Little Piglet with Love Macaroni

Ann loves macaroni. But I had ran out of ideas how to make the sauce. Normally I just use soy sauce to cook. I knew is a bit boring. Will try mac and cheese next time. Decorated the quail egg as a little piglet. She is on school holidays now, she bring the food to my FIL place and bring out to 'kopitiam" to dine with her grandpa, :)

 Little Piglet with Love Macaroni

The little Pig

The portion I knew is too big and she cannot finished. :P She ate the egg and sausage but the macaroni just take few spoons...

Little Mouse Soba

Had been stop making bento these few days since Ann is having school holidays. Thought of can enjoy more sleep in the morning. But I m very glad that Ann told me she missed my bento last night. She requested a noodles bento for her to bring to FIL house to eat. :)

This is simple and easy making it. Cook the soba with some salt. Then make the soy sauce, I add in some sesame oil this time. I like sesame taste so much. :) Then I decor the quail egg as a little mouse. The mouse tail is a food pick actually. Newly got it from Daido. This bento just take me about 15 minutes to complete.

 Little Mouse Soba

When I m hone, I can't wait to know how Ann clean the bento. Then my FIL said she doesn't like the sesame oil. She only ate the little mouse quail egg. :( What I like, she doesn't like...

Mcdonald's Playland

Promised to bring the little one to Mcdonlad's Playland @ Tmn Cannaught branch earlier. So here we keep our promise. :) Both sweetie having so much fun. We just stay about 30 minutes there. Already fulfilled their happiness. No need to spend anything as we told Ann that Mcdonald is not good. That's "rubbish" food. She is very alert and I know she doesn't like it too. Only like playing or the toys.

Kids is really nature and naive. Love them in this way. Ann is very different from other kids. Food that majority kids love, she might not love it as well. But those kids won't like the food, she is the only one who loving it. She like bitterguord so much, and when having meal, she do not like her rice add in any source. She prefer plain white rice. But she loves soup, mushroom egg and "petai". Haha:) Surprised? She even ate wasabi! Haha:)

Ad for Jayne, at this moment, she always like to try whatever only. Feel like she doesn't like soft food like tofu. Wondering why?? She didn't have much teeth also. Its about 6 untill now.

Sheyanne is about 3y7m.
Jayne is about 16m.

Virus Infection

My neighbor house is an empty house. We had been staying for about 5 years, the house next to us still empty. Last few weeks, there is a pregnant cat jump inside the grilled door next to us and gave birth of 2 little kittens. I think the mummy cat able to jump out and look for food after birth, but the new  born kitten is just too small and not able to jump so high.

For few days, I keep listening the little kitten making noise all the day. Until last weekend, there is no more sound. Hubby went and peek a boo, he saw the 2 little kitten is dead. OMG! the smelly started to come out and polluted our house.

Worse is the virus spread out and there is "kutu" in front of our house. Our shoes all affected where we still not aware until, me and hubby's foot is bited and itchy. Saturday night, we went to see doctor coz it is getting serious. Doctor told us this is cause by "kutu", then we told him we suspect is from the cat. He requested us to clean the dead body of kitten asap. Then use shieldtox to clean it. With closure at least 2 hours to make the virus die. After that, reopen the door and window and let the wind blow off.

Foot on 27th May 2012

Foot on 28th May 2012

Doctor gave us a cream to apply on the itchy spot. Some medicine for allergy. Feel so sad about the scars on my foot. Any idea how to recover? 

A Sunday without Gymboree Class

Morning as hubby went out for work, I alone brought Jayne for hair cut together with Ann. This is the 1st hair cut that she sit alone @ salon. Previously I always carry her in my arm while the hair stylist trim her hair. She is pretty good girl by sitting quietly for the lady to trim her hair. She also loves being pretty. Hehe:)

Innocent look while cutting her hair

 Jayne new look!

We had been used to go for gymboree class on every Sunday since May 2009. We had finished all the classes we signed up 2 weeks ago. That will be Sheyanne last classes. She keep asking why no more gymboree class. She told us she love the class very much. We would like to stop for sometime due to tight financial and will try our best to recontinue again as soon as possible. Especially for Jayne.

Really is not easy to explain to her that our situation now. However, we promised to bring them  to playland  to have fun. Supposingly, we planned to go for Midvalley for the Mickey mouse fair. But too bad, its jammed and hubby went out for work in the morning and be back about 1pm already. It already quite late to rush to MV.

Having lunch

邋遢猫！

Finally we decided to go Cheras Selatan, Jusco 's Fantasyland for fun. RM10 token to make both of them happy after our lunch @ 金莲记. As we on the way back, both of them already napping in the car on the journey home..

Having Fun...

"Guess Who Am I" Sandwiches Bento

Got this idea again from Internet also. :) This is pretty simple. Cut the square sandwiches and filled up with cheese & ham. I choose to put in a square lunch box to occupied whole space of it which I newly bough from 100 yen shop yesterday,

Cut the nori to cover the edge. Use ribbon cutter to cut it out from Ham. Add in polka dot with cheese with round cutter. I free hand cut the hand shape from cheese. This is not easy as I do not have small knife at home. May be try to cut by scissors next time.

Place a yellow egg sheet before placing the nori on the bread. Actually I wanted to make red egg sheet but I cant figure out the method of making red egg sheet. So temporary use yellow egg sheet 1st. White polka dot is from white egg sheet. Cut the 3 little straight line from nori for the hand.

Guess Who Am I?

When I m back today, Ann automatically 'reported' to me, she didn't finished the sandwiches today. She left some bread but she ate the ham, cheese & egg. I asked her whether she know what Disney character is that, she very fast can answer me is "Minnie". :) Haha:) 

Snoopy & Woodstock Sandwiches Balls

Saw the Snoopy & Woodstock online. Feel like interesting not so difficult as the features is simple. Since Ann doesn't like the chicken floss filling. Today I made cheesy scrambled egg. She love eggs very much. Make the sandwiches balls with the filling & wrap with cling wrap to stay the shape. This is quite simple and easy to do.

Then I put in in the silicon cup for me to add in the details easily. The snoopy is just look so alike and cute. But the Woodstock still the room for improvement. :) May be is the shape doesn't look a like Woodstock. Will try again next time and hope can do much better.

Snoopy & Woodstock Sandwiches Balls for Ann

I m so glad that she finished her bento today. Really a great motivation for me to work harder and surprise for her. hehe:) She really like the cheesy egg so much! 

How to make Egg Sheet

Egg Sheet always needed for making bento. At this moment I still dunno how to make color egg sheet. So I only can make yellow & white color. Previously, I dunno the how to make the texture smooth and firm.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp sugar
• A dash of salt
• Some corn oil

Steps:

• Dissolve the cornstarch in the water.
• Add in the others ingredients into 2 bowls. (I seperate the egg yolk & egg white since I want to make 2 colors.)
• Beat with fork until smooth
• Pour the egg mixtures into the sieve
• Wipe the pan with oil and heat up
• I fried it using low heat after the pan heated up.

Here the egg sheet of yellow & white!

There is a tutorial video in youtube too but using microwave. I do not have microwave so I fried it. Now I need to find out how to make color egg sheet. Extra egg sheet can store in a air tight container and put into the fridge to keep it fresh. I can last about a week. Just heat up again when need to use. :)

Will add on the photos later if I got time. :)

Onde-Onde

Love onde-onde so much. :) Try again today. I use the rice cooker with boil soup function to cook the sweet potatoes with peeled off the skin with timer set. Since I know I was failed on the 1st trial last time due to the sweet potatoes is not soft enough to mashed, I cooked longer time this time.

The sweet potatoes is soft enough and easy to mashed it. Then add in the glutinous rice flour to make the dough. This time I managed to make the skin very smooth. Very fast completed then wrap with the gula melaka. Make is like a ball round shape. Then cook in the pandan water. When the balls floated up, take it up and put in the salted santan, it will automatically stick on the balls. Hehe:)

 Here the outcome!

Yummy! Yummy Onde-Onde...

Hubby tried out and said much more better than the 1st time. And he one shot ate 9 pcs and finished up those I keep for him. Haha:) Just too yummy? 

Kung Fu Panda Sandwiches Balls

Its time making the sandwiches balls today. I used the cling wrap to wrap the bread with the chicken floss filling and shape it. Kind of interesting making it. Then I start decorated the Ah Po Panda face. This is absolutely not easy as the details is small and hard to put it on. I use the hard boiled egg white for the ear, nose & egg part. Pin to secure with soba strip.

Since Ann requested she want a bee, I make the instant mashed potatoes. This is easy and convenient. Just add water and stir it. Although I feel that the portion is big for her today. Bet she sure cannot finished. The bee wing is cut a heart shape from a slice of ham. :)

 Ann bento

 Kung Fu panda...

Bee (Mashed potatoes)

Already know the answer, she really didn't except the wing ham. :( She said she do not like the chicken floss. This is her reason of today didn't finished her bento. .. 

Froggie Mini Burger

Newly bought this kind of bun from Jusco. I found that this is super nice. I like it so much. Ann requested burger many times but yet mummy no time to get the burger bun for her. 1st time making it for her and not sure she like it or not. The burger is filled up with egg mayo with crab stick & a slice of ham. Side dish I bake the hash brown and cut half for her since her appetite is small. Decorated like a lady hand bag using half slice of cheese.

I decorated the frog eye using the hard boiled egg white. For the cheek, I used 2 little small circle to make it more girly feel. :)

Froggie Mini Burger

 The Frog Burger

 Hash brown lady handbag

I m quite disappointed when I knew she didn't eat the burger today. She complained that the burger is too big, and her mouth is small and cannot bite it. This kind of reason .....Really speechless! 

Tiger Macaroni

Macaroni is Ann favorites coz she do not like rice much. I used soy sauce & olive oil to for the sauce. Before that I cooked the Macaroni with salted water. :) Then I start decorate the tiger. Do not have the straight line nori puncher. I replaced with the curve one. Should get new nori puncher soon. The tiger shape I used the bear mould cutter to cut the cheese. Add some circle using ham on the ears and mouth side. I m quite enjoying decorating now. 

Tiger Macaroni

closed up for Tiger 1

Another lil tiger with other expression!

Ham Flower

But Ann came back and told me that the macaroni is less taste today. I forgot to test the taste when I cook this morning. She only ate few spoons of macaroni but she said she finished the tiger cheese...:)  

2D1N Malacca Trip

Malacca is a place which I travel very often for business. Working as a Sales Exec and I need to cover up to Malacca area. I used to be travel almost once a week. But to my family they missed this place so much and my kids not even been there before.

Ann posing before depart @ home

Jayne posing...

19th May 2012
So we decided to have a short trip on the weekend. Total we are having 8 adults & 2 kids in this trip. The room is quite big. All of us satisfied with it. Coz everyone have enough place to sleep. Not like last time trip, normally we all squeeze in one room. :)

Hotel: Beuford (Near Mahkota medical Centre)
Room: 2x Family Suite
Price: RM328/room

We departed from KL around 11am. Had a brunch in Sri Petaling before our journey. Kids were sleep along the journey half way. We reached our destination around 1.30pm+. We headed to the jonker street for a walk & tea break (Baba Laksa & Nyonya Asam Laksa) @ jonker88. I quite like the Baba Laksa but the rest of them just said the taste so so only. Not much special.

 Rosy Cheek Ann with Mummy & Suk Ee 'gu jie'

 Jayne & Hao "suk suk"

 While waiting us choosing...

Everyone busy choosing even Ann...

It was really hot and sunny afternoon. We all with our sunglasses and umbrella. We all sweat so much. We stopped by at a accessories shop. Ladies were busy choosing. Ann also got some. :) I seldom wear accessories to work or outing but still I got 3 for myself too. The whole shop is selling 3 for RM10. Sound cheap. Its very handmade craft items.

Malacca No.1 Attractions

Posing...

My pretty Ann

Funny Jay Ee

Start jumping..

 Love this shoot!

 Mummy & Jayne

 Stop Jumping

After that, we walked back to the St. Paul Church. Photo shooting and Ann enjoyed jumping to take photos now. She is so cute and Jayne also wanna learning to follow big sister action. They are really cheeky and funny. Ann cheek is so red due to hot. After that, we brought kids for the tricycle ride. It is their 1st tricycle ride. They both was so curious and exciting. :)

 Family pic on Tricycle!

Aunty Jenny & MIL, FIL act cycling...LOL:)

It was about 4pm already. Then we check in to our hotel. Let the kids have some fun at the in house jacuzzi and a nice bath before we headed out for dinner. :) We had a simple dinner at Restaurant Pei King near by our hotel. After dinner, we proceed to the Menara Taming which requested by Ann when we were on tricycle ride in the afternoon.

 Menara Taming

 River Cruise

Night view is so awesome!

After then, we go for the river cruise too. The queue is quite long and kids is exciting waiting. Jayne was very tired already while on river cruise. Too bad to satisfied jie jie after cruise only we go back to the hotel for rest. Both kids were very soon get into their sweet dream after shower.

20th May 2012
Everyone woke up late after a tiring day last night. We had booked our lunch at Amy Heritage for Nyonya lunch at 12.30pm very near distance from our hotel and it was recommended by my ex-collegues - Eugene who is from Malacca Home Town. Before that, we had the chicken rice ball at the jonker street there. We just order very small portion since the time is near our lunch time around 10.45am.

After the late breakfast, we went back to the accessories shop to exchange some defect item which we bought yesterday. :) Then we headed back to our lunch. Really thumbs up for all the recommended dishes. Sure we will be back next time. :)

Then our journey ended after lunch and headed back to KL.