Not sure whether this is true but I noticed that fresh Huai Shan (or Chinese yam) has made its frequent appearance at our local markets only in recent years. It seems easy enough to use this fresh Chinese herb for
Some time ago our friend Ann featured her stewed ee fu noodles recipe on her blog and that got me interested to try the recipe at home. But alas, I bought the wrong type of noodles and ended up cooking
A year ago I received a fairly large group of JC students who were at my institution as part of their immersion program to better understand video games in society. One of the topics I spoke to them about was
Some of our close friends know that we’ve started looking closely at possibly moving to a new place in the next couple of years, on account of trying to do what we can to put Hannah through a reasonably good
Funnily, even though we can see Punggol Park from our living room, we don’t go there for walks as much as we’d like. Hannah’s certainly not been there very often. Her first occasion was when she was just two months
After sharing my recipes for Hannah’s porridges some time back, I have since made some modifications. For the benefit of folks who might use my recipes, below is a quick summary of the changes I’ve made. 1) It is unnecessary
A funny incident of sorts took place over Saturday brunch this morning. We were at the Mcdonald’s outlet opposite Ang Mo Kio Hub. Our usual SOP involves me going to buy the grub, and Ling setting up a table with
Ling has this thing about going to places that are closer to nature. After our friend Ann visited and blogged about a new board walk that stretches along Punggol canal, we popped by earlier in the early evening for a
Yang: "I feel neglected" Ling: "Huh?" Yang: "No more TLC…people now got high blood pressure…" Ling: *Oops* Long story short, I was doing less home-cooked meals since the arrival of Hannah in our family. Caring for a baby proved to
The last week hasn’t been an easy one for those of us who follow the daily news. There was the triple whammy of nuclear disaster, tsunami and earthquake in Japan. I watched the numerous Youtube videos of the oncoming monster
We just learned one of the probable reasons why we’ve been having an infestation of mosquitoes around our home in the last few weeks. National Environment Agency officers started their visitations to the blocks in the area – which we’re
Hannah is fast approaching her second birthday already! Just scary how time passes so quickly for our little one. She’s solidly starting her ‘terrible two’ phase, and while she’s not yet of the age to challenge her parents, signs of
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