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I am among the thousands of Asians living abroad. It´s fun for me to write about life here in Sweden & establish my connections with Asia,my root. I like the ideas of taking life not too seriously, as life is too short and sweet to be bitter. I hope
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Sweden Idol 2009
The Swedish Idol 2009 has come down to the top four last night. The one that left the "Popularity game show" is a lady from Indonesia Reza Ningtyas Lindh , I think Sweden has missed out one unique talent. Reza has a vocal like Tina Turner, with a lit...
Some people need to learn their lesson , the hard way!
According to law of attractions,to get what you want you need to be at peace with yourself. Here´s one example, I was so annoyed by my husband´s Mattias alarm clocks for a few years. He need at least 3 alarm signal in order to get out of the bed. H...
Halloween premier
We will be organising a Halloween party this week end, so I did a premier make up for Nelina last night....
My head is a old computer trying to start-up...
I think I know why I am feeling giddy these days, the old hard disk from my brain is struggling for start-up. I think also on the other hand, I am learning new things everyday, my brain need more time to adjust to the new program and also I have push...
Happy birthday to me...
I had a very memorable birthday this year. Mattias & Nelina baked me a chocolate pudding cake , my parent´s in law & Mattias grand mother Martha came to congratulate me. Carrie & Célia were so sweet, they brought me to Luleå for a Shrimp buffer cr...
Hunting wild blue berry!
During autumn, the Swedish man hunt for moose & wild pigs, while the ladies hunt for blue berry! Last Sunday the Asian ladies gathered for some berry plucking & lunch together. This round we met at Sieow Chew´s place. I classified her place, the mid...
Feeling happy...that´s the key!
Wondering why I have´nt been writing for a while? We have been busy, the summer here is too short so we take advantage of every minutes of the sunny days to do fun things! I feel our lifestyle has been 360 degrees. No more sitting in apartment wonde...
Gone fishing...
See what I caught at midnight. A 2-3kg pike! Just as we were about to give up & head back to the jetty, I felt a bite so strong! I knew this time is something quite strong that was fighting with my "night vision" wobbler. The bites was so powerful I ...
Swedish Auction
Know how I normally spend my Sunday? I am often at the local auctions. I enjoy looking at antique and stuff people sell at garage sales. Sometime, you can buy useful stuffs at very good price. Auctions & Loppis (flea market) can be quite fun. I prefe...
Out on the water..
Now we learned a little more about boat after we started owning one. The boat we bought from Stefan is a old wooden boat that needs some TLC. Wooden boat needed to be soaked in the water for at least one week before they could be use. The water will ...
Asian Barbacue
We were invited to Jenny & Daniel place at Anderstop for barbecue last Saturday. This nice couple from Hong Kong own a big discount store in town often invite us for food & tim sum (Yum Char). This round, Asian barbecue plus steam boat. The marinate ...
Piteå Havbad 2009
I brought Nelina to Piteå Havbad as her birthday present last Wednesday. I am so glad that Carrie & her family joined us at the resort. The weather was not so good that why there were so many people there. Swedish normally do indoor activities when ...
Ikea, here we come!
Last Wednesday, Celia, Carrie, Maya & myself went shopping at Ikea Haparanda. The journey was approx.500km (9 hrs drive altogether). I woke up 6am to prepare buns, cake & tea so we can stop over for picnic along the high way. Celia picked me up at 7:...
My garden
My journey Part 5
Katong LifeLaying on my Mum´s sick bed listening to my Mum´s stories was one of the most memorable time I have ever had. Her stories has been playing back & forward in my mind like a series of old films in which I find it most fascinating! Even tho...
My journey Part 3
The day I came back from the hospital was the day we moved into our new home.It was a sunny spring afternoon, the snow were melting and leafs started to form. Nelina was sitting in the front seat lying comfortably in her baby basket looking out of th...
My journey Part 2
Moving to Sweden was´nt exactly our life plan. I had to moved because my pregnant was badly affected by the pollutions from Indonesia during that period. Singapore was very hazy and I was feeling dizzy and sick all the time. I could´nt eat and was ...
My journey. Part 1
The beginning...Ever since I was a teenager I've always curious about how´s it´s like living aboard. One of my cousin Mei Lian had moved to Australia during the early 80´s often send us post card telling us how wonderful life was over at Australia...
My Asian groceries supplier in Sweden
Jack´s import is the one and only Chinese grocery store I frequently shop in Skellefteå. The company is run by two Hong Kong brothers who migrated to Sweden in the early 80s. At Jacks, you can sense the true atmosphere of genuine imported food from...
Pocket Money
Nelina is turning 11 in April, soon it´s time for her to moving towards independence. We want to help her practice in managing money while she still have our guidance. We thought earning money thru helping out with house chores not only give her the...
How I handle HOMSICKNESS?
Recently, I received many emails from my new Asian friends living abroad. The most common questions are : How I feel living abroad, and how I tackle homesickness, craving for food etc. To me living in another country can be exciting depending on how ...
