Homemade Birthday Cards From Three Very Different Children
It was my mom’s birthday so the boys decided they wanted to make birthday cards for their Amah. I got some supplies at the bookstore and let them do whatever they wanted. I love...
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Why Did Aisha Start Walking Much Later Than Her Brothers?
You know how baby milestones give you a range? Like, babies should be able to sit up between 4 – 7 months. Well, Aisha has consistently hit her milestones in the later months of...
Sulaiman’s K-Pop Gwiyomi-Wonder Girls Dance Performance Makes Me Happy
Some people are just natural dancers. They move effortlessly, their timing is perfect, and they dance with a joy that you can feel while watching. Sulaiman is not like this. At all. I love...
Kid-Friendly Crispy Chicken Burgers For Picky Eaters
Ayub’s speech therapy homework this week was to grow his vocabulary by cooking a new recipe! After some brainstorming, he decided he wanted to make crispy chicken burgers. I asked him what ingredients he...
Aisha Was Featured In A Sponsored Video When She Was A One Year Old Baby
This one time at work, Aisha was asked to be part of a sponsored video for AIA insurance as a baby. She got paid RM100. I started an ASB fund for her with the...
The Natural History Museum Of London Is Coming To Singapore
London’s prestigious Natural History Museum is coming to Southeast Asia this November at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore. The exhibition ‘Treasures of the Natural World’ will be open to the public on 25 November...
My Entry For The IKEA Photo Competition For Dads And Kids
So, IKEA is having a photo competition celebrating fathers and I am so super gung-ho about it that I made Mr Ninja and Aisha pose for a photo shoot that same night. All our...
We Went To ‘Slide The City’ And It Was Ok
So after feeling super pumped and excited at the announcement of ‘Slide the City’ in Malaysia, we got our tickets, set our date, and off we went to Setia Alam on an early Sunday...
Mama’s Playground Review – Dreamworld Playland @ Starling Mall
I love Starling Mall because it’s new and very rarely crowded. Dreamworld Playland is an indoor playground located inside, designed to be a sort of winter wonderland. If you’re planning on going, be prepared...
IKEA Malaysia Is Having A Photo Competition For Dads And Their Kids
Most Malaysian dads receive 2-3 days of paid paternity leave. Mr Ninja was fortunate enough to get one week when Aisha was born. Meanwhile, IKEA Southeast Asia gives their employees one month paid paternity...
Mama’s Playground Review – Jungle Gym @ Atria
I think it’s been around 7 years since I last wrote a playground review. My 2011 review of Starship Galactica puts the price as only RM20 per entry. Now it’s RM35. Homai. Anyway, here’s...
Family Review Of Angry Birds Activity Park At Komtar Johor Bahru
This is the second time we visited the Angry Birds Activity Park at Komtar in Johor Bahru. The first time was a few years ago when it had just opened. Everything was clean and...
Does My Toddler Have A Speech Delay?
I’m not an expert or a therapist or a doctor. Just a mama. Do I need to add this disclaimer to every post? Anyway, I want to tell you about my toddler and her...
We Went To Ledge Gallery – The Free Art Gallery In One Utama
I’ve walked by The Ledge Gallery in One Utama a bazillion times and always wanted to visit it. But because it’s at a weird in-between floor, I’ve always just been too lazy to make...
Family Review Of The Dinosaurs At The ‘Jurassic Research Center’ in Penang
Located at The Top in KOMTAR, Penang, the ‘Jurassic Research Center’ includes a bunch of animatronic dinosaurs in an indoor and outdoor exhibit. It sounds much more interesting than it actually is. There are...
Family Review Of Austin Heights Water Park In Johor Bahru
Mr Ninja grew up in Johor Bahru, I semi-grew up there, we balik kampung to JB several times a year… we had never heard of Austin Heights Water & Adventure Park. Over a long weekend home...
A Family Review Of Entopia By Penang Butterfly Farm
Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm is beautiful and a must-see if you go to Penang, especially if you have kids! We’re lucky enough to have a close friend work there, so we got a...
Nasi Lemak Burger And Giant Bubbles At Riuh In Bangsar
After writing about Riuh on SAYS I decided to bring the family to check it out on Malaysia Day. The place is super hipster and full of good looking young people staging intense looking-into-the-distance...
A Family Stroll Around Gardens By The Bay In Singapore
So after all the havoc of Orchard Road, we decided to head to Gardens by the Bay.
Playtime At 313 Somerset And The Apple Store In Singapore
Johor Bahru is the best city in Malaysia. It’s basically Kuala Lumpur but with less people. What’s not to love? Plus, Johor food is #1.
Here’s A Family-Friendly Itinerary For A Day Trip To Singapore
My amazing colleague and friend who is my go-to travel girl created an itinerary for me. We didn’t really follow it because… shit happens when you’re travelling with kids. But if you’re planning a...
Bringing Kids To The Beach At Batu Ferringhi In Penang
Our usual family holidays have always been to Johor Bahru because Mr Ninja’s parents are there and it’s just fun to spend vacations in the second best city in Malaysia. (KL is obviously the...
Drypers Dresses Up Babies As Superheroes And It’s Cute
Drypers is having a promo where you can get a twin pack for RM60 so hell yeah I’m gonna buy that. What I didn’t realise is that it comes with a baby superhero costume...
Swimming Classes At The Club In Bukit Utama
I’ve been wanting to start Ayub in a swimming class and I finally got the opportunity when his school announced the kids would be learning swimming for P.E. this term. Woohoo!
When I Lost My First Child To Miscarriage
Woke up yesterday morning to the heartbreaking news that the wife of a dear friend had given birth to a beautiful baby with severe brain damage; and that they would be taking their child...
This Is What It Takes To Love A Single Parent
It takes a special kinda man to fall in love with a single mother of two, and I’m sure it wasn’t easy becoming a husband and father overnight but you did it anyway.
The 6 Symptoms To Determine If Your Child Has Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease
Sulaiman, Ayub and I have hand-foot-and-mouth disease. I caught it early and had been treating their symptoms before the official diagnosis so there’s nothing to be alarmed about.
Bringing Home Baby
I hate hospitals. Was SO happy to be discharged early. Adam had to run around the hospital getting all the paperwork done and talking to whatever departments and paying bills or whatever. And then...
