The Right Night Light

My sons have been co sleeping with me until a year ago when they finally moved into their own room. It was not easy at first as they would run over to my room every now and then and find excuses to sleep in my room.


With some persistence, my husband and I managed to train them to sleep by themselves without me lying down with them. Off course, we did some ground work as in buying them a night light and turning on the music so that they would not feel the darkness and the loneliness.


Their first sensor night light was too dim and they kept complaining about it. Then, my brother bought a Japanese style table lamp for them. It was just the right lamp for my sons and they love it so much. However, after several months, their favorite lamp couldn’t work anymore and into the rubbish bin it went. At that very moment, we were thinking of what type of lamp to buy for the boys. Should it be a night light, a table lamp or a floor lamp? It can't be a low voltage halogen lamp, can it? One thing is for sure, the brightness must be just nice to enable them to drift into sleep but at the same time give them some courage to sleep in their own room without daddy and mummy.


Starting a family and owning a home is really not easy. We have to see to every detail and ensure that we make the right choice. Our next investment would be a desk lamp as we have just set up a study place for our son.

Fried Pasta

Since I'm starting to cook now, I often opt for simple food for several reasons:



1) I can't cook well

2) I can't spend too much time in the kitchen

3) I'm lazy to prepare too many types of ingredients

Here's one of the type of food which I find easy to cook.

Adults' version with otak-otak from Muar (the best I have ever tasted), egg and carrot.



Children's version with home made fish paste (Mother in law's recipe), egg and carrot.

Cucumber and Zucchini

This is the way we eat our cucumber and zucchini.

First way: Cut the cucumber or zucchini into strips and soak them into salt water. Serve fresh and eat fresh.

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Second way: Cut the cucumber or zucchini into slices, then wash them with salt, rinse with drinking water, add garlic, red chilli or cili padi, sugar and sour plum, then mix well.


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Third way: Cut the cucumber or zucchini into cubes, together with fresh seaweed, mixed with sesame oil, olive oil and a pinch of salt or soya sauce.

How do you eat your cucumber or zucchini?