As a parent, I admit that most of the times I am quick to be the Mother Lion that shields and protects her cubs. Our most natural instinct is to never let our kids face sadness, failure, loneliness and more in their lives. However, these challenging situations are inevitable when they grow up. Therefore, it is also our job as parents to raise resilient kids who know how to face these challenges and overcome them in their lives. Our children will experience disappointment, frustration and failure; criticism and disapproval; and/or exclusion/bullying by peers etc. What are the ways we can help them get on their own two feet without solving…

Every once a year, our little family will need to travel to Kuching and Sarikei to visit our families for Chinese New Year. I realised every year, we would struggle to decide which is the best time and cost saving method to travel to Sarikei from Kuching. This is because there is no airport in Sarikei! I also found information online so limiting and out of date so I decided to write it out here. 1) By Air The most time saving but not so cost friendly method is to fly by Airasia or Malaysia Airlines from Kuching International Airport to Sibu Airport. From Sibu, it is another 1.5 hours…

I heard there is a new indoor playground in Starling Mall PJ that really stands out. The boys got very excited to check it out so we paid a visit last weekend. Kiddomo Universe is located on Level 3 besides the foodcourt and it prides itself as the Future Playland. You will find out why. First off, most parents will be glad to know Kiddomo really focuses on a clean environment that is germ free. Not only is the sanitiser available everywhere, they also have air purifiers in every corner. If that is not enough, they also utilise Smartcost tech which protects the plac 24/7. No worries for us parents…

What could be better than a Starbucks Tea party? Did you realise that Starbucks started focusing on TEA LOVERS with their new TEAVANA range? I did notice Matcha Cold Foam in the menu recently and wondered what it would be like. Well I got to find out today. At the tea party in Starbucks DC Mall, I was really impressed as there’s a second floor here. I hope to see more cafes opening with more than one floor so we can hang out and sip out coffee away from the Barista…just kidding. We were there to check out the latest offerings of food and beverages. Being a fan of Starbucks,…