On This Day - (8th Aug) #Reminders from FB#

8th Aug 2025

The matcha expert is here! One of che-che's friend is a matcha connoisseur 😄, so I brought down whatever matcha powder we have and let them play.

The girls all gathered in the small kitchen, che-che outside at dining area looking in. Now che-che's ‘playdate' is UPPed leveled - from the I can bluff kids to bake to this matcha noisy ceremony (no Zen, just noisy 😆) 

Wah..师父！师父有功夫。

Coz someone broke my first bowl so I had to Taobao this. I saw a few nice designed bowls in Japan but no way am I going to spend so much $$ again to have it broken into pieces by careless family members. If this breaks again, I'll just use my plastic bowls to whisk my matcha.

And then they asked for milk. Haha! I totally forgot about the milk coz I normally drink my matcha plain 🤭. Never mind, I used the Nepresso latte pods and dispense the latte into the cup. Coz I was only left with 2 latte pods, told 师父 if she needs then we use the Japanese condensed milk I have. Haha!

Abit of mixing styles here and there. Haha!

Iced matcha latte

Second cup into this cup. Not nice presentation but who cares.

This is from a packed matcha mix with gold flakes. Drink already can huat huat.

8th Aug 2025

Charging to the weekend (tho I must say again it makes no difference to me).

The girls WFH today, che-che's friends came over to hang out they also WFH but they work from my home 😂. I'm WIAH (work-is-at-home 😆) today and everyday.

Happy weekend to all!

8th Aug 2025

No words. Just look 😆

The leftover fillers goes into my room 😃 

8th Aug 2025

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我该多看年轻帅哥

8th Aug 2020

Lil' one rainbow looming in her mouth 😉. She should be able to remove her braces at the end of the year.

Che-che had hers removed today. Yay! Another appt in 6 days time to collect her retainers.

It's been a year plus of bracing for them.

Remembered the first day they both had their braces on just like it was yesterday. And they had that awkward silence, and when they spoke they both sounded like Tweety birds.

8th Aug 2019

Was doing my iMovie (yup! I'm 8mths slow. Too many videos already..finishing the last bits for Paris) and these videos ... 😭

Told che-che she's been to 2 church that had gone thru destruction. Christchurch Cathedral before the earthquake and Notre Dame before the fire. Not my first time in Notre Dame tho', I even went for mass with my colleagues, not that we understood what was going on but I agat- agat knew what was happening lah! When ppl turned around and said in french, we didn't know what was going on until I told colleagues "peace be with you". We spoke in anglaise to ppl around us. Haha!

#ipaidattentionduringmassinschool#

Standing near the spot as last pic.

Christmas Eve mass

Is this saved? Or lost? 😢

8th Aug 2019

On a rare school day (weekday) afternoon …..

The girls wanted to play Badminton and che-che's request is lil' one to play volleyball with her.
I went for my part 2 workout since still in gym attire n all smelly...

Footnote written in 2022 :

4 years ago.

And things change now, there's no such thing as half day for uni.

Less than 10mins they came to me....siblings

must fight lor！ 要吵架就在家吵架，还带来gym 吵架. Came to complain to me, then they joined me in gym.

Next time we shall try 🎾 tennis, need to get the

rackets first tho. Told che-che I can't play so will anyhow whack the ball across if she wants me to play with her. She said she'll teach me. Heehee!

8th Aug 2018

* bro C added photo to his album titled “2018 Shots”

Awwww…... Lily.... 6 years liao still remember Uncle C and I.... How can i not favor her? She still my no. 1 ranking all-time favorite "dotter-in-law"...

Hahaha...:p

8th Aug 2016

The 等着不耐烦 girl. Kept chasing daddy to hurry up.

It's a good thing I suggested to send che-che to Bedok coz there was heavy traffic along the way.

Imagine if it's the dad n he gotta "rush in his driving" 😱 to two different places.

Footnote written in 2022 :

When she was younger, she's always the first to wear her shoes, sit on the floor and wait for us.

Now? She drags herself to school 🤣 #ihateschool#

8th Aug 2016

To my KC classmates,

Our school song.

#forwardkatongconvent# #simpleinvirtue# #foreverKCgirl# #hvntsangthisin2decades#

Footnote written in 2022 :

Forward Katong Convent 🎼

8th Aug 2013

8th Aug 2012

Tea break or rather...dunno what break. Lil one hungry so quickly brought her here first

Footnote written in 2022 :

The very 麻烦 girl. Always hungry so always need alot of pit stops

8th Aug 2012

Lil one tried hopscotch (on both feet), then the Cinderella shoe "button" flew away. Haha!

Footnote written in 2022 :

Only my silly girl ..

8th Aug 2012

The girls ready for ND celebration in school.

Matched with the hairbow I did.

8th Aug 2011

* school added this pic in their FB album 

8th Aug 2010

* added photos to “L's 7th BD bash” album

Mei-mei waiting for her Snow White balloon

Che-che with her Hello Kitty

Balloons. Balloons!

Beautiful! Many more beautiful balloons for other kids.. too shy to ask the kids to let me take pictures

Kids love the Popcorn cart

Show

Game

My girl sitting like a boy, waiting for her turn

Mei-Mei and her rabbit painting 

Che-che and her Melody

The awesome cake! wow! If only I can do something like this

| like watching these 2 girls. funny response. Coincidentally they're both the same age, my girl is 5 days older.

The delicious cake. I need to go on a diet!!

Reminders

Keeping a blog for myself helps me recall what happened when the girls were growing up, also help me recall how slaved my life is. 

I was looking for an entry, thank goodness for search engine, it led me to a few blog entries. Had to go thru the entries and I chanced upon this entry and then I was reminded that che-che scored full marks for her Math after having started tuition. When there was a debate on whether tuition is necessary. Thank goodness for the tutor’s help + she finally saw the light and catch on very fast, her grades from Sec 2 onwards was always distinctions. She took A.Math in upper secondary and H2 Math in JC. 

I also came across another blog entry about the irritating girl in Band. Yah I have to be reminded about this. But glad that che-che th warrior came out strong after that.

🥕🥕

Grocery shopping is such a chore. I rarely need large quantities, but supermarkets force you to buy in bulk. Honestly, I'd rather pay a bit more for loose items than watch a whole bag of onions or potatoes/garlic sprout and go to waste.

And this also explains why my spice rack looks the way it does. (Click HERE for post) Instead of fresh herbs, I rely entirely on pantry staples like onion powder, garlic powder, and parsley flakes to get the job done.

I've been desperately trying to extend the shelf life of my fresh produce. I've tried everything from specialized herb containers for coriander, parsley, and spring onions, to wrapping them in paper towels—and honestly, I can't even remember what else!

Ideally, I would use a proper vacuum sealer, but mine is boxed up in the bomb shelter. It’s just too much hassle to dig it out and pack it away just for one or two items. Instead, I resort to the Zwilling Fresh & Save system. The only issue is that the containers and bags occasionally leak air. I suppose I shouldn't expect them to last forever! I try to check and re-vacuum them every now and then, but on busy days, things slip through the cracks and ingredients still spoil.

I've also considered getting a dehydrator, but I'm worried it might compromise the taste of the food.

5th Aug @ 10.14am - they looked shriveled because condensation formed inside the vacuum-sealed bag, likely inflated by released CO2. Checking and resealing bags takes real effort. Who has the energy to check every single item in the fridge? Worse yet, family members push things around, hiding my ingredients at the back where I forget them.

I wiped the carrots dry and left them outside for three days because I was too busy. They still sweated after sitting at room temperature for a day. If I had known, I should have done this the moment I brought the carrots home.

Scrapped off the outside skin. Sliced and cut them. Need bigger cut carrots to make my Japanese curry and chicken stew, slices for stir fry vegetables. Maybe I should see if supermarkets sells frozen carrots. 

2mins blanch, 2mins cold water dip

Drying them

Chucked into freezer. Heading out for appt so will vacumn seal it when I’m back or maybe do it the next day. 

The next day … 

Look at the amount of bags I can pack with those 2.5 carrots. The girls don’t eat veggies and for some reason hubby don’t seem to enjoy carrots as much as I do, thus I can’t throw in a lot of carrots in our stir fry vegetables

Should I do the same with the potatoes? 

Another list to update on the fridge just coz my memory is not that good. List is not fully updated as I haven’t updated the minced meats and other rubbish in the freezer.