Latest Blog Posts for Irish Nomad in Malaysia

• Did you hear the one about?
  on Apr 22, 2011 in Ireland Bangsar Shopping Centre sign Mont Kiara food
  You can buy all kinds of food in Kuala Lumpur. Sometimes you can get a side dish of bad grammar and punctuation topped with dubious origins. Forget French Fries. At One Mont Kiara, it's all about the Irish Potato - which is no laughing matter - appar...
• Just your average Saturday
  on Apr 16, 2011 in pampering ice-skating pet shop foot massage guinea pigs Sunway Pyramid
  Yesterday I took my 8-year old daughter to a birthday party at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall and Malaysia’s largest ice-skating rink (so boasts the Sunway website). In fact it’s Malaysia’s ONLY ice-skating rink. We took a taxi through a downpour...
• Singapore Trip
  on Apr 3, 2011 in Sentosa monorail sick child Orchard Road Universal Studios Singapore
  The Sentosa Monorail as 'seen' from the entrance to Universal Studios as evening fallsIncredibly - to me - I managed to spend the best part of five days in Singapore and not set one swollen, sweaty foot on Orchard Road. I was also forced off-line for...
• Trip down Memory Lane - and the zoo, night safari and theme park
  on Mar 29, 2011 in restrooms Universal Studios memory lane zoo Borders Singapore toilets Night Safari
  There was a time when I knew every toilet, nappy changing and nursing room along Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping thoroughfare. We lived on Paterson Road which was literally around the corner, the one that housed Wisma Atria on one side and Wh...
• Expat Arrivals
  on Mar 28, 2011 in Expat Arrivals website moving to KL interview
  Busy, busy with Spring Break, a replacement guinea pig (complete with replacement lice) and getting ready for a trip to Singapore during which we are planning trips down memory lane, the zoo and Universal Studios. It hasn't all been so frivolous thou...
• St Patrick's Day
  on Mar 17, 2011 in Irish radio parade St Patrick's Day Irish Ambassador
  Happy St Patrick's Day to allIt's a quiet one for us as we're not heading into the city to the Irish pubs and there isn't a traditional parade as there is in Oslo. Anyway it wouldn't be same without wind, rain and thermal underwear. It's not as if I...
• on Mar 16, 2011 in Petaling Jaya guinea pig pet death parasites grief diarrhea vet
  You know a day that starts with the words, ‘Mommy my guinea pig has diarrhea’ isn’t going to go exactly as planned but at 7 AM yesterday morning I had no clue how ominous these words would prove to be.After cleaning out the cage, and wiping Pat...
• A Room with a View
  on Mar 7, 2011 in driving rain guinea pigs weather novel
  We don't need to go far for entertainment in this house. Heavy rain provided many exciting moments today - from the comfort of my daughter's bedroom. She's responsible for the video; the neurotic voice-over is unfortunately me.Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 th...
• I'm a grandma - sorta
  on Feb 26, 2011 in guinea pig pet pet shop birthday parties google
  Did you know that it is illegal in Sweden to buy a single guinea pig as opposed to two or more? No? I didn't either. In fact up until a few days ago I couldn't tell a guinea pig from a hamster from a gerbil. I'm still no expert but as there are now t...
• Monkey Moms & Dads
  on Feb 17, 2011 in monkey wildlife car park
  Hear no Evil, See No evil, Speak No Evil and babiesI'm still new enough to KL to get very excited about monkeys on a car park wall. I've heard that kids at school have had lunches snatched by the odd cheeky chimp (not really chimps but I like alliter...

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