Baked crab with cheese...

Hokkien 'tai loke meen'. The toppings on the noodles are deep fried 'jie yau jar' lard. The generous amount of lard makes the noodles very flavorful. But I only ate a spoonful as this dish is super fattening and artery clogging!

We also ordered an assortment of dim sum. I would rate the food 8/10 and the ambience and cleanliness of the restaurant 8/10.


Oriental Pavilion
Lot P104, 1st Floor, Jaya 33,
Jalan Semangat, Section 13,
Petaling Jaya
Tel : 03- 7956 9288

Always Wants To Be Different

Rascal #2 always wants to be different from the rest. On regular school-going days, she would dilly dally and refuse to go to school. On the last day of school last Friday where she was not required to wear her school uniform, she wore her school uniform after her shower upon returning from school... and wore the school uniform to attend her Mandarin tuition class!

On one afternoon last week, she worn her Disney sunnies during lunch time. See how silly she looks here...

Check out the half sliced lime on her cup. She pinched that lime from me when I was making lime juice and stuck the lime to her cup! I guess she's pretending she's having a tropical lunch by the beach haha!

Effective Hair Loss Product

I thought that my hair shedding problem will stop once I stop breastfeeding. I thought that the hair shedding problem was caused by hormonal changes but nope, the problem ain’t ending. My hair is still shedding and my scalp is getting more and more visible. I really need to get to the root of the problem and find an effective product to stop the hair loss. There are plenty of websites where I can learn more and find suitable products. Do you have any effective products for hair loss to recommend to me?

Kids Can Make You Age Faster!

Lately Baby has been waking up really early in the morning, sleeping late at night and does not nap in the afternoon. She has been bugging me and breathing down my neck. I have no me time to do the things that I like. I cannot even have my half hour of quiet me time in the morning when I work out in the gym or run outside. She is also turning into a rebellious rascal and making my blood boil all the time. I hope I won’t succumb to high blood pressure. I hope I don’t need to use anti wrinkle face cream. Kids! They can really make you age faster!

Best of Friends

Alycia and Cassandra are the best of friends. I think it really has to do with chemistry. Baby was lying on the couch watching TV one afternoon and then Alycia lay down next to her, turned her face towards Baby's and then hugged and kissed her baby sister... like 2 love birds LOL! I always ask Alycia why isn't she this chummy with Sherilyn and she will shrug her shoulders and say that her 2nd sister is very naughty, sigh!!

Crazy Over Cheese Spreads

There was a promotion on Laughing Cow and Arla cheese spreads at Jusco about 2 weeks ago. Buy any 2 tubs of cheese spread from the Laughing Cow and Arla brands, a tub of Arla tomato and herbs cheese spread worth about RM15 will be given free. Since there are 4 cheese lovers at home, me inclusive, I bought 2 tubs. The cheese spread would go really well with plain crackers and bread.

At the sampling booth for the cheese spread on crackers, rascal #2 and #3 ate so much that I felt really bad, thus that's also one of the reasons that I had to buy the cheese spread hehe...

Kids Ask The Darnest Questions

Yesterday night, Sherilyn asked me this when she was in the bathroom:

S - mummy, has daddy seen your buttock?

Me - (shocked and thought she had seen us errrrm...hehe) why are you asking such a question??

S - hehehehe (giggled cheekily)...

Me - why are you asking such a question huh??

S - but Baby has seen daddy's buttock. That day when daddy was changing in the room, Baby wanted to see daddy's buttock. She was peeping and then saw daddy's buttock heheheh....

Me - I'm asking you why you asked me whether daddy has seen my buttock?

S - no lar, hehehehe (and giggled the question off cheekily).

Hmmm, I wonder why she asked me that question!!

Orthopedic Mattress

Due to time constraint, I have not been exercising on my fit ball for over a week. Consequently, the pain on my lower back is slowly rearing its ugly head again. One of these days, I have to buy an orthopedic mattress to support my back when I get my beauty sleep. The mattress is going to cost quite a bit but I think it will be a good choice of investment for my overall well-being.

Sherilyn's Quirks

Rascal #2 has this quirk where if I give A to her, she will will ask for B. And the next day if I give her B, she will ask for A, deliberately in defiance as if to rebel against mummy. On most mornings, I will nag and nag and nag this little rascal to hurry up to finish her milk, to wash up, to dress up and to go to school. It's a chore getting her to get ready for school. On some mornings, she will lie in bed, whine and bawl, refusing to go to school. Today is her last day of going to school for this year. There was a year-end party in the school this morning.

Just now after her shower, guess what this fella did? Instead of wearing a dress, she donned on her school uniform... and she's going to wear that to attend Mandarin tuition later. Can't believe she did this! And I wonder what her friends and teachers at the tuition centre are going to say, haha!

English For 5-Year Olds

I was doing revision with Sherilyn last week to prepare her for her exam and when I came to the Collective Nouns for animals, I was amazed to note that the 5-year olds in her pre school are taught these:

I am sure some of us don't even know the collective noun for goose, horse and whales eh? And I am amazed that my rascal could remember all the collective nouns here.

Yesterday I collected Sher's report card from pre-school. She scored 90% and above for all her papers. I am very proud of her. I hope she will continue to produce As for her papers next year, which will be her last year in kindy. But I'm worried how she will cope in a Chinese primary school given her dilly dally attitude. I hope she'll change.

Restoran Sari Ratu, Minangkabau Cuisine

After lunch at Coliseum Restaurant about 3 Sundays ago, we had desserts at Restoran Sari Ratu, a restaurant that specializes in authentic Nasi Padang and Minangkabau cuisine. The restaurant itself originated from Indonesia and has spread its wings to Malaysia. There are currently about 6 outlets in Malaysia. The one that we went to is at Jln Sultan Ismail. If you like Indonesian food and desserts, this is the place to go to. The food is pretty good.

Here's what we had ...



Deep fried chicken with fragrant deep fried turmeric and deep fried tapioca chips coated with chilli paste...

A variety of Minangkabau dishes behind the counter...

The dessert menu...





Cendol Mix Durian...

Forgot what this is called but it is a very unique combo of fresh avocado, colored sago, coconut flesh, santan and ice cream...

Tapai ice cream (tapai is fermented coconut water). I think that tapai with ice cream is a weird combination and I didn't like it at all.

Curry fish that we took away for dinner...

We also took away some beef rendang.


Restoran Sari Ratu
GF 42-2,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
Bukit Bintang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

603 2141 1811 (tel)

Business Hours
11:00am to 11:00pm

Lucky Girls

My mil bought this cute Disney Thumbelina pen for the girls in Hong Kong recently. Nice hor? How lucky are my girls. I rarely had these luxuries when I was a kid. My girls have been receiving so many cute, pretty and awesome gifts all the time from their aunts and grandparents ever since they were born. Lucky them and I hope that they will always be blessed with many people showering them with love and gifts always.

Busy Day

I can't believe I managed to purge out 16 paid posts this morning. I woke up at 5:30am today to prepare myself for a long and busy day ahead as my supplier told me that she will deliver my batch of stock today. But when I logged into my advertiser's website, I almost fell off my chair when I saw 12 opps waiting for me. Fifteen minutes later, 4 new opps appeared. Oh thank you Sheriff! I always think that I work better under stress. I gave the gym a miss this morning and sat in front of the PC from 6am until 10am and completed all the 16 paid posts and dished out another 2 personal posts. Phew, 18 posts in less than 4 hours ... I need a breakie now. Shower Baby, have a shower myself and then work starts again. I have a stack of consignment notes to write. I better prepare the Pos Laju bags now so that when my stock arrives this evening, I can concentrate on stock check and QA check. I hope my girls can help me out too.