Marsha Maung: I write. I love. I live

Maybe it's a cultural thing but I am sure we've all read about that one guy whose parents took him to court for overstaying his welcome. The parents won the suit and sent the son packing.

It's none of anyone's business, in my personal opinion, but in this part of the world, many kids stay with their parents well into their adulthood. Sometimes, till they die. In all fairness, most of those kids (who stay on with their parents) contribute towards the welfare of their parents. They either chip in financially or take care of the home for their aging or sickly parents.

I know many people who continue to stay on with their parents even at my age, and it's not for me to judge.
Learning How to Paddle Your Own Canoe The parents in the New York story who, literally, gave their son the boot probably had their reasons to do so. Some people need that kick in the ass to get the move on. There are quite a number of IRL people came to mind too. #lol There ARE people who refuse to…

I occasionally print out inspiring stories from newsletters I subscribe or find on the internet just so that I can read them again. You know...for quick pick-me-ups.

And this is one I'll share today.


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An investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The banker complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

The Mexican replied, 'Only a little while." The banker then asked why didn't he say out longer and catch more fish?

The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. The banker then asked, 'but what do you do with the rest of your time?"

The fisherman said, 'I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and b…

It's raining outside on this Wesak/Vesak day holiday and we felt (VERYYYYY) lazy to go out for lunch.

Anyway, I once read an article about how buying a whole chicken can save you a whole lot of money compared to if you buy chicken parts, i.e. chicken breasts, drumsticks, chicken chops (which I will continue to buy, unfortunately - too much hassle de-boning the thigh), fillet, etc.

And I wholeheartedly agree!


On most days, I would actually pop by the morning market after dropping the kids off at school and just get the 'chicken lady' to chop-chop-chop everything up and they're all good to go.

But there are days when I am in the middle of the mall and I need something simple like toothpaste or clothes softener, and there are air-chilled chicken looking back at me at the other side of the aisle in the supermarket.

Getting these whole chicken is cheaper than when you get them at the morning market. Which is stupid because people GO to the morning market assuming that thing…

For some reason, most of the supermarkets that I frequent have run out of their supply of my favorite Bulgogi marinade. My guess is something went wrong somewhere along the way, along the supply chain.

I've also considered purchasing them from KMarket but:-

1. Kmart is a little out of the way for me
2. Buying it online using HappyFresh costs RM9 per trip
3. There....must....be....a....way

And true enough, if they can make it in a factory and bottle it up, we should be able to make it ourselves at home.

The difference, for people who are looking for shortcuts, is just the Korean pear.



I've not tried this out for myself so, there's no vouching for this recipe but it's worth trying, huh?

Happy cooking,
Happy Memorial Day,
Happy Vesak (tomorrow) Day, everyone!
XOXO,
Marsha

When you're not looking, time zips past you like a bullet and the next thing you know, you're looking at a whole new dimension.

We celebrated my nephew's birthday today. It seems as though it was only mere weeks ago that his cries greeted the world. That my sister finally became a mother. And yet, today, he's reached a milestone.

#time flies when you're not looking. #nephew turns 1 and it seems like only a few months ago when he was born. My own #kids are going to be ready for the world soon and we will be stepping into the unknown #future! Wishing the stuffy-nosed Liam a happy #birthday wish, a kiss and get well soon. #kids #family #gathering #lunch #yums A post shared by Marsha Maung (@marshamaung) on May 26, 2018 at 1:30am PDT
It's a rainy Saturday over here and although I wanted to 'celebrate' the weekend with a few drinks, I think I'll pass. I don't know what it is but some thoughts are tickling me in my brain...it could be an age-thing. LO…

It's a consistent struggle to work from home as a single mother - to work, to clean, to cook or to exercise. It's one or the other. They tell you that multitasking saves lives and the bible of being productive dictates that women were MADE for stuff like these.


I'll save the gender talk for another time, though. XD

But the truth is, the combination of tasks that you're doing is going to fight for your attention, each validating their reasons for being more important than the other.
When you perform multiple tasks that each require some of the same channels of processing, conflicts will arise between the tasks, and you're going to have to pick and choose which task you're going to focus on and devote a channel of processing to it - Joe Robinson, Enterpreneur.com The result, for most parts, is half-hearted or incomplete everythings. Just like our WiFi, we would eventually come up with a bandwidth problem and something's got to give. This is not to say that yo…