3 simple steps to growing old but not apart
Yesterday when I was having breakfast with my family in Chinatown, next to our table was an elderly couple enjoying their breakfast. While waiting for our order, I was unintentionally [...]
Don’t forget your spouse
Partnerships are special. I previously wrote about making a date with your spouse. The subject for this week: the importance of re-connecting with your spouse. Simple steps mean we can re-connect. In [...]
With a blink of an eye
With a blink of an eye, my son celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday. I still remember the day he was born, the day he started preschool, primary school, high school and [...]
5 steps on how to nurture a healthy relationships as a couple
I have written about making time and creating opportunities to connect as a couple, and don’t forget to have fun together. I believe that in every relationship you need to put in some [...]
Connect and bond with your children through meaningful interactions – Involve them!
I still whole heartedly believe that children can learn so much from HOME, play and interacting with people they love and trust. They learn through being hands on, i.e. helping you [...]
How to connect with loved ones despite being busy
Make time for the people that you love! Just the other day I tried calling an elderly lady (Aunt Cathy) in Adelaide, and I was told that she had recently [...]
Don’t wait until special occasion before we connect again
Portrait of a group of male mature friends sitting together on bench by the ocean - Outdoor Don't wait until another special occasion before we connect with family [...]
Wishing you a wonderful New Year 2019
Just a short message to wish all of you a Happy New Year 2019! Thank you for all your support throughout the year. I hope you are enjoying your end-of-year [...]
You are not just a home cook!
I was having a conversation with a customer, telling her that I look forward to her feedback about the products she bought and possibly sharing few photos as well. I [...]
When you have the time, they may not have the time for you!
Make every minute of your life count Do you remember the time growing up with your cousins, aunties and all your extended families? Can you recall the fun time you [...]
United With Shine! the Journey
I am going to take this opportunity to thank you for your support with the launch of my first book - United We Shine!. It was definitely a surreal experience [...]
What are your reasons for travelling back to your birth country?
This whole week is all about Chinese New Year and family connections. Throughout the week, we had many wonderful conversations, chatting with relatives through phone and social media. One of [...]
Want a better relationship with your children? Try this…
Sharing your childhood dishes with your children is one of the many ways to build better relationships with them As parents, especially migrant parents, one of the many challenges is [...]
Happy Food Happy Thoughts – Agree?
Do you really know what your life would be like in 5, 10 or 20 years? We can plan, wish and hope, and envision what it would be like, but [...]
Why festive seasons are great opportunities for family connections
Festive seasons are great opportunities for connections and to introduce your culture to your family It is few more weeks to Christmas, and I hear people dreading this time of [...]
Make your kitchen your special secret place… and loving love it!
Bridge cultural and generational gaps in your kitchen I really would like to encourage you to treat your kitchen like a secret place for you to escape to. The kitchen [...]
The story of my steamer and the legacy of my grandmother
The steamer my grandmother got for me from Melbourne I know this is not the most impressive looking cookware...; however, this steamer has been with me for many years. I [...]
The benefits of sharing your favourite childhood dishes with your family
Have you experienced chit-chatting with friends, and somehow the conversation ended up about your favourite childhood dishes/games. And you get very excited about it? I was having lunch with a [...]
It is about the journey … not the destination!
It is about the journey … not the destination! by Albert G Imagine how a bowl of assam laksa can ripple into a 2 hour conversation… I was sharing assam [...]
You are your children’s guiding force
In my last blog, I shared with you that “You are your children’s role model”; today, we are going to discuss about you being the guiding force for your children. When you [...]
4 simple tips on how to make meal time an enjoyable time with the family
Make One Meal Time a FAMILY time! I am an advocate for making one MEAL time a FAMILY time! It is a time for family to sit down together, enjoy [...]
Connections – it is all about shared experiences
Your relationships with your family are about those shared experiences together Making time to enjoy a meal together does not always have to be have to be either at restaurants [...]
Three simple steps to opening up communications with you children – with ease and joy
Make your kitchen the “go to” place for your family Have you heard of the saying that the kitchen is the heart of the family. This is a place where [...]
How do you support your aging parents when they live far away from you?
I just hung up the phone after talking with my dad in Penang, Malaysia. My mum just left for her treatment for osteoarthritis. She is approaching her 80s, and still [...]
The difference between emotional attunement and connections
As parents, our priority is to be able to establish strong and loving connections and relationships with our children. We try our best to make time to be involved in [...]
How to connect and have fun when planning your grocery list?
Connections and bonding are about shared experiences Parents are busy; we often struggle to find enough time for our families, thus, how do you find the time to connect and [...]
One simple way to create connections for busy family
The level of co-operation from your children is related to the level of connections and love your children feel. Connecting with your children and family is about shared experiences. It [...]
Connections through Cooking
Create connections with your children and building relationships with them is about interacting and communicating on every occasion and opportunity you have with them. I find that the easiest way [...]
Connect with your spouse
Let's make a date with your spouse! In the midst of everyday ‘I am busy’-ness with work, children, family, friends, chores… the person that we tend to take for granted [...]
15 Minutes
How long is 15 minutes? One quarter of an hour or 900 seconds – either way you see it, it is 15 minutes…. So what can you do with 15 [...]
Be the example you want your children to be
OMG… I sound like my mother! Or Father! I am not talking about anything scary or sinister; I am talking about the language you use. Do you sometimes hear your [...]
Unconditional Love
I was having a nice conversation with my aunty from London one morning; she and her husband are currently visiting her daughter in London. Normally, we never had much [...]
Being emotionally available
How do you get your kids to easily open up communication with you? When I was young, I remember coming back from school and having my lunch with my grandmother, [...]
Why special one on one time with your child is important
There is no denying, children have an innate desire for their parents’ attention and time, but don't we all? Parents are busy – stretched with both work commitments and their [...]
Speaking the Language of your children
When we talk about connecting and communicating with children, how to encourage children to listen to you more, how to get your children to cooperate, the first step is – [...]
Distance is not an issue
This article is dedicated to all my friends who live far away from their family and friends. When my grandma passed away few years ago, my mum handed me a [...]
To a Child, Love Is Spelled TIME
I am very inspired by this movie To a Child, Love Is Spelled TIME! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZhReSOP9w Do you agree with the saying: no matter how busy you are, you will always [...]
Make one meal time a FAMILY time
I am an advocate of making one meal time a FAMILY time. Why? Because we always hear food preparation comes from love…and a family meal time means love and family [...]
How to create connections through your child’s lunch box?
I have written quite a few articles on how we can create connections with our children by interacting daily through fun activities. Connecting with your children is about interacting with [...]
Three minutes that can shape your relationships with your family
Your priority is to create connetions and build strong bondd and relationshsips with your children Connections are the key when it comes to enhancing the bonding and relationships between you [...]
Set the path of connections and communications from the heart of your home – the kitchen!
Connections with your children are about shared experiences I have talked about empowering the love of learning in your children through daily interactions, as they learn through FUN and directly [...]
Connect with loved ones through modern day technology
I was watching an advertisement about a grandfather reading a story to the grandson on his tablet. They are facing each other; the grandfather was reading and the grandson listening [...]
Connections through Food and Communication
A whole week of great food and connections with relatives and friends! Over the past few days I had the opportunity to host my cousins from Melbourne. It was really [...]