Archive for May, 2010

Five-Spice Chicken in Rice Paper

Posted on May 31st, 2010, by the mum

Being a working mother that loves to cook, I relish weekends. It is a time where I could get some time to cook for my family.  I want to be able to leave a legacy of food; food that warms the heart and makes my family feel that they are home. I was lucky to have [...]

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How NOT to be a perfectionist

Posted on May 26th, 2010, by the mum

Okay admit it. If you are not going to, I am. I am a perfectionist. There I said it. As a working mother, there simply was no room for anything else. No compromises. The sheets have to be creaseless; the management report free of spelling errors; meals must be nutritious; kids must be dressed nicely; husbands [...]

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Kids Holiday Planning

Posted on May 19th, 2010, by the mum

Examinations are over and holidays are around the corner.  This is when the mad rush for holiday courses, meet the cartoon characters at the mall, special trips to the Science Centre gets planned out.  God forbid, one of them should mouth the words,”Mum! I am bored!”. Over the years, I have developed a list of [...]

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10 Things I Love About Me

Posted on May 10th, 2010, by the mum

I started the post with the title “10 Things I Hate About Me”, an inspiration to a reality show on BBC Lifestyle Channel, “What I Hate About Me”.  Then I thought to myself, there is really too much negativity in the world, why add to it?  Thus, I am going to write about 10 things [...]

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How Technology Changed My Life

Posted on May 4th, 2010, by the mum

When I first started work, I only had a pager.  For those of you who remember, these are small gadgets that one could call with the phone number that you want the owner to call back on.  Often, my dear husband (at that time my dear boyfriend) and I would send each other codes like [...]

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