If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed for our latest posts of weekend ideas and more.Would you believe it? We made it to the Backstreet Boys concert at Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach last night. We weren’t sure about going but then, the girls and I were listening to their [...]
I had lunch recently with a friend who’s being hounded by his parents about his still being single at age 40. Nothing wrong with that, I said, it’s not like it’s a crime or anything. It takes time to build a relationship. I’ve never believed in rushing into marriage out of sheer obligation.
On the other [...]
There’s no way that I can repeat what Ajahn Brahm said so beautifully in his talk about “finding the path to peace and happiness”.
But I’ll try to recap the gist of what he said here because I think there are lessons here to be learnt.
Ajahn Brahm based his talk on the Buddhist principle of the [...]
I’m so glad the kids and I got to attend the talk Saturday night by Ajahn Brahmavamso. We’re huge fans of Ajahn Brahm, a brilliant speaker who is also a Buddhist monk and Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpertine, Perth in Western Australia.
It was Raine’s and Skye’s first time meeting Ajahn Brahm, and they [...]
It looks like wedding season is fast approaching. This can only mean one thing - couples are hard at work on their Wedding Planning projects or looking for ways to make their wedding an outstanding one that people are going to remember for years.
It doesn’t matter if you’re planning an indoor or outdoor wedding, you’ll [...]
The Backstreet Boys are coming to town. I found out about this quite by accident and told the girls about it. Big fans that they are, sure they’re excited and want to see AJ and Nick.
I went to inquire about the tickets and were told there’s only standing space, no seating, and that we have [...]
We’ve succeeded in getting through the entire fifteen days of Chinese New Year without once stepping into a Chinese restaurant. A friend of mine put me up to this challenge simply because she doesn’t believe in being ripped off by the seasonal increase in prices restaurants charge for auspiciously-named dishes.
Which makes sense to me. It [...]
I’m the shop-till-you-drop kind of vacation traveler. You won’t find me reading a book on the beach or taking slow walks. I just won’t be happy unless I’m out checking out the shopping scene and coming back to the hotel with bagfuls of spoil .
But I’d like to go on one of those laid-back [...]
Tis the season of yee sang, or raw fish salad. It’s colorful and it’s tasty and it’s only available during the 15 days of Chinese New Year. Tomorrow’s the last day.
I’ve noticed that the grocery stores are selling yee sang in a box in the weeks before CNY.
I don’t know about you but I find [...]
Just when it seems like I’ve hung up my spatula and cake tin for good, the girls want to bake a cake with me. So reluctantly but with all good intentions, we went out one sunny afternoon to buy the ingredients for a butter cake.
I wish I’d thought to buy one because as it turned [...]
