Sweat it out

I have almost forgotten how much i love loud nice music + groovy moves.

Yes, the lazy pig here hasn't been working out for a while. And the weighing scale in the gym, i siam it like mad and pretended it wasn't there.

Yesterday was the day that i finally dragged my big fat bottom to do some work out at the studio. It's always like this. Once you start exercising, you can't really stop. You don't want to. Then, once you stop, that's it. It's very hard to go back to it again. Does this happen to everyone or is it just me?

So yup, needless to say, i had an orgasmic time yesterday :P

I miss the good music which the instructor plays. I miss the very loud music where i can just switch off the brain for a while and just concentrate on the steps. I miss doing the sexy moves. And i really miss the good feeling after the class.

Nope, i didn't go for any kinky classes if that's what you have been thinking!

I merely resumed back my aerobics class. But because of the instructor that i have, our aerobics class is not the usual boring /sleepy one. It is actually a mixture of everything. We do do some basic aerobics steps of course. But most of the time, the fun instructor will blend in some mambo moves, cha cha and her favourite is sensual + sexy movements which include shimmer, supermodel walk, touch touch here and there etc.

I like. I really do.

I love dancing to begin with. So it's not hard to love going for classes such as this. Share something with ya.. i almost became a professional dancer at the age of 15 at a gf's family company. I went for the audition and i passed.

However, the parents + elder sisters didn't really like the idea so in the end, i didn't take up the job. It was meant to be a 2 months holiday job. But the gf did it throughout on part time basis till she went to the States for her degree and man, i regretted big time. When i saw her did her stuff on stage, my nose almost bleed! (was a coincidence that the show i went was a sexy performance at a club) Lol. And i am a girl! Can't imagine what it'll do to a guy. Heh.

Sometimes like now, whenever i feel like dancing, i have no idea where to go. The husband dislikes clubbing. Moreover, clubbing... so packed. Me no like that much.

I wonder if there's any good place to dance out there.

p.s : NO, i don't dance for the husband. Too shy!! Serious. I don't even sing in front of hb, and dance? No! Weird right? Heh. But really, what if he laughs or something? No no no no no.. No way man! It's an ego cum shy thing.. :PppPp

Pralet

I just got my Chef last week.

Finally!!

It was in the service centre for more than 3 weeks already. It's about time... else i'd report kidnap! :P

The first thing i wanted to bake was some really solid butter cake or sugee cake. I craved for it. However i got lazy, postponed and postponed until i could stand myself no more! Grin.

Instead of the cakes i craved, i baked this... something which i have been preparing to bake since ages ago. Didn't wanna waste the soon-to-be-expired ingredients.

Pralet, made famous by Jo. A nice girlie girl :)



I know!

The deco sucks right?? Hahahahhaa... i feel rather ashamed actually but i still wanna post this up! Something which i might laugh at myself later when i read back :P

So so rich - chocolate

I took quite sometime to do this cake. I wonder if it's because i had stopped baking for a month or something. The hands got slow. Grin.

But come to think not really though. This cake does take quite a bit of time.

I had to do the sponge, then the biscuit layer, the chocolate mousse, the chocolate topping and last but not least, the decoration.

That, is a whole lot of work!

In total, i took 2-3 hours, including refrigerating before assembling.



This cake, has quite many layer as i have kinda described above.

From bottom :

the sponge, the biscuit layer where the biscuit [or rather feuilletine(sp?) to be exact] got coated with nutella, melted chocolate and butter, 2nd sponge layer, chocolate mousse -- whipped cream + sugar syrup + stiff peaks egg + melted choc -- that has power alcohol [rum + grand marnier] content, 3rd sponge layer, chocolate mousse again and finally, the chocolate topping.



So how do i like this?

Initially, i don't. I somehow still prefer my truffle cake. Hehehehehehe..

But. After 2 more slices, i fell in love with it. It was really good. I guess it takes time, for me that is. Perhaps because i am biased towards my truffle cake! :P But for others eg; helper + hb + kids + bestie, it was love at first mouth *wink*.

The alcohol was really power. I actually felt my throat getting 'heated up' everytime i eat it. No joke. No wonder some of the testimonials stated 'got high from eating this'. But i didn't la of course. Just had that 'hot' sensation at the throat. Same kinda hotness that i get whenever i drink my DOM. Heh.

Photos. I am pretty thankful that the photos turned out alright.

The first time i shot the cake, i was like dang, again.. the photos can't bring out the cake that i wanna describe, just like my truffle cake. It doesn't look appealing at all. Does no justice to it. Then, after a couple of hours, i decided to give it another try.

This time, i put in some effort. I was determined to do it properly. That includes lying on the stomach and taking the photos from various angles. I have always been quite put off by taking food photos. As much as i lurveee photography, the camera i have turns me off. I want a new camera! On top of that, i have got no props too :(

No nice mats, no nice tea towels, no nice cutleries, plates, bowls etc. What i have is rather sad. I tried hunting up and down for table mats and tea towels especially but to no avail. I like bright and colourful colour ones but i can never find them. Aihhss...

And and.. no background. Because the camera is ultra sensitive to lighting, i can only do my shooting in the balcony. I like having 1 colour plain background + surface eg; a white wall and a white surface.

But yeah, anyway.. i am glad the second time round, the photos turned out okie. But not the first photo though, coz i took that shot during my first round. Can't re-shoot it coz the cake has been half eaten by then! :P

Sigh

How i wish i could block certain people from accessing my blog.

Those who came uninvited but simply wanna know more about my life.

My blog is not a food blog for sure. It's a mixture of everything. My passion [shopping, eating, baking, cooking]. My life. My friends. And sometimes, hints and messages to the husband. So, all these made it private.

Those who are nice and friendly, i am really fine. You are most welcome to read and if you do leave comments here and there, honestly, i like it more! That way, i get to know you better and vice versa :)

But those who merely wanna meddle simply because you kinda know me a bit and not very nice, do stop reading if you still have some dignity left because you are not welcome here, geddit?

Anyway, just in case i wanna close my blog again, do drop me an email at maameemoomoo@gmail.com but this invitation is opened to friends and nice people only.

Sigh. I really hate the idea of closing my blog. I like making friends. Through this blog of mine, i came to know a few very nice people. I mean, r.e.a.l.l.y nice and it makes me happy. But of course, this whole friend making thing wasn't intended in the first place. I never knew i could make friends this way until now... and i would like to keep things just the way it is if possible.

Generally, i am a very nice person. I will go all out for friends and even people whom i hardly know. Sometimes, strangers too. But if you are not nice, i will bite.

So yeah, to the uninvited reader/acquaintance.. stop reading into my life and meddle! I don't like it. I am not comfortable.

The one ring..

I know i have been talking about the ring again and again...

Here it is..

The one ring that i have been eyeing for...

Tiffany's Atlas ring

Isn't it gorgeous??

I h.a.v.e to post this asap. Because me think the husband has kinda forgotten about our anniversary which is just next week.

I did tell the husband to get me the Tiffany Atlas ring on our 10th anniversary. But that was because the initial ring that i was eyeing for costs $10k++ and this, only $5k+!

The $10k one no more in production liao.. *sniffs* :(

So.

Bestie says that since the ring i want now costs only half the price, get it now instead of waiting till 2011! My waiting time also halved like the price. Good idea hor?? Hahahahhaa...

So yeah, dear... [no more donkey!] i want this ring okie? *wink*wink*

I did try it on the other day with bestie and it looks soooo bl**dy gorgeous!! Really, very very beautiful. I so want it!!!

Hmmm... just checked. If i were to buy this from the States, it will cost S$1k less!!

Dear, let's go States!! ^.^

La la la la lil la la lil la...

It's a fun fun day!

Bestie and i planned to surprise the kids by bringing them for the Duck Tour on Children's Day. Imagine me struggling.. It is a very hard thing for me. Not telling the boys where i'm bringing them that is.

Because i know, they love love love and been wanting to go for the Duck Tour for the longest time.

What a tough time indeed..

When we finally reached the counter at Suntec, they turned to ask me if i was bringing them for the Duck Tour. Yes yes yes! They jumped and screamed with joy... :)

Bestie and i met at the counter together with her brood. The kids met and it was hard not to stare because they were so high! Lol.

We wanted to go for the 10am tour but it was fully booked. The next available one was at noon. We had no choice but to go for that. The 11am one was also fully booked. I never knew that the Duck Tour can be this hot! Heh.

With an extra 2 hours on hand, it spelled headache for the mommies. Instead of walking around, we pigged out. Something that everyone enjoys :P

At 11.50am..

Waiting patiently for our turn

I think no one else can look so adorable when yawning besides babies... Haha. Seriously lo! [not just my baby oki? All babies!]

Bestie and her son

The children - 5 in total!

Finally, my boys and i :)

It was really tough to get good pictures with the children around. It is as good as not taking any! Mothers with more than 1 child will know that for sure. Or if you've got nieces/nephews, you will know it too! Put 3 children or more together from different family, you will get double headache. Haha..

All in all, it was truly a fun fun day. Till today, the boys are still talking about it *smile*.

So it was a right decision after all, to pick the Duck Tour rather than the MacRitchie Tree Top Walk.. :D [but i am definitely gonna do that on the next available holiday!]

Er.. .

Maybe it's just me.

I have no idea what people go ga-ga over Buddha Jumps Over The Wall. Is it because of its very fanciful ingredients? Or is it the broth?

Honestly, give me home-cooked ABC soup anytime!

The other day at Hua Ting, the in laws (actually, it was just mil ah) were quite keen on ordering it. I was asked to make reservation and order the mini bowl for all of us 1 day in advance and i did just that [a gf said the same too, on the advance thingie].

My verdict?

Again, i can do without it.

$60 a bowl doesn't quite do any justice to it. Or perhaps, the dungu* me simply do not know how to appreciate it? :P

Anyway, from now on, i'm all out to saying no to all these fancy soups etc... Er, actually i did say no to it quite sometime ago but i somehow caved in this time. Yeah, horrible me! However, no more next time. Promise. Let's save the sharks from now on! And abalone too!

p.s : i can just imagine the husband rolling his eyes! Ha! Hb loves loves shark's fins anything.. that donkey!

Note : for more info on Shark Finning, click here. Warning : cruel photos.

Do you know? : Singapore is the world's third largest sharks’ fin trading center, after Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.

pps : i know this is a very personal thing. I'm just stating my preference and of course, i do not expect you to have the same view as me. No offence to those who love soups like such. Of course, if you do.. i won't like you less because of it. Like mentioned, it's a very individual thing. If i am indeed that kind of person who will like you less because of your preference, like that i wont marry the husband liao :P

Disclaimer : the in laws do not usually dine out. Out of 365 days, they dine out less than 5 times. Most of the time, father in law prefer to cook his own huge (real huge) plate of stir fry vegetables and eat it like that. That, to fil is the ultimate good and satisfying meal.