[The swelling was a little better after we applied a warm towel over the eyelid for about 5 mins]
Brie woke up on one sunny morning, with a swollen upper eyelid.
The swelling was quite bad that …
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Brie : Swollen Upper Eyelid

Making : Banana Muffins. And MORE Banana Muffins!

So happy that I’m slowly getting back to baking again!!
Last week, I *finally* brought my old oven back to our little apartment, and it’s now nicely placed on our small kitchen table top.
Yes yes, I …
Dengue Fever : Symptoms and Home Treatment Tips

I don’t know how familiar you are with Dengue Fever.
I know before I had it, I knew very little about it.
Anyway.
I thought just in case any of you need the info too, here’s a little …
Body Immune System is Down

By now we’ve in Jakarta for 10 month, and what do you know … I am in for a little surprise.
Around 4 days ago I started having headaches, chills, aching back of eye and high …
Nom Nom : Street Snacks – Cakue & Kue Bantal (Char Kway & Pillow Cake)

There we were in one old alley.
Very near a popular noodle eating place called ‘Bakmi Aboen’ at Pasar Baru.
We spotted a *very* simple stall selling Cakue and ‘Pillow Cake’.
(Cakue is also known as ‘cakwe’, ‘youtiao’ …
When Cough Bugs Are Passed Between Siblings!

At our home, we have one school-going girl, one home-schooled boy and a 17-month-old baby girl.
None goes to childcare centres.
And so just like all other homes where there’s at least one school-going child in the …
Keeping Diaper Rash at Bay, and a GIVEAWAY of Charlie Banana Cloth Diapers!

Our baby Brie is turning 17 months next week!
And frankly, I thought kids at this age no longer have diaper-related issues.
I was wrong.
Out of my three kids, she’s the one who has the ‘longest’ diaper …
The Day our 6yo Vai got Hit by a Tennis Ball … In the Eye!

Yes, you read it right.
The other day, a tennis ball – at FULL SPEED – hit him in the eye. His right eye.
And since this is something that may possibly happen to anyone (including kids), …