Chanel's Journal

31Jan2012 – Surprise morning by JL

2012-01-31T11:57:00.000+08:00

This morning we were all surprised by JL. Last nite, he asked whether PaPa wanted him to make milo. We said see if he can wake up. JL was never a morning person and it was always hard to wake him up.

PaPa and I were caught with a surprise this morning when we heard him walking out from his room to the bathroom to pee at about 6.45am. After that, he went to the kitchen making drinks for all four of us. He even put all our multivitamins on the dining table together with our drinks.

Independently, he drank his milk, fed himself the cod liver oil, changed his clothes and brushed his teeth. Once he was done, he went to AL’s room to wake his MeiMei up…

It was a great morning with no nagging and we were hoping he would keep up this good work…everyday not just today….

Life is short...forgive and forget..move on...

2012-01-29T00:01:00.001+08:00

At time we are being criticised and not being appreciative, even though we have tried our best,always remember God is our strength n comforter. He knows u have tried ur best...

Forgive n forget than move forward. Easy say than done... Never dwell into hurt n unforgiveness because it will slowly kill a person's spiritually,mentally n physically.

There are a lot of verses about forgiveness

Ephesians 4:32 NIV

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Life is short n look at the positive side n be happy. Do things well n out of heart without expecting any compliment. U will feel better...

Hopefully this will help u in both home n work....

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Me—coffee detox

2012-01-20T09:35:00.000+08:00

When friends heard I was going through coffee detox, they didn’t know there was such thing. PaPa and I are really coffee lovers.

As for me, I only love the traditional kopi o or the grinded coffee beans especially mocha. My stomach seemed to reject strong Nescafe because it would cause like gastric effect in my stomach. Nescafe is more acidic and is a processed coffee. Unlike the traditional kopi o or grinded coffee beans I had no problem and I enjoyed the taste more. It must be less sugar so that I could taste the coffee taste. I would usually limit myself 1-2 cup per day. As time passed, I realize that I got immune to it and would need stronger dosage.

Well, since my assignment hadn’t really started, I decided to go into detox process to cleanse up my system and so that I would not need to take stronger caffeine. It was very very hard and those who loved coffee would understand what I mean.

I was extremely sleepy and was not myself. My mind was almost shutting down. However towards end of the 1 week detoxing process, it was much better. Next week I would be off and maybe limit my intake till the work started…

My job in 2012 – a dream just a dream

2012-01-18T09:20:00.000+08:00

I was looking forward for a better working learning and experience in 2012 but it was not what I expected.

I managed to pass my CISA (after 2nd attempt) mid last year and got my certification within the same year. It was a miracle and God’s blessing. Being new in audit especially IS Audit, it was a challenging moment to pass and get the certification.

As for this year, I would be handing over all the administrative tasks like maintenance of dashboard, data extraction and ID management to another team. I was so anxious to be able to my full focus on audit assignments and learn more…

However the dream was just vanished early of the year and officially announced later yesterday evening. I was transferred out from IS Audit team to do Revenue Audit for the company. The reason was to tap into my data analysis skill (which I am still learning and not an expert yet) to assist in company’s red alert in revenue. I was not sure to be proud but deep in my heart, I was extremely very sad and upset.

My first assignment would be an extreme tough one….

I couldn’t do much and only hope for the best…that this would just a short interim... I am praying hard that I would be transferred back to IS Audit as soon as possible (hopefully not more than 1 year…)

God,

You will be my strength and pillar…

Give me wisdom and favor to manage all circumstances…

Too many events in short period….

2012-01-09T13:58:00.000+08:00

We had been having too many events in such a short period. It started from our HKG Trip, Christmas, school re-open and now coming soon would be Chinese New Year (CNY). Monies seemed to be flowing out so fast and more than expected. All our resources were draining and drying up. I didn’t have any company bonus to use for this period which was sad.

I had friends who did some investment in gold and silver bullion bars from golden eagle. They invited me to join but I had to decline the offer because I didn’t have any spare cash to buy. I would rather take the cash to clear the credit cards and loans first before doing any investment.

Hopefully, after CNY, both PaPa and I would be able to manage to start back saving even little, better than nothing.

MMUTKD+Master Chia’s 65th Birthday 07Jan2012

2012-01-08T11:08:00.004+08:00

Last Saturday, we went to Melaka for my Sir’s 65th birthday and also the gathering of MMUTKD. We stayed a night in a friend’s house.

It was a great time meeting some of the old friends who went training TKD 1-2 per week. Being the pioneer group, I felt so old.

I was the first batch of MMU and a lot of sports activities were not properly set-up. Before MMU, I was involved in athletics in PUO. I was never good in racquet games. So, I decided to join TKD. I started from ground zero – White Belt and within 2 years of my study in uni, I graduated uni with Blue Belt. My master asked me to continue which I never did. I hope I didn’t disappoint Master Chia.

Master Chia gave option to us to have 2 classes per week – once in uni and once outside uni without extra charges. A few friends and I decided to attend the extra classes with no regret. I was very fit and alert. We also went to our classes during exam weeks without fail because after night TKD classes, I would usually go home, bath and study. Yes, I would only study at late night and the next day I would go for morning exam. After exam, I would zzzz and study at late night.

Those were the days in uni but I was more active in my poly time….that would be another long story…

Bigger sink…

2012-01-07T14:05:00.000+08:00

I was telling PaPa that I wish we can just break the whole kitchen sink and redo. The sink on the concrete top was done by the previous owner. We had been using this small sink for the almost 9 years. PaPa loved to go the hardware shop to get his DIY things and while I would be admiring all the undermount stainless sinks, big sinks, double sinks etc... .

It would be nice to change a small sink to 2 bigger sinks plus hanging up the wall our drying rack. On top of that, if we were to break the concrete top, I would want to make the concrete top a bit smaller to accommodate a wider fridge for future.

Yes, we never stop thinking of how to maximize our apartment…

Wrapping books…

2012-01-05T11:16:00.000+08:00

PaPa was a librarian back in school and he wrapped books very nice. All my uni books were wrapped by him. Instead of using scissors, using the utility knives or blade would be a better option.

I managed to recycle some of JL and AL’s wrappers from 2011. I cleaned up and wrapped their books. After using all the recycle wrappers, I left the remaining books for the expert, PaPa to wrap. However, for all the exercise books, we bought from Popular the ready-cut slip-on sleeves.

By this week, all books had been properly wrapped except for JL’s English textbook which was still pending.

Bye bye 2011

2011-12-31T16:32:00.006+08:00

How time flies… and now we are going into 2012…2011 has a lot of up and down…a lot of memories…

JL stepped into Standard 1 and AL into her nursery. It was a new phase of life for both kids. They did well in their school/kindy.

JL was (on average) 1/39 in his class and 14/613 in his whole standard. Coming from parents who did not know how to read/write/speak in mandarin, he made us proud especially the moment he went up the stage to receive his plaque. For this year, he was chosen to represent his class for the school sports day and his group got no2. JL also started his TKD class and took 2 x exams, starting 2012, he would be Yellow II. He enjoyed bringing food to school and even though it was tiring but it was worth the effort to pack food for him. End of 2011, we took him to keep his money in the bank. We gave him RM 1 per day which he saved all and only gave for church offering.

JL also joined a few BeyBlade Competitions.

AL also doing well in her kindy and her motor skill had improved. She went up the stage for her first kindy concert and did very well dancing her whole heart. Sometimes, she opted to stay back after kindy to join with other kids.

As for me, my achievement was to pass CISA (after 2nd attempt) and got my certification.

PaPa and me got our new phone after many years...

PaPa got his very own guitar...

We bought breadmaker and oven......We explored a lot of simply cooking and baking...

PaPa’s business was stable and picking up slowly. PaPa got a new car – White Grand Livina and we passed our old Iswara Aeroback to my dad since it was not worth to sell and the car still in good condition. At least now KongKong and PohPoh got car to move around.

We did a minor renovation on our apartment and managed to create an extra room.

As family, we went for our holiday in Hkg. Even though AL was not well but we would still treasure our memories in Hkg.

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 01 Arrival

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 02 Disneyland

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 03 Ocean Park

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 04 Mongkok & Stanley

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 05 The Peak & Mongkok

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 06 Departure

We hope 2012 would be a better year for all of us…all happy and healthy...

Writing skills

2011-12-30T11:47:00.001+08:00

After almost two years in internal audit, I am still not happy with my writing skills. Even with the assistance of report designer, I still need a lot of improvement in my writing skills. I find my writing can be boring and nothing interesting. Same goes to my blog writing. I love reading others writing even though it is short but really interesting. I really need to find way to improve my weaknesses…

CNY

2011-12-30T11:40:00.002+08:00

Christmas is over and CNY is just around the corner.

We were doing our window shopping when we noted sales in the superheros shop. There was a lot of interesting and funny tshirts. We like one of the simple discounted superheros t-shirts design which coincidently had sizes for all four of us. It was unplanned and we got it for our CNY. What superhero t-shirts? It would be a surprise….

KBSR – KSSR

2011-12-29T22:13:00.000+08:00

JL was the first batch for the new KSSR. I was not very familiar with KSSR except for both Maths and Science was no longer being taught in English. Another thing which I realized was the homework load was lesser than the previous batch.

Hmmm… after one year than only I came to remember that I was the first batch of KBSR. What a coincidence? The only difference was I studied in Kebangsaan school and JL in Chinese school.

The advantage of being the pioneer was all our textbooks would be new. The disadvantages were the delay of books and unavailability of past year questions. I experienced that especially being the first batch of UPSR and all our teachers were not sure about the questions which would be tested during the exam. .. It was by God’s grace, I managed to get all As.

Holiday again…

2011-12-29T11:42:00.001+08:00

AL was sick during our last trip and now back at home, she requested us to bring her back there. She was upset that we did not buy for her pink princess dress. Hopefully if the special hotel rate was still on, we planned to go back there to cover the places we did not manage to cover.

Being a little girl, AL loved all the girly and princesses clothes and accessories. She admired all the pretty dress including those selling during prom dress sales. She could be more fashionable than her mummy…

Old School Books

2011-12-28T11:38:00.002+08:00

We were busy going through JL’s old school book, to decide which to keep and which to send for recycle. If there was fast scanning software in market, I would love to scan and keep all his works. However due to storage problem, we only keep some of his works and send the rest for recycle.

Our mini wet kitchen is currently full of things to recycle, waiting for JL’s school to re-open and send for recycling program in his school.

Christmas 2011

2011-12-27T23:04:00.000+08:00

It was our usual family gathering for us. On Christmas Eve we were at Tai Pak’s house and on Christmas we had dinner at Sam Yee’s apartment.

24Dec2011

We had dinner at Tai Pak’s house till midnight. This year, we prepared cold pasta salad with roasted sesame dressing. We also did 3 loaves of bread using the bread maker. The bread was being eaten together with ice-cream. PaPa sliced the loaf of bread with a long bread knife. We might get a better bread knife in future.

At midnight, we wished each other Merry Christmas and it was presents opening time.

After that, we went home where the kids opened the other presents.

25Dec2011

We went to church on Christmas Day. After a simple lunch, we went home to rest before going up to Sam Yee’s apartment for our dinner. After dinner, it was another round of presents opening. The whole night, JL played x-box with PaPa and Sam Yee Cheong.

We were tired but it was a good time spending time with family remembering the birth of Jesus Christ. He is the greatest gift God has given to all of us…

New home…

2011-12-27T11:48:00.000+08:00

It is not me…but my church member.

Just before Christmas, we were in their newly renovated duplex condo. I loved their renovation which was simple and spacious. With the space of 2600 sq ft, it was a wonderful home in the sky. Yes, it was a duplex on the 15 and 16 floor. The theme was white for the whole home including the small tiny details of their switchplates were also white too.

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 06 Departure

2011-12-20T00:08:00.023+08:00

28Nov2011(Mon) – Departure

Last day…took us many months to plan and it took such a short time to complete….

Last view from our room…

We left out luggage in the luggage room and requested the hotel to bring the luggage out before 12pm to the concierge so that we could catch the 12pm shuttle to airport. I check-out both rooms and paid the bill.

We took the free shuttle to MTR Tung Chung but not to take MTR ride, instead, we went to Citygate to have our breakfast and fast walk in Citygate because we need to take the 11.40am shuttle back to hotel in order to take another shuttle to the airport. It was real fast walk. PaPa got me a bigger Coach wristlet. He almost wanted to get me a sling bag but I was a bit reluctant. It was soo tempted because the price was cheaper than here.

Back to hotel and off to airport. We walked around the airport and there were Disneyland shop in the airport. AL got her Minnie Mouse cap and we were unable to find for JL. We got two pair of Mickey earrings.

Off to the airplane where the kids eat and watch movie…. AL was feeling much better …

Home sweet home with one whole pile of laundry…took us days to clear the laundry….

Wood Flooring

2011-12-18T11:43:00.001+08:00

We loved wood flooring unlike cold tiles. However, the pricing was still out of our budget. If we really planned to settle down with our current small apartment, maybe we would consider laminating the living room hall. The kids loved to sit on the floor to watch television. Currently we put a small rug and some big cushions on the floor to keep them warm. Would it be an alloc original or other brand? When the time comes, my brother-in-law would be the best person to get consultation on which type to get.

Insurance

2011-12-18T11:26:00.001+08:00

I have been getting a lot of calls from several banks trying to sell me insurance. Some of them is nice but some is very persistent and annoying. I rejected all not because the package was not good but I cannot afford any extra policies. Each of us already has our own policy. Competition is stiff and many attractive packages have been introduced in the market. Besides that, internet has been used to spread the sales across the global such as Wholesaleinsurance.net and many others.

Nail

2011-12-18T10:50:00.000+08:00

It is always hard to get a good nail cutter. PaPa tried many and most of it would not last long. Some cannot even cut the nail efficiently and neatly. I happened to see seki edge brand in the online shop and wonder would this be a good buy. We had a few nail cutters at home including one slant shape nail cutter.

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 05 The Peak & Mongkok

2011-12-17T23:58:00.027+08:00

27Nov2011(Sun) – The Peak & Mongkok

We decided to take it easy that day by waking up later than other days. We took the shuttle and MTR. We took a stroll at the Chater Garden and amazed by the foreign workers crowd gathering. The place reminded us of Puduraya during weekend where all the foreign works including maids gathered together.

It was a long Q waiting to buy and get the tram up to The Peak. The sun was shining bright. The place was crowded.

We did not buy the entrance ticket to Madame Tussaud.

We spent a long time at The Peak. The scenery was amazing and spectacular. The cool breeze was nice.

We took a tram back down and walk through the Chater Garden and made our way to Mongkok.

At Mongkok, we split ourselves to walk in the Market area and agreed to meet at the end of the road at certain time.

We managed to get linen material Chinese top for PaPa and myself. We also bought a cotton cheongsam for AL but unable to find plain linen Chinese top for JL. We got Christmas gift for PohPoh and MahMah. I managed to get knitted long coat for about RM60. PaPa helped to negotiate and we got 2 for me (one light and one black color). PaPa also found plastic buckle belts which he bought for himself and also for JL. JL’s belt buckle was rusty even though PaPa polished it for many times. We decided plastic buckle would be the option. AL took her nap in the Ergo Carrier while JL sat on the stool in each of the stall while waiting for us to negotiate and get our things without fuss.

From Mongkok, we again split because we wanted to go to Chin Nee’s hotel to pass the Ergo Carrier to the concierge as she would be arriving the following day. Thanks a lot Chin Nee… JL decided he wanted to walk instead of taking the MTR. We walked and walked. After passing the Ergo Carrier, we walked and walked. We took MTR to Tsim Tsa Tsui, our meeting spot with Sharon’s family.

HH’s Hkg friend met us there too to bring us for a lovely steamboat nearby there. It was nice of them to include our family for the dinner. We wanted to split the bill but HH’s friend insisted that the dinner was under him.

We went back to hotel and it was a busy night packing our things. PaPa brought extra vacuum bags to keep all our purchase. It was amazing that we were able to keep all within the same number of luggage without opening our standby bags. We came with 1 medium + 1 cabin size+1 backpack (with 1 foldable bag + 1 backpack inside).

Going green by composting

2011-12-15T23:19:00.002+08:00

It is good to go green for our next generation. There are many ways to go green besides just recycling, we can also reuse. Composting our garbage is pretty new in our country unlike in some countries where many type of composter are sold.

JL’s school has a recycling program where every Wednesday, students are encouraged to bring recycle things to school. We have been assisting JL to send recycle things to his school.

Recently, we also follow Sasha footstep by purchasing our detergents etc from BYOB. The outcome is good and economical. I will try to share my experience later.

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 04 Mongkok & Stanley

2011-12-14T23:41:00.027+08:00

26Nov2011(Sat) – Mongkok & Stanley

We went early morning to Mongkok to get our breakfast. Our breakfast was Polo Bun. Then we went to the market area and not many stalls were open. Even the Yee Shun Milk Dairy was still closed.

Thanks to Chin Nee for the Ergo Carrier which I used for Day04 and Day05. It was great and AL slept well in the carrier with no fuss. We were using stroller in Disney and Ocean Park.

Again, we changed our plan. We supposed to cover town and Avenue of Stars for Day 04. As for Day05, we wanted to cover the South Island (Hong Kong Island) for Stanley and The Peak. The new plan, we decided to take the bus from Mongkok to Stanley instead. After Stanley we would go the Avenue of Stars for dinner. On Day05, we would go to The Peak and walk around Mongkok towards evening.

HH (Sharon’s hubby) managed to Whatsapp Jazz about our changed of plan but our dinner would be still on. There was a free wifi spot in the MTR. We were Whatsapping and checking our email using the wifi spots. (Yes, I had free wifi in my hotel room too…)

It was long long journey to Stanley along the coastal road. The scene was breathtaking with all the nice and beautiful bungalows and villas. I managed to take some short nap. At Stanley, we walked around including the Stanley Market. We got JL and AL each a stamp with their Chinese name engraved on it. Initially we only got for JL and AL requested whether we would be getting one for her. So, we ended up getting for her too. Besides that we got ourselves the cheap white HKG T-shirts for 4 of us. JL wanted the Chinese cap with the pony tail which we did get for him. We also bought fridge magnets for family members.

After that we took another long journey on the bus back to town. We went to Avenue of Stars to take some photos and meet up with Jazzmint (with Faythe and Vyktore). We packed dinner from the Sogo food court and had our mini picnic at Avenue of Stars to secure a strategic place to see the Symphony of Lights. We managed to get a nice corner spot where the kids (6 of them) could entertain and play around after dinner while waiting for the show to start.

We had our dessert in Yee Shun Milk Dairy after the show. The kids enjoyed the Steamed Milk while I loved the Steamed Egg. Yummy dessert was done. Thanks Jazzmint for the wonderful dessert.

We took MTR back to MTR Tung Chung. The 6 kids almost turned the whole MTR upside down with all the noises…

Christmas...Winter…Snow

2011-12-13T23:34:00.000+08:00

Christmas is coming and we are all dreaming of white Christmas

The kids especially JL has been asking about playing snow. I myself too have the desire to play with snow. My sister and her hubby just came back from Switzerland. It was an amazing experience seeing snow in real. If we ever has sufficient budget to fly to a place to play snow, we also need to budget enough money to get winter jackets. PaPa and I had the winter jackets which I got from my previous company plus purchased made from Beijing.

Heated clothes

2011-12-12T23:32:00.002+08:00

Going to cooling place will be great with heated clothing. We saw a heated top in Uniglo which was light weight. It was nice but a bit pricey as we were anticipating that we would not be going to cooling place often. The clothes would end up in the vacuum bag with the other jackets in the top of cupboard. So at the end, we decided not to buy the heated top.

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 03 Ocean Park

2011-12-11T23:37:00.014+08:00

25Nov2011(Fri) – Ocean Park

We wanted to end our HKG trip with Ocean Park but we were pre-warned that Ocean Park would be very crowded during weekend. We decided to bring forward Ocean Park from Sunday to Friday. We did make the right choice because it was still crowded on Friday (I guess more crowd on weekend).

It was a very early morning day because Ocean Park was located far away. We had a very simple breakfast in the hotel room. We missed our first shuttle from the hotel to MTR Tung Chung. We took MTR Tung Chung out to MTR Admiralty where we took a bus direct to Ocean Park. At the bus stop, we purchased our Ocean Park tickets.

The first thing we did in Ocean Park was to queue up for the cable car. The view from the cable car was beautiful. It was hilly walk up the hill. We walked up and down. We went for a show in Ocean Theater. We took some rides and decided to take the Ocean Express down to take our lunch. . There were many games which was not suitable for kids on the upper part.

We sat at a nice spot at Skyfair waiting for a performance while the two fathers went to buy lunch. We sat and had our lunch slowly until the performance started. It was a good idea so that we didn’t have to rush our lunch to get a nice spot to view the performance.

After that we walked around where the kids saw the pandas and took some ride. The last ride was the Sea Life Carousel. Then we went to the Giant Aquarium. We rested very long while waiting for the show at Aqua City Lagoon since it was a long whole day for the night fountain show. While waiting, PaPa and JL went to hunt for t-shirts for 4 of us.

The show ended marking the closing of Ocean Park. The Q was extremely long for the bus but efficient. There were so many buses to bring everyone out of the Ocean Park. From the bus station we took MTR and then bus back to hotel.

GPS

2011-12-10T23:21:00.001+08:00

We have been using GPS via our handphone. So far it is acceptable. There is a lot of standalone GPS like Navi, Garmin chirp etc… PaPa doesn’t need a standalone GPS because he is quite well versed with most of the roads in Klang Valley. As for me, I usually rely on handphone GPS and usually before I go to a new place, I will get direction via Google map.

Accessories

2011-12-09T23:24:00.000+08:00

Now instead of relying only gold and silver as accessories, there are a lot of nice Pandora style beads. I love to see as each design is unique by itself. I also admire those to patiently designing the beads so creatively. I doubt I will have the patient to sit down putting all the beads together. I don’t have any but AL has a few beads necklaces given by her aunties

Watching movie at home

2011-12-07T23:26:00.001+08:00

We loved to watch movie at home together and tempted to get a home theatre set. There were so many types of home theatre systems in the market. Hmmm, on the other hand, it would be nice to get LED. However, our old Sony TV which was about 10 years was still servicing well. It would be a waste to change our television.

Types of Wedding cards

2011-12-07T23:17:00.000+08:00

Comparing the wedding cards during my time and now, there are a lot of differences. Many couples are willing to spend a lot on wedding cards. Some wedding cards are very detailed and attached with RSVP Cards, Note Cards and even a small photo of the couple.

I do get some simple yet nice wedding card as simple as a piece of postcard. However some made utilize of the current technology by sending via email, handphone and even Facebook.

Holiday on RV...

2011-12-06T23:15:00.000+08:00

My colleague is planning for a trip to New Zealand next year. I remember a few years ago a friend also went to New Zealand.

Instead of staying in the hotel, he opted to rent rv to round the island. It was a good experience as the rv rental was easy including rv insurance quote provided by the service provider. The service provider also assisted in providing location to park the rv on daily basis and places to check-out during the adventure on the rv.

If I got the opportunity, I would love to bring both JL and AL on the rv adventure.

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 02 Disneyland

2011-12-05T23:31:00.020+08:00

Let me continue to write a long overdue story of our trip…before the end of 2011. Even though it was long overdue story, I would like to keep the encounter recorded somewhere with some photos. The posts are not as interesting and colorful as compared to those written by Sharon. Check out her blog...

24Nov2011(Thurs) – Disneyland

The kids woke up and had breakfast in the room. I did tuna sandwich. They took tuna sandwich with milk while PaPa and I took our traditional kopi o. After breakfast, we went to the lobby to catch 10am free shuttle to Disneyland.

As we walked from the bus parking area to the entrance, we took some photos. The kids were excited. AL was in her stroller. Upon arrival the entrance, we bought the tickets and I got 10% for my corporate ID. Since it was only for 4 tickets, we opt for the discount on the 4x adult tickets.

The first thing we did was to purchase 3-in-1 meal coupon so that we will have lunch and dinner at 20%. Each family purchased 2 sets. Then, we took the train to the Fantasy Island. Some of the places which we covered:

• Fantasy Island - Carousal

• Fantasy Island - Dumbo Ride

• Fantasy Island - Winnie Pooh (Fast Pass)

• Toyland – We were queuing up for the parachute ride but go to let go due to long q and we need to rush for ‘The Gold Mickeys’ show.

• Show: The Golden Mickeys

• Lunch

• TomorrowLand - Space Mountain (Fast Pass)

• Flights of Fantasy Parade

• Festival of the Lion King

• Fireworks

Time was too short for us to catch up with all rides and taking photos with the character. Surprisingly the place was crowded with a lot of tour group from mainland China.

After ‘The Golden Mickeys’ show, we found our old stroller was missing. We wasted some time doing report to the staffs in Disney. They offered us a free stroller to use in the park. If our stroller was not found, we would choose any stroller from the Lost & Found section.

While we were going for Space Mountain ride, we found our stroller parking just opposite. AL quickly changed stroller because she didn’t like the plastic feeling of the Disney stroller. Since Eryn was not feeling well, we passed the Disney stroller for her to use. Guess what? While we were queuing for a car ride, PaPa and AL were waiting outside as AL refused to ride. The Disney stroller (which was labeled with our name) was parked at the parking bay while the rest queuing up for our turn. It was a long Q. During that time, a group of mainland ladies and kids were walking and suddenly one of the ladies went to the parking bay and just took our Disney stroller. Imagine PaPa who was zero in Mandarin began to shout in Mandarin that that was our stroller. The lady said sorry and thought the stroller was provided by Disney. What an excuse… we suspected these was the group of people who was going round taking strollers from the parking bays from their own usage. Why can’t they just bring their own or rent from Disney right?

AL was sick and most of the time sleeping or refused to play. She only played some. After the fireworks, there were ‘snow’ (foam) and we went to get t-shirts for 4 of us.

Instead of taking the free shuttle to the hotel, we opt to take the MTR from Disney to Tung Chung where we took a bus back to hotel (because we missed the shuttle back to the hotel from Tung Chung area). The MTR from Disney was interesting with the window and handle made out of Mickey’s shape.

It was a rushing trip and JL was upset because we didn’t cover most of the places. If the hotel price promotion was still on, we would make a trip back here. Besides that, AL had requested to bring her back to Disney to get her pink princess dress. Poor girl was sick during our trip to Disney. All was ok except the bad experience of losing our old faithful stroller but we found it which was great.

Watch is back…

2011-12-04T23:04:00.009+08:00

My old Tissot watch which was bought in 2003 is back alive after sending for repair. Even though we got our second pair of Tissot early of this year, yes another Tissot as other brands were out of our budget including michael kors watch, this 2003 watch is very precious because it was our first couple watch we purchased together after our wedding.

Relaxation with music…

2011-12-03T11:29:00.001+08:00

I always love music. When I was young, I will use my electone (organ) to distress myself. It was a good way to relax especially during exam time. As I went to further study, my electone was too big to follow me that I resort to listening to music. PaPa took up guitar by himself during poly time and he enjoyed relaxing by playing his guitar.

At this time of work load, I am dreaming of having a cup of nice coffee which listening to Fender Jazz Bass.

Hong Kong 23-28Nov2011 – Day 01 Arrival

2011-12-02T17:25:00.001+08:00

It was around middle of this year when we were deciding where to go for this year. We decided to go Hong Kong since AL was big enough to understand the Disney characters and also my colleagues had been sharing to me the good deal corporate rate for Skycity Marriot.

Even though the hotel was near to airport but for the price it was very worth it (much cheaper than staying in 5 stars hotel in Malaysia). The room was big with 2xDouble Beds and a lot of free shuttle:

1. Airport shuttle every 20 minutes (24 hours)

2. MTR Tung Chung shuttle every 30 minutes (last shuttle was 10pm)

• This was the same place where the Hong Kong branded factory outlets located – Citygate

• This was also the same place to take cable car up to Ngong Ping

• If we were to miss the free shuttle, we could take bus S1 back to hotel (located next to MTR Tung Chung) which had frequent bus service till midnight.

3. Disneyland – 10am (to) and 8.45pm (back)

• Optional : MTR Tung Chung to MTR Disney (change train at MTR Sunny Bay)

Under my corporate rate, I was able to reserve 2 rooms that I asked Sharon if she would like to join for the trip. Sam Yee and Sam Yee Cheong were already had their plan to go to Europe at the same time.

Sharon was checking for her flights. She would be flying in with AA and back with MH. We would be arriving on the same day but different time.

23Nov2011(Wed) – Arrival

We took 9.15am flight and arrive just before 1pm. It was not a very smooth flight with a few turbulences. AL was cranky recovering from her high fever due to throat infections.

Upon arrival the airport, we were stop due to AL’s high fever 39+. We were escorted to their medical section to be interviewed and were given a letter. If AL’s fever did not subside within next few days, we were required to go to the hospital and show the letter. AL did not have fever that morning but I still gave her medicine. We were not sure why her fever suddenly went up even after medication. Too excited of the trip?

It was a long queue to get clearance at the immigration. After collecting our baggage, we went to get some Hong Kong maps and also bought Octopus cards for Sharon’s family. As for us, we had 2x Octopus cards from Sam Yee and Sam Yee Cheong plus 1x Octopus Card (Child) from Yi Yee. We just reloaded the Octopus cards.

We went to hotel counter at B05 to get our free airport transfer instead of waiting for the Marriot (every 20 minutes) Bus Shuttle at the Bus Stop. The staff pulled the bags for us and we sat in an Alphard to the hotel.

We check-into the hotel for both rooms. I registered for free Marriot membership in order to get free Wi-Fi in the hotel. It was a spacious room overlooking the airport. Everyone was too tired that we dozed off.

We took the 4pm shuttle to MTR Tung Chung. Before we left, we put the hotel access card in a sealed envelope and specifically inform the concierge to hand it to Sharon’s hubby, HH (later we found that they actually check HH’s passport to validate before handing the envelope).

At MTR Tung Chung, we went to Citygate to walk around. My cousin, Natalie who was studying in Hong Kong came and met us about 530pm in front of New Balance. She was late by 30 minutes but we appreciated her for taking trouble to come all the way to meet us. It took her about 1 hour to travel from her place to here.

We continued to walk and chat. We went to the grocery to get some bread and cereal. We also got some fresh juice for the kids especially AL who refused to drink much plain water. We found that the bread had no preservatives and only lasted about 3 days. We continued to walk and chat until about 630pm, she have to leave for an appointment. We went to McD to wait for Jazzmint who would be meeting us at about 7pm. While waiting, JL wanted to eat Apple Pie.

Yes, at 7pm, we met Jazzmint together with Faythe and Vyktore. Jazzmint took us for a lovely steamboat nearby. While we were having our dinner, Sharon called to inform us that Eryn was having fever.

After dinner, we went to Jazzmint’s condo to get children fever medicine for Eryn. We missed the free shuttle back to hotel. Jazzmint showed us where to take the bus using our Octopus Card to pay for the fare. Thanks Jazz because it really helped us for the next few nights when we missed the free shuttle without having to get taxi.

Upon arrival the hotel, we put our things in our room and went to Sharon’s room to pass her the medicine and also the food. We exchange a short update and all back to own room. The kids decided to spend some time playing in the bath tub…before zzzzz

M.I.A…sob sob

2011-12-01T17:12:00.000+08:00

I have been missing-in-action (M.I.A) for such a long a time. A lot of changes in office from top management till department, that at times I just lost track of the changes. Work life is getting hectic with deadlines to rush and a lot of demands to meet.

I feel that I don’t have time for kids, hubby, housework and even myself. My outdated blog has been in idle mode waiting for me to update something.

I got lots of update to share about the kids’ and also our recent trip…

Please bear with me…with some outdated posts…hopefully soon….

Clearing and making space…

2011-11-21T21:38:00.000+08:00

It is time for me to make time to clean up the cupboard and trying to make space. There are a lot of t shirts especially vintage t shirts which are still in good condition but hardly wear. I think instead of keeping all these in the cupboards, it will be better to give away to other people who will make use and wear them. It will a good way to make space in the cupboard…

It is yearend…

2011-10-27T10:00:00.000+08:00

It is year end and I cannot imagine how time flies…

Early of this year, it was JL’s first time in his primary school and AL’s first time to kindy. It was a mixed emotional feeling seeing how big the kids had grown up. On the early morning of the first day of school, both of them were wearing name tags. They were wearing their name tags for quite some time. Now, their teachers knew their name without having to refer to their name tags.

In a matter of few months, they would be moving to the next phase. My kids were growing up too fast, way too fast…

Trying to be slim or …?

2011-10-26T10:12:00.005+08:00

A lot of woman especially after giving birth is having hard time to get rid of the extra developed during pregnancy. Some would opt for diet, slimming centers and exercise. Some even tried to wear corset to keep their body in shape especially in order to fit into a body figuring clothes. However, I wondered whether corset was used to keep a person slim or sexy because there was a lot of new type of corset which was very revealing such as cupless corset. As for me, I would not even dare wear it even under my clothes.

To sell or keep?

2011-10-19T10:00:00.000+08:00

Our Iswara would be 12 years old in February 2012. Recently, there was a sound near the left door that PaPa was concerned if it was from the engine. He started to guess whether it was the other part of the cars. I, being naïve with all the car parts jargon was blur. I always hear him saying timing belt, bearings, etc… until the words became familiar to me but I was still not aware where the part was located and what the function was.

PaPa went to his regular mechanic and found that it was not that bad. It was not the expensive parts which would cost us a bomb like industrial bearings price. It was just the door was rusting internally due to age. The mechanic did a good job and now the car was in tip top condition. So, it was not for sale and we decided to keep it…

Christmas is coming…

2011-10-17T14:59:00.000+08:00

Yes it is only mid October but we are already planning for Christmas. The kids are also excited, looking forward to set-up Christmas tree. JL’s exam has over since last Friday and holiday mood is in the air… We are now busy making plans such as presents shopping and also what food to cook…Everyone is looking forward for this occasion.

How nice if we have snow for the kids to play and having the white Christmas mood. We, over here dream of snow but some places who have a lot of snow will dream of having sunshine like us. It will be nice to have little of everything because too hot is not nice and too much snow too is not good as the weather will be wet thus all vehicles’ need to be fixed with snow chain to drive on the wet road.

Anyway, one day I hope I can bring JL and AL to experience snow to make JL’s dream come true.

JL, Mummy will try …

My 2011 birthday

2011-10-17T14:38:00.002+08:00

My birthday was on 02 Oct and it took a long time for me to write down. It was a very simple celebration where my sister booked for Sukiyaki buffet in Pavilion KL on my actual birthday 02 Oct Sunday. After dinner, we gathered in our apartment for cake eating session. It was strawberry chocolate cake. My sisters and BIL presented me with a lot of blouses which I could wear in office without having to iron.

My beloved hubby and kids gave me big kisses and hugs just after midnight. I had lots of birthday wishes via sms, whatsapp, FB etc… All these wishes from family and friends were far more precious than cash or even October birthstone opal jewelry. I feel so blessed.

Cloth Diapers

2011-10-17T12:35:00.000+08:00

After using AL’s to Cloth Diaper (CD), I loved using CDs. The hassle of using cloth diapers such as washing etc…initially has become a standard routine. I am not complaining and PaPa also supports the idea of using cloth diaper.

AL was potty trained at about 2 years old and I was sad because I missed seeing her wearing all the cute CDs. AL also loved her CD that she still wanted to wear that I had to hide all the diapers away.

Using CD is good for both, our pocket and also health. I hope the advantages of using CD on babies and kids will be extended to adult diapers, so that adult who needs to use diapers due health problem will be able to enjoy the benefit of using CD.

My watch went for service…

2011-10-16T14:30:00.003+08:00

PaPa made his time to KL town to get my watch fixed. This watch was very precious because we bought together when we got married more than 8 years ago. PaPa got it fixed and it was not that cheap but it came with 1 year warranty plus our priceless memories.

We bought our Tissot watch (unfortunately the watches were not momentum watches), both male and female, for about RM 1k which was a good deal back then. Even the lady who took the watch for service check didn’t believe that we bought both watch at that price. I hope the watch will be out from hospital soon and I miss wearing my watch.

Our Old Mattress

2011-10-16T14:28:00.002+08:00

Our mattress is already more than 8 years and still in solid condition. There is no sign of spring sinking etc…

We got a solid mattress for ourselves when we got married. It was a heavy and solid spring mattress instead of the soft spring. We did consider getting latex mattress but changed our mind when KingKoil had discount. It was a good thing we got the solid hard one because it was the right mattress when PaPa got slip disk last year.

Old but still in good condition…our old faithful mattress…

Electrical wiring

2011-10-16T14:26:00.002+08:00

After minor renovation, PaPa was busy with his work that he still unable to complete wiring in AL’s room. He wanted to do a proper extension with cable cover.

Currently, all the basic wiring is completed and well-covered. It is good to cover all the cables not only for safety reason but also to make it look neater. For this time, it is more important for PaPa to get his work report out for his customer first.

World of Digital

2011-10-16T14:22:00.005+08:00

In the world of technology, everything is digital from photos and now to digital scrapbook. I have never been into scrapbook because being not that creative. However, this never stops me from admiring other people’s creative work. I admire those people’s detail, meticulous and hard work. From hardcopy scrapbook, now I am admiring those who into digital scrapbook. I would like to give a big applause to all those creative hands and minds that made simple photos to creative meaningful piece of art.

Minor accident

2011-10-15T14:40:00.000+08:00

Not too long ago, during AL birthday, we had a minor accident on the way to Shah Alam to collect AL’s cup cakes from Aunty Jo. Well the accident wasn’t a major loss but our stationary car was waiting in turn to turn in to a round-about when an impatience car from behind though that our car was going forward a little bit, inching into the roundabout, the car move forward and bump our car from behind.

We actual stop moving to the roundabout due to an oncoming car speeding and the car behind us couldn’t not have seen that other car on the roundabout. The result an accident happen, only both our cars were involved and thank God nobody was injured. We called our regular mechanic, the collision estimating to about RM200++ because the mechanic said he have to see the physical damaged to give a better estimation.

There was a short debate or argument with the behind car about the estimation because no exterior damage was seen on both cars, but from my experience, internal damaged of car frame was a definite. To cut the long story short… we went to the back car’s mechanic to get his opinion and estimation. Well this other mechanic said collision estimating RM300++ for the repair. We settle for a minimal amount due to good will and the change of heart from the back car co-driver (he was furious and adamant that we were cheating him).

Lesson learnt not to judge a car collision by the exterior. The car behind was surprise to learn that all the bracket for the front of their car was broken and that will cost even more and by the looks of the car and the number plate, the car behind just collected the car from the car dealer not more than a day or two ago.

Sweet tooth

2011-10-15T14:36:00.000+08:00

JL and AL have a sweet tooth. Due to this, there is little self-control when something sweet comes along the way. If we don’t stop them, the lot will go missing in day or two. There are some other way to go about this sweet tooth as I was reading, an appetite control but there are also some concerns whether it will be effective. Back to the drawing board, as for now, we limit or don’t buy sweet stuff at home. Once in awhile, we will indulge but that we have to wait for a blue moon (like in the movie Smurfs).

Sam Sok’s Career

2011-10-15T14:32:00.000+08:00

Well JL & AL’s uncle took a new turn in his career. He decided that working in a factory is not going to be his cup of cake (note not tea). Literally speaking cake as their uncle is a baker. He took this offer for a reputable hotel in Kiassuland that had Food Preparation Worker Jobs offers. Last heard he is adapting well and working hard. The kids won’t see him that often anymore and we pray for the best for him in his future endeavor.

Security

2011-10-14T14:26:00.001+08:00

Every morning before leaving for work, must make sure to remember to bring my rfid badge. Well if I forget, will only mean, no entry to company grounds or worst still no work can be done. This is solely due to the company’s new introductory of clock in with employee’s RFID badge to access the company’s servers. In this cutting edge technology, there is the potential trouble of people stealing information from your RFID badge; therefore there is a need to protect the information in the badge itself and the company has yet to do anything. Well that is a total different story for the company’s security encryption.

Working from Home

2011-10-14T14:23:00.000+08:00

Moving office back home has some benefits but there is also the down side to it. Most of the networking equipment was unplugged and packed for moving. Upon arriving home to set-up the office networking, somehow the network work was not link to the printers but we had internet connected working. We relied on the usb cable to do printing for the initial, later to use a network cable tester to check the cat-5 cable used to connect the printer to the network hub. Well problem solved. The network cable was actually bitten by some rodent in the old office, hence once move the signal in the cable was lost. Conclusion to this problem was replaced with new cables and recrimped the network plug as we still have half a drum of cat-5 cable sitting in the store.

New budget…

2011-10-14T14:20:00.000+08:00

The new budget announced last week was a major surprise to many. The incentives given were more to help the lower income. The more surprising part of this announced budget was that, there were no changes of the sin tax. Alcohol and cigarettes prices won’t increase, making a lot of jolly good fellows out there during happy hours. That too make backwoods cigars price to stay the same. With all the extra effort to raise concern about health issue pertaining to the consumption of liquor and smoking, there will be break for next year.

Like KorKor

2011-10-14T14:15:00.002+08:00

AL sometimes wants to dress-up like her KorKor but sometimes she wants to be a princess. Every night, she refuses to wear her pajamas instead she prefers to wear like her KorKor – a cotton shorts and a singlet. She also wants to wear the same color of cotton shorts like her KorKor. Hmm… will she ask for La Femme prom dresses when she is a teenager or still wear like her KorKor still?

Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

2011-10-14T09:23:00.002+08:00

This is so far the easier & the creamier vanilla ice cream recipe that I had come across without having to buy an ice-cream maker. This recipe is Ideal for anyone without an ice cream maker. Due to the absence of milk in this recipe, the ice cream does not crystallize in the freezer bowl.

Thanks to Lee Siu for sharing to me.

Ingredients:

2 vanilla pods (or other flavor)

500ml double cream (another word is whipping cream)

70g sugar

3 egg yolks

Methods:

1. Halve the vanilla pods lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Add the pods to the cream and bring to the boil, then add the sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved.

2. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks in a large bowl then slowly whisk in the hot cream mixture.

3. Pour the mixture through a fine sieve into another bowl and whisk in the vanilla seeds. Pour the mixture into a freezer-proof container and freeze for 2-3 hours, or until set.

For those who can’t get the fresh vanilla pods, vanilla essence can be replaced by just whisk 1 tsp of vanilla essence after pouring the mixture through a fine sieve in Step 3. Though the taste might not be as good as using the vanilla pods but your ice-cream will still be creamy.

Initially I tried using milo to flavor the ice-cream because I couldn’t find vanilla pod. The ice-cream was very creamy but too milky because milo+whipping cream = a bit too milky. However the kids still love it and requested for chocolate and vanilla. I bought more cream to try this weekend, maybe using vanilla essence and pure dark chocolate. I also bought macha from Shojikiya with the intention to try making own green tea ice-cream.

Handy Manny Handy PaPa

2011-10-12T09:16:00.000+08:00

PaPa is our handy person at home. Even though we are staying in a small apartment but we have lots of tools from plumbing, wiring to carpentry.

PaPa loves to check out hardware shop for new items and he will see item as small as screw, Martor USA box cutter to heavy duty drill and many other items. Most of the item in our apartment and including minor car maintenance is done by him. PaPa will take initiative to learn something new and do it. It is a matter of practice and practice…

Pharmacy

2011-10-11T08:52:00.000+08:00

The role of pharmacy has becoming more prominent now as people are more educated and informed on medical knowledge. Pharmacies are better equipped from daily usage product, supplement, special medication, medical equipment, dental supplies and many more just to mention a few.

Now, a lot of people purchase medication, supplement and even daily items in pharmacies. Seeing the demand, the amount of pharmacies started to grow like mushrooms everywhere.

Wood Flooring

2011-10-06T09:07:00.000+08:00

Our whole apartment’s flooring is very basic tiles with not even parquet. It is easier to maintain but cold. Seeing my sister’s apartment floor being laminated with wood, the whole apartment except for the kitchen and bathroom, it made me tempted to laminate our sitting room area. The kids love to roll on Sam Yee’s apartment’s sitting room’s wood floor because it is not cold like our apartment’s floor.

The price of wood laminated has dropped as compared to last time. Besides lower price, the selection has increase making it hard to make decision. There is quick step flooring from US. Hmmm… when the time comes and when we have enough sufficient budgets, then only we will survey. For time being, there is no plan due to uncertainties of the current economy.

AL speaking Mandarin

2011-09-26T00:49:00.000+08:00

AL has been learning simple mandarin in her kindy...

She is able to recite 1 to 10 in mandarin (in her 'ang mo' slang)...

Today, PohPoh was asking her colour in Mandarin :

PohPoh : AL, what is Red in Mandarin

AL : Hong

PohPoh : How about Yellow?

AL : Huang Se

PohPoh : Green?

AL : Hmmmm... Green Se...

Lasagna

2011-09-26T00:11:00.017+08:00

During our last department ‘makan-makan’ session on 15Sept2011, my colleague, Zaireen made this lovely lasagna. It was nice and not too cheesy (in Malay, ‘tak jelak’). All of us keep asking her for the recipe and she was generously emailed to us the recipe with photos. (Yes, Zaireen, you have the quality being a good auditor, welcome to the department). Zaireen was our newest member in the department who got transferred from another department.

This was the exact recipe she gave and I did last Sunday… the outcome was thumb up by JL… the only thing I would need to make it thinner and also baked longer as the lasagna sheets were not soft enough.

Generally there are 3 layers – Bolognese Sauce, Cream Cheese Sauce and Lasagna Sheets. The last and top layer would be the Cream Cheese Sauce with Mozarella+Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients:

Bolognese sauce

3-4 cups minced chicken

½ cup button mushroom

1 can Prego sauce (original)

1 cup onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, chopped

Butter

• Sauté the onion and garlic with butter until golden brown.

• Add the minced chicken and wait until the chicken dry (half cooked) before you put in the mushroom.

• Pour in the Prego sauce (you can also use Kimball sauce, tomato paste or DIY own red pasta sauce. Add salt, dry basil or oregano to taste if you want too but I didn’t since I am using Prego sauce. Wait till the sauce is a bit dry.

Cream cheese sauce

4 tbs butter

2 tbs flour

3 cups fresh milk

1 cup cheddar cheese

Salt

Pepper

• Heat the butter. Put in the flour and sauté till brown (in low heat).

• Add in the milk and wait till it simmers before you put in the cheese.

• Season with salt and pepper

Topping

Mozzarella cheese (grated)

Parmesan cheese (grated)

Lasagna Sheets - I used Tesco brand which can be easily found at pasta section.

Method:

• In a casserole (any baking dish will do but square would be better), start by layering the Bolognese sauce, followed with lasagna sheet, then scoop the Bolognese sauce again, followed by cream cheese sauce and finish with lasagna sheet.

• Repeat this till you find the right ‘height’ of your lasagna.

• At the last layer (top), pour the cream cheese sauce and sprinkle with grated Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

• Bake in preheated oven at 150’c (the temp may differ depends on your oven) for 30 mins.

Book Review : Paris goes to Los Angeles

2011-09-26T00:05:00.000+08:00

This book 'Paris goes to Los Angeles' had a lot of interesting illustrations, making it a cheerful way of presenting about Los Angeles to kids. It was a diary written by Paris on her trip to Los Angeles with her family meeting her cousins, Jenna and Sarah. This trip was also to celebrate her Uncle Phil’s 50th birthday.

Paris together with her parents and sisters, Liberty and Victoria drove from San Francisco to Los Angeles. One of the interesting places was Hollywood. They visited the Hollywood Walk of Fame where they found lots of their favorite celebrities’ stars on the sidewalk.

From the top of the Ferris wheel, beautiful Venice Beach, a ride on the helicopter, San Diego Zoo, historical place of Gaslamp District, Griffith Park , Angels Flight, and many other places, to last but not least Uncle’s Phil’s party, it was an amazing holiday for Paris and her family. It was also a journey to Los Angeles for both the kids and I as we read this book.

Paris was looking forward for the next trip back to Los Angeles visiting her cousins.

Disclosure: As a member of Parent Reviewers' review team, I received the above book for free, courtesy from Amazon (http://www.azmazon.com/). I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Tuna Puff

2011-09-23T23:52:00.005+08:00

My colleague, Karina shared with me a simple way of making puffs. Making puffs were a big challenge, she recommended me to buy a frozen puff ‘Kawan’ brand which can be bought from major hypermarket.

I tried on 21Sept2011 morning by using Tuna. I didn’t expect it to be simple and fast.

1. Put some tuna inside the square pastry and fold into triangle (you can opt to fold into half too).

2. Just seal the side with egg yolk and using a fork to press at the side.

3. Using the same fork, make some holes on the part where the pastry was filled with tuna to release the steam while baking

4. Brush the top of the pastry with egg white to give the nice finishing

5. Bake in a pre-heat oven for about 20-25 minutes approximately 180degree Celsius (depend on your oven) or until brown.

JL and AL took to school. That morning, for the 1st time, they both even took some for their breakfast. They usually would only take milk for breakfast but that day, they took Tuna Puff and milk for breakfast.

Next was to check-out how to make different ingredients to fill-up the puff…

Our first Baking – Blueberry Muffins

2011-09-18T23:14:00.006+08:00

We bought a few premix from Bake with Yen to try out the oven. I will need to get use using the oven and start hunting for DIY baking before I moved from premix to DIY.

The kids helped up in mixing up the premix with 3 other wet ingredients. We didn’t have a mixer so it was manually mixed. AL helped in putting the lining the muffin tray while JL assisted in pouring the mixture to the muffin mould.

Lastly, we put some chocolate chips on the muffins.

The kids were excited seeing the muffin rising up during baking time in the oven.

This was our first time we did, so it was considered a success even though some muffins were darker than others. I am still trying to learn to get use using the new oven…

Our new oven

2011-09-16T22:51:00.007+08:00

We have postponing whether to buy or not an oven for quite some time. We didn’t want to regret at the end and ended up becoming a white elephant taking space of our small and limited kitchen.

At last we decided to get but deciding on the brand and size was the next challenge. After checking with colleague G and friends, we decided to go for Butterfly brand. Another challenge was where to get the oven. Good thing my colleague G told me the HQ was in Jalan Ipoh. I searched in the internet for the telephone number to call and found from HQ a nearby branch for me to go. Next, I searched again in the internet for the nearby shop just before Hari Raya and got the price. PaPa was supposed to go and get it but was caught with outstation work.

So yesterday, Thursday 15Sept2011 (today is Hari Malaysia) after work, I drove home and fetch JL to PJ Old Town. AL was sleeping. It was no jam to go there but quite a bad jam to go home after purchasing the oven. I had already checked in the internet for the location of the shop and using Papago (installed in my phone) with JL help, we found the shop.

We bought a 42l oven, a small square baking tray, a 12-muffin baking tray, cupcakes paper and a mixer spatula, all at slightly over RM400. The oven was RM380. When I saw the oven, it looked similar to Anggie’s oven. Yes, I can get Anggie’s help if I am stuck with this oven.

Our next challenge was to arrange the kitchen… at the end I kept the rice cooker in the cupboard and hopefully PaPa and I would be find the best way to re-arrange things in the kitchen.

The kids were excited to try out that weekend….next post….

DIY Ceiling Fan in JL’s room

2011-09-07T08:00:00.000+08:00

After shrinking the kids’ room into JL’s mini room and tiny store room, the ceiling fan was far too long for JL’s room. This was the fan which we had from the time we bought this apartment. It was still in a good condition.

We went to Panasonic shop to check out the long and short blade fans. PaPa found that the fans blade can be interchangeable. So, PaPa went to Panasonic service centre to order for 3xshort blades which was only about RM 40. PaPa went to collect the short blades and came back to change the long blades to the short blades.

We were happy with the outcome because we didn’t need to spend money buying baby fan which would have cost us a few hundred without knowing what to do with the old fan which was still functioning well.

Now, JL’s room had a modified baby fan…

Real Estate Industry

2011-09-06T10:01:00.001+08:00

Real estate is blooming very fast with more people moving from the corporate world into the real estate industry as real estate negotiator. Every deal closed regardless sale or rental will generate income depends on the value of the property. Can you imagine if a person manages to close high end property deal like this in table rock real estate at pinnshores.com? How much will the person earn? It will be quite a big amount which motivates people to move to this industry.

Cost cutting by using conferencing

2011-09-06T09:50:00.000+08:00

My previous company went to a drastic cut costing in travelling by introducing conference calling services. All the directors’ rooms were equipped with conferencing telephone. All the meeting rooms were also being equipped with conferencing facilities. This had save the company cost for travelling to meeting venue and also save time from travelling. Nowadays, more companies had embarked to this method with introduction of working from home. This helped to save time from spending too much time on the road to beat all those horrible traffic jams.

Our 1st Buttercake using Breadmaker

2011-08-31T22:42:00.010+08:00

After trying a few loaves of bread, using the breadmaker we bought earlier, I bought a buttercake premix from Bake with Yen. It was simple, by just adding eggs and butter together with the premix into the breadmaker, within less than 3 hours, we had our buttercake ready. Since the breadmaker mould was small, it top part of the cake looked likes a volcano eruption. The kids loved peeling the top part while it was hot because it was crunchy.

We didn’t have to use a mixer or an oven. The breadmaker did all the mixing and baking. It was thumb-up for the whole family. Now I had a few packets in the cupboard as stand-by.

Our HTCs

2011-08-31T10:52:00.002+08:00

After about 3 months using our htc incredibel s, PaPa was the one explored the most and I as usual the slow one to learn. So far no complain about the phone. Even though it was not a perfect 100% but it was acceptable and we were happy.

Buying handphones was like buying any other technology gadgets where technology would change continuously. It would be hard to catch up. So, we would use our handphone as long as we could like our previous phones which lasted about 6 years and still working. The previous handphone was now being used my 2nd handphone mainly for company usage.

Watch batteries…

2011-08-30T10:50:00.000+08:00

Both my watch batteries decided to give way on the same time leaving me without watch for quite some time. PaPa wanted to go to the service centre to set the watch service but due to his full timetable, he was unable to make time yet. It was not difficult to find the watch batteries unlike hearing aid batteries which would be tougher to get. However, since one of the watches was already more than 8 years old, maybe it would be good to get it serviced.

IKEA Shopping Bag- Go Green

2011-08-26T10:48:00.005+08:00

IKEA has 3 sizes of shopping bag. IKEA is promoting ‘Bag for Life’ for all the shopping bags purchased in IKEA where once the bag is worn off, purchaser can go back to IKEA to get it exchange for a new one. From 01July2011 onwards, IKEA will not be using any more plastic bags. Buyers will need to carry own shopping bags or purchase IKEA shopping bags. This is a good move towards going green.

We bought 2 RM1 shopping bags for JL and AL. I wondered how IKEA barcode scanner would be able to detect whether the shopping bags had been paid or not on our next visit?

Our bread making experience

2011-08-24T11:24:00.001+08:00

JL loved to take bread to school. I have been thinking to get one for long time. I heard a few people who tried Tesco brand and it works well. Robinson was having member sale for Kenwood breadmaker with free Kenwood Digital Weighing Scale for RM 599. However, the price was too dear for us that at the end on 15Aug2011 night, we went to get Tesco brand for RM199. We had to go to 2 Tesco to get it because the first Tesco was out of stock.

We made our first wholemeal bread but it was hard which we suspect the wholemeal flour we bought was too much wholemeal content or maybe the yeast was not the right one. Our second one worked well but it was way too healthy for us that the JL ate with lots of butter and baked beans while AL ate with sugar free marmalade jam. Yes, we finished up all…

Our third attempt was a mix of wholemeal flour with white flour. We added some raisins that later we realize the recipe’s amount for raisins were insufficient. This time the texture was much better. Thanks to Lian for her tips.

Our fourth attempt was last nite when we tried for banana bread. The bread was ok and much softer but should put more bananas even though we had already increased the amount. Besides that, the water should be cut too.

We are still learning and learning. The kids love to make their own loaf of bread… Hopefully, when we got our oven, we can bake small buns….

Overall, I am happy with the breadmaker…plus the bread is much healthy and dense than purchase bread. Since there are no preservatives, the bread needs to be consumed within 3-4 days or deep freeze immediately to prolong. However, the size is just ok and usually can be finished up within 3-4 days….

AL’s 2011 Party Bags

2011-08-23T09:55:00.000+08:00

This year, since AL wanted Angry Bird, we went to Night Market hunting for some small items related to Angry Bird. We managed to get stickers, rulers and sharpener.

It was a very small and simple party bag consisted:

1 x sticker
1 x ruler or sharpener
2 x AL’s favorite jelly
1 x Japanese biscuits
1 x balloon

We packed quite a lot to cover her kindy classmates and also her church friends. We found the idea to use the Glad Rainbow bags from Barbara. Thanks Barbara for the idea…

Making Chawanmushi

2011-08-23T08:36:00.000+08:00

I got this simple recipe from shojikiya and tried. It was a success on a first trial. Sheryl Hen, this is for you… This recipe will make 3 cups.

Ingredients

2 eggs

3 piece filament crabstick

3 prawns

3 pieces chicken fillets

40ml shiro dashi (Usually I put lesser than the recommended amount or you can make your make own stock as flavoring)

250ml water

3 chawanmushi cup

Note: you can change or add the ingredients (filament crabstick, prawns, and chicken fillets) with seafood, enoki mushrooms, fishcake etc

Method

1. Beat the eggs in a bowl lightly. Usually I will stir lightly rather than beat to avoid making bubbles. Add water and shiro dashi (or own DIY stock)

2. Put all the other ingredients into each cup. Strain the egg mixture into the cup. Do no fill to the brim.

3. Cover the cups with lids, transparent food wrap or aluminum foil.

4. Boil water in a steamer and turn the heat down to medium.

5. Place the chawanmushi in the steamer and steam about 8-10 minutes at medium heat. Avoid high heat for long time as it will become spongy

6. Insert a toothpick or fork and when it comes out clean, it is ready.

7. Remove the chawanmushi from the steamer and serve immediately.

Happy trying….

‘Maggie Explores the World of Disabilities’

2011-08-22T13:36:00.003+08:00

I had this book titled ‘Maggie Explores the World of Disabilities’ by Jewel Kats which I read first before reading to the kids. It is a learning journey Maggie had with her mummy which was a fun way of learning… Learning can be fun too…

I like the way Maggie’s mummy teach Maggie to understand about disabilities from using the right phrase to address others’ disabilities till understanding their needs. For example, instead of using the word ‘disabilities’ which would be sensitive, Maggie was taught to use the word ‘assistive devices’ . Maggie was taught to ask people with respect by asking “What do you use to help your body?”

Maggie learnt about the following special devices used by different people to assist them in their daily routines:

Hearing aid
Wheelchair
Artificial leg
Walker
Communication board
Cane
Guide dog
Arm brace
Eye patch

Overall, this help Maggie to learn of all the different disabilities each person have and how they go through with their daily routine using tools to assist them to lead to normal life. Each person is special in their own way and need to do things differently. They also need to be respected too like normal people. This book would also help our children to recognize others’ differences with respect and never look down or make fun of others.

Disclosure: As a member of Parent Reviewers' review team, I received the above book for free, courtesy from Loving Healing Press (http://www.lovinghealing.com/). I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

‘Will The Courageous: A Story About Sexual Abuse’

2011-08-22T13:07:00.001+08:00

It is hard to explain to our kids what it is meant to be sexual abuse. Being innocent and naïve, at time they are too fearful to tell others plus not sure how to explain the situation. Sexual abuse kids will only feel uneasy without realizing what it is…

As parents, we have to be sensitive with our kids by noticing their change of behavior. In this story book "Will The Courageous: A Story About Sexual Abuse" by Amy Barth, Will became a totally different person as his mind was so disturb on what his nanny’s nephew had done on him. He was not sure what was it but he knew he did not feel comfortable. Will was fortunate to have parents and teacher who notice and observe his changes.

This book has given a good understanding to both kids and also parents on how to understand and manage the situation. After reading this book, I as parent must make sure we equip ourselves in educating our kids. Also, we need to take time to be close with our kids to ensure them that we are there for them so that they are feeling secure and not in fear. Be our kids’ good friend whom they can rely and trust on.

It is a great book for me to read with JL on our journey of learning and understanding…

Dream home… Location+Time

2011-08-21T16:45:00.004+08:00

When we were in Melbourne for holiday, I admired all the houses there especially outskirt part where the houses were not built too near with ample space and privacy. Most houses were built with car garage link direct to the house. Some had a standalone car garage cum store room built next to the house. It was easy to set-up a standalone building now with the availability of crown metal buildings facilities. How nice to have extra space to keep our things in a garage rather than all filling up in our home plus space for kids to run around having fun…

Over here, space is a big issue and to move outskirt of city is not possible due to traffic jam. So for those who cannot afford a nice landed property in the prime city area would either have to sacrifice space at home (smaller home) or spend extra time to travel back home trying to beat the heavy traffic jam.

However, we have learnt to be contented to have a roof over us even though it is a small and cramped home. Best of all, we have all our loved ones staying nearby us and nice neighbors/friends too…

Our new Sundays family time…

2011-08-16T10:34:00.013+08:00

We started with evening outing to the park with the kids for many months. They looked forward to it…

Now, for the past 3 Sundays, we decided to cook for lunch. Since we loved Japanese, we had been cooking Japanese for lunch.

Our first Sunday 07Aug2011, we tried to do Chawanmushi, Miso Soup, Ramen with Vernont Curry and Edamame. It was a success for first timer…

Our second Sunday 14Aug2011, we did Chawanmushi, Ramen with Miso Soup, Edamame and Sushi (Cucumber and Crab Stick). JL rolled the sushi and he did a good job for being the first time.

Our third Sunday 21Aug2011, we did Chawanmushi, Sushi and Sukiyaki. It was simple lunch but we enjoyed the time spend at home.

After lunch, we went to the park in the evening. The time spent as family was far more precious and priceless than having everlon.

We hope we can keep more family time at home than going out to shopping mall…

Our Saturday show@movie day at home

2011-08-15T09:03:00.002+08:00

We declared that we would have movie day at home every Saturday after our evening Church service. The kids enjoyed having simple dinner while watching movie at home. We would usually watch minimum two movies. Our dinner would usually something simple like sandwiches, rice with soup or noodle with soup. The thermal pot was my helper where I prepared the ingredients and boil over the stove before going to church. Last let the thermal pot to continue cooking and keep the soup warm until we come back from church…

The kids always looked forward our Saturday movie day at home even though it was just a small old television. It was nothing fancy of LED, samsung projector, LCD etc…

Pop up advertisement

2011-08-12T10:13:00.001+08:00

Internet has been a great platform to be used for advertising. It is much more efficient and cost effective than using other media like television, newspaper, billboard etc…

However, it is annoying using the Pop up display as mode of advertising especially if the pop up is not related to the site we are going through to get updates and information. I usually will have to keep closing to pop up which will pop and cover the information which I am reading.

AL’s first friend birthday party

2011-08-11T09:35:00.003+08:00

Last Saturday (13Aug2011), AL attended her very first kindy classmate’s birthday. It was Sarah birthday. She was excited while showing us the McD invitation card. It was the first time she is getting an invitation card under her name. McD had changed the design of the cards unlike to previous one which was Red and Yellow but this one is pale green background. Even though it was not that vibrant but still it look better than Halloween invitations cards.

When we arrived at the party, AL decided to stick like glue to either PaPa or KorKor or myself. However, it was her first time and we hope she would be much better next time. Initially, she was requesting for birthday present and we had to explain to her that it was Sarah’s birthday. She was happy carrying her party bag and also balloons home.

PaPa’s very own guitar

2011-08-10T09:08:00.005+08:00

When I knew PaPa in poly, he was carrying a guitar which belongs to his father. He was learning by himself on how to play the guitar chords. All his hard work paid off. He was the only person among his brothers who learn to play guitar.

He wanted to get his very own guitar for many years but never materialize due to cost. I also wanted him to get a reasonable good one. We begin to attend CG regularly since December 2010. PaPa was the only guitarist playing for CG.

Last month, we went to CG Prayer Retreat and coincidently, Yamaha was having sales in TheCurve. PaPa called me at office asking whether he should get it. It was almost RM 1200 after 50%. The guitar also can be plugged to the speaker which was useful for the prayer retreat.

It was bad damage on our expenses but good thing we still managed to survive without having to get any payday loan. Praise the God for providing us. It was priceless seeing PaPa playing the guitar during CG and at home worshipping God. Yes, it was priceless...

I am so happy that PaPa got his guitar at last…

Shopping & Price

2011-08-09T09:53:00.000+08:00

Did you ever experience price differences between display and barcode? Why the Retail POS System was not properly managed or maintained?

Sometimes, PaPa would go back to the shelves and take photo of the price to show to them. So far the major shopping mall would always honor the lowest price. However, it is such an inconvenience having to wait causing massive long queue behind us. It was frustrating...

So, now while paying for our things at the payment counter, one of us would do the packing and the other to make sure the price was correctly key-in at the right quantity. Better check rather than having to pay unnecessary extra cash.

Loyalty to a company

2011-08-03T19:46:00.000+08:00

My dad was very loyal to his company. It was his first and last company. Yes, he even got all the 3 long services awards from 15 years up to 35 years.

I would not think such thing would happen nowadays. My longest so far was almost 8 years in my previous company. I got my first long service award of 5 years. Instead of choosing the custom pins, I chose a Swiss army knife instead. I wonder how long would l stay on the current company.

Dead Sea…

2011-08-02T19:44:00.003+08:00

When I was young, I thought Dead Sea was not real. I always wonder why the sea is dead.

It is known as Salt Sea and being one of the world’s saltiest water. The inland body of water is ‘dead’ because of its high mineral content that nothing can live in its water. However, this sea has ‘healthy water’ which contains medicinal value to heal a lot of skin related diseases. Besides that, dead sea minerals are most sought after for many useful purposes.

Guns.. shooting

2011-08-01T19:42:00.002+08:00

Imagine what happen if guns such as uncle mikes brand are easily available in our country like other countries. Currently, even without guns, there are so many criminal around just by using simple weapons like knife. It would be even scarier to go out if shooting is uncontrollable. It will be as if our country is in a war zone. Even without guns, I wish our criminal level will drop to make us feeling more secure when we go out.

AL’s 3rd Birthday – Part 2 (20July2011)

2011-07-21T11:51:00.015+08:00

It was her actual birthday. PaPa and I took day off to collect her cupcakes for her kindy. Since she had only a handful of classmates, we had the mini celebration together with KorKor’s Anching’s classmates who were just upstairs of the kindy.

After a simple birthday song, eating cupcakes and distribution of mini party bags, the kids had their snack time. PohPoh got the kindy Aunty to cook fried noodles. AL left her kindy early with PaPa and me after getting permission from her teacher.

We went home and got AL changed. We went to MidV where she requested for white pasta. We had her birthday lunch in TGIF where she got her free white pasta and also free cake. She was so shy when the group of staffs in TGIF was singing birthday song. The service there was not impressive including when one of the staff promised AL for a balloon but it ended up we need to remind him when AL was asking where her balloon was.

We walked around MidV and went to the mini amusement park in Jusco. AL preferred to play with the car without putting the chip. We had to keep all the chips we bought and maybe she would be willing to play with KorKor. Next stop was Toys R Us where AL was having fun with the toys.

After MidV, we went home to wait for KorKor. Our dinner with KorKor was at Sakae Sushi in Sunway Pyramid. AL had her favorite Ramen and Edamame. We walked for a while and back home because both kids had school to go the next day.

AL, hope you had a happy day… We love you always…. Happy Birthday to you our princess….

AL’s 3rd Birthday – Part 1 (16July2011)

2011-07-20T20:00:00.030+08:00

Yes, she is already 3.

I still remember it was less than 1 hour when I went into the labor room when she came into the world on 20July2008 at 1218. PaPa didn’t make it on time to witness it because everything happened too fast.

She was different than her KorKor. However, she got all the love and attention from her KorKor who loved her a lot. For time being, she was the princess to everyone being the only rose among the 3 (soon 4) immediate cousins. PaPa’s elder brother (Tai Pak) would be having his 3rd boy this September and so far no new addition on Mummy’s family side yet.

AL’s celebration started earlier. On 16July2011, we collected AL’s cupcakes from Aunty Jo for her church toddler celebration at that evening. Yes, she specifically requested for Angry Bird theme few months ago. It was very simple just cupcakes and small party bags.

After that, we went to SJ to collect her Angry Bird Jelly. She wanted a blue Angry Bird Jelly. She loved Jelly more than Cake. I found this website since last year and AL remembered her pink Jelly Cake we got her when she was 2. I was happy to find that it had blue Angry Bird. Sharon from JellyCakeHouse helped to add addition base at the bottom of the blue Angry Bird with some extra cost. It was indeed very heavy.

It was a simple regular immediate family gathering in our small apartment. The guests had simple food which was jelly cake and also Haji Samuri Sate.

AL was blessed with all the wonderful grandparents, uncles and aunties who showered her (and also JL) during all the birthdays and Christmas. She had a lots of wonderful gifts that she was confused that night on which one to play first. She had all she wanted including Nerf Gun, Miss Mouse, Vanity Table, beautiful clothes and also Angry Birds soft toy.

To be continue….

Sharp Knives…

2011-07-19T12:00:00.001+08:00

I had always problem in getting good sharp knives. It was a challenging especially some knives could be pricey too. We started with a cheap set of knives which survived quite some time until about last year when the medium size one started to get blunt.

We were thinking maybe to invest brand Z which had life-time warranty. Upon checking, we realized that the brand Z was no longer providing life-time warranty. Instead of buying the fully imported brand Z, we got brand Z but a cheaper version made in China. So far till now it worked well. We had already changed the regular medium size one and also the chopper. When would be the next one?

If only our kitchen knives are able to be changed like the utility knife which can be replaced or with a strip of blades which can be snapped off when worn out or blunt.

Visiting Rehabs in Malaysia

2011-07-19T11:00:00.000+08:00

I had a church member who shared to me about how she had to travel round the country visiting the several rehabs in Malaysia. It was part of her job to review the rehabs and going through all the cases on periodic basis. Most of the rehabs were located outskirts. Are the rehabs here similar to the one in overseas such as the famous california rehabs? Together with other friends, we prayed for her that God would give her strength for all the travelling she had to go through.

Following my pregnant colleague in ambulance to hospital…

2011-07-19T10:00:00.004+08:00

This is an outdated sharing… It would be an experience which I would never forget.

About 1 month ago, I had breakfast with my two colleagues and one of them was 7-month pregnant. It was Friday. In between, my pregnant colleague wanted to go toilet while another colleague and I were taking our drink. As we were finishing our drink, from far, I saw my pregnant colleague was waving at me from the cafeteria entrance and pointing the floor below here.

Something told my heart that something was wrong. I rushed to her and found that her water bag was leaking. Calmly, I told her to give a call to her gynae that she was on the way to hospital. She wanted to go toilet while I called the other colleague from the cafeteria. I went to the department to collect her handbag and also inform our department secretary. Our department secretary called for our company ambulance to send us to the hospital while another colleague drove her car to the hospital to fetch me back to office.

One of the company nurses followed me in the ambulance comforting her. The nurse even called the hospital A & E to get them ready. I followed her from A & E (including registering her) till the labor ward. Another colleague accompanied me outside the labor ward while we were waiting for our pregnant colleague’s husband. Once her husband arrived, we passed to him her handbag and went into the labor room to say goodbye.

I have been keeping in touch with her husband on the progress. She was injected twice to speed up her baby’s lung maturity and also on antibiotic to avoid infection since her water bag was leaking. She managed to hold on till almost midnight on Sunday that she was sent for emergency c-section as her baby was on breach position. Her baby who was about 1kg was placed in the incubator in NICU until recently she was out of incubator at 1.2kg. We were hoping that her baby would gain weight at least to minimum 1.8kg in order to be discharged and back to home sweet home.

While baby was in the NICU, she (the baby’s mother) was working very hard pumping breast milk sending to the hospital daily for her baby’s consumption. I also know she was checking on insurance and I hope she would get the best insurance, i.e. medical quotes, life quotes, term life insurance quotes etc... I hope she would have an honest agent giving her the best quotes.

On top of all, I pray that her baby would be home soon…

New Rubber Mats for JL’s room...

2011-07-19T09:00:00.004+08:00

We used to have alphabets mat which we ended up giving away because JL would take it all apart and we ended up trying to fix up the puzzles. Than we found a plain small one in multi color which we placed in AL’s room.

Recently, we found bigger pieces which were selling at RM59.90 for 4 pieces. The best thing was all 4 pieces were in same color unlike the previous would be a mix of 2 colors. Besides that, we found that these rubber mats were thicker and it was labeled as yoga mats. We got a set of 4 and placed them in JL’s room. JL loved having the mats because he was able to sit down and do his reading warmly instead of sitting on the cold tiles.

Pre-pregnancy weight

2011-07-19T01:16:00.004+08:00

My colleague gave birth a year ago and she was concerned with her weight. She was very discipline with her diet and within one year, she managed to achieve her goal. During the whole year process, there were up and down. She was demotivated at times when her weight loss was stagnant at certain points. A few of us keep motivating her and she kept going on without having to take weightloss pills.

Well done my dear friend….

Afternoon day off with Jazzmint and Sharon

2011-07-12T20:48:00.000+08:00

Today I took whole day off to see JL’s anching’s teachers and also my yearly eye check… The whole afternoon was a day with Jazzmint and Sharon.

Since my eye check was done earlier than expected, PaPa dropped me at IPC where I spent a long time in Popular Bookstore. Than Jazzmint fetch me where we spent time in LHDN. I went to Public Mutual to get some administration done and off we 3 ladies for our time in 1U.

We had a very late lunch or should I say almost tea time in Canton-I as if we had skipped our lunch and till now I was too full for dinner. It was a much better way to lose weight than having the best weight loss pills. After late lunch, we went for our coffee break.

Even though it was short, we had a great time. I wish it was longer….

Jazzmint... we will miss you…

Gadgets

2011-07-12T20:43:00.002+08:00

Are you a gadget savvy person?

For my case is a ‘no’. Even with my current smart phone, it was my beloved hubby who did the survey. Now, I rely a lot to my hubby on the functions of the phones. Yes, PaPa loves all these gadgets but he has yet indulged himself into other things such as golf and gps. Whether will he in future is still a big question mark…

Muscle

2011-07-12T20:42:00.000+08:00

I met my school friend whom I didn’t meet for a long time. He used to be a skinny short guy during schooling time but now he had muscle. He must have work very hard taking weigh to increase his muscle in gym or did he buy testoripped to build his muscle or maybe both. However, he did look much better than last time.