His old phone keypad was getting more and more unresponsive, so…. . . . .   Hello new toy! I will have a fun time playing with it in the next few days 🙂

May 1st is May Day, or Labour Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of workers everywhere. May everyone enjoy their day of rest, and give your maids a day off from labour. —- Hubby is off to a neighbouring country for a short trip with his colleagues. Their host is going home for a […]

I have been following this season’s American Idol, and the field’s finally cut down to the final 5. A rundown on what I feel about the 5: Allison Iraheta – The only girl left in the competition. The 16-year old has the pipes of a been-there-done-that rocker!  I like her, but I fear with the masses of […]

4 months has passed since my cone biopsy in December. Went to the hospital to get a pap smear done, and colposcopy for the doctor to see how the cervix has healed. The visible opening that I saw the last time has actually closed up, and the doc is satisfied with my progress. He again […]

Decided to do a ‘simpler’ cake this time round, a marble cake. It’s essentially a butter cake with chocolate bits in it. Ingredients: 250 g butter 200 g castor sugar 250 g self-raising flour 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla essence Milk Half a block semi-sweet baking chocolate 2 tsp cocoa powder Steps: Mix butter and […]

  Sad to hear that A-Sun （阿桑） has passed away from breast cancer on 6th April. She was 34. For those who didn’t know her, you may have heard her songs on the radio. Her first hit was <叶子>, which was the ending theme for the wildly popular Taiwan idol drama The Rose (蔷薇之恋). Her […]

Another cozy weekend at home, lounging on the sofa, with one hand propping up a book, the other deep in a pack of Ruffles BBQ flavour chips…. Hubby: Darling, have you been walking around in coal? Me: What ?? Hubby: *points to soles of feet* Me: *Lifts a foot up to look at sole*…..Eeeek!! Puts […]

The invisible baker devil stirred awake one day and surreptitiously slipped in the idea of baking a cheesecake into my husband’s head. The result? Hubby: So, what cake will I be bringing into the office next Monday? Me : (Blah blah blah) …. er what? Hubby: You are going to bake a cake this weekend, […]

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Whatchamacallit, how did I go through so many years of my life without knowing thee…. Thank you Hershey’s!!