Sooooo.

Everybody said that without a helper now, I will just have to put up with a messier house in exchange for a more peaceful state of mind and more family privacy. Which sounds like a fair trade off. After all our mental health is more important than a spot-free house! I thought long and hard about it. But there has to be a way that’s better than that. Why can’t I have it all??? I am a firm believer of having all your cakes and eat every single piece of it down to the last drop of fresh cream. read more

Sorry for the lack of update on whatever you are following me on.

Basically I am occupied with having a real life and deal with real problems. And what’s more important?

I am busy learning new skills.

Latest achievement is this:

BEFORE (for the past 20 years or so)

I mean, who on earth cares about folding bedsheets?! How do you fold that damn thing anyway?

It’s sounds more plausible that I could probably learn how to knit a fluffy alpaca with one toe given enough time, than to think that one day in my life, I would be bothered to actually learn how to fold a freshly-laundered piece of sheet (no pun intended). Properly. read more

Introducing a new range of skin care from CNP today!

Propolis, the life source of honeycomb has been quite a popular health and beauty ingredient lately, I am using a Propolis-infused toothpaste! And now I’m adding this ingredient into my skincare routine.

Propolis has a long history of medicinal use as far back as 350B.C., where Greeks have used it for skin disease to heal wounds and tumors, and the Egyptians have used it for mummification. The ancient wisdom for centuries!

CNP launches their latest Propolis range featuring 3 brand new products, focusing on the 3 keys: Renewing, Restoring and Revitalizing. read more

Photo post on Nagasaki!

The danna (then kareshi) and I went to Huis Ten Bosch 4 years ago in spring 2012, this time we brought Junya back to the same theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture.

There was a super romantic Rose Festival back then (they are gonna have it this year too in May), and this time around it was the Tulips Festival.

Huis Ten Bosch’s website here!

I have been to Holland before and I must say this is quite a beautiful replica of little Dutch towns!

Didn’t know tulips come in soooo many pretty colors! read more

Previous blog posts on Nagasaki:

Nagasaki 2012

Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki 2012

Nagasaki 2013

Eat Nagasaki

Nagasaki with Junya 2015 (1)

Nagasaki with Junya 2015 (2)

Nagasaki with Junya 2015 (3)

Nagasaki Mt Unzen 2015

The danna and I made it a point to go back to Nagasaki for our trip back to Japan despite the super tight schedule this time because we haven’t been back since Junya was 6 months old, and for sure Jiji missed his grandson a lot.

We decided to fly to Nagasaki directly on the first day we landed in Tokyo. We took JAL from Kuala Lumpur so once we landed in Narita, we transferred to Haneda for our domestic flight from Tokyo to Nagasaki. read more

Tokyo update!

On one of the danna’s off days we decided to visit an indoor theme park since it was a full day rainy day and we couldn’t go for any outdoor activities.

I have blogged about Inzai Fantasy Kids Resort before in Chiba, it’s too far to travel there so we looked for a them park nearer to us in Tokyo, and decided to go to Tokyo Dome City’s ASObono, one of the largest indoor kids theme parks in Tokyo.

It’s huuuuge! This is the baby area (below 2 years old). read more