Food Guide for Diabetes by British Diabetic Association

November 17, 2011

I must go on a strict diabetic diet and have just found some really good fact sheets on food provided by the British Diabetic Association. Check out their “Food Facts” section, which has factsheets on: Breakfast Christmas – eat, drink and be healthy Fluid Fruit and veg – how to get five a day Packed [...]

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Diet for gestational diabetes

November 17, 2011

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes when I was about 37 weeks pregnant, which was my baby girl decided to show up too When she was about 4 months old, I went for the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and was told that I have pre-diabetes Lately, I’ve been having symptoms of Type II diabetes and [...]

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Her boobs are OK

November 17, 2011

I am up to my armpits with work but just HAD to stop and blog about this… Was giving him his evening bath even though I was dead tired from running up and down stairs, running for the bus and running home in time before the maid hits the roof because I am half an [...]

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Our baby girl

November 14, 2011

A few days ago, I’d sorted, censored, selected AND printed out about 100 copies of the the girl’s and the boy’s photos spanning a period of more than a year – yay!!! You have no idea how relieved I feel because I am so paranoid about either the laptop crashing or the memory card getting [...]

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Planning the weekly menu

November 14, 2011

Even though I’m now a working mother, I still need to plan the weekly/daily menu now because my new maid is hopeless. Sometimes, I’ll ask Hubby and he’ll go “anything is fine” or “why don’t you rotate your dishes?” while the boy will respond, “Rice! Fish! Mee! Burger! Nuggrets!” Big help these two. It’s quite [...]

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REVIEW: CLINIQUE Superdefense SPF 25 Age Defense Moisturizer

October 18, 2011

I had been given a 15 ml jar of CLINIQUE Superdefense SPF 25 Age Defense Moisturizer to try when I bought my Clinique skincare a while ago. Now that the jar’s almost empty and also the air is getting drier, I thought that I should share my review of this moisturizer and sunblock with Clinique [...]

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No sparkles, sequins or rhinestones for toddlers!

October 18, 2011

I was doing some work on the laptop and my 23 month old toddler was sitting beside me playing with her toys. She was playing with a toy aeroplane, feeding Barney some food (bits of paper!) and going “vroom-vroom” with a toy truck… Then, an e-mail came in. I was composing my message and had [...]

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Breaking Out in Hives

October 8, 2011

Last Friday, I’d cooked dinner because the kids rejected the food the helper cooked the past two nights. Seriously, even my little girl who is a real foodie pushed the bowl away and would only just drink the soup. And my boy said, “This food is not yummy!” As I’d only reached home at about [...]

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Can I sell Coach, Fendi, Ferragamo handbags?

October 7, 2011

Recently, I’d been browsing through some handbag outlets i.e. Coach, Fendi, Ferragamo and Gucci just for fun. After all, Christmas is around the corner and just in case Hubby has no idea what present to get me, I’d always be ready with some ideas Anyways, I was checking out some Coach handbags (since bags look [...]

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How to make smooth steamed egg for toddlers

October 1, 2011

My toddler loves this simple steamed egg, which the Chinese maid (ayi) who cooks for us makes (It’s about the few things she cooks that’s edible. Seriously.). The steamed egg she makes is smooth and firm, almost like a jelly? The kids love the “eggy” taste but me, I prefer the one with minced meat [...]

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Goat’s milk, anyone?

September 29, 2011

This is a bit of an outdated post but since Nubian Goat’s Milk is still around, I guess it’s relevant esp as I may want to order them for my kids later. My friend and I were shopping in Jusco one day when a nice and friendly promoter passed us a flyer. She also asked [...]

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