Category Archives: Close to Heart & Home

Family, friends & home

A haven of Ipoh food

Four days in Ipoh just wasn’t enough to savor all the different wonderful types of food this hometown of mine has to offer.  But I did what I could in whatever time I had…I even forgot to take some photos … Continue reading

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My Best Mother’s Day ever!

To date, this year’s Mother’s Day is definitely my best ever. My prayers were answered, and a situation totally did a 180 degrees turn and presented itself in a whole new light which left me happy beyond comprehension. To top … Continue reading

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Bringing the ocean to my living room

We don’t live near the sea, … well, I can SEE the sea from my balcony, because I can see the Penang bridge, but I don’t get to enjoy the sea breeze in all its wonderment per se. So we did … Continue reading

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Why I need a new Washer

My current washer, though it does its job well washing my laundry, has been going floozy these few weeks. When it goes into the spin cycle, it will attempt to spin and then emit a signal telling me the clothes … Continue reading

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Hunting down the bedspread

  What started out as a plan to get a new set of bedsheets and quilt cover from Gurney Plaza in less than half an hour turned into an adventure that ate up a huge portion of our day instead. … Continue reading

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