(2008/01) Jan 2008 MTBs

[aqua]

pixie/grumpus, same. my girl dislike porridge, ever since i add in fishballs, she started taking more solids...

 

[angelwind]

jess
same
my boy drinks 2 big bowls of soup if soup is available. its not the normal rice bowl kind its the bigger bowl kind

tongtong
then do you make ur own fishballs/paste?
its like beancurd, they put "shi gao" inside to make it smooth. same analogy isnt it?

 

[tongtong8]

pixie, i'm vegetarian wor, you forget liao! you ar right, it's like putting the shi gao inside the tou hua. too much is not good!

 

[jess__thomas]

wow.. so seems like alot of them love soup. haha. i let J use the children bowl. so not too big bowl...

pixie, 2 bowls is alot hor.. hee..

 

[steph77]

tongtong & pixie,
you both can really cook! guru! Can you bake too?

 

[angelwind]

tongtong
thanks for the link. i imagined almost the same steps as what was described in the blog. so im more or less correct *happy*

 

[tongtong8]

steph, eh pls dont say that. i used to bake too but not now. too busy liao.

 

[angelwind]

tongtong
ohhh yah i forgot for a moment sorry

steph
i dont cook much and i know NUTS about baking. i only explore lots coz of x. else, i just cook normal dishes lar

 

[angelwind]

actually i wanted to ask: whats mirin? i see this word in lots of cookbooks but dunno what that? a jap kind of soy sauce?!

edit: orh, i googled liao. its jap cooking wine

 

[grumpus]

pixie,
mirin is a sweet jap rice wine used for cooking

 

[angelwind]

janbb
i dunno if you accept this, but sometimes i put bonito on top of porridge.
u know the tako pachi we take? the balls of octupus or ham/cheese with fish flakes, mayo?
the fish flakes is the bonito

 

[angelwind]

ok so my next qn is - do/will u guys put in chn or jap cooking wine when making food for your child(ren)?

 

[steph77]

tongtong, pixie,
you really did alot for yr kids...i must learn ah. me used to cook dishes last time for hb, but since the kids arrive, no more now...everyday tired, dunno why...maybe old liow or plain lazy

 

[tongtong8]

pixie, jap ingredients, so far i used miso, seaweed, and kumpu only. never put wine before though.

 

[grumpus]

pixie,
if i'm cooking only for lexie then i don't use wine. but if i cook for everybody then lexie eats the same too. so if there's wine then she eats that too...

 

[krystle]

Yvonne,
So qiao? Then I believe I would have met you before leh. Are you in my FB huh?

Joyce ah, she is one brave mum loh. Mother of 4!!!! We thought she was stopping at 3, who knows suddenly announced 4th one. Her #4 was born last May, 4 mths earlier than my #2. All princess.

Jess,
If OT got pay then why not? But hoh in my previous co, I OT until I wanted to puke. Rather dun take the money and go home earlier. If everyday needs OT, then you need to consider coz that will shorten the time you spend with your son.

Pixie,
Mirin is a Jap seasoning sauce.

 

[angelwind]

steph
coz we got 1 kid so still got spare time
when we are like u got 2 kids liao sure give up a lot of stuff like these lar

 

[tongtong8]

Steph, I only cook for my son during weekends la. But indeed having a kid made me learn lots of things. I also feel tired everyday leh.

 

[steph77]

pixie,
Z tasted rice wine before! cos my MIL used it to steam chicken wings, she used the sauce for his rice. Z also tried hua tiao jui & ma you (sesame oil).

 

[tongtong8]

any tods here teething?? the biggest molars?

 

[luca]

pixie,
where to buy the bonito aka fish flakes? jap supermarket?

 

[shorty_gal]

Luca,

Fish flakes can get from NTUC.

 

[angelwind]

hey jacelyn
did you get my milkbags??

luca
i got mine from daiso

 

[jess__thomas]

krystle
for executives, no OT pay de~.. only got transport allowance.

 

[angelwind]

haiz
1hr more till knock off

 

[tongtong8]

counting down.

 

[krystle]

Jess,
Really huh? Then you must think properly. For me, leaving on the dot is impt lah. I dun want the OT claim or transport allowance.

Me still got another 30 mins.

 

[angelwind]

sibeh jialatz
eat bak kwa, drink teh tarik ice

sure get fat. all rich, sugar-y food
still say wanna diet for my fren's wedding dinner. i cant squeeze into my dress liao

 

[tongtong8]

festive seasons pretty hard to be on diet one.

 

[shorty_gal]

pixie,

Milk bags? Think you got the wrong person!!

 

[angelwind]

eh sorry should be gerger not u
paiseh mixed up wor

 

[angelwind]

heres the dress im gonna wear, cept:
the lady in the pic is not me (im not so slim!!!); and i got the dress in purple

cham liao sure like bao bah zhang

 

[luca]

Jacelyn, pixie,
thanks.

 

[jess__thomas]

pixie
wah.. sexy sexy. after give birth, i never wear tube dress liao lei.. haha...

krystle
i wonder the frequency of their OT. haha... but the director say he dun encourage OT la. just at at times need to attend conference call...

 

[angelwind]

so i said, i bao bah zhang lor...how to squeeze into this dress??!! i havent buy new dress yet.......

 

[jess__thomas]

u wear b4 this dress rite? shouldnt be a problem ba~....

 

[angelwind]

never wear before. that time slimmer than now, still acceptable.
NOW?? i dont think can fit in

 

[luca]

tongtong,
my boy starts drooling again, not sure issit becoz of teething.

 

[krystle]

Pixie,
Nice dress. I am looking for a tube dress for BIL's wedding in Oct. But still early and hopefully by then, I slim down liao.

Jess,
If occassional OT then fine lah. If can take call from home also good. Here my co does that. But I don't want to take from home coz very distracted. My colls, they can take calls and then put on mute and go makan. Hahahah.

 

[jess__thomas]

krystle
i did ask them and they say they are working out their system so tat ppl need nt stay in office until so late. initial calls have to stay in office cos want everyone to be together. subsequently shld be fine.

he even asked me if i am trying for #2. wahahaa...

 

[angelwind]

so what was ur reply to that qn, jess??

 

[jess__thomas]

of cos i say no.. wahahaa.. that the 10 year series qs/answer for interview rite? kekeke...

 

[steph77]

hehe i reached home liow

gg to bath, later fetch my boy!

 

[angelwind]

muahahahaahhahahaha

yes yes
how would the rest of the mummies reply?

i would say "yes" if im really TTC. but i'll tell him i hold off plans since im changing job.
can bear to lie

 

[tongtong8]

wah steph knocked off at 5! so good!

 

[jess__thomas]

haha.. really? u will tell ah?
then maybe i tell tat to Aqua's boss later? kekeke..
10 more mins to knock off!!!

 

[Princess 81]

hey,

need some help here.. this week my boy elias has been letting out loads of gas every now and then. And he isnt eating well lately. COuld it be some wind in tummy? What can i do to relieve it for him? WOuld pedertic help? Or should I get some chinese medidine from eu yan sang or something?

thanks!
Fern

 

[kitsune_sg]

Icy, jess, Steph, raeanne loves fishballs n soup too. But dun know why her appetite has been very bad recently. She hardly touches her rice, plays with it or spits it out. she can choose to only eat vegetable or drink soup. But Yet she poos very often, watery poo. wanted to bring her to usual pd today but it's closed.

She already has 16 teeth, should not be teething anymore right?

 

[grumpus]

kitsune,
milk teeth total is 20. still left the last 4 molars.

 

[janbb]

Thanks mummies for your recipe. Your porridge sound so yummy I muz work harder to improve my porridge.

tongtong, pixie,
May i know how to make soup stock? I need to cook porridge every morning before bringing J to class. Very rush morning for me so can only afford to throw in ready-to-cook ingredient, no time to do chopping or peeling..etc..

pixie, i myself love fish flakes!! good idea, maybe can let J try

grumpus, ya men, i muz change menu everyday. Think he got bored with my porridge. Saw your wide range of ingredient, i find him so kelian cos he eat the same lunch 5days in a row. Luckily, dinner is at my mum hse & weekend is cooked by MIL. Feel like puking if all meals are cooked by me, really a terrible cook here & not creative, wahaha ;p

We are going to bring J for an allergy test tmr. Cos he got rashes few mths ago & suspect he is allergy to mushroom. When he was 6mths old, he was allergy to fish but was ok after 1yo. To be safe, decided to let him take the test so that this clumsy mummy here will not "poison" him with my cooking, haha. Will share the procedure of the test again if any mummy interested to know more abt it.

luca,
same here J started to drool since last mth. He has stopped drooling for a long time & now is back drooling again. Also think is due to teething of the last 4 molar.

pixie,
Re: Sexy tube dress (as above)
BKK got many of these tube dress. I bot 3 pcs last trip But very risky to buy. No trying there in the first place & some only come in 1 size & is very de small men... Out of the 3 tube dresses i bot, i can only wear 2. The other one totally can't wear, wonder why thai gal are so slim!! This time round, i gonna go to the toilet & try. If cannot, confirm change another design