My hubs bought a loaf of charcoal bamboo swiss roll cake from our favorite bakery the other day. It didn’t really look appealing because of the blackish/grayish color of the cake but it tasted good! Some ingredients used made the texture of the cake a little ‘crunchy’. The cream you see in the middle is custard and it ain’t very sweet. There used to be a hype with charcoal bamboo bread last year and now there’s charcoal bamboo cake for health savvy cake lovers! I will definitely buy this cake again.
My youngest daughter could not recognize her daddy when we showed her a picture I took with him 20 years ago. I guess that’s because in the picture, his huge belly was missing and his face shape was very much sharper. When I was dating hubby, he was slim, trim and very fit. He was very active in sports and well, he still is, especially in basketball BUT his weight has shot sky high over the years. Now, he has what the Chinese call a ‘prosperous look’, which is the more polite way of calling someone fat. Being in the food business has opened the door for him to eat, eat and eat. Though he has told me umpteen times that he wanted to go on a diet and shed some weight, his weight-loss plan has always never been accomplished. He would go to the gym or go swimming diligently for a week or two and then his mission will be truncated when work / business gets in his way.
If only he could be as disciplined and persistent as I am when it comes to exercising and on the choice of food, I am very sure he can get rid of the excess baggage around his waist. Recently, I found out that my man can look trimmer if he wears a Core Precision Undershirt and underwear by Equmen. This specially designed undershirt, underwear and Precision Long Trunks support and enhance a man’s posture and physical appearance, thus giving the man a more ‘tailored’ appearance. The special garment will help men stand up straighter, look slimmer and feel better. This undershirt is also great for back pain sufferers. It is an all-in-one special garment with built-in physiotherapy! The underwear also has compression technology, supporting the wearer’s muscles and making him look and feel better. Equmen can be worn under a business suit, casual wear and sports wear. An Equmen undershirt will definitely be a very handy birthday present for my man!
This is a model wearing an Equmen undershirt. IF only my man can achieve this figure!!
I bought some red bean tong sui for breakfast the other day and could not finish it. When Alycia saw the bowl of red bean tong sui sitting in the kitchen, she quietly took out the empty ice moulds from the freezer and then poured the red bean tong sui into the moulds. After dinner that night, she was very excited and quickly checked the freezer to see how her red bean ice cubes had turned out. She then proudly served everyone with her homemade red bean ice cubes for dessert after dinner! And it’s way healthier than eating fattening ice creams right?
Posted on August 11th, 2010 by shireen
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I am so thankful to my mum that she is here to help me do revision with Alycia who is sitting for her 2nd term examination. I have been really busy with my online store and had my mum not come here, I will go bonkers, having to juggle with so many tasks. Alycia seems to have done well in her exam papers. She told me that she scored the highest for her Mandarin test. Well, I shall wait and see! I hope that Alycia will excel in her studies all through her academic years and also do well in her sat prep test in future. I am already planning ahead and I hope we can afford to send her overseas for further studies in future.
Posted on August 11th, 2010 by shireen
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The hubs got himself a new Blackberry recently and has been playing with his new toy everyday! I am very, very tempted to get myself an iPhone or a Blackberry too so that I can check my emails and surf the internet on the go. My existing cell phone is starting to act up and I think it will konk out very soon. But I have to read up on some cell phone reviews before I decide on the cell phone that suits my lifestyle the best.
Posted on August 11th, 2010 by shireen
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I have been potty training Baby for the past 1 week and I realized a little problem. While Baby does not wee wee ‘in full’ in her panties, I find that her panties will be slightly wet every half hourly. I suspect that she is leaking urine and she is not even aware of it. I really can’t recall if my #1 and #2 were like this last time. I had read from somewhere that kids with a history of Kidney Reflux will have a problem with potty training. And I recall Baby’s surgeon asking us if Baby’s diaper is wet all the time as he has a patient with Kidney Reflux who wets her panties all the time too. I must ask Baby’s surgeon if this is a problem when we next see him.
Rascal #2 always has problems with her digestive system and tummy. From young, she is a very constipated child. She throws up very easily too when she was an infant right up to 3 years old. At one time, she would puke at 12 midnight every other night. I thought it was really spooky and jinx! But she outgrew this problem when she was about 3.5 years old, after Baby C was born.
The other day, she complained that her tummy was painful. I thought it was just one of her excuses when it came to drinking milk or eating dinner. It was on a Sunday and we were rushing to go to church. After about 2 hours lying on the couch, she threw up. We brought her to the doctor’s when her temperature shot up to 38 degrees Celsius. She was also given the enema as she could not poo poo for 2 days.
For the rest of the day, she was very weak. She threw up each time she ate or drank anything, including plain water. She was so weak that she complained that her legs hurt and she almost fell when she came off the adult potty in the bathroom. That was the 2nd time this year that she had this problem. I suspect that there’s a lot of wind in her tummy.
My sick kitten lying listlessly on the couch. She hardly ever feels weak or tired as she is always bursting with energy.
The following day, she rested at home and skipped school. I did not feed her with the meds that the doctor prescribed and she recovered on her own.
Our neighborhood is a very pleasant place to live in. Just last week, security cameras and guards are placed at every road junction throughout the neighborhood. This is in addition to the guards on patrol already in place. Now, I feel safer when I jog round the neighborhood every morning, without the fear of being mugged. However, residents would have to pay RM80 for the security fees. Thankfully we live in a condo and don’t have to pay the security fees.
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by shireen
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Several days ago, I received an offer to write a 200-word adv that is priced at USD25. I jumped at the opportunity but the problem is I just didn’t know what to write as the topic totally didn’t relate to me. It was on a topic very foreign to me, just like topics on steel buildings and machinery. The offer had expired but it is still available! I am so tempted to accept the offer again but I would have to spend hours to crack my head and hope for a brainwave!
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by shireen
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I bought this pack of Super organic instant soy milk powder from Sri Kota the other day. These day, Baby drinks more soy milk than cow’s milk. She also prefers soy milk to cow’s milk. I wonder which has more nutrients and ’safer’ to drink. Looking at the food label, it looks like formulated milk powder for kids have more nutrients. I read from some articles that cow’s milk may have some residue of hormones from the cows.
Anyway, I was told by our paed and surgeon that it is ok for a child above 2 years old to stop drinking milk as long as she/he is eating a well-balanced diet. Baby is eating a well-balanced diet now and seems to love food too
Baby prefers Unisoy’s instant organic soy milk powder to Super’s. This Super brand has added cane sugar and though it’s less sweet, I still find it very sweet. Next time, I will just stick to Unisoy (made in Singapore).
I am a SAHM with 3 beautiful girls - Alycia, Sherilyn and Cassandra. I quit the job that I love to stay home with my 3 angels as that's what I've always wanted to do. I am a health freak, fitness freak and a clean freak too. I love to eat and live healthily and I want my kids and hubby to do the same too.
I always believe that your health is your wealth and if you have good health, that's the best gift you can ever ask for from God.
