lunch

hi, fun lunch again.
i brought my friend n her daughter 4 a porridge buffet lunch.
the place is at marina square n its HOTPOT.
my friend said the cost n the variety n unlimited amt is worth it.
we spent abt 2 over hrs there , enjoying the food n the company.
i went there wth RI before thats how i know the place.
hey, RI when do we get to go 4 nice lunch again???
anybody wth good experince of nice n low budget dining,
c'mon share wth us.
luv lu
24 nov 2009

lunch

hi,
i went for a late lunch wth my kids just last week
we went to DELIFRANCE for their special set meals
i had the $7.90++ and my kids had their student meals set
we had bread n butter, soup, main course and drinks while
i had coffee n additional dessert n i add in one ice cream
for them
it was delicious and worth the value as compare to some fast food
i wld recommend this anyone n to my pal Ri too
Happy School Holidays Everyone
lu 16/11/09

save or waste

hi, good day
i wonder if i can save or make money by selling things that i don't need or don't use
i meant things that are obviously in good n working condition
i wonder why barter trade are not 'in fashion'or'in action'
i believe there are people who have good things for exchange/selling at low cost
i rather this than to throwing/hoarding things
i hope something can be done or shared

lu here
nov 2009

We are Busy !!!!

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We are getting very busy !!!!

Lu has finally got a job and i have some other plans. But we will still continue our morning walks and i'm sure we will have lots to share.

bamboo charcoal

Nowadays bamboo charcoal very in and here a very cheap way to use it.

I bought 1 packet of bamboo charcoal pieces and 1 packet of teabags pocket from Daisho packet the charcoal pieces into several bags. Can just put the packets inside shoes cabinet, dustbins, etc

cupcake receipe

A receipe from Reader Digest ... stored here for future use (Lu think blog is a good organizer/storage of all our 'bits n pieces')

110 grams of everything. Flour, sugar and butter, plus 2 eggs, a teaspoon of baking power n another of good vanilla essence.

Cream the sugar and butter together before beating in the eggs and folding in the flour, then spoon sparingly into cases.

Cook for 20 mins at 160^C, n decorate once cooled.

The icing (200gs icing sugar mixed with the juice of one lemon) looks more professional if allowed to fill out inside the paper cases, rather than dribbled over the top.

See Susannah Blake's divine book Cupcake Heaven for further recipes and inspiration.

Interview @ agency

Today we went Taka for an interview.

After that we went to the foodcourt to have a baked pasta + drinks @ $6.50. After that Lu recommended the puff n fondue chocolate from Bread Papa's. Yummy .... that's for tea time today !!!

Who get to eat the freshest fish of the day?

Who get to eat The freshest Fish of the day - the poor fisherman or the rich businessman ??

Answers can be either or none of them.

Either the poor fisherman because he is the one who caught The Fish

Or the rich businessman because he have the money to buy The Fish from the poor fisherman.

None is because the poor fisherman wants to exchange The Fish for money OR the rich businessman has no time to enjoy/eat the fish.

TIME FLYS

Time flys ......... coming months will be our boys' school examination and holidays follows.

So fast we have to end our 'shopping trips' because nowadays our 'big boys' have lots of their own programmes and activities and I don't think we; Lu & I together with our sons would be able to meet up during the school holidays for a get together. Lu if you are reading this take note that we have to do more 'shopping trips' before the holidays.

This week we did not have any 'shopping trips' because of the Monday holiday and also I just started on a $$$ project of my own. We continued our morning walks as usual except Friday because Lu's son has no school.

Lu, next week i think we need to do some planning re our 'shopping trips', '$$$', 'diet' etc. and hope by December holiday there is some improvement.

ORCHARD ION

We these two shoppers are getting very active last week .... two days shopping in one shot.

On Tuesday, we decided to make a trip to new Ion Orchad. We took bus 502 express and alighted at the bus stop opposite Wisma. From there, we managed to find our way there.

Inside, its a new experience for me because it's a long time since I stepped into a shopping centre that is not crowded with people or shops with sales. Here I don't get to see those familiar shops near our neighbourhood shopping centres. Yet those names are not greek either. They are names/blands we can spot on magazine like Chole, Her World, Elite etc.

Enough of all the feast for the eyes we decided its time the stomach has a share. Then we set a rule : Budget with $5.00 for meals on our future trips. We had our meal at toast box @ wishma ... coffee + 2 eggs + toast for $3.90.

After that Lu suggested we shop at Far East Shopping Centre and after that took bus 105 direct home. We discovered that Metro is not there anymore. At Watson there we signed up as their newly launched membership card.



Come Thursday, we decided to go further because our boys will be home later and we decided to shop at Tampines One.

There we saw a few shops different from those we usually go and some are opened by local mediacorps artist. We really need to come out more often and start exploring and 'see the world'.

For meal, we had a chives 'pancake' and lemon sugar cane juice set @ $2.50. Later we saw a HK tea restaurant offering noodle & drink set @ $4.90 which is much a deal. In fact during weekdays there are lots of such promotion when come to food. After getting a blouse and pant for less than $50 at Dot.com and some bread at Yamazaki we proceeded home. It was a long journey.

Best of the day we stopped by at IMM Andersen for a coffee & pastries break...............

FOOD

This week we didn't get to go anywhere but still continue with our morning walk.

Yesterday I went for a haircut. Initially I was thinking of going to a famous hairstylist to have a completely new and up-to-date style but later still went back to QB for a $10 cut. The balance i used it to buy food for the family.

Nowadays my family is into Japanese crusine. It all started because my boy was so crazy over the late night sushi sale at Giant. Also happened that my cousin and my brother each gave us a treat on Japanese food.

My cousin brought us to one buffet and it was really good. They have a wide spread of all the different types of Japanese crusine and after this buffet I have more confident in ordering the various types of Japanese food in future when I dine at a Japanese restaurant. Also I learnt to use ginseng for porriage. I use fish maw, mushroom, chicken meat and a few slices of ginseng to cook a very delicious porriage.

Another Japanese food I am crazy about is the pork rolled with asparagus stick sold at Tori-Q. I think just 1 stick of 3 I can go with a whole bowl of rice.

When my brother gave me a treat at Ajisen, now with the new Ajitei, I also introduced the pork roll to him. But it tastes different without the unique 'herbal' taste. At Ajitei, I get to try the macha desert. At first I had doubt ordering that because at that price and for such common combination? But after I tried it, its worth the price because it is very different from the usual desert.

Well, its time i go make some sushi etc to eat !!!!

We are back !!!!

We these two "HDB Tai Tai" are back into action again !!!!

First of course its our morning walk because our sons are back to school again.
Talking about them they are already into Secondary.
Timing is still the same i.e. after we sent off our sons, we will walk 2 to 3 rounds around the park.

If my son starts off 5 mins earlier, i get to meet this lady. She will go to the multi carpark to bring the car down for her daughter. We chit chat a bit. Remember i first met her when my son was very young and i was thinking of doing some part time job at home. I saw her taking some clothes home to sew and asked whether she has any lobang. eg. 'cut thread' etc. As i cant sew there's nothing for me :( but i make an acquaintance. Besides her i also get to see some of the children around my son's age. Some has grown up so much .......... just like my son la getting very fat but lu's still in good shape.

Now Tuesday is our outing day.

Last week, our lst explore after such long break, is to Bukit Timah shopping centre. We took a bus there. Just stepped inside the shopping centre, I can smell the 'familar old air-con smell' which cant in those new shopping mall. We headed straight to the market-style 'food centre' not 'food court'. But the food and the prices is fantastic - no shortchange.

Next is the fashion shop. There finally i got my swim wear and the shopping experience is good. In fact so far that is the only shop i feel so at ease choosing my swim wear and the shopkeeper is really nice. She is one aunty-killer. Later we proceed to get some towels, computer assessories etc. Another nice shop is the Oishii Bread Shop highly recommended by Lu. I bought some cookies to go with my morning coffee and two breads for the next day breakfast.

Leaving the shopping centre, we headed for the bus stop a distance away. Midway we stopped by at the 'posh/vintage' Macdonald to have a drink and it was very 'refreshing' .

Looking forward for next outing .......

hi, good evening
well, my good friend n i have seen the doctor n gotten the medicine.
its been about ten days n i do feel the differnce in my energy n myself.
we still go for our morning walks n talk about feeling better about ourselves.
being our age??? we do need some assistant in wanting to keep fit.
anybody who would want to share how they do it or even if want our recommendation to this doctor, let us know.
lu wth luv.

latest update

PSPS so long never update blog .........

We tried our job hunt but unsuccessful. However we get many other things done.


BUSINESS

We keep in view because we have many other aspects to take care of and also the economics is not so good . Once when we are in good shape and when opportunities arises we will strike it big. :)))


DIET

We have no choice but to go look for the Doctor again. We really need the professional help. Hope from there we can continue with our own effect. With the medication, in fact my diet will be very simple. I will usually take 1 light and 1 slightly heavier meal per day. But i will drink lots of liquid. Of course the morning coffee is still a must.


FITNESS

This is something we are proud of. Every morning since February at 6.30 am we will have our morning walk. Usually its about 2 or 3 rounds depend on my legs. When we are in better shape we will be more adventurous.


HOUSEKEEPING

My house TV spoilt and the right time. I've a mounted TV and this is good because since the sitting area isn't big, it further the distance. For me i will go by simplicity and clear as much cluster as possible.


Well at least we are starting somewhere.

hi ri, read yr blog n like yr cute presentation.
this friday is my son's school ptm (parents/teacher meeting).
wonder how it will turnout to be?? good or bad report??
anyway looking forward to our JOB HUNT 2morrow.
wish ourselves luck! yes!
Lu

Mayonese & BBQ meat

Here's how i use 2 ingredient (mayo & BBQ meat) for 3 meals :-

BREAKFAST
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Bread spread with mayo and a piece of BBQ meat.

LUNCH
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Instant noodles drained dry and stirred with mayo and strips of BBQ meat.

DINNER
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Fried rice with BBQ meat, mayo and some curry power

A Good Start

Hi Lu,

Thanks for your companionship, partnership & friendship .......

These are the areas we are going to share on blog :-
(1) Business
(2) Diet
(3) Fitness
(4) HHousekeeping.

To start the ball rolling, i've decided on the following for our BDFH ..... please comment if any :-

(1) Business:-
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Every morning my BUSINESS HOUR will be 11am to 12 noon.

TUESDAY will be our MEETING and thus my BUSINESS HOUR on TUESDAY will be
10am to 11am.

(2) Diet:-
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My Budget for my diary diet will be $20.00 ..... therefore if we do our weeking shopping,
I will make sure it does not exceed $100.00 per trip.

Between, which day is good for our shopping trip?

My breakfast/bunch usually is noodle or bread - Lunch will be light ; a salad or such -
Dinner will be 1 soup + 2 dishes (so our shopping trip have to take into consideration
budget, healthier/slimming diet, varieties)

(3) Fitness:-
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Keep up with our morning walk ?? Time ??? and not forgeting our squash ... erm have
to contact beegeok..

(4) Housekeeping:-
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to be discussed later


Hope to hear from you .........

Our next meeting be on 3rd February 2009 - 11.00 am

Hi! Welcome to our blog shop.
We do selling, trading n barter on things u need, want or even exchange for.
U can buy things with cash or trade things cashless.
Take a look at our blog n see the lists of things we have.
Any queries n negotiations are always welcome.
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