Stay At Home Mom

Friday was an eventful day which I could have done without. Just as I finished my leisurely breakfast and was planning what I would do next while waiting for the kids to come home from school, my phone rang. It’s one of those calls you’d rather not receive from school. My little one had thrown [...]

I don’t always think that I have lots to do but the truth is I do.  It’s probably a  coping mechanism but whatever it is my brain is doing to me, it helps to make the mountain of chores a manageable molehill. And so the last couple of days, more accurately, weeks, I have found [...]

I believe that English is a universal language. But there are words I used in Singapore which are unheard of here. Or at least, there is a different word for it. For example, something as common as the ‘handphone’ is called a ‘cell’ here. If you’re looking for a ’tissue’ use the word ‘Kleenex’. If [...]

Last week was spent in Vancouver, Canada. It wasn’t all fun. There was business to settle. Don’t ask me what business cos’ it’s a long story and I’m not telling. I’m just glad that all’s well and it wasn’t a trip for nothing. That said, I guess we wouldn’t have made time to go sightseeing [...]

I have been looking for a laksa recipe that’s true to the laksa that I normally eat back home. But because there are so many versions of laksa, it can be rather painstaking the search for the REAL recipe. Real only because to me, that is the laksa version I prefer and painstaking because I [...]