Pregnancy photoshoot

ETA: Would like to thank an Angel (Livia) for her effort and time to do the make up for me. Thank you so much dearie *xxxooo*

Since this will be my last pregnancy, i've decided to go for pregnancy photoshoot to remember how it is like or how i look like when pregnant :P

At first, i was pretty tempted to do a 'Britney Spears' but then later chickened out at the thought. Thereafter, i wanted a semi nude shots and again, changed my mind last minute because of certain issues even though i managed to get myself a lady photographer.

Certain issues consist of :-

i- what would my boys think when they are all grown up and look at the photos? I am very sure that they would be grossed out, as would most children's reactions towards issues like these. Doncha think? eg: parents kissing also they'll be like ewwwwwww.. *lol*. So, i really don't want that to happen

ii- i cannot imagine the look of my in laws' faces or my parents if i were to show them the semi nude shots. Hahaha.. or perhaps, i might not even dare to show them at all.

Anyway, below are some of the photos which i've taken 4 days ago. The ones with the kids will be in the album where else, the ones with me alone will not be in the album.

p.s: must pardon the fat fat me ok? *paiseh*!

Calamari

The freezer has at least 5 squids in it and i have ran out of idea on what to do with them. Anyone who has good recipes for squids, please don't be shy to share k? :P

In the end, decided to do calamari.. my very first attempt :D

Calamari

The recipe i used was actually meant for onion rings but guess they are pretty much the same isn't it? :P

The dish turned out really well.. golden, crispy and yet tender (not tough at all) at the same time. Had to rope in hb to help to cook this though. Thank goodness hb came back just in time to help, else i think my calamari would have been in black colour instead! 1 pair of hands is definitely not fast enough. Or maybe it's just me ah! :P

The sweetest boy

When one has children, a lot of memorable events / moments will bound to happen. They come and go as often as everyday. Sometimes, it's just a silly little moments which put a smile across our faces for a while and sometimes, it'll be something worth remembering for the rest of our lives.

Last night, my elder son did something which i think it's worth remembering for the rest of my life. Especially when he is all grown up, i will be able to look back and go awww... Which is why i'm gonna blog about it, so that i won't forget :)

For the past 1 month, Sz insists on sleeping with me every night without fail. First it was didi, then him. Sz sleeps next to me and didi will be on the floor. Then later, didi agreed to sleep with the daddy in the kiddies' room for the past 1-2 weeks. So that has been our sleeping arrangement currently, didi with daddy and Sz with me.

However, yesterday happened to be one of the nights when didi wanna join us (Sz and i) as well. But not on the floor though, he wants our bed. Imagine, 3 of us squeezed together on a queen size bed, together with some unimaginable number of pillows, bolsters, soft toys and blankets. The space i had was almost the size of half arm length only!

After 10 minutes of being stucked in a non-movable position, i sat up and sighed loudly. Sz saw and this is what took place..

Sz : Mommy, are you ok? Not feeling well? Do you want me to get your medicine?
Me : No, no.. i'm fine. It's just that now didi is also sleeping with us, i've got hardly any space to sleep and that makes me uncomfortable. Nearly fell down just now as well..
Sz : Ohh.. hmm.. why don't you sleep here at my place? (he has half the bed where else, didi and i share the other half)
Me : (shocked) Huh? Really? Then what about yourself? Where are you gonna sleep?
Sz : I'll sleep on the floor then, at where didi was supposed to sleep
Me : (more shocked) Serious? You're gonna sleep on the floor?
Sz : Yeah, seriously. Come, sleep at my place (he started moving his 5 treasures* to the mattress on the floor on the other side of the bed which is my side)

The cat got my tongue for a few seconds. Didn't know how to react to the boy's action. I was simply too touched. Never had i thought that he would be so 'wei da' to give up his sleeping space for me. When he was came over to my side of the bed to put his treasures, i just hugged him tightly and praised him for being such a good boy with a thank you as well..

Later on when i was comfortably sleeping on his place, a couple of tears rolled down unconsciously when i thought of what had just took place..

Seriously, i never thought someone so young could love me that much. It's been quite many times lately when the things he does and says melt my heart. Felt so guilty for telling him that i didn't wanna sleep with him earlier on and he actually cried. Aiyoh.. i'm such a meanie! Sigh.

You know, i honestly think that the person who loves me most in this whole wide world is my 4 years old son.. I think hb's love also cannot match with his. For now that is :P

Hopefully he'll still love me that much when he is all grown up as well :)

p.s: if all my boys are like that, i don't mind having another half a dozen more! The sufferings are worth it. Lol.. Just kidding! 3 is enough *wink*

treasures* = 2 huge pillows, 1 bolster, blanket and his baby (an elephant soft toy)

Tatsuya

This is an overdue entry for sure since the lunch was on last Wednesday and i post it only today :P

Anyway, the lunch at Tatsuya was good. Really value for money. Like what i mentioned earlier, they have 8-10 bento sets to choose from but not $26.80+++ each though. It ranges from 19.80+++ to $26.80+++ for the most expensive. You get practically everything in the bento set.. from appetizer to fruits.

My gf, Tanny was pretty torn between 3 bento sets. Lol. Couldn't decide since everything looks so good but in the end, she had the Unajyu Sashimi set which consists of Unadon, sashimi, variety of tempura, chawan mushi, soup and last but not least, fruits.

Tanny's unajyu sashimi bento set $26.80+++

For myself, i knew almost straight away what i wanted because the night before that, i was having a very bad crave for cold soba or udon. So when i saw the ladies lunch set, i was actually jumping with joy inside. Lol.

My ladies lunch bento set consists of cold taufoo and potato salad as appetizer, cold udon, chawan mushi, 4 pieces of california maki, 4 pieces of raw fish sushi and last but not least, fruits. I was stuffed up to my neck at the end of our meals. Actually, half way through pigging out, i was already full but somehow, i managed to force myself to finish the whole thing. Hehe.. too yummy to be wasted! :P

My ladies lunch bento set $23.80+++ (cold toufoo and potato salad not in the pic)

Up close of my lunch set

My gf and i both agreed that the chawan mushi gotta be the smoothest chawan mushi we've ever tasted. For Tanny, her unadon was normal, just like any other unadon you can get from japanese restaurants. We both love the way the set was presented though. So kawaii! They stacked the unadon and sashimi together and it was covered with lid, you know like a cute lunch box. We like! :D

For me, i really love the cold udon. I've never eaten any cold udon which is this good. Really really smooth and slippery but chewy at the same time. Tried very hard to fight back the temptation of slurrrping the udon out loud. Whoa.. imagine if i could do that. Ssslllluuurrrppp. Total s-h-i-o-k-n-e-s-s. Grin.

Besides the udon, i love the california maki as well. They included something inside the maki but i can't quite figure what it was, which happened to add the zing to the maki. As for the sushi, i personally find it normal. Probably because this was an economical lunch set, the sushi was pretty small in size and of course, the sliced fishes on top were abit small for me to go wow.. juicy and fresh.

Nevertheless, our overall experience at Tatsuya was a fantastic one. You can safely bet that i will definitely go back to savour more in the near future. Have been craving for their cold udon since Thursday already. Lol :P

ARGH!

I'm so gonna KILL myself!!

I can't believe i missed the calls after waiting anxiously for a week now. Ugh!!!!!

For the past 1 week, whenever the phone rings, i will be praying it would be it but it wasn't. I have almost forgotten what it feels like to be waiting for a very important phone call. You know, almost the same feeling when you are waiting for your new found love or rather, the boy that you like but not yet together to call you that kind.

Yes, from time to time, i'll check if the phone is working alright or keep picking up the hp to see if i have missed any calls. I also took my hp and house phone everywhere, to the room when i'm making the boy sleep which i never do, to the toilet when i'm showering, to my bedside table when i sleep at night with the ringing mode on, to the playground in the evening when i usually don't bother. Basically, everywhere and every second. Sad right?

Well, i simply can't help it. You see, my old helper has expressed her interest to return to work and she kinda confirmed it with me before she moved to a place a week ago. Told her to call me when she settles down because she still didn't know where her family and her will be staying yet. Uh huh, no hp or phone number to keep in touch at all. I'm so unsettled by these especially when i desperately want her back at all cost.

So, last Saturday she called, but i was in the cinema watching James Bond. The conversation was kept short as i didn't want to disturb others with me asking her to call back the next day but she didn't till tonight at 11pm. I reckon she has her difficulties in phoning me since she has no handphone and perhaps, the place she's at has no landline as well.

I really really really regretted for cutting the conversation short you know. Sigh.

And just now, when i checked my hp, my heart almost sank to the floor when i saw 2 missed calls from no number. How could i have missed it?? I was in the car when the calls were being made to me. Why no one heard it rang? Hb, my new helper were in the car as well, on the way home and both kids were sound asleep. So, it wasn't noisy at all except for some pianist playing away in the radio but no one heard it? Sigh.

Was it my bag? Sound proof?

Sigh.

Fate.

I really kena played until very ugly this time. Sigh. I really can't wait for her to come back to work again. Everytime i see my new helper, i would wish the old one quickly comes back -- yes, everytime, so it's definitely more than 5 times a day--. I can't stand it anymore. Now i really truly understand why everyone keeps saying, good helpers are very hard to come by. I never knew but now i know.

Sigh.

I'm gonna go insane if i have to wait for another week for her to call.. Think i'm already half way there :P

So please please please, call tomorrow and be answered.. by me :(

Double sigh.

p.s: i have just increased my hp volume to the max, to make sure i'll never miss any calls again from this moment onwards

Braces-less me!

That's right, no more braces for me. Yippee!!

I can't stop staring at my own teeth after the braces was off. Grin. I love the new look of my teeth, totally. Haha.. Unfortunately, not all is well though. My gum has been infected, swollen at certain parts because i couldn't floss for the past few months (the permanent retainer is on) and also the gum is extra senstive due to the pregnancy.

But since the braces is out now, i can jolly floss again. Hope the swell will go off really soon. They are really ugly to look at. Not only that, they bleed profusely when flossed. Really icky!

My next 'project'?

Teeth whitening! :P (okie, hope hb doesn't read this else sure kena liao, my never ending to-do-list lol)

Don't know why my teeth is so yellow even though i don't smoke. I don't even drink coffee you know.. Weird.

Will be getting my retainers next week, on top of the permanent retainers which are already fixed at the back of my upper and lower front teeth for the past months ( which will be for 2 years).

Ma fan hor? :P

But it's worth it. Hahahaha :D

Anyway, something funny took place on Wednesday, the day my braces was out. We were at mil's house and about to go IMM when i untied my hair to simply run through them with my fingers when this conversation took place between my 4 years old boy and i..

Sz : Wah mommy, ni hao mei ya.. (when my hair was down)
Me : Shi ma? Xie xie ni (with me smiling of course)

After that, when i was gonna tie my hair..

Sz : No mommy, don't tie your hair. Not pretty like that. You look prettier with your hair down.
Me : Huh? Don't want. Mommy will be very hot with the hair down. Warm weather today.
Sz : Please mommy please. Don't tie your hair. Putting them at the side very nice.

Mil came out to the lift area to join us. After listening to our conversation which was continuously battled on the tie hair issue with the son insisting that i let go my hair, mil simply shook her head and said, aihh.. your son has certainly grown up..

Lol.

Obviously, i won the battle in the end because it was my hair afterall. The son gave up on me :P

*The conversation was in Mandarin, not English.

Wooo hoo!

I can't wait for Wednesday!

First and foremost, my braces will be taken off on that day after 1.5 years. Hehe.. can't wait to see my naked teeth again and what's more, not only naked but straight teeth.

It's been my dream since young to have beautiful teeth like everyone else and seriously, i can't wait to see mine and i'm really glad that 1 out of 2 of my dreams in this life of mine will be fulfilled very soon, thanks to my dearest husband who initially had lotsa difficulties in understanding why i even need braces in the first place especially that i am married [read: not waiting or looking for suitors anymore *kabish*] and will not be entering any beauty pageants (don't even qualify in the first place ok? Please!).

But slowly, he relented and supported me throughout financially and emotionally, not that i needed emotion support since there was hardly any pain. Yep, i've got magic hands doctor *phew*. However, hb was there when i needed someone to listen to my raves on my dentist and of course, lending me the car whenever i have appointment in town. Hee.. for that, he certainly deserves this --> :*

Lol.

Anyway, another reason to woo hoo about is i'll be lunching at Tatsuya on Wednesday with a gf!

Yes, Tatsuya!

The very well known Jap restaurant at Crown Prince Hotel. But of course, i will not be spending $130 (min for average diner) la because i'm going for their well priced set lunch at $26.80+++. Read that the food is just as good even though for that price, i won't get to taste all that wow pow stuff but i'm more than happy enough already ;)

Picture courtesy of chubby hubby

One of the bento sets which they serve for their set lunch.. There'll be 8-10 to choose from. This time, i will not forget to bring my camera!

School's out, nightmare's in!

Yesterday was the last day of school this year.

As much as i love my boys to bits, i cannot imagine having them at home 24/7 for the next 6 weeks or so which is my most crucial period for this pregnancy where all the 'real' sufferings set in and rest is needed.

With the elder boy at home in the mornings, i'm very sure my usual peaceful morning with only the younger one will be gone. What's in for me one wonders..

Well, for a start, bickering over little things such as, i wanna eat, you cannot eat, i can go, you cannot go, i can play, you cannot play, mommy.. korkor say this, mommy.. didi say this, this is mine, no.. this is mine etc.. well, you get the idea ya?

Sigh. How to survive?

Hmm.. you know, i think i better sign the boy up for holiday programmes :P

Anyway, like i mentioned, yesterday was the last day of school and as usual, it was party time. This is what i made for Sz's little friends and teachers in school. You know, i'm pretty shocked to see the kind of food that parents usually provide for class party. I never knew Twisties, chips, chocolates and sweets could be counted as 'food' especially for breakfast.

Ahem, not that my cupcakes are any healthier though but still.. i think it's better than Twisties anytime!

Worst come to worst if they are working parents, buy hotdog buns lah..

YES, i'm pretty particular over the food my children eat especially these days, the number of people getting cancer or what organ failure seems to be on the rise due to the food we consume. Very scary.

Ok ok.. enough of my complaining :P

My very first attempt on cupcakes with frosting...

Moist chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting

Must pardon my ugly frosting ya.. the nozzle used really not suitable. Too small..

Bad natural lighting . Was already half past six then.

This one was for testing only, to see how the design turns out and also for hb's breakfast the very next day.

So what do i think of cupcakes with frosting?

I never thought i'll like them, really. With all the cream and stuff, especially buttercream! So fattening.. but, guess what?

I love it!

I even made it a point to pipe more frosting next time.. lol. The frosting isn't too sweet like what many complained whenever they have their cupcake outside, in fact, i think it goes really well when eaten with the cake. I managed to shock myself by walloping 5 of them at one go! Felt really guilty for the rest of the day lol.

My only consolation to myself is, pregnant ah.. nevermind. Grin. But no more next time definitely, i hope :P

I wanna ..

go SHOPPING!! :P

So many nice clothings on display these days due to the festive season [read : X'mas]. Really cannot tahan esshh.. hands, eyes and legs getting itchier by day!

If only i'm not preggy.. aihhh..

Bet if hb reads this entry of mine, he'll go 'phew.. heng ah!'

Next year, the vengeance is mine! I'll double what i normally buy.. if i manage to lose all those unwanted weight that is.

Ho ho ho :D

Cookies?

Nope nope.

This might look like chocolate chip cookies but it's not :P

Cream scones with chocolate chips

It's actually cream scones. Lol.

A very yummy one too.

But too bad, due to the cream i used, i simply couldn't mould and cut the dough as instructed in the recipe. Too wet to handle. I had no choice but to shape it with my hands.. Hence, the cookie shape looking cream scones *paiseh*

How it looks like in the inside

Despite its appearance, the scones turned out very scone-like though. Slightly harder on the outside, soft, buttery and crumbly in the inside. Best eaten fresh out of oven with fruit jam and butter -- my personal preferance lah-- and if available, with cream too!

What's more pleasurable is that everyone loves it! ;)

Godiva Chocolixir

There, a cup for ya! *wink*




I dare say that everyone i know of goes goo goo gaa gaa over good chocolates. And almost everyone knows that Godiva is of course, the Rolls Royce of the chocolates ya?

So, when i read about Godiva's chocolixir, i knew i gotta try it, even when it costs $8 per cup!

However, i didn't have the chance to try it till last Sunday when i was at CityLink Mall for a short shopping spree. Told hb about the latest creation from Godiva and as expected, hb was game for it.

There were 2 flavours to choose from. One is dark chocolate and the other flavour would be Chocolate milk latte. We had the dark chocolate. I didn't even bother to ask the girl to do mine minus the whipped cream. Since i was already indulging myself, so why not 'max' it? Diet comes later or should i say, what diet? :P

So what do i think of the $8 drink?

Totally worth it.

Simply heaven.

It was really rich, almost like eating the chocolate itself. Very sinful. Not too sweet either, just nice.

I like!

No, wait.. more like, I love! *grin*

Now, what excuse should i use to go CityLink Mall this coming weekend ah? :P

Strawberry shortcake

I had quite a lot of leftover cream from the tiramisu i made earlier so i decided to make this instead of just eating the cream with chocolate fudge like what i did the previous time. Very very sinful i know.. but didn't want the cream go wasted :P

Strawberry shortcake

Hadn't been baking much for the past week due to my big tummy. I think for the weeks to come, i will be baking even more less. Always feeling heavy and tired these days. BUT when the night comes, i'm as active as the bat! *roll eyes*

Funny hor?

I pray or rather, better start praying that this baby will not be an 'owl' baby, meaning, only awake at night but sleep during the day *shudder at the mere thought of it*.

S-C-A-R-Y!

Lelong lelong!

I've got some lobang to these very adorable merchandise below. Yes yes, i'm trying to earn some extra pocket money for myself. Do support me if you can yeah? Thankie! :D

Cookie jar : perfect for X'mas gifts. If you don't bake, you can always get some yummilicious cookies from M&S to fill them in and present as gifts ;)

Another kind of cookie jar but instead of 2 jars, this comes in 3 jars

Below are baskets that are perfect as hampers or to keep your room / house organised :)







They are fantastic as X'mas gifts, baby shower gifts, house warming gifts, baby's full month celebration gifts and of course, birthday gifts too, just to name a few.

But of course, you can get them simply for your own indulgence yeah? *wink*

So if anyone's interested in getting them or if you have any queries, feel free to email me at sherie125@yahoo.com or if you prefer, leave a comment right here :)

p.s: the ones posted are just afew of what i can get hold of. There are, many many more of course, from kitchen dry-hand towel to picnic basket. Real cuties!

I've got date!

Yay!!

I'm so looking forward to coming Wednesday. It's been a long long time since i last went out for leisure lunch or tea or in any case, go out alone to have my own 'me' time. Close to 3 months i'd say.

Yesterday i had sudden strong craving to eat all the Shangri-La's hi tea food especially their bread and pudding. Still remember the last time i went was with Mindy when she was heavily pregnant with her no.3 as well, in Jan 06 to be exact. Gosh, time flies!

I wasted no time to text Mindy and asked her out and guess what she said? She said she almost text me for the exact same question as well and also to Shang's hi tea too! What a coincidence! Lol.

Anyway, who would have thought the next round of hi-tea would be at the same location, almost the same time and me heavily pregnant with my no.3 yeah?

Aiyayayayaya.. i cannot wait to savour my bread and pudding. Maybe i'll have just that throughout. Lol. It is that good! Trust me.. (wonder if they can share their recipe with me lol) But most importantly, hope they still have it on their menu. Maybe i'll give them a call to double check first. Kekeke..

Yes, i'm that desperate!

Was supposed to be a pressie

Yupyupyup, it was supposed to be a birthday pressie to a little boy, my bestie's son to be exact for his 4th birthday.

Unfortunately, after i have made the cake which was a day before the celebration, the plan was cancelled due to certain circumstances. So there wasn't any need for decoration anymore.

Tiramisu

Dissected cake and an eager to eat boy

This is my second attempt making tiramisu. During this time, i put in extra effort and time to make sure it comes out beautifully, especially on the side of the cake. Also, bought a baseless square tin pan, cake board and cake box just for this occassion. Oh well... :(

But on the brighter side, we get to eat the whole cake! :D

I made a couple of modification to the recipe based on my first cake testing to suit kiddies' tastebuds better and mine too. I added more Baileys and cut down on rum.

The result?

The best tiramisu you can get in town! *thick skin me*

For me, that is.. :P

p.s: photos were taken on the 3rd day after the cake was made which was not so ideal due to the soggy bits. Was too preoccupied to eat the cake on the second day you see..

Reese and Ryan

.Reese Witherspoon

The most recent news totally blew me away.

I knew it will come but never thought it would be this soon and of course, the cause of the divorce was totally unexpected.

Ok ok, i'm talking about the Hollywood's golden couple, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe in case you have no idea what i'm rambling about :P

You can consider me as a fan of Reese Witherspoon. Although she's not exactly a beauty, i like her for the way she is. Imagine my delight whenever her movie grosses the US top chart.. i'll be like YES! She did it again.. :P

As for her marriage, i kinda knew it would come but who would have guessed that jerk husband of hers would actually have an affair so publicly which he made no attempt to hide it at all. From the start, my thought of Ryan P was, he is too much of a pretty boy to marry and settle down with. Aihh..

But then again, we as the reader/outsider will never really get to the bottom of the real story isn't it? So, who am i to judge? :P

To add on, Britney Spears has just filed for divorce in today's entertainment news from K-Fed. That, is totally expected la.. So, no comments except maybe love was truly blind for her :PpPP

Cooling dessert

Pregnancy does make one feel warmer than usual.

I realised i have been opening the fridge more often lately, searching for something cooling, be it drinks or food that will help me bring down my body temperature which is really a no-no if you desire for a healthy baby and a healthy you (but i cannot tahan liao!)

After reading an entry by another blogger, the lazy chef, i was very inspired to make what she made, fresh sea coconut dessert and of course, the fact that the man loves sea coconut to bits helped me to decide as well :P

Fresh sea coconut dessert with dried longan, red dates and lotus seed

So here it is.. a bowl of my fresh sea coconut dessert.

Didn't really follow the recipe given. Added and minus-ed of some ingredients from it to suit my own preference :P

Unfortunately, the man doesn't like it *kabish* but my angel does *wink*

Hakka cheen loong pao

I love love this bun :D

Hakka cheen loong pao with red bean paste

Too bad it can only be found in Malaysia. Have not seen it in Singapore before. Everytime when i go back home to visit or something, my dearest mom will automatically buy this for my breakfast for she knows i can eat it everyday without feeling 'jelat'.

So when i saw a KC member, Yochana posting a picture of this, i knew i must have the recipe. This bun, from its name already suggested that it is being pan fried, not baked. Pretty easy i'd say.

But somehow, the ones my mom bought taste better? *boo-hoo* Can't really taste the bread texture for the ones i baked plus it was slightly too soft for my liking.

Also, i didn't like the shortening used in the recipe. Next time when i make this again, i'll try substituting shortening with butter instead. But my little boys love it to bits. They had one each right after i pan fried it and even requested for more after that, which.. was very rare ;)

p.s: See the greedy faces in the picture? They simply couldn't wait! Lol. Already tried my best to crop them out actually :P

My Superstar

Do you have a Superstar whom you could look up to?

I did.

Long ago, i used to have a star* whom i can look up to, admire and be inspired. I was naive and young and my star was of course, matured, steady and have all the good qualities which made me go 'wow'! Because of my star*, i became a better person.. really, i did.

When i talked about my star*, many can feel my outright admiration, respect and even can see the twinkles in my eyes, as usual.. whenever we talk about these peeps.

As time passes, people changed. So did my star*. Not from good to better but from good to bad. Sad isn't it?

Now, my star* no longer have my respect and admiration because of the repeatitive bad news for having the inability to assert some self control. Sigh. I feel life was more meaningful when you have a Superstar whom you could look up to, to admire and respect.

Anyway, thank goodness for a few little stars* who still managed to infuse a little excitement in my life else i would have a very very dull life. But then hor, the numbers also getting smaller and smaller liao as time passes because of their actions.

Meanwhile, i hope my little stars* like Johnny (Depp), Hugh (Jackman), Hyun Bin etc will continue to be the good people in my book. I have great admiration for men who are a family man and men who can be labelled as Mr Nice but in this case, Hyun Bin is an exception of course since i don't read much about him. I like him solely for his looks only. Lol.

*phew* Finally, i've completed my last entry of the day :)

p.s: I've learnt that when looking for a star to look up to, it is best to pick one that has a beautiful inner beauty than a beautiful face for inner beauty will last a lifetime where else a beautiful face is simply just a face to avoid disappointment (except for Hyun Bin ah :P and er, Daniel Wu as well. Lol)

My Angel

I was feeling very sick today.

Mainly because i woke up at 4.30am and was unable to sleep till 8am. By the time i woke up again at 10am, i was sickly and dead tired, down with headache, dizzy and nauseous too. No thanks to some inconsiderate people.

Anyway, guess what my little angel did upon seeing my sick-ish state?

He actually came to sayang me then told me, ok.. i'm bringing you your medicine mommy. Off he went to pour me a cup of plain water and took my 'medicine' which was fish oil that i take daily. My angel even opened up the cap and took out 1 capsule for me and asked me to finish up my water so i would be strong again. Aww...

Not only that, mind you. After the medicine episode, he came to sit next to me and saw me cry (nothing to do with the sickness but because i was too touched by his actions already). He quietly took his little hand to wipe my tears away and started chanting. He is pretty used to chanting by now and i do ask him to chant when say.. we are going out for an outing and the sky doesn't look so promising, i'll tell him to chant to god so that the sun will come shining back again.

My angel chanted for a minute, paused and started saying his prayers out loud. He said, please god.. don't make my mommy sick please. Let her be well again. Don't let the baby in her tummy make her sick, ask the baby be good boy and please, don't let her stomach boom (burst). Let her be healthy so that she can help people (??) (i have no idea why he said that :P) . Then out of sudden, he also said.. please ask mommy not to be angry with me. Must love me lots.. *awww* followed by chanting for another 3 minutes before saying please hor god, remember to make my mommy healthy again ok? Thank you God..

I never knew little children can so sweet... *sniff*

Most times, being a full time stay at home mom with active young children drives me up the wall but it is exactly at times like these when i feel all my sacrifices, my efforts are worth it.

Star of the day

.The star of the day

Last Saturday was Shuoze's concert day.

A day which i've been waiting and looking forward to each year. I love seeing him on stage, dancing and cooperating with his little classmates, and heck, i even enjoy putting up make up for him although it was just blusher :P

Seeing him all grown up and able to perform on stage amidst an ocean of audiences made me feel so so proud. This is one of the rare times where my eyes will get all misty and i feel so swollen inside. Lol.

This year, his costume was nothing to shout about though. Very simple and not so adorable compare to last year's (the pic in my profile). The girls' costume was so much more better looking.. as always isn't it?

Nevertheless, something ticklish happened during the concert, something which i didn't see it coming at all. You see, my 2 boys are very close and love each other to bits despite the constant bickering (most times, orally) daily -- yes, imagine my headache! But thankgod, it's not physically though --

So whenever the brother comes on stage, the little didi will get all excited, standing up and looking out eagerly for his brother. At one point when it was his brother's turn to perform, the little one managed to spot his brother standing on stage, all ready to perform and guess what he did?

In the very quiet hall, the little didi got too excited and when he couldn't contain his excitement anymore, he shouted 'Hello korkor' with all his might. And what did the one on stage do? He heard his brother of course and he also shouted back ' Hello didi' and started waving and waving although he couldn't see where we were. Lol.

Then everyone started laughing and most of them turned back to see who was the little didi who shouted in the first place. It was so embarrassing and yet tickling, i couldn't help but to laugh at both of them and definitely felt like covering my face with my hands at the same time too!

Kids.. don't they do the darnest thing? :P

My one and only picture with the star but dang, he closed his eyes! How unfortunate :(

Orange chiffon cake

I have totally forgotten how heavenly chiffon cake tastes like, homemade ones that is..

It's been 2.5years since i first and last bake one and itchy backside me decided to make one few days ago after seeing the poor tube pan being kept at one corner in the cabinet for the longest time.

Orange chiffon cake

One of my biggest reason for not baking one is because chiffon cake doesn't quite leave much impression to me. Now then i realised it was because all this while, i've been eating the ones from the bakery which i don't quite find appealing at all. Somehow the cakes from bakeries without fail will leave an after taste in my mouth which i can't quite figure what it is.

But guess what?

My mindset has definitely changed after i baked this. I totally love the cotton-like texture, the lightness of it and not to mention, the smell of the freshly grated orange skin and juice. Simply heaven.

It took me a lot of effort and will power not to finish the whole cake you know! Lol. Because it's so soft and light, i went on eating slice after slice without realising that i had actually eaten half the cake at one go *hide* :P

My next chiffon cake?

Pandan chiffon cake and that will be next week for sure.

I can't wait! :D

Oreo butter cake

After seeing Angie's droolicious oreo butter cake, i knew i gotta try to bake some myself too especially when it was mentioned that it uses alot less butter and only 2 eggs needed :P

This, is really one healthy cake because it uses yogurt in place of the butter. Fantastico!

This is how it looks like..

Oreo butter cake

Soft and fluffy, not to mention, absolutely delicious!

The smell of the cake is so fragant.. thanks to the yogurt used. Very very nice.

This recipe is definitely a keeper. Will be baking this very often now because it's so much healthier and most importantly, the taste doesn't lose out to cakes which use only butter *wink*

Thanks Angie dearie :*