chefswifediary

chefswifediary

I'm a corporate professional, mother of two, and married to a chef who does the cooking. This is the honest version of the balancing act: the wins, the guilt, the late nights, and no highlight reel.

All we need is empathy.

empathy

Here we are in the month of July. Best news of last month? We’ve won the battle against our ex-landlord and their management company too. Two big companies, Dorrington and Savills would rather go against working class family over a…

Greedy landlord.

Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning is not everything but making the effort to win is”. This quote resonates with me for the very first time after winning a tenancy battle today against my greedy landlord. Three months ago, my partner…

Where do I begin?

passion

Apart from working full time in the corporate world and settling into new motherhood life, I’m still thinking about running my own business. In fact, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time now —- to pursue something I…

Journaling my week.

What a week?! Just as my employer increases from two to three work-days a week this week, the tube went on strike. It was my first ever tube strike experience. On Tuesday, I spent almost 2 hours on a bus…

Two to three-day office work week.

two to three office work week

Today is the official day when I’ll be going back to work at office for up to three days per week. I’ve been enjoying the flexibility of working from home in the past months to the extent that it has…

Hero of my blog.

hero of my blog

Motivated by Awosika’s recent article, I can’t help but feeling guilty for not punching the damn keys frequent enough. I am with him, agree that I may be suffering from the Hemingway syndrome, someone who has an illusion that he…

Conned by online reviews.

conned by reviews

April has been one of the most chaotic month by far. You can tell just by my absence. Settled little one into nursery, it didn’t just end there. Little one was down with a variety of sickness every other week.…

Nursery hunt.

nursery hunt

Today marks an important day of my life. After ten and the half months of maternity period, I am finally settling my baby girl in a nursery. This should be a relieve with the never-ending motherhood chores. Shredding half load…

The girl from Klang.

Klang town

Came from a small town name Klang in Malaysia, it was easy for others to overlook one’s existence especially in larger towns. Opportunities were limited unless one was cash rich. From which school I went to to which part of…

Woman of courage.

woman of courage

Prior to motherhood, success means the ability to climb the corporate ladder, be recognised with diverse portfolio and geographical responsibilities at work, and indulge in jetsetter’s life. My partner and I were trying to have a family for over four…