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I love Nim Jiom Pei Pa Koa!,

by KittyCat on September 4, 2009


Last week, my kid and I were coughing, coughing and coughing and gagging on a lot of phlegm that I swear it felt almost as bad as the croup he got last year.
Since I can’t take ANY cough medicine now, I resorted to the good old Nim Jiom Pei Pa Koa, which a trusted [...]

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Feeding the Fussy Eater

by KittyCat on June 19, 2009


The proverb “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” describes the fussy or picky eater to a tee because I was one myself
If your toddler is a picky eater, chances are that either your spouse or you was one too!
Of all the challenges of motherhood, feeding our picky eater is the greatest [...]

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One Child Only. Really.

by KittyCat on March 13, 2009


When my sister sent me the link to Red FM, I was ecstatic that I could listen to Malaysian news reports and popular English hits like Timbaland’s “Apologize” (my current fave), Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” (so appropriate!), Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose”, good old Fleetwood Mac and yummylicious Enrique Iglesias…
Thank you, sis!
Anyway, I’m stunned [...]

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Milk products from China

by KittyCat on October 24, 2008


It’s coming close to a month since the melamine in milk scandal in China broke out.
CRYING OVER SPLIT MILK…
When the news got out, we literally had to throw out all milk and dairy products such as:
NESTLE’S PURE MILK
This the only brand non-China folks will buy either for home consumtion or for business. One of my [...]

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On the snack food trail

by KittyCat on December 30, 2007


As I’ve been such a good SAHM with my home-cooked meals almost 7 days a week, I do need my KitKat breaks once in a while. Besides the packs of Lays chips, a box of chocolates and other baddies stowed high away from Lucas’ sight or reach, I’ve been checking out the local snacks:
CANDIED FRUITS [...]

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Got milk?

by KittyCat on April 27, 2007


When my boy turned one, I’m struck by the baby books introducing whole milk to toddlers once they reach this milestone. This is very unlike the Asian/Malaysian tradition of sticking to formula milk until the kid turns 7 or 8.
My mom, my babysitter and even my friends are skeptical and horrified that I’m thinking of [...]

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