Camping Night

Circuit Breaker can be a time for more family time in a way and since it’s Full HBL and Pre-School closure, the kiddos found something interesting to keep themselves busy and creative.

After dinner, they started to build their own campsite for a sleepover. Yes… a SLEEPOVER… they were only given materials that can be found around the house and make their own campsite or their own fortress…. Wherever they called it.

It was really fun to see them building it together and Lady Faith did most of the building while little pumpkin went around the house to get the materials. Hahahaahahahah… the final result came after an hour and they were all set to hang out in their own fortress. :0)

It was a very simple but spacious area for their sleep over indeed. We asked if they really want to sleep in their fortress for the night and they were really excited about it and hurried to find comfort in their fortress.

It was lights off time and everyone heads back to the bedroom. About half an hour after I laid in bed, I checked on my CCTV and heard them chatting and overheard little pumpkin saying that she couldn’t sleep as I am not with her. Hahaahaahah…. Lady Faith tried to talk her to sleep but little pumpkin still not convinced.

An hour passed and little pumpkin was still awake while Lady Faith fast asleep. I went down and checked on her and she was so happy to see me and requested me to sleep in her tent… hahaahahah… I rejected her and told her that my bed is more comfortable… she gave me the ‘Puss In Boots’ look and asked if she can follow me to bed instead but not to tell Lady Faith… hahahaahahahah…

I brought her up to bed and she was already sleeping when I returned from my toilet break…

Getting Through Circuit Breaker

It is already a week since the beginning of Circuit Breaker, and we are getting pretty comfortable at home. It is the usual HBL in the morning where Lady Faith must attend her online lesson while little pumpkin gets more sleep as she is off from school too.

Hubby has also stopped work at the site and work from home. We went to the supermarket in the mid-morning after doing some household chores but could not get much stuff from the supermarket as most stuff was snapped up quickly. However, we were happy that we managed to get some fresh food like salmon, mushrooms, and certain greens. Guess these are stuff that you cannot keep too long in your fridge.

We bought luncheon back since we are out and about, but the mall was empty, and most shops were closed. We had only limited choice of food to take out and honestly, it was very sad.

Since we are home and it will be great to prepare dinner for the family. I managed to whip up quite a good meal for everyone tonight. We had mushroom soup, baked salmon, aglio olio and beef steak. I would say that this meal was good as I took my time to prepare them. I guess a good meal needs time to cook them with LOVE… hahahaahah… Yumz…

What are you cooking today?

Dalgona Coffee

Okay, this is one coffee that is going viral on the internet and it is so easy to make with my Thermomix. Well, Dalgona coffee is a beverage made by whipping eaual proportions of instant coffee powder, sugar, and water until it becomes creamy then adding it to cold or hot milk.

It is made famous by the Koreans and man… it hits the internet like waves! Well, nothing better to do at home during this CB, I gave it a shot and wala… the coffee is ready in just 2 minutes. 😊 very creamy and tasted GREAT indeed! It can be quite addictive if you like creamy coffee foam with milk…. Tasted nicer than Latte. 😊

If you are interested to make one, here’s what you need;

2 tbsp. granulated sugar (fine sugar)

2 tbsp. instant coffee

2 tbsp. cold water (hot or cold)

Ice, for serving

Milk, for serving

Method;

1)In a medium bowl, combine sugar, coffee and water. Using a hand mixer or a whisk, vigorously whisk until mixture turns silky smooth and shiny, then continue whisking until it thickens and holds its lofty, foamy shape. 

     

     2) Fill a glass most of the way full with ice and milk, then dollop and swirl the whipped coffee mixture on top, mixing before drinking, if desired.

Try it out if you wanna try something new. 😊

Crème Brulee

Crème Brulee is one of my favourite desserts and giving the free time during this CB, I decided to try making it at home. Found some pretty good recipes online and honestly, it is very easy to make.

Lady Faith and little pumpkin were excited to try it as they have never tasted one. As egg lovers like me, they are really keen to give it a shot and try out why their mummy loves it. Hahahaahahahah

After removing it from the oven, you can see their faces lit up with smiles but I had to put it into the fridge before we can consume it. Four hours of cooling is considered a long time for the kiddos and finally, it was ready for tasting, they were crowd around my island and as I torched the crème brulee, they got even more excited!! Hahahaah….

Verdict from the girls : Smooth and super delicious! I was really happy with the turn out too and I can eat this often since I can make it on my own. Woohoo!!!

Maundy Thursday

This would be the first time we are celebrating Maundy Thursday Mass from home via “Live’ Streaming. With that, we encourage our kids to re-enact the ‘Washing Of The Feet’ where the Priest will wash the feet of the volunteers. This is to remind us of how Jesus washed his disciples during the last supper.

Lady Faith volunteered to do this beautiful scene and she was very eager to wash her grandma’s feet. I was really glad that she is doing it as a gesture of thankfulness and being humble. When she started to put grandma’s feet into the pail of water, grandma was shy, but Lady Faith told her to relax and allow her to wash them.

She did it so gently and grandma was relaxed. She then wipes them dry and told grandma that her feet are cleaned now. 😊 I told her to jot down her feelings towards this gesture and she told me that she felt good as she could somehow thank grandma for all that she has done for her and it’s love that drew her to do it. 😊

I really thank God for our kiddos and all the blessings He has showered us. This would be one very meaningful Maundy Thursday that it will always remain in my heart. 😊

Nightmare Begins

The government has finally announced Full Home Based Learning kids and it’s a nightmare for most parents I believe. Well, today marks the first day of HBL and Lady Faith is excited to be online as it is something different from her normal school days.

She woke up early and hurried to sign her attendance. I was by her side checking out the ‘How’s & What’ to do. She began her 1^st lesson online and she was all excited to see her Chinese teacher and friends. I guess she is more excited to use the PC to see her friends online than just pure learning… hahahaha

With her full weekly scheduled on the side, she was well-prepared. She gets a 30 minutes of Éye Break’ after every lessons and it’s considered her play time… I thought it is a good idea to have them resting their eyes after each lesson.

I noticed most of their lessons are on goggle meet all the time but mostly done on SLS instead. I do hope that they will have more meeting sessions instead of just giving work via SLS. Mmmh….

Anyway, today’s HBL was smooth and homework given are done right away since it was on SLS. 😊 So far so good…

Circuit Breaker

After the ‘Live’ telecast of our PM on 3 April announcing a nationwide partial lockdown, known as a circuit breaker, to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Singapore, we finally going to stay HOME for a long time…. Sighz… This means that all non-essential workplaces closed from 7 April which is today, with essential workplaces remaining open.

One part of me agreed with this ‘lockdown’ as it will be more effective to stop the virus from spreading but the other part of me wants to go out instead of staying home for an unknown period. Well, the streets are very quiet compared to the normal days and you hardly see people walking around.

I am not sure how long will this CB last and I hope it will not be too long or I might go crazy. I can’t imagine I had to be home with kids all day and worst is to go through the HBL with them. That’s not all, you got to be prepare to cook 3 or more meals at home since everyone’s home!

The thought of going to the supermarket became unnecessary as you may not get things you want too due to the mad rush. I am sure everyone will snap up everything or anything they can find to stock up at their home. Sighz… how??… like that!

Let us all pray for this situation to get better so that we can get back to our normal lives soon. Meanwhile, stay safe and keep yourself healthy!