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Sick Sick Sick

2008-12-03T21:56:00.000-08:00

It hasn't been too good recently with my 3 gals. They had been sick for more than 1 month and spending more than 1K on their medical fees!

It all started out with Rachel, don't know where she got her virus from, started coughing and running nose. After visiting the GP, she was better, but spread the virus to the maid. This stubborn maid refused to see doc when she was taking her medical check-up and slowly, slowly, pass the virus to my husband. Only then, she's willing to see the doc.

After my husband, the virus spread to my sensitive gal, Renise, who is still sick until now. Renise who later spread the virus to Reyna.

Renise was not coughing too badly, but it's prolonging the recovery. After she had been to the PD for the 2nd time after 2 weeks of coughing (she finished 2 bottles of Bambec before that), she was given the neuberlizer which she had to use it for 5 days 3 times daily. At the same time, Rachel got the virus back and visit the PD for the very first time, this time they spent me a total of $360!

They visited the doc for a total of 3 times (PD) and with these series of doc visit, Renise needs to continue 2 expensive type of medicine for 3 MONTHS and Rachel & Reyna are put on antibiotics.

Hiaz..... Financial crisis doesn't seems to affect the business at the PD's clinic.....

Finally!

2008-11-01T00:52:00.000-07:00

I was very nervous since Thursday. This was my 3rd attempt for my driving license. For the 1st 2 times, I failed because I had mounted the kerb which had never happen during practise. It was my bad luck.

Yesterday, I took my 3rd attempt. After going through what had happened in the 1st 2 tries, I was even more nervous and stressed. This was my 3rd attempt, I can't afford to fail again! And this will be my very last try as I do not have that much of extra cash to continue for the 4th attempt. I was really stressed.... The kind of feeling.... was really hard to describe.... It was a nightmare to me.... I couldn't sleep well the day before. The moment I closed my eyes, the incident of my mounting kerb reappeared before me....

My test time was 3.45pm, it was a looong wait from the moment I woke up and opened my eyes till the practise time at 3pm. My friend took the test on the same day with me but she was in the morning session. When she told me she had gotten her license, I was even more stressed..... Can't afford to fail, I've told myself.

During the test, I was extra careful in the circuit. Circuit 4, which was a S-curve, was my 1st circuit during the test. I was extremely careful and went through it safely. But after this circuit, I think I was nervous, but I think the tester was even nervous than me. :P I was asked to turn right, as per my instructor teaching, I have to go forward to the right moving lane before turning right, but the tester was so nervous that he thought I wanted to go straight. :P After turning right, I was asked to turn left again which was almost immediate, but don't know why, I went forward, thinking he was asking me to turn left at the junction instead of the test circuit to do a parking test, but I managed to turn left on time.

I was told to do a reverse parking, again, due to nervousness, I've kind of "miss" out the proper steps and reacted slow on my steering wheel, but when I realised I was very close to 1 side, I made an extra manovuer to make sure I didn't hit the pole. But as I was about to move forward, the tester stopped me and said that I've striked the kerb. The inside me told me I couldn't have strike the kerb and as I was looking around checking whether I striked the kerb, I opened my door to see and luckily I did that, otherwise points will be deducted as I did not strike the kerb. I was given another time to do the parking properly and this time I managed to do it right. While leaving the parking lot, he again said I striked kerb which I did not feel it. But I don't think I had striked the kerb anyway.

The whole process was a long time for me as I failed twice in the circuit, but everything well on smoothly after that and managed to exit the circuit without much points deducted. All in all, I've did well in the driving test (and I'm glad... phew!) and managed to pass the test with only 8 dermits points.

Finally! I can drive my car around!

1st Bicycle Experience

2008-10-21T17:44:00.000-07:00

Rachel had received a bicycle for her birthday! It's her first bicycle!

On Monday, we finally found a chance to bring her for a ride in her new bicycle. Initially, we had intended to bring her cycle around the estate, but while on the way out, we realised it's not a good idea, haha, cos she was so unsteady with her new bike and with 2 sisters in lug, we abandoned the idea and decided to just let her cycle at the open space downstair.

It's our mistake for not training her to ride her bike earlier. She still can't ride a 4 wheels bike! It's time to train her up.... but seeing her enjoying her bike on Monday nite, I found that she had grown....

5th Birthday Party

2008-10-14T00:04:00.000-07:00

We had just celebrated Rachel's 5th Birthday @ Melville Park Condo last Sunday. It was an enjoyable party! The children enjoyed themselves very much!

We used almost a month to prepare her party. It wasn't easy, as we had just shifted our house. The coordination of the house moving, her party catering, preparation, packing and unpacking.... all at the same time. Luckily we had the help from all our relatives to get all the jobs done on time for her party.

As usual, I did a cake for her party, it's a Castle Cake! It was to match her birthday theme: Princess! Had prepared for it for almost a week to get it done. I was actually quite nervous, as I had never built a castle cake before, hence I searched around for advice and help. Hope to create the "wow" effect from her friends as well as myself.

I roped her in to brainstorm on the design and decoration of the cake. For it to be round or square and what to put on the castle. I had also roped in Renise help to prepare the turrets as well as the flowers decoration and the hearts. I think they had enjoyed themselves very much in the preparation of the cake. So, when all the heads and hands combined, this was what we had created:

No sure if you can see clearly the doves on the top of the turrets, she actually wanted in on the walls of the turrets, but I felt that doves should fly high, hence I suggested to her to be on top and she agreed to it. I'm acutally quite happy with the result except that I find the colours not bright enough. If ever I have the chance to create it again, will sure to do a bright bright colour castle.

More of her birthday party photos can be viewed here.

Updates

2008-10-05T22:30:00.000-07:00

Hihi to all, it's been quite sometimes since I last blogged.... Many things had happened during these times when I'm away. One of the major thing was that we had moved. The next big event coming up is Rachel's 5th Birthday Party Bash.

This is her 1st birthday bash as for the past 4 years, we only did small celebration for her either in school or at home. Since this is her 5th year and her circle of friends had increased, we decided to organise a birthday bash for her so that she can share her joy with her fellow friends.

The theme of this party will be Princess. I don't know why she loves Princesses so much and even her new room, she requested it to be pink! Hence, I've bought her a Pink Princess Dress to match the theme and will be doing her a Pink Castle Cake. I got her involved in the design of her cake so that she could share the joy of preparing for her party. She have been rather excited recently. I've also bought some items for her goodies bag and while I'm so worried she might bring it out to play before I can distribute it to her friends this weekend, I was told she dare not touch it at all as my mum had warned her if she spoil it, she will not have gifts for her friends! I can see that she's very much excited about her party, same as myself. I lost my sleep almost everyday stressing about her cake. It's my first attempt to create a castle and I hope I can create a beautiful cake for her!

Come back to the new house. We shifted in last 2 weeks. Initially, Reyna was abit lost. She kept walking up and down the house, looking so lost! The other 2 were quite alright. Initially, I was kind of worried that they may not be used to the new place. No more MRT train sound, no more car moving sound and the environment is totally different. I also have difficulties adapting to the new environment, but the children surprised me! Rachel & Renise managed to sleep through the night on the first day and they like their new room very much! Reyna managed to sleep through also except that she cried the moment she woke up early next morning and she's kind of shy to lie on her/our bed(Platform) initially as it's so different from our previous bed. Luckily, she got used to it quite fast.

Oh yes, there's another update. I've quitted my job...yes, again..... I hope I can work PT this time round and at the same time look after the welfare of my children. It's Rachel's wish that I stayed home with her, so I hope I can make use of these time to teach and "tame" them. GOD, pls give me the strength and PATIENCE!!!

Ok, that's all for the updates and keep a lookout for this blog again as I will be uploading the party photos soon after this week. :)

Jacob Ballas Garden

2008-08-08T23:03:00.000-07:00

Finally, after hearing of this place for so many times, we had the chance to visit it today!

Woke up at 8am, started preparing breakfast before we headed to Jacobs Ballas Garden.

I had heard from fellow forumer that there are a few carparks around the Singapore Botanic Garden and only 1 is near to the JB Garden. SH told in her blog that she parked somewhere far and walked quite a distance to reach the place. In order not to follow her footsteps, we tried our best to look out for JB garden carpark. We thought we had found the place, but we were wrong!! We parked at Carpark A and it's was a distance to JB!

We walked and walked, everytime we walked past a carpark, we thought this should be the nearest carpark, but we had walked past at least 2 carparks before we reached the actual JB Carpark! It was less crowded there! We waited for abt 15mins at Carpark A before we can actually parked as the carpark was fulled.

After 20 mins walk, we finally reached JB!! When we entered the park, Reyna was sitting in the pram quietly, when we reached the photosynthesis area, I let her out of the pram, then she got so excited!! Keep wanting to go and turn the handle on the box!! I don't know what will happen, cos I tried turning it, I can't see anything changes or popped out. :P

Ok, look at all these pictures... the gals had enjoyed very much with the place.... except for Reyna who has yet appreciating it :P

Smoked Blender

2008-08-04T23:03:00.000-07:00

I "smoked" my 6 years old blender!!! Haha, I find it very funny, I thought this scenerio can only be found in sitcom or comedy, but it actually happened to me.

I was trying to make some dark chocolate ice cream, but the recipe required the use of an ice cream maker. As I do not have the ice cream maker, I used the blender to blend the ice cream after it had been frozen. It took me quite some time to blend the ice cream till milk shake form, but luckily, it managed to turn into milk shake before the blender "smoked" on me... There's smoke coming out from the motor!! I wondered what happened? Was it I overheated the blender or the water from the condensation dripped into the motor and causing it to smoke.

Anyway, that will be my last use of the blender as well as my last batch of ice cream till I buy an ice cream maker, which is impossible as it's super ex or a new blender which can use to churn the ice cream.

Family Photo

2008-08-04T22:41:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday, since we are still early for our dinner, we brought the gals to Robinson for a walk and see if we can get anything for our new house.

While we were there, we were curious about Living Colours from Philips and there was a roadshow going on hosted by Vivien Tay. When she saw us approaching, she called out for us and apparently, there's no one watching her, so she asked if we would like to take a family photo.

Haha, we proceed to the set up in the Robinson and took the photo with the ambience colour purple cos Rachel told her that her favourite colour is Purple.

Not too bad, except that we came unprepared so the dressing were abit obiang. :P

1st Diaperless Night

2008-08-01T01:32:00.000-07:00

I know, this is nothing to be proud, but though this happened only now at 5 yrs old, at least it happened now.

Rachel had gone through her first diaperless nite last nite and, managed to survive the night without wetting the bed. I hope this will continue so that our pocket will be spare a little from buying her diaper though she is sharing them with her sisters.

3 cheers for Rachel!! Hip hip.....Hooray!!!

Sick Sick Sick

2008-07-21T22:50:00.000-07:00

It had been a loooooooong time since I last blogged. Been too busy.... busy with my work, my family and myself. :P

For the past few days, Reyna was sick....She suddenly developed fever on Friday night and on Saturday, the fever went up as high as 39.8 degC! She was soooo sticky to me.... but she was very tired and sick too... sat on me the whole day long and only wants me to carry her. But at any point when her fever subside a bit, she will join her sisters in their playing... so the moment she came looking for me, I know it's time for medicine. :P

Yesterday, her fever finally subsided to very mild fever and she started her cheeky and funky self. I'm so glad to see her alert and happy again.

Since it's been long I've blogged. Just upload a few recent photos of my gals bah:

This was the recent Barney show which we brought them to and I've spent a few hundred on this as I bought them the most expensive seat at the 2nd row in front of the stage.

It was quite an enjoyable show.... Think Rachel is out-growing Barney cos she's not too excited. It was Renise who got very excited and started screaming like calling out for idol... we were very surprised as we thought she will be irritated by the loud noise. Glad the gals enjoyed the show and at least the money was well spent!

There will be more photos coming up, cos I'm not able to upload this from my office PC. Will do so when I got back home.

Happy Birthday Renise!!

2008-07-21T22:41:00.000-07:00

This year, as Renise had started to attend some Art class with her sister, we had decided to celebrate her birthday earlier at her Art class so that she would have friends to sing birthday song and shared her joy.

As promised, I had baked her a Cinderella Doll Cake. She always tell me that she is Cinderella whenever we read the story, so I've decided to bake this cake for her.

Instead of the usual doll pick where it's only the head and half body, I bought her the whole doll from Toy R'us. It was a Cinderella Barbie Doll with a necklace and comb and shoes which she can play with after the celebration. Wow, this cost me $30!! But well, it's her birthday, and this was also my birthday gift for her.

Well, the cake was a challenge. As I'm using the usual barbie doll, the cake was taller than the previous cake which I had done before. It consisted of 4 layers of cakes with 3 flavours, Chocolate Sponge, Buttermilk cake and of course the usual Butter cake. I'm supposed to cover the skirt with fondant, but I do not have enough to do it and my fridge is not tall enough to store the cake if I will to use fresh cream. Even if my fridge can store it, I doubt the fridge in the Art class can, hence, without much choice, I had to cover it with buttercream icing.

This was the cake I did for her:

Beside this, I was worried that this may not have enough to share for all the kids at the class, also, I was lazy to scout for goodie bags and packing them, I baked and decorated the Cinderella Themed cupcakes for her.... obviously.... the glass slippers was the choice :

Again, will update her party photo later. :)

2008-06-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry, haven't been blogging recently. Had started my new 5.5 days work and been getting low in morale. Hence, I don't have to mood to blog.

During this period of time, I had went to the Barney Show with my gals and the next upcoming event will be the Kungfu Panda movie. Will try to update these here as soon as possible.

Is it Teething?

2008-05-21T21:54:00.000-07:00

Last nite, I was woken by Reyna's snorting sound, she's having blocked nose!! Poor gal, she is too having cough!! With cough and flu coming in side by side and with her frequent poo which looks mashy... could she be teething?

I do not know. I will have to bring her to doctor tomorrow to find and out hopefully the TCM will helps. :(

Update on Little Reyna

2008-05-20T17:33:00.000-07:00

Last nite, as I was patting her to bed, I realised how much she had grown. Instead of putting her to sleep, I played with her for a while. She can said many things now. As she's getting smarter each day, she's getting naughtier as well as she is able to know how to demand and in what way her parents and grandparents will give her. But, she is such a sweetie pie, can you bear to say no to her? Plus, she is quite a good actor, she can cry till very pitiful just to get something done.

Here's what she can say & do now:
- daddy de4
- hai2 yao4 chi1
- ear
- nose
- pinch
- bus without the 's' sound
- count 1 - 5 in chinese
- count 1 - 10 in english but not in sequence
- chou4 chou4 (smelly in chinese)
- drink water from cup with little drip
- snatch things from her sisters
- scratch her sisters (*faint)
- climb up a stool
- bring a stool to the designated place for food
- can shower standing (yipee! no need bath tub liao)
- can show her "yes" or "no" by answering or action

Hmm... guess that's all I can think of at now.

Eventful Holiday

2008-05-19T22:58:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, it's the "last" holiday for 1st half of the year. The next holiday will have to wait till Aug for the National Day.

On Sat, after my driving lesson, I went for my fish therapy. When I was in the Kampong Fish, there was this man already in doing his therapy and we were early. We brought along Reyna as my mum was not free to help me look after her, hence I brought her along as I've seen others bringing along their kids. As you know, Reyna being a toddler, tends to scream and get excited quite easily, so she was quite "noisy" in the sense. This man, commented to the staff that it's ok for their customer to bring their children, but if the children are screaming, it's disturbing..... customers are here for relaxation. Wa lau, Kampong tends to be noisy one mah, kampong if quiet it's no longer kampong, it's HDB or Pte Estate liao. Furthermore, if he finds Reyna noisy, how about if a group of customers were chit chatting and laughing loudly during the therapy (which it happened previously), will he said it's not relaxing? People gathers to find a time to catch up and doing the therapy at the same time, so if he finds that noisy, what can I say? To me, it's Kampong Fish, hence, it's ok to be noisy abit, otherwise, it's not called Kampong liao. Anyway, I think that man is just sick lah, cos when it's time for him to wash his feet as his time was up, he requested for another 5 mins, putting the blame on us for being too noisy and disturbed his relaxation. If every customer like him, think Kampong Fish will lugi.
Anyway, I'm just feel disgusted by his words and attitude.

After that, I went for my check-up at TMC, of cos with Reyna again. This Reyna had missed her morning nap and when she's in the clinic, she running everywhere to keep herself alert! Luckily the clinic is big and there's is enough space for her to run about. Poor hubby, he was so tired after chasing her and catching her. :p

After the check-up, we went to pick up the gals who were still in their art class waiting for us. (I've requested the help of Jeanlina to look after them while I went for my check up :P, THanks Jeanlina! :) )

Reyna was shagged, since she missed her morning nap and Rachel and Renise were too, tired as they had been using their concentration in their class, they fell asleep quickly.

After their nap, we went back to JB. The whole bridge before the custom was full of motorist! It's just like tiny ants marching along the bridge. It took us about 30mins to reach the custom.

On Sun, we went to do lots of things. Hubby went to make his spectacles, we went for massage and best, Rachel got her hair cut short. So many things happened.

Monday too, had lots of activities...sent the mochi to Shihui, went to maid agency to interview a transferred maid, went out for lunch, went to view a condo show room and last, went out for dinner.

It was such a busy weekends! I don't even have the time for my triple cheesecake.... hmm, maybe I should do it tonite since the process seems quite easy :P

Official Quitting

2008-05-14T17:53:00.000-07:00

Yes, I know, I know, I've been saying to quit my breastfeeding career but am still breastfeeding up till today and STILL, on-going.

But this time, it's for real, I've officially stopped pumping at work and only feed Reyna when I'm home. I'm using the same tactic as I'm using last time for Renise, ie let her realise herself that milk is getting lesser and stop latching on herself. During this transition period, I will also train Reyna to take Formula or even Full cream milk as her milk intake. I will also try my best to introduce dairy products in her diet (she don't like cheesy items).

Very fast, I will be starting my new job at Marina Bay and the time of spending with them will be shorter. I'm hope GOD really have His plan for us and sees me through all these hardship and taking good care of my gals while I'm away. I hope my bond with the gals will not be weaken and hope that the usually activities will not be much interrupted.

Super Sticky

2008-05-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

For the past few days, I realised that Reyna had been very, very sticky to me.

She can cling on me the whole day, asking me to carry her all day long and keep coming to me for milk. Like yesterday, I was sicked and took MC to rest at home. While I was sleeping, she kept waking me up and tell me "nei nei"..... then cried when I refuse to give in but the moment she hear the clicking sound, she will chuckle cheekily...really cannot tahan her.

She was such a glutton also, must have inherited her mummy's.... :P Last nite, she just plucked the fu zhou (dried bean curd skin) from the plastic bag and put inside her mouth and chew.... headache leh, then yesterday, while her sister was doing her homework, she also take the colour pencil and put inside her mouth and suck like lollipop!!

Hiaz.... I know ur mummy is a glutton lah, but not that extend of putting everything in the mouth and eat bah.... Then while reading the post from Shihui, I'm sort of worried what will happen if Reyna also took the detergent and swallow it?? At least Shihui are more educated and bring him to A&E, my mum will panick.... and what if nobody knows she swallow the detergent?? It's really worrying and thanks to Shihui's blog for the reminder to keep the chemical safely....

Reyna Reyna

2008-04-28T00:34:00.000-07:00

After reading PH's blog, I then remembered that my little nana also have her cuteness. :)

Every nite, when she's tired, she will run to me and cuddle me and pull me into the bedroom, but before that, she will kiss her daddy and her sisters goodnite and quickly run into my room. When she's in my bed, she will lie down and if I try to lie down without switching off the lights, she will kick me and point to the light and say "deng, deng"...... and while I walked to switch off the lights, she will wait happily in my bed and will chuckle cheekily after I off the lights.....then, she will ask for her "nei nei"..... and off to dreamland.......

When it's shower time, she will quickly run into the room, take her handkerchief and towel and say "sho.......wer" and walked into the bathroom.....

When it's meal time, she will find a place and seat down and wait for the food....as she does that, she will mumble "mum mum...."

Haha, and when her sister cries, she will look at us and ask "zou mo"...."ei....shame shame"....

Anyway, she is such a sweetie pie now.......

Macaroons

2008-04-27T17:52:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I did the macaroons, durian cake and durian swiss roll....

The macaroons wasn't very successful, there's no feet and it cracked while baking, however, the taste was good. I baked and eat at the same time. :P

I've also got the macaroons for Amrita (Fishandrice) while collecting the chocolate from her. It was so yummy and the look was so nice..... I shall try again to do it, maybe.....this Thursday (Labour Day)? :P

Lucky / Suay Day

2008-04-27T17:38:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, I had an "adventure". I went to IMM for dinner with my family and on my way to the carpark, Rachel wanted to go the toilet, so I brought her to the toilet at the 2nd floor beside Osim.

Happily, I just hang my wristlet on the door and since it's only she who was going to pee, I did not close the door. While I hanged up the wristlet, inside my head, I'm telling myself that don't forget about that Wristlet...... however....this pig brain of mind still forgets about it and walked out of the toilet empty handed.

I did not realise it until I reached home before I got out of the car (I usually will search for my wristlet before I got off). I quickly called my sister, who will by chance still in IMM (we went dinner together) went up to the toilet to search for me while I'm on my way back to IMM.

It's GONE!!! I'm not worried about the money, cos it's not much inside. What I'm worried is my PDL and my ATM card...these 2 will have to go through many procedure and queueing to apply for a new one.... but luckily, I went to the customer service counter to check if someone would have bring it there and I was really lucky, my wristlet was there with everything in tact...not a single cent lost.... I must thank the kind soul who had returned it to the customer service counter.......

Quitting

2008-04-23T01:23:00.000-07:00

I will be officially quitting my breastfeeding career as I will be switching job soon.

My new job will be at Marina Bay and it requires a longer working hour and it will be at a job site, hence I won't be able to pump for her. And personally, I feel it's time for her to wean off.

I've finally found a job with better prospect....in future, I will be working at Marina Bay Sand Construction Site..... Hope I can handle and cope well, balancing both work and family....

I will sure miss my baking alot, but will still try to bake on weekends..... :)

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2008-04-21T18:19:00.001-07:00

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2008-04-21T18:13:00.001-07:00

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Cute

2008-04-20T22:08:00.000-07:00

Just came back from lunch and decided to blog about this.... I can't stop smiling at myself when I looked at the wristlet which Grace had bought for me from US.

Yesterday, to my astonishment, I saw a big "R" written on this wristlet and do you know who wrote it?? It's that Renise...... and when I questioned her about writing on my wristlet, she said: "I wrote my name on the bag, so that bag now belongs to me. R is for Renise, so that bag is mine now." Oh my gosh....so....cute.....she feels that once she had her initial written, her sister won't snatch from her and that wristlet is hers now....aiyo....

Though abit heartache for the damage done on the wristlet (branded leh), but that "R" on it makes me happy and proud of it. And now, we are "sharing" the wristlet. :)

Another Fruitful Day

2008-04-19T07:31:00.000-07:00

Today, it was a wonderful but tiring day. I've started baking since yesterday!! I did a Tiramisu cake, 14 Cups of Tiramisu , Chocolate Swirl Bun and Hong Kong Style Ma Lai Koh

New additional

2008-04-17T18:28:00.000-07:00

I've fulfill another 2 of my wishlist, in fact it's not listed earlier:

- Food Thermometer (Fullfilled)
- Bread Loaf

- Planned a Genting trip with my family (mum & dad)
- Planned for a Australia trip next year
- Change a better HP
- Upgrade my desktop to laptop
- Attend Wilton Cake Decoration Course 1(Will be starting in Aug), 2 & 3
- Fondant modelling tools (FULFILLED)
- Attend Cake Baking Stage 2
- Fondant Rolling Pin
- Silpat Mat
- Novelty Cake Pans
- Attain Driving License (On-going)
- Castle Cake for Rachel (Oct)
- Princess Doll Cake for Renise (Jul)
- Bread Maker- Microwave Oven
- Mahjong Chocolate Mould (FULFILLED)
- Expand my colour choice
- More cake pans
- Flowers cutter
- Punch set for fondant
- Oven Thermometer

Fruitful Weekend

2008-04-13T18:37:00.001-07:00

The just past weekend was a fruitful one. I had 2 days to do all my baking and trialing.... so happy.... On Sat, after I came home from my mum's place, I started working on the Tiramisu which Shihui had ordered for her hubby. This time round, I used chocolate wafer to put at the side of the heart-shaped cake rather than leaving it plain with raw edges or lady's Finger:

After that, I've also tried the Mee Sua Kueh recommended by the forum friend and receipe courtesy of Pooh. But I didn't take a picture of it, was in a rush. :P

Then, on Sun, I finally had a chance to try the 65C Bread Loaf.

This was the loaf just out from the oven.
After slicing.
Close look at the texture, it feel so soft, but I'm wondering if I did anything wrong with it as I was expecting soft loaf with soft crust, but the outside of the bread was not as soft as I've expected. :P But it's still nice.

I've made another batch, thinking it may not be enough to just make 1 loaf, so this is another batch (Before baking):

I've made it like raisin plaits and the long roll contains cheese, the short one, 1 is cheese, 1 is raisin wraped up.

I'm hoping I'm able to have another fruitful weekend this week, but I doubt so, but I will try to bake chiffon cake for Reyna to eat on Monday. :)

First Competition

2008-04-13T17:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Rachel participated in a Colouring Competition organised by her school. It was a on the spot colouring competition and she won the 3rd Prize.

We reported at around 9.15am and upon receiving of the contest picture, we started to stack up chairs and luckily I've remembered to brought along a board as backing for her and she started doing the colouring. It was a headache for me, Rachel is a very curious and talkative gal, as she was colouring, her hand was moving, but her eyes were distracted by her surrounding and gosh, the picture was quite big and she needs to complete it by 11.30am!! I sat beside her all the time, keep asking her to concentrate, colour properly, discussing with her about the picture, which part is the clothes, which part is the legs and body so that she knows what colour to fill it in. The picture consists of 4 person (4 community), 2 flats, 1 kite, 1 stretch of bushes and 1 big sky.... by 10.30am, she only coloured 3 person and she's still yaking away, taking her own sweet time!! I got nervous and started losing my patience (it was hot and humid also), I started scolding her that time is running out and yet she's still taking her own sweet time. She struggled, her mum, me, keep pushing her....rushing her....and finally, she managed to finished her colouring on time. (Cos she also got stressed as most of the people had already handed up the picture :P)

During the competition, we saw parents, family, brothers and sisters helping out to help their kids to colour the picture, which I felt it was unfair, however, it's just a small kids competition and I can't be bothered much. Finally, it's was the result time, Rachel got 3rd prize, but personally lah, I feel the 1st 2 prizes was a kelong! How can a K1 student coloured till so nicely w/o going out of the line and the stroke was so firm and precised. One of them even can draw the outline of the picture to create a different colour tones. It's not that Rachel got 3rd that I'm not happy with, cos Rachel still colour out of the line and some of the colour smudge as she colours, but hers was all done by herself. I'm actually proud of her.

This picture was actually her receiving prize (1 plague and $5 Popular Voucher) from Dr Ong Chit Chung:

I want to add, this is her first competition, it was quite enjoying for me and I hope I can accompany her more for such competition. Btw, I think she also enjoyed my company as I've never accompanied her to do her colouring till her completion of the picture because she always loose her concentration and run away from the table. :P

Rachel Vs Reyna

2008-04-07T19:06:00.001-07:00

Can you see who is who??

Trip to Malacca

2008-04-07T18:52:00.000-07:00

As I've mentioned before, here are some of the photos we took in Malacca during the Good Friday holidays:
See, Rachel fetching her sisters...(Pose only, she can't even reached the petal)

Mummy seems to enjoy the trishaw ride more than me.... I'm tired... (The lady beside is her Da Gu)
Off we go.... for a 10mins ride in trishaw!! Poor uncles, all heavily loaded :P

Singapore Flyers

2008-04-07T18:29:00.000-07:00

I've never dreamt that I will take Singapore Flyer so soon. Initially when it was constructing, I told every one that I won't want to take that ride as it's so expensive and scary. Thinking and wondering if the structure will be strong and safe. :P Imagine, $30 for 30 mins ride.....

However, I or rather we (whole family) were fortunate to ride on that for free....Thanks to Ting, who buy us the tickets for the ride on her birthday celebration last Sat. Thank you, Ting.

The view to me wasn't magnificent, maybe because we took the ride at nite and can't really see much except the lights, nothing, but lights everywhere. I think I will prefer a day ride and then I'm able to see the landscape of Singapore and even Indonesia as reported by some others who had took the ride during the day..... Here are some pictures of the view....

Reyna was enjoying the view throughout until it was coming down as the other side of the wheel do not have much lights and she was already tired after concentrating for half of the revolution....She's not scare at all!!! She was fancinated by the lights and the view! I do have a photo of her enjoying the view, but it's in my handphone. Will update here soon.

Here's another photo. It's a stimulation photo which we took before taking the ride. The backdrop was done by computer effect and this photo cost us $15...It's ex, but ok lah, serve as a memoral also good. :)

Wishlist 2

2008-04-07T18:21:00.000-07:00

Ever thinking of quitting and goes back to my SAHM status, but as my wishlist gets longer, I've to throw these thoughts behind me. :P Here's my additional wishlist:

- Planned a Genting trip with my family (mum & dad)
- Planned for a Australia trip next year
- Change a better HP
- Upgrade my desktop to laptop

Adding the above to my 1st wishlist:

- Attend Wilton Cake Decoration Course 1(Will be starting in Aug), 2 & 3
- Fondant modelling tools (FULFILLED)
- Attend Cake Baking Stage 2
- Fondant Rolling Pin- Silpat Mat
- Novelty Cake Pans
- Attain Driving License (On-going)
- Castle Cake for Rachel (Oct)
- Princess Doll Cake for Renise (Jul)
- Bread Maker
- Microwave Oven
- Mahjong Chocolate Mould (FULFILLED)
- Expand my colour choice
- More cake pans
- Flowers cutter
- Punch set for fondant

Like that how to quit??!!!! Hahaha....

Super Duble Suay Day!!

2008-03-31T17:47:00.000-07:00

Really Suay these 2 days!! Yesterday, I wore my new shoes to work, guess what....I ended up hubby offered to fetch me up after work.

My feet sored so much that I can hardly walk. I felt the pain early in the morning on my way to office and when I reached office, one of the blister had already burst. It was a very big blister and can you imagine the pain...... The other foot also had blister but haven't burst yet, so I thought, not that bad.....Too early to say so, this morning, when I walked out of my door, the left foot accidentally kicked the right foot and BURST THE OTHER BLISTER!!!! *OUCH!!!* Suay rite....

Then when I reached downstair, as I was walking to the car holding Renise..... as we crossed the drain, she was busy looking at the cleaner sweeping the floor and dropped into the drain!!! Luckily I was holding her and she was standing in the drain and not sit or in other position. Poor gal, she "inherited" my suay-ness today and her knee was bruised and scratched. She was bleeding and I understand how painful it was. Imagine, my feet were already in pain and while I tried to bear with the pain and hold her walking, she still fell. And it was my fault for not using the proper walkway and took the shortcut. :P

For your info, that new pair of shoes, I did try and try and walk and walk until I feel comfortable then I bought it, still....can get such problem, really suay!!! That shoes not cheap hor!!! This was the 2nd pair of shoes giving me problem. How??!!! Who can tell me where to get a shoe that fits my leg or such problem is unavoidable??!!! HIAZ!!!

Splendid Weekend

2008-03-31T00:25:00.000-07:00

The just past weekend was a splendidful one.... It's so bcos.....nothing special, just that my Rachel is more well behaved nia...hahaha....

As for my Reyna, I find her so cute recently, especially when we scold her. She will pout her lips and swallow her tears until I start to show leniency, she will let off her tears....so cute.

That day we brought her to Marina Square and while we were having coffee, her cousins brought her to John Little, then she is so cute to insist a basket and start doing her shopping. They filmed all this down and she even tried to pull 1 of the clothing to put inside her basket.

Ok, I'm bian xin again, but I've just gonna say this.....She is soooooo cute...... All her action and behaviour. :P

Oh btw, she is a very zhuang yi person, for instant, she have a few pair of shoes, but she won't want others except the one that she's been wearing. For food also, when she's eating 1 food and you offered her the other kind of food which is nicer and better and tastier, she will still eat her current food and refuse the others....see, my gal....hahaha....

Yippeee......

2008-03-30T17:30:00.000-07:00

Yippee.....One of my wishlist fulfilled!!! I've got my fondant tools & chocolate Mahjong Mould yesterday!!! So happy....Thanks to KC for bringing these items in at low cost, so that I could afford to own a set of these. Here they are:

Fondant tools in nice box.

Mahjong Chocolate Mould Closed up.

Let's review my list again:
- Attend Wilton Cake Decoration Course 1, 2 & 3
- Fondant modelling tools (FULFILLED)
- Attend Cake Baking Stage 2
- Fondant Rolling Pin
- Silpat Mat
- Novelty Cake Pans
- Attain Driving License (On-going)
- Castle Cake for Rachel (Oct)
- Princess Doll Cake for Renise (Jul)
- Bread Maker
- Microwave Oven
- Mahjong Chocolate Mould (FULFILLED)
- Expand my colour choice
- More cake pans
Some more items to add:
- Flowers cutter
- Punch set for fondant

I'm getting closer and closer in fulfilling my wishlist!! :)

Dilemna

2008-03-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

Last nite, while I was changing Reyna, I find her so cute and suddenly, the thought of her passing this stage soon came into my head. How I wish I could see her passing through this stage of cuteness. Like for Rachel & Renise, I've never enjoyed their stage of cuteness and now Reyna's turn. I thought I could have enjoy her cuteness for as long as they last, but now, most of the time I'm at work, when I reached home, it's already quite late and she will have to sleep soon....

Yes, you may say I buay hiao pai, say my own gal is cute, but she really is mah....:P Hiaz, guess now I just have to enjoy as long as I can for her cuteness...this stage will pass soon......

3D Doll cake

2008-03-22T01:59:00.000-07:00

Today is my very first Attempt for a 3D cake. I'm lucky to have someone who is willing to let me try the doll cake for her niece's birthday. Here's the doll head, the top was covered with fondant. I did not cover the cake with fondant as I find it too sweet, unless that person is going for more look than taste, otherwise, I will try to use fresh cream as much as possible.

And here's the whole cake, (of cos, only the skirt is edible) with the head in place.

The skirt was a blackforest cake with vanilla sponge cake. I was kind of worried as it's quite wobbly, so hope that nothing happen during the transportation. :P

Artist in the making

2008-03-22T01:50:00.000-07:00

Last 2 days, we went to Melaka for a short trip. We had a enjoyable trip. The photos are not with me, will upload them later. Nothing much there except we went for a short trishaw ride for the gals and I went for buy some handmade noodles and the famous Gula Melaka for my cooking. May do some ondeh-ondeh.... but today, I've got to do my 3D doll cake first.

Before I show you the pix of my doll cake and later the trip, here's my little Artist in the making:

Wishlist

2008-03-18T17:54:00.000-07:00

I have lots of things that I wish to buy / do in my mind, instead of remembering them hard in my head, I've decided to list them out and see if I can fulfill them and hope my the other half will have a chance to come upon this and help me to fulfill them....(hiak hiak hiak):

- Attend Wilton Cake Decoration Course 1, 2 & 3
- Fondant modelling tools
- Attend Cake Baking Stage 2
- Fondant Rolling Pin
- Silpat Mat
- Novelty Cake Pans
- Attain Driving License (On-going)
- Castle Cake for Rachel (Oct)
- Princess Doll Cake for Renise (Jul)
- Bread Maker
- Microwave Oven
- Fondant Rolling Pin
- Expand my colour choice
- More cake pans

Hmm...so far I can only think of all these.....will I be adding more to the list?? Haha, I don't know. :P

Life After work

2008-03-13T17:38:00.000-07:00

It's the end of 3rd weeks since I've started work....Life is not much difference, in fact, better I would say :P

I've got the freedom to go out now without the baby and my gals especially Reyna is now used to be with my mum and I can have more free time for myself. Life is not so stressful as no more screaming at the gals and preparing food (though I missed those times).

One thing I'm guilty was I realised how much my gals had grown these 3 weeks and ever since I'm working, the attention spend on Renise is much much lesser as nowadays when I reached home, Reyna will start to clinch onto my, giving me no chance to even eat my dinner and naturally, the whole nite is like that and hence the attention to Renise is lesser.

Rachel is not that bad as during this March holidays, I've started to give her some writing to do and make sure she do it correctly, but doing this, she somehow feels that she have our attention, but for Renise, as she's still yet to write and she's attending art class on Sat, I didn't want her to do too much colourings till she got so bored with it on Sat. I'm still thinking how I can keep her occupied during the day and later at nite, I can come home to view her work.

skype

2008-03-10T07:05:00.001-07:00

Oh yes, I've uploaded Skype. For those who wish to add me, my nick is vaness813rs. :)

Newborn

2008-03-10T06:59:00.000-07:00

Today, I went to Gleagles Hospital to visit my just gave birth colleague. Her baby gal arrived in this world yesterday.

When I was there and saw the baby, it gave me a urge to have another baby. Babies are so cute!!! and worst, deep inside me still hoping for a boy, hence there's a urge. Anyway, I've got to hold onto that plan first. Whether or not we are going to have the 4th child, we need to get some "rest" and have to plan properly as it will not be easy to handle with 1 in "terrible 2's" and 1 in "terrible 3's" stage... this is no joke. With all the whimping and screaming, it definitely drove us crazy.

1st Driving Lesson

2008-03-09T18:21:00.000-07:00

I just had my first driving lesson last Sat. I was so excited.... so worried that I will be so slow and have a trail of cars following behind me, but I was very heng...hahaha...most of the cars managed to give way to me and I would say my speed not that slow lah... :P

I'm abit gan cheong when I first started off driving, not very used to stepping the accelerator and brake lightly (as Daytona will just step hard on the accelerator and off we go) that's why I always jam brake and created a hard stopping. Hope I will do better next time. Haha, but hor, I think I got eyes, hand and legs coordination problem...haha, dunno where to concentrate :P

I hope I will perform better this week. And guess what? Haha, so proud of myself when I drove to my mum's place myself last week. :P

Resume Pumping

2008-02-28T16:59:00.000-08:00

After started work for 1 week, I had resumed my pumping session to once a day. Reyna refused milk at home, so I'm pumping in the hope that she will take my milk in the afternoon. Let's hope miracles will happen bah.

Otherwise, I'm asking mum to give her milo lor. :P

2nd day of work

2008-02-21T05:50:00.000-08:00

Today is my 2nd day of work. So far so good. I'm still in the 'holiday' mood where this job seems to be interesting and I'm still enjoying it. Looking forward to work everyday at this moment. My colleagues are all very nice guys and not "dao" (hopefully they remain as such) so it was quite a good environment. I've met my ex-colleague from another division and managed to join them in the $10 million toto tonite (hope got chance to bring home some money man!). It was so good to see them again. Some of them have left but majority are still around and Amy brought me to visit each of them yesterday as the place had been renovated over the 5 years and they have shifted their location.

As for my gals.....haha, abit drama lor. On my first day of work, when I was about to leave the house, Reyna refused to let me go, she clinged onto me and asked me to carry her and then she refused to come down until I managed to talk to her and divert her attention. Then when I went downstair (as my mum n Renise brought Rachel to school), I went to bid good-bye to Renise and to my surprise, she cried badly the moment I walked away and she, too clinged on me until I had to remove her forcefully from the carrying. What a sad start for the day. Then when it came to evening, dunno if it's Reyna who was feeling unwell then got cranky or she missed me and got cranky and the moment I'm back home, she wanted her nei nei. She didn't drink milk for the whole day!!!

Today was my 2nd day, I've got to leave early to bring Reyna to doc again. Today was much better for a start as Reyna, though unwilling to let me go for work, still, managed to divert her attention and Renise didn't see me when I left. My mum told me Reyna was alright the whole day, playing with her sisters, but of cos, still coughing and running nose. As I'm bringing her to doc and managed to only make an appt for 3.30pm (actually planned to make appt aft 4pm, but this was the latest slot), so I made my hb took half day leave while I only leave at 3pm as I need to learn as much from my work as possible as my senior may go into labour any time. So hb took half day and went home to fetch Reyna before fetching me. To my surprises, Reyna behaved well in the car seat alone in the front seat.

So, today, not too bad. Let's see how's tomorrow. Oh, btw, it's 15th day of new year!!

Last Day as Tai Tai

2008-02-18T18:50:00.000-08:00

Today is my last day of my Tai-tai's life. Tomorrow, I will start my career life again.

Yesterday, I quickly went to BBDC to apply for my PDL and went for some window shopping and enjoy my last bit of those shopping times at office hours and without the big crowd. After today, my shopping trips will be with pool of people and everywhere are packed kind of shopping which makes my shopping trip less enjoyable.

During these 14 mths at home, I am very happy to have nurture Reyna myself and that I've watched her grown up from a baby to a toddler. Seeing her so attached to me makes me feel that all my hardwork over these months were worth it. Beside the nurturing of the gals, I also have a great sense of achievement as I've started my 3Rs and I can see my baking skills improving. I also got myself involved in promoting Breastfeeding with the Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group. These had been my achievements. Nothing great, but just have kind of own satisfactions.

From tomorrow onwards, I will have a new set of goals and resolutions to achieve. Also, from tomorrow onwards, I will miss my Reyna the most as she had been with me most of the time during these months of SAHM life and she's the reason for me to stop work then. I do feel abit sad to leave her now but I know she will be in good hands of my mum. But also, after I've started work, I can only hear from my mum her new developement and growth as well as achievement and not able to see them myself for the first time.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thanks God for giving me the opportunity to take care of Reyna for the past year and He too, had taken care of us well. I believed that this is the path He had choosen for me to go through, hence I will treasure it and learn to adapt and walked through all obstacles which may lay ahead of me. And I know, He will see me through them too.

Let's hope that life after working will be much better (Financially and physically as well as emotionally).

Last creation

2008-02-15T01:09:00.000-08:00

This is my last creation before I start work.

Working Soon

2008-02-14T00:27:00.000-08:00

I'm quitting my job as a SAHM, next Wednesday, I will be starting my full time job as a Project Administrator. I'm so happy to have found this job. It's near my mum's place, my sis's work place and it's a US MNC which provide good benefits.

There were 2 offers for me to choose, Purchasing Assistant in a Local Marine Trading co in Jurong or Project Administrator in US MNC in West Coast. I choose the later, reason being it's near my mum's place (1 direct bus) and it's a US MNC plus the environment is nice. The Marine Trading co, it's not far as my hb can fetch me to work, but the environment is so "stale", so boring, no life like that, so I scare I'm not used to it. Pay wise, they both offered the same.

K, now starting work soon, what happen to 3Rs? They will be taken care by my mum and hope they will behave. I will especially miss and worry abt Reyna. After all, she's brought up by myself for the past 14 mths, her like and dislikes and her action and her movement, I will know what she wants, but dunno my mum will know or not. Anyhow, I believe she will be in good hands. Will be giving her FM / Full Cream milk when I'm not around and hope she will continue to latch on when I'm home. She is my darling. :P

Kampong Fish / Doctor Fish

2008-02-10T00:31:00.001-08:00

As I'm very happy yesterday, I went for a small relaxation at this place called Kampong Fish Village at Novena Ville.

This is a place where you can do therapy on your feet or hands with the help of Doctor Fish. What we (my hb & I) was to put our feet in the pool of these doctor fishes and they will starts feed on the dead skin on your feet. Initially, when we placed our feet in, it was real ticklish, imagine, so many fishes came and nibble on your feet, but it was alrite after awhile and we were kind of enjoying the bites.

It was known to help in people with eczema and prorasis, otherwise, it have therapy effect as the bites kinds of produce microscopic massage to your feet promoting better blood flow to the feet. More can be read from : http://www.kampongfishtherapy.com/

Finally, I've passed

2008-02-10T00:25:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, was my 4th time taking my final theory test and finally, I've passed it!!!! Haha, I couldn't believe myself when I saw the screen showed me a "passed" and as I walked out of the examination room, I couldn't control my laugh, haha, I was sooooo happy. Even though it was unneccessary to print the result slip, I still did..... and here it is:

Haha, so now, after I've found a job, I will go for my practical test, it's so hard to pass this theory test, so I will sure to get my driving license before this test expired.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2008-02-03T17:40:00.000-08:00

Finally, after so many years of married, I finally managed to feel the mood of the New Year.

Yesterday, I went to market very early in the morning, as early as 6.30am. Though nothing fantastic about it, but I just feel so proud to be part of the new year celebration. :P

Today, we are having reunion dinner today (28th lunar calendar), but I'm also having interview today at 5pm in AMK, gosh, I guess by the time I come home, it will be 6-7pm liao :(

Nevertheless, Hereby wish everyone a happy & prosperous New Year!!!

Lousy Day

2008-02-01T21:58:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was the lousiest day!!! As I've said in the previous posting that I'm going for interview yesterday. Damned idiotic was that company.

I was asked, or rather, I've informed 2 days before hand to change the appt time from 11.30am to 3 pm on the same day for the interview. I took a cab (cost me $8.20) to the co and I arrived around 2.45pm. I filled up the application form (which was a very simple 1 page form) and they didn't even have my resume, luckily I brought it along with me and attached to the form for them. I was told that her boss was having meeting and asked me to wait for awhile. I waited, waited and waited, around 3.15pm, the gal came and told me if I'm rushing off, then I better don't wait, but since I got nothing on, I decided to wait, thinking it won't be a long wait as we had already made the appt. So, I waited, waited and waited again. At 4.20pm, a few staffs told me that their boss will be here soon, so I waited and waited and waited again. At around 5pm, that idiotic boss finally showed his moronic face. He didn't even invite me to the room and just signalled me to go into the room with him. He brought along a guy and told that guy to wait awhile that he will be very fast.

Guess what, when I went into the room, he just briefly appologies for my waiting and ASKED ME WHAT POSITION I'M APPLYING FOR!!!! Gosh!, I thought he knew what position he is looking for before interviewing, well, that's not the end. He asked me further "WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE?!!!" I thought he should have gone through my resume and my application before deciding to ask me down for an interview?!! Ok, so I answered his question that my experience with my previous co was sourcing blah blah blah and purchasing items like stationeries and computer hardwares and softwares....etc, etc.... then guess what he said, " We don't buy computer items and stationeries here" Wa lau, you asked me for experiences leh, I'm not selling these items to you leh, of cos I know you not buying such items lah. Then he waited for a while (I think he was thinking how to ask me to go) Then told me he still got a few applicants and asked me to wait for their phone call (Err, excuse me, he don't even know what position he was hiring and he told me still got a few applicants) Anyway, I also didn't bother to talk to him much. Btw, the whole session only took me less than 2 minutes for a 2 hours wait!!! Now you know why he brought his friend up and told him he will take awhile nia. What a jerk!!! Waste ppl time and money.... Lesson learnt, if next time such things happen, don't bother to wait, even if waited, get this opportunity to screw the interviewer back to make sure your wait is worth it! Hrmp!

New Words

2008-02-01T21:57:00.000-08:00

Reyna's new words:-

- Mei mei (pretty)
- tie dao (Fall down)

LOST!!

2008-01-31T17:57:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went for an interview @ Joo Koon Crescent, but don't know why I heard the caller telling me it's at Joo Koon Circle, so I took a cab to Joo Koon Circle.

It was a very ulu industrial area where no bus goes in and the nearest bus stop is about 1km away! When I reached there, I can't find the address!!! I got panicked, cos there is so ulu, no cab, no bus in sight, not even cars, only a few ah nei looking at me!!! ANd, I'm late, late didn't go doesn't matter, but now is I can't even find my way out of that place to get a cab or bus home!!!

Ok, never mind, I've decided to walk out to the main road and see if I can find any bus stop to go back to Jurong Point and as I walked, I called the co and tell them I"m lost in Joo Koon Circle. That lady was very nice, she guided me the way to her co. So, I've managed to walk out of that "desert" and reached her co for interview at 3pm. (My appt with her was supposed to be at 2.30pm) For your info, her co also not easy to go, also ulu, also no bus stop within 1 km radius. *faint*, so I walked in to her co and out of her co to take a bus. Can faint, but luckily there will be transport provided.

Yesterday was a very suay (bad luck) day for me. Before I went for the interview, I ran after 941 with my heels, then when I reached JP, as I walked to get a cab, I got scalded by a smoker with his cigarette, then while I'm lost in Joo Koon Circle, I got bitten by mosquito and when I'm about to reach the bus stop at Joo Koon Circle, I missed that bus. After my interview, I ran after that 252 also with many ppl watching me running and yet, didn't got on the bus (cos didn't make it) and guess what, the next bus arrived a few minutes later!!! Aido, like that I shouldn't have run liao lah..... no image man!!!

Ok, today, another interview, Jurong also and need to take the same 252 bus!!! Hope I won't get lost today, but I will taking cab to the co as I can only leave the house after my mum's back.

Pray Hard!!

Busy Busy Busy

2008-01-28T23:55:00.000-08:00

This week is very busy!!! Busy with cookies baking and interviews!! Luckily, I've got his niece to help me with the baking, so will be baking cornflakes cookies, many many kueh bangkit and pineapple tarts!!! See if I can add anything extra into my schedule....hiak hiak hiak.......

Facial

2008-01-26T22:42:00.000-08:00

Finally had a chance to use my 1st facial from my package which I bought a year ago. I did a diamond peel which cost me 2 slots and now I'm left with 8 slots. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the facial very much and feel my skin so clean now. :P

New Words

2008-01-26T22:35:00.000-08:00

Words that Reyna can say:
- Thank you
- soap

Though not many, but I feel she's getting cuter each day. :)

Oh, that day I went for the interview at Comtech? Heng ah, I managed to reach that place safely. I must also thank God, cos that day, I alighted 2 bus stops earlier and it was drizzling, so I heck care and started walking towards my destination. As I walked, the rain gets smaller and eventually stopped, then later when I'm about to reach the lobby, it started pouring again, but I'm safe.

I arrived at 3.30pm, but I waited till almost 4.30pm for my interview, can you imagine? I sat at a very comfortable chair, in a very comfortable environment and I almost fell asleep!!! The interview didn't last very long, ended at 5.30pm and it was sooooo crowded at the bus stop. Luckily my bus came not long after that. Conclusion? I doubt I will get the job and even though I'm selected, I may consider also, too demanding and based on the demand and working hours, my asking pay cannot compensate that man.

Have another interview on Tuesday at Science Park, shall see how.

Interviews

2008-01-23T06:22:00.000-08:00

Hiaz, today was a busy day. Went out for half a day with high heels!! Long time never wear heels for so long liao.

I went to Career Trend for interview and later have lunch with Esther, follow by next interview @ Emerson Process. I hope I can get the job at Emerson as it is near my mum's place and the environment is good, but....no career advancement :P But nevertheless, I'm only looking for a job that pays me well :)

Tomorrow still got another interview @ Comtech. Now headache, dunno how to get there..... ULU Place again. Not quite interested in this job as it's a 5.5 days work and it will be at Jurong Island!!!! Superly Ulu and it's long working hours......think the remueration package cannot compensate that man!

Kueh Bangkit 2

2008-01-21T00:35:00.000-08:00

Hee, today I baked Kueh Bangkit again, cos still got left over coconut milk, don't want to waste....

This is my "fruit" today:

Next project, Pineapple Tarts, Zebra Cake, Kueh Lapis and Egg white cake

Kueh Bangkit

2008-01-19T22:47:00.001-08:00

Ok, today a bit free, cos next week I have 1 whole stretch of event the whole week waiting for me. :P I've baked some kueh bangkit for CNY, 4 tubs, 1 for my mum, 1 for Jeanlina and 2 tubs for Mary :)

Did once before, but wasn't very successful as the cookies were not thick enough and kept breaking, so today, I've used a new mould, bought from Daiso to make these cookies and the effects are better.

These are before bake.

And these are baked, just before I remove them from the oven.

This is how I packed it, hope it's nice with the word "Wang"...hahaha.... Hope everyone, my blog visitors, my friends, my relatives and those I don't know, "WANG WANG!!!" This coming year, we all shall have a "WANG WANG" Year!!!! 4D, Toto, Big Sweep, lucky draw...everything "soon soon ah!!" :)

Jobs Hunting

2008-01-16T18:32:00.000-08:00

I'm now looking for a job, but on the other hand, I will miss Reyna. Afterall, Reyna has been with me since birth and she's the only one brought up by myself, the other 2 was by my mum. I'm so afraid that I will miss her so much that I starts crying when I start work, haha, but not a worry at the moment as I haven't found a job yet.. :)

With this job searching, I'm going to end my breastfeeding career too. :( it's a sad thing, but I also think it's time for her to grown up. If not, she will be on my breasts always, especially at nite, keep waking up for nei nei. So, I will try to introduce FM to her, though Full Cream milk is better, but bcos she will be taken care by my mum and old ppl's thinking is always, if not BM, will be FM liao. So I guess giving her FM will cause my mum less problem bah. On the other hand, I hope she can be on partial BM if I still can supply her, ie, she will latch on when I'm home and takes FM when I'm at work. Not sure if this will work, it will depends on Reyna herself if she's willing to accept it or not.

My mum told me yesterday that Reyna will be the one I most bu se de, cos I've spent lots of time and hardwork bringing her up, with the sleepless nite, breastfeeding all day long and the lugging her everywhere I go like a superglue to me. I find it quite true, I will definitely miss her, but with me working, I also hope to provide her with a better future and better life.

New Hairstyle

2008-01-15T01:43:00.000-08:00

Here's the look of my new style. :)

I've spent Ringgit 600 on this hairstyle and 4 hours doing it!!!

Update on Reyna

2008-01-14T17:48:00.000-08:00

List of words she can say:
- mo (as in zou mo "what")
- book

List of action:
- hold my hands and clap

Hmm, not much of action and words from her except that she keeps hugging her sisters and kissing them, on top of that, when her sisters cry, she will ask me "mo", meaning why they cry...hahaha. so funny

Pineapple Tarts

2008-01-14T17:46:00.000-08:00

Finally, I've done with my pineapple tarts..... but I find it too sweet :P will process the filling the next time round.

Last weekend, I went back to JB looking for a makeover (haircut), and guess what, I've spent RM600 on perming my hair!!! My hb's jaws drop when I told him the price :P but over all, the hairdo was nice lah, at least a new look for the new year :P

Jigsaw Puzzle

2008-01-09T00:33:00.000-08:00

Hmm, I wondered if Rachel's well behaved is due to the jigsaw puzzle which I did with her for the past few days, she felt that she's been loved and she got our attention.

If that's the case, I don't mind getting her another set of the puzzle since I've enjoyed it too. :)

Next thing I hoped to do with her is.....READING!!!

1st outing with Rachel alone

2008-01-09T00:16:00.001-08:00

Hiaz....today I've finally see the beauty in Rachel and that she can actually behave well.

Thanks to Rachel (Ruffybear) & Ralph for waiting for her to finish school and to give us a lift to Seah St. We went to Sun Lik to have a look at the bakery items they have there and I've decided to bring Rachel along, taking this opportunity to bond with her.

After lunch with big Rachel, we proceed to Sun Lik. Initially, I was so afraid that she would go into the shop and starts touching this, taking that and breaking things. So, before I make my entrance to the shop, I told her that if she doesn't behave well and starts her nonsenses, I will leave and go home and that will be the 1st and last trip for her to be out with me. After that, we entered the shop.

In the shop, she was considered quite well behave. She will hold the basket for me and though she will touch abit of things, but she won't try to take it out from the shelf which I think it's ok. She through my stay in the shop she was quite alright and I'm glad I managed to stay in the shop for quite some times and enjoyed my trip there.

When I've done with the shopping at Sun Lik, seeing her so well behaved, I asked if she wants to continue her shopping before we go home and brought her to Raffles City's Robinson. Same thing, before I entered the Robinson, I told her if she misbehaved, we will go home and no more shopping trips with me.

In Robinson, she was well behaved too. Not really that well, but compared to usual, she's so much better. I would say that she had behaved normally like other kids. I'm so glad I can see such improvement from her.

After robinson, she told me she's tired and when I suggested we head home, she agreed to it but as we walked towards the MRT, we still did abit of window shopping lah. :P I saw some clothes in G2000 which I wished to buy, but seeing her so tired, I decided not to buy it first and head home.

On the way to MRT, she asked me if we were taking MRT or bus, so I told her MRT, then she told me that she will sleep in the train then and asked me to wake her up when we reached. I felt that she's so sensible at that moment. But when the train arrived, I told her there may not have any seat for her, then she told me that if that's the case, then she won't sleep and wait till reached home. Well, she was lucky and she got a seat and fell asleep.

After we reached, I didn't come home straight away, I went to NTUC and SKP to buy some stuffs for baking and she's too, still very well behaved.

Well, I must say "Well Done Rachel, you had done well today!!"

Next Project

2008-01-07T23:46:00.000-08:00

My next project coming up is Kueh Bangkit and Pineapple Tarts.....

Hmm, CNY is coming, gotta prepare some of these yummy goodies for my friends and relatives... will have to start working this week, if not, will have to wait till next. But I think I'm able to do these this few days. I've already bought some of the ingredients, just need to buy a few more to start.

Hopefully, I'm able to do at least 1 of it by this week bah...

Wedding Cupcakes

2008-01-06T17:29:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I had just completed my wedding project. It was a 3-tier cupcakes display. Though the size was not very big, but it was very nice and I love it very much. Here's the picture of it:

I would like to thanks Jeanlina for her help in the floral arrangement and I really love it so much that I feel like having it at my own house.

Updates

2008-01-01T06:19:00.000-08:00

Feel like doing this list of updates on the 1st day of the year and see if how will the progress like during 2008:

List of words Reyna can say:
- mama
- daddy
- mummy
- uncle
- po po
- jie jie
- ah yi
- shower
- na (take)
- pon pon (shower)
- bao
- mum mum (eat)
- nei nei
- er gu
- ah lo (hello)
- jiak (boo)
- bird
- ball
- bubble

List of action:
- smelly
- scare
- full
- milk
- clap hands
- dance
- shake backside
- keep toys (somethings)
- put phone at ear

Hmm, not sure if I had missed out anything, but will keep updating the list. :)

HAPPY 2008!!

2007-12-31T08:11:00.001-08:00

Wish All of you a Happy 2008!!!!

Year 2007

2007-12-30T19:58:00.000-08:00

Today marked the last day of 2007, let's recall back what I have done in the year:

Jan: Reyna celebrated her Full month
Mar: My official resignation from JEL, started my BMSG Counselling duty, First time shake hand with Dr Amy Khor for Baby Blisscard presentation
Apr: Started my online bakery, 3Rs and Vanessa then and received my first order from SH.
Jun: Bought my new Kenwood Heavy Duty Mixer
Jul: Both Rachel & Renise contacted HFMD
Oct: Bought my new big oven
Nov: Reyna took her first step & First word was "mama"

After that, everything was well till somewhere in Oct, I realised those "so-called" friends were no longer friends, but also during these times, I've known 1 true friend. Then came, the art principal who is so willing to share and give me an opportunity to teach baking to her students.

I've got my new oven in Oct as well, my dream built in oven and cupboards.

In Dec, I've started my first teaching, my first big orders of 240 xmas cupcakes, 200 newborn cupcakes and now, preparing for 100 wedding cupcakes in 3-tiers. Accepted my first major order.

All in all, 2007 have been an eventful one for me, I've gone thru the ups and downs, the happy and the sad. Saddest thing in the year: Betrayed and being accused. Happiest thing in the year: Received big orders and business started to prospers.

Let's hope 2008 will be a better year for me and all of you! Happy New Year!!! And........I'm 1 year older tml :(

New Maid

2007-12-26T06:42:00.000-08:00

Ok, today I went to fetch the new maid. She is a transferred maid. I will say, THANK GOD!!! She is so much better than the previous one. She got initiative and she's able to cook. Except, got to spot check her once in awhile as I realise she can't really wash properly.

So excited, this Friday will be my last gingerbread man class. I'm hoping to come up with more baking classes in future, but that's all depends on how I can incorporate baking with art or rather, associate them. :P

Today was a tiring day, I woke late today and rushed to the market to do some marketing and my hb was on leave today. After marketing, I left my gals with my mum and went to fetch the maid. After fetching the maid, I brought the maid home first for some orientation b4 the gals come home and at this time, I realised I've got a flu (Must be too heaty from the 3 days of Curry Chicken meal :P) but I'm still alright. After that, I went to my mum's place again and put Reyna with my mum as I do not have time to cook her meal, so left her there for her meal while I bring the maid to JE for lunch and to PH to buy some stuffs. My hb went to QB house for his hair cut while waiting for me. Once he's done, we went back to my mum's place to fetch the gals home. The moment I reached home, I started to prepare dinner (Boil soup) and while doing it, my flu got worst and I decided to see a doctor as I needed it to recover fast as I got a class on the 28th Dec and tml I'm going out to buy some stuffs for the wedding orders. So, after I've prepared the ingredients, cooked the rice and Reyna's porridge, I went to see the doctor and get some medication. Luckily it wasn't crowded and managed to come home to cook the dinner on time.

So.....today had been a hectic day. Hope tomorrow I will feel better and poor Reyna, think she gotta flu from me too, she had been sneezing and can see her nose is wet already. Hope she can recovers fast fast w/o having to see a doctor and through the wonders of BM.

I'm Back!!

2007-12-25T06:31:00.000-08:00

Hihi, did you all miss me? Hee hee, I'm back from JB after a 4 days 3 nights "camp" in my mil's place.

Our journey started on 22nd Dec, 9pm, we moved off from my mum's place after our "dong" jie's dinner, and proceeded to the custom. When we reached the custom, there was a massive jam, the whole stretch of the bridge was jammed at Singapore side. When I saw the jam, I was like" Siao, how long will this jam clear and it wasn't moving at all", luckily, my hb was smart, he drove in the motorcycle lane and cut his way in the very front of the queue. This act had actually saved us at least 1 -2 hours and we managed to reach JB home by 10.30pm. Reyna was asleep in the car, so we got no problem getting her to adapt to the sleeping in the room. But the other 2 gals were so excited upon seeing their cousins and took some times to sleep, but all was well.

The next day, Little Audrey will be celebrating her 1st birthday, yes, she's 3 weeks younger than Reyna and Reyna is her Aunty :). She had a small celebration at her own house and she had a small powerpuff girls cake. Both Reyna & Audrey were very cute, when we asked Reyna to give Audrey a hug, she will walk towards her and hugged her so tightly that Audrey got so flare and irritated. Now, whenever Audrey saw Reyna walking towards her and hugged her, she will pull Reyna's head away from her, so cute. Reyna will keep chasing Audrey while Audrey will try to run away from her, but Little Audrey still don't know how to walk yet, so she crawled away. We had satay, nasi bryani, fried bee hoon, Curry Chicken, fried wanton and agar-agar. Since there were left over, we had these for dinner as well.

On the 24th evening, we had a Christmas party too. My sil invited her friends as well as other family members to join the party to celebrate the Christmas and guess what we had for the party? Pineapple Rice, Fried Mee Siam, Curry Chicken, prawns, sweet & Sour fish, mix vegetables, otah balls, fried chicken, soon kueh and the green pandan paste with glutinuous rice kueh (dunno what it's called). The Curry chicken and prawns were yummy and I had a few helpings during the party. And again, there were left over and we had it for today's lunch.

Today, 25th Lunch, since most of us have to attend church, my sils asked for catering again and do you know what we had again??!! Fried Bee Hoon, Curry Chicken & Mix Vegetables plus those left over from last nite!!!

Oh my gosh, we actually had 3 days of Friend Bee Hoon, Curry Chicken & Mix Vegetable!!!!! Haha, but I actually enjoyed the curry chicken alot, especially last night one. :P

Well, that's the end of our 4 days 3 nites "holidays" and tml onwards, I got to on my own again. Oh, btw, I've sent my maid back to the agent already before I left for JB, both hb and me can't tolerate her anymore. Imagine, after I told her that shoes have to be put in the shoe cabinet, I still can see all my shoes lying around on the floor mat, stacked nicely. btw, she took those shoes our from the cabinet the nite before when we went out. So, after some consideration, my hb and I decided to send her back to the agent as we feel that it's pointless and unhealthy for all of us if I kept her. Now, we had choosen a transferred maid with experience, hope she will not give us any more problem and be able to stay with us for at least 2 years. Pray for us.

Ok, back to the holidays, though we had curry chicken for all 3 days, we had an enjoyable trip and it wasn't that tiring after all with the help of his nieces and sisters, we managed to cope well without the maid.

Here are some photos from the trip not many, but can see how the gals had enjoyed it:

Updates

2007-12-21T23:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, now using my hb's laptop, managed to load some photos which made me crazy over the past few days.....that 400 cupcakes!!!

I didn't have time to take the photo for the xmas cupcakes, but I managed to take the photo after it had been packaged in the boxes and plastic bags:

Then the other 204 cupcakes, I managed to take some photos of the cupcakes and the boxes:

My hb had helped me to prepare 26 of such boxes, 8 of such boxes and 2 of such boxes, a total of 36 boxes!! Thanks to him. :) And all got to put such label on it. But careless me, I actually typed the year as 2006 instead of 7, felt so sorry about it. :(

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

2007-12-21T23:17:00.001-08:00

Yesterday was supposed to be my last class in Gingerbread baking class, but the principal decided to extend another class on te 28th Dec. After the past few classes, I've managed to gain more experience and handle the class better. :) I'm able to complete the baking within the schedule, all was well and glad that all the children left with a happy and satisfied face.

Below are some pictures taken during the class:

Should any of you have kids age 5 and abv, would like to join my class, do contact Ms Jeanlina from Rush-Me-Not Art studio @ rushmenot.artstudio@gmail.com for more information. Alternatively, she can be contacted @ 62547398.

FINALLY!!!! IT's OVER!!

2007-12-18T07:00:00.001-08:00

Phew, finally, managed to rush 400 cupackes in these 4 days. 2 different orders.....
For the first 240 cupcakes, I was sooooo stressed, cos I'm so tired and I still have many many more to go. But thanks to my sister, who gave up her birthday celebration and stay with me on Sunday to help me complete the order. It was such a relieve after I've completed that order and from this order, I've learnt that Fondant is not an easy stuff. (*Shrudder*)

Today, I completed and delivered my other 200 cupcakes. Finally, it's all over and I can relax now. No more big orders untill Jan.

Yesterday, my friend, came to help me with the baking and some decoration. Though it was tiring, but we quite enjoy the process as we also managed to catch up with each other while baking. :) Thanks Noelle, for helping me yesterday, I'm really grateful.

Today, my hubby got so worried that Sunday episode might repeat, he took half day leave and help me in the afternoon to make sure I'm able to cope and complete the orders on time. With his help, I managed to complete the order earlier than expected time. Else, with myself, I will have to do the decoration, after decoration, transfer it from the table to the box, then arrange it as per the order and then tying the boxes, there were 36 boxes!!! Gosh, come to think of it, if he didn't take leave, I'm wondering if I'm able to complete on time man. THANK GOD!!!

Last but not least, I would like to thank all who had helped me to complete my orders. My parents who helped me to look after my 2 elder daughters while I'm busy with my cakes, their support on Sunday and sent me her daughter, my sister, to help me. Thank you my sister who scarificed her birthday celebration and stayed with me till late nite to help me complete my orders as well as having the intention to take leave and help me today even though it's her birthday. Friends like Yvonne, Carolyn and Noelle, who came to help me to bake all the 400-500 cupcakes. My hubby, who took leave and stayed up late at nite to help me to prepare the boxes and packaging as well as the deliveries. And thank you to all who had helped but not listed above. Most imptly, thank you Reyna, for being patience with me and not disturbing me when I did my baking and a great sorry for neglecting my 3Rs during these period of time.

In future, I will have a proper and better planning to reduce such circumstances.

THANK YOU

PC CRASHED!!!

2007-12-13T06:28:00.000-08:00

Wa Sian, how come bad things all come together!!!! My PC died on me yesterday!!!! While I was away!!!! Sad, now no pc how to work........ sad sad sad......best of all, the Sitex just ended, got to wait till next PC fair to get a new laptop if neccessary..........

Thank You

2007-12-12T07:00:00.000-08:00

Thank you darling for taking leave today so that I can go for the cookies baking class in peace today. Thank you sooooo much for being understanding and purposely taking leave to help me take care of the children as well as sending me to and fro the class.

Thank you Carolyn and Yvonne as well as my sister, thank you for stretching out your helping hand and help me with my orders even though it is going to be your birthday on Tues, sis. I'm sorry I didn't have the time to bake you any cake, but I will try to squeeze some time out and treat you a meal. I'm really touched for all your help when I'm feeling helplessly helpless.

THANK YOU!!!

I"m depressed

2007-12-12T06:21:00.001-08:00

I saw someone wrote in her msn msg as "my gals are depressed after the maid had gone" something like that. Now, I'm the other who is depressed.

During this 1 year of staying at home, I didn't realise that the relationship which was built up between me and my maid is not employee and employer relationship, we had actually built a more like sisters or friends relationship. I kinda missed her, miss her laughter and kapo-ness. When she's around, whenever I received a new order, I will be very happy and telling her about the order and how she can help me as well as how we are going to do about it. We shared the joy and fun but now, nobody to share them. I cried last night.

The new maid is a headache. Can you imagine, she can't even wash a milk bottle or bowl properly? The way she wash is like children playing with water, transfering water from 1 bottle to the other and later rinse again, not from the tap, but she will fill the bottle with water again and do the pouring....can die leh. Today she went through an army training by my hb while I'm away for cookies class. Hope after today, she can buck up and work better. By the way, conclusion with her is she is a very stubborn gal. She cannot understand what we say at all. I have a feeling, I won't keep her for long. For now, I'm just giving her a chance to prove herself, if she didn't, that's it, cos I'm already had my limit. With 3 kids, I can't afford her to take her own sweet time to do her washing and twisting her bum around. I need someone tuff to work fast and be agilent. If can, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY OLD MAID BACK!!!!!

I'm sorry to my family, due to my decision, I've put everyone in a stressed situation and causing myself so much trouble and sadness. Serve me right for not renewing my old maid's contract.

Bye Sugiyarti

2007-12-08T23:36:00.000-08:00

Hiaz.... my maid went back to her kampong already after helping me out for 2 years.

Yesterday, I sent my maid to airport and treated her a meal of Burger King before she departed. Kind of sad to see her leave as afterall, she had been with me for the past 1 year and during this year, she helped me alot in my baking.

Today, after she's gone, I still have 1 order to bake, 1 9" mango filling cake and 15 cups tiramisu. I worked till 12am last nite. After I sent her to airport and rush to Adelphi to buy the sesame street topper (hiaz, this is another case), and came home about 3pm to start my baking. Oh, before she left, she still helped me to bake the cake for the tiramisu cup. Luckily, she helped me with this one, else I think I can worked till 2-3am.

After I baked the cake, I washed the gals' clothings as well as a few pcs of my own clothes. It's really a very suay day (I guess everyday is a suay day for me :() The washing machine leaked, so it was out of order for me to use :( then when I was making my tiramisu, 15 cups, I'm just lacked of 1 scoop of the cream to complete the 15 cups!!! Just 1 small scoop!!! So, no choice, I got to whip up another batch of it to complete it and now I have many many cups of tiramisu choking up in my fridge!!! *Faint*

It was such a tiring day and I still have another day to go. I hope my new maid can work well after she had settled in.

Poor Toes

2007-12-03T17:43:00.000-08:00

Hiaz, went to see doctor last nite and tonite got to go for X-ray liao. Doctor said most likely that's crack, but dunno if it's just hairline crack or something worst. So got to take X-ray. Hiaz...I still got 2 classes to teach and also a few orders to do...HOW!!!??? And my maid is going back this Saturday *faintz* ...and new maid only arrives on the 10th *faint faint faint*....

Hiaz, now got to trouble my mum to help me out when I bake liao. But now headache how to teach as this wound will takes 6-8 weeks to heal!!!!

Hope I can have an easy and smooth class....

My toes!!!

2007-12-02T22:19:00.000-08:00

Ok, after all the happy occassion, here's my sad episode.

Here's my toes:

Sad, today got to see dr liao. The front part of my feet had swollen, don't know got cracked bone or not, and it's still PAINFUL!!!!! :(

More updates on Reyna's Birthday

2007-12-02T17:04:00.000-08:00

Due to previous experience from Renise, I feel that during a party, parents tends to catch up with each other while the kids just run around the place which I think it's quite tedious to keep track where the kids had gone, hence, this time round, I've engaged Alpha Plus, to help me to keep the kids entertained for awhile so that their parents have a chance to have their lunch as well as to catch up each others.

Their services were very good, beside performing magic show for the children, they also did ballon sculpting for all the kids to take home and they are very accomodating, though my party started late, they did not charge me more for that, I really thank them for it. And best of all, they also helped me to capture some photos which I was so busy with the guests that I've forgotten about it. It's really nice of them to help me in many other ways. Thanks Glen and Alphonso. :)

For Reyna's cake, I've baked her a vanilla sponge cake with mango filling. On top of that, I still prepare her 30 cups of cupcakes so that some can have the cupcakes instead of the mango cake.

This were the cakes I baked for her:

All children had enjoyed themselves alot and I'm glad they all did.

Thank you to all Reyna's cousins and aunties and friends for helping out in the party and thank you all guests for your attendance to make this party a successful one.

Pls feel free to view her party photos online:
Reyna's party

Happy Birthday Reyna!!!

2007-12-02T06:34:00.000-08:00

Finally, her birthday is over!! Tired, Tired, all my gals had "overworked" today. They enjoyed so much.

Me too, is very happy. :) I've worked 18 hrs yesterday to prepare her cakes for her big day! Plus 1 order. So happy with the cake I've done for her. haha so proud of myself :P

I did her a pooh bear mango cake and 30 small cupcakes to go with the theme. Best of all, I also did Piglet figurine, it was such a snatch. :p

Will upload the cake picture and more of her bday picture tomorrow.

Oh yes, something suay on me today. When I tried to keep the tables in the function room, the table just fel directly on my toes, now I'm wondering if I've got a cracked toe as the pain is still there now at this time and it is black now. Hope tomorrow I will get better, else I will have to see a doctor and hope it's not a bad news. :p

Reyna's Cake

2007-11-26T06:18:00.000-08:00

Headache, Headache...... what should I design for Reyna's birthday? The novelty pan of pooh is out, cos I don't think it can cater to 30 pax. So now, it's either "1" or just rectangular cake plus some cupcakes....... All this will be done by me!!! Nervous, cos first time doing such a big project.

Ideas, ideas, anyone? It's this coming sunday......hope I can do a good job man!!!.......

Oh yes, today, very suay day. I've got an cupcakes order to be collected this evening. It was ordered last week. You know what, of all preparation I've done, I actually forgotten about the Packaging!!!! I don't have a box to cater for 12 cupcakes!!! And this idiotic brain of mine only remembers it this morning!! *faint*

Well, no choice, after I've baked the cupcakes, settle down the gals breakfast, shower and lunch before I make my way to phoon Huat. Guess what, not suay enough, when I boarded the bus......Rain rain heavy rain started pouring!!!...well, that's not all, when I reached JE, the rain stopped, then I started buying.....buying buy buy, and ended up with 3 big bags of stuffs!! Then I'm so damned hungry, thought of quickly buy lunch and go home, when I wanted to buy mee soto for my maid after waiting for so long, I was actually being told that it's sold OUT!!!! After about 10 mins, then tell me that...gosh!! ok, then I went to buy her nasi lemak. Then I carried that 3 big bags, plus lunch and walked to the street to wait for a cab and THERE WAS NO CAB!!! So, I walked from phoon huat, to POSB bank, to CPF, to NTUC and finally the Taxi stand with 3 BIG HEAVY BAGS before I can get a cab!!!! Damned suay man!!

Gingerbread Man Class

2007-11-22T06:00:00.001-08:00

Today, I finally held my gingerbread class in Rush-me-not studio. It was enjoyable!! There were a total of 4 kids including Rachel, the rest are older than her and she's supposed to address me "teacher" rather than "mummy". I would say, she did a great job. She tried very hard to address me as "teacher"

Though the session was enjoyable, I'm tired. *hee* When I baked, usually, there's my maid who help me to do the washing, so the job seems to be easier, but today, I got to teach, bake, wash and answers all questions the gals have, it really tires me out.

There will be another 2 more sessions. Hope I can do better in the next 2 sessions.

Big Day!!

2007-11-17T06:23:00.001-08:00

Finally, and I'm glad that the wedding cake had delivered to the bride in the best conditions, except for some hippcups. The topper which u had seen on the previous page did not "attend" the wedding....hee, my super and shaky hand accidentally broke it while adjusting the topper, end up, I replaced it with 2 models (typically wedding couples). I've tried doing another similiar toppers the next before, but it didn't manage to dry on time! So, no choice, luckily got bought that topper stand-by. :P

Sorry, Weijing, I know u had later request for the 3rd tier, but hor, the top tier was going to be bigger than the 2nd-tier, that's y I didn't do it for you. Don't worry, I will do a better job for you when u are having full month celebration...hee, when huh? don't make me wait too long till I old liao cannot move hor. :)

Just for your info, even the fondant cover, I also handmade them myself and they are not bought from the store. So, I hope it's not too sweet and the taste is good.

Just a little update from the bride, she had cut the cake around 4+ pm and shared the cake among her friends and relatives. Comments was, VERY NICE AND TASTE NICE TOO!!!! So glad that her guests had enjoyed the cake.

I'm really very happy for the couple, Once again, HAPPY & BLISSFUL MARRIAGE TO T"HE BOTH OF YOU!!!

Wedding Cake Finally

2007-11-15T23:57:00.000-08:00

Ta da!!! Today is the day where the cake will be assemble. I was very excited this morning. Keep worrying about not able to do it well. Then, as I do, I started taking photos to mark every level of it. Here how it goes:

1) I started off with icing the cake, i.e put chocolate frosting in between the cakes. She wanted a chocolate cake, as I didn't do it for her, I take the trouble to do a small portion of chocolate frosting to put in between it, hee, no chocolate cake, but got chocolate cream lah.

2) Then I started to roll out the fondant. Wow, the fondant is a tedious job, i need to roll out a big n thick enough sheet to cover the cake top to bottom and it kept sticking on to the countertop, or otherwise, got hole on it...can faint leh, I do this for the whole morning, from 9am till 1pm then I managed to get 2 cakes covered with fondant.

3) After covering the cake with fondant, I started working on the lower tier (which is also the 1st tier), I tried many times to do the drape. A drape is a cloth-like deco at the side of the cake. I need to re-do it many many times before putting it on, cos our weather is so hot n humid that the fondant is so soft and not hard.

4) When the drape was done, I got headache, cos it's suppose to go with ribbons, but the fondant cannot harden to make the ribbons.... I've tried a few times and I need the ribbons to be of the same size, but I can't, cos the fondant is too soft liao!!! Ok, nvr mind, rest awhile, have my lunch first, after that, shower my Reyna and play with her for awhile and get back to my cake. I started off by trimming the cake base of the top tier to fit the cake exactly, no more no less and very, very slowly, stacked the cake on top of the lower tier and making sure it is centralised. Hand shaky man.

5) Ok, finally, I started decorating every thing...and here's the finished cake. Btw, I ended up using the real ribbons as ribbons rather than fondant ribbons. Easier and faster. :p

Last but not least, Weijing & Ridzuan, Have a Blissful Wedding. 祝你们白头谐老，永结同心，早生贵子，恭喜，恭喜！

Wedding cake preparation

2007-11-12T23:41:00.000-08:00

Ok, here's the cake I've baked beforehand and frozen:

This is only 1 layer, so, there will be 2 such cake and 2 small size of such cake. :)

Then I prepared the topper for the top tier. This is specially designed for my friend, all hand-made to her. Y and R are their initials (btw, the grids are also self-made/printed) :

Then after I've decided on the design and drawn it out, I started to prepare the royal icing so that I will have enough time for the plague to be harden. This is how it looked like after it had be piped with royal icing:

Now, I have a problem, as this royal icing is very fragile, I wondered if i can put the topper on top of the cake standing successfully. :P We shall wait and see......

Haha, in case this cannot stand nicely, I also had prepared to purchase those couples topper to replace this. :) On top of all this, I also had done some heart-shaped royal icing to be put on the cake if possible. Here they are:

Wedding Cake

2007-11-12T00:54:00.000-08:00

Ok, my friend is getting married this Sat. I've offered her my blessing by baking her a wedding cake, 2-tier. First time doing it, so am getting real excited about it.

I've baked the cakes ready and stored in the freezer, so that I won't have to bake n deco at the same time within a day (I don't have much time for that :P) Sad thing was, my fren asked if I can make her chocolate cake, but due to some reason, the chocolate cake fails and now I got to present her with vanilla butter cake. Sorry friend. :P

Next, I'm going to get ready the centre piece, a heart-shaped sugar craft with hers and his initial on it. My plan for her cake is a 2-tier cake, covered with fondant (maybe white or light blue), topped with that heart-shaped sugarcraft with drape at the side of the cake. Haha, that was my planned. Now, I see what I can do, cos I'm scare I can't do the drape properly. We shall see how the final piece will look like. :)

To be continued..........

Walking, Walking....

2007-11-12T00:51:00.000-08:00

Reyna is now learning how to walk on her own. She had been holding on to furnitures and walls and human legs for support. Yesterday, she managed to walk about 5-6 steps on her own without holding on to anything!! We were so surprised. Kids really develope in such a fast pace which we can't catch up with. Didn't manage to catch her on video, becos when we asked her to try again with video in hand, she will just let go, sit down and crawl over. *faint* So, can't catch her walking. Hope I will have a chance to do it soon. :P

Zoo Trip

2007-11-09T04:10:00.000-08:00

Today, hubby took a day off (super long weekend), we brought the gals to a half day zoo trip. It was a very tired trip. No maid, 2 adults handle 3 kids and thanks to Chiou Yee and her hubby in helping us to take care of he gals. It was real tiring, but the gals enjoyed it.

Heng, we only have a half day trip and the gals got tired out. They came home tired and sleep for 3 hours and I'm feeling the heat. I'm still feeling hot inside and outside me..... Here are some picture which Rachel took in the zoo:

For your info, we waited for Chiou Yee from 8.30am to 9.30 am *faint*.... Anyway, we were very pleased that Rachel can take such nice photo. :P

Tiramisu Logcake

2007-11-07T23:21:00.001-08:00

Finally, my tiramisu logcake is ready!!

Baked Rice

2007-11-07T20:22:00.000-08:00

In the mist of typing the previous post, my baked rice is in cooking :)

Hope it will turn out good.

Here's the picture in oven:

More Cakes

2007-11-07T19:25:00.001-08:00

Ok, as promised, here the cakes I had done after the Halloween cupcakes:
These are ulgy. :P Cos I use it as a trial run for the faces below.
Oh, I love this Oreo Cheesecake. So yummy. :P
This is a last min order, hence not very nice too. The cake is buttercream icing.
This is the face cupcakes ordered by 1 customer. I'm very happy with the result.

"Graduation"!!

2007-11-06T06:06:00.000-08:00

Finally, Renise is able to go to toilet already. She's toilet Trained!!! Yippee....... I can saved on the diapers fees.

Sadness Sadness go away

2007-11-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

Haven't ben blogging for sometimes. Was really busy with orders and when I was about to start blogging a week ago, something bad happened.

I was being blogged!! Another blogger, who I assumed we were friends before, blogged about me! She wrote in her blog that I undercut "her friend" in business and I'm asking that friend of hers for advise on how to do cupcakes!! Oh my god, I was soooooo sad, I did not ask that friend of hers to how to do cupcakes and for your info, I'm the one started off with cakes business or rather bakery business and cakes and cupcakes are "family" and I'm being accused of doing cupcakes business where that friend of hers started off cupcakes business after me! I asked everyone for advised on how's my cake taste, and not specifically to that friend of hers only. In fact, I did not know that her friend was going to start the cupcakes business when her friend came "sneakily" asking me about cupcakes decoration, where to buy the decor and even asked me to leave my kids with my mum while I shopped with her for the decors (which I didn't lah) and just because she grumbled to her and she got pissed that her friend "kena" bullied.

Hiaz, just because when she first started her business which was contradict to mine, I didn't grumble (cos I feel I don't own the business and nobody can monopolize the trade) and I was being called the "business snatcher". (Hiaz, dunno who is the real snatcher)

Anyway, it's over and I will start to blog more of my creations!! Sorry to keep u waiting!! :)

Happy Halloween!!

2007-10-28T00:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween to everyone!! I was asked to make some cupcakes design for Irene's (Gan) Halloween Party on Sat, abit excited though, cos this is the first time I preparing for Halloween, I got no idea what to design except pumpkins :P Well, with some brain storming from Ruffy and some pictures from Irene, I managed to redraw what Irene requested on a piece of paper. If I can draw it, I should be able to produce it though. Here's my draft to her

On Friday, I started baking these cupcakes, but they didn't go very well in my first batch, I underestimated the amt of batter in each cupcakes, hence, I only gets 3/4 cup of cake after baking and worst still, THAT WERE MY LAST FEW PIECES OF PAPER LINERS LEFT!!!! Gosh, and time was running out, these cupcakes were for that day's collection!!

I had to thank Ruffy, she is really a kind soul, she was asking me something while I told her that I need to rush off to buy the cups and she offered to give me a lift as she was just nearby my area. She really saves my day, else if I go by train, it will take me 2 hrs to and fro the place. With her help, I managed to come back home within an hr.

Now this was the 2nd batch and this time round, I'd put more batter into it in order to get a almost full cup of cake. These was my 1st batch of cupcakes to Irene:-

I'm quite happy with the end result, cos the witch and the cats came out very nicely and also those spiders and cobwebs. Overall, I quite like and happy with this batch of cupcakes.

I've made a 2nd batch of cupcakes for her again on that very nite, bcos her hb had dropped the box and the designs are all smashed. Everything was in a rush, hence I didn't take a photo of it. :(

Pizza Pizza

2007-10-27T20:29:00.000-07:00

I've been asked to bake some pizza, so yesterday, I went out with Ruffy to do some grocery shopping to prepare for pizza making tml. I've spent quite abit on the pizza toppings though.

I'm actually quite happy, this was my pizza in baking:-

The dough was self-made. I searched for recipe in the web and start to make changes to it in order to accomodate my quantity and time making it. It took me half a day to prepare for the dough, while waiting for the dough to prove, I prepared my buttercream icing which is going to be used for Halloween Cupcakes tml for Irene.

After 1 whole day of work, here's my pizza....the dough was abit thick though, but the taste was good. My hubby and even my mum loves it. :)

Self feeding

2007-10-26T02:00:00.000-07:00

Finally, at 10 mths, Reyna knows how to self feed. She finally learn how to put biscuit inside her mouth and chew. See, she's so cute and excited all abt it:-