(2008/02) Feb 2008 MTBs
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kitsune_sg
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Xiaoyun, I also have the same problem. Just missed my free ingredient for today again cos I don't know what is chocolate bloom (all the baking/dessert questions, I sure fail one), shucks! Looks like cannot be lazy, must mug the FAQ well before taking on the food quiz next time.
Went for my Oscar scan today, results will only be out next Tues. Looks like I'm going to have another gal. Hubby insists he is not disappointed at all. Oh well, think RaeAnne will be happier with a sister and we save $$ as well cos really nothing to buy liao if gal again. ;P
Went for my Oscar scan today, results will only be out next Tues. Looks like I'm going to have another gal. Hubby insists he is not disappointed at all. Oh well, think RaeAnne will be happier with a sister and we save $$ as well cos really nothing to buy liao if gal again. ;P
pauline,
another gal ah..
good lah. can save money.
so, are there going to have a #3?
re: bread
i found a method to make a natural bread enhancer.
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/cass-bakinglab/article?mid=969
going to make 1 tonight.
will update again if i can make the bread soft and lasting..
another gal ah..
good lah. can save money.
so, are there going to have a #3?
re: bread
i found a method to make a natural bread enhancer.
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/cass-bakinglab/article?mid=969
going to make 1 tonight.
will update again if i can make the bread soft and lasting..
this texture looks fantastic.
another technique:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_475ab5ad01009a7m.html
another technique:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_475ab5ad01009a7m.html
dalandcrystal
New Member
bx
the stock/puree can stay up to 6wks in freezer according to annabel's books.
the stock/puree can stay up to 6wks in freezer according to annabel's books.
kitsune_sg
Active Member
Xy, no. 3? Unless hubby more gian than me, if not I don't think I want to suffer the MS, backache, labour pains, sleepless nights, breastfeeding problems, lack of freedom, no travelling to far countries etc for the THIRD time. Just thinking about it, make me wanna faint! Aiyah, should have chosen the pink waterproof cot sheet from your sis instead. Haha ;P
Jass, it's better to concentrate and upgrade the 3 dishes (1 starter, 1 main and 1 dessert) to the maximum ie. 10 for each dish cos the gourmet points is an average point given. But having said that, sometimes, really don't have the ingredient I have (can't trade and can't buy), and I have enough ingredients to learn another dish then I will still LEARN the dish. More options for upgrading lor.
Jass, it's better to concentrate and upgrade the 3 dishes (1 starter, 1 main and 1 dessert) to the maximum ie. 10 for each dish cos the gourmet points is an average point given. But having said that, sometimes, really don't have the ingredient I have (can't trade and can't buy), and I have enough ingredients to learn another dish then I will still LEARN the dish. More options for upgrading lor.
julyclover
New Member
xy, the hokkaido bread looks wonderful.
my bread is on the coarse side, n i want to make it softer too.
my bread is on the coarse side, n i want to make it softer too.
tongtong
doesn't affect my life bah, i hope. thyroid glands control our metabolism rate. basically i have overactive thyroid glands. so need to take medicine to normalise the secretion of thyroid glands. the norm is to take for a year and monitor via blood test to see if condition has stabilised.
xiaoyun
dunno leh. nowadays seem difficult to have gathering liao hoh. every one so busy with our little ones.
your colleagues are lucky loh.
doesn't affect my life bah, i hope. thyroid glands control our metabolism rate. basically i have overactive thyroid glands. so need to take medicine to normalise the secretion of thyroid glands. the norm is to take for a year and monitor via blood test to see if condition has stabilised.
xiaoyun
dunno leh. nowadays seem difficult to have gathering liao hoh. every one so busy with our little ones.
your colleagues are lucky loh.
starrbliss
Member
re: bread
saw the bread and made me think of the pumpkin kaya which i learnt how to make at a cooking demo @ onaka healing kitchen (www.onakagroup.com)
it's healthy and super yummy and here's the recipe for mummies who love to cook.
300g pumpkin (diced, steamed, skinned)
50g brown sugar
1/4 cup raw cashew
1 cup water
1 small pc pandan leaf
blend cashew, pandan leaf and water until smooth, sieve off the particles (use those cloth sieve for coconut milk) and retain the pandan-cashew milk.
submerge steamed pumpkin in pandan-cashew milk, add brown sugar and bring to boil.
mash pumpkin and stir continuously into thick paste while simmering.
kaya is ready when the paste reaches the desired consistency.
*you can use a blender which will save time and effort to mash and blend the pumpkin and pandan-cashew milk
i was surprised that it actually taste like real kaya (even nicer) even without egg and coconut milk.
saw the bread and made me think of the pumpkin kaya which i learnt how to make at a cooking demo @ onaka healing kitchen (www.onakagroup.com)
it's healthy and super yummy and here's the recipe for mummies who love to cook.
300g pumpkin (diced, steamed, skinned)
50g brown sugar
1/4 cup raw cashew
1 cup water
1 small pc pandan leaf
blend cashew, pandan leaf and water until smooth, sieve off the particles (use those cloth sieve for coconut milk) and retain the pandan-cashew milk.
submerge steamed pumpkin in pandan-cashew milk, add brown sugar and bring to boil.
mash pumpkin and stir continuously into thick paste while simmering.
kaya is ready when the paste reaches the desired consistency.
*you can use a blender which will save time and effort to mash and blend the pumpkin and pandan-cashew milk
i was surprised that it actually taste like real kaya (even nicer) even without egg and coconut milk.
julyclover
New Member
starbliss
wow, the kaya recipe sound good. I hope to try this soon!
wow, the kaya recipe sound good. I hope to try this soon!
kitsune_sg
Active Member
Bx, not really leh, cos bb is already 6.5cm and gynae blow up image big big. In between the legs, only got black space leh. Hee.
Now start thinking of gal's names. Hubby suggests Raelynn, sounds like Ashlynn hor? The only thing I felt unfair was hubby rejected this name previously cos he said sounds like 'railing'. Like not very nice to use reject for no. 2 hor. But I don't know what other gal's names that start with Rae-?
Chinese name even more complex, feel like calculating the no. of strokes (just check online type) but cannot find url.
Now start thinking of gal's names. Hubby suggests Raelynn, sounds like Ashlynn hor? The only thing I felt unfair was hubby rejected this name previously cos he said sounds like 'railing'. Like not very nice to use reject for no. 2 hor. But I don't know what other gal's names that start with Rae-?
Chinese name even more complex, feel like calculating the no. of strokes (just check online type) but cannot find url.
For those staying in sembawang, woodlands or yishun, if you are interested in signing up your toddler for my daughter's childcare at sembwang (the one i mention taht i am very happy with?), Peform@ Junior playhouse, they are having a very good promotion now.
If you signed up before 1 aug 09 for full day programme, you will get free school fees for the 2nd and 3rd mth.
Do mention my name when u signed up. I will be putting Andrae in as well.
If you wan more info, do PM me.
If you signed up before 1 aug 09 for full day programme, you will get free school fees for the 2nd and 3rd mth.
Do mention my name when u signed up. I will be putting Andrae in as well.
If you wan more info, do PM me.
Cheryl & XY,
Hahaha. Not jinx, very lucky. Got money and 4 month maternity leave compensation good or bad. Some more can stay at home and rest. Just a trend I guess.
This time is different. I din kenna. But I learned that it is better to leave earlier. Seeing people leaving is far bitter than those leaving.
Last time I was the first batch to leave, so din feel that bad. This time I saw people I know leaving, it really hurt.
Tongtong,
I started working since last Oct 2008. If I'm SAHM, sure can chit-chat with you gals all day. And for sure I'll be in Taiwan for sometime. Wanna find business oppurtunity ove there. *Wink*
Hahaha. Not jinx, very lucky. Got money and 4 month maternity leave compensation good or bad. Some more can stay at home and rest. Just a trend I guess.
This time is different. I din kenna. But I learned that it is better to leave earlier. Seeing people leaving is far bitter than those leaving.
Last time I was the first batch to leave, so din feel that bad. This time I saw people I know leaving, it really hurt.
Tongtong,
I started working since last Oct 2008. If I'm SAHM, sure can chit-chat with you gals all day. And for sure I'll be in Taiwan for sometime. Wanna find business oppurtunity ove there. *Wink*
starrbliss
Member
on the topic of preschool/playgroup. anyone has comments on the below:
1. montessori for children
2. mindchamps
3. schoolhouse by the bay
4. bestcare
5. brighton
6. chiltern house
sorry for the long list.
1. montessori for children
2. mindchamps
3. schoolhouse by the bay
4. bestcare
5. brighton
6. chiltern house
sorry for the long list.
kitsune_sg
Active Member
Thanks, Bx, Stephie, Gar. I do like Raelynn, I was the one who suggested that for no. 1 but hubby rejected then. Now, he said use Raelynn so a bit duh lor.
Bx, prefer starting with Rae cos Ray (Rae) to me means that the child is a ray of hope/sunshine in our lives.
Gar, Raechel is nice but it is similar to both Rachel and Rachelle which has totally different pronounication, a bit confusing. Also, Rachel was my ex boss's daughter's name. Don't think I'll use it.
Bx, prefer starting with Rae cos Ray (Rae) to me means that the child is a ray of hope/sunshine in our lives.
Gar, Raechel is nice but it is similar to both Rachel and Rachelle which has totally different pronounication, a bit confusing. Also, Rachel was my ex boss's daughter's name. Don't think I'll use it.
pauline: the name gar suggested - Raechel is nice! maybe you can consider raekel or raeyer??
abc: hmmm.. i'm hoping for a playgrp which is within walking distance from home (somewhere near petir or bukit panjang lrt) so that my MIL can walk bb over for a while and probably fetch him 2 hours later. hoping not to have half day kind of childcare as i still got maid leh. double expenses wor.
abc: hmmm.. i'm hoping for a playgrp which is within walking distance from home (somewhere near petir or bukit panjang lrt) so that my MIL can walk bb over for a while and probably fetch him 2 hours later. hoping not to have half day kind of childcare as i still got maid leh. double expenses wor.
kitsune_sg
Active Member
Gar, hehe, true but RaeAnne's name is already inspired by this same ex boss's neighbour so don't want to take her daughter's name as well. Hee.
Rachel is pronounced as ray-chel. Whereas Rachelle is Ra-shell (it has french origins, I think).
Rachel is pronounced as ray-chel. Whereas Rachelle is Ra-shell (it has french origins, I think).
kitsune_sg
Active Member
Qingling, haha, welcome to the club. Yup, I visited your restaurant. You wanna add my hubby's 2 restaurants too (check Teo under my facebook friends)? I'm the manager of 3 restaurants now. Siong ah... Hee.
Bx, you wanna start a restaurant at Restaurant City too since now school holidays. Got more time to play? Hee.
Bx, you wanna start a restaurant at Restaurant City too since now school holidays. Got more time to play? Hee.
kitsune_sg
Active Member
OH ya, Qingling cleaning is not important in the beginning, only important when you reach rating 8 and you have toilets. Better to assign your 3rd staff to be a cook, can upgrade your restaurant rating faster. Better to shift the tables and chairs into boardroom style layout so that the waiter don't need to walk so much.
kitsune_sg
Active Member
haha, cheryl, good for you. I'm too stingy to allocate 1 cleaner. I've got 4 cooks, 2 waiters instead. When the toilets are dirty. I cheat (learn from Jan mummies). Drag the dirty toilets to My items(under redecorate) then drag back to restaurant again. AUTOMATICALLY cleaned! Haha
But got to keep watch and keep doing it, a bit leh cheh lar. If online, cannot cheat then toilets sure dirty!
Anyone have pork or rice to trade?
Anyone have pork or rice to trade?
tongtong8
Active Member
Crystal: I stay at khatib, yea I will ask my pt cleaner see whether she is still keen to take in more houses, will pm u later.
Clover, pm u liao. It’s very near to northpoint, the stretch of shop next to northpoint new wing.btw are you using bluesky breadmachine? Happy that you have successfully made the bread! Hehe
Qingling, nice bread! Yumyum!
Stephie: what will happen if you din take medicine?
Clover, pm u liao. It’s very near to northpoint, the stretch of shop next to northpoint new wing.btw are you using bluesky breadmachine? Happy that you have successfully made the bread! Hehe
Qingling, nice bread! Yumyum!
Stephie: what will happen if you din take medicine?
pauline,
i very mountain tortoise wan. dunno how to play. prefer to just surf ard the net.
re: Munchkin non-spill cup
i find it diff to suck water from the straw. anyone face the same prob? it is turning ashlynn off so much so that she whines everytime i bring the bottle to her.
i very mountain tortoise wan. dunno how to play. prefer to just surf ard the net.
re: Munchkin non-spill cup
i find it diff to suck water from the straw. anyone face the same prob? it is turning ashlynn off so much so that she whines everytime i bring the bottle to her.
kitsune_sg
Active Member
Cheryl, I read RC wiki. The best way to maximise the 2000 coins (earned when you are offline) is to put only 1 chef and 1 waiter at work when you are going offline. The other staff, send them to rest.
Bx, haha, it's very easy to play. That's why it's addictive. Here's the url but I will not 'psycho' you anymore in case you end up getting addicted like me. After my hubby saw me playing the games, he said now he finally understands why his students can spend so much time at facebook. haha.
http://apps.facebook.com/restaurantcity/
Bx, haha, it's very easy to play. That's why it's addictive. Here's the url but I will not 'psycho' you anymore in case you end up getting addicted like me. After my hubby saw me playing the games, he said now he finally understands why his students can spend so much time at facebook. haha.
kitsune_sg
Active Member
qingling, check out my earlier post above.
pauline,
do you want to change the waterproof cot sheet?
my sis said if it's not used, she can change for you for the pink one.
re: bread
clover,
i tried this method:
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/cass-bakinglab/article?mid=969
the texture of my bread is smoother now. but it still turn stale after 1 day.
and i think the technique of not producing too much bread crumbs is to use a sharp normal knife to slowly saw the bread.
either my serrated knife is not sharp or i don't have the skill of using that knife. so, normal knife works too.
starbliss,
the pumpkin kaya looks nice.
thanks for the recipe. best is without egg and coconut milk, hope i can last longer in the fridge.
abc,
i tried to make a milk bread - without using breadmaker.
taste is good, but texture not good.
will try it again next time.
stephie,
is that's the reason for you to be so slim?
bluegin,
good that you didn't kena this time.
but i believe ppl left do not feel good too. workload higher now?
last time you SAHM also didn't come chit-chat with us. it seems you come back more often after start work.
what kind of business opportunities you looking at?
do you want to change the waterproof cot sheet?
my sis said if it's not used, she can change for you for the pink one.
re: bread
clover,
i tried this method:
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/cass-bakinglab/article?mid=969
the texture of my bread is smoother now. but it still turn stale after 1 day.
and i think the technique of not producing too much bread crumbs is to use a sharp normal knife to slowly saw the bread.
either my serrated knife is not sharp or i don't have the skill of using that knife. so, normal knife works too.
starbliss,
the pumpkin kaya looks nice.
thanks for the recipe. best is without egg and coconut milk, hope i can last longer in the fridge.
abc,
i tried to make a milk bread - without using breadmaker.
taste is good, but texture not good.
will try it again next time.
stephie,
is that's the reason for you to be so slim?
bluegin,
good that you didn't kena this time.
but i believe ppl left do not feel good too. workload higher now?
last time you SAHM also didn't come chit-chat with us. it seems you come back more often after start work.
what kind of business opportunities you looking at?
isobellies
Active Member
bx cheryl
i got the same problem too! even i myself find it hard to suck. will try to push in the harder part tonight
i got the same problem too! even i myself find it hard to suck. will try to push in the harder part tonight
kitsune_sg
Active Member
Xy, thanks, no, I haven't used yet. Still in the bag. Will bring next time I go to my mum's.
XY,
Hmm... Mayb I'm more of a computer idiot. =P
Ya. More work to do now. Ytd one of my managers had tendered her resignation. Which means leave with only 3 of us. (2 engineers and a manager) fainted. But I have to bear with this condition until November when I delivered. My friends said next time have to call my kids "retrenchement kids". Cos Mummy always kenna retrenchement while having them. Hahahah....
See what kinda of business I can find there.
Hmm... Mayb I'm more of a computer idiot. =P
Ya. More work to do now. Ytd one of my managers had tendered her resignation. Which means leave with only 3 of us. (2 engineers and a manager) fainted. But I have to bear with this condition until November when I delivered. My friends said next time have to call my kids "retrenchement kids". Cos Mummy always kenna retrenchement while having them. Hahahah....
See what kinda of business I can find there.
leila,
my sis website:
http://babyhub-online.com/
http://babyhub.wordpress.com/
bluegin,
wa.. 2 engineers and 1 manager only.
which industry are you in? my company seems picking up again liao. why yours just started retrenching?
my sis website:
http://babyhub-online.com/
http://babyhub.wordpress.com/
bluegin,
wa.. 2 engineers and 1 manager only.
which industry are you in? my company seems picking up again liao. why yours just started retrenching?
tongtong
i asked my gp the same question. according to him, will result in heart failure wor (wow, scare me when i heard that cos me trying to delay medication as long as possible). but he reassure me won't reach that stage cos the person will be so unwell that he/she would have sought medical help already.
xiaoyun
ya, should be the reason plus breastfeeding. so it's a very obvious symptom, i.e. weight loss despite increase in appetite, trembling of hands, increase in heartbeat.
really thankful that the relapse didn't happen when i was pregnant, else will be a difficult pregnancy to handle. i also suspect it's due to me starting to drink coffee after giving birth (pregnant time somehow me auto adverse to coffee).
i asked my gp the same question. according to him, will result in heart failure wor (wow, scare me when i heard that cos me trying to delay medication as long as possible). but he reassure me won't reach that stage cos the person will be so unwell that he/she would have sought medical help already.
xiaoyun
ya, should be the reason plus breastfeeding. so it's a very obvious symptom, i.e. weight loss despite increase in appetite, trembling of hands, increase in heartbeat.
really thankful that the relapse didn't happen when i was pregnant, else will be a difficult pregnancy to handle. i also suspect it's due to me starting to drink coffee after giving birth (pregnant time somehow me auto adverse to coffee).
