Our Supper

Tonight we have sweetened sweet potato soup for supper from my mum, beside the key ingredient sweet potato, she also added gingko, red dates and dried long yen. Serve it hot especially during this raining season and it tasted simply delicious, to me it is a comfort food.


I bought my mum a $4.80 mini strawberry strudel from 'Ritz Apple Strudel' at Kovan. The 3 of us (my mum, desmond and me) went straight to bed with a full stomach after having the sweetened sweet potato soup and strudel.

My Christmas Gifts

I decided to snap some pictures of all my Christmas gifts before unwrapping it. Other than the gifts above, I also received 2 books from two of my church sisters, not sure when can I finish reading the 2 books as I'm a very slower reader and always tend to fall asleep when I start reading.


This giant wasabi tube was actually a toilet roll cover which i received from my colleague Soon Teck aka Xiaodi. I cannot stop laughing when I inserted a roll of toilet paper into it, it is so cute. He must have noticed that I like wasabi alot. And I would like to say a big thank you for all the wonderful Christmas gifts that I have received this year. Hope you guys like my gift :)

How Santa Claus Became Red

Merry Christmas

I Found A Treasure

Few days ago, as I was searching for ribbon to do my christmas gift wrapping I found this 'Da Tou Tie'. This family 'Da Tou Tie' was taken in year 1999 at Singapore Changi Airport. I can't believe it, this was taken 9 years ago.

Beautiful Poem

This poem version was written in 1963 by Carolyn Joyce Carty. There have been a couple other versions since then by other poets in addition to the 'author unknown' edition. It is an inspirational poem/story of a deep nature and also referred to as a prayer.


Enjoy and share it with loved ones and friends...

Car Accident

On our way back to Punggol after our lunch; we saw this accident along Tampines Expressway.

My Baptism

I received my baptized today. I slept very well the night before and I don't even have any tensed feeling until I reached the church, I started to get 'gen cheong' (nervous). We(my mum & me) were sitting right at the front row of the hall. As I closed my eyes for prayer, I saw Molly smiling at me. Not sure if it is my imagination but it was so real and the feeling was so good that tears ran down my face.


Looked at the yummy food in the pictures, my godmum bought us lunch at Putien Tampines to celebrate our baptism. There were six of us, my parents, my godmum, fourth aunty, my hubby and me I would like to thank my godmum, my papa, josef, winnie & fourth aunty for attending the ceremony; and of course, godmum for buying us such a wonderful meal. Not forgetting roger (josef's elder brother) for helping us to take pictures of me and my mum.

Garden Of Remembrance

We visited Molly today and Josef joined us too. For a change I bought her some tulip flowers.


My cousin Yee Hwee bought Molly a set of miniature donuts and coffee and she also wrote her a little note.


We have our lunch at Anchor Point, Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe but Josef did not joined us as he has another appointment. We ordered 2 types of fried rice and one of their famous Snow Ice series dessert; 'Mango Snow Ice' (a mountain of flavored ice with your choice of topping), and 3 of us was freezing after that.

Bush's Game

'Sock and Awe' is an online game that allows people to fling a shoe at US President George WBush. Created by Britain's Alex Tew, the aim is to knock Mr Bush out with a shoe, a feat already attained by 1.4million players, according to the website on Tuesday. Named after the US 'Shock and Awe' military campaign that Iraqi Saddam Hussein in 2003, the game gives players 30 seconds to aim at a figure of Mr Bush ducking behind a rostrum. Click here to start playing and have fun :)

Holiday Cookies

Singapore Flyer

Yesterday, after a hearty meal bought by Zainal at Sakura, we (VM guys) headed for a ride at the Singapore Flyer.
Singapore Flyer is the world's largest observation wheel. Standing at a stunning 165m from the ground, the Flyer offers you breathtaking, panoramic views of the Marina Bay, our island city and beyond. The ride is slow and takes about 30 minutes to complete.
Would I go again? Probably not because just once is enough to know what the ride is all about. But I did enjoy the company of the VM guys.

Mini Christmas Tree For Molly

Visited Molly today and I bought her a mini Christmas Tree from IKEA.

Batam Trip 6-7 Dec

Me and my hubby just came back from our 2 days 1 night trip to Batam, Indonesia.


We tried checking in upon reaching the Holiday Inn Resort but we were too early as the check in timing was 2pm, so we decided to head downtown area for lunch and shopping since we have never been to Batam before. We took a shuttle service from the resort to the town (SGD$8 per pax for 2 way trip). For our lunch at Nagoya Hill shopping center, I had Ayam Penyet (15,500 Rupiah, around SGD$2 +) the serving size was quite small as compared to the one at Lucky Plaza (in Orchard), that explains why the people there are so slim. My hubby ate the Chicken Nasi goreng (14,900 Rupiah, around SGD$2 + and with discount too) plus a cup of chendol(8,000 Rupiah, around SGD$1) which both of us shared.


We were so happy as we came across an A&W there, you simply cannot find this fast food in Singapore anymore so who can resisted the all round original A&W root beer float....ahhhh~? I had the root beer float and my hubby took the ice-cream waffles (tasted a bit salty though).


This was where we stayed, we came back to the hotel around 4pm to check in and was given a free upgrade to a deluxe room, yippee :)


We have our first massage yesterday, I had never tried massage as I was afraid of the pain. My hubby tried very hard to persuaded me and he won. I have the Javanese package and my hubby the Balinese techniques and both using the essential oils to help release muscle tension to improve blood circulation; we paid 1161600 Rupiah (SGD$145.20) for the total bill. Ask me how I feel after the massage? I would said "VERY PAINFUL" and asked me again whether I will go for another one, I will consider maybe ;p


More pictures of the wonderful moments...

White Birds

I have been seeing alot of these white bird around Punggol area recently.
Curious to know what kind of species is these, anyone?

185 days has passed

Dearest Molly,
It has been 185 days(6 months) since you left us.
I still cry whenever I think of you and probably will for the rest of my life.
I miss you dearly and you will always live in my heart forever.

Love always,
Jiejie

Early Sunrise At Punggol

小学生很有创意

题目1: 难过
小学生写: 我家门前有条水沟很难过.

题目2: 天真
小学生写: 今天真热.

题目3: 果然
小学生写: 今天下午我吃水果然后喝气水.

题目4: 从容
小学生写: 做事情要从容易的做起.

题目5: 十分
小学生写: 考试只考了十分的同学，非常伤心.

题目6: 所以
小学生写: 学校的厕所以前很脏，来了一个清洁工人后，现在变干净了.

题目7: 课本
小学生写: 上课本来就很无聊.

题目8: 吃香
小学生写: 我喜欢吃香蕉.

题目9: 如果
小学生写: 茶水不如果汁好喝!

题目10: 从前
小学生写: 小明从前门进来.

Molly, Me And The DIY Tree

Molly and me at our grandparent's old kampong house. I was 5 then and Molly was 3, we were sitting on the big speaker (see above pic) and besides us was a Christmas tree which my uncles improvised it by themself from a guava tree. I didn't know that they were so supportive on the recycling programme during that time; I feel so proud of them. heehee :)

Sentosa Here We Come

My hubby and I took a day off from work today and headed to Sentosa! Actually I was there 5 months ago but I had made a promised to Yee Hwee that I will bring her to Sentosa for the Luge & Skyride during her school holiday. We(my mum, my hubby, yee hwee and me) set off to Sentosa around 11am, we decided to drive in to Sentosa since we have never done so and always wanted to do it. We travelled by KJE and found out that the journey was so much shorter than taking ECP and we reached Sentosa around 11:30am. The first item that greeted us inside Sentosa was a bad traffic jam on the way to our destination 'Imbiah Lookout' due to a ongoing construction, we were stucked for more than 15 minutes.

Queuing and waiting for our turn to start off.

I have improved my riding skill as compared to the first time :) yee hwee and me started off first, while my hubby followed behind to take pictures for us.


Enjoying ourselves on the Skyride.


Yee Hwee and her favourite fruit.
We posed with the 60s lorry.
Resting at Coffee Bean after the ride, and yee hwee enjoying her cup of ice blended mocha.

Our nature walk at the Dragon Trail.

Us at the Imbiah Falls, we did not finish the trail as we were feeling hungry and yee hwee was being attacked by some mozzie. We headed to Vivo City for our lunch and shopping. The whole trip was fun and enjoyable especially with yee hwee around.

Thank you lao gong for all the lovely pictures.

Yee Hwee & Our Christmas Tree

Fish & Co Lunch

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After visiting Molly, we have our lunch at Fish & Co in Tampines Mall. Yee Hwee will be staying over at our place for the next 2 days as it is the school holiday. Yee Hwee had her all time favourite Peri Peri Catch - Grilled fish with peri peri sauce, my mum ordered Peri Peri Prawns - Butterflied, grilled & served with peri peri sauce, my hubby had Stingray (Black Pepper) - Grilled on banana leaf & topped with black pepper sauce and me Al Fungi Spaghetti. We had a wonderful dessert to end our meal, the Hot Fudge Cake; it was specially ordered for Yee Hwee to try and she love it very much.

White Roses For Molly

The four of us(my mum, my hubby, yee hwee and me) visited Molly today.

Blue Sky, White Clouds

Nice weather this afternoon :)
but it rained quite heavily at evening time, how I wish the rain would never stop.

Lifewise Magazine Found

As I walked out of the operation room at National Skin Centre , my hubby quietly pointed to me at the side table where he was sitting and guess what I saw? Wow! A large stack of September/October Lifewise magazine which features Molly in it. I am so...happy that I finally found the magazine that i had been searching high and low for it, and also being a little bit greedy, I actually stuff 6 copies into my bag and carried 2 on my hand and headed straight to the exit without looking back. heehee...

My Pyogenic Granuloma No More...

This afternoon, I finally had my pyogenic granuloma removed at the National Skin Centre. Click here to read one of my earlier blog about it.


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Try to snap some photos while waiting for the doctor and nurses :)

I was actually quite nervous before going to the surgery and was glad that my hubby took half day leave to accompany me. The whole process took about 10 minutes to complete. The doctor who did the surgery told me that it will not be painful and the only pain I have will be from the anesthetic needle. And guess what, when the needle poked onto my skin and during the shaving biopsy I feel no pain at all :) phew! Maybe my skin is thicker than i think.


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Picture of my pyogenic granuloma (in the bottle) to be sent for biopsy and some cleansing solution and ointment to apply.

The total bill was $149.60 but i only paid $61.10 with a government grant of $88.50. I was given a day MC and will be going back for a review in 2 weeks times.

Can I Borrow $25?

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?' 


DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man. 


SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?' 


DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily. 


SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'

DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.' 


SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'
The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25 and he really didn't ask for money very often The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
'Are you asleep, son?' He asked.
'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.
'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.'
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.
The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled.
'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.
'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness. 



It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

Our 3 Feet Tall Christmas Tree

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This is our little Christmas tree and it is only 3 feet tall; it is the second year we are using it. The lights on the tree are fix permanently, all we need to do is to add the ornaments to it, so its hassle free.

Big Flash Light

It has been raining for the past 2 days and yesterday just before I went to bed, I saw flashes of lightning filling the quiet dark night. I took out my camera and taken a few snapped of the beautiful sight before turning in.
The lightning last for quite a while and i had this funny feeling as if that the sky was actually taking pictures of us :)

DIY Botox?

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TODAY, World News// Thursday, November 13, 2008

Cute USB Drive, I Want I Want...

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Frozen Goods

Came across this article in Livewell Magazine Sept - Oct 2008 issue and I find that the following informations are useful to share.

Storing Vegetables
1. To make vegetables last long in the refrigerator, dry all the vegetables with napkin or cloth.
2. Wrap celery in aluminum foil before placing in the refrigerator, it will keep for weeks.
3. While storing chillies, removing the stems will keep them fresh for a longer time.
4. To keep garden peas out of the pod looking fresh and beautifully green simply soak them overnight on a bucket of water with some ordinary baking soda mixed in.
5. Don't store potatoes near onions as potatoes rot quickly if stored near onions.
6. If you want leafy vegetables to stay crunchy, cut the stems off and separate the stalks. Add 3/4 cup granulated sugar to a vessel filled with cold water. Now place vegetables in it. Soak for 4-5 hours. Drain well and refrigerate.
7. Crumbled newspapers lining the vegetable compartments of a refrigerator will keep veggies crisp.
8. Keep green beans dry in a perforated plastic bag in the refrigerator. They should stay fresh for 4-5 days.

Here's a guide to how long some common vegetables can be stored in your fridge.

Mao Mao Bibimbap

Bibimbap(korean mixed rice) is one of my favorite food, it is a popular Korean dish. Bibimbap is served in a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chilli pepper paste). A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (usually beef or chicken) are common additions. The ingredients are stirred together thoroughly just before eating. It can be served either cold or hot.

I did my own version of Bibimbap today. I used ingredients such as carrot, japanese cucumber, japanese rice, fried egg, chicken(ready barbecue from 'Giant', lazy to marinate myself) and most importantly the chilli pepper paste from a Korea store in Orchard Cineleisure. Sprinkle sesame seeds over as a garnish before mixing all the all together. You can even add shitake mushrooms, bean sprouts etc, I will explore to add-on more ingredients the next time :)

$2 Charcoal Mask & Nose Strip

An interesting product caught my attention during my visit to Daiso yesterday, a facial product from Korea that contains charcoal as the main ingredient. My hubby and me each bought a product to try; he gotten himself a nose strip and me, a facial mask. We were so excited to try it out. After applying the black gel like mask on my face, give it a15 minutes to dry. You can feel your skin tighten during the drying process; and once its totally dry up; you can then peel it off. Shiok ah!


My hubby tried this nose strip. He said that this product is able to remove the blackheads and whiteheads quite easily (at least 85% of it).

White Roses For Molly Today

Losing A Loved Ones

By Shirley H. Brunson

Although your heart is hurting
And you feel you can't go on
Know in that very moment
Your loved one wasn't alone

For God was there beside them
Holding onto their hand
As the time drew nearer
For them to leave this land

He held them close and whispered
"My child, your time is now"
"But how will my loved ones go on?"
He whispered, "I will show them how"

"I will give them strength and love"
And comfort in the night
I will fill their hearts with peace
Knowing you had wings as you took flight

You no longer walk amongst them
For now you fly above
With all my Heavenly angels
Spreading ever lasting and external love

This is a beautiful, comforting poem that I could relate and touched my heart.
Letting go is never easy and each person will have to deal with the losing in his/her own way.
I was very sad and helpless as I watched my only younger sister fight for last breath and for those left behind are the one feeling the pain.

Acrobat Fly

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My hubby spotted this fly on the coach doing a challenging stunt, a trapeze ;)