How to keep your cabbage fresh and crunchy for months without fridge!

I love to prepare veggies for dinner.

And weather in fresh market or shopping mall

veggies is always cheaper when you bought in whole or per package quantity.

My family love veggies...but we certainly unable to

finish on whole cabbage in a day.

And when I stored the leftover cabbage in fridge.... it always turn 'soft' and 'sleepy'!

So, this is my solution

In this way, some say by this method, the cabbage can last for 3 months...

I'm not sure about that...but I'm certainly sure it would last for 1 month...because mine did!!!!

How to help your children find they talent?

I know this is a very serious question

This are one of the many questions that running through my mind

whenever I unable to sleep at night

Laying on my bed...having my kids in my arms 

Looking at the stars and wondering

how to make my kids as bright as the star when they grow up one day!

And of course...I never have a satisfied answer or solution

As a mom...I teach, I guide, I supervise, I pray for them.

And finally...something happened!

2015 Chinese New Year Goat Lantern

Every pre-Chinese New Year,

Jojo's school will ask each student to submit a lantern

made of red packets to hang in the school hall.

As this year is the year of goat / sheep...

we thought we should try something

more fun than making the ordinary Chinese lantern.

Jojo found a very interesting website from Japan which

have tutorial and PDF template to make

a paper model Sheep

here is the link 

http://papermodel.jp/eto.html

With some modification

this is what she came out at last.

After finish the paper model sheep

she added some red packets which pre-cut into

round shape and pasted on the sheep'body'

She also added a pair of 'horn' for the sheep.

10 tips to save your money and time when travel to Hat Yai, South Thailand (Part 1)

Penang is quite close to Thailand.

And I've to admit...it's the CHEAPEST place for an OVERSEA vacation.

BUT...

You NEED to PLAN WELL

and 

FOLLOW below advice.

(These are my personal recommendation...

after numerous times visited Hat Yai)

pls don't hesitate to CORRECT me if you have a better OPTIONs

Just sharing - Never fried your OREO if you really LOVE them!

Last weekend, my lovely niece told me that

she tasted a new snack when she visited

a snack bar after a movie with her friends.

It's "Deep fried Oreo" and according to her

it's absolutely amazing!

My kids love Oreo and I love to try new stuff...

So, this afternoon we tried out that "recipe"

I goggled a little about the how to...

Sound super simple and easy

After few minutes...

The warm crunchy pieces are in front of the kids...

My 42 birthday!

This morning when I checked Google

saw the Google home page greeted me with so many cakes...

so, I clicked on it...and only did I found out...

It's my birthday, today!

The best and cheapest therapy for pressure ...

As you can see...

I 'lost' and 'loose' again...

(lost from blogging...loose , get beaten by pressure from life)

Life is so blue and the pressure is

getting from bad to worst.

The problem I have is nothing different from any

mom and wife and daughter in the world...

As a mom... there are so many things I want to teach my kids,

but sometimes... they have to make they own mistakes...

which repeated my mistake...in order to grow and understand.

and I can only “wait and see"

This is pretty sad!

As a wife

We must always give and take

and most of the time

We just keep giving and

forgot about our worth.

As a daughter...

We started to feel and see

what our mom told us when we were young

but we are too busy to bother...

Now, we are old...and our parents even older...

We turn into them and they turn into..."someone else"!

Today

I have a small chat with Jojo's classmate's mom...

We don't really know each other

and we never talk before

It's all started with a weak smile

and within seconds

we talked like we have known for years...

Telling each others our frustration and problems

begin with the kids and their school works

and soon into family and life.

The chat last for 20 minutes

but

after that

It's seem "lift away" my frustration and problems...

I feel so "light" in my heart like never before

All my "heart weight" seems gone...

Not because I figure out how to solve my problems...

But sometimes

It just "delightful"...

just to find out...

there are someone just like yourself...

out there...

or every where...

not too far...

by your side...

Don't you think?

When you are blue...

Just talk to someone!

It's really work!

Love

PC

Step by step from stone to gem!!! Shocking truth! Deadly fake gem!

My close friend forward this message to me!

So shocking but true.

Never buy gem stones / jade when you are on tour in Chixx This is how they turn ordinary priceless stones into valuables jades and emeralds by using some unknown hazardous chemical!

See for yourself!

#1 Plain natural stone

#2

Soak in unknown hazardous chemical for 6 months!

#3  After 6 months,

the stones are taken out from the chemical and washed

#4

"Hand painted"
In order every piece with different 'pattern'

#5

Placed into high pressure machine to stabilized the 'gem' color and painted pattern!

#6 

The result 

#7

Ready for sold!
This 'gem' bangles are sold for RMB70,000 ~ 80,000!!!

Some people really 'professional' when comes to making 'faux' items!


Take care

xoxo
PC

Melaka River Cruise

My trips to Melaka only last 2 days...

but the pictures I tooks is most than hundreds.

The town is too pretty...

Here are some of my favorite shoots during taking a river cruise

on my second day there.

Melaka River Side - Night view

This post is part 2 of my recent trip to Melaka during Christmas Holiday.

While my girls enjoy their bedtimes stories....actually is my parents in law 'old times' stories,

me and my hubby sneak out to have a walk by the Melaka river bank.

Melaka is a small place...not in measurement...but all the excitement

of sight seeing, food, leisure, shopping are all closely situated side by side...

What I mean is all the 'happenings' are just side by side the Melaka river.

So, never worry about renting a car while travelling in Melaka...

most of the exciting places can be reach by walking...or you may consider bicycle.

There are lots of guest house which offer bicycles renting service.

Here are some photos I managed to take during the walk.

Do you have this when you were kids?

When I was a kid, I have Lego blocked and teddy bear...but this DIY 'gun' is the best toy my dad ever made for me...(not mentioning the big kite...the rubber band skipping rope...etc)

This is the best 'weapon' for the combat games....and when my big brother and I watched the "Lone Ranger.....( I mean the black and white version!  The one which keep on repeating...Hi Ho...Silver...it took me sometimes...what he actually means...I was too young to understand!). 

This is a very popular toy in my childhood time...Just wondering ...do you have the same thing during your childhood....Our mom and dad may not have 'pinterest' or 'facebook' at that moment...but all mom and dad....have their 'mind' ....connected world wide...Right?

Now, I need to fabricate one of these my hubby coming up birthday...Shh...don't tell him...He will gone nuts to be able to 'reunion' with his old love!

Smile and stay calm.

(I know is hard to do...that's why we need to tell ourselves REPEATLY...Everyday!)

Love and kisses,

PC 

Cute and fun clothes pins...

Remember the last post about the cute little pink cats I showed you?

Well, this is what is all about....

They are clothe pins!

LOL...so cute...

Love

PC

Mother's Day Gift : A small gift with lots of thought...

As always...I started to hunt for the 'perfect' gift months earlier...

Well, I didn't managed to find any 'perfect' one yet...but I did found this lovely...

A bottle of nail polish of my mom favorite color.

A bit coral, clear and peachy...

(That's the way she always describe it!)

This is no THE Mother' Day gift...

but I know she would be glad to have it!

I was actually planed to pass to her today...

No wrapping... just in the same paper bag the store wrapped for me when I bought it...

Then, I saw Mich's post about "Faux Antique Perfume Bottles"

That's really tickles my fingers to do something with the little bottle.

Here is what I use...

Glue gun, some lace, some pearl string, a little ribbon flower I made earlier

(link here for the ribbon flower tutorial) and double side tape.

I started with wrapping the side of the bottle with the double side tape

Cut a small piece of lace just enough to wrap it around the side of the bottle

Cheap and useful bento's tools to make your lunch box "WOW"

Thanks for coming by again...

After a week of 'struggling' with my kids' school bento (packed lunch)...

with no so 'consistent' performance...

This week, I started to get 'more prepared'.

I buy some 'tools' to make the bento look more fun and joyful to eat.

Bento 's tools #1

Bento...Bento...Bento...for school!

I'm a lazy mom...and a lousy cook...

and not very creative in dealing with food!

That's why...I hardly prepare 'bento' (lunch pack) for Jojo

when she starts to go to primary school.

But this year, since Mei Mei is joining Jojo to school...

and after judging the food sale in their school canteen...

I think, I would like to challenge myself to be a 'better' mom this year...

-by prepare some 'mother-love-bento' for the girls to bring to school...

so, they can have some fun when they are eating together during the breaks.

Day # 1...Bento # 1...close to failed!

The first day for school...even though I've try my best to make all the perfect...

there always something 'weird' happens.

Such as...

1.  The rice cooker went down suddenly...

2.  The lunch is late...

3.  Mei Mei and Jojo mixed up their uniform...
4.  Mei Mei misplaced her name tag...
(all first years were given name tag for easier identification)

So... my last minutes bento...

all the packet snacks I can find on hand...

A pack of tomato sticks, panda's biscuit and buns with sausage.

rated by MeiJo : 1 star ( forgot to put mayonnaise in the bun...too dry)

First day at school...

Oh, dear.  I've been missing for quite sometimes.  Please forgive me...but if you happened to be a mom...especially and SAHM...you will definitely understand.  School holidays ...Christmas holidays...New Year holidays....are meant for kids...teenagers...singles...dads...but definitely not for moms...those are the busiest moments of the whole years.  Because at those days...the cooking...washing...cleaning...are EVEN MORE and NEVER ENDS!!!

So, wish you all a great new year....2013!!! Which ends all the 'end of the world' stories!!!..  Hmm, wonder what 'date' will they come up next?

So, what 'BIG' happening at my corner of the world?  Well, it definitely is "BACK TO SCHOOL"!

This year, Mei Mei turns 7 years old and she is joining Jojo

to attend primary school.  Jojo is in Primary Yr 3 this year.

Easy 'A' to'C'...just learn how to wear your bra!!!

This is not my usual 'craft' topic...
but a quick tip to shape up...
too good not to share this tip!

Actually, I never really bother about my 'cup size'
(it's too 'tiny' to be noticed...even myself!  If you want to know...

I'll classified myself as ...super 'A' group!!!)

When I was young... this size seems 'convenient' and 'suitable' for

my skinny body... or may I say...at least 'they' look 'balance'!

'Sunflower' egg side up!

I've seen a few fun sunny egg side up preparing

using capsium rings and onion rings too!  

They are so cute...but my little ones don't like those vege!

So, this is what I make for breakfast today...

A 'Sunflower' egg side up!

Not perfect... but the kids love it!

A sunny side up circled by sausage ring!

I cut the sausage in halve and make some small cuts at one side.

Actually, I want to add some garnish for the photo shoot...

but they all gone within minutes.

Hope you love this simple idea.

See you !

Love

PC

Perfect Toast for Mother's Day!

Days ago, I came across a pretty fancy toast by a "Pop Art" Toaster.

It looks so fun and the kids definitely will love it.

I didn't got the toaster but it did inspired me for this fun project
that you can do with your little ones on this coming Mother's Day!

So, with my ordinary toaster and 'weird creativity',

the girls and I made these during breakfast this morning.

SHE is HERE!!!!

Hi! dear!  Sorry for such a long silence again, to compensate this.... 

Let's me share with you some breaking news...

Last weekend, I manage to meet face to face with a blog star I've been admire for so long.

This wonderful and talented sweet lady make these...

She 'cooks' beautiful Asian's food...