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Gourmet Cheese

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Oh my oh my... I was lucky to be in Tampines Cold Storage when there was a lady doing promotion on cheese. I wasnt a big fan but trying to be one if I could come across. She introduced me this Spring Cheese from Beemsters Dutch. Janelle and I sampled it and we fallen in love immediately. Springy and not too strong, we could just munched on it like that. It's made using the first milking from cows that graze on fresh spring pastures. We chosen a slices to sample. One to note not to place the cheese near the fruit cos it will make the cheese mouldy. Oh I learn something new. Information of the cheese: The cows graze 20 feet below sea level in the Beemster polder, which has been named a UNESCO heritage site. The blue sea clay from the reclaimed land provides rich minerals and fertile land for lush pastures. The Spring Cheese is reputed to be extra buttery, creamy and full of intense flavours. Good with fruits or wine, or as a melting cheese in sandwiches, burgers, pizzas or casseroles...

Yummy westernize "lapis"

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My FIL 1st reaction was it a kueh lapis? I told him it was just a cake. Janelle liked it but Julian the fussy eater refused to have 2nd helping. Law said it taste great and he never fuss abt the price that I paid. Ok cos I was the one paying for it. Waiting for a chance to try the one at AMK to compare the different.

Dishes for the kids

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Whats for tea break? I picked up banana, a bunch of broccoli and a loaf of bread. Yes, I have something in mind. While Janelle was still clearing her homework. I scald the broccoli and a pack of mushroom and dump them into my new blender. brrrrrrrr..................... Less than a min and it was done, plus a can of campbell instant soup. I mixed everything together to dish up a mushroom broccoli soup for the kids. This is a sandwich that I want to do for a very long time and finally making it for the kids. Janelle likes the sweet filling and the fragrant butter on the crust. Julian enjoyed my soup more, he even had 2nd helping. Pork fries and egg bean curd as part of the dinner. The sauce made the kids enjoyed the dinner even more. Kids are into good sauce for their rice, Julian likes it with porridge and Janelle prefer rice. For me? I am into brown rice, cooked and standby so I can always have it for my meal.

ORATOR Actual Training

Janelle has being attending Orator training for quite sometime. I was thinking if she really put to use. While we sent her to school yesterday noon, she mentioned to me that she gave a speech about the short incident she wrote the other day. I prompt on, asking if she really presented it in class or to her fellow Orator classmates. She said she presented infront of all the students during her assembly day. She must be really cool that day. Unfortunately, I did not have the chance to see it myself. Well done girl! You make your 1st step!

亲爱的老公,伟大的爸爸。生日快乐

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No matter how late. Law still insist to celebrate his bday with the kids. Nothing fanciful, smallest Bakerzin chocolate cake ( which janelle love) to blow candle with the kids

Girls outing

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The 1st time I saw this name was from AFC (Asia Food Channel) where the programme feature how a famous chef was engaged to setup a new restaurant on top of one of Singapore Iconic Hotel Marina Bay Sand Hotel. I have never thot I will be going to the restaurant one day cos I knew Law will never want to step into the restaurant and "I" will not want to entertain his prudent expression which can be quite embarrassing in a high class restaurant. However, I made it to the top together with my flowers sisters. We flew and float with the summer breeze of Singapore River (the fact is there is no breeze but dust and dirt generated by the vehicles travelling along the highway) to reach ourselves to the TOP notch of MBS. Dress most appropriately after our Harry Potter show, we shop a little and proceed to MBS. Our dinner reservation was 6pm. It took us a little while to decide what to order for dinner. The restaurant attendants are extremely helpful, giving us alot of suggestion. They ...

Final appearance of Goodies Bag

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We dun call goodies bag for nothing. It supposed to contain GOODIES but different pple classified goodies differently. This is Julian's 5th Birthday goodies bag. I have being keeping it a secret and not posting it to my blogger after his bday. Only "announce" his goodies bag when all the kids got it. I recieved overwhelming responses from parents. So glad as all the effort I made to source and bring the items into Singapore did pay off. I guess the water bottle is the most useful item in the bag, then a Lanyard for the kids and two famous Angry Bird figuring. There is only 1 pack of beary biscuit in the school goodies bag for the classmate. As our experiences are the food are usually quite a junk.

My Son

It is hard to get Julian's butt to be on the chair and I have no idea why he doesnt find it comfortable to seat down in proper all the time. So I have to threat him sometime.... During our dinner Julian: Mum, can u feed me please. Mum: Julian u have to eat the dinner your own. I need to eat my dinner too. Julian: But i want you to feed me leh.. Mum: That is very lazy, u have hand to feed yourself. Julian: Err...... Mum: If you cannot finish your rice before we finished, we will leave you here alone. Julian: I dun want to challenge. I am not challenging you. Mum: What challenge? We are not challenging you, I only want you speed up your munching. Julian: NO... I am not challenging u. It took me a few seconds to understand what Julian wanted to tell me. Janelle and I laughed after we clearly understood what he meant. He didnt want to compete with us.

OMG CAKE

Law suggested to get a Birthday cake from Pine Garden for Julian school celebration. No idea why he wun suggest to get it from them. I told them the design I want, and even send them the picture. They wanted to charge us $20 for the workmanship, Law even commented that they workmanship is lousy. Worse is yet to come. When I went to pick up the cake on the collection day, to my horror they did a very ugly pictures on the cake. I could not control my anger, I nearly screamed at the counter assistant. I asked her to get me the manager, complained n complained. I asked where the hell did it resembled the picture I gave them? If my requirement so complicated that they couldnt follow at all? They told me is Jelly pipe and what I got was something different? The angry bird is way too small and horribly drawn! They offer to change for me but I cannot afford to waste my precious time as I need to rush to school at a specify timing. They refund me $10 and I grabbed it angrily, to think back I sh...

English writing

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Janelle came back with her work of English Writing that she required to write a 80 words mini essay with some help with picture n helping words. I dun rbr I need to do that last time. Kids work are getting tougher. I hope her extra class helps her one way and another.

Maths Workshop for Parent

I was asked by Janelle to attend a Maths workshop, infact she was more excited than I did. I guess she has no idea what it was all about. Reminder reminding, remindered before the actual day. I was told to reach the school at 8:15am, that was really early! I struggled to wake up, gave Law a push and reminded him not to oversleep and things he must rbr to bring. I wasnt the 1st, from the attendance I realised there were a few of 1Humility parents attending but comparing to other classes the parents are not as hardworking. Two Malays math teachers gave us a brief and we were given story sums to do. How challenging, but at least I knew how I was going to help Janelle in future. The workshop lasted till 12noon, a long workshop I must said but valuable knowledge to is brought home. While attending the brief, my mind kept asking how was I going to teach these method to Julian. JULIAN - yes, cos I think I will hit problem with him rather than Janelle. Janelle - most urgent issue is probably h...

Coach Folders

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Thanks to flower jie jie for sharing with me. Four of us each has a pack of Coach folders. Colorful and useful. Atas too...

Goodies bag 2011

It is almost time to pack the goodies for the coming Tuesday. I gave some instruction on what to pack in each bag and get Julian to help. Just when I happily tied up all the bag, took a picture using my iphone and Whatsapp over to my Xian. She dropped me a qns. "How about the gift you asked me to get a few month back?" Oh no, I nearly forgotten abt that and I wondered where I chute the item. Have to go searching in the house for that. Which mean I have to unwrap all the bag and do it all again. Never mind will get Janelle to assist this time. Law said the kids will be very happy to recieve the bag cos really alot of useful goodies in them. Asking me how much I spent, hmmm better dun ask. hahahaha..

July Birthdays

July is a busy month. 1st I have paper to tabulate then I have to see director on a administrative fault I made. 2ndly, it is a month of birthdays. Julian, Law and nephew Jovan birthday all falls in this month. I have settled Julian's goodies bag, his birthday cake for school, his present that he chose himself and lastly a family celebration with all of us. However, i have not plan for Law's bday yet. No resturant booking, no present, no plan. Only apply my leave on his bday. As for Jovan, we have selected his bday present so will be up to the parents if they are celebrating his bday at their new nest. Busy Busy....

New watch

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This is not janelle's 1st watch but it was first that she chosen herself. She wanted a digital watch. Initial she opt for another watch but I told her it was too expansive for a P1 student. Furthermore, I have no idea how long she is going to continue wearing the watch. I suggested this model instead and she wanted a watch that has stopwatch function. I told her this model had all the function the other model. Just that it may not be as fanciful and it was waterproof n she could wear it during her swim. I think that idea seem amaze to her and compromise to it. She chosen a light blue that went well with her uniform. She found it easy to use with all the button at the front instead if the side. We got it for $36 mustafa. However, Law was thinking to upgrade her watch at the later stage. I told him to hold the plan. Hope she wears it often.

Chawamushi date with Angry Bird

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