Mulligatawny – Kramer’s Favourite Soup!
For those who know what Mulligatawny is probably first heard of it through the Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld. It is Kramer’s favourite soup and it’s not hard to understand why. Mulligatawny is a delicious blend of vegetables, herbs and...
Flashback Friday: The Cellar, Hunter Valley in 2007
I have selective memories. I can remember an American Idol finalist’s name from 4 seasons ago but I can’t recall the name of friend of a friend I met last night. It is terrible, and my memory seems to have failed me more often these days. However, I could...
Photos from Lauren’s 1st Birthday Party
The ballerina piglet cakeLauren was shy at the start of the partyThe food! Whole roast pig and condiments for pork rollLauren’s first friendsParty peopleThe boys cornerWith auntie Sim and JasperLauren just hanging out at her partyBlowing out the candle for the...
12 Yummy Kids Party Food Your Guests Won’t Forget
2 more day to Lauren’s first birthday party! This week is a crazy week for me. I have started work full time and Lauren has a new nanny too, meaning lots of cries and whines as she is getting used to her new playmate cum cleaner. And of course, lots of last...
How To Steam Fish In The Oven
This is really quite embarrassing. I don’t have a wok. I cook on a daily basis but yet I don’t even have a pan that is big enough for me to steam fish or vegetable or anything that requires steaming on a stove top. So instead I’ve been steaming my...
How To Feel Gorgeous On A Girls Night Out
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! How To Feel Gorgeous On A Girls Night Out Girls night out or any occasions without having baby Lauren tagging along are rare. So when Nick agreed to take over babysitting for an evening,...
Lauren is almost 1! How I Finally Got Around To Planning Her Birthday Party.
5th July 2013I received a reminder from parents.com that it is time to start planning my baby’s first birthday. “What?!! It is 3 months away and I have to start planning now?””Oh wait. She is almost 1 years old and my tummy is still...
MomBoss Spotlight: Alicia Cho from My Mini Me
It is time for the 2nd edition of The Chill Mompreneur Series! This month, we have Alicia Cho, mother to a 4 year old girl and a 2 year old boy. She is a busy full time working mom in the marketing industry. Alicia also owns My Mini-Me, an online business...10 Minutes to Victoria’s Secret’s Models Body? I am IN!
Who has got time to go to the gym? Certainly not me. So one afternoon when Lauren was taking a nap, I stumbled upon this video: Victoria Secret Model’s Workout: 10 Minutes Fat-Blasting Circuit. VC Models workout? I’m half sold. 10 minutes only?...
7 Tips to Prevent Your Child From Getting Lost
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! 7 Tips to Prevent Your Child From Getting Lost I was lost once as a child. I was about 4 or 5 years old. I was too engrossed with the toys outside a toy store in a shopping mall, that I...
MomBoss Spotlight: All About Being A Mummy by Zesi She
For our very first edition of The Chill Mompreneur Series, I am proud to present Zesi She, a hands-on mompreneur from Singapore. I found Zesi through Mums At Work, and sent her an email asking if she would be willing to be interviewed for this series. Not only...
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
I just found out that August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month. As a mom blogger who writes about pregnancy and motherhood, I feel that I owe it to breastfeeding and dedicate a post to … well, breastfeeding.The benefits of breastfeeding have been written to death...
28 Reasons Why Being Pregnant Is Awesome
I had moments during my pregnancy when I thought, “No way I am getting pregnant ever again!” There were days when my lower back hurt like hell, and I was feeling ugly and bloated and breaking out all at the same time. However, I still find being pregnant can be a nice...
How To Remain Chill and Enjoy Your Pregnancy: The Third Trimester
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! How To Remain Chill and Enjoy Your Pregnancy: The Third Trimester And you’ve made it to the third trimester! It is definitely the hardest. For me at least. The belly is huge now. As...
OMY Singapore Blog Awards 2013
I went to my first event as a blogger last weekend. Singapore Blog Awards 2013 was held at Shanghai Dolly, Clarke Quay. These are the usual of questions people ask whenever I tell them about it.Why? What is it (Singapore Blog Awards)?It is my first time attending a...
8 Natural Home Remedies for Beauty
This post is about you, my dear mommy readers. We spend many hours of the day either working or looking after our kids and family at home. We hardly have any time left for ourselves. I found that doing little things for myself like taking a longer shower or painting...
What To Pack In Your Hospital Bag
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! What To Pack In Your Hospital Bag Are you reaching the final stretch of your pregnancy? People are telling you to start packing your hospital bag but you have no idea what to pack in your...
Things My Dad Taught Me
I wrote a post on things my mom taught me as a tribute for my mom on Mother’s Day last month. So it is only fair that I write another piece for my dad or ‘papa’ as I call him.My relationship with my dad is not conventional. We are more like friends...
15 Delicious Baby Puree Recipes Your Baby Can’t Refuse
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! 15 Delicious Baby Puree Recipes Your Baby Can’t Refuse Cheesy Leek, Sweet Potato and Cauliflower Italian Green Vegetable Puree Creamy Mango Puree Cherry & Banana Spiced Carrot...
My Favourite Photos of Lauren From Her 7th Month
My baby just turned 8 months old two days ago. Here are some my favourite photos of her last month.See more of her photos on my Instagram! 🙂 ...
6 Effortless Ways To Cope With Stress That You Can Do Now!
Last week’s visit from my sister and her two kids has turned me ‘un-chilled’. In fact I was stressed out. My family and friends have always seen me as a chill and calm person; my sister was surprised to see this other side of me. I was feeling tense and easily...
How To Remain Chill And Enjoy Your Pregnancy: Second Trimester
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! How To Remain Chill And Enjoy Your Pregnancy: Second Trimester Now that you have survived the first trimester, let’s move on to the 2nd trimester. Most people regard this period...
5 Essential Tips for Back Pain Relief During Pregnancy
I suffered from back pain almost throughout my pregnancy. In fact, I have this nagging lower back pain every time I have my menses. But apparently I am not alone. Back pain during pregnancy is a common complaint. You’re gaining weight, your center of...
Easy and Hearty Salmon Chowder
This recipe comes from the book ‘400 Best-Ever Soups’, given to me by a very good friend. I refer to it as my ‘soup bible’. Besides recipes, there are basic cooking techniques, ways to prepare various ingredients and stock...
How To Remain Chill and Enjoy Your Pregnancy: First Trimester
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! How To Remain Chill and Enjoy Your Pregnancy: First Trimester I believe in order to enjoy pregnancy, one has to know what to expect and anticipate the change that is going to happen in...
How To Self Detox Using Garlic
You’ve probably heard eating garlic is good for your health and now there is an easy way to detox with it too. Stop wasting money buying detox plan and tablets, garlic also lowers the risks of cardiovascular disease.Before you go to bed at tonight, prepare this...
Weekly Wrap-Up: 21 Graces
I’ve been away most days this week, thus didn’t get the time to browse and discover as many interesting stuff over the internet to share. So I have decided to wrap-up my week with 21 graces.21 graces is a list initiated by Jordy Liz, a fellow mom blogger....
How To Make Kim Chi – The Easy Way
As you know, I am about to seriously lose some baby weight and start an 8 weeks transformation program. A very big part of any fitness program is the diet. It is actually 70% diet and 30% workout. My diet has always been relatively healthy. I have cut out bread since...
What Is On Your Bucket List?
*This post is reblogged from my old personal blog, written 2 years ago. There I was sitting down in front of the television watching a rerun of American Idol, when it suddenly hit me that I’m thirty-something this year, almost mid-life and I didn’t...
Things My Mother Taught Me
Mother’s Day is a week away and it got me thinking. I’ll be celebrating Mother’s Day as a mom for the first time this year. My own mother had passed away for 20 years now but I still remember clearly what she has taught me.Here is what I have learned...
Weekly Wrap Up: Catch up, Catch Ups!
This week went by so quickly! On Labour Day or some call it May day, we caught up with a couple friends that just got married over burger at Bergs on Haji Lane. I had the Breaky Berg (egg, bacon and beef patty) which was quite good I must say.However, at $9.90 for a...
3 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Had Kids
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! 3 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Had Kids Blissfully unaware of the impending days 1. The lack of sleep Sure, everyone would warn you about what little sleep you’ll have once the...My Baby’s Very First Crawl
Oh my.. time to seriously baby-proof the place now. She is a week shy of 7 months!
Weekly Wrap-up: Family and Best Friends
This week was rather eventful. My dad came to visit. We had dinner at Mong Hing Teochew Restaurant at Keypoint. It is near my place, and I have always wanted to try it out. Food was good, price on the steep side but would definitely go again.My best friend from...
Flashback Friday: Lauren, This Is Your Birth Story
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! Flashback Friday: Lauren, This Is Your Birth Story Dear baby Lauren, Looking at you sleeping peacefully in your crib now, I could hardly believe you were just in my womb 24 hours ago. It...
I’m Leaving My 6 Month Old To Go On a Vacation
I am going on a vacation without my baby for the first time in 2 weeks time. Just the though of it stirs so many conflicting emotions in me. I am excited yet apprehensive. Happy yet guilty. Excited that I get to spend a few girly days, just me and my sis bonding....
What To Eat During Pregnancy
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! What To Eat During Pregnancy You just found out you are pregnant. If this is your first pregnancy, you would probably start googling for what you should or shouldn’t eat....Video: How To Lose Weight After Pregnancy
While Nick has joined a gym about a year ago and been working out consistently, I have mostly been inactive at home. I have every intentions to work out, but you know, it is just easier to put it off till later. Although I have regained my pre-pregnancy weight...
How To Dress Like Claire Underwood: House of Cards
Let’s face it. Kevin Spacey may have all the best lines as Frank Underwood in House of Cards, but we all watch it because of Robin Wright’s Claire’s wardrobe. At least I do. There is an air of masculinity in the way she dress, with her short hair and...
Weekly Wrap-up: The Birth of The Blog!
This week had been very productive for me. Finally set up this blog and written about 10 posts with a few scheduled for posting during my trip to Taipei with my sister in May. Yes, I am leaving baby Lauren with Nick so I can finally have a bonding trip with my sis....
How To Make Ginger Wine Chicken
Unleash The Capable and Confident MomBoss in You You can do this. LET'S GO! How To Make Ginger Wine Chicken A rainy day like today calls for a comfort dish like Ginger Wine Chicken. This dish is traditionally cooked and eaten by Chinese women in confinement...
My Baby Shower
My very good friend, Vivienne threw a my baby shower for me despite her busy busy work schedule. It was held at Antoinette Palais Renaissance a month prior to the birth. All in all, it was a good day. Just a small, intimate group of gal pals catching up and...
The Basics of Herbs
Just a lazy post. My favourite herb is thyme. I use it in beef stew, mushroom soups, roast chicken and vegetable marinade, chicken pot pie.. Well, you get the gist. What is your favourite herb and how do you use it?
Totally Obsessed with Lauren
This is not a real post, so you are welcome to skip to the next post here if you are not a warm and fuzzy person. Just kidding..What do I love most these days? My daughter Lauren, of course. She is soooo cute, so smiley and she is like the smartest kid in the world. I...
How Broccoli Would Help You Lose Weight
*This post is a reblog from my old business blog – The SouperyDid you know broccoli is a negative calorie vegetable? It takes more energy for your body to digest broccoli than the calories it contains. In other words, just by eating broccoli you can burn...
What To Do When You Are Pregnant
You can have it all without doing it all. Join over 3,000 others and get access to my library of free resources for a dream motherhood. I WANT IN! A friend has very recently discovered that she’s pregnant. Although she and her husband have been trying to have a...HELLO! I’M MICHELLE.
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