Berries, Boobies, And Permission to Touch Yourself!
There are so many awareness campaigns these days, it’s become easy to ignore them. I wouldn’t have registered that we are amidst Breast Cancer Awareness Month had an uncomfortable feeling…
Confinement – A Month at Home
When I think about the word confinement I think about restriction or an old-fashioned idea of childbirth, so when I first heard confinement in the context of traditional Chinese medicine…
How to Talk to Kids about Safety
And Introducing Happy Go KL's Book Club: The Widow by Fiona Barton We take a break from our focus on all things Happy to Reality today. A disturbing case of…
Mother’s Day 2016
Is too early to wish Happy Mother's Day to all the fabulous and amazing supermamas out there? Here are some ideas for presents and meals out this Mother's Day that…
Happy to Homeschool in KL
With Christmas, New Year and CNY no more than faint calorific memories, most parents breathed a sigh of relief as they resumed their daily school runs. For some of us,…
Mompreneur Series: Amy of Batik Boutique
Amy has been on HGKL before and her Batik Boutique products are staples for gifts. She is a genuine social entrepreneur who has made a difference in the lives of those who…
Mompreneur Series: Franki of Frankitas
Hope you enjoyed the first interview in our Mompreneur Series. Here's another lady whose brand we have featured before. Her words are sound, practical and spoken from experience. Welcome to HGKL,…
Mompreneurs: Natasha of Kooshboo
When I find the time in between house guests, family travels, long days with bored children and the absence of school week routines, the summer holidays are a good time…
Family photoshoot with Becs Viveash
Getting family photos taken by professional photographers seems to be even more common here in KL than in Europe, and why not - the eternal summer offers endless opportunities for…
Being pregnant and giving birth in KL
First I must tell you that being pregnant in Malaysia is great. You can buy all the baby stuff - the variety is great and designs are very cool -…
Time in or time out?
Those of us whose parenting credentials are from Supernanny or basic trial and error would agree that time-out is a fairly basic tool in calming down riotous moments in the…
Stupid mum – on identity and mean toddlers
It takes a while for one's identity to become that of a mum. It took me a long time to remember to write down my own name in the forms that…
Much ado about princess shoes
When I moved to KL a few years back, I had my hands full with a 2-year old drama queen. Our mornings would more often than not start with her…
Brad Pitt & The Mummy Wars
What is it with Brad Pitt and women? You would think we marrieds and mothers would completely shake him off our system given our daily concerns. I suppose we have…