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About Monki

I am a mother, a wife, a physician, and a scientist. This is a life style blog about recipe ideas to try out; fun events to check out; being a career woman; health concerns; parenting doubts and triumph; and all the silly and loving moments in between.

Bring On the Knight!

There is an after school program that Plum started attending a couple of weeks ago, where kindergarteners learn how to play chess.  She learned how to move the pawn last week.  This week was the knight’s turn. Out of the … Continue reading

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Silkie to the Rescue

I did not return to work this Monday as planned.  Prior to my surgery, I had requested for three weeks off from work, believing that I’d be ready to get back into the swing of things in three weeks.  A … Continue reading

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A Slice of Our Weekend Getaway

Happy Monday!  Hope everyone had a fabulous, relaxing weekend! I’ve been going through a private blog that I recorded after the birth of Plum and decided to slowly migrate it over to my current blog so that everything is in … Continue reading

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Fun and Games

We usually don’t let Plumster use electronic devices, opting for old-fashioned pencils and books.  But being that I like to be prepared for a rainy day, I did download a few kid-friendly apps on my iPad.  I have this iPad … Continue reading

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EATS: Easy Breezy Lunch at Home

Taiwan is a small island with history of colonization dated back to the 1600’s.  This beautiful island was occupied by the Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese.  As such, one can often find global culinary influence in Taiwanese cuisine.  We eat a … Continue reading

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Tightrope in Spring

Post-op Day 16: I had an avian visitor today! While sitting on the couch working on my next research grant, I heard a chirp chirp noise coming from INSIDE the house.  Our puppy of course got super excited and ran … Continue reading

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Ruby Slippers

There is a funny cartoon that’s been circulating in the social media lately, about what doing house work is like with and without kids.  I couldn’t help but empathize and laugh so hard that my scar hurts.  I want to … Continue reading

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Post-Op Comfort Zone: maxi dress, ottoman, books, gadgets light as air

Thank you all  for your kind words and support about my recent surgery.  While staying at home recovering, here are some items that I cannot live without: 1. West Elm’s Ottoman:  go ahead, put those feet up and grab a … Continue reading

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Benign Fibroid

The surgeon’s office called: pathology is benign fibroid. I can kind of sit up straight now.  I can do my granny shuffle walk, which looks comical if you ask me.  But let me tell you, that first granny shuffle from … Continue reading

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Today’s secret ingredient is… BANANA!

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Our didactic physics lecture started at 7am, for which I was an hour late because our human alarm clock, aka Plumster, has decided to be a good sleeper last night that she slept through the night until 7:30am!  I guess … Continue reading

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