… for the umpteenth time again. It is not easy to just sign up for any plan when you are on a budget. We have to work out how much we could put aside if we would like to get term life insurance here. Actually if we forfeit eating out or takeaway two weekends in [...]

I think I have never bought anything from the Tightrope Australian label before. Yesterday I bought three tops for a mere AU$7! Unimaginable! Two tops at AU$2 each and the other at AU$2.99. It’s like broad daylight robbery! How cheap can I get?? Very good to wear for home or even casual outing.   I [...]

Personally I do not know of anyone who has had full cosmetic dentistry done. Maybe because it’s so expensive that only multi millionaires and celebrities do it?   I wonder how many have gone to a Plano cosmetic dentist for their makeover or simply just to clean up and teeth whitening. I am sure they’d [...]

Don’t forget to stock up on some lollies for this Saturday’s trick or treat!  We have bought quite a bit all ready for those kids knocking on our door.  Now, we don’t want to disappoint them, do we?  We usually do not get as many kids visiting, only a handful like maybe 10 kids.   [...]

At my age, enrolling at a university is a daunting thought. I am sure I would be the oldest student. What more when you have one or a few kids, it would be impossible to divide your time between going to uni, feed, bathe, clothe the kids and making sure the house is in order; all these [...]

Since the successful attempt yesterday, I decided to try making some kuih lapis (9 layer kuih) with red beans, except that mine wasn’t exactly 9 layers.   I followed the same recipe from Lily Ng’s blog and for the red bean, I just boiled red bean soup with rock sugar, then add the cooked red [...]

It’s almost year end. Looks like I have finished most if not all, of my tasks. Only one more left to consider ie to get a life insurance quote. I had a quick look at some plans online and the monthly payments seem reasonable and within our budget (depending on the type of plan of [...]

The one and only reason I hate cooking and baking is because I tend to fail many times even if I follow the recipe to a tee! I have tried Kuih Lapis unsuccessfully over the past few years, the last failed attempt was several months back. They either turned out hard as or mushy, not [...]

For some strange reason, I have vivid memories of how our primary school Science teacher had every student in the class to pass around a small piece of asbestos during one of the lessons. She told us that asbestos was dangerous, period.   Being only 11 years old back then, none of us were aware [...]

Went to Kingsford today. The last time we went there was last year. Each time we went, there would be new restaurants opened and old restaurants closed as well as shops, they all come and go.   Anyway, we went to what used to be our favourite eatery for Pad Thai with chilli, basil and [...]

I think my plan to get an elliptical exercise equipment might have to be put on hold for a long long time due to space constraint. Not unless we have another room to spare.   The garage is filled to the brim. Now I understand why it is becoming more common for houses to have [...]

I have yet to master the art of baking a cake properly, (yikes!) but what interests me more is the decorating part ie making figurines, shapes and such with fondant or moulding paste.  I’m so happy to know that this shop called Cake Art (cakeart.com.au) located at Rouse Hill Town Centre sells baking supplies including fondant [...]

It is scary how I have been replacing my wardrobe from size M to L and sometimes XL. Gosh if I don’t put an end to my expanding self, I will be spending a lot of money upsizing my clothes. Could somebody tell me how to lose belly fat? Err, with minimal exercise if possible. [...]

I previously blogged about where to buy the traditional coconut grater here. Well, I went back just to have a look two weeks ago out of curiosity and wow they’re all sold out! Fortunately I already have my own which I have not used for more than 5 years.   Even the frozen grated coconut [...]

The pressure is really on me now that my sis asked again if I would be making a trip back to KL for my niece’s wedding. Unfortunately my answer is still a firm no due to several circumstances.   Though I could really do with a getaway like some destinations at Orlando vacations, situation just [...]