The Adventures Of A Mummy

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Konjac towel??

I like to eat konjac, a low calorie food. And after watching this video I’m never ever going to look at konjac in another way. 😂

Sent this to Japanese girlfriend and told her I hope konjac is not on her dinner menu tonight. 😬

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Power of music

Lost the concentration. Was researching on upcoming trip then was distracted and went to blog 😂😂. I think I seriously need to test if I have attention deficit.

Now need to be back on track. So it’s to the Christmas music that I always need, anytime of the year, to keep my mind working hard. Ehh…maybe hard for the next 15mins before I lost my interest again.

Jiayou! I need to work this plan out fast

Monday, August 10, 2026

✈️ time to ..>>

When this is out means ….

Someone is travelling again. Just need to find which number is tagged to her phone, then checked the battery. Realised AirTags battery depletes fast 🤨.

I have to put (numbers) on it for easier identification. So it’s either (1) or (4) that is tagged to her phone

Che-che’s week trip to xxx with her uni friends. Makes me wonder why when I was working I didn’t even go on a holidays with my friends.

AirTags getting busy

Our last trip was in March, 5 months ago, so AirTags were in storage. Now getting busy the next 3 months. When she’s back, daddy will go on his month long trip. Lil’ one and I will also go on a trip for a week while he is away. He returns. Then in October che-che is travelling again. Yup! Travelling is so so different now. I want to go for another solo trip 😜 but me no money 😩.

ももゼラチン - II

After walking past the peaches so many times, I finally cracked and gave in to temptation. Since I was already at Donki grabbing dinner for the girls, I decided to wander over to the fruit aisle.

It turns out that not all Donki outlets are the same! The Jewel branch only had one type of peach, but the Square 2 outlet had two different kinds. Naturally, I went with the sweeter ones.

on 5th Aug

9th Aug

After days of procrastination aka laziness, finally got into action. Saw another video so used this recipe instead.

credit to @sachi.cafe

Mistakes I made : (1) I couldn’t find a clear peach flavoured water so bought the tetra pack. I didn’t realise it’s mixed veg & fruit drink 🤦🏻‍♀️. (2) I cut my peaches too small but coz I was also experimenting with a new container so wasn’t sure if I should have cut bigger pieces + I was eating them 🤭. You know Japanese always have the daintiest size things, my loaf tin is huge. When I compare all the containers I have at home, the container that I used eventually is by far the best choice.

Sugar level for canned DyDo Torokeru Peach Nectar is 10%. Sugar level for tetra packed Kagome Yasai Seikatsu 100 (white peach) is 9%. I didn’t add any sugar in my jelly, not sure will hubby even want to eat 🤭

Original recipe :

材料（20cmパウンド型）

回桃 2個

い・ろ・は・すもも 200ml

ロ不二家ネクターピーチ 350ml

回牛乳 50ml

口砂糖大さじ3

四粉ゼラチン 15g

Steps for top clear layer :

(1) Bowl A - 150ml of I LOHAS Momo White Peach Flavored Water

(2) Bowl B - 50ml of I LOHAS Momo White Peach Flavoured Water. Mix with 5g gelatine powder. Use microwave to heat.

(3) Pour contents from Bowl B into A and mix

In total the recipe uses 200ml of flavoured water. But I read wrongly and only used 150ml, I scooped out the 50ml from the 150ml. So will my jelly be hard? 🤣

The square container I’m using as a mold requires x2 portion. Meaning I poured 300ml of my wrongly purchased drink, scooped out 100ml and mixed with 10g gelatine powder and heat over the stove while stirring. Transferred back to the remaining 200ml liquid and stir

Pour into bowl. Set it for 1hr

Ingredients and steps for milk layer :

(1) Bowl A : 250ml DyDo Torokeru Peach Nectar + 50ml milk

(2) Bowl B : 100ml DyDo Torokeru Peach Nectar + 3 tablespoon of sugar + 10g gelatine. Heat in 600w oven for 1 min

Again, I reduced the amount. I only used in total 250ml of DyDo Torokeru Peach Nectar. Scooped up 100ml from here and mixed with gelatine. Didn’t add sugar at all.

Finger crossed this turns out well

🥁*********DRUMROLL*********🥁

10th Aug (Mon)

The verdict is in! 🍑

Taste-wise, it’s actually not bad, but I definitely made a rookie mistake. I decided to throw in a fruit and vegetable drink, and let’s just say it did not play nice with the milk peach base!

When I asked my hubby for his thoughts, he just nodded. Classic. Honestly, I’m not entirely sure if he actually likes it without the extra sugar! Personally, I’m a fan of this version—the subtle sugar from the base drink is plenty sweet for my palate.

That being said, if I were making this as a gift for someone else, I’d definitely stick strictly to the original recipe! 🤭

Let’s talk about another kitchen lesson learned: size matters! I made the mistake of cutting my pieces way too small. If I'm being honest, it's because I was busy sampling them (hey, they were delicious!). Unfortunately, those tiny pieces couldn't hold onto the gelatine well, resulting in a few stray gelatine bits chilling at the bottom of the container..

Finally, let's talk about the mold. I’ve been trying to keep things minimal by just using a square container I already had at home, but honestly? It’s way too wide to look right and ruined the aesthetic. What I really need is a sleek, narrow mold exactly like the one she used.

Saturday, August 8, 2026

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

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKJ6q7cPUHb/?

igsh=Z2NhYm|6еHIzNHdn

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