Japanese song just coz I’m feeling in a Japanese mood after today’s quick trip to Meidiya with mom to pick my May Queen potatoes for my クリームシチュー.
When I first saw those huge boxes of peaches at Tampopo, my immediate reaction was, 'Is it peach season?' They look incredible, but paying $30-plus for a single fruit is just crazy to me. I’ve been eyeing them for weeks whenever I pop into Don Don Donki after our weekend lunches at Jewel, and I've been so tempted to make peach jelly.
I miss Okayama’s hakuto peaches. The first time che-che ate peaches. Muahaha! The moment this girl starts eating even one bite of fruits is the day I should buy lottery lor! 😂. She loves Miyazaki’s mangoes, Sakurajima’s oranges.Expensive taste huh?
I hardly have any dreams when I sleep. But recently I woke up from two weirdest dreams which I remember so clearly. I had those weird dreams on the days I crashed out dead tired at around 9.30pm, after so many sleepless nights (resulted from the punches, scratching and sudden loud talking/scolding from hubby).
To validate my thoughts, I checked and learnt that having heavy or intense REM sleep after many sleepless nights is usually caused by REM Rebound, a process where your brain quickly catches up on missed dream sleep. "The brain and body compensate with increased frequency, depth, and intensity of REM sleep."
Why This Happens
Signs of Recovery
Not that it’s really important but I like to have the dates documented down in my blog. First dream on 22nd, it was a shorter dream compared to the second. Perhaps my REM was short? Second dream on 24th night. Woke up on 25th with a ‘wtf was that silly dream’
😴 🛌 💭 😴 🛌 💭 😴 🛌 💭
First dream : Dreamt that I was at the holding gate queuing to board my plane. I was getting so excited about my solo trip to ?? I don’t even know where 😂. When it came to my turn, a loud beep echoed the holding area when they scanned my ticket. The staff said I couldn’t board. They will remove my luggage from hold and when I asked for the reasons, asked all the staffs there if they’re re-booking me for next flight one by one walked away and ignored me as if I was transparent. I woke up after that. 😂 as clueless as a goldfish what kind of dream was that?
Second dream : I dreamt that Putin was hiding out in my car coz’ he didn't want to go for some buffet reception with the politicians. He was interacting with me and family, and he could speak English with us. I don’t remember the topics but it was very casual and no airs from him kind of friendly talk with all of us in the car 😂. Somehow I took out a Russian pine oil from the glove compartment and showed him and and I took out my phone wanted to Google translate over the packaging when he bend forward to read and explain to me how to use. He said it’s good to rub the oil on my spine, it’s good for especially me, saying that I’ve overexhausted myself and this application will help me.
Just then the reception is over and the politicians were gathering outside to take pictures, he said he had to leave and opened the car door. We all came out from our car to bade farewell. It’s only now his bodyguards appeared 🤣, they weren’t there the whole time he was hiding out in the car with us.
Intepretation of my dream. 准吗?
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Bonjour bread reminds me of all my Indian flights.
When I realised that even room service food can give me food poisoning, I stopped eating anything local the moment I step out of the plane. Would always pack a loaf of Bonjour bread (either the chocolate or the walnut) and two huge bottles of mineral water.
Those items will last me from check in till check out, sometimes even finishing the bread onboard as i don't dare to eat anything catered out of Indian stations. Thankfully the Indian flights are only 1 n/s if not l'd have to pack more.
谢谢添我的肚子
"Auntie I only want fishcake. I dowan prawn, I dowan hum."
If only all customers are like me. stallholders very very happy.
#paysamepricebutgetcheapingredients#
#janggutlaksaatroxysquare#
Said for the longest time (in years) that I wanted to make this. Finally decided to put it into action.
水信玄餅 in Sumikko Gurashi's mold 😉
#lazymom
For che-che. In a nice plate for her
Mom's portion in whatever I can reach for easiest in the cabinet 🤭. No need presentation at all.
This is so funny
Asked che-che if she wanted to get this as her red and black pines planted from seed were not successful.
Actually $190 for this plant also too ex.
I glanced at the desserts .... 🥲 I want to eat my warabi mochi
I forgot my daughter would "cook for me" on Fridays and went to buy my dinner 🤦🏻♀️ before picking her up.
And I'm too full to eat the mee goreng she cooked. I should taichi to the person who dotes on her the most - daddy 🤣 and convince him his dotter cooked for him. Hee!
#nochillinokicklehotherwisestillgoodattempt#
#FCElessons##看得像样＃
"Mummy..I didn't know I had to fry all the things one by one before the noodles."
"I can cook already....next time we buy this yellow noodles in NTUC."
"We dunno how to peel garlic so we cut into half and then anyhow peel."
~ My entertainment in the car while stuck in heavy traffic~
Yeh, my desk is messy when I'm working. But I tidy them up once I'm done. Does that count me as a genius??
2nd Aug 2015
First time I'm doing a dump-and-go birthday party any of my girl is invited. Somehow can't help but worry ..
..if she'll behave herself n eat when it's time.
If in her mischief run n fall into the deep pool....
2nd Aug 2012
1st month anniversary! And .... omg many more to come.
I'm so "blessed" received so many presents. Dark eye-ring; rough hands;chipped nails; more tired than ever. Argh!
2nd Aug 2011
Her results are out. A sigh of relief....she did better than usual for her abacus calculation. Normally in class, 10Qs only 1 correct ans. The best performance so far was 3 correct ans. that was the reason y I was hesitant to let her go for exams esp I had to make the hassle of changing their Berries class to accommodate the exams. But salute her "never-say-die" attitude.
Oh yes, that day she came out of the hall n told me "mummy I love exams. I want to go for exams again".
Huh? My faint heart cannot take it lah mei-mei!
2nd Aug 2011
Che-che asked me earlier on "mummy, how come aunties YL n M, n A can always go there? How come papa nvr join?" My answer on "没有钱" didn't satisfy her.
So l thought ... " Athena, mummy also hv a club membership." she bugged me to show her my card n when I can bring her. I showed her my 2 stored value cards for SSC - public swimming pool. She burst out laughing.
2nd Aug 2011
Shiok! It's a bliss to sit in the aircon room ..... But wait!! It's not a bliss to be sitting in between 2 girls, who r doing my work. N lil' one keeps trying to get my attention "u see mummy..I can do it. U see mummy.blah blah." - nonstop talking n literally shouting into my ears. (she has loud sharp voice u see)
I still have a backlog of draft blog entries, and while I've managed to backdate and publish a couple from last year, time is always running against me to finish the rests.
Almost 193 unfinished drafts dating back to the STONE AGE . Not sponsorships, no winner in any blogger awards today (or ever) and zero influence, I’m just an ordinary auntie documenting her days."
A simple chugging down the drink became a leisure timed munch. 🤣
Clearing the acai in the fridge I blended the drink and left it in the freezer to keep it cool longer. Lo and behold this is a forgetful person and when I suddenly remembered -
it became an acai bowl (in a cup tho). Added cookie butter on the top and then I have a cheaper and less ingredients acai bowl 👍
Have a good weekend everyone!
1st Aug 2025
Day 07: crossing my fingers eyes and toes the hydrangea is still doing well.
This is the only flower I have to bring to pong pong 🚿daily, the reason why hydrangeas bloom so beautifully during 梅雨
一眨眼就是八月了！Where did the beginning of 2023 go? Time really flew by, before I know it it'll be 2025.
Footnote written in 2026 :
Hello! It’s 2026 now. 😩
1st Aug 2023
太离谱了吧！
Price increase. Everything also increase, my size also increase, money never increase only.
有点希望 right? My adenium plant, I've been waiting for the last 3-4 mths when it came with only leaves.
Tho this can never beat the record of my first adenium plant which was flower-less for a year right?
The only happy thing I can look forward to.
My 🌻 s? Failed attempt for the dunno how many times. I need ☀️ , strong ☀️ !! Maybe I should just go to the nursery and buy the sunflower plants.
Honestly I don't sympathise with these people who brings in food into Australia without declaring. So I'm thinking why Subway needs to reimburse the lady?
Just for PR sake?
Not sure about now, but I remembered there are constant reminders in the airport if you have any food, fruits in your bag, if yes please discard it or something to that extent. All the way from the gate to the immigration counters, still not enough warning?
Signages in Oz stations, NZ and a few other places.
That's why I never dare bring in any food into Australia.
Yesterday lil' one saw me with a cotton bud and asked me why am I cleaning the plants. 🤣
Ah girl ah....your mummy is doing some RA act to the plants lah! I'm not so siao to clean my plants right?
Let's hope this works. This is the 3rd and last pod that only has flowers. The other 2 pods mati at the leafy stage. I wish I can have small little tommies, just like the ones we came home to in Jan
The ones that greeted us when we came home. But the rests all mati coz no more 💦 in the holder.
Keeping it simple
Happy Monday, everyone!
Was searching up on how to repel crawlies on plants.
This is what I found :
"Aphids: Cedarwood, hyssop, peppermint, spearmint, orange, cedarwood"
The funniest thing is I found small aphids on my mint plant.
This was taken on 30th July. I decided to grab my SLR and tried all sorts of dunno what things to get this, instead of the blobs I normally get. I still couldn't get the clouds in which were visible to naked eyes.
I'm happy with the outcome of the pics tho!
This evening, I was hoping to catch the blue moon but alas wrong timing. Ah mat was chauffeuring and I kept looking in the sky but saw nothing, maybe it was above the car? Or behind? Next one in May 2019, by then mei-mei would be in Sec1. Maybe I'll be more free to sit and wait?
Anyway in order to look for that full moon, I looked in the same direction (which is next to the gym.
Residents exercising must be thinking I'm taking pics of them) today, it was not in my favour. However when we left home at 9.10ish it was so clear but we had to rush to airport. I thought I could get a pic today after we got back home, but clouds just blocked it. Sigh….....
