2013 New Year Resolution

Once I tried to list down my New Year resolution, that's the only one back in year 2010.  I will start to list out my New Year resolution again from this year.

2013 New Year resolution of mine:

1. Learn to swim.
2. Gain back my pre-pregnancy weight.  I know is super hard to achieve, but at least shade off 5kg first for this year instead of 15kg.
3. Work-life balance.  Spend more quality time with my family - this included my parents, hubby, my kids and MIL.
4. Plan once a month local excursion, two short trips and one long trip.

How about yours?  What is your New Year resolution for year 2013?

Hot Pot For Dinner

Thanks Pei for the dinner. Adults got to get-to-gather and the kids are having fun, it was great!

Burp!  We have a great dinner but are too full!  8 adults and 5 children can't even finished the amount of food prepared.


Here's our kiddos.  They had their dinner together and they played together.  They really enjoyed and having great fun!

I loved this photos that I have taken with two lovely girls.

That's my home made baked cheesecake two days ago and brought over to Pei's house.

I am glad that everyone loves the cheesecake, especially my boy, he had two serving.

Here's the three hot mama with two lovely kids!

CNY Playdate

We had a CNY playdate at one of our mommy's place today. Great to have a playdate for our kiddos to meet up and get together for few hours during CNY. As for mommies, isn't that great we get to meet up too? There are so much things to update each other, we loved to chat, we are open to all sorts of topic to discuss. We exchanged our thoughts and experience on how to handle with our kid's behaviour, growth milestones & etc.

A bit difficult to gather all our kiddos to take a group photo, they moved almost everywhere as the function room quite spacious. Therefore, I have to take them individually - Eager, my gal, Kean and Issac.

'Ang Bao' exchange time! We, mommies feel so excited and are having fun distributing out the red packets instead of our kiddos, they are more interested with all the toys rather than receiving red packets.

Reached home at about 3pm, after changing, take nap, she slept for almost 2 1/2 hours, think she is really tired.

CNY Gathering

We have celebrated our 3rd CNY together, and I am so honour that our CNY gathering hosted twice at my place - last year and this year.

We have YuSheng bought from Marriott as appetizer, Hot Pot as our main dish and home baked cheese cake for dessert.

On the spot, we can't remember meaning of the YuSheng ingredient, so we just say various 'auspicious wishes' out loud while tossing the shredded ingredients into the air.

After doing some google, here's the auspicious words to say when putting the YuSheng: -

Raw fish - 年年有余

The pomelo/lime - 大吉大利

Pepper - 招财进宝

Oil - 一本万利,财源广进

Shredded Carrots - 鸿运当头

Shredded green radish - 青春常驻

Shredded white radish - 风生水起,步步高升

Peanut - 金银满屋

Sesame seeds - 生意兴隆

Deep-fried flour crisps in the shape of golden pillows - 满地黄金

Snap! Snap! Snap! No idea how many times I have clicked. I just want to capture the best shot for them. I enjoyed capturing every moment of all the little ones, as for the most challenging is to have all the kiddos do the posting in front of my camera. Mission impossible!

Did some cropped and collage, the final result quite satisfied and here's the group photos.

新年快乐! - 'bai nian' (拜年) from our kids to their parents. We want them to learn the Lunar New Year custom whereby the younger generation pay their respect to their elderly.

Family Photo

Lunar New Year greeting from TTKfamily.

GO Xi Fa Cai

恭喜发财

Festive Reunion

I have a great day, with great food served for the day, but I can't sleep with a stomach full of festive food, ended stay wide awake blogging.

Saturday night received a text, TTKfamily are invited over for CNY reunion dinner at my cousin's house. My plan for Sunday have to change, so Hot Pot for lunch and dinner at my cousin place.

Wow! Really had a heavy meals for the day.

Here's the TTKfamily Hot Pot for lunch!

Reunion dinner at my cousin place. Managed to meet up my other cousin (they are sibling) and chat with three of my cousin's son, I don't know what the exact relationship terms, confused me more after reading the family relationship chart.

Gifts Received

My gal brought back a CNY gift bag last week Friday from her Preschool - two mandarin oranges and a bag of red packets.

Another gifts received from my neighbour yesterday, some CNY deco for me, the deco just came in time as I planned to buy some. Lanterns and toy for both kids, they loved it so much.

Thanks you!

Auspicious Plants For Lunar New Year 2012

Beside decorated with Lunar New Year cutting paper or ornaments, this year is my first year to decorated with some Auspicious plants. Some people called it as Lucky Fortune plants too.

Here's the plant I have for this year: -

Pussy Willows (银柳, Yin2 Liu3)

In Mandarin sounds like 'Money' (银両, Yin2 Liang3)

I bought it from IKEA few weeks ago. I just found out from my friend it is a good sign where Pussy Willows sprout new shoots and leaves, it symbolise the arrival of prosperity and growth in prosperity.

Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena Sanderiana)

I bought it from IKEA too few weeks ago. This plant is to bring prosperity, fortune and happiness. I decorated the plant with some ribbons and lucky ornaments.

Money Plant Jin Qian Shu (金钱树, Jin1 Qing2 Shu4)

Also known as Gold coin Plant or Zamioculcas Zamiifolia (ZZ Plant) or Fortune Plant. My plants grow, is that mean begin to attract wealth luck to my family? :)

It happen 7 months ago, I pluck the leaves at my MIL place and planted to my pot. Now, one of my pot having a stem with 2 leaves and the another pot, a stem pop out from the soil, yet to see any leaves.

Crassula Ovata or Jade Plant

I planted few leaves in my pot 7 months ago, I get the leaves from my MIL place too, the leaves doesn't grow into a plant. I will try to plant it again.

I Have Confidence

Given a list below to rate on how he feels for tomorrow Orientation Day.

1) Excited

2) Afraid/Scared

3) Worried

Given 1 - 100 to rate, here's how he rated them: -

100 for Excited, 10 for Afraid/Scared and 5 for Worried.

A: How come you rated 5 for Worried?

W: Because I am brave! (looking at me, answered with confidence)

A: Wow! I am so proud of you! (response with a smiley face)

Yes, there is nothing to worried about, mommy and daddy will be with you at all time.

School Holiday Week

Yes, is school holiday week.

No school bus service and hubby is away for business trip, therefore this week I am extremely busy.

Although they are in a same school, I have to send both of my kids to two different branch till end of this month. Finger cross! Hope everything is fine and manageable.

Here they are, photo taken while they are on their way to school. Good memories and moments been captured.

I am glad they get along well and love company each other. Their love and care for each other always reminded me, helped me to understand that loves and cares should not stop.

Thanks to both of my kids. Thank you for entering my life, making it wonderful and the best of my life!

Warmth Note

My boy wrote a note and left it on my table this morning.



Warms my heart after reading.

Chan Mali Chan

Chan Mali Chan is my childhood songs. I can't remember when I pickup this songs, only remember my mom sings this song to me.

Now my gal learned this song too. Today she sings to me when she is back from school.

She is not and can't sings the whole lyrics, only the chorus part.

Chan mali chan, hooi hooi
chan mali chan, hooi hooi



Do a search and found this video clip. Very cute!



Chan Mali Chan Lyrics

Di mana dia anak kambing saya?
Anak kambing saya di tepilah bendul.
Di mana dia anak kambing saya?
Anak kambing saya di tepilah bendul.
Chan mali chan, chan mali chan,
Chan mali chan, ketipong payung (2X)

Di mana dia buah hati saya?
Buah hati saya bagai telur dikupas.
Di mana dia buah hati saya?
Buah hati saya bagai telur dikupas.
Chan mali chan, chan mali chan
Chan mali chan ketipong payung (2X)

A Day At Singapore Science Center

Last minutes plan for this holiday, Hari Raya Haji, brought my kids to Singapore Science Center. They are so excited when they arrived, especially my boy when he saw the Waterworks.

We only managed to visit: iSpace, Sound Exhibition, Discovery Zone, Living with Viruses, The Mind's Eye, Mathematics Everywhere & Everyday, Ecolab, and Waterworks.









My girl managed to explore around at Discovery Zone before doze off. Here she is, too exhausted, just doze off after her milk.



Here are some photos taken outside Singapore Science Center before leaving.






Saw this Dinosaurs-Live exhibition, started from 21Oct2011 and end on 26Feb2011.

Couldn't managed to include this in our visit, we will bring them here again, Singapore Science Center, for only this exhibition.

Children's Day

How would you celebrate with your kids on Children's day? Or would you celebrate with your kids?

When I was a kid, my parents don't really celebrate with me, they are busy. Most of the time I celebrated in school with my classmate and teachers. Only things that my mum will prepared every year is a pot of curry chicken.

During children's day, there is a list of program planned by the school, first we will gather in a hall. Started with National song, followed by school song, dances, choirs and so on and so on. Thereafter, we will return back to our class. Can't remember much, things that I can recall are, we will decorate our class with some colour papers, balloons, and the tables will re-arranged for placing food.

This year, I planned to have some quality time with my kids, instead of bringing them out, we stayed at home. Things/activities that we spent together - read books, watched TV, played toys, and cookies decorating.

Dancing my lady!



I baked a batch of cookies a day before, used bumble bee cutter to cut out the shape. Prepared 2 sets of piping filled with colour icing for both.

My boy loved decorating cookies, amount of cookies given to him still not enough, requested more to decorate. I really enjoyed watching him decorating his cookies, he looks so serious! Oh, not to forget, he enjoys tasting the icing too. I think most kids did that, can't resist to taste the icing - SWEET!

Captured all the lovely memories of him while decorating!
There goes the final piece of work, all the way in his mouth before finished decorating. Cheeky you!



My gal loved exploring the icing rather than decorating her cookies. She tasted the icing, feels the texture with her both hands and busy squeezing out the icing. With curiosity, she squeezed and watched the icing flowing out from the piping bags.



I have a great and precious moment. Hope they enjoyed!

Here's the cookies - bumble bees, that I had decorated for them while they having their nap.

Mickey Mouse Hot Cake

Inspiration from my gal yesterday evening when I have no idea what to prepare for breakfast.

A: What do you want for your breakfast?

E: Mickey Mouse

A: =_='

I have no idea when did this Disney cartoon character - Mickey Mouse become one of her favorites character. Luckily I have this character mould.

Using the ready made pancake mix that I bought from NTUC. Is quite easy, there is a step by step instruction given on the box.

Mixed in the ingredient with water, stir well then scoop out the batter and cook using frying pan.

Mickey Mouse hot cake for breakfast!

My kids were so excited when Mickey Mouse hot cake was served. ~ Cheers ~

Traditional Lotus Paste Mooncake

When comes to mooncake selection, traditional baked mooncake is always out from my list, since young only loved the snow skin type, especially pandan flavour. Hmm.... Yummilicious!

After the mooncake workshop that I have attended last week, really gives me inspiration to give it a try. Next day, went to Phoon Huat, bought all the ingredients.

I am quite free today, gather all my ingredients and started on the mooncake skin portion first then follow by the lotus paste. There are only 2 type of lotus paste that I like most - white lotus paste and pandan lotus paste. Other than that, the others are too sweet for me.

Overall experience, not too bad, at least I am able to mould out with beautiful print on each of every mooncake.

Mooncake Magic Workshop

Rose, Pam and I signed up for the making mooncakes. This is not my 1st time learning on how to make mooncake. 10 years back I attended mooncake workshop together with my hubby, from then till now have not start to baked or make any of them.

Class size was supposed to be 8, due to last minutes time changed, 4 dropped out. We have so much fun, laughter and I really enjoyed, especially with a group of mommies that you know off.

Here the mommies holding their final product - snow skin mooncake.

Snow skin 1st row from left to right - Strawberry flavour, Pandan flavour.

Snow skin 2nd row from left to right - Mixed Pandan & Strawberry flavour, Banana flavour

Managed to mould out 4 mini Traditional lotus paste mooncake. Not the final product yet, still waiting for the oven.

What Would You Like To Be

A: W, what would you like to be or work as when you grow up like daddy?
W: mommy, what job can I earn lots of money?

Oh dear, almost faint when I hear what he asked. =_='
Nowadays, children are so different to those days. We will choose or pick what we like, maybe that's only me. When I were young, I would like to be a piano teacher or related to art craft work, unfortunately my parents disagreed with my decision.

A: W, you have to choose a job that you like, not looking into what earns a lot and you don't like it at all.
W: Hmm... Then I want to build my building.

He pause, look at me for a while and says, I want to order and instruct people to build.
Faint again! Wah! So ambitious thinking.

A: Singapore no more land for you to build, so when you grow up, you have to travel to other country to build your own designed building.
W: Why?
A: Singapore so small and the land is limited, only way is to travel out from Singapore to have your designed building build.
W: Hmmm... ... Let me think about it.

Then he walked away!

At Overtime, Holland V

Happy hour on Friday after work at Overtime, Holland Village!

This is not only our usual drinking, is a farewell for me, I am leaving the company by end of this month. I will miss them very much, not only the days we spent together - at work, go out for lunches, and attend company events.

Wee! So much fun and laughter! The buffet very delicious, I enjoyed most of the dishes been served. Yummy!

We have our silly photo taken individually, laughing so much viewing our funny look been taken.

Group photo taken before we left the place, total 7 of us - Rayson, me, Venetia, Michel, Low, YingWei, and KingBee. Sean has class to attend, so can't join us.

May2011 Random Thoughts

Oh gosh! I have not actively blog for so long. My life has been so busy and occupied with 2 kids, family and work. Sometimes feels like giving up everything, especially at work, makes me extremely tired and exhausted.

Everything seems different when I reached to my kids, their smiles, their laughter, their hugs and their kisses warm my heart. If not because of my family, I may not able to hang on till now, worthwhile to scarified. Love them so much!