Saturday, April 25, 2009
Contest at Fabulousmom..Prize?SKII..wow..
Friday, April 24, 2009
I want to fly to Taipei because…
Guys …do you all know that AirAsia will be flying to
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Good Luck!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Earth Day…
Something was in my mind for sometime…something we have been encouraged to do for sometime now… USING recycled bags when we do our shopping…
But something which my DH often asked me “hey no more plastic bags for throwing rubbish?” ..yep my DH is often the one who helped to throw our daily rubbish….and yep we still use plastic bag to contain the dirty diapers, etc.
One thing also bugs me…we still need to use plastic bags to contain our rubbish before throwing it..either we buy those black or blue ones or we used those from what we got when we purchased our goods…
So it does defeats or delay the cause of using recycled bags? I wonder how does other countries who promote recycle bags does with their Bandaraya or Refuse collection? How and What can we do if not throwing the items in plastic bags? I heard people reuse their rubbish and turned into useful washing detergens or something….I ponder on doing that too..but I fear my kids might play with it…eiks..
I really do hope to learn some alternatives people are using at rubbish management…how does our rubbish collection agency doing to help in reducing the plastic bags people are using?
I learnt that in
I think I should also do this..separate them into different bins..but what about the plastic bags to contain them..anything else I can use?
What are you folks practicing? Care to share?
Hear from you all while I do some research on it :)
Cheers to our Earth!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Vote for SuperMummy!
Well, I must admit I don’t really feel like a Supermom yet but I do feel that all moms needed to act like one or is acting like one….
- I am a mom of two adorable, active kids
- I am a full-time working and pumping cum breastfeeding mom
- I am working 24/7 (aren’t all of us do? :P), with no mc for mom position
Thanks folks!
Have a super-duper mommy or daddy days!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
My Love for Nursing Wear
My first encounter with a nursing wear is one month after delivering my first baby. After my confinement, DH and I got a 3 hrs off (my in-law offered to babysit for us) and we went shopping for some additional essential baby stuff at Kiddyplace located in Cheras Leisure Mall. My first sight of nursing wear are two lovely black and turquoise green blouse (I bought two of the same design) and now they looked bit worn out as I’ve been using them for more than one year! They’ve been like my "uniform" everywhere for that whole one year of nursing life…everywhere I went with my daughter, shopping, dinner function, you named it!. Another not-that-frequently-worn nursing wear I have is an office-like striped blouse. The striped blouse was not that easily accessible for breastfeeding (BF) with zip(which I don't quite fancy because it might hurt the baby if I am not careful), thus I only used it once and it’s been hanging in my closet ever since. Talking about my dream nursing wear, below are the sketches I made which is something I have in mind in terms of practical, useful, comfortable and wearable nursing attire for all occasion. Ta dah...may I present "My Dream Nursing Wear" design of the year 2009! Theme - practical, stylish, wearable, baby-friendly(made from cotton) and long lasting for all-occcasion!(haha..just for fun of it!) This is a nursing spaghetti strap which can be used along with a blouse with such zig-zag flapped design which can easily flip over to access the inner side which is the nursing spaghetti strap. Note: Most of the nursing wear I mentioned can be found from one of those online shops which sells nursing wear listed under in my blog(see under USEFUL MOTHER & BABY ONLINE STORES).
Monday, April 20, 2009
Reducing Grocery bills...
One of the ways recommended to reduce our grocery bills is to use the house brand, i.e., for example if you frequently shop at Tesco, Carrefour or Giant hypermarket, you’ll find a lot of items under their house (Tesco/Carrefour/Giant) and its quality are not bad at all!
Previously I been trying out Tesco brand toilet rolls which has the more sheets per roll like “C**ie” brand, and it’s quite ok too.
And lately, I’ve been trying out another must have or staple on my grocery list besides rice, sugar and oil, that is the all-time favorite Bee Hoon (or vermicelli). We used to buy the H***oni brand which cost around RM2.89 (during sales it can go down to RM2.39) which according to my dad taste better and easier to cook. But to buy that too often does add up to my grocery bill quite a bit. So I am experimenting cooking with house brand and tried Tesco and Giant ones..so far the verdict is wow…not too big difference in terms of taste..I think it’s more of the cook! Hehe…not to say I am a good cook but I did picked up some Bee Hoon frying skills by watching some aunties with superb Bee Hoon taming skills..haha…so in this way we can have more fried bee hoon in a month that we were to buy the branded ones…
Give and take we can still enjoy yummy Bee Hoon and other stuff at a more affordable price with the current economy situation….we have to make a stringent and best decision. In other words, “Be a smart & innovative consumer”!
So what other experiments you guys have taken or plan to take/heard of as ways to reduce your monthly bills/expenditure? Care to share?
Hear from you folks!
Happy experimenting! =)
Homeschooling in Malaysia
Today an article link from a blog I used to subscribed and read, LittleKittie.com brings my attention to homeschooling.
Homeschooling, a topic/subject I used to ponder upon, researched, read about during my college time (yep, even before I was married with kids), as I have a cousin who faced difficulties coping the rigid education system in
Homeschooling is indeed a vital choice for some parents for the welfare of their children. At that point of time it was not even legal in Malaysia, and now although it was a bit looser legal side but see this fact (excerpt from the homeschooling article in TheStar ):
The official view
The Education (Amendment) Act 2002 states that homeschooling can only be considered under the following circumstances:
·The child must be exceptionally gifted or intellectually or physically disabled and the schools cannot meet this need;
·Family members travel abroad frequently; (wow..in other words must be rich? :P.. I wonder why this clause was included? So that the parents are considered globe-trotters and well-read?..hmm…)
·If homeschoolers are to be exempted, parents must ensure that they follow the national syllabus.
Whatever it is, at least it is no longer considered ILLEGAL or a CRIME to make the homeschooling choice for our kids now which is an improvement but hopefully the support and legistration for homeschooling as well as the revamp and continuous improvement on our current education system can improve hand-in-hand for the future our young leaders and generation.
As I am pondering about homeschooling and writing this article, my aunt(who sort of applied some homeschooling method on her son) has migrated to Down Under for the sake of her children, for better education and better support. It is a sad case for
But hopefully we in Malaysia can catch up soon....a better education and society...what can we all do(every small effort counts) to make this happens for our kids?
Cheers and ponder for the day!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Secret Recipes for Better Milk Supply and Rosy Glowing Looks
Well, maybe the title is slightly exaggerated, BUT, this is a recipe or special concoction shared by one of my friend who seems to be blessed with blushed rosy cheeks (minus the make-up..yep…natural rosy glow)
And her secret is…diligent daily dose of the following ever since her pregnancy, 9 month breastfeeding and till now (I think)
Tong Sum Codonopsis Pilosulae (dang shen) 黨參 – 2 long stalks
Red dates – 20 seeded/pitted= seedless (add more for sweetness and if only you are not heaty)
Black dates – 5-6 (optional)
Black Beans – two big tbsp pre-socked (3-6hrs), discard the soaking water before cooking
Gei ji (枸子)/Chinese wolberries – 1 tbsp
Water – 1.5-2 litres
Put in slow cooker for 4-6hrs (low). Drink it hot/warm.
Note: For confinement period, they would add ginger to this concoction. ;)
Enjoy.........lovely pinky lady and lovely drink to boost up our milk supply!
Cheers!