(Anyway I promised myself to blog twice a week to keep good ol’ bloggers from going extinct, so here’s me making effort. I did 3 posts in the past week. You are welcome.)

I want to laugh at myself.

When was the last time I did this? Anyway here’s a super quick post to fill up all the other real posts, and to save myself some dignity when it comes to effort of trying to not look like a frump😅.

So when I am in Singapore, the only time I do step out of the house is to pick the kids up from school, usually in the clothes I wear at home to dust the cabinets and cook in the kitchen so pardon me if you see ketchup stains or spider web on my shirt. And thank goodness Singaporean mothers all look quite down to earth (although I feel a little ashamed when all full-time working moms come in their elegant work wear complete with high heels), so I don’t feel so super stressed out with my choice of outfits and the amount of color paint I put on my face.😟 read more

This post is for all mentaiko lovers!

Did you know? There are actually a Mentai Park (it’s more like a factory museum rather than a park) in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, by one of the most famous mentaiko manufacturer in Japan, Kanefuku. They have a total of 4 parks across Japan.

Oarai Mentai Park

This is Mentai Park in Oarai! There’s a huuuuuge free parking  space, and you can spot the giant mentaiko mascot – Tarapiyo, on the rooftop from afar.

Haha. Mentai JunJun.

Entrance to Mentai Park is not only free, you are also invited to try their freshly produced Kanefuku mentaiko!! read more

Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the Kanto area, about 1-2 hours’ drive away from Tokyo. It is one of the closest places from Tokyo (apart from Chiba) that has great surfing spots, which is the reason why we were there in the summer this year. The danna was really itching to reach for the waves.

It is not a very popular tourist destination, but you may have seen pictures of the Hitachi Seaside Park (ひたち海浜公園), famed for its super dreamy and surreal seasonal scenes.

(image from Google) read more

So I have blogged about what I feed cheesiepetits for breakfast and lunch, and this time it’s about their snack time!!

Recently I have allowed them to snack as much as they want, as long as they have finished a proper meal. It’s also a good plan to load them up with extra calories that they really need and to fill any nutritional gaps.

So here are some of the perfect timings to dish out those yummy snacks!

1. Hunger fix

It is not yet lunch/dinner time, but your little munching machines are getting fidgety. Junya will usually start whining that he’s hungry when he comes back from school, and I have yet to cook dinner. read more

In mid September, I went over to FairPrice Xtra at JEM for MamyPoko’s Love is in the Air Fit event, where 1000 lucky winners from MamyPoko’s giveaway get to redeem their Love Gift Packages.Wow that’s a really generous giveaway!

The redemption starts 1pm, but by 12:30 there were already winners queuing up at the MamyPoko booth!!😲 Haha look at my Boss Baby lol.

Singaporeans are really gung-ho when it comes to gift redemption!! 😁

Most of them came with their young children, which I really respect because I don’t think I wanna be in such a long line for anything at all if I have cheesiepetits with me haha. They must be really excited to receive the Love Package!! read more

Hello Singaporeans!

What are you doing this Halloween? Cheesiepetits and I had an early Halloween celebration last weekend at the Westgate Wonderland Halloween Party!

From 29 Sep to 29 Oct, Westgate would be having lots of exciting events for the shoppers, especially families!

When you spend a minimum of $120 at Westgate, you can redeem one entry ticket to Westgate Wonderland Halloween Party or one Home Decor Craft Workshop!

Westgate Wonderland Halloween Party

The party starts 6PM every weekend, on the rooftop playground, and there are many activities for kids to enjoy! Junya, Sakura and I joined almost all of them, and here’s what we did! read more

I know, I know… I can’t even remember the last time I did a make-up post. It’s been too long. It’s definitely before my pregnancy T_T. Many of you told me you missed it, and here’s one! 😀

In recent years, my make-up style have changed, where simplicity and time-efficiency is the most important keys.

And I am very happy that I am able to recommend to you today, THREE Cosmetics, a skincare and make-up brand from Japan (spark-joy!!) that emphasizes on holistic care and effortlessness, which perfectly suits my lifestyle. read more

Many of us love visiting combini (Japanese convenience stores). I can’t live without combini when I am in Japan. The onigiri, sandwiches, snacks and seasonal drinks… There were days I just live off the combini completely for days!

So I have blogged many times about the wonders of combini food. I also try to put together a meal as healthy as possible. But a few times I got lashed for “falsely promoting combini food as healthy when they are bad for our body”. So today I just want to share a few latest information on conbini food in Japan, especially for those who are in doubt and unsure whether the onigiri you are eating from 7-11 is killing you slowly. read more

I admit, I am a big fan of health supplements, and we have a cupboardful of tablets, chewables and capsules. Probiotics is an essential, but usually I’d buy the chewable and tablets separately for the adults and kids.

Duo B, a high quality synbiotic (combining probiotics and prebiotic) supplement product in the market, is suitable for the all ages especially developing kids, so you will need just this in your home to keep your entire family’s gut health in check!

Many of you may still be wondering what’s the difference between probiotics and prebiotics. They are equally important when it comes to improving one’s gut health. And to put it simply, Probiotics are “good” bacteria that help keep your digestive system healthy, whereas Prebiotics are not digestible by human body, but are the food for probiotics. When probiotics and prebiotics are combined, they form a synbiotic. read more

The last time I did eyelash extension was right before I gave birth to Sakura, and it was a bit like a motivation treat for myself for having to bring another human to this world lol.

So… it has been more than 1 year, that I had not been able to step away from her for even that 2 hours to make myself look pretty. I know that there are a lot of good eyelash salons in Singapore and I have been meaning to visit one… so one day I requested the danna to watch Sakura for a couple of hours so that I could get dolled up with some nice lashes. read more

Yay food post! Over 100 pictures to drool over 😀

I drafted this post since 2 weeks ago, and I can’t believe I only had time to type one line… T_T. Every night after the kids go to sleep, my brain tells me that how nice if I could do the same… so I respected my brain lolol. And in the afternoon, somehow there was ZERO time to even flip open my laptop. IKR??? Even when Junya is in school and Sakura is napping, I can’t fully relax knowing that I will be disrupted anytime. Plus there’s so much distraction… hair on the floor, toys here and there… laundry to be put away… SCARILY ADDICTIVE JAPANESE TV SHOWS….. Blogging is sort of a very holy ritual that requires lots of focus and peace haha. It’s not something you can do while entertaining a grumpy toddler who is pulling your shirt. read more

One of the reasons why I love Singapore is that there’s an amazing selection of Japanese food and restaurants here, sometimes I feel it’s almost like I’m living in Japan!!

When itadakimasu by PARCO first opened, I was so excited because it has some of my favorite restaurants from Japan made their debut!!! 😀

itadakimasu by PARCO is a Japanese Food Town located at 100 AM Level 3 Shopping Mall offering authentic Japanese food specially curated from Japan, at affordable prices!

These are the 7 restaurants, some which you may be already familiar with, and some are the first outlets in Singapore! read more