Let’s see… I did say I wasn’t going to blog about the last week but sometimes I do hate to leave things halfway. 要做就全部做好好、做完整。After this week there’ll be no such nonsense updates anymore.
10th Mar (Mon) - AT worked from home
Just getting about the day doing the usual. Why why why? Why on the day che-che works from home lil’ one has no HBL for the week?
Cooked mee hoon kueh for her lunch while I cleared a packet of crab croquette. While preparing mee hoon kueh’s soup I soaked the grinded rice for their tomorrow’s lunch - porridge. It’s a mixture of Thai and Japanese rice which will make the porridge a little sticky like eating cantonese chok. I decided it’ll be porridge for tomorrow coz noticed the minced pork I had portioned out is rather a lot for just mee hoon kueh alone.
@ 1.17pm taking today’s lunch to prepare for 24hrs later lunch (for girls tomorrow)
Lil’ one called at 1.24pm informing that she can leave school. Wow! 3 1/2hrs earlier. Ok good lah! Come back early then can rest, I can also do my things leisurely.
Tidied the winter stuffs into the respective boxes and our sweaters into the vacuum bags. My trying to be minimalist is working, my bag of sweaters and pants is the smallest bag. 👍
Cooked dinner and before 8pm the kitchen is cleaned and rubbish cleared into the chute. I was able to go back to my room to shower and rest, more likely to edit my blog entries and clear photos.
11th Mar (Tue) - Went to see my huay huays 🌸 🌸
Wah… when was the last time I went to Flower Dome? Impressions of Monet last August? 😳
Kokura Castle
This is a small castle, still not as small as Hamamatsu Castle 🤭. I was the only one who walked to see the castle from the outside in Kitakyushu while the girls went to Sanrio shop. I would have entered the castle if we weren’t rushing for time.
Some general knowledge : Do you know that Kokura was the target for the second bomb not Nagasaki? The clouds saved the city.
Wanted to go for my tuina but was extremely hungry after sakura viewing. Wanted to look for the ふりかけ I bought for che-che in October 2023. (Blog entry #1. Blog entry #2)
It was by chance I grabbed this Nagoya Tebasaki Furikake by Yama-chan from somewhere. So when we were in Nagoya, che-che’s eyes lit up as she ate her chicken and told me I bought her the furikake before. Like I remember ….. 🤔
So now the question is where? Where did I buy it from?
First thing first, makan! Too hungry. It’s been a long time since I had my chilli crab pasta. I was glad I stepped into Coffee Club 5 mins early as the crowds slowly came in at 11.20am. It’s always very crowded at noon time.
While waiting for che-che’s nasi lemak order, I walked into CS and saw this selling at $23.90. This orange is small, I wonder if it’s the same one as what we bought in Kobe.
The orange we bought from Kobe
Photo from 2 wks ago trip to Great World City CS
Since I was already in the vicinity I thought I should drop by the big Donki in Suntec. Won’t be in the area anytime soon after that. Have searched in Jewel’s Donki but don’t have so thought the slightly bigger outlets should have it. I went to Somerset 313 outlet more often then (during lil’ one’s therapies) , maybe last try would be that outlet but I’m pretty sure they carry the same thing in every outlets. Unless they stop bringing that in now.
@ Donki. So cute! Teeny weeny little oranges. Honestly I wonder who will buy them? People trying to dispose their money?
Went from Donki to Meidiya, and then hungry again. haha!
thinking “in the vicinity” again. Will be a quick one as I target the aisle. But …. I felt myself 1/2 transported back to Japan and I ended up walking and admiring the items s.l.o.w.l.y 😁.
And of course ended buying things that I wasn’t there for - kitchen cleaner, toilet cleaner, bleach etc… I do have cleaners at home BUT I can’t reach the box!!! Damn fed up! The bomb shelter I painstakingly tidied in Nov/Dec is all messy again when they throw the Japanese snacks on top of it and …. need I say more? That’s the messiest part in my house
Hungry! Stopped by for 鳥唐揚げ. $8 for 5 pieces is so ex but I can’t eat anything too full. I can’t be too full coz I might puke everything out at the tuina place.
Thing about soaking into the ambience, except for some patrons speaking in singlish, is the 🎶. Never heard most songs in their playlist until Flower in the Snow came on again. I can’t recognise the song until the chorus comes on. A bonus - The Answer - came on. Yah, it was another of ‘what’s that song?’ until I went home with the muffled audio recording and asked cheche.
By now it’s already close to 3 and 时间真的是不三不四。算了吧！AMK is really out of the place, need around 20-30mins to get there. Not sure if their nearest outlet at Bendemeer will have my record. Anyway I have to get back to pick lil’ one up from school at 4+ really not enough time. Take it that today is relaxation day.
Decided since I’m not going tuina, I’ll drop by JMart in i12 on the way to the east. Haha! I went to all the Japanese marts today. 🤭 I’ll go tuina tomorrow since lil’ one intended to pontang school (and she asked teacher for permission to skip school. Such honest student!😂)
Drove by Little Farms. Wanted to get sausage but I can’t have anymore food in the freezer. I’m clearing food for the ‘electricity shut down’ next week. So tempted to pack uncle wanton and laksa for dinner.. this is an unscheduled trip and I’ve packed our dinner at Raffles City. Sigh…. If only I knew I was going back Katong.
Bought this from JMart. Not sure if I can use this when I cook katsudon. You know I really hate to deal with the fresh aromatics, I tend to junk out a lot coz I don’t use that much and don’t cook that often. It’s so difficult to find that 几粒蔥蒜一小片姜 whenever I need it. The supermarkets usually sell them in gigantic mesh bags. If only there is dehydrated onion, dehydrated ginger where we can rehydrate and use it for cooking 😂
Extremely tired, I couldn’t keep my eyes open in the night and fell asleep at 11.30pm. I don’t even think I moved an inch coz I woke up with an aching back the next morning.
12th Mar (Wed)
Although I didn’t have to send lil’ one to school I had to wake up early to heat up che-che’s lunch.
Went for my tuina bringing that ‘pontang school’ girl out with me between houseworks. Had to wash the dehumidifier containers and put in new ones. Tuina until so painful, the bruises will become more visible tomorrow.
At tuina place I found out that the Bendemeer outlet, their HQ, is closed for reno. Wah…heng ah… I was telling 姜推拿师 that I had the intention of going there yesterday. He mumbled something in mandarin something like I was lucky “something something 福 something”. I think if I had conversed with him all the time my mandarin will be superb! Haha! Sometimes he tells me something and I’m like “what does that mean”?
Lil’ one’s lunch - extra cooked rice from Saturday and the other half of teriyaki chicken.
Started cooking at 3.
Altho I’ve cooked this multiple times I still need to refer the recipe 🤣 otherwise this can be a fast yet not-splatter-free dish
Finally! Cooked and kitchen cleaned! 盘碗该收的已经收了. All I need to do is to heat up the horfun and thicken the sauce before assembling their meal
By 3.40pm I was ready to take my shower and have a nice rest on the sofa.
Played music on TV. Was blown away with the pictures - ocean view, lighthouses, some broken castles either from Ireland or Scotland.
I love lighthouses. I don’t know why. Maybe I needed some hope, some guidance. Maybe I feel so empty and life meaningless that I have nothing to look forward to.
I saw one lighthouse so familiar although it was an aerial view. Turns out I was right, it’s Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Oregon.
Last two nights of solo and then hubby returns home. Yay! I’m already dying of exhaustion here. But then again, usually I’m also busy. I cook lesser when he is around though coz it’s so difficult to please him and the girls. Sometimes I want to cook single dish but he doesn’t want and choose to go out to pack. And since he’s packing, I might as well ask him to pack for the girls. Correct? And when I cook, nobody helps me to dry the dishes and put them up, nobody helps me to clean the kitchen. They either sit infront of the TV or go back to their room. So poor me slaving away. Sometimes I also 不甘愿咯！they can rest but I can’t.
13th Mar (Thu)
Mood is shitty, macam going through some emotional distress. Gradually my energy is draining off too, white flag is somewhere in the house and I’m about to raise it up. 🏳️ Nothing spectacular to blog about now, think you’re bored by reading my blog, I’m tired not sure what to type but my boring mundane life. Like who is interested to know anyway…this only serves as a reminder for me in years to come.
Started the day late with body aches at close to 11am. Che-che will settle her lunch herself, I run out of ideas on what to cook for her.
Been wanting to wash the car since yesterday but then it rained. It’s so troublesome now, there’s no more car washing bay in our condo. 真的很可笑、pay so much for maintenance and no washing bay so have to go to the nearest HDB MSCP. Or should I just send the car to the car wash? Or should I just go with pail and walk back and forth between car and my PES) and wipe the car down. I want to slack and do nothing today, don’t feel like cooking, should just starve the girls 😏. If only I have a 🪄 magic wand.
Lunch for lil’ one. Shoyu ramen
As I’m drafting this now, I’m suddenly craving for sugar. Grabbed Nutella and enjoyed the creamy hazelnut. Did that make me feel better? Not really, maybe the 2.5 tablespoon is not enough. Should I open the new Nutella spread?
I want to travel. Maybe coz I’m envious hubby can travel while I’m suffering here, maybe coz I saw friends travelling now. Maybe I should have done a longer social media detox. Maybe coz I’m an emotional wreck. I just don’t feel good and it’s not just coz of being stuck here.
Dilly dally dilly dally still wondering if I should cook what I’ve planned or order Grab. But…. I’ve already thawed the chicken fillet and salmon. At 5.15pm I started cooking. 120g of rice. Oh well! I shall just eat the otah for now n cook instant noodles for self later if I’m still hungry. Or maybe I can eat my Nutella.
@ 5.58pm resting as all the 啦啦渣渣 are washed. Resting as I’ve 8.5mins to check the oven, 3mins while Ms Thermie is doing the cleaning
Dinner is served! Chicken and salmon mushroom baked rice. In one corningware, half chix half salmon. Mummy have to eat rubbish to clear the fridge and freezer
Official last day of slaving away. Hubby’s home tomorrow morning. This marks the end of this lorsoh blog entries.
