tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75045298231884942892012-02-11T11:00:23.579+08:00Enjoying food, diet and life in general, with a bit of whinge here and there..m0chimochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239849095245713015noreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504529823188494289.post-44018092361865660432011-09-22T16:38:00.000+08:002011-09-22T16:38:47.068+08:00

To be precise 3.22%. That's my daughter's probability of entering one of the missionary schools in Singapore. Those who are familiar with Singapore education system will understand that getting into a good school in Spore is not easy. While the definition of good school is subjective (whether your focus is academic or holistic or both), eventually it boils down to the fact that, if you think

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Toothless Nad Yes, now it's little N's turn! Isn't she particularly cute in her state of toothlessness? She will turn six in another 2 months, by the way!

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Yes it does, but that is what makes our loss much more intensely profound...because you're no longer here with us, Ma! Sometimes, I wonder about the life that I used to have with you. A life full of laughter and happiness, where did it go, Ma? I hang on to every piece of evidence that I can get, yellowish pictures of your younger days, videos that had you on them, your handwriting, your old

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Mama 1952-2010 18 Nov 2010 Para keluarga, teman2, dan kerabat yang terkasih, Terima kasih atas keadatangan kalian hari ini, menemani mama di perjalanan terakhir dalam hidupnya ini. Hari ini, biarkan saya berbicara sedikit tentang mama saya, pilar & pemersatu di keluarga kami. Dari mama saya mewarisi hal-hal berikut ini: 1. Golongan darah A, karena Ria, adik saya mewarisi golongan darah

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Isn't this the loveliest butter that you've ever seen? It's creamy, it's sweet, it has nice buttery fragrance. Nothing can beat your own homemade butter. So, how do you make your own butter? Simply by overwhipping your cream, and continue to whip, since there's nothing that you can do to save the overwhipped your butter. You will see the cream will then separate into curd and whey. The

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How do you keep yourself not to fall asleep during a meeting? By taking pictures of those who are sleeping in the meeting... With meeting like this, who need valium?

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And so it happened again... We had another bowling game recently. I was not excited about the game as always. Why should I be? For this game, the team has been determined beforehand. And my team leader happened to be the same guy who I recruited for my first game, and really he had this stoic look on his face when he found out that I was now in his team. Well, talk about affinity...not. So

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If I have to stand up to give out testimony about miracle, this is what I want to talk about, small miracle in my simple life. Things that will bring out a smile and  lovely memories that I will remember for years to come. Small as they are, miracle is still a miracle and I am glad to be able to recount this story. Long long time ago... I was born to be a motoric moron. I had no talent

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I realize that I first came up with this blog to document down all the baking trials ups and downs. Along the way, though, too many things that I have came up with went down unrecorded.But really, the first quarter of 2010 did not come easy for me. Busy was an understatement. I was totally flat out. I just did not find time to do a lot of things. And it did not help that both my husband and I

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That's what I feel about year 2009. More accurately, that's how I feel at end December every year.Usually the mellow feeling will come early, sometime around September, but of course, it's going to peak in December. Sometime like now.For me, 2009 is a year full of blessings, despite the many upheavals that I experienced. Not to deny that at times I felt indignant at many things, I still feel that

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This is how I grew up: A friend of my mother complimented my mother on how pretty I was since she had not seen me for years. And being the typical Asian mother, my mother would say, "You've got to be kidding. Look at her big nose, chubby cheeks, her big mouth!" etc..etc. In her own words, I was the personification of Princess Fiona (of Shrek fame). And don't get her started on how badly I

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I said this before and I say this again: I don't know how other parents do it. Especially those working mothers, who can still be so productive after work: baking, cooking, spending time with children!Honestly, I just can't find time in the kitchen. Weekdays are definitely off, I am so drained after work. Whatever little time that I've got is spent tutoring the kids, spending time with them. I go

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Just some candid moments with my children that I do not want to forget.CM1I was cuddling my big N.Me: When I am old, will you still love me?Big N: Very much. Just like the way you love grandma now!My heart just melted!CM2Me: Little N, what do you want to be when you grow up?Little N: I want to have rabbit farm!Cute career of choice!CM3M: How many children you want to have, Big N?BN: I want to

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The pictures should tell all. Setelah lebih banyak mingkemnya, atau tersenyum malu-malu. Akhirnya, pelan-pelan, bolu kukusku mulai siap untuk tertawa ngakak!Pictures from July experience. When I saw them shyly started to laugh in the steamer, I laughed so much harder!Wakakakakak!!!!

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I am rewatching this for the 100th times. Serious!And as always, I am still as hooked on the story. And I still cry whenever I see the parting scene of young Eun Seuh and Jun Seuh.Note: Adult ES and JS love story still bothers me a lot. I don't know whether I should say yes to their love story, since basically it's an incest love story. Not blood incest, but incest nonetheless. Eeewwww!!!!Well,

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Yes, the princess is back with vengeance. Not only her second installment of the cupcake series is pinkier than her earlier work, it is also complimented with her signature rose. Or not? Let me think. Oh yes, the rose was the leftover from the Barbie Cake project that I did the other day. Amazingly, she actually decorated the cupcake with the real buttercream! Because I made the blunder with her

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Okay, this is new (at least, for me), it's called Ginger Milk Curd. It's actually very popular in Hong Kong and it's supposed to be good for your complexion. The taste? If I have to describe the taste, I would say that it's a cross of Tofu Hua (豆花 or Kembang Tahu) and ginger tea (wedang jahe). A colleague actually told me that she did it for 8 times before she got it right. My mother also told me

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I bake faster than I blog. For some reason, I find it just so hard to find time to sit down and write down on things that I have come up with. Strangely enough, I can actually finish 10-episode drama in just 2 days. That should explain why I never have enough time to blog!So this is one of the things that I have never had time to blog for some time. My favorite Blueberry Muffin. This time, I have

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wish on my star [vocal] - jake shimabukuroI wouldn't change a thing about youI wouldn't ask the green to be blueI wouldn't ask the birds not to fly,or change a thing in the sky, or turn hello to good-byeI wouldn't ask the birds not to singI wouldn't ask the phone not to ringI just couldn't ask the wind not to blow,or a boat not to row, or a trio to go soloYou are amazing just as you areYou are a

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Why is it called the bread of love?What else can you call the bread, when hubby was actually the one kneading the dough! It's so sweet of him. I went to the room, sweating and tired of punching and kneading the dough, and it's still not done yet. So I begged him to help me with the kneading part, and to my delight, he actually stood up, washed his hands, and started to help me with kneading

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Hello and happy belated valentine day.I have not been the most diligent when it comes to updating this blog. I still do bake regularly. But most of the time, I just baked the same old thing for my family. Maybe one of these days, I can find time to blog what I bake regularly.On this year's val's day, I had actually intended to bake a special CCC (Cheesy Cheese Cake), something that a dear friend

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She is a 3.5-year old heiress to the throne. I am so proud to present, the first creation of our little princess. Cinnamon cupcake with strawberry icing.We bought the cupcake maker toys, with real cupcake ingredients. She did everything on her own. Or..almost everything. Well, mommy helped out a bit. But it's just for adult things, such as putting the cake into the microwave oven for 30 seconds (

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My Big N lost his first two lower teeth last month! He's only 5.5 years old! Awwwwww.....

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What do mother and daughter do together for bonding time?They come up with fondant doll..At least, it's a step forward from playdough.Fun!!!

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I love baking, and the maids who have worked for me are the living testimony of my hobby. The previous one who worked for me put on 10 kg within 6 months. The current one is still struggling with her weight gain, one look and a person can tell that I feed her well.Almost every week, I will find a new project challenge, or something just to satisfy my craving for sweet things. I am more than aware

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"I come from the Fire Princess, and she wants to marry the Water King's son, and they're afraid of touching each other, lest he should dry up, or she be put out. So, please, they want to know what to do" "Oh, the stupidity of people! And all this time, they are afraid of doing the very thing they ought to do. Of course it's impossible for them to marry till he is dried up and she is put out. What

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A view from my hotel windowOne of the perks (or curse, depending on how people look at it) of business travel is the chance to see other parts of the world. Of course, the traveller can forget about visiting the places of interests in that particular city. Any free time would be spent reviewing the presentation--over and over again, memorizing the statistics, doing the lengthy and tedious

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One minute I read that we are doing well, suddenly the next minute I read about the looming recession. And that happens within weeks. It did not happen overnight of course. All the analysts have predicted this 10 years cycle. Somehow, we just refuse to admit that it's happening. When it happened 10 years ago, it did not affect me much. I was still enjoying university life, happily unattached,

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I did not have time to come up with a cake for hubby on his birthday. We were in Jakarta on his birthday, and we went to Kidzania with the children on that day. We had dinner to celebrate Y and my mother's birthday together, but we did not have cake. With the holiday season in Jakarta, my parents have got two cakes that they have not finished eating yet. One cake was from Dapur Cokelat and the

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Any excuse just to bake cakes! This time, since Y's birthday is coming soon, I thought of coming up with some pre-birthday cake before the real day. Y, as you all know, celebrates his birthday in September. And since he has been a nice husband since the day I married him, he deserves to get more than just one cake for his birthday. So, I plan to have pre-birthday cake, birthday cake, and

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Mooncakes!And lanterns too.Yesterday, we went to visit the 2008 lantern festival in Chinese Garden. It was my first time visiting Chinese Garden. And it was perfect timing, as it was on weekdays, and it was not so crowded. We could leisurely walk and enjoy the lanterns.This year's theme is Sanrio. And the characters from Sanrio were lanternized exquisitely.  The lanterns display were beautiful.

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Ruri did not create this muffin. But she generously shared the recipe with us, NCC members. For that, she showed us what a kind and generous person she was. And for that, we call this recipe, Muffin Ruri.I did not personally know Ruri just like I did not personally know Inong, but in the virtual net, the world has become such a small place.I made Wilton Klappertart, another recipe that she shared

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For  those people who outbid me in Ebay, eat your heart out. I got this book from Amazon at half the price, and since it was shipped to US address, I saved on shipping cost as well *evil grin*                                  I got the translated version of Hilda Boswell's Treasury of Children's Stories from my mother when I was six years old. It was my first sophisticated book, since it had

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I was told Ev'ry day in my childhood:Even when we grow oldHome will be where the heart isNever were words so trueMy heart's far, far awayHome is tooHome - from Beauty and the Beast, The MusicalPart of my busy bee August was because I had to go back home twice in 2 weeks time. In both weeks, I went to Jakarta on Tuesday, stayed in Dharmawangsa Hotel until Friday, where I actually had a chance to

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"I thought you said you did not want to go to the forest!""I am not going to the forest, I am going to Pekanbaru!""What do you think Pekanbaru is? It's a forest!"I was sort of cursing and swearing about going to Pekanbaru. The thing is, I am not so keen on going any business trips. Because business trip means changes from my daily routine. And on top of that, I just hate packing and unpacking my

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I don't know how other people can keep up with blogging. For one, I admire the time that they can spend on blogging. Maybe it's poor time management on my part, or just the lame excuse, but honestly, I just do not have time to update this blog. And I live in the lion country, where internet connection is considered superior. I just can't imagine, living in a place, where internet speed is as big

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I attended a farewell dinner for some colleagues who move on to new jobs. Three of them are posted in China, and another one is leaving the company for good, for better opportunity. It was a nice farewell dinner together.I do not really have the opportunity to spend time with my colleagues outside work. This kind of farewell dinner is not cheap. Besides, as a working mother, I just feel guilty

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I have a resolution. In order to pay off my investment in those cookbooks that I've collected over the years, I am going to attempt to do at least one recipe from each cookbook. The reality is not that simple. I've got few obstacles that I still can not overcome till now.I enjoy reading the recipes and the books. I have a long list of things to bake from each cookbook. But to find willing guinea

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The last 2 weekends, I had enough fun experimenting with things that I put in a 'to-do-but-never-get-a-chance' list. I made yogurt. And I baked cake: Pandan Kaya Layer Cake.My yogurt experiment went quite well. The yogurt was too runny for my liking. On the second attempt, I managed to get the texture that I want, at the expense of the fat and calories. Well, life is full of trade-offs. You can't

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My dearest little boy,Has it been 5 years since we have you in our life?Somehow, we just can't imagine our life without you.Looking at you now, it's just hard to imagine that you were actually the same baby that we saw in the 3D ultrasound long time ago! The baby that we saw in the screen were only 6 cm long. But you were such an active baby even then. I remember looking at the alien on the

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My boss must have secretly read my earlier blog.A month after my earlier trip to Japan, another business trip to Japan was confirmed. The exciting part was to know that I might be able to see cherry blossom. My counterpart in Kobe dashed my hope during one of the calls that I had with him, "Nope! It's been raining heavily the last couple of days! By the time you reach here, there will be no

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Call me a show-off. I am one.But I am just so proud that I could come up with this Little Mermaid birthday cake for my little girl in early April. Not the best in cake decorating. And I did a shortcut by using edible image. Icing was still badly done. But give me credit for effort. I just did not have time to practice.But for a 3-year old, the above mentioned flaws did not matter much. She loved

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I asked my daughter, "Why are you so pretty?" She answered, "Because I am your daughter, that's why!" Not a bad answer for a 3-year old girl. I think in every little girl, they can only see the good thing in her mother. The mother could not do any wrong. I remember the much younger me, looking at my mother, and thought how lucky I was to have such a beautiful lady as my mother. You see, I wanted

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Today's my birthday! Due to some red-tape bureaucracy and (and stupidity of the person in charge), my mother ended up holding my birth certificate with a different date printed on it. So, to my family and close friends, today's my birthday. But, 3 months from now, I'll be celebrating my birthday again with some colleagues, and I'll be receiving a lot of birthday offers & goodies, since in my IC,

m0chimochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239849095245713015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504529823188494289.post-45371204898351503662008-02-13T22:09:00.000+08:002008-02-23T23:27:41.370+08:00

I am a tropical person. I feel cold all the time, even in the hot tropical city that I have been living. The maintenance guy in the office just can't stand me, I keep on asking him to adjust the air-con in the office, so that I will not be shivering in the office. Of course, like most people, I always complain about the heat here. I also complain about the humidity. I think my boss heard me and

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This is going to be my last post in 2007. In two days time, I'll be flying to my hometown and I'll be staying there for Christmas and New Year. Internet connection in my hometown sucks big time. So, I don't expect to post anything during my stay. Okay, 2007 is almost over in a blink of an eye. But at one time, I could not wait for the year to be over. And I am so glad that it is almost over. Just

m0chimochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239849095245713015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504529823188494289.post-83172756551129922652007-12-20T14:55:00.000+08:002008-02-23T23:17:41.264+08:00

As we're saying goodbye to year of 2007, I've got many invitations to the Christmas/year end gathering. One gathering that I went to, was a pot luck BBQ with office colleagues. The host asked us to prepare one unique dish from we come from. That's tough. I need something that's easy to make, yet universally acceptable for the multi-nation guests' palate who attended the gathering. After long

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I was in a middle of phone conversation with my counterpart in Japan, who happened to be a Japanese (surprise..surprise).C: So Kimura-san*, can you find out the reason for the shipment delay of our unit?K: Of course, Cindy-san. Just provide me the serial number of the unit.C: It's TOHV005K: So, it's T-O-H-D-005?C: No, it's,...T for Tokyo, O for Osaka, H for Hokkaido, V for Victory, zero zero

m0chimochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239849095245713015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504529823188494289.post-47557910926042689942007-12-01T22:12:00.000+08:002008-06-29T00:30:58.280+08:00

For a short period in my life, I was part of the (then) yuppies in the city area in Jakarta. I wore suits to work, I put on make up, I went to malls for lunch. The guys also put in the suits and ties. Fridays were filled with creambath sessions or foot reflexology, and also my newfound happiness. It was in a cafe in Bursa Efek Jakarta (Jakarta Exchange Building), I found this very addictive slice

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This year's PSLE has just been announced. The student with the record breaking high score of 294 has just been interviewed on TV.And this has brought back the bittersweet memory of my student years.As a student, I was never part of the elite high achiever. In other words, I was just an average student. Really, I was only 6/10 student! No exaggeration here. Usually, I would score so low during the

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You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore....but let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. - Kahlil Gibran4th Nov 2001I remember the heat. I remember the guests. I remember how beautiful my mother looked on that day. I remember my father's tears when we gave him the slice of our wedding cake. I remember my husband and I

m0chimochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239849095245713015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504529823188494289.post-56370660876599789492007-10-05T22:16:00.000+08:002008-02-23T23:17:15.500+08:00

Not really! It was not my first. I forgot my password to my other blog and failed to recover it.So, yes..my first attempt for this blog. Well, I'll get to like this blog. Sooner or later.

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