tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:49:44 +0000Yiu YiuTravelogueMy Two GirlsFamilyYan YanOutingsEducationCelebrationsMyself9-to-6Et CeteraAllowanceBento DelightFood NotesHealthHomeBloggingMotherhoodPregnancyBreastfeedingTagsIzumio & Super Luteinhttp://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)Blogger812125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-9046210676426060076Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:57:00 +00002016-01-10T01:32:09.390+08:00CelebrationsMy Two GirlsMyselfYan YanYiu Yiu Yan Yan graduated from kindy this year and that’s probably the highlight of 2015.  Her self confidence has also improved, as well as being less timid.  On our recent trip to Legoland, she surprised me by going on all the rides.  She asked to attend After School Program (ASP) at the kindy and enjoyed herself tremendously with all the fun classes like cooking, music & movement, http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/2015-year-in-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-6109543311163129742Wed, 30 Dec 2015 03:36:00 +00002016-01-10T00:20:57.632+08:00CelebrationsMy Two GirlsOutings First up was at the Curve, with the theme Tales of Christmas Magic.  The centre court was nicely decorated with giant books, where they open up for performers to tell the story of Aria, the songstress, whose singing could awaken the creatures of Christmas Storyland to life. The girls visited Sunway Pyramid with their dad, where an aquatic wonderland awaits.  With their http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-time-at-malls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-219858027834767154Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:16:00 +00002016-01-10T00:17:19.105+08:00My Two GirlsOutings Hubby’s Lions Club brought some orphans to the Hello Kitty Go Around Malaysia fair at the Viva Home Expo Hall so the two girls tagged along. Will let the photos do the talking. http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/hello-kitty-go-around-malaysia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-4729150050713193529Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:15:00 +00002015-12-28T02:19:34.336+08:00My Two GirlsTravelogue A trip to Kluang will not be complete without a visit to the original Kluang Rail Coffee.  We visited the old coffee shop (a coffee stall is more like it J) at the Kluang Railway Stattion for breakfast before leaving Kluang.  It was packed even on a late morning on Monday.  We waited a while before seats were available for all of us six adults + five children (+ a baby).  http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/stopover-in-melaka.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-1377776453444446887Tue, 22 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +00002015-12-28T02:23:45.311+08:00My Two GirlsTravelogue We googled for some breakfast places in Kluang (saving Kluang Rail Coffee for the last day) and saw that Botak Curry Mee is highly recommended so we made our way to the Kampung Paya shop (run by Botak’s son) to find it closed.  We detoured to try our luck at Botak’s daughter’s stall at Mengkibol River Hawker Centre and was glad to find it open.  We waited quite a bit for our noodles http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/cuti-cuti-johor-uk-agro-farm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-9137654016701880303Fri, 18 Dec 2015 03:48:00 +00002015-12-28T02:22:07.116+08:00My Two GirlsTravelogue After checking out from the hotel and having a bak ku teh breakfast, we started our 2.5 hours drive to the Kahang Organic Rice Eco Farm (KOREF).  We reached KOREF at about 12.30pm, and signed up for their standard 3-hour package which included a simple lunch.  As everyone was still full from bak ku teh, lunch was kinda wasted but we packed the omelette and fried chicken, just in case http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/cuti-cuti-johor-koref.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-3488007713633410373Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:48:00 +00002015-12-28T01:48:23.196+08:00My Two GirlsTravelogue We started Day 2 with breakfast at Storia Café, which serves typical Malaysian breakfast like nasi lemak, mee siam, etc.  But what’s unique at this café is the freshly grilled otak-otak. We headed to Legoland after that, reaching at about 9.30am.  We had some leisurely time for some photographs before the theme park opened.  We started at the Lego Technic, and http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/cuti-cuti-johor-legoland-theme-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-8336913563946481764Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:33:00 +00002015-12-28T01:33:44.397+08:00My Two GirlsTravelogue We spent a couple of days bercuti-cuti Johor for the family year-end holidays.  First stop – Legoland.  Our first trip to Legoland was in early 2013, and the water park was still work-in-progress at that time.  So this round, we bought the 2-day combo parks ticket for both the theme park and water park.  Prices for Legoland have increased a fair bit…the one day theme park http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/cuti-cuti-johor-legoland-water-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-677411334566937825Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:03:00 +00002015-12-26T15:14:14.667+08:00HealthMy Two Girls Hubby was part of the organizing committee for the Lions Charity Balloon Run 2015.  Since there was a 4km family category, I decided to take part in the run with the girls and their 大姨姨.  It was the girls first run and while they needed some help halfway through the run, they made it to the finish line J Bright & early at Taman Tasik Permaisuri Cheras They ran all the way http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/12/lions-balloon-run.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-3572595243859400238Mon, 30 Nov 2015 04:34:00 +00002015-12-26T14:35:24.160+08:00EducationYan Yan The year-end party (and Yan Yan’s last at TJC…sob sob) was held on the last day of school.  The theme, as per the year-end concert, was Fairy Tales, so most children were dressed in their garbs from the concert, except Yan Yan and her classmates since they performed the lantern dance. With some of her classmates...most will be going separate ways after this :-( Some of the girls inhttp://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/11/year-end-party-last-day-in-tjc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-6094399549243766701Sat, 14 Nov 2015 14:25:00 +00002015-12-26T14:31:01.952+08:00EducationYan Yan This year, we enrolled Yan Yan into the ASP (After School Program).  The week after her graduation concert, the kindy organized its annual ASP concert. It was a simple affair with marching in of the students, national anthem, followed by a short speech by the principal.  The six-year old students then went on stage to receive their graduation scroll before the performances began. http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/11/asp-concert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-8819552680715736532Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:23:00 +00002015-12-26T14:24:33.833+08:00EducationYan Yan Yan Yan’s kindy alternately organizes between a big-scale concert and sports day each year.  This year is the year for sports day so the graduation ceremony and concert for the graduating six years old was only a low-key affair.  The theme for the graduation concert this year was “Fairy Tales”. As usual, it started with the marching in of the students, followed by the national http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/11/yan-yans-kindy-graduation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-2599422266576992957Sat, 07 Nov 2015 04:55:00 +00002015-12-26T00:58:38.587+08:00EducationYiu Yiu On her birthday, Yiu Yiu was part of her school choir that took part in the 24th National Primary School Choir Competition, organized as part of the 49th KL Music Festival. Assembling at school in the morning Waiting for their turn at the KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall A total of 31 schools took part in the day-long competition.  Her team was the 8th to go on http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/11/yiu-yiu-school-choir-competition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-4901659197937524470Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:14:00 +00002015-12-26T00:17:05.400+08:00CelebrationsYiu Yiu Yiu Yiu turned 10 on Nov 1.  We celebrated with a family dinner at D’Italiane Kitched, Paradigm Mall.  Her papa surprised her by ordering a balloon bouquet to the restaurant, which added a festive touch to the dinner. The lovely birthday girl One with mummy and mei-mei With popo Yummy food We ordered her favourite durian mousse cake With mei-mei and Wong http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/11/yiu-yius-10th-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-8375532535154290283Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:18:00 +00002015-10-28T19:18:52.228+08:00My Two GirlsYan YanYiu YiuHubby's cousin is the co-founder of Grim Films.  A couple of weeks ago, he asked if we would allow the girls to be a part of a short film which his colleague is making for the Berjaya Youth Short Film Competition.  We agreed to let the girls have some fun, and they did. This is the final product. The film has been shortlisted as one of the Top 10 finalists.  All the best http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/10/girls-first-short-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-8429746922174262320Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:21:00 +00002015-11-10T17:22:49.456+08:00My Two GirlsTravelogue We had to leave the resort by 10am the day of departure from Lang Tengah but our flight isn’t until evening so we signed up for a city tour of Kuala Terengganu.  Our first stop was the Chinatown where seven back lanes have been given a makeover and each has its own unique theme.  Main arch leading into the Chinatown We started our walk at the Tauke Wee Seng Hee Cultural http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/09/kuala-terengganu-chinatown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-6176303140092938294Sun, 27 Sep 2015 17:52:00 +00002015-10-25T01:54:38.749+08:00My Two GirlsTravelogue My first trip to Lang Tengah was 14-15 years ago and I remember having such a fantastic time there.  Lang Tengah was not as well known as the more famous Redang or Perhentian Islands and I was totally smitten by its white, powdery beach and pristine underwater world.  Back then, the four of us had three guides all to ourselves for the few snorkelling trips and we got to see soooo much http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/09/mid-year-holiday-in-lang-tengah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-3982844900661464726Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:01:00 +00002015-10-14T18:03:42.129+08:00EducationYan Yan A couple of weeks before Yan Yan’s kindy mid-year party, I received the message book saying that the theme this round will be “Hat Party”, and that the children should come with a homemade hat which the parents and child can make into a home art project – not exactly the kind of news this creativity-challenged mum would welcome. But a mum gotta do what a mum gotta do – so this mum asked Mr. http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/09/tjc-hat-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-5746095245188513564Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:34:00 +00002015-10-14T17:40:54.501+08:00EducationYiu Yiu Yiu Yiu participated in her school sports day in May.  She’s in the red house this year and was part of the red house students who participated in the march past.  Interestingly this year, each house was asked to have some costumes for the march past and Yiu Yiu was given a set of butterfly head band, wand and wings while some of the boys were dressed in Superman boxes…haha. http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/09/school-sports-day-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-6069940913163109549Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:14:00 +00002015-10-14T17:33:45.459+08:00Izumio & Super Lutein The Japanese Association of Preventive Medicine for Adult Diseases (JAPA) is non-profit association of over 6,600 independent doctors and is the biggest and most respected of its kind in Japan.  The association reviews and endorses a variety of products and technologies and is known for its with stringent guidelines for certification.  More than 20,000 products are sent to them http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/09/super-lutein.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-1721198350542990374Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:12:00 +00002015-09-27T23:15:00.518+08:00Et CeteraMy Two GirlsYan Yan I’ve never heard of this place until my colleague asked if Yan Yan could be one of her flower girls for her wedding.  Of course I said yes, just for the fun of it, and to be part of the joyous occasion. This colleague of mine is just super awesome – she DIYed everything, from the wedding invitation cards, floral arrangements, down to every little details of the party. The bridal partyhttp://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/09/garden-wedding-at-subak-restaurant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-661533473580382824Sat, 05 Sep 2015 09:13:00 +00002015-10-14T17:27:51.646+08:00Izumio & Super LuteinI started on Izumio and Super Lutein in the quest to improve the stubborn spot of eczema above my lips. It started in May last year and I've been given the usual steroid and Protopic creams, which I've had to use intermittently every few days whenever it flared. I've been taking Izumio and Super Luton for almost five months now and I'm happy that I don't need to use the creams anymore. Here's a http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/09/my-personal-story-izumio-for-eczema.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-5478757869922549831Sun, 23 Aug 2015 16:13:00 +00002015-09-24T00:14:13.194+08:00EducationYan Yan Yan Yan’s kindy’s annual outing this year was to the KL Bird Park, the same place that her jiejie visited six years ago.  As I had gone through the drill with Yiu Yiu, I knew that with so many children on the trip, there’s hardly any time to really enjoy the visit, as it would be one mad rush from one place to another.  But kids being kids, she wanted to join the trip with her friends.http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/08/visit-to-kl-bird-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-1879076858596530117Sun, 16 Aug 2015 03:23:00 +00002015-09-14T00:47:27.654+08:009-to-6TravelogueAfter watching the AO Show one of the nights, we headed to Huong Lai Vietnamese Restaurant for some traditional Vietnamese cuisine.   What attracted me to this restaurant was the fact that the service staff and some of the kitchen staff are former street children, orphans and youth from very poor families, and Huong Lai provided them an opportunity to better their lives.  In http://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/08/ho-chi-minh-saigon-food-and-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27454389.post-6393035486527824632Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:22:00 +00002015-09-12T16:08:44.051+08:009-to-6Travelogue The Cu Chi Tunnels, located 70km northwest of Ho Chi Minh, is an amazing complex of underground tunnels used during the Vietnam war.  Initial construction started in 1948 when the Viet Minh required somewhere to hide from French air attacks and by 1965, the tunnel complex was estimated to consist of more than 200 km of tunnels with underground hideouts, shelters, hospitals, schools, meetinghttp://a-moms-diary.blogspot.com/2015/08/ho-chi-minh-saigon-cu-chi-tunnels-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Mom's Diary)0