To my elder girl, he is the BEST-LOOKING guy in this whole wide world. Her everything Pattinson craze has been going on for a while and I never understood why, until last December ....... I finally got curious when she was watching Twilight for the 10,000th time. I joined her. Initially I was bored but when the perfect in an eerie manner Pattinson appeared I transformed into an excited teenager and became more excited than my tween! When the movie ended, I told my daughter, "Erica, let's watch one more time!". She was beaming with the "I told you so" look. We ended up watching three rounds of Twilight and two rounds of New Moon. I had a smashing time....... Â...

It's about time I pull myself away from my "latest hobbies" and daily responsibilities to spend some time here dusting cobwebs. I need to make an effort to update this blog/journal of mine more often else my envisioned trips down memory lane in the future would not be possible. What have I been up to since I last document my resolutions for the year? 1. Original Bootcamp, thrice weekly -  this is my 3rd month and I am so hooked/addicted to it. My dear hubby thinks that I am nuts to wake up at 5.30am and rush to the field for an hour of hell. Not sure why but I kinda like the kick-ass pain, plus the released of happy hormones after each session - simply the...

I used to have a love-hate relationship with January 1st. I love that it signifies a new beginning, new dreams, new hopes but at the same I hate it due to all my un-met resolutions! Two years ago, I finally grew-up (i.e. matured) and stopped making a big deal out of the New Year, and stopped making a long list of not likely to meet resolutions. January 1st became another flipping of the calendar day. I reasoned that I can do up a to-do-list aka resolutions anytime of the year. The biggest challenge is to stay focused and get it done. So how was past two years since I stopped making resolutions? Were they more fruitful than the ones with resolutions? Not sure but I...

I spent the first couple of days after cancelling our holidays puting up a brave-front in front of my girls. I was my usual chirpy and happy self keeping my elder girl company while she does her work, and helping my younger one with the daily crafts planned for her. When my girls went to bed I sulked and took out my frustration on my husband. The poor guy took it all in a stride ...ever so sweet. I was having so much trouble getting myself out of the in-no-mood for everything in my life. I needed something badly to get me back on track. When I found out about The Original Bootcamp (OBC) from another blogger I was convinced that it was just what I needed to get mys...

This is the perfect scene I would love to wake-up to everyday, if I have my way. I always dreamt of living  by the sea with my man during our retirement days. We will have our dream house then, incorporating two of our must-haves ....... a whole floor for his music room and a super humongous craft room for me filled with all my "toys". Here we will live our perfect lifestyle, away from the hustle bustle of the city life, with the sea as the backdrop. We will start our days with an early morning run by the sea, followed by a full session of pilates and many many hours of crafting (for me) and reading (for him). Here no cooking is required (yeah!), and my man wil...

My girls need a lot of "help" at the beginning of each new school term. I need to prep-them to get up early for school, after the gotten-used-to-later-than-usual, waking up time during the holidays, be attentive in school, after the gotten-used-to-endless-fun-and-play during the holidays, and complete daily school assignments, after the stree-free and "workload-free" days during the holidays, Normally it takes me only 2 -3 weeks to get rid of the glum and moody faces of my girls, and be greeted by happy and cheerful ones. This time I had to work much harder. After settling them in, we were interrupted by the long Chinese New Year break, then im...

"I gave one of your blueberry muffins to my colleague, and he liked it a lot. He felt that it tasted so much better than the ones from Starbucks. When I told him that it is vegan, his jaw dropped. He kept saying that I am so lucky to have freshly baked muffins in the morning!" "Dear, you know I am not very good with words right? Though I have not said it before, I appreciate you waking up early to make me breakfast. I like your healthy muffins and buttermilk pancakes best. Thank you very much!"  This time my jaw dropped.... Why? David is an introvert who seldom (or should I say never) articulate his feelings, and does not have the habit of saying thank you. Guess...

We were 5 minutes late to the BBQ nite, on the eve of the closing ceremony for CAC 69 (Children's Adventure Camp No. 69) at Outward Bound School in Malaysia, a chartered member of Outward Bound International, in UK. As we hurried to the hall we heard the following, "When I came to OBS, I thought......."  *we missed the introduction of her speech* "Sounds like Erica, huh? Can't be, she sounds so confident? But it looks like her...... just a little darker...." David and I stood at the hall staring and admiring the very confident girl delivering her speech to a 300+ audience consisting of participants and parents. We were confused because she looks and sounds very ...