Because I am not the biggest fan of extreme cold and damp - it makes me feel like a wet dog - I use the supermarket as part of my exercise routine.  Going up and down each isle, even if I don’t need anything there, so that I can increase my daily steps.  Obviously, at the same time I’ll be reaching for [...]

In my previous blog, I mentioned that both my parents were farmers.  Growing up, all my siblings and I had to help our parents either in the Rice fields or where they planted the vegetables.  Not much technology and machinery to help and so it was hard back breaking work with so little money in return. Most of the time [...]

Storm after storm landed in the south part of England earlier last week bringing havoc to our normally rainy days.  Trees were down, electricity was cut off, roads were flooded and in some areas, water was off too. Luckily it’s school half term and the family and I were heading to Tenerife for a whole week of much needed holiday.  [...]

Learning language doesn’t come easy to me. I am not like one of those people who can speak 10 languages, but I can brag that I know some swearing words in at least five other languages. In Malaysia, we mainly speak in Bahasa Malaysia/Melayu, but also have many other local indigenous languages/dialects. English is the most commonly spoken foreign language, [...]

The other day I was reminiscing about when my children were newly born. I miss the milky smell of brand new baby, so pure, so innocent until one day their biggest talent is pretty much rolling their eyes at whatever their parents do or say. That reminds me of how culture shocked I was when I gave birth to one [...]

Why is it that we Asian’s have this big passionate affair with rice? Is it even food if it’s not rice? I guess rice is like the potato to the Westerners, the vodka to the Russians, and the pasta to the Italians. This is true in many Asian households. I can’t speak for the modern ones but during my time, [...]

I love food! I really love food. I love guessing and deciphering the ingredients used in each dishes especially on food that I never tried before. It also applies to familiar dishes as you know, the only way to make it special is to add your very own secret ingredients! Growing up in extreme poverty back in North Borneo means [...]