I'm a full-time mummy

We are halfway into our school holidays and in case you are not aware, there is a festival going on right now in the heart of KL city! Just for 7 days, parents, children and visitors to the festival will be treated to hands-on science workshops, interesting talks and forums, entertaining music performances and colourful displays of artwork.

Petrosains, The Discovery Centre, is bringing back the Petrosains Science Festival for the second time around, from 15 to 21 September 2014. Aptly themed “Music, Arts and Science”, this year’s festival which is open for families and youth of Malaysia, promises to be bigger, better and more exciting.

In the quest to help raise awareness on the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education, Petrosains hopes that with this Festival, and the support and participation from Festival partners, it will continue to fulfil its vision of awakening interest and passion in science, spreading wonder in discovery and introducing the pleasures of life-long learning to the general public.

The Petrosains Science Festival 2014 is ongoing at 2 main locations:

* Petrosains Galleria, Level 4, Suria KLCC | 15 – 21 September 2014

* Esplanade, KLCC Park | 19 – 21 September 2014

Interesting workshops on cow's eye dissection, pop-up card art, batik canting, movie making, animation, world of robot, spiders, sea creatures, shadow puppet and more awaits you! Do note that prior registration is recommended if you want to sign up your kiddos for the workshops, talks and forums. For a detailed schedule of   activities   during   the   Petrosains   Science   Festival   2014, go   check   out http://sciencefestival.my/

As a mother of 3 kiddos, I'm constantly kept on my toes, from sun up to sun down, being a full-time mummy where I need to make sure kiddo is send to and from preK on time every week days, taking care and keeping our 2 girls busy when eldest is in preK, helping and guiding eldest with his homework, making sure clothes are all clean and ready, food are prepared and cooked for the family, on top of taking care of the administration part of hubby's business and lots more.

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but as we are constantly being distracted and kept busy with all these daily routines, I wonder how often do we just sit down and enjoy the precious moments we can have with our family and loved ones?

I came across this cool campaign by AIA, where we can write a message of love to our children! Awesome possum! I think this will be a fun thing to surprise our kiddos down the road, you know, a letter from the past by mummy or daddy dearest!

The campaign runs from 2nd September until 12 October 2014 and you can submit your letter online in English, Malay or Chinese. All entries must be completed and submitted through "Letters for the Future" (#lettersforthefuture) application which sits on AIA Bhd's Facebook Page or through the site http://lettersforthefuture.meltwaterrise.com/

The first 1000 entries will receive a beautiful time capsule and AIA will notify successful participants if their entry is successful.

One cool thing to note is for every letter received, AIA is pledging RM1 to the AIA Touching Lives Fund which was set up to help children born with cleft and congenital heart problems (#realcareneverstops). What a cool way to be writing down your loving letters to your kiddos and at the same time doing charity!

I've seen my husband using quite a number of headphones over the past few years. Even so, they don't last for a long time and he is still looking for a good reliable one to use in his personal office room. In my personal opinion, the headphones that are out on the market should be designed to withstand the test of time as they are one of the most often use gadget at home nowadays.

Based on my research over the Internet, some of the tips for buying these gadgets include:

* What will you be using them for? Will it be for indoor use or you will be wearing them in outdoor as well?

* Do some research online as well as check out forums and asking around to get a sense for the price ranges on models that most appeal to your needs.

* Style as in do you like over-ear type (also called circumaural which cups over your ears, sealing in sound and muffling ambient noise) or on-ear type (also called supra-aural which are lighter and do not press on the sides of your head) or in-ear type? Some people may not be comfortable having the earbuds settled in their ears. If possible try out the different types to get a better feel.

* Noise cancellation feature should be considered especially if you plan to use for long commutes.

* Wireless feature is another feature to be considered for people who want flexibility and do a lot of listening on-the-go. It is now increasingly common and typically uses Radio Frequency, infrared or Bluetooth wireless technologies.

* The product brand and style is something you should look into as well if you are concerned with the reputation of the products you use.

** Disclosure: This is a partnered post. However all thoughts, opinions and words are 100 % my own.