finally did my speech to the bank client yesterday. i have been feeling nervous about it for weeks. luckily everything turned out smooth. *phew* and siu momo was not feeling well yesterday at the sch...
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i love to eat vietnamese pho noodles. back in the days when we were living in vancouver, we would often visit the local vietnamese restaurants for a bowl of yummy pho. i saw the dried pho for sale in...
i had a great time making sushi last night for dinner. tried a few different flavors apart from my usual all-in-one (which includes salmon sashimi, cucumber, egg, crabmeat, avocado and japanese mayo)...
we took the children to disneyland on sunday because some friends of mr candlelight’s are visiting from out of town + i took monday off to go to school picnic with di di = lots of fun but terri...
siu momo was curious at what ba-ba was working on in front of the computer, and she said she would like to “type” as well. so ba-ba taught her how to put the fingers in the correct keyboa...
since i got my stand mixer (excuse for the purchase: to celebrate my tiny raise in salary this year) a few months ago, i have been wanting to take a picture of it and share with you. finally here it ...
i had a wonderful mother’s day yesterday. nothing special – this lovely drawing from siu momo… a nike cap from mr candlelight, a card and present from di di which he made at school,...
we took siu momo to our badminton game last week with yee ma and yee cheung. poor di di was sick so he did not get to go. siu momo was very excited and she was also trying to play for the first time&...
i took yesterday off work to take siu momo to yet another school interview. inspired by these, and because i wanted to make siu momo one of her favorite treats for afternoon tea after the interview, ...
we had such a feast last night, celebrating our anniversary. i have not had such good food eating out for a long time… …house-cured salmon with beets and orange / mint lemon sherbet / cru...
today is our 8th wedding anniversary! mr candlelight, you have been a wonderful daddy and a loving husband. and thanks for putting up with my type A personality and the ever-changing passions. let...
i have been making muffins because they are quick and easy and healthy, as snacks or breakfast. i love the chocolate chip and hazelnut muffins from starbucks and was trying to make my own versionR...
ever since we got our recycling bin from muji, we have been doing recycling at home. when our bin is full, siu momo and di di would help me bring the recycled things to the big bins downstairs of our...
the children love lemonade. i used to get one of those powders which you can dissolve in water to make lemonade, but this year we are making our own, which is much more fun and healthy. we have alre...
i first made these rolls after my visit to macau a few years ago. in a restaurant famous for porkchop buns, we tasted the spicy fish buns and mr candlelight liked them. i said i would try to make t...
siu momo did very well last night at the piano performance! we were all very proud and had a wonderful time. ~~~~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~ every month end the children have a themed birthday party at the sc...
i had another go with making macaroons a week after the class. my friend june and i had a lot of fun making these pastel blue little ones, though it was a pity they were a little bit burnt… ...
this was another meal made with my lovely casserole, inspired by this post and recipe. i used flat ribbon-like rice noodles instead and beef rib fingers. siu momo, di di and mr candlelight all loved...
we were back from our second family trip – this time we went to singapore for 4 days. we had such good times and i am extremely proud of the children, and of course ourselves too. ~~~~~~*~~~*~...
finally had a chance to make my very first macarons - in this class by towngas… honestly the techniques learned are useful but the macarons did not taste all that good. there was a big empty...
i have always wanted to take the kids to the annual flower show at victoria park. i remeber i had wanted to go last year but it was raining throughout the show. this year, it was perfect weather...
i said i was going to test out making palmiers, and that was exactly what i did… once again, siu momo loved them. but di di was not in his best mood that afternoon and did not try them. this w...
siu momo loves to read. di di loves to follow whatever she does. so i got this beautiful picture taken on a sunny early afternoon… ~~~~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~ i thought this little foxy pillow is s...
this was the rice in pot (bo jai farn) made on a sunday night a couple weeks ago, with my staub… 1. it was my first time handling fresh chicken feet (did i tell you that siu momo loves to eat ...
friday night, we took siu momo to the classical music show conducted by jason lai, organised by the hong kong sinfonietta. i think this could be the only classical music show where audience were inv...
…by siu momo. this one was her birthday “card” for di di. we made the origami birds together and she made the pink one… me (the queen), her (princess) and di di (prince). w...
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