Category Archives: family

Hotel Puri, Melaka

This time around, we opt to stay in Hotel Puri, a lovely boutique hotel on Heeren Street (Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock)  which is just next to Jonker Street.  The 50-room hotel is a beautifully restored pre-war building. It has … Continue reading

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Malacca Again

That’s where we went 🙂  Did I tell you that I love Malacca?  Just can’t get enough of this charming UNESCO World Heritage city which is only 1.5 hours away from KL.  What I love about Malacca is its quirky … Continue reading

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a lil celebration

Thanks everyone for all the birthday wishes in Facebook and smses 🙂 I really appreciate all the sweet wishes.   To celebrate my 30th birthday, we had steamboat dinner tonight.  It’s my favourite 🙂 Yummy! This photo was not taken by … Continue reading

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books from my childhood

While growing up, I read a lot of Enid Blyton’s books such as the Magic Faraway Tree, Wishing Chair, Hello Mr. Twiddle and etc.  These books were such a delight and I read them over and over again.  I wished … Continue reading

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what she wants for Christmas

We don’t celebrate Christmas but hubs want to get Ashley something during the holiday season.  This is because he said when he was a kid, he always wish for a present during Christmas but never gotten any.   So, one day … Continue reading

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another busy sunday

After Ashley is done with her arts class today, we walked around the mall.  We had no intention of getting anything when we went into Ikea but……… we ended up with something really big and heavy.   Hubs ended up buying … Continue reading

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what we did while on holiday …

made endless trips to see her old friends – the roosters, hens, rabbits, tortoises, peacocks & peahens. We sat on these beach chairs just outside our chalet at night to listen to the sound of the waves The missy enjoying … Continue reading

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after 6 long years…..

we (Ashley, hubs and I) finally stepped foot into the theater.  Yup, it has been that long since we to the movies.  As for Ashley, yesterday was her first time in the theater…LOL! So pathetic eh? Ashley told us that … Continue reading

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the big bad wolf day

After reading about The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale at Irene’s blog, we decided to check it out today after Ashley’s dressing at the hospital.  I was anticipating a large crowd but thankfully, it wasn’t very crowded.  We didn’t have … Continue reading

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another birthday celebration

It was my MIL’s birthday on Saturday. I decided to make some ice-cream cakes to celebrate 🙂  Instead of using a tray, I bought some aluminium foil bowls (which are for lor mai kai) and made ice-cream cuppies. Got some … Continue reading

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