Was editing my facebook profile and saw me blog address.... click on it and realised I have not blog for a really long time, 2 years 9months 6 days 8 hrs 10 mins (and counting) to be exact. Was kind of excited to blog again, however, I have been sitting here for the past 15 mins and my mind is blank....................................................................... I have totally lost touch, mind is still blank ................................ anything to do with facebook??
I will be back... hopefully shortly :)
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Happy New Year!
Happy new year everyone!
I have been too busy with my facebook to blog... hahaaha! Those of you who have not gotten an account, should get one immediately. Its fun and a great way to keep in contact with family and friends. I have even found a couple of long lost friends in facebook. Really cool.
I will come back to blog some day.
I have been too busy with my facebook to blog... hahaaha! Those of you who have not gotten an account, should get one immediately. Its fun and a great way to keep in contact with family and friends. I have even found a couple of long lost friends in facebook. Really cool.
I will come back to blog some day.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Mini chocolate fudge cake
Here is my creation! The pictures are not very well taken as my camera is dying.
Baking the cake is easy, making the fudge and trying to maintain the right consistency to spread onto the cake needs a little effort. Next attempt, BIRTHDAY CAKE.
Verdict from testers... the cake is not sweet and fudge has just a nice balance of bitterness and sweetness.
Baking the cake is easy, making the fudge and trying to maintain the right consistency to spread onto the cake needs a little effort. Next attempt, BIRTHDAY CAKE.
Verdict from testers... the cake is not sweet and fudge has just a nice balance of bitterness and sweetness.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Biscuits, jellies and etc.
Baked some biscuits (American version of scones) on friday. The first batch I added garlic powder. I did't like it because of the garlicky after-taste. So for the second batch, I did not add the garlic powder. They tasted much better. Well, at least to my liking. Speaking of baking, I finally managed to get a chance to use my Matfer Exopat baking mat that I got my hubby to buy, during one of his work trips to France. This mat is a great kitchen tool. Bakes well and everything comes off easily after baking.
I also baked some blueberry muffin but not the usual way. Added sour cream to the recipe and baked it in a 9" square pan. I pour only a little mixture to make a 1" thick cake. Once cooled, I slice it into two pieces, spread some jam, put the two pieces together like a sandwich. Then I cut into smaller bite-size pieces. As usual, my no. 1 fan... Aloysius, could not stop eating it. Hubby (who is not a big fan of muffin and cakes) said it was nice. Ashley preferred the biscuits. The texture is lighter than a regular muffin. No pictures as I forgot to take.
Made konnyaku jellies today. Its easy to make and taste great too. Again, no pictures as my camera is not functioning propoerly. If the camera decides to cooperate tomorrow, I will take some pictures.
I have plans to bake chocolate fudge cake and make another batch of jellies tomorrow but then again... it depends if I am in the mood when I wake up tomorrow.. hehehe. Stay tuned.
I also baked some blueberry muffin but not the usual way. Added sour cream to the recipe and baked it in a 9" square pan. I pour only a little mixture to make a 1" thick cake. Once cooled, I slice it into two pieces, spread some jam, put the two pieces together like a sandwich. Then I cut into smaller bite-size pieces. As usual, my no. 1 fan... Aloysius, could not stop eating it. Hubby (who is not a big fan of muffin and cakes) said it was nice. Ashley preferred the biscuits. The texture is lighter than a regular muffin. No pictures as I forgot to take.
Made konnyaku jellies today. Its easy to make and taste great too. Again, no pictures as my camera is not functioning propoerly. If the camera decides to cooperate tomorrow, I will take some pictures.
I have plans to bake chocolate fudge cake and make another batch of jellies tomorrow but then again... it depends if I am in the mood when I wake up tomorrow.. hehehe. Stay tuned.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Birthday wishes
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, AUNTY DIANA!
Though my posting is late... my chocolates and sms was on time... hahahahha! Hope you had a wonderful birthday on September 5th minus the sprained arm.
Also not forgetting my beloved sister... Beatrice. Your special day coming up on Setpember 12th.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TOO!
Lastly to my nephew, who is turning one on September 16th...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH LOADS OF HUGS AND KISSES!
Though my posting is late... my chocolates and sms was on time... hahahahha! Hope you had a wonderful birthday on September 5th minus the sprained arm.
Also not forgetting my beloved sister... Beatrice. Your special day coming up on Setpember 12th.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TOO!
Lastly to my nephew, who is turning one on September 16th...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH LOADS OF HUGS AND KISSES!
Vacation - Los Angeles and Taipei
Finally computer is working normal.. so I am able to load photos from our vacation to LA and Taipei in August.
We spent 5 days in LA and one night in Taipei. The first day was spent shopping at Desert Hills factory outlet, 2 days at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park, 1 day at Universal Studios and last day more shopping around hotel area. It was a rather cram trip... but still fun. In my opinion, you will need 3 days to cover disneyland alone and another day for (DCA). As for universal studios, 1 day is enough. The kids got to take pictures with some of their fave characters like Sulley from the movie Monsters Inc., Scooby Doo, Spiderman, Count Dracula, disney princesses, The Simpsons family, etc.
The kids had loads of fun taking all the kiddy rides and some not so kiddy... like the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Ferris Wheel at DCA. We thought the Ferris Wheel was just a normal ride, not if you take the swinging gondola. As the wheel rotates, the gondola starts swinging left to right and some times moving forward or backward... the swing can be pretty scary, just short of going round 360 degrees. Felt like puking after the ride.
From the above picture, you can see the Ferris Wheel on the right. On the left is the roller coaster ride called California Screamin'. Aloy and I did want to go for it but decided not to after the ride has some malfunction which left some people getting stuck in their carriage at the top of the ride.
Here are some more pictures.
At Universal Studios, we took the studio tour which bring us round the area where filming is done. For example, we get to see the original movie sets where Steven Spielberg filmed his blockbuster, "War of the Worlds." Studio Tour trams pass through a small town devastated by an elaborately choreographed 747 airplane crash, dramatically surrounded by still-smoking wreckage and shattered debris. They used a real 747.
We also got to see the cars from the movie "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" and the place where they filmed "Desperate Housewives". See if you can recognise the houses below.
Next our night-stop at Taipei. We arrive Taipei at about 6 plus in the morning. Once we checked in the hotel, we went out for breakfast, had beancurb milk, yu tiao, xiao lao bao and shao bing. Its definitely much more delicious than the beancurb shop in Geylang. After that we went back to the hotel for a short rest before heading out Shihlin Night Market and Ximenting. Its was more of a eating trip than shopping. Here are what we ate.
Coffin Bread - A thick slice of bread with variety of topping of your choice. The bread is being pan-fried till crispy.
Smelly tofu - Guess this dish does not need further introduction. Surprisingly, its not smelly when eaten and tastes quite nice. Aloy tried and like it.
Stew beef noddle
Oyster mee sua
Oyster omelette - I prefer the Singapore version.
Meat ball noddle - The meat ball was very springy
We spent 5 days in LA and one night in Taipei. The first day was spent shopping at Desert Hills factory outlet, 2 days at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park, 1 day at Universal Studios and last day more shopping around hotel area. It was a rather cram trip... but still fun. In my opinion, you will need 3 days to cover disneyland alone and another day for (DCA). As for universal studios, 1 day is enough. The kids got to take pictures with some of their fave characters like Sulley from the movie Monsters Inc., Scooby Doo, Spiderman, Count Dracula, disney princesses, The Simpsons family, etc.
The kids had loads of fun taking all the kiddy rides and some not so kiddy... like the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Ferris Wheel at DCA. We thought the Ferris Wheel was just a normal ride, not if you take the swinging gondola. As the wheel rotates, the gondola starts swinging left to right and some times moving forward or backward... the swing can be pretty scary, just short of going round 360 degrees. Felt like puking after the ride.
From the above picture, you can see the Ferris Wheel on the right. On the left is the roller coaster ride called California Screamin'. Aloy and I did want to go for it but decided not to after the ride has some malfunction which left some people getting stuck in their carriage at the top of the ride.
Here are some more pictures.
At Universal Studios, we took the studio tour which bring us round the area where filming is done. For example, we get to see the original movie sets where Steven Spielberg filmed his blockbuster, "War of the Worlds." Studio Tour trams pass through a small town devastated by an elaborately choreographed 747 airplane crash, dramatically surrounded by still-smoking wreckage and shattered debris. They used a real 747.
We also got to see the cars from the movie "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" and the place where they filmed "Desperate Housewives". See if you can recognise the houses below.
Next our night-stop at Taipei. We arrive Taipei at about 6 plus in the morning. Once we checked in the hotel, we went out for breakfast, had beancurb milk, yu tiao, xiao lao bao and shao bing. Its definitely much more delicious than the beancurb shop in Geylang. After that we went back to the hotel for a short rest before heading out Shihlin Night Market and Ximenting. Its was more of a eating trip than shopping. Here are what we ate.
Coffin Bread - A thick slice of bread with variety of topping of your choice. The bread is being pan-fried till crispy.
Smelly tofu - Guess this dish does not need further introduction. Surprisingly, its not smelly when eaten and tastes quite nice. Aloy tried and like it.
Stew beef noddle
Oyster mee sua
Oyster omelette - I prefer the Singapore version.
Meat ball noddle - The meat ball was very springy
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