E-Prezzie(s) for Auni ..

Auni received something via my email from Unkle eat ..

She has yet to see these but the mummy has and loved it big time!

Here is one ..

And here is the other one ..

Kewl init??

Thank you so very much eat for Auni's e-prezzie!

Auni Turns 3 Today!

Happy birthday to you .. Happy birthday to you .. Happy birthday to Auni .. Happy birthday to you!

Gosh she made Tihani and I sang again and again while we were travelling in the car .. hehehe

My baby, Auni, turns 3 today!

I went to work in the morning to clear some urgent work, then rushed to the refraction clinic coz Tihani had a 10 am appointment to check on her eyes.

That's the kids at the refraction clinic while waiting for Tihani's queue.

After a long consultation, the verdict - Tihani has astigmatism and needs to wear a specky FULL TIME now in order for her astigmatism to be corrected .. lol ..

After seeing the optometrist, we brought the kids to Vivo City for lunch at the Chicken Rice shop. Sneak at what we had ..

After lunch, I got DH to bring the kids to play at the playground and I went shopping .. I bought 1 top from Pull and Bear and 1 top from Fox.

Then we rushed for Auni's 3pm development appointment at the clinic ..

And after that, I shopped again .. bought 3 tops from Pepper Plus.

The kids wanted ice cream! We were indecisive .. Haagen Dazs @ Siglap or Swensen's @ Marina?? We settled for Marina.

Before we even got to Swensen's, I went to Dorothy Perkins and bought 1 pair of pants .. hehehe

What the hell was wrong with me today? I thought I had become a shopaholic for A day!

We then brought the kids to Swensens to have ice cream .. ordered a Volcano Ice Cream for Tihani and a piece of ice cream cake for Auni and sang her a birthday song again and again and again .. hahahaha ..

OK .. here's my tribute to Auni .. took a lot of pix of her .. so here I am sharing with readers, pix of my angel, Auni.







That's Auni dipping fries in tartar sauce .. the exact me when eating fries .. ;-p

After ice cream, we went to Fox Kids and I bought Auni a top .. dats her receiving her gift .. look at her expression .. she went WAHHHHHHHHH .. happy huh!

Just as I told DH to leave Marina and head home, I found myself in Mango and then found myself at the cashier soon after with 3 tops .. ehehe

I didnt stop there .. I bought a watch for myself too from 25 Hours!

After 8 tops, 1 pants, 1 watch and my budget busted, we all went home!

Did I say, Auni made us sing birthday song again while on the way home ...

Anyways, once again HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY darling Auni!

Banana-Cue and Camote-Cue

I had promised Tihani and Auni to bring them for a swim since last week. This morning I called my buddy, Jun, to ask if I could bring the kids for a swim over at his place.

Jun was available so I took half a day off and went back home to fetch the kids. Hmm .. Auni took her nap just as I was about to leave to Jun's place, so I had no choice but to just bring Tihani alone.

When I reached his place, I went to the kitchen to see what the Yaya (maid) was doing and I was soooooooo happy when I saw her making banana-cue. Oh gosh, how I so wanted to learn how to make those. Once ready, I was served tea ..

Hell yeah .. banana-cue ..

and camote-cue (sweet potatoes).

They were ohhhhhhhh so delicious .. caramelised bananas and sweet potatoes .. I couldnt ask for more .. hehehe

After tea, Jun and I, brought our daughters down for a swim.

Look how happy Tihani was once she got herself wet in the pool ..

And that's Isabelle and Tihani having a splashing good time ..

Oh ya .. it rained heavily while the girls were in the pool, but I just let them swim. Well, when will Tihani ever get the chance to play in the rain?!?! I thought that was the best opportunity ever! She has got to experience playing in the rain once in her kid's life right?!

After two hours in the pool, we went back up. I then ordered MacDonald's. And while the kids were having their meal and played with toys, Jun, his wifey and myself sat on the comfy couch and watched DVD - The Pursuit to Happyness - a real good movie featuring Will Smith and his son! Go catch it if you havent!

Trip to KL (2 - 4 Jun 07)

I went for a trip to KL with DH from 2 - 4 Jun. We took a coach there and stayed at Istana Hotel.

The reason I went there was to attend a friend's wedding - Eda and Farish .. Congrats on your wedding guys!

This is me at the hotel's lift lobby on the way to the wedding .. gosh look how chubby I've grown .. gotta do something about it I suppose .. hehe

That's the king and queen for a day on the wedding dais ..

Ok enuff about the wedding, let's see some of things I ate when in KL.

The first day we were there, DH and I ate at Lot 10 food court and I ate Chicken Ramen and Gyoza .. simple and nice ..

That's me again at the lift lobby again before we went to KLCC.

Oh ya .. that's KLCC by day .. I snapped this pic while I was in a cab on the way to my friend's wedding.

and that's KLCC by night taken near the hotel vicinity ..

Hmm .. me and my donut craze .. I got all excited when I saw Dunkin Donuts at the basement of KLCC ..

I just couldnt resist temptations and bought half a dozen .. yummeh ..

Wanna see what I had for breakfast at the hotel on the last day I was there??
Here it goes ..

Congee with its condiments

Fried noodle, with sunny side up egg, tomoto with ground pepper and turkey ham .. slurp ..

and last but not least, I had some danish pastries with a hot cuppa .. heaven ..

Well, overall though tiring, I enjoyed the trip.

The next time if there's opportunity, I would loooooooooooooveeeeeeeeee to go for an ultra relax trip to somewhere .. where I can jus sit and chill by a nice beach, read a good book and indulge myself in a spa package! .. I wonder when is that gonna be??

Name Plate from Carole Bloom

I had googled on Carole Bloom, the author of the cookbook which eat had given me.

I emailed her to request for a nameplate and lo and behold she replied to my email and a few days later, I received the name plate via snail mail in my mailbox.

Woohoooooooooooo ... so the nameplate and namecard below will go in that book entitled the Essential Baker by Carole Bloom.

Thanks Carole so much for taking time to send me the nameplate.

Here's a kiss from me to you ... Muackkkkkkkkks .. ;-)

A Gift .. More Like a Surprise Gift!

I love receiving gifts .. and to receive a surprise gift was even great!!

Just before lunch at work yesterday, I received a Postpac.

I opened it thinking it was something official but to my surprise it wasnt. The package contained a book .. a baking book to be exact! It was indeed a pleasant surprise.

Who on earth would want to send me a surprise gift?? A friend of mine, eat, who was leaving for Jakarta did. Sweet aint he??

eat sent me the book, as a gift for being a lovely friend ... awwwwwww .. and why did he choose a baking book?? I reckon it was also the fact that eat knew my love for baking.

Am I lucky or what?!?!

Anyways the book is called the Essential Baker by Carole Bloom and this is her latest. I love the fact how Carole had cleverly divided the recipes into different sections by the use of primary ingredients such as chocolate, fruits, etc.

Hmm .. I am so not done with the book, hence I cant decide which one I wanna try making as yet. Oh ya, not to mention that this is, by far, the thickest book I ever had.

PS: Mucho gracias, eat, for being so thoughtful. You really made my day! Really love the book, what more receiving it as a surprise gift!! Will try some of the recipes some time and thence will pass some to you and you be my critic. How about that huh?? And once again, thanks a million, eat, for being that super sweet friend of mine!

Krispy Kreme

Who can resist Krispy Kreme??

Not that I always get a chance to eat them. The last I had Krispy Kreme was a couple of months back when my sis brought some home from Bali.

And last week, when my buddy, Jun, told me that he was going back to Manila .. the only pasalubong I wanted from him was Krispy Kreme.

Well, yeah .. he bought me a dozen of Krispy Kreme .. THANK YOU, pare!!

His ETA was 11.55pm, and since I was craving for those sugary treats, I didnt mind going to the airport at midnite, just to take the doughtnuts from him.

I was of course full of smiles when I saw him with the box. The first thing I did when I received it, was to open the box and eat one .. oh gosh .. how satisfying!!

When I reached home about 1 am .. I sat down by the dining table and ate and ate. I knew how sinful it was .. doughnuts chockful of sugar!! I couldnt get enuff of these sugary treats but I had to stop at 3 .. ;-)

Then I opened the fridge, took a bottle of bird's nest with rock sugar and drank it.

Then a little voice inside me said "OH murnie .. get a life!! You are so contradicting!!" - doughnuts with loads of transfat then bird's nest .. hahahah .. well dats me .. do i really care?!

A Steamboat Session

Dang .. it has been a long time since I last updated my blog .. life goes on ..

So what did we do on Mother's Day yesterday?? We had a mini gathering at mum's place to have a good steamboat session.

Lots of food and lots of company .. the whole of mum's family were there, some cousins and aunt and uncles were there too .. hehehe .. it was really a joyous occassion!

The ladies had our steamboat in the kitchen while the men had theirs in the dining room.

These were the stuff we had for the steamboat session ..

Baby corn, button mushroom and different kinds of tofu ..

Marinated prawns, squids and mutton ..

Oyster mushrooms, cauliflower, enoki mushrooms, quail eggs and cabbage ..

Fishballs, crabsticks, sausages and squidballs ..

Clams and mussels ..

Marinated chicken and dory too.

Oh ya .. i was craving for sil's baked chicken wings and actually made a special request for that .. thanks Kak Ina for seeing to my request .. really appreciate it .. even before the session started I was already eating away the yummy chix wings .. they were irresistable .. hehe

We also had cakes .. not one but two cakes .. thanks Adriana and Kak Z for bringing the cakes .. ;-)


Oh ya .. mum actually cooked chicken curry too .. and those who didnt get enough of the steamboat actually ate chicken curry too with baguettes .. hehehe

Everyone seems to enjoy the steamboat .. it had been ages since we last had one ..

After the session .. after feeling bloated .. we all sat and had a good chat and only left mum's place at 2 am.

Happy Mother's Day to all mummies!

Oh yah .. did I mention that my hubby and I also celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary yesterday?? .. well yeah .. how time flies ..