CNY Bakes

It has been a crazy week of baking marathon daily and I am finally done with all the baking! This year, I have managed to bake the butter cookies as my latest pastries. I am loving the taste and texture…. YUMS!!!

The only thing I have to do is to have them delivered to friends and relatives. I hope they like the goodies that I made this year. 😊

Mizuki Turns SEVEN!

Geeezzz… time is seriously merciless!!! I still remembered the first time I met Mizuki at the hospital and I noticed her hair at the first sight! She has sooooooooooooooo much HAIR!!! Super cute and I was filled with joy that I have added another God-dotter to my list. Woohoo!!!

Today, she is celebrating her 7^th Birthday at the AMPED Trampoline Park and very happy to join their parents in celebration! This is the first time bringing the kiddos to the trampoline park and man… they were super excited. They started their jumps the moment the park is ready and they had so much fun jumping from one trampoline to another. 

While the kids were enjoying their jumps, the parents were chilling out at the spectator’s seats or at the party room where the food was served. It was quite a good time for us to do some catch up with some of her friends.

We prepared the cake and gathered the kids around the table for the cake cutting ceremony and the cake was really beautiful! The kids were really cooperative and gathered pretty fast and we sang the birthday song and got on to the photo-taking and cake cutting. 

The cake was really delicious and the kiddos enjoyed it very much. They continued to enjoy the jump till the party is over. It was truly great fun but a tiring one for the kids. They were so tired that they doze off the moment they got into the car.

Thank you Rie & Zhong Li for inviting us to this enjoyable party! Happy Blessed Birthday Kiki and wishing you happiness, joy and good health!

First Lo Hei Of 2019

I am a huge fan of Yusheng and I started having Yusheng even before CNY begins. Well, some of my friends said that I want to hit a certain number of Lo Hei per year so that I will have a splendid and prosperous year ahead! Hahahaahahah…

This year, I would considered my first Lo Hei kind of late coz’ usually I will have the first lo hei with my crazy bunch of ex-colleagues (whom I now regards them as) during our annual reunion dinner together. This year, we had our reunion early and thus, the yusheng is not ready to be served yet. ☹

However, I am still very happy that the stall in Chinatown started to sell their yusheng a week or so before CNY and I managed to get my 1^st yusheng today! Woohoo!!!

Shevelle Turns SIX

Shevelle will be turning SIX and she will be entering Primary School Journey next year!!!! OMG!!! Maggie planned a fantastic and magical party for her for that reason and she had it held at the British Club.

The kiddos were excited to attend the party as they know that it is a Princess Theme. Just like couple of years back, Shevaun had the same theme party by the same people but a different venue, Lady Faith had a ball of a time!

This time, the party is held at British Club and The Tiara Society booked the place and had the function room decorated beautifully. They had the costume changing corner where the kids are welcome to change into their favourite royal costumes and there was a tiara or sword decorations area to keep the kids busy too.

When the party began, they had a mascot or host to keep the kids focus and they played a couple of games like the dancing game, musical chairs and the last but not least… the hitting of the piñata. All the kids were given chances to try hit it so that the candies will fall out. 😊

While there was a long table set up for the kids which they called it the Royal Lunch, all parents or adults had to take the chairs provided at the sideline. It was pretty much fun having this party and I got to say that I enjoyed the buffet spread prepared by the British Club. They were both quality and quantity portion and I gave it a thump up for the food. 

Happy blessed birthday Velle and may the good Lord keep and love you always!

My Copycat Version Of Jenny Cookies

I am a big fan of Jenny Cookies and so are my family members. I usually buy a tin or two whenever I visit Hong Kong. In fact, one of my best buddies will also buy for us whenever she travels to Hong Kong for leisure.

Yearly, I will make the cornflakes snacks for my family, relatives and friends. This year, I decided to try something new. I braced myself to bake my version of Jenny Cookies. Found the recipe online and after three tries and adjustment, I am happy with the end results.

The comments from the family was very positive and I am loving my butter cookies that melts in your mouth! Woohoo!!! Can’t wait to give them to my loved ones!

Happy Birthday To Vian & Ron

I am truly blessed with beautiful people around me and today, I am happy that I am able to celebrate two of my buddies whom I knew since P1. Well, I would say that we grew up together as we were from the same primary school and graduated from the same secondary school.

School days were our super fun days though we had to go through examinations but we managed to make the best of out of the worst! Hahaahahahah… I have never felt bored at school but filled with energy when I AM IN SCHOOL. I guess that the different scenario for this generation.

Anyway, we gathered together at Alley On 25 – Smoke & Pepper located at Andaz Hotel Singapore for our dear friends’ birthday dinner. It was my first time to visit this hotel and it is pretty much interesting to me. It does not feel like a hotel when I sat foot on the lobby – it felt more like a condo.

When I arrived on the lobby level which is located on the 25^th floor, I did not even notice the check-in counter coz’ it was so un-noticeable! I asked the hotel staff who was at the lobby area the direction of the restaurant I was going and she kindly led the way.

There were three different theme restaurants in Andaz Hotel and we went to Smoke And Pepper which was chosen by Hairon. We browsed through the menu and ordered the dishes to share. I would say that the food wasn’t too bad for 1^st timers but price certainly ain’t cheap neither. We had a great time eating and catching up on each other. 

Theresa requested the cake from the restaurant staff for their birthday and we had the simple cake cutting ceremony. The cake was pandan cake with a twist but it tasted not too bad. Since we were comfortable at the restaurant, we decided to order our desserts too. 

Wonderful dinner with great companions! Happy Birthday my two great pals! May you be blessed with happiness, joy and good health always.

Emma’s School Outing To Chinatown

It’s probably a yearly affair that the school will arrange an outing to Chinatown with the kids as a learning journey.

Emma has been excited about the outing to Chinatown and have been talking about it at home and how much she looks forward to it. Today, she jumped out of bed early and told me to get ready for school for she will be going to Chinatown. I could see the excitement in her eyes and how fast she got changed today! Hahaahahahaha

The school arranged a coach for the outing but it was a regret not being about to join for I was busy with CNY bakes. I was happy to know that one of her friend’s mother will be joining so I can expect some pictures from her.

When I fetched her back from school, she was in awe telling me about the outing to Chinatown and what are the things she saw and bought. Yes… the teachers brought them to buy some CNY goodies with the money we gave ($5) and our little pumpkin bought back some jellies. 😊 I casually commented about the jellies and she said that she did not want to buy the peanuts coz’ her sister and her does not like peanuts so, she bought jellies instead. She told me that her sister loves jelly so, she bought it for her. Awwww…… my heart melted!

She definitely had a great time visiting Chinatown and learnt about the culture and saw many decorations and stalls that sells CNY goodies. I am sure it’s a very fruitful trip for all the kids. Thumps Up teachers for doing such a great job looking after so many of them. Thank you!

My Yearly Bakes

CNY is almost approaching and I have started to stock up the ingredients for my baking marathon last week. 

Today, I started to make the cornflakes snacks for the friends and relatives as a gift of love to them yearly. This is one CNY snack that is very well received not only by kids but the adults too. Let the baking begins…

HeyTea!

Okay…. I am still searching for the BEST brown sugar boba milk and today, I managed to get to taste HeyTea which is regarded as one of the BEST or at least in the Top 3 list.

Not too familiar with Ion Orchard, I tried to find my way to the HeyTea outlet and after walking almost the whole B1, I finally found the outlet located at the corner with a long queue. I was reconsidering if I should queue for it but went ahead since I was already there.

Placing the order was pretty quick and the total of waiting time for the drink was about 5 minutes which is not too bad. There were many staff in the shop which makes the collection pretty fast. Upon receiving the drink, I was told by the staff that I should try the Brûlée and then stir well and drink. I was really excited about the drink. I followed instructions and man… it was D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!!!!! 

Since I was in the queue, I bought another drink. The Mango Cheezo was pleasant to the tummy. The concoction contains best-picked mangoes of the season, giving it a strong fruity taste. I loved how the smooth mangoes paired beautifully with the creamy cheese layer. This is one drink I’d highly recommend. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YUMMY!!!

Okay, I love the Brulee Boba but I am IN LOVE with the Mango Cheezo!!! Trust me, it’s a better choice over the brown sugar brulee boba milk. Definitely go for that cheezo again if I am queueing… or perhaps the Brulee Boba milk… or BOTH! hahahaahahahaha

Dinner With The Ngs

Time really rocket so fast that it’s already a brand new year! Our friends from Perth will be leaving SIN to prepare their daughter for school soon and we managed to meet them for dinner before they leave.

They were so nice to host dinner at Casa Manini located at Serangoon Gardens. It was a very cozy restaurant with friendly lady boss serving us with good attitude. We were given a seat near the entrance but I would say it’s a lovely seat as we got all the greens around us.

We browsed through the menu and we all decided what to order. The kids went with the truffle fries and the spaghetti aglio olio E gamberi, while we had the salad, vivaldi pizza, lasagna classica, buratta pasta, risotto al funghi and cotechino & lentils. The food was good but the portion was quite small for sharing so, you will tend to order more to share if your group is big.

Dinner with the Ngs is always entertaining and enjoyable. The two families shared almost the same interests and we have lots of topics to talk about besides discussing our trip to London. 😊 While the adults were enjoying our chats and wine, the kiddos were busy with their drawings and colorings entertaining themselves.

We ordered their homemade Tiramisu for desserts and it was not too bad. Soft and tasty but I would prefer the cream to be richer. Overall, thumps up for the food and service.

Thank you Mike & family for the sumptuous dinner and we will see you soon in June! Have a safe and pleasant flight back to Perth!

Farewell Dinner For Saito-San

Saito-san was supposed to be in Singapore as a replacement for Yatomi-san but we were left with no bosses for about three months due to his employment pass issue. During that time, I was already planning to quit but at the same time, feeling bad as it will not be nice to quit when the new boss arrives.

I am happy that I had the privilege to work with him for at least a good few months before I handed him my resignation. I remembered working alongside with him was pretty simple and no pressure at all. He always allows us to work independently and try to solve our problems with us if we encountered any.

I received the news from my ex-colleagues that he will be returning to Japan end of this month and I am really happy and honored to be invited to his farewell dinner. Jessica, kindly booked the Chui Hua Lim Teochew Restaurant for this occasion and I really had no idea that this restaurant existed! Hahahaahah…

I only knew it when I took the cab and the driver actually told me that this restaurant is pretty famous and popular amongst the Teochew people. The restaurant is really huge – with 2 levels of super spacious dinning halls and private rooms available. 

We were given a private room with KTV system and the room was freezing cold. We started to key in as many songs as we can to the system so that we can enjoy both music and dinner at the same time. We also had a few rounds of singing and the craziest part of the evening was… everyone stood up and dance! Hahaahahahaha…. 

Everyone went crazy including boss and we turned the cozy private room into a mini disco with all the dancing music. It was so fun and hilarious at the same time but who cares right… this is all about having fun together and make memories stays in your heart forever.

Thank you, Saito-san, for giving the opportunity to bid you farewell and wishing you all the best in your new assignment.

Our Annual Affair

It is a yearly affair that we will meet for dinner before the CNY as our reunion gathering. This year is no exception too as I booked private room at Spring Court (as usual) and chose their set menu with free suckling pig.

We had our reunion pretty early this year as some members are not available due to trips and other engagements. At the same time, we were able to celebrate Yoyo’s birthday which falls on the day of our dinner. 

This year being too early for CNY menu, we weren’t able to have our Lo Hei like we had last year but we had our birthday buns for the January babies and the craziest part was everyone in the room were given gloves to tear the sucking pig apart as a part of our Lo Hei!

As we were in the private room, we were more than happy to input all the songs to the karaoke system so that we can enjoy music during dinner. However, we DUN SING but ended up dancing with the music. The night was so crazy that we were all dancing after half way through dinner and some were singing too. It was so crazy and we laughed so hard till our tummy actually vibrated! Hahahaahahahah

After the desserts were served, we had the cake cutting ceremony and that was considered the only time we were all seated and started singing the birthday song nicely together. Okay, no one was drunk but we girls just wanna have fun! 

I would say this would be the best & craziest CNY reunion dinner ever! We actually danced till we dropped on the floor and of course footage will be shared here… ahahaahahahah… it might sound crazy but I am already looking forward to our next year’s CNY reunion!

MuYoo

I chanced upon this new milk tea at Bedok Mall and thought of trying it out. When I was at the counter, I noticed that they have the Brown Sugar Milk drink too but so far haven’t heard about this branding.

I casually asked the staff if the brown sugar milk is tasty and she somehow gave me that look of unsure, no confidence, clueless and full of question marks around her head. She paused for a while and told me that their fruit drink is better…. Hahaahahahahah…

I am not a fan of artificial fruit drink so, I ordered their milk tea instead. She gave me the confidence that their milk tea is good. 😊 I told her that I wanna take a pix of the drink and she was so kind to provide a cool carrier but I returned it after taking picture. 😁

I brought it home and tried it… it wasn’t the best milk tea compared to the big names like Gong Cha, Koi and LiHo but I think it’s okay in my opinion. Guess their fruit drinks are better… 😊

Our Babies’ First Day Of School In 2019

What a drag!!! It’s a brand-new school year for the kiddos after a long holiday. Lady Faith is quite excited about school as she will be having different classmates and she wasn’t sure what to expect. I assured her in the morning before sending her off by telling her that no matter what class she is in, she will still be able to hang out with her old classmates or perhaps she will find new best friends in her new class.

As for little pumpkin, she is absolutely NOT happy returning to school. She has been crying at school during the December holidays and she somehow brought over the thought of going to school is such a drag! 

I tried to console her and she was trying to keep her tears but when we arrived at the school gate, she was holding my hands tied crying her heart out. I tried so hard to reassure her that everything will be fine and her classmates will be the same. With the help of the teachers, we managed to get her off me and brought her to her classroom.

I went to check her out at the window and told her to stop crying and I know she was trying so hard to keep her tears… guess she will be fine after a while. 😊

Happy School Day Girls!

Brown Sugar Boba Milk Craze Continues

YUMZZ…. This Brown Sugar Boba Milk drink is a trend in Singapore and man… there are so many different brands to choose from. But which is the BEST in town?

Well, I am a great fan of milk and I am gonna try them and give them some comments. For the first time, I am trying out this R&B drink which was somehow in the top 10 list. Tracked it down and realized that they have a branch near my place… WOOHOO!!!!

We drove down to Oasis Terrace Punggol and found this little outlet at the corner and yes, there was a long queue (no surprise) but it was pretty quick. When I collected my drink, the girl at the counter informed me to give it a shake of 5 to 6 times or stir well before drinking and I did what was told.

The first sip of pretty good and the bubble was really QQ! It was quite a pity that I couldn’t reduce the sugar level as I thought it was quite sweet for my liking. When I got home, half of my cup was gone and I added some fresh milk from my fridge and it tasted better. Hahahahaha…. 

My verdict for R&B :- too sweet for my liking but if you are not too fussy about sweetness, you can give it a go if queue isn’t too long.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone and to all my faithful readers! May 2019 be a better year for you and your family. May it fill you with love, happiness, prosperity and good health always!