Your Asian mom

Life has a way of catching you off guard, and that’s exactly what happened to me recently. After a lovely week-long holiday, I returned home feeling refreshed and ready to dive back into my usual routine. But the very next day, I developed a sore throat and fever with chills. I brushed it off as a viral fever, thinking it was nothing a day of rest and medication couldn’t fix. However, things took a turn for the worse. Alongside severe pain in my head and eyes, I found myself battling relentless fatigue. I visited the doctor, got a day’s medical leave, and returned to work the following day, convinced I was well enough. That illusion of recovery didn’t last long. The Start of the Mystery Symptoms At work, I noticed I would start sweating profusely whenever I stood for too long. Headaches lingered, and by nightfall, I felt an odd tingling and burning sensation on my upper lip. I dismissed it at first, hoping it was just a passing irritation. The next morning, I woke up to find...

I really wanted to celebrate Halloween after I have my daughter. Thought the celebration would leave good impression in her childhood. Yes, It is not traditionally celebrated in Malaysia. But the play of Trick and Treat with adorable costume is seem to be fun. This year as Halloween fell on Saturday, we only attended the sunset mass as both of us were under the weather. There was intention to participate in the Halloween Fun Run held at Likas Sports Complex at 8pm. But, it seemed like going to rain after we finished the mass for All Saints Day. Later at night, mom whatsapped me an image on how to celebrate Halloween as a Catholic. You may say that I am an ignorant Catholic for not knowing how to observe the Eve of All Saints Day accordingly. But, it is a good guideline on how should I raise a child as Catholic and at the same time to enjoy the fun of celebrating Halloween. On the All Saints’ day, I was assigned to visit cemetery where people commemorated All Soul...

First and most important rule NEVER choose/become one unless it is unavoidable for cases like the husband is sick, a marine or serving the country and etc. As for now, I am literally a single mom who have chosen not to follow husband to peninsular Malaysia for his two years studies. Now, it has been four months (only). I have already felt the pinch of having to struggle alone in making both work, toddler and everything alright. There had been bad occassions such as earthquake, car broke down, problematic babysitter and work overloads that made myself miserable in coping and swallowing them all by myself. When I bring the toddler out and see others have both of their parents, I really hope it won't hurt my toddler who might question, "where is her daddy?" But I know I have to set formula to make me survive those perils. 1/Ask blessing, courage and protection from God.  Be at any condition, we need His help to protect and bless what we do and ...