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What you see in the photo is two delicious 9" pizza baking in the oven. Mrs World is cooking a pork pepperoni pizza and a BBQ ham pizza. They tasted really good and both my family as well as hers enjoyed them. Over the past 3 months, ever since we have a domestic helper, she has been utilizing the oven. I'm beginning to see a ROI :) She has made the following: butter cake, asam fish, buffalo wings, chicken baked in mushroom Campbell soup, macaroni lagsana and now pizza. Next up is some cookies. Yum yum!

Last weekend was one of a tramatic one for us. Little sen came down with a throat infection and had fever. We took her to a doctor in the morning who gave us antibiotic and fever medicine. No problem - we were vigilant in measuring her temp every 30-60 minutes - and bathing her to help cool her temp. At about 7pm, Mrs World put her to bed. I went downstairs and was about to go out to buy dinner. I decided to check my mail and then I heard this blood chilling scream from Mrs World - "dear, sen is in a fit!!!!" I read a lot of novels. I read many description of fear such as blood chilling scream, hair standing at the neck, etc but when you read a book, it's just a description and you imagine what it must be like. At that moment, on that evening, I experienced such fright that I am sure Mrs World's words will forever etched into my brain. She came rushing down, with little sen very limp and Mrs World's finger inside her mouth. Little sen was expressionless. She was n...

My post titled Maid Phone Home has received numerous reactions from my avid readers, including new Anonymous readers. It prompted me to contribute my comment as an update to the situation. I know many readers do not continue to check on comments of previous post. I decided to put them up here today. I made a couple of grammar correction and changed word in the last paragraph from "we" to "I" as the dilema and paranoia was mine alone and not the missus. The comment was a answer to a reader who was surprised that Malaysia is still so 'backward': I believe it is not about being backwards or not. And it's not about being cruel either. Generally, Malaysians are good people. Honest! Sadly, events in the recent 5 years have changed people's perception. The streets are not as safe anymore. There are break-ins, rapes, scams, snatch-thief, etc. It used to happen to friend's friend's friend's relative. Now, the frequency of it happening is frighteni...