Batik workshop at The Batik Boutique
Many of our followers are familiar with The Batik Boutique, a social enterprise that creates sustainable jobs for women in low-income areas locally - and that has also managed to…
Farm in the City
Farm in the City is a firm favourite in our family. Over the years the place has been growing steadily and is now more like a small zoo - or…
Lotus leaf painting at Himapan
A few weeks a go, I did a workshop on lotus leaf painting and now a beautiful piece of art hanging on my wall. The workshop was run by Himapan,…
EnerZ in Subang Jaya
When most normal families were tip-toeing around mothers having sleep-ins or having a lazy Mothers day brunch, I was wearing a helmet and balancing on wobbly ropes and doing a…
Hari Kraf Kebangsaan – National Craft Day in Kuala Lumpur
The annual Hari Kraf Kebangsaan (HKK) is an annual two-week long craft bonanza at the Craft Complex on Jalan Conlay. This really is the place to shop for fine Malaysian…
Learning Mandarin in KL
While I've been struggling to learn everyday Bahasa Malaysia, my friend Anna has taken on a much grander challenge by learning Mandarin. It's been fun to follow her advance in…
Can you learn Bahasa Malaysia in a day?
I am a firm believer in trying to learn the language of the country I live in. But, I have to confess that I have become lazy - or alternatively…
Daytrip fro KL: Mini-roadtrip to Gold Coast, Sepang
On a sunny Sunday, armed with beach toys (and nothing much else since someone forgot the bag by the door) we headed to the coast only about one hour's drive…
On the lookout for non-boring exercise
It's the time of the year when you are meant to be healthier, sportier, leaner (and start studying) but what to do when you find all reasonable exercise options deadly…
Photo tour in Chow Kit
KL is heaven for market lovers like myself. We have anything from your local pasar malam to one of the big , labyrinth like markets like Chow Kit. I would…