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First HappyCall meal

2012-02-12T14:01:00.001+08:00

Sunday lunch~

Hooked

2012-02-09T23:22:00.001+08:00

Blame it on the happycall pan, that I'm now a gmarket-addict :p

Healthy diet?

2012-02-03T13:26:00.005+08:00

Lunched out on most days coz I had been lazy to cook.

Got the sudden cooking momentum n here r my healthier (but boring) homecooked lunch for the week:)
Mon:
Brown rice porridge simmered with baby carrot n wolfberries (didn't cook long enuf) + steamed xiao bai chye, enoki mushrooms n fish slices~

Tue:
The same brown rice porridge + stirfry sweet potato leaves n enoki mushrooms + steamed cod with red dates n wolfberries~

Wed:
Salad (baby butterhead, purple cabbage, baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, hard boiled egg, sunflower seeds, almond nuts n walnut. Dressing- mashed half egg yolk mixed with mayo) + steamed japanese sweet potatoes + strawberries~

Thur:
Brown rice porridge (again!) + steamed spinach, enoki mushroom n sliced fish~

Fri:
Steamed spinach + pan fry fish + steamed sweet potatoes + strawberries~

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CNY + Sweetie @ 8-9 months

2012-01-31T12:11:00.000+08:00

Darling's 31st~
indian buffet for dinner and a homebaked strawberry cheesebake..

wishing my dearest great health and many happy returns for the year :)

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little niece at 8-month-old~

videos first :)

lazy girl finally mastered flipping at her 8th month!

she becomes more agile after having acquired the flipping skill.

and she loves to dance!

pictures of little chubby~

multi-folds on her arms not going away ;p

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see, i told u shes a lazy girl.. refused to lift her head.. and no sign of crawling yet..

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still cheery as always...

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a curious girl and a 大姐大 wannabe.. loves to sit with 1 leg on the table..

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made her tried on her new red dress and posed with oranges.

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loves gugu's bags.. she'll scream if you snatch it from her.. guzhang feels that her gugu is a bad influence ;p

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gugu's little darling...

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enthusiastic about going gaigai...

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but is fearful of car wash hehe..

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sweetie turns 9-months-old few days b4 CNY~

dressed up for reunion dinner at home..

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first to be at the dining table.. and cant wait to eat!

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her 1st CNY.. fascinated with angpows :)

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CNY with my loves...

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the little niece n nephews.

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little godson came to bai nian.. he's v well-fed! super chubby!

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guzhang is pro in feeding now :)

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guess whats sweetie's favourite "toy"?
its iphone! look how she was being "handcuffed" while i was snapping away..

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still in her xmas outfits hehe...

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halfway thru her conversation with gugu, sweetie suddenly got so passionate :)

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5 months since her shave and only the top part is growing well.. her mommy gave her spikey hairstyle ;p

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sweetie only allows certain people to carry her..
but gaigai overrules her fear.. she'll follow anyone who will bring her out of the door.. she will even wave bye bye to us!

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shall end the entry with 2 chun lian couplets wrote by my 2nd bro.. he did a great job as a new learner :)

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New family member

2012-01-23T21:06:00.001+08:00

Introducing the little niece, Alisha Salim :)

Little girl cant wait to say hello to the world.. Arrived just in time for her first cny!

除旧迎新

2012-01-22T23:01:00.001+08:00

今年的大扫除有些不一样。

因为老公大人动起手脚参与了。

娶了个洁癖的老婆真辛苦了他。

终于他对我说：＂你叫个事业男人做家务，不只要双眼合起，还得闭起嘴巴。＂

今年的大扫除非一般。

清除了过往的不如意，不顺心，与不安。

龙年将会是美好的。

祝农历年快乐！

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US Trip (9-22 Jun 11)

2012-01-17T14:47:00.000+08:00

i've been lazy.. finally an entry on our US trip in June last year..

it was an invitation to Boston to attend hubby's award ceremony!

this trip involved many "firsts" for us.. 1st trip to US. 1st time on SQ all-business class flight. 1st time on such long distance flights - a total of 41.5 inflight hours. 1st vacation where our itinerary includes one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. 1st holiday trip with air tickets fully paid for us :)

began the trip with a 16.5 hrs flight to Los Angeles.

1st experience on SQ all-business service was awesome for me.. almost like a pig! ate like a pig.. slept like a pig.. the spacious aircraft seat can be converted into a fully-flat bed and we slept v well :)

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arrived LAX in the evening and spent the rest of the day at the hotel vicinity.

day 2 was f&e at LA..

disneyland~

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shopping for ourselves and the little ones~

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rise and shine early on day 3 for our 4-day tour to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon.

had a brief 45 min stop at Barstow factory outlet for some hurried purchases..

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headed straight to Las Vegas..

spent the night in the entertainment capital of the nation. visited both the "old town" n "new town" where we visited the most lavish casinos Bellagio, Venetian, MGM, etc. no other city has such vibrant nightlife that constantly "beckons" u to try your luck.. the man needs better luck ;p

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day 4 began v early at dawn... boarded the coach at 5+am towards Grand Canyon, one of the 7 natural wonders of the world.

the stunning gorge~

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returned to Las Vegas in the evening.. shopped and rested..

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continued Las Vegas tour on day 6 morning. also visited Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Garden..

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boarded the coach after lunch and arrived at LAX for our evening flight towards Boston.

the 5.5 hrs domestic flight experience was horrible. we were not able to rest due to the extremely loud engine noise..

arrived at Boston in the early morning. tired.

picked up from the airport to the hotel where we arranged for a rented car for our drive to Wrentham Village premium outlets a 50-min drive away. hb was reluctant to make the trip at first coz the welcome reception was a mere few hours away. he was worried abt his first drive in US and that the shopaholic wife might get too carried away, causing us to be late for the important appointment. moreover we were the last to touch down Boston. the other division representatives n spouses already check-in the previous day.

i insisted and we made it a quick one ;p

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made it back to the hotel on time :) just nice for us to quickly get changed and rushed down to the reception.

the start of "serious business"~

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and for the next 3 days, it was 7am-11pm for us daily :(

i never like socialising, hence it was stressful to me..

day 7 of our trip, we set off for a day trip which provides an opportunity for us to understand the history of Boston - one of the oldest cities in US, and of coz an ice-breaking session for the different division representatives from around the world.

at Newport, Rhode Island~

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perhaps being the youngest among the group, we hit it off well with Soong & Thau from Vietnam~

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Lunched at the spiced Pear at The Chanler at Cliff Walk~

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the Boston Pops American Songbook concert at Symphony Hall~

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day 8 - office visit for R&D presentations & lab tour at Cambridge office.

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followed by the Boston Duck Tour - a ride through the streets of Boston, and a splash into the Charles River for a view of Boston and Cambridge skylines.

ended the day with dinner with the respective divison heads. another stressful socialising session for me.. the importance of a formal dining etiquette plays a key role here. angmohs spend hours on the dining table.. can u differentiate between a salad fork, a dinner fork and a dessert fork? a butter knife and a dinner knife? a water goblet, a red wine glass and a white wine glass? i cant :(

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day 9 in US was a day of leisure b4 the evening award presentation - the main reason why we were here in the first place.

the man wasnt himself the entire day, his mind constantly rehearsing his thank you speech as he tried to commit the speech entirely to memory. he was nervous!

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we had a short stroll along Boston street and returned to the hotel room early so that the man can "mentally prepare" himself for the evening event.

finally all the guests gathered at the hotel main dining room where the award banquet was held.

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the stressful banquet went smooth and ended well.. at last the man told me the big load was off his mind and his vacation had only started that very moment.. hmmm..

wakey early on day 10 and we began our 2-day tour to Thousand Islands and Niagara Falls.
on board the 1000 Island boat cruise where we explored the homes of the many rich and famous~

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continued our long journey towards Niagara Falls. Reached the city at night for a brief tour of the magnificant falls.

the spotlights bathed the falls with different shades of colour~

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the next morning, we went on board the Maid of the Mist. the boat ride took us to the bottom of the falls. hb was all wet trying to capture the majestic falls in pictures while i kept myself safe and dry hiding behind him ;p

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after the boat ride, we walked along the Goat Island for a broader view of the Canadian Horseshoes Falls, American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. Collectively they r called "Niagara Falls".

the view was stunningly beautiful that the husband suggested a future trip to Canada for the view of the falls from the Toronto side.

next, we proceeded for the IMAX movie abt the history of the Niagara Falls legend, then lunch, and long bus journey back to Boston.

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we stayed 1 more night at Boston b4 departing for Logan Airport the next morning. being the last of the group to arrive at Boston, we were again the final ones to depart Boston.

arrived at New York at 11am. as our return flight to SG was a 12-hour away, we decided to board the bus which goes to and fro airport and Manhatten daily.

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someone told us that New York is a dirtier version of Hongkong. quite true.. a city full of litters..

finally, we ate and slept like a pig on our flight back to SG.. coincidentally we met 2 ex-schoolmates working onboard the flight, and the thick-skinned and greedy me had the privilege to have all the leftover chocolates to myself ;p

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more photos here~

coming up next...

From NZ n Aust Trip (9-16 Nov 11)

A day out with little niece

2012-01-02T20:40:00.001+08:00

Brought sweetie to the indoor kids playground today but she is too young to mingle with the older kids.

I squeezed myself into one of the kiddy rides with her n she enjoyed it :)

Got her a big float today. Bringing her for swimming session soon :)

Oh! She'll cry now when asked to bid goodbye to gugu n guzhang! Each parting session is getting more n more difficult :p She loves her gugu n guzhang :)

Bukit Indah

2012-01-01T23:50:00.002+08:00

Spent our new year eve n new year day at Johor with the Ho family.

Jay Chou was our companion during the ride.

Non-stop makaning the entire trip.

Final meal in 2011 ~ Sumptuous Korean food. Brought along a can of abalone to 加料.

Indigestion + shitty budget hotel made me sleepless the entire night.

Went to JPO n it was super crowded. Took us a long time to get a car park lot. Shopping moods dampened seeing the long queues to enter shops. We left empty handed.

Adjourned to Jusco.

Got these for mummy~

For little niece~

For the ils~

Happy 2012~
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Videos

2011-12-29T09:21:00.001+08:00

She will kick her legs in excitement when we told her we r gg gaigai.. Kick-kick from inside the house, to the lift, into the car, n throughout the entire car ride..

No one teaches her this. We were talking to her when she unexpectedly leaned forward n stick her forehead onto ours, then hold onto our head n chuckle. She wont let go unless we arch backward. Since then she will constantly amuse us by doing this forehead to forehead action when we bend forward to speak to her.

For the purpose of recording, we cue her to do it but she looks reluctant :p

Sweetie mastered the skill of waving goodbye just days ago..

My "happy pill"

2011-12-29T02:02:00.001+08:00

Happiness is a natural state of being.

If I could see the world through the eyes of a child, what a wonderful world this would be..

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massive pictorial update

2011-12-27T22:02:00.002+08:00

baked 2 cakes for christmas.

1 of them was a blackforest Santa Claus birthday cake for the Ho sisters~

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idea came from my little niece's onesie.
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christmas, as usual is a simple and quiet affair for us..
this year we spent our xmas eve and xmas day with the Ho family. shopped, feasted, played kiddish games, caught a movie and visited showrooms..
celebrated the sisters' birthday on eve night.. their "Shaun korkor" let them choose their own birthday presents.. the man actually thought the girls may like barbie dolls but they decided on having guns instead.. hmmm...

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and here r my xmas gifts from Mr Santa.. a netbook for me and iphone 4s for us.. thanks hubby :)

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visited little Leyuan.. hes indeed a little bully ;p he insisted that godpa to be on his feets and walk around the house when he was being carried and wailed the moment godpa sit down. he also made godma rocked him to lalaland and peeped every few min to make sure he was still in my arms. and i can only put him down after he went into deep deep sleep.
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if theres a most-smiley-baby contest, im gonna enrol my little niece..

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she brightens any gloomy day and hb and i cant help visiting her so frequently..
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oops, another little bully ;p see what she did to guzhang..
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people still mistook her as a baby boy even when shes in red socks ;p

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little girl has acquired a new skill lately.. she'll lean forward and place her forehead on ours then hold onto our head for support.. no one taught her that and we wonder where she learnt it from..

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she loves iphone and screamed when she failed to snatch it from our hands..

self-taken photos by herself~

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did i mention she finally flipped at 8-month-old? she did it only once and the privileged one to see it is guzhang.. lazy little girl..

guzhang gave up on training her to flip.. shes now under intensive training to crawl n stand thou we are guessing she might skip the crawling milestone as well ;p

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little santa with her oversized cap..

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my family gathered for lunch on xmas eve..

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hazelnut logcake for my family.. happy that the family loves it :) even the man who doesnt fancy chocolate is full of praises for it :) think im going to make one again very soon..

soft n fluffy sponge that melts in the mouth.. the little niece can testify for it! this little girl has got v easy parents who let her taste everything ;p chocolate sponge cake, egg tart, coffee, bittergoard soup and even durian! oops..

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she definitely loves loves loves gaigai :)

she shows excitement by kicking her legs whenever we tell her we're going gaigai.. and for the whole time in the car she'll kick n kick non stop.. funny little girl..

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guzhang loves to bring her for gaigai trips.. last evening we brought her home, left her with her mummy and as we walked out she started her 'kick-kick' in excitement again. but when we closed the gate and waved good bye, she screamed.. little girl enjoys going gaigai with gugu n guzhang :)

long time since i write about foodie..

meals i cooked for hubby lately~
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1st attempt in preparing creamy spinach n brocolli soup.. i omit cream/milk and prefer it this way..
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tried to mimic hotate mentaiyaki we ate in jap restaurants.. instead of baking them in scallop shells, i placed them on small muffin cups.. hubby loves them :)

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our simple lunches ~

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all-time fav blackforest cake for my family ~

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hubby's fav pandan chiffon~

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sushi and more hotate mentaiyaki~

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Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T15:41:00.000+08:00

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Back breaking friday

2011-12-23T17:22:00.001+08:00

But a fulfilling one :)

Merry Xmas!

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Cheeky girl

2011-12-18T14:21:00.002+08:00

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Little niece

2011-12-12T15:50:00.002+08:00

1 week to 8-month-old...

Sweetie is more reponsive and expressive now..

our smiley girl :)

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shes fascinated with 'plasticky' stuffs..

often she'll wander off in her walker to one corner of her parents room where a big plastic bag of documents is placed. then she'll hang the plastic handle over her arms and attempted to drag it with her..

a pack of tissue can keep her happily occupied for very long too..

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she loves exploring toys by shaking, banging, dropping, throwing and ofcoz gumming them..

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she loves to bend down to kiss her toes and then scream for help coz she has no strength to lift herself up after that..

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we believe she adores her gugu :)

she gives me big smiles whenever i visit.. and will follow me wherever i go... into the room, out of the room... into the kitchen, out of the kitchen... even to the bathroom...

and gugu has the special privilege to have her "smile on demand".. she flashes her big gummy smiles when gugu smiles at her :)

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and we are sure that she adores her guzhang too althou guzhang loves to irritate her at times..

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she obviously loves gai-gai! even if its just a stroll at the void deck due to the drizzle..

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we gave her bumbo seat away and got her a high chair with biggy leg space to accomodate her thunderous thighs.. and we guess she loves it coz she was shaking her legs the whole time while seated..

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guzhang, the big bully~

smile n "high-5" ~

good job sweetie.. good job guzhang too :)

sweetie's first try on biscuit at 6 months~

shall end the entry with a photo of LeYuan with godmama n godpapa.. <3
he has grown.. :)

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胖嘟嘟

2011-12-01T00:46:00.000+08:00

"Gugu was advised against getting me a bumbo seat due to my 'thunderous' thighs..

Nonetheless she dotes on me so much that she still bought it for me when I was 4-month-old..

Indeed the bumbo seat was left idle for months already. I've outgrown it faster than expected..

And so I was told that she'll be giving it away..

But I love my bumbo so much that I can't bear to let it go.. I guess there r chances that I may slim down n fit into it again?"

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First words

2011-11-30T15:16:00.001+08:00

"papa... mama... papamama..."

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Little niece is smiling again :)

2011-11-27T23:23:00.002+08:00

Finally her fever n the red patches on her face subsided.. The whiny girl is back to her usual cheeky self :)

Playing 'peekaboo' with guzhang n her laughters once again filled the home :) We love our little fatty bom bom :)

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Little niece turns 7-month

2011-11-23T23:51:00.002+08:00

Our little sweetie,

You hv 4 little pearlies now :)

We understand your teething agony :/

You developed fever.. And it pained us to see you whining for days.. Everyone tried to cheer up our teary girl.. Even the neighbour popped over to apply teething gel for you..

Our blessed little girl, this is just part n parcel of growing up.. Be brave :)

Little Chubby gets to taste different food daily.. All specially prepared for u by mommy.. Gugu stolen a few mouthfuls n they sure taste yummy!

Your favourites r sweet potato + carrot purée...

And brown rice cereal..

You hate apple n banana.. N yeye has to finish it for you..

Strangers loves staring at your limbs.. Some even questioned y we tie rubber bands on them! We obviously didn't..

Oh u can sit almost without support now :)

I saw you holding onto guzhang for support while playing with your masar-masar.. Smartie girl..

Everyone says you're a chubbier + lesser-hair version of gugu when I was a little baby.. Gugu feels you're a cuter version too :) Perhaps that explained y gugu is so much in love with you :p

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Is it time to throw in the towel...

2011-11-21T12:46:00.001+08:00

raise up my hands in defeat...

and say enough is enough...?

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Precious ones

2011-11-07T13:33:00.005+08:00

Smiley :)

Grouchy :(

Ah-bui n Ah-san

More hair for her pls.. He has lots..

Same outfit.. From her gugu n his godmama.. (noticed Kyan has got nice brown hair? Although his dad n mom hv charcoal black hair.)

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Le Yuan

2011-11-07T13:07:00.001+08:00

1 week old~

2 weeks old~

3 weeks old~

Happy 1-month-old to little Le Yuan!

May u grow up happy, healthy n strong!

Lotsa love from godpapa n godmama :)

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6.5 months

2011-11-07T12:36:00.001+08:00

Loves her biscuit..

Sits without support for 2 secs..

Has 2 white pearlies...

And a head of bushy hair!?

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Sick

2011-10-31T09:43:00.000+08:00

Life is a waiting game..

What's my queue number?

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November fun?

2011-10-30T22:05:00.000+08:00

Goodbye to sucky October n welcome a better November..

Anticipating a busy (for the husband) but fun November :)

The man again has work trips lined up in the coming month. But after making known to him my vacation itch, he decided to squeeze out a week out of his busy schedule and fly me for a holiday! Weeeee!

He planted himself infront of the computer for the past 3-4 hours n came into the room to his sick wifey.. With this~

We might be gg on a self-drive trip to aust (Brisbane + Melbourne) n nz (Auckland) in approximately 10 days time!

The tentative itinerary seems kinda 'rushed' to me Coz the ambitious man wanna cover as many places as possible in 7 days.. And upon return from the vacation, he will be leaving for a business trip the very next day.. How tiring!

He's now back to his desk with his thinking cap on.. Hmmm...

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Nasty October

2011-10-30T01:50:00.001+08:00

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Approaching 6 months

2011-10-17T00:02:00.000+08:00

Clingy n cranky..

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Bye bye to lion head

2011-10-16T17:14:00.001+08:00

I love my long hair n having a lion head made me v depressed. My ah-ma perm lasted 2 days..

My worst ever hair experience. No pic of it coz the sight of it made me cry :/

Almost wanted to chop away my tresses till chin length..

All thanks to Ting who helped me source for a reliable stylist who is confident to salvage my badly damaged hair without sacrificing my length too much..

Did rebonding n super intensive treatment..

I'm a straight-hair-girl again..

Misses my curls but I need lotsa courage to attempt digital perm again..

More importantly, I spent a 4-digits sum on my hair over the past 6 months! I promised myself no chemical treatment on my hair for the next 1 year!

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Yucky tresses

2011-10-15T00:07:00.001+08:00

2nd perm in 6 months.. Tighter, smaller, ah-ma curls..

Regretted..

Should hv done the cheap n safe rebonding..

Imagine...

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We love little fatty

2011-10-13T15:41:00.003+08:00

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Straight or curls?

2011-10-13T13:32:00.001+08:00

Missing my hassle-free straight hair..

But still loving my disappearing curls..

Should I rebond or perm or do nothing?

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乐源+诗诗

2011-10-09T21:41:00.002+08:00

3-day old Kyan is soooo tiny! Carrying him was so effortless..

Kyan with godpa n godma~

Unlike fatty girl :p

开心果 n sleepy guzhang~

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Lovely saturday

2011-10-08T23:55:00.002+08:00

Usual gathering at Yishun home :)

Little girl under intensive training by guzhang again.. To flip n to stand.. When will fatty girl finally learn to flip? Hmmm...

Brought her to the playground.. Too curious abt her surroundings n never smile when she was out..

My angel niece :)

Attended a 4-hr baking class with Ting at Cookyn Inc..

Menu for the day - flourless choc cake, carrot cake n lemon-coconut pound cake.. Plus complimentary tomato soup from the trainer.. Love the soup so much!

The class ended late n my chauffeur-hubby, full of patience, reached early to spy.. I spied on him too :p We left before tasting the carrot cake coz class got dragged way too long..

A herbs garden within the premises.. Freshly plucked basil n thymes for the tomato soup.. How nice :)

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Welcoming bb Kyan Lim

2011-10-07T10:08:00.003+08:00

Introducing our godson - Kyan, 乐源 :)

Little baby smiled when godpa carried him today. Sure knows how to melt godpa's heart at such tender age :)

Love his Chinese name.. 乐源，希望他会是爸爸妈妈还有干爹干妈快乐的来源 :)

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cheery, chirpy, cheeky and chatty

2011-10-05T10:08:00.002+08:00

little girl was super cheery yesterday :)

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more videos!

sweetie happily hitting the walker until her little thumb turned red~

nainai tried to divert her attention with a toy~

my fav video.. its amazing how she finds joy in the slightest thing..
those heartwarming laughters~

we were laughing out loud when i showed the above video to her yeye n nainai.. n upon seeing this, the little copycat also chuckled along.. we were so amused by her..

lastly, chatty girl waiting for her bath~

videos of little niece

2011-10-02T13:45:00.000+08:00

@ 3-month-old..
放个屁，然后笑一笑 :) ~

she adores her yeye..
happily distracted by her yeye while enjoying her fists~

but got upset by gugu when gugu disturbed her fists indulgence~

@ 4-month-old

she loves to "sing" with her yeye.. 你一句我一句 :o ~

@ 5-month-old

"singing" session with yeye again~

she loves the new toy from guzhang? ~

Sulky little girl

2011-10-02T13:18:00.004+08:00

Stoning n sulking during the usual family gathering..

Sweetie is a v mild tempered baby.. No fuss n cry from her for the entire day is v common.. Probably one of the most fuss-free baby :)

A video of little niece.. This is how she behave when she needed milk or sleep.. Sulky n blacky face but no crying.. She's a little darling :)

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5-month-old 诗诗

2011-10-01T00:16:00.004+08:00

"im a smiley baby :)

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and i love having a stroll at the corridor with my grandparents :)

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i still hate tummy time :(

my head feels heavy... so are my limbs.. perhaps thats why i still cant flip at 5-month-old..

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apart from my mama, papa, nainai n yeye, i only allow my gugu to carry me...

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and of coz my gu zhang who always buy me toys :)

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lately my guzhang is obsessed in training me to flip...

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and to stand...

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the other day my papa n mama went out the entire afternoon and as my nainai was busy in the kitchen, she left me in the care of my gugu..

lately my gugu was obsessed in catching some tw dramas that made her cry buckets.. she laid me beside her n ignored me.. her eyes fixated on her ipad and she told me 吴尊 is handsome.. so is 贺军祥.. oh n 张钧宁 is pretty too.. hmm...

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im sucha good girl.. i babbled and sang to myself for almost an hour b4 i finally got sooo bored..

i decided i had to get my gugu's attention..

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dont u love my cheeks? "

It's gaigai time!

2011-09-24T23:22:00.002+08:00

Sweetie is a talkative girl at home but turns into a scaredy cat when out of the house..

She's v fearful of crowds n will break into tears when she sees lotsa unfamiliar faces.. N the only way to comfort her then is to bring her home..

In the lift today, an elderly uncle held sweetie's hand, smiled n said 'pui tu tu... 你吃了什么好料啊？。。。'

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happy baking

2011-09-23T16:43:00.004+08:00

hmm... the answer is obvious...

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he was enjoying :) and that was my best birthday gift :)

he did a great job, dont u agree?

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thank u dearest!

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i made this from the remaining sponge cake n filling ~

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birthday lunch with hb at peach garden~

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tasked to bake 2 cakes last fri..

task 1: mango cake for Jasmine's nephew with customised tutu design

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not long after the cake was collected, i received a sms that the fondant topping slipped off :(

it was my oversight as the cake was not frosted with whipped cream n hence no grip between the cake surface n the fondant.

felt so bad n rushed home to redo the fondant n had it delivered to the celebration venue in time for cake cutting.

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task 2: birthday cake for fil

due to time constraint, i made the same flavour n simply adorned it with mango cubes..

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the family loves the cake.. and hence the man decided to make the same cake for me the next day :)

lastly, mooncake making 2 weeks ago.. 4th session due to popular demand ;p

this round i also made traditional baked one as requested by my mum..

spent an entire day yet i did not make enough to distribute to my intended list of ppl..

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a total of 102 mini ones..

our families n friends love them :)

1 more candle

2011-09-18T22:58:00.001+08:00

I received a home baked cake on my birthday :)

Nopey, for once i wasnt the baker...

It was the person's 1st baking attempt.. Ain't it impressive?!

Guess who's the baker???

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Hello guzhang :)

2011-09-14T13:59:00.001+08:00

' Sending lotsa love to guzhang from SG <3

It's raining cats n dogs here with thunders so loud that it petrified me.. Weather is so cooling.. But gugu is feeling warm with the companionship of little cutie me :)

Pls take good care of yourself n we'll see you back soon :)

With hugs n kisses,
Sweetie n her gugu '

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Sweetie n gugu

2011-09-11T21:58:00.002+08:00

Sulky sweetie was tired but refused to be in her cot..

We guessed she wanna be involved in the weekly family gathering :)

Sleepy girl was stingy with her smile..

'Yummm.. Will eating gugu's hair help mine to grow? :o

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backdated

2011-09-08T18:24:00.001+08:00

backdated to our final week at our McCallum unit..

it was a sickly week for the husband who was down with fever, throat inflammation and bad cough.. yet at the same time we were busy meeting prospective tenants n packing for Tampines home..

during our short 3 months stay, we brought in sooooo much stuffs that we needed to make countless trips to send our stuffs home.. im glad the man suggested we moved in for a short period first b4 renting it out :) And we r thankful that our agent managed to get us a corporate tenant with a slightly higher than expected rental yield :)

shall post pics of our small one bedroom unit at the end of this post..

foodies for now~

hubby requested for soupy meals.. n he was craving for sweet potato porridge..
also prepared beehoon soup (cooked in fish bones stock) n tomato porridge..

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my cough remedy for him.. but he didnt get better :(

watercress luohan guo soup.. as i dislike the taste of luo han fruit, i separately made another pot of soup with luohan guo omitted.. we had these for dinner together with plain rice..

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also prepared luohan guo with honey dates drink for him.. supposed to soothe his throat.. but he still didnt get better :(

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did not jolt down the recipe during my previous tomato rice attempts, hence decided to trial n error 'create' one.. now im posting here for my own reference..

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rice cooker style tomato chicken rice~
1. heat up rice cooker. melt some butter.
2. add garlic cloves n cinnamon stick.
3. add uncooked rice n coat well.
4. add tomato puree n water.
5. add mushrooms.
6. add chicken pieces.

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心血来潮, we decided to have only fruity meals one saturday.. i even prepared fruits bento to bring out.. but we aint persistent enough coz i was too hungry.. we had Vietnamese food for dinner ;p

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my 3rd mooncake baking session - 2nd session with Ting..

made 138 mini + 1 big snowskin mooncakes..

we had pure d24 filling, egg yolks/ chocolates with white lotus/ green tea paste..

received surprisingly good feedbacks from families n friends that hb urged me to prepare more (coz he was unwell and had none).. my mum wanted baked ones n the ils requested for more durian ones.. so i'll be making MOREeee soon...

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finally pics of our small McCallum 1 bedroom unit~

as this is meant to be an investment unit, we spent minimal on the reno/furnishings..

the living room.. the living light is DIYed by the man.. nice?

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the bedroom.. separated from the living room by a glass wall.. we have since replaced the roller blinds with blackout ones as per tenant's request..

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walk-in wardrobe..
toilet with glass panel doors.. oh no privacy...
see-through glass panel at the sunken bath area.. oh super no privacy while taking a bath ;p

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tiny dining n kitchenette..

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view from the living..
yupie those r the 3 tallest buildings in sg and thats the fireworks view..

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we happened to be around during the NDP previews n on National day..

videos of fireworks :)

NDP preview from our living room~

National Day from viewing deck~

may our japanese tenant enjoy his stay there as much as we did.. and we hope he takes good care of our house during his 2-year stay :)

Curious girl

2011-09-08T10:18:00.002+08:00

'Oh what's that furry little thing on me?

My grandma says it's a dog?! :o

But gugu says it's a bear...

Hmm let me take a closer look...'

'I smell it...

N I taste it...

Eeeeew I still duno what is it :o'

'I love to sit in my bumbo n enjoy my yummy fists :)

My grandparents will place me on the coffee table while they watch tv :o

I dun like the tray infront of me but I can't pull it out despite using all my mighty strength :/

Oh, my humongous thighs r squeezed n squashed in between the tiny leg space that they turned red :(

Everyone at home calls me a fatty girl...'

'I still dislike tummy time although I can do it for a longer duration now. 3 min! Then I'll break down in tears :"(

Oh I can hold my own bottle now! See?'

'I think my guzhang loves me.. He'll plant kisses on me whenever he sees me..

I seem to prefer men over women.. I'll chuckle loudly when yeye n guzhang play with me..

Gugu says I'm no doubt a girl coz girls are temperamental.. I smile n fuss in differences of split seconds..'

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Stoney sweetie

2011-09-04T22:24:00.002+08:00

Sweetie refused to smile today coz bad gugu disturbed her sleep :o

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Shopping + 诗诗

2011-09-04T01:07:00.001+08:00

There's something for everyone :)

A blue strips shirt for papa, a blue flowery top for mama n a light grey shirt for hubby.. A grey-white strips bottoms for sweetie, a bedsheet set for us.. N 4 tops + a shorts + a recipe book for me :)

My happiest buy ~ Magic Steamed Cake by one of my fav authors of cake recipe books..

Next, pics of dearest niece~

Oops bad gugu took her naked shots :o

Round round tumtum..

Lotsa 'layers' on her limbs n body :p

Our little girl is growing at an alarming speed!

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Little niece

2011-09-02T00:13:00.002+08:00

My little niece loves to 'talk' now.. Such a talkative little girl..

N when the 'conversation gets more intense', she'll squeal in excitement.

During our 'chat' this afternoon, sweetie was so excited that she repeatedly screamed loudly. Hence I placed a finger on my lips n said 'sshhh.. 诗诗 dont shout ok?'

She stared at me n I swear I heard her saying 'ok'!

I know there's no way a 4-month-old can do this. Apparently it was a coincidence that she managed to utter the word 'ok' but her articulation was so clear that it got me so amused.

Told her grandma abt it n for the rest of the day her nainai has been 'ok'-ing to her non-stop, but we didn't get to hear the word from sweetie again :p

pics of sweetie~

The curious girl had her eyes fixated on the watering pot while yeye watered the plants.

Her tiny yet strong fist :)

It won't be too long that this helpful little girl meddles with her grandpa's plants.

Remember her mighty strong arms? I just realized it's 7 layers! Not 5!

N sweetie loves to grasp tightly anything that is within her reach.. Whoever carries her will get her powerful pinch.. Ouch!

"Oh i hate tummy time! Coz my head is soooo heavy! :///"

"My gugu can be very irritating at times, but I know she loves me! So I'm gonna hold her hand :)"

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We r home!

2011-08-29T12:51:00.001+08:00

The man has been unwell for more than a week..

But still hard at work from home now while his wifey waits patiently for him to have a short lunch break b4 he leaves for a meeting shortly..

Oh yes! Can u see? We r back to home sweetest home!

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4 mths + 1 wk

2011-08-29T01:02:00.001+08:00

Botak sweetie looks like a little boy..

N she's indeed a photocopy of her daddy.. Her grandma can't help calling her 'ah long' (my bro's name) at times..

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4mths + 4days

2011-08-25T15:02:00.002+08:00

Bumbo seat from gugu n guzhang~

Did some research n hesitated to get her this bumbo seat coz of sweetie's humongous size.. (at 4 months old she's already wearing outfits for 1 year old)

Managed to squeeeeeze her into the seat just now :p However our little girl let out a scream when we attempted to carry her out of the crampy seat.. Her gigantic thighs were stuck :/

Guess she's gonna outgrow it v v soon..

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'I've got mighty strong arms!'

2011-08-24T00:25:00.001+08:00

She's 8 kg at 4 months + 2 days old...

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Botak sweetie

2011-08-22T22:13:00.001+08:00

Sweetie is 4 months n 1 day old today!

A pic of her this morning~

Tada! Hair no more!

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Oh so bored!

2011-08-17T00:08:00.003+08:00

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Addicted to work?

2011-08-15T00:11:00.001+08:00

U know it's unhealthy...

... when it's weekends but the man can't wait to return home to his unfinished work..

... n when it's 3am on a Saturday night n the man is not sleeping beside u..

How can I help him?

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More on food...

2011-08-12T17:34:00.001+08:00

Mooncake making

Ting came over for a mooncake making session together last month...

attempted to include chocolate truffles in our snow skin white lotus mooncake.. however, due to time constraint (we blamed it on the recipe thou :p), we didnt allow enough time for the truffle to harden n proceeded to wrap the meltng truffles into our mooncakes.. end result was a messy mooncake but still taste good :)

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kept myself busy last weekend with more mooncakes making while hubby (as usual) was occupied with work.. managed to finish up the remaining white lotus from above n durian puree from my durian cake..

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hb gave thumb ups :)

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Celebrating 14 years together

time flies indeed..
had sumptious dinner with the man at Moo Bar & Grill below our place.. hv been wanting to try it after seeing crazy after-work dinner crowds over the past weeks..

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indeed v yummilicious!

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headed back to the pool after dinner..

this has became our fav after-dinner chatting spot since 2 weeks ago.. the only moments when work isnt on his mind, i guessed..

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anni gifts from the husband :)

flowers n ipad for me..

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my darling, loving yet practical in his own way, told me the reason for getting me a 2-stalks bouquet was because it was on discount! N because he had given me a pinky rose few days back, that makes 3 roses for me :)

tada! i decided to combine them into 1 bouquet :)

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being the unwaged wifey, i again used my hands to make him a gift.. needless to say, its a cake again la..

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was impatient n didn't give sufficient time to allow the cream cheese layer to set b4 removing the cake ring.. the melting cheese started to flow down the sides.. the cake exterior was supposed to show the layers of sponge cake + cream cheese but all ruined :( with the help of a butter knife, i smoothened the melted cheese on the sides.. somewhat managed to "salvage" it..

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we love the cake!

my super supporter - my papa also gv thumbs up.. saved a small slice for the mil n she was full of praises for it too..
with the remaining sponge cakes, i cut out shapes n made into mini cheesecakes..

Balance agar agar mixture made into jellies for my mama.. she loves them :)

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a week of good food

yea, its been a week of dining out..

hb n i were addicted to korean food lately coz there r lotsa Korean restaurant in the vicinity (we are goin to have it again tonight despite my sore throat!)

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more dine-out means lesser home cooked food.. only 1 meal prepared by me..

the man requested for something "light" and we had this for dinner few days ago~

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lastly my fav fish soup from lau pa sat.. Frequent this stall when i worked at shenton way years ago.. Had it for lunch 4 times this week.. I love the smooth texture of the fish slices + the super spicy chilli. I dun mind having it everyday :p

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Fire

2011-08-10T14:27:00.000+08:00

Following my burnt pot episode last night, the real fire broke out 3 buildings away at Afro Asia bldg along Robinson road this morning, killing 1 n body was burnt :(

Smell smoke around 10+am this morning.. Got out of the room n the entire view from my living room window was blurry..

My first thought : what a foggy morning.. Probably it's the month of incense burning.. But why at CBD area?

Continue my laze in bed when I saw the above news online.. Still failed to put two together.. Even told my dad over the phone that people are burning lotsa incense these days..

Until I saw the fire scene while on my way to lau pat sat for fav fish soup did I realize that the fogginess this morning was as a result of the nearby fire..

Roads closed n fire engines n police cars still around after 4 hours.

:( feel sad whenever I came across fatalities in the news. Times when I'll count my blessings n be thankful that I'm still able to enjoy my fish soup now.

Nothing matters more than staying alive n having our love ones with us..

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Traumatised

2011-08-10T01:24:00.001+08:00

My induction hob after the traumatising event~

Placed an electrical brew pot on the surface of my induction hob (the top one in above pic) just now while I cooked hard-boil eggs with the other hob..

There was a burnt smell shortly but I chose to ignore it..

The smell started to get more overpowering that I asked the husband (who was again working from home then) if he smell it too.. N he did.. But being too engrossed with work, he ignored it too..

Upon checking, we saw smoke coming out from the brew pot.. N to my horror, both hobs were switched on! (the base of the brew pot is made of plastic)

Hb immediately lifted up the brew pot (the base was stuck onto the hob surface) n we saw this~

Sticky hot melted mess of plastic on the hob surface, the pot base damaged n wires within exposed.. N by then the entire room was filled with a strong burning plastic smell :(

Would I hv cause a fire hazard if we didn't discover this in time? (the man told me the wires will catch fire n the pot will explode??!! Ahhh I feel sooo disgusted n guilty for being so careless :///)

There goes my over 100 bucks expensive brew pot!!

Luckily hb managed to save the induction cooker..

N till now I'm still so traumatised that I can't go to sleep :(((

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Food! Gloria Food!

2011-08-05T15:49:00.002+08:00

extremely LONG entry...

warning! following photo not for the weak heart!

before i go into blogging proper on topic as per the post title, allow me to share my hair-raising experience while i was on the task of preparing ang ku kueh for hb one weekend..

been searching high n low for banana leaves but in vain.. hence i kept on delaying my akk making till finally hb managed to get it for me from geylang :)

eagerly began my akk making v early in the morning.. so wanted to let the man try my 1st akk making attempt b4 he "fly away" again.. sadly some buggies made it impossible..

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above is a packet of green beans i bought from Tiong Bahru wet market.. i remembered the stall aunty being v unsure if she had green beans in her stall n then subsequently dig out a small packet from her fridge..

i noticed "floating bugs" when i soaked the beans.. told hb abt it n he assured me that it was "normal".. it took me more than an hour to wash n rinse the beans to ensure they're bug-free. hb, on the other hand, kept telling me it wont kill to eat a few bugs since we can never expect food retailers to clean so thoroughly like i did n hence its v likely we had long consumed bugs unknowingly.. but how to shut my eyes to it n feed bugs to the husband??

beside the "floating bugs", i also noticed some beans with a tiny black dots in the centre.. again the man told me its bean "core" n ITS REALLY OK!

unwillingly, i proceeded to steam the beans..

hmm how come no aroma de?

不放心, i picked up few beans with "black core" n told the hb to split the beans to check what was within..

the man busy working from home b4 his flight but being disturbed by me the umpteenth time... "是绿豆的心啦!"

and so he split open the beans one after another... "errr 真的是虫leh..."

brown buggies!!!

decided to discard the entire bowl of steamed beans coz it seemed impossible to pick out the black-cored ones..

still 不死心, i told hb to split open the good looking beans as well.. little did we expect to see yellow buggies inside!

walau heng i insisted.. else duno will consume how many millions of buggies... yucks!

hopefully this buggies story wont make the below foodie look unappetising...

yea.. ang ku kueh :)

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this time i bought green beans halves from supermarket.. packed n sealed, confirm no buggy.. and upon steaming there was a light aroma...

the akk skin made from sweet potato n glutinous flour.. no added red colourings..

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well received by the family members :) only "complaint" is filling toooo much ;p

next, my lonely meals...

this is what i'll hv when im alone at home the entire day and too lazy to go tabao food..

2 slices steamed cod + 2 portions of blanched veges.
sauces separately prepared n heated up when needed.
that settled my 2 meals of the day :)

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easy porridge..

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homecooked meals for ourselves..

cooked black pepper chicken many times.. hb commented this is the best attempt :)

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hb loves herbal soup n gv thumbs up for my herbal black chicken soup.. he finished 3/4 pot by himself :)

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my 1st cake order!

i was actually quite worried coz in my opinion, my bakes are only fit for own consumption.. even the hb wasnt v confident ;p my cakes fluffiness hardly meet his high expectations..

task: to make a blackforest cake with doraemon design

step 1 - making of the doraemon fondant..

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step 2 - making of filling n baking of sponge layers

filling: whipped cream + canned dark cherries halved n cherries juice heated n thickened slightly with cornflour
sponge layers: baked 3 8" chocolate sponge layers using egg-separation method

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step 3 - assemble cake

sponge layers brushed with sugar syrup (sugar-water 1:2) to prevent drying due to refrigeration.
1st sponge layer spreaded with whipped cream n cherry filling, repeat for 2nd sponge layer.
3rd layer placed on top n whole cake covered with whipped cream.

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step 4 - cover cake with shaved chocolate n decor as desired

step 5 - packed into cake box n ready for collection :)

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thankfully, i received v positive feedback from Javier's mummy.. and according to her, the birthday boy who was dressed in doraemon outfit during the celebration has insisted to eat his own name "Javier is 3" after the cake cutting :)

thanks Shirley for giving me this chance to make her boy's bday cake :)

durian cake for my family

how can i not make durian cake when its the durian season now n the entire household loves durian...

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didnt prepare enough whipped cream, hence i spreaded v stingy layers of it on the cake.. anyway the family members n hb doesnt fancy whipped cream..

generous amount of pure durian...

no leftover whipped cream to practice pipings on the cake. thus a plain cake with crushed oreo decor..

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too plain that just b4 cake cutting i decided to make a cutie eeyore and a ugly durian using the leftover fondant..

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need i say more?

it was mouth-wateringly yummy!

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oops.. perhaps hb prefers the eeyore figurine?

coming up next - updates on the little niece, mooncake making n our current abode.

Lazy to blog...

2011-07-27T23:56:00.000+08:00

... on the little niece's week 13 n 14 updates, on US trip, on my bakes...

Am glad that time flies the past week when Hb is away.. Friends to keep me accompanied each day, n this little 'talkative' girl who made my day today. She loves to hv little 'conversations' with us now :)

Since the start of the year, we knew that the husband has work trips lined up all the way till July.. Phew, July almost comes to an end n the man will be home tmr..

Sadly, Hubby just rang to inform that he's being 'booked' AGAIN next week n the week after next, n sep as well..

Argh... Endless flying..

The exhausted man n his displeased wife...

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我那小小的心愿

2011-07-21T01:35:00.001+08:00

神啊，

您听到了吗？我向您呼求了18418525829529633次的那小小的心愿？

听说您无所不能, 更不会让人承受超越他能力范围所能够接受的。那我真的无法理解您为何屡次将我的哀求置之不理？

在我那小小的心愿还没能达成前，能否请求您赐我个大大的心去包容那等待艰辛，因为我恐怕我能承受的已到了底限？

最后，我有个简单的要求，我想您不会拒绝。我好几夜没睡好，今晚让我睡香香好吗？

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诗诗 @ 12 weeks

2011-07-14T22:53:00.001+08:00

this little girl cant get enuf of her yummy hands.. now even attempt to lick both fists at the same time ;p

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her granny doesnt like to be in photos.. but our little precious has the ability to make her smile for the camera.. such rare n precious smile from my mum :)

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sweetie is a replicate of her daddy in the above pics.. kinda funny to see my big bro 'in minature' hehe..

another photo with granny's v.reserved smile :) love my mummy!

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sweetie loves to kick her blankie off.. see her michelin limbs ;o

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amused by sweetie's mighty kicks, her nainai wrapped her in the blankie n tucked the ends under her bumbum.. then laughed along as she watched sweetie kicked n kicked n freed her legs again...

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and again...

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and again... as usual the gugu snapped away..

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finally, the vigorous "kungfu kicks" exhausted our little girl n she ~~吐血了~~吐奶了..

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no mood dampened.. instead she had her legs lifted higher n higher..

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its amazing how this little girl brings joy to the family.. love her sooooo much!

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videos of sweetie~

her yeye can really make her smile :) so heartwarming~

look at her little mouth ;o and her legs moving non-stop~

诗诗 @ 11 weeks

2011-07-08T17:18:00.002+08:00

sweetie turns 11 weeks :)

time flies.. a tiny baby when she first arrived.. now a chubby little girl..
her fav sleeping posture~

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look at her chubby face n round tummy ;p

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she outgrows her clothes at an alarming speed..

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irritating gugu cant get enuf of her.. 一厢情愿 wanna take pics with her ;p

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her fav activity - "eats" her little hands.. poor mommy needs to wash lotsa mittens a day coz sweetie keeps wetting them..

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and we guess sweetie might be a 'lefty' next time...?

Foodie + 诗诗 @ 10 weeks

2011-07-05T15:17:00.002+08:00

during one of those sleepless days, i get out of bed in the wee hours at 4am to brew chicken essence for hubby.. hoping the essence goodness can drive some of his travelling fatigue away..

the 1st time i used kampong chicken coz i didnt manage to get black chicken from the market.. the man still prefers black chicken.. :)

my mum knowing that i brew chicken essence on a frequent basis has helped to buy black chicken for me occasionally :) and shes the one who helps to remove the skin n chop the chicken into pieces whenever i buy whole chickens from supermarkets where such services isnt provided.. i'll hv these chickens delivered to her place to get them chopped :p

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dare try some hot n spicy pandan chiffon? hee..

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these pandan cakes r inedible! yucks!

i had previously prepared some homemade chilli sauce using my food processor. despite being washed n aired after use, the blender still smells of chilli padi.. n i used the same blender to blend pandan leaves with coconut milk.. only after baking n tasting did i realise my pandan cake is spicy flavoured :( n i made 2 whole cakes!

my darling hubby still shows his appreciation for my efforts by finishing 2 big slices n my dearest papa finished 1 entire cake on his own! so touched... i threw the rest away hehe..

bentos for the husband :)
pan fry teriyaki-gingery snapper, blanched kailan stems, mashed potato n guava slices..
pan fry teriyaki chicken, homemade sushi n fresh lychees peeled n de-seeded..

yummy lunches, arent they? ;p

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lesser 三菜一汤 but more simple meals for us lately..

From Cook n Bake

the usual weekly updates of my little niece..

" oh, the frustrations of a 10-week-old!

the adults are making fun of my chubb chubbs :/ they squeeze, press, pinch, smell n kiss those chubby cheeks of mine!

From 诗诗

and my gugu gave me a new nick - 小圆圆 aka little chubbie..

my mommy brought me out to meet new friends n she realised that im such an oversized 2.5-month-old.. my huge appetite astonished my little friends' mommies.. now mommy is determined to control my milky intake as my daddy is concerned that i'll grow up being a 小肥 aka little fattie-chunkie and no boys wanna be-friend me :/

From 诗诗

at 10 weeks, i love to lick n suck my little fist, with or without my mittens on.. thats my little steps to explore my senses.. in this case, taste n touch.. however my mommy n daddy always pull my hands away telling me that this is unhygenic..

From 诗诗

adults simply worry too much, dont they? "

GPS ain't idiot-proof

2011-06-29T14:36:00.001+08:00

With my starting point n destination both within CBD n 5 min driving distance apart, I kena ERP twice, even with the help of GPS..

Needless to say, I took more than 5 min la..

Do I blame the GPS? Or is there something v wrong with me???

Driving skills can be improved with practice..
But, sense of direction - never!

:///

I need my chauffeur back home! Missing my hubby!

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baking session + 诗诗 @ 9 weeks

2011-06-28T14:45:00.003+08:00

Ting came over last weekend for a baking session together..

From Cook n Bake

9 hours of hardwork, we baked 50 cupcakes n made marshmallow fondant from scratch + decorated 12 cuppies..

From Cook n Bake

bright coloured cuppies :)

rise n shine early the next morning n i did another 6 cuppies decor n had them delivered to daisy the same day.. glad she loves them :)

From Cook n Bake

enjoyed my baking session with Ting n we decide we gonna hv a mooncake making session next!

next 9 weeks old 诗诗 says hi ;)

"gugu hasnt seen me for 2 weeks n she says i've grown chubbier.. thats becoz im constantly hungry!

From 诗诗

my daddy, mommy n nainai always asked me to pose and smile for gugu's camera..

but i hate it! shes always snapping non-stop! and becoz my guzhang is away on work trips, gugu is so bored at home that she visits me EVERYDAY! im so sick of posing for her :/

see, shes at it again! and even attempted to snap pic of us together.. im so gonna frown n look away..

From 诗诗

clap clap clap.. my nainai made me clap with clenched fist n pose for gugu again..

From 诗诗

my shenshen feels that im much taller than babies of my age.. n everyone in the family agrees that i've inherited my mommy's tall genes coz my dad is sucha shortie ;p n i hate to admit, but my gugu insisted that i've got her genes too when my shenshen commented that im a pretty girl ;p

and becoz im sucha tall n pretty baby, my shenshen advises that i should try to get used to gugu's shooting coz im so gonna be a super model in future ;p My conservative yeye frowned at the word - model, he feels i should be a basketball player instead.. oh well, adults :o

From 诗诗

although my gugu can be v irritating at times, i still adore her coz she dotes on me lots.. she showers me with gifts even since i was inside my mommy's womb..

n lately she got me some new clothes :) some are meant to be worn when im a few more months older.. however my mommy is of the opinion that i should wear them now, else i wld outgrow them in no time. my ks gugu even got me a dress meant for a 2-year-old.. my target is to fit into it latest by 18 mths.. we shall see ;)

From 诗诗

stay tuned for my 10 weeks updates alritey? "

一只绵羊。。两只绵羊。。

2011-06-25T10:58:00.000+08:00

It's not jet lag..

It's insomnia :(

I haven't slept more than 3 hrs each night :///

The man says it's miss-hubby-syndrome..

N it's making me miserable ://///

I soooo wannaaaa sleeeeep!!!

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Sleepless at 4am

2011-06-24T04:27:00.001+08:00

Gave up after x attempts in trying to enter dreamland :/

Perhaps eating might helps? How abt having some dragonfruit?

Perhaps I need the husband to help chase away those jet lag buggies..

Starting to miss him already :/

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i need to zzz

2011-06-23T09:32:00.001+08:00

we r back :)

jet lag buggy is still with me :(

and 24 hours after we touched down, we were back to the airport again at 6am this morning.. hubby is going away for another 1 week.. the man wasted no time n went back to work yesterday as soon as we reached SG n even attended a business dinner till 11pm last night.. he is definitely exhausted :(

have a safe trip, hb!

US trip was good :) extremely sleep deprived too..

From US trip (9-22 Jun 11)

more on this soon..

sweetie turns 9 weeks :)

gugu missed her sooooo much.. went to see her as soon as i touched down SG :) n incurred a parking fine coz I stayed too long with her :p missed her 8-week milestone.. shall post her 9-week photos on another post.

meanwhile, here r photos of her at 7-week, just b4 we left for the States..

From 诗诗

just had her photos developed.. from 5-day-old to 7-week :)

our little princess has grown! chubbier, taller n prettier!

stay healthy, little darling.. you bring smiles to everyone in the house n we loooveee u loads :)

Food glorious food!

2011-06-07T23:06:00.001+08:00

finally a food post after awhile..

some of the meals prepared for ourselves~

From Cook n Bake

hmmm.. the same old dishes?

alritey, some new dishes~

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created my own fish curry n 咕噜肉 without references to any recipe.. my 咕噜肉 doesnt taste like the usual sweet n sour pork, nonetheless still not bad :)
chicken rice~

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and homemade chilli sauce..

guess whats the above asparargus-lookalike vege?

its kailan without the leaves :) we love to eat it this way.. with the leaves n "outer skin" removed, then blanched it.. crunchy n sweet..

nonetheless the leaves doesnt go to waste.. i'll use it to prepare vege broth.. this time i simmered it with the chicken bones to have chicken+vege broth..

the husband was puzzled when he saw the odd-shaped chicken legs.. guess why?

garlic n ginger r usually stuff into the chicken cavity n simmer till cooked.. however its unlikely the 2 of us can finish a whole chicken. hence i opened a little slit on the chicken legs, wrapped garlic n ginger within n sealed it with toothpicks :) this explained why the odd shape even after i had the garlic n ginger removed before serving..

ooh, next is hubby's fav... crabbie!

From Cook n Bake

attempted chilli crabs for the first time.. and its yummilious!

we had a filling meal of crabbies n vege udon :)

oh bento!

From Cook n Bake

the husband has got gastric problem for years.. and his job nature doesnt help at all..
there r times he only had lunch at 4pm :(

hence the thoughtful wifey decides to sacrifice her 1/2 hr sleep by waking up early to prepare lunchboxes for him.. the entire lunchbox is microwavable so the man can hv warm food if hes in the office. and if hes out, the food will be "kept warm" in the car under the hot sun.. either way he'll hv warm food ;p

prepared the above baked cod with garlicky mayo for the first time.. an easy 20 min dish.. spread the mixture of garlic paste (prepared in advance - blend garlic till paste-like), mayo, olive oil n salt on a piece of cod rubbed with pepper n salt and bake for 15 min.. done! find it too garlicky this time.. (note to self : to reduce amount of garlic used next time)

and u think its cheaper to have homecooked food? noooo... the above cod costs $7 per slice! its probably a $10 bento set!

and i prepared another identical set n hv it as lunch too :)

here r some of my usual boring lonely lunches at home~

From Cook n Bake

more bento lunches coming up! really hope to fatten up the skinny husband, althou it seems mission impossible ;p

want some desserts?

its the mango season, hence we had mango pomelo last week.. the mil's fav~

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prepared plenty to share with our families.. all loves it :)

and this is my mummy's fav.. guava slices with finely grinded preserved lemon bits~

From Cook n Bake

again i prepared enough to share with the families..

im into fishes lately.. coz its my weakest dish as i used to over/undercook it..

and i prepared the below ginger juice for my fish dishes~

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painstakingly grated 2 packets of ginger n squeezed out abt 350ml of ginger juice.. then freezed it into cubes.. shd be able to last me weeks or months.. i love ginger ;)

Random (a looong post)

2011-06-02T17:43:00.006+08:00

The little ones

sweetie turns 6 weeks :)

it was a heartwarming sight as i peered through the corridor window and saw my mum "talking" to sweetie in their baby languages one afternoon.. not wanting to disturb their "chat", i sneakily went up to them n saw sweetie in her tight fitting top..

look at her little bulging tummy ;p

From 诗诗

she smiles... and frowns... at gugu's camera...

From 诗诗

sweetie has a bad habit now..
she refuses to sleep in her cot.. she wants to be rocked to lalaland...

From 诗诗

she adores her little rocking bed.. n loves to sleep in her mommy's arms while mommy sings..
then she'll open her eyes when being placed back into her cot or when we stop rocking her..

love how the home has become livelier with this sweet addition..

the boys came over for a swim last week.. glad they had lotsa fun :)

From iphone

Random shots with the new DSLR

we did a 五连拍 while the rest of the class were paying attention to the trainer.. obviously the 2-hr course didnt help us much in handling our new camera.. dslr noobies we still r...

From Canon

went bbq with hb's biz frens n their families...

introduced to them our way of bbq-ing on the grass rather than at the bbq pit.. and they loved the experience, wanting to do it again in future :)

From Canon

2 nights before we bade goodbye to his other wifey, the man brought it for a final car wash before he returned to the carpark n snapped many final shots of his precious..

From Canon

can u tell... he couldnt bear to send it away...?

we returned the car to the workshop many times.. but sadly, we were only able to revive the car back to its pre-'lang-ga' state aesthetically..

From Canon

wanting Mr Lexus to still look good n new, we even replaced both headlights althou only one was damaged during the accident..

as much as we hate to send it away, we have to..

Mr Lexus left us on 26 Apr..

the number plate which hold a special significance.. we didnt retain it..

goodbye Mr Lexus.. you've served us a good 3 years :)

days after sending it away, we received news that it was sold! we hope its new owner will love it as much as we do..

Introducing Mr Volkie

our new car, a compact SUV chosen by me :)

we no longer call the car his other wifey coz apparently the husband ~~doesnt like the new car~~ still very much prefers our previous car.. and i agree Mr Volkie's performance n stability is more inferior than Mr Lexus'..

what we missed most abt Mr Lexus is its "key-less" system.. weeks into having Mr Volkie, the man rang me up, cursed n sweared that he left the car key IN the car n locked himself OUT! supposed to meet me in an hour's time in town, the angry man was stuck in Jurong feeling very displeased with that "darn stupid car" - i quoted his words..

minus the details how he locked himself out, i rushed to Tampines to meet the man (his set of house keys was also locked in the car) to pick up our extra set of car key from home, then we both set off to Jurong to pick up Mr Volkie.. argh.. that fateful day, i started to miss Mr Lexus a little...

here's Mr Volkie taken with my iphone's poor camera quality.. none of the photos reflects its true colour well...

From iphone

hubby feels Mr Volkie's a lady's car.. i kinda agree.. and i think it looks pretty cute hehe..

The husband's new hobby

he's so into it lately.. and as if he's not flying frequent enough, this man now goes on golf trips to China.. he just scheduled one end june, one day after we return from US.. :(

From iphone

We r going to the US!

and did i say its a sponsored trip? ;p ok, not fully sponsored, but at least the air tickets n 1 week accomodation will be paid for..

the man has done us proud again coz he got our photo published in the coy's internal circular :p

the man is awarded top performance and both of us r invited to Boston for the award presentation in june :) it will be a 5 days event n we will be extending another week+ on our own at Los Angeles/Las Vegas/New York..

From My Blog Photos

this will be my 1st n most likely only chance on business class flights! kuku me was shocked to learn that the air tickets sum up to a hefty $30K!

and 2 months since receiving the above news, im finally a wee bit looking forward to the trip now :)

A busy May :)

2011-05-27T13:30:00.001+08:00

Shifted!

More on this soon...

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诗诗 @ 5 weeks

2011-05-27T00:27:00.000+08:00

sweetie had her hair trimmed at 5 weeks.. clad in her blue hand-me-down outfit, she looks like a little boy ;p

From 诗诗

she has grown so much n can no longer fit into her previous clothings..

her irritating gugu insisted to take pics with her :)

From 诗诗

oh... sweetie n her gugu both suffered mystery injuries on the left leg?!

From 诗诗

hehe, thats her birth mark! doesnt it look like a bruise?

Mystery injury

2011-05-23T21:03:00.001+08:00

I'm a limping girl since Thursday :(

No strain, no sprain.. The pain just came mysteriously starting from my lower shin to ankle :(

It started to swell on Saturday but I chose to ignore it as I was still able to walk with a slight limp..

Passed by a medical hall with tui na service on Sunday morning.. Popped in n ended up with a messy bandage~

The sinseh 'diagnosed' it as '风湿' n rubbed the affected area with '去风油'! Then charged us $40!

Hubby n I were so not convinced by his unpro mannerisms..

Oh well...

The pain intensified that very night :( I cried when I couldn't walk without help :(

This morning, Hubby brought me to a famous sinseh at amk recommended by the mil whom she knows for at least a decade..

His residence where he sees his patients~

Famous for his magical hands, he gently massage my shin for less than 1 min n told me to try to walk..

I was surprised! Pain v much reduced :) Prior the magical massage, every step was with great pain.. But I'm able to walk almost without a limp now :)

While Hubby went to collect the car from the carpark, I took out the sinseh's namecard n was amused by what I saw..

Oh! So he's indeed a magician!
Haha!

Btw, he doesn't charge.. Patients r free to give any amount in the form of a red packet. N judging from the huge crowd at his place, you'll know he's super hot!

I hope I'll be able to jump, hop n run by tmr!

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the little ones

2011-05-19T00:00:00.000+08:00

诗诗 @ 4 weeks

baby niece is 4 weeks old today :)

sweetie smiled at her gugu repeatedly when gugu gently squeezed her chubby cheeks today.. gugu's heart melted :)

love to watch her sleeps...

From 诗诗

a video of sweetie falling asleep~

finally no more teary bath time for sweetie now.. she'll stay super still during the process while her mommy splashes water on her tiny body.. hehe doesnt seem to enjoy the process yet.. but a great improvement.. well done, sweetie :)

photos of her in the dark.. lousy iphone quality..

caught her sticking out her tongue? was told that she learned it from her daddy n has been doing it so frequently ;p oh her papa is such a bad influence...

From 诗诗

The Ong Brothers

Jakin acquired a new skill months ago - that is to do a "victory" sign..

thou i guessed we gota give him a little more time to master the skill with both hands :)

From iphone

while all eyes were glued to didi as he demonstrated his little skills, the korkor got "jealous" n shouted for the adults' attention..

ofcoz i gave little Jarius my full attention by asking him to pose for me.. korkor imitated his didi n made monkey faces at the camera.. aiyo cheeky korkor...

From iphone

ahhh, finally a better shot of korkor :)

From iphone

♥♥ 玲 の "森"活点滴 ♥♥

First HappyCall meal

Hooked

Healthy diet?

CNY + Sweetie @ 8-9 months

New family member

除旧迎新

US Trip (9-22 Jun 11)

A day out with little niece

Bukit Indah

Videos

My "happy pill"

massive pictorial update

Merry Christmas!

Back breaking friday

Cheeky girl

Little niece

胖嘟嘟

First words

Little niece is smiling again :)

Little niece turns 7-month

Is it time to throw in the towel...

Precious ones

Le Yuan

6.5 months

Sick

November fun?

Nasty October

Approaching 6 months

Bye bye to lion head

Yucky tresses

We love little fatty

Straight or curls?

乐源+诗诗

Lovely saturday

Welcoming bb Kyan Lim

cheery, chirpy, cheeky and chatty

videos of little niece

Sulky little girl

5-month-old 诗诗

It's gaigai time!

happy baking

1 more candle

Hello guzhang :)

Sweetie n gugu

backdated

Curious girl

Stoney sweetie

Shopping + 诗诗

Little niece

We r home!

4 mths + 1 wk

4mths + 4days

'I've got mighty strong arms!'

Botak sweetie

Oh so bored!

Addicted to work?

More on food...

Fire

Traumatised

Food! Gloria Food!

Lazy to blog...

我那小小的心愿

诗诗 @ 12 weeks

诗诗 @ 11 weeks

Foodie + 诗诗 @ 10 weeks

GPS ain't idiot-proof

baking session + 诗诗 @ 9 weeks

一只绵羊。。两只绵羊。。

Sleepless at 4am

i need to zzz

Food glorious food!

Random (a looong post)

A busy May :)

诗诗 @ 5 weeks

Mystery injury

the little ones

♥♥ 玲の "森"活点滴 ♥♥