It is frightening how people are getting sick with diabetes and hypertension. It is like almost every other person I know who is above 45 years old has some sort of health concern. Though we have read a lot about preventing these diseases like more exercise, a healthier diet and less stress, people still succumb […]

I just read a short article that has been passed around the social media sites about women needing more hours of sleep than men. It says that women become grumpy when they do not have enough sleep. The recommended hours are nine solid hours. I don’t think I can ever achieve that. In fact, if […]

During the Earth Hour 2010, I was invited to a Hungi style meal. What they did was to bury the meats into a pit and allow the meats to cook underground. The chef is from New Zealand and he told us that the Maoris use this method of cooking. Over there they can even cook […]

Yesterday, my friend phoned to ask if she can place two cakes side by side in her brand new oven which can takes both cake tins. She was so excited about Christmas and was in the dilemma, not knowing what to do. Earlier, she also phoned me about her new deep fryer. She wasn’t sure […]

I went to Hatyai, Thailand over the weekend. It was just a one night thing. Yet, I ate so much and seen so much. I was eating like very few hours because there are so many foods to sample. My sons and I first went to McDonald’s to try out their Samurai Burger. It is […]

I just dug out some old photos and remembered the time when my eldest sister’s eldest daughter had a baby. My sis asked me to help her to prepare the meal for her daughter when she was in the hospital. As with my mother’s tradition, the first thing she fed my two older sisters and […]