Orchard Road, Singapore

It has been 3 years we never been to Singapore...at last on 31 May 2012, we landed in Singapore..the feeling was great. Alot of changes happened in Singapore. The first that I came across is the MRT station. Previously there was "no gate" next to the mrt track,but now, there was "gate" next to the MRT track,I believed it was for security purposes. and the Train was getting packed and packed each day.
The second changes was some of the bus interchanged are full-aircon now......so good....

On our first day, we stopped by Orchard Road....one of the most hottest tourist spot,shopping paradise. But we went there not for shopping, we brought Ryan to Mt.Elizabeth for ENT check-up. I have fixed an appoinment with Dr.LukeTan few months back. Everything was fine....but Ryan has to continue use nasal spray for his sensitive nose and ear drop for his ear wax (super hard).
When come to payment time.....not cheap at all.....You guys  make a guess how much for the 15 mins consultation???
 It cost...SG$350++ for the total bill.

Our next stop is walking to Takashimaya for window shopping, we also stopped by "Yoshinoya" for lunch. Both me and hubby love eating at "Yoshinoya" , it used to be our hang-out place when we were working in Singapore last time.

Teriyaki chicken rice

Spicy Sauce chicken

Beef rice

 After having lunch, we walked to the toys section @ Takashimaya....wow...so many toys and Ryan was so happy ....toys paradise for him!!

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While walking down the escalator, I spotted Esprit was having a great sales....this was my next stop.....and managed to bought 1 jeans + 2 shirts. While doing my shopping, Ryan and his daddy waited at Fountain water @Takashimaya watching Tom & Jerry.


















Then we went to Kinokuniya, one of the biggest book store in Singapore.You can spotted all kind of books there .. fyi,if you are looking for Japanese books,must dropby this bookstore.



























Walking down from Kinokuniya, I spotted this Candy Shop name "Candylicious"...very big shop and selling all kind of candies.Just snapped few picture before we headed to next spot.

 We just walked along the Orchard Road......stay tuned for next post "Marina Bay Sands"

       

From my kitchen ....

Another 2 more days,the school will start and my busy day is gonna start soon. Today, I feel more refreshing after resting for few days at home.... and here started my little  projects in the kitchen.

1. Steamed egg cake.
This morning, I saw a can of 100 plus in my kitchen....think and think...what should I do with it?...
Quickly grab my recipe book and here it is ....... Steamed egg cake is ready to be served. It taste good,not too sweet, very soft and fluffy.



























2. Noodle soup.
I have  some noodles in my fridge and dished up simple lunch for me and Ryan. For the soup base, I use "ikan bilis" stock ,add some vegetables + tomatoes+fishcake.....the noodles soup are ready.
Ryan managed to finish up a big bowl of noodle soup....and he said "yummy".














3. Homemade Popcorn
I won a few pack of DIY popcorn from facebook contest few months back , this DIY popcorn(brand : o'corn - Indonesia product) was brought by my mom to me all the way from Medan (the organizer only agreed to sent the prize to my Medan address).

Since I do not have microwave at home, I use my cooking pan to cook the popcorn. It took about 3 mins and the popcorn is ready.It came with 2 flavours : butter and sweet kettle. Taste Good!!


Lastly,Wish all my blogger's friends......"Happy Friday"

My First bite with "Julie's"

Feeling hungry? let's grab a pack of Julie's biscuit ,it definitely keep you stay full of energy and fresh throughout your days.  I never tried Julie's biscuit before,until one fine day, I saw my mother-in-law bought some and she passed me a pack of Julie's creamy peanut butter sandwich.Oh no .... it taste Good,not too sweet,I just fall in love with its first bite. Since then,Julie's biscuit is always my best companion..wherever I go, I always bring along few pack of Julie's sandwiches in my bag.

There are plenty of biscuits' brand in the market,however, I still prefer Julie's...it suits me the best.

During Chinese New Years, we never missed out Julie's Love Letters, we bought both chocolate and strawberry flavour.

Not only that, I like to collect the 'Redpackets' given by Julie's company during Chinese New Year...their designs were great. I have been keeping those redpackets from Julie's for the past two years.


I noticed Julie's have come out with assorted type of biscuits and one of my favourite type is Cheese Cracker. It is best to go with mayonnaise tuna on top or dip it in a bowl of Mushroom soup.Wow...it taste amazing....!!













 Did you guys know that Julie's cream cracker can make a very delicious cake for your family? Just a pack of Julie's cream cracker with other simple ingredients, it makes a super delicious cake for everyone.

 


















Let's me share the recipe here :
Ingredients:
1.Sliced some carrots ,1 big onion, 1 can of luncheon meat and some leeks- cut into small pieces.
2.Seasoning : pepper,Maggi Seasoning (powder form).
3.1 pack of cream cracker  (I used Julie's brand)
4.1 tin of Evaporated milk(any brand will do).
5.8-10 eggs (depend on the size of the egg).

Method:
1.Grease the baking tray(square size) with some butter ( that is to prevent the cake stick to the tray - easier to wash the tray).I need 9 pcs of cream cracker biscuit per layer.You can use smaller size of baking tray,but must be in Square Size.
2.Stir fried the carrots,leeks,big onions + luncheon meat.Add the seasoning too. The put aside.
3.Beat the eggs,add in Evaporated Milk and mixed them well.
4.Soak the cream cracker  into the step (3).
5.Layer the cream cracker  into the baking tray (3x3).
6.Put in the mixed carrot+leek+luncheon meat+onion (from step-2)in the next layer.
7.Repeat till all the ingredients are used up.It will looks like a layer cake.
8.Steam high heat for about half an hour/till cooked. Serve warm with chilly sauce.

Give it a try......a simple cake for EveryOne.


Did you guys know that Julie's is having A Date with Julie's contest? For those bloggers' friends who are interested to join.....just follow this simple steps:
1. Write an article about your experience with Julie’s and upload it to your blog. It could be about your Julie’s experience at a factory tour, event, a shopping moment, or when you’re snacking on a Julie’s biscuit!
Tip: pls include Julie’s image/photo in the article
2. Fill in this registration form
3. Qualified participants will be announced on Julie’s Facebook page the day after the date of submission.

 Submission closing date: 11.59pm, 15 June 2012
Announcement of result: 12pm, 22 June 2012

Wish everyone Good Luck !!!

 

Kuching and JB trip

Sorry that I have not been dropping by your blog for past one week. We were off for holiday trip to Kuching and Singapore.
Our holiday started on 30 May 2012, we drove all the way to Kuching and it was our first time drive to Kuching. The road was fine..and it took 6 hours for us to arrive at Kuching safely.



























 Mountain view......gonna reached Kuching in an hour time...


My friend met us around 2pm and we off for late lunch at Indonesian restaurant...too bad I forgot to snap the pix of the food . We have Nasi ayam penyet, Nasi ayam rendang and Mee goreng Indonesia. Taste good!!!
Around 4.30pm, my friend sent us to airport and we off to Johor Bahru.

@Kuching Int'l airport...on the way to JB.

We arrived at JB around 8+pm ,then took taxi to Tune Hotel.com. It was out first time staying at Tune Hotel,JB (@Danga Bay). I would say, the room was bit too small (not as big as tune hotel in Bintulu). However, it was pretty cheap because there was 50% off when I booked it online a month ago.

Stay tuned for my next post....trip to Singapore.

Hot Wheels Wall Tracks Starter Set - Giveaway contest

This giveaway contest is not carried out by me.. it is carried out by one of my blogger's friend Mumsgather.

This HOT WHEELS Wall Tracks Starter Set comes with one (1) die-cast Hot Wheels car, 3M Command Strips for mounting plus an easy instruction poster. Parents guidance is needed to do the initial set up and for the rest, your child can create different pathways for his own tracks on his preference.

This is definitely a great toy for your boys at home...I bet they sure "Love" it .
Hurry up let's join this giveaway contest before it ends on 15th Jun 2012.
For more info on this giveaway contest, pls click here.

Yakult.......I love it !!

I remembered well my first time having Yakult was during my university time in Singapore. It was a sunny day and I went to my campus canteen for a drink. The first thing that caught my eyes was a bottle of Yakult..I was wondering how is the taste like,since I never drink Yakult before.
Quickly grabbed a bottle ,make the payment and gave it a try...Oh....it taste Good.
Since then, I started to stock up a pack of Yakult in my fridge..it is my favourite drink which do good to my body system.
Constipation is one of the problem that I encountered in my life, I noticed after drinking Yakult, my constipation problem is gone.
One day, I googled to find more information about Yakult & found this useful information on how Yakult works well for our body system :
- Yakult helps to  regulate our bowel movement to avoid constipation and diarrhea
- Yakult helps to  maintain the balance of good and bad bacteria in our intestines
- Yakult helps to reduce production of toxins in our body
- Yakult helps to  enhance our body's immunity to reduce risk of infections and reoccurrence of cancer cell.

Since I moved back to Sibu, I was having a hard time getting Yakult from local supermarket, I have visited quite a number of supermarkets,but there is no avail of Yakult brand in their beverage section. Until one day, Giant Hypermart was opened in Sibu and I went there for  shopping. While walking through their beverage section, I saw Yakult was displayed on the rack.Not to wait, I grabbed 2 packs of Yakult into my shopping trolley.  So happy ... at last, I can drink Yakult daily which definitely give a good effect for my body.

Yakult is not only my favourite drink,my son Ryan also loves to drink Yakult. Everyday after taking his lunch, he will drink a bottle of Yakult, which keep him stay healthy and no more constipation problem.

Ryan enjoying his mee goreng with a bottle of Yakult

From the website, I noticed that Yakult is providing a "Home Delivery" service to their customers,I am not sure whether this service is available for Sibu area....anyway, I have submitted my enquiry online about this issue and hope to get a reply from Yakult company soon.

Drinking Yakult daily will help to top up our beneficial bacteria. Always stay healthy with Yakult!!

Lastly, for those bloggers' friend who  have a great experience with Yakult, do join this "Blog and Win with Yakult" contest. For more information on the contest, please click here.

Good Luck @@@

Something "Hot" from my kitchen..

Yesterday, I was craving for curry chicken ...I found a pack of Mini  Ketupat in my kitchen. Got all the ingredients ready and started cooking my curry chicken. This time I use a pack of Amway curry chicken paste (given by MIL).
I added lot of potatoes into my curry (both me n husband love to eat potatoes).
While cooking the curry, I cooked the mini ketupat .It is definitely best to be served with a bowl of warm curry for our dinner.
Last night, I did not eat rice for dinner, I just walloped those mini ketupat for dinner and even for my supper. Taste good and "Hot". One thing make me curious....why my curry chicken was spicy,while last time my MIL was using the same paste,but it did not taste spicy at all. So strange...??

*sorry for the blurr pic.......

Something Red from my kitchen

Beetroot....did you guys like to eat beetroot? For me and Ryan, both of us like to eat beetroot so much. Normally I will cook beetroot soup with either chicken or porkribs,added some carrots...it really taste good.













The other day, I have few beetroots in my fridge and I came across this recipe "beetroot butter cake". Trying to look for the ingredients needed...lucky my kitchen has everything that was needed to make this cake. Then...here started my baking project "Beetroot butter cake". After busying in my kitchen for more than an hour.......at last my butter cake is ready.

The outcome is not that good, the cake is bit too soft and the top of the cake is over-baked.
Need to improve my baking skills.

Lastly,Wishing all my bloggers' friends "have a nice weekend".

A piece of Good News

Last Saturday, Ryan n his classmate were representing his school(Rajang Park Kindee) for colouring competition. This event was organised partly by Stationary association, Buncho is sponsoring the colour pencil. We were informed to reach the place at 7am (lucky Ryan could wake up around 6.10am). We reached the basket ball court (near Delta mall) around 7.05am and it was getting crowded. Different tadika from Sibu, Kapit and Sarikei were joining this competition.And all the participants were selected by the schools (more than 200 participants).
It was started at 8.05am and lasted for 2 hours. Ryan completed his colouring less than 2 hours and before submitting to the organiser, I managed to capture  a picture of what he coloured  "A winnie the Pooh".
Every participants were receiving  a small trophy as a token of participation on this event and Come the time to announce the winners for K1 and K2 ....Every parents were so kan-cheong...**-**

Let's the pictures do the work....

Ryan is getting ready for the competition

Nice or not?

Ryan was amongst 25 kids,won"ChiaChuo"prize

Ryan with all the 25 kids

His first time

 I did mentioned in me previous post that Ryan will be joining colouring competition(organized by United People's Activity Association) and today is the "DAY".  The location is quite near to my house ,less than 5 mins drive and we arrived at Star Mega Mall around 9am, it was so crowded. After confirming Ryan's attendance, we were proceeded to the hall and it was packed,almost full house.Lucky we managed to park our table in the middle of the crowd (squeeze like sardin...). I was told there were about 400+ kids joining this competition (not sure it was true or not).
The competition was started at 9.30am and all parents are told to leave the hall before it started. So I just waited outside for awhile, I saw Ryan waved "goodbye" to me. The organizer started to distribute the colouring paper to the kids..alamak, I lupa told Ryan to write his name on the behind of the paper,and I was not allowed to go in. I just prayed hard that the staff in charge will check Ryan's colouring paper.













Then hubby went back home and I was alone at the mall waiting for Ryan. I just went for window shopping. Time flies fast...after walking around for  an hour, I went back to the hall and saw alot of kids have finished their colouring,but Ryan was still in the hall doing his colouring. Since I saw some parents walked in to the hall,so I just walked in and see how is Ryan doing. He almost finished up his colouring (left half of the background - blue colour background). This event was sponsored by Mee Daddy (instant noodle made from Sibu) so the kids are colouring the Mee Daddy logo. I saw Ryan add some clouds on the background..not bad, I saw an improvement in his colouring skill.














Ryan finished up his colouring just on time(almost 11am) and we have to wait till 11.30am for the result. Hubby has joined us too and we walked around at the toy section while waiting for the winners' announcement.
 >>>>>>>>>>........At last, the result was out from the "Oven"..... After announcing the pre-K winners,here we are for the K1 n K2 winners. There are 8 consolations prize followed by 1-4th prize (cash + hamper).
..............................Ryan won the consolation prize (his very first time win the colouring competition). He walked to the stage to receive the prize (too bad, I never expect that he can win,so never standby my camera). Ryan was so happy.

Then we went back home and have Mee Daddy(part of the prize) as our today's lunch. This is our first time eating Mee Daddy...never try this brand of instant noodle before,it tasted GooD.

Busy days ahead

With the school exam is approaching in another week time, I am getting busy preparing revision for Ryan to do everyday. His school exam will start on 14 May-17 May(16 May is Teacher's day,so no exam). Both me and my hubby have prepared some materials for Ryan to practice every night especially those Mandarin words..need lot of practice on writing those strokes,I leave it to hubby to teach Ryan as I am a "banana"(seeing those strokes make me headache....how to teach la).
Of course, for English & Maths, I do not have a problem to teach Ryan.
Ryan has started his colouring lesson at school every Saturday, it was started since last month and this coming Sunday, he will join colouring competition at Star Mega Mall, I hope he can gain experience from it. Either win or lose, it does not matter.
On 12 May, Ryan will represent his school to join colouring competition (together with his school mates). So for this few weeks, he has to stay back till 1pm to do some practicing for the colouring competition. Of course, it is a great experience for Ryan to learn more in colouring. His school teacher will guide him on how to mix the colour and how to colour properly. As for me, I have to rush like mad,after fetching Ryan from school, have to rush back home to prepare lunch for Ryan and get him ready for nap....time flies fast.

Pray hard that Ryan can do well in his coming exam.!!

Not feeling well

After eating curry chicken for 3 consecutive days, I felt unwell. Sore throat started to visit me,followed by flu and headache. Be it I have popped Clarinase,but my flu will come on and off ,at night, I would have blocked nose which was very irritating and I have to migrate myself from sleeping the same room with Ryan. I don't want he kena "those" bugs from me.
And my hubby is not feeling well too, he has sore throat with cough. Oh no....3 of us under the same roof and only Ryan alone who is pretty healthy now. Both mummy n daddy are unwell.
Be it feel tiring, I have to do the houseworks and still do simple cooking, as we always prefer to eat home-cooked meal.
Hope  both of us fast fast recover....

Lastly, wish all my bloggers ' friends "have a nice weekend"

Cherry mini sponge cake

Yesterday I have more free time at home.Here start my baking project again. At first, I plan to make  swissroll,but it was failed. I guess I baked the sponge cake too thinly and while rolling up,it was cracked and all became mess up. Since my 1st baking was failed,the balance of the batter, I went for Cherry mini sponge cake.

The outcome was Good. It is best for Ryan to bring to school for his breakfast this morning.

- banana cake -

I can't remember when I baked this banana cake. Tonight while arranging my pictures profile, I saw this photo yet to be publish at my blog...

Once a week, when my baking mood is on..i will spend an hour in the kitchen baking a cake,of course, only those simple cake like sponge cake,butter cake,etc...Those cake that need to spent hours for preparing is definitely out from my baking list.

Banana cake is one of my favourite cake,easy to prepare and it tasted Good.

Let's me share this simple banana cake recipe :
125 gram plain flour
1tsp baking powder
1/4tsp baking soda
1 egg
125 gram sugar
125 gram banana
50ml milk
75ml corn oil
pinch of salt

Method :
1. Mashed the bananas with salt
2. Beat egg and sugar till light and fluffy
3. Add in mashed banana,beat till thick
4. Pour in milk and mixed well
5. Mixed in flour,baking powder and baking soda
6. Lastly, add in corn oil and mixed them well.
7. Preheat oven for 5 mins,bake the cake for 25-30mins @180'c (till cook).