What will you be doing this school holiday? Instead of staying in why not give your kids an amazing holiday experience they will never forget! 

Hasbro, a leading global play and entertainment company is partnering with WCT Mall & Paradigm for an exciting Hasbro School Holidays located at Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya at the Upper Atrium (UG) from the 26th May till the 10th of June, 2023 they have created a paradise of toys and games for kids to express themselves and for adults to bring out the inner-child in them because no one is ever too young to have fun.

With five fun-filled stations and all their favorite Hasbro characters, the School Holiday at Paradigm Mall is the perfect way for families to enjoy quality time together. From NERF to Play-Doh, Transformers to My Little Pony, there's something for everyone!

Meet & Greet sessions with Mr. Monopoly, My Little Pony and Doh-Doh 

With 2 slots available daily 

 Session 1 - 2.00pm - 2.30pm 

Session 2 - 4.30pm - 5.00pm

the kids will beam in excitement when they get to see their favorite characters in real life. Miya & Mina felt so happy when they meet Sunny & Izzy, the latest characters from My Little Pony: A New Generation. 

Dance With Us

Move your body in rhythm and have the best dance time of your life with Hasbro’s

characters! Enjoy and dance along together with Mr. Monopoly, My Little Pony and

Doh-Doh at 5.30pm.

Play-Doh “What will you imagine?” Workshop

Kids can enjoy creating and crafting their creatures every day at the workshop area,

guided by an instructor. This activity is exclusive to WCT Buddy Members. 

**Preregistration is required via 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRrNjUp-GLeCLhd-B4W4HmP0plv3JgOVCkTumioHQV7W4sJQ/viewform

Walk-ins are only accepted if and when there is an available slot.

It comes in 100g servings with 3 delicious flavors made specifically for kids - strawberry, vanilla & banana, I also love how Lactel Kids make their packaging fun by depicting elephants, orangutans, and tigers which is a great way for kids to learn about Malaysia’s wildlife conservation efforts while enjoying the tasty, creamy, and healthy snack!

One thing I know for sure, the packaging intrigued Miya & Mina because they kept asking for it, and recently they even started requesting for these yogurts to be served during breakfast along with some crackers. Besides that, being a dairy product to help kids build strong bones, these are a great choice for kids who are not too excited about drinking milk. 

These wholesome yogurts are made with real fruit puree without any artificial sweetener added while kids will love the creamy texture, clearly indicating the richness of the milk from which the yogurt is derived. Besides taste, parents can rest assured that Lactel Kids is a yogurt snack that packs a healthy punch as it is filled with a great source of calcium, fortified with vitamin D, and live cultures important for the gut.

You can pick up your favorite flavor at your closest supermarket today! Lactel Kids yogurt is available at all major supermarkets including (but not limited to), AEON, Giant Hypermarket, BIG, Jaya Grocer, MYDIN, Billion, The Store, MyNews, EconSave, LuLu Hypermarket, Servay, Pantai Selamat, and many more!

About Lactel Kids 

The Lactel Kids yogurt is part of the Lactalis family of dairy products. Lactalis, a French leading dairy company present in more than 90 countries around the world, acquired the Nestle chilled dairy (yogurt and yogurt drink) business in Malaysia in late 2018. Known for providing top-quality dairy products around the world, Lactalis will bring its expertise and knowledge to Malaysia, bringing new and innovative products to the market to sustain its position as the nation’s favorite chilled dairy brand! For more information visit, https://lactel.com.my/

Introduced Miya to her first Smartwatch Phone - myFirst Fone R1 and she was really excited, she gets to have a taste of a phone without actually giving her a phone if you know what I mean, it's a super cool gadget for the kid and practical solution for parents, I can easily trace her whereabouts and she can get hold of us whenever she misses us. 

myFirst Fone is a kid-friendly 4G LTE Smartwatch Phone with a real-time GPS tracker, it allows your kid to make calls to a shortlist of contacts listed by us parents, with no games nor web access. Sounds just right for a 6 year old right? 

TIP: After surveying, found out that Tunetalk has the cheapest data plan which cost us RM8 a month. 

myFirst Fone R1 Smartwatch Phone is easy to operate and is integrated with multiple functions. Parents need to download myFirstFone app on android or iOS, the app gives us full parental control. 

The trendy Smartwatch Phone comes in 3 fun colors - Space Grey, Lavender Purple & Macaw Blue, Miya chose the one in purple because its the girliest color she can get 😂

The straps are made from comfortable soft-touch silicone,  she has zero complain even it has been with her the entire day, besides that the Smartwatch is easily rechargeable with a USB cable, charging time is pretty quick but the watch needs to be charged every 2 days depending on its usage.

myFirst Fone R1 Smartwatch Phone features

• Two-way calling via video call 
• Ability to send voice notes & messages (just like Whatsapp)
• GPS Tracking
• SOS Emergency Call 
• 2 Megapixel Camera 
• Music player up to 500 songs  
• Calendar
• Pedometer

myFirst Fone has all the features that are essential and none of the ones that I do not want. We’ve been using it for the past month and we're loving it, Miya gets the freedom to communicate with the contacts I've set up for her, she has access to mama, papa, and granny any time of the day. 

If you'll love to keep in touch with your kids on the go, whether it's in school, after class lessons, or play dates, I highly recommend myFirst Fone, it gives us peace of mind knowing we can keep track of them and get in touch with them. 

For more information about myFirst Fone please visit their official website they have 4 range of Smartwatch Phone available pricing from RM299 to RM719 depending on the features and needs you'll like. 

Website:   https://myfirst.tech/

Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/myfirstofficial/

Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/myfirst.official/

Shopee: https://shopee.com.my/myfirst.os

Online store:  https://store.myfirst.tech/ 

When Mina was 2 years old, she noticed some bleeding in her stool, the symptoms come and go, we've asked our family doctor as well as her pediatrician, the first suspect was her milk powder, we've changed a number of them, as we thought the blood came from her buttock, whenever her stool was hard it might be painful when she pass motion, it took us a while but at the end, we settled for soy-based milk powder which gave her nice stool and the blood in her stool stopped.  

So we thought the problem solved, unfortunately not, she complained that she's having a tummy ache recently but since she did not pass motion, we thought it was just constipation, as usual, more water & fiber should do the trick, we didn't bring her to a doctor, last Tuesday we've received a call from our nanny stating an emergency, hubs rushed over as quickly as he could because he could hear Mina screaming, a photo was sent to me shortly and I rushed home, packed my bags, and went to Sunway Medical Center immediately. 

Ps// As much as I wish to support the government hospital I knew that the line will take ages, the last round Mina has a high fever for days, we went to UM emergency waited for 2 hours, still not our turn yet and we had to go to a private hosp in the end because she was throwing a tantrum by then so yeah, private it is. 

First, I thought that "piece of thing" that was hanging out her buttock was hemorrhoid but I tried searching but couldn't find anything related to kids, but my mother instinct told me, this has to be removed, it was hard and bleeding, there's no way they can push it back. So I search for the pediatric surgeon, went straight to his clinic, and got Mina checked. 

*A mistake I made, next time when your kid is bleeding, go to the A&E, Dr. Yik told me I shouldn't have waited for him at his clinic because it was considered an emergency.

Anyway, after her checkup, Dr. Yik suspected that Mina has Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) but we'll need to have the specimen checked before we jump to any conclusion, during his consultation, he searched for our family history, which reminded me of my dad's medical history because JPS is a hereditary condition identified by the presence of multiple polyps (abnormal growths or tumors) in the gastrointestinal area. 

Surgery was needed to remove it because the polyp was huge, 3cm to be exact and it's bleeding and we'll need to stop the bleeding. How the polyp popped out of her bum bum because it got too heavy, just like durians, they grow and once it's too heavy, it'll fall. 

The surgery was set later on that night at 9pm due to covid, only one parent was allowed to accompany her and both Mina & I had to undergo covid test and be quarantined in the room until our results were out. Kudos to Sunway Medical, results were out really quickly and soon we regain our freedom. 

Mina was well taken care of under the hand of Dr. Yik Yee Ian, he promised me the surgery would not take more than 30mins and he kept his words, it felt so long while I was waiting, beign a medical representative, going into OT was not something new to me but for the first time I was waiting out side and I was so worried, especially when the anesthetist explained to me the risk of putting a child under general anesthesia, 1 in 5000 kids that might have a complication. Dr. Tan her anesthetist was great as well, although our surgery ended at 11pm he came and checked on her at 5am to make sure everything went well. 

Mina was well taken care of, the surgery went well, when Mina was able to pass motion properly on the 4th day, Dr Yik allowed us to discharge, she did complain there was discomfort at her buttock but everything was back to normal. We were set to come back again 1 a week time for a follow-up. 

Do you like butterflies? If you're fascinated by them this is a great chance for you to learn all about butterflies at The Chrysalis Project MY Butterfly Conservation at The Linc KL. In this 2 hours hands-on workshop, you will explore a butterfly’s life cycle, habitat requirements, and many more. 

Miya joined the Young Entomologist Workshop and she was amazed see the life-cycle of a butterfly happen before her own eyes! It is one thing to read about it and another to see it happen in real life and it was definitely an experience for me, for someone who freaks out at insects, butterflies are the closest creatures I can accept. 

The Chrysalis Project MY Butterfly Conservation is an awareness and educational campaign that features hands-on activities that are engaging & informative, opportunities to explore Butterfly Pavilion and experience the flora and fauna and most importantly it is run by enthusiastic, knowledgeable and experienced ecologist that will inspire our lil ones. 

Miya started off with creating her own origami butterfly nametag, followed by learning the butterfly vocabulary and going through a life cycle of a butterfly, later on, she got a chance to view & feel real butterflies and moths. 

The Chrysalis Project MY Butterfly Conservation is a fun, and engaging activity that can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of age. I highly recommend it for kids 6 and above, space is limited and pre-registration is required. Now go out and share the fun activity with someone who might enjoy it. 

Anyway let me share with you one of the outings we enjoy, it was a short getaway to World of Phalaenopsis in Ulu Yam, the drive was just 60 minutes and the scenery was breathtaking especially when you take the Rawang Bypass, the tallest highway in Malaysia that cuts through Taman Warisan Negeri Selangor, offering a majestic view. 

As we arrived at World of Phalaenopsis, the beautiful sight of a colorful orchid oasis greeted us as we enter the gates, visiting is absolutely free but being there really made me want to bring home the orchids, which I did because they were really worth buying, depending on the types and conditions, prices start from RM25 and goes up to a few hundred. 

If orchids are not your thing, they also carry a wide variety of plants too like peace lily, succulents, and cactus but the orchids were the star. 

Lunch was easily taken care of, there's an in-house cafe, choices of food were limited but price-wise was fair and most of it tasted absolutely delicious. We sat at tatami seated area but it wasn't air-conditioned which was not such a good idea, the cafe was like a greenhouse so it was crazy hot.

We ordered the Sate Chicken Chop with Nasi Impit & Acar RM18, Nasi Lemak Ayam Rendang RM12.90, and a serving of steamed yam cakes which weren't very fresh but I was just too lazy to return it since it was a really busy day, I was glad my food arrived.  

Overall, I'm really glad we came all the way here. Those who are looking for an easy trip without traffic visiting World of Phalaenopsis won't disappoint. Here's a tip for those who want to visit, come early and if you can try to avoid weekends, it was really packed when we reached at 11am, plus with covid, I'll try to avoid crowds anywhere I go. 

I know Halloween is not popular in Malaysia but it always had a special meaning to me, I've been celebrating it with my family for ages because of CMCO this year I've chosen to stay in because home is the safest place to be right now but that doesn't mean I have to give up my celebration, I've decided to throw an unforgettable Halloween Party with my kids and I'm so excited to share my party ideas. 

Balloon Buzz has been around for ages, I remember seeing them when I was just a teenager, they offer a great variety of different balloons from latex, foil to letters, number, and shaped balloons, Ballon Buzz has everything you need to create a unique party, there are 12 branches across Klang Valley, with pick up services and delivery services, you can check them out here. 

I decided on my party pretty late which left me with 10 days to prepare and I'm glad Balloon Buzz is there to help me out, gave them the color schemes I planned so we've created an orange and black Halloween Balloon Arch and intertwined the arch with spider web, giving it a Halloween look.