Sara’s Interview in Her World
Check out Her World to see an interview about ‘Malaysian Meals In 30 Minutes’ cookbook and the coverage on the Transform Yourself With Her World event!
Work & Productivity
Why I need more time?
to dig deep into herbalism. New addition to my library! I’ve done much research to seek for the most comprehensive books on herbs that I can find. ‘100 Most Useful Herbs of Malaysia and Singapore’ came as a surprise at the Islamic’s Art Museum shop. Though really I still don’t know when I’ll be able …
Productivity + Presence
Latest challenge: be productive AND be present. Because, as Annie Dillard puts it, “how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our life”. In my pursuit of productivity, I surely don’t want to spend time on the doing but not on the being. I hope I give people enough attention they deserve!
This is one of the many reasons why I won’t sacrifice sleep:
“When I am sleep-deprived, I feel like I don’t have full access to my brain” – Maria Popova
My Raya: doing a cooking demo at the Popular Bookfest
How was Raya? I spent mine doing at cooking demo at the Popular Bookfest at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Though I miss visiting friends at Raya open house and didn’t get to wear pretty baju raya, I consoled myself that perhaps few of the hundreds of people who watched my cooking demo would be inspired …
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Creativite explorer
“Anyone can look for fashion in a boutique or history in a museum. The creative explorer looks for history in a hardware store and fashion in an airport.” —ROBERT WIEDER, JOURNALIST
Order and originality
Be boring and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert
Transform Yourself with Her World
Last April, I was invited to talk about health and fitness at Her World’s “Transform Yourself” event. The goal is to help readers to become a better version of themselves by making a few lifestyle changes. I spoke about how to exercise and cook when there seem to be no time at all. My favourite tip …
My cookbook is reprinted! Here’s the second edition:
Weeks ago, I was told that my cookbook ‘Malaysian Meals In 30 Minutes’ was not available in a bookshop when someone was looking for it to buy for her daughter. I didn’t think much of it. Then my publisher wrote to me to tell me that they are going to reprint my cookbook because the first …
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I’m not a chef. I’m just a food hacker
I am invited to do a cooking demo at KLCC next month and will be introduced as ‘Chef Sara Khong’. I was amused with the misnomer as I’m not a chef, I’m just a food hacker. Recently, I modified an Italian meal is so many ways, I don’t think any Italian chef will be happy with …