tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36330326505763867192012-02-08T08:57:04.840+08:00..the blog is started with no formal intentions of sustained blogging..along the way, it evolved into my blogging of recipes & life..but do give me feedback if the recipe does not turn out well for you :)..life goes on..http://www.blogger.com/profile/13110401000621184483noreply@blogger.comBlogger2531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633032650576386719.post-24218827688073348532012-02-08T08:57:00.000+08:002012-02-08T08:57:04.848+08:00

..just celebrated 39 yesterday..got a very pleasant surprise gift around midnight.. ..the family was asleep except me..boy has sinus, so his nose will get stuffed up once in a while in his sleep especially when it gets too cold..he started sneezing and i went into the room to clean him up..it happened a few rounds and i eventually whispered to him that he gets to sleep with mummy..he nodded.. .

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..we are still in the midst of the lunar new year..as usual, went visiting the extended families..was at one of my uncle-in-law's place and in our conversation, he mentioned 过年容易, 过日子难 meaning, it's easy to celebrate the new year but tough to live (or can also mean make a living) in the days that follow.. ..it brought me to think about my daily life..the past year went by very fast..as a teacher

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..mummy chia and me did a calculation that day cos out of the blue, we were discussing a couple without kids can be quite rich.. ..so, if she had not stopped work about 5 years back, by now, we would have around 250k..add on the cost of if we didnt have ger and boy, hence, no cost for gynae, delivery, diapers, milk powder, food, clothes, toys, books, travel local, travel overseas, medical bills,

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..i like spicy food..i like to dip non-spicy food in chilli sauce..having a meal without chilli is incomplete and unsatisfying.. ..mummy chia does not take spicy food..for dishes which i feel the spiciness is negligible, she might feel it's too spicy for her.. ..hence, when only the 4 of us in the house of chia is having a meal together, i will try not to cook or order any spicy food..in order to

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..boy was sick from christmas through the new year..his fever just wouldn't go away after a week..did a blood test on new year's day and discovered that his blood platelets was low..did another blood test a few days later and it was even lower and white blood cells were also low..but that same evening, boy, from state of constant lethargy, became bubbly..went for the third test the next day and

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..ger and boy were unwrapping one of their presents.. ger: wow!! mummy!! i got just what i want.. mummy chia: yah, you got what you wanted.. boy: wow!! mummy!! is this what i want? ..o so true isnt it?  sometimes we do not know what we want in life..and at times, even when we already have what we want, we still do not know.. ..so what do you want this christmas? ..have a very blessed

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..i dunno how others do it, but this is the 3rd time and each time gets harder.. ..first time was in 2009 when i had to go perak on a school trip for 3D4N..the kids were still young but it was tough to leave mummy chia behind with the kids, knowing that it'll be 3 more days before i get to see them again.. ..last year, had to go on another trip due to the course i was attending..7D6N..that

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page 1 page 2 & page 3 page 4 & page 5 page 6 & page 7 page 8

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..just to put on record of the chia family, UNO has become the official past time, recreation time, just-before-dinner time, nothing-better-to-do time, while-watching-tv time, first-thing-wake-up-must-do family game for the chias in this period of our history..

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..went to a christian bookshop this morning with the family.. ..when ger stepped into the shop, she saw a kid's bible, got it from the shelf and was glued to it..after an hour in the shop, when it was time to go, ger wanted to buy that bible..after mum and me took a look at it, it was quite similar to the ones she has at home, so i suggested she bought another version which had many more stories

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..i like steamboats..i like the variety..this is what i will prepare for a great treat.. soup base chicken and pork bone soup vegetable tung ho, white cabbage, kang kong, straw mushroom seafood cockle, clam, scallop, prawn, alaskan crab legs, fish slices, sotong meat beef (lots and lots of it) innards & spare parts ox tripe, ox tongue, pig liver, pig kidney, pig heart, chicken heart, chicken

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..ger was lying on bed on her belly and her head propped up on her hands.. me: are you praying? ger: nope me: what are you doing? ger: thinking me: thinking about? ger: thinking about past few years? me: what about past few years? ger: how i was a good and kind her last time? me: you are no longer a good and kind ger now? ger: no, i am rude to renee (her best friend)..sometimes i do all the

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..trip to ao nang, krabi, thailand.. ..it's been quite a while since mummy and i went on a sand, sand, sea kind of holiday..since having the kids, most of our travel destinations had been in the cities or country sides..sight-seeing and shopping..but before we got married, our travels, whether on our own or together, had always been in the sun, on the sand and in the sea..so, this trip was a trip

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dear boy, ..you are four years old today.. ..yesterday night, i know you were upset because you have to leave it but that is part of growing up..actually daddy is fine with you continuing with it cos i had it till much later but mummy's upbringing experience was different.. ..life is filled with gatherings and separations, something we need to grapple with along life's journey..daddy and mummy

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..31 years ago, i dunno u....16 years ago, i got to meet u....12 years ago, i got to know u....11 years ago, i thought i liked u....10 years ago, i knew i liked u....9 years ago, i started to love u....8 years ago, i wanted to spend my life with u....7 years ago, God said ok....6 years ago, u gave us a little u....4 years ago, u gave us a little me....for the past 3 years, life with you couldn't

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..our weekly cell group is held at our place..one of the couples in the group has a son that's around 2..ger and boy enjoys playing with him, especially when boy can become the big brother for once (a week)..so, when we gather for bible study and sharing, the kids will occupy themselves in the play area.. ..yesterday, ger has to sleep early, so before she went top bed, she gave specific

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..boy got a magic wand yesterday during dinner..it's actually a stirrer with a star at the end.. daddy chia: boy what do you want to turn me into? frog? boy: nope, a taxi-driver dc: ..but i dun wanna be a taxi-driver boy: ok, then i turn you into a chef dc: *wide grin* then yourself? boy: TAXI-DRIVER!! ..his short cut to landing on his dream job :)

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..i work about 10 hours per day..that's 50 hours per week.. ..from the time i reach home till the time my kids sleep, that's about 4 hours..they have 20 waking hours over the weekend, so that's a total of 40 hours per week..out of the 40 hours, i probably only spend 20-30 hours interacting with them.. ..gosh, while i spend 50 hours at work, spending the time doing things for other people's

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..walking with ger beside me.. ger: daddy see!! *pointing to the sky* dc: *looked up & saw 2 trails of smoke cutting across the sky ger: looks like a road to heaven right? dc: yah... ger: MUMMMMIIIIEEEEEEE *mummy chia was far behind with boy* dc: mummy too far away can't hear you ger: MUMMMIIIEEEEE...LOOOOK, ROAD TO HEAVEEEEEEENN ..by the time mum was near enough to hear her, the trails were

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ingredients 10 chinese mushrooms (big ones) 10 sea cucumber (depending on the size of each, same amount as mushrooms; by soaked ones if you do not know how to prepare the dried ones) 10 dried oysters 500g pork belly （五花肉 aka 三晨肉） few slices of ginger few cloves of garlic oyster sauce (2 table spoons) light soy sauce (1 table spoon) dark soy sauce (2 table spoons) salt (a pinch) pepper (a pinch)

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version 1 version 2 ingredients preferably live, if not, very fresh prawns, clams, mussels, scallops and whatever other seafood you want e.g. crab ice 2 spring onion 2 slices of ginger preparation of ingredientssoak in the live clams/mussels in salt water (so that they can spit out the mud/sand) wash the seafood thoroughly now for the cooking step 1:..boil a pot (the pot should be big

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..i was playing snakes and ladders with boy just now..usually together with ger, but first time, just the two of us..for some reasons, the dice liked me..i won 3 straight games in a row.. boy: why you always win huh? (still with a smile) me: sorrieee..shall we play other games? (stretched my arms to hug) boy: (came for the hug) let's play again!! ..we played again and he won :) he came over to

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..went to fetch boy from my mum's place after he spent a day there.. ..in the cab.. dc: boy, do you miss me? boy: nope dc: you really dun miss me? boy: nope dc: but daddy miss you ..when we got home, boy wanted me to bathe him.. dc: you want daddy to bathe you? boy: yes yes dc: but i thought you dun miss daddy? boy: *pause* but i still love you ..and the father and son bathed happily ever

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yesterday during lunch ger told me that she has decided she wanna be a dancer when she grows up. mc: oh..a dancer? what happen to being a princess? ger: i figured there will not be a prince for me, so i cant be a princess..i wanna be a dancer now.. a ballet dancer! mc: *morbid images of broken toes from black swans* oh ic.. ger: at least i can dance ballet...so definitely can be a ballet dancer

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..must be the election fever haven't subsided..has been thinking about the idea of democracy during this period and interestingly, church has been expounding on 1 kings for the past month.. ..according to wiki, "democracy" comes from the Greek: δημοκρατία – (dēmokratía) "rule of the people", which was coined from δῆμος (dêmos) "people" and κράτος (Kratos) "power"..tried to hunt for the word in

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‎..while walking home from sdp rally.. ger: why they talk so loud ? (referring to the very loud speakers) me: because they want as many pple to listen as possible lor ger: why they bother, also not important..it's not about God what? ..brought to mind this song.. above all powers above all kings above all nations and all created things above all wisdom and all the ways of man You were here 

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..two years ago, ger and boy each received a piggy bank for christmas..since then, whenever we (including the grandparents) have spare change in our pockets, we will distribute the coins to the kids and they will put it in their piggy banks..i added another piggy bank and wrote "God" on it, telling them to give a portion to God whenever they receive any coins.. ..to bring them a step deeper into

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"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.  The authorities that exist have been established by God.  Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgement on themselves."  Romans 13:1-2   1) where in the world will you find a place

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shark's fin ..a very interesting dish to prepare..very challenging too..i think it will be even more so it was done from scratch, i.e when the fins are not processed yet.. ingredients shark's fin (for locals, you can get it from sheng siong, they sell frozen whole processed fins) one whole chicken a few dried scallops (i am basing on serving for 10 people, normal rice bowl quantity) 200-300g

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..pa just celebrated his birthday..invited the extended house of chia over our place..part bought & part home-cooked a 11-course dinner with free flow of beer, wine & cocktails..too bad i didn't have time to take a photo of each course, so a few photos are "recycled" from my previous attempts in preparing the dish.. suckling pig ..ordered this from the famous tiong bahru stall..delivered to

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I was reading the story of "Blind Bartimaeus"to the kids at bedtime. After the story, i asked them if they could "see" that they are sinners before God, if not, they are as "blind" as Bartimaeus. As usual, boy doesn't give a proper reply but ger gave a definite "no, i'm not a sinner!" ..my heart pains.. I'm reminded that even though the kids knows the bible stories well, says their prayers, gives

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..finally know how a shopaholic feels.. ..just came back from tekka market..when i walked through the rows and rows of stalls, i feeeeel them calling out to me..not them, the stall holders, but the chickens that were neatly lined-up (almost "kekenan lulus", taking dressing from the the right); the myriad of seafood (dunno how many kinds of prawns, small sharks, lalas, gong gongs, crabs, sting

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..castle cake.. ..she got wings..already?! ..princesses for the princess.. ..dinner@home.. ..steam fish with charred ginger & garlic.. ..abalone with spinach.. ..always enjoy making 白斩鸡.. ..diy.. ..whacked..

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..as we're on our way to dinner, mummy chia and i were discussing how pple are willing to fork out so much for a meal..then she suddenly remembered one of the many quotes of her father.. "eat not same same, come out same same"

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..celebrated with my love ones....12 course meal paired with tiger.. entreecockles (aka si hum) appetizer (cold cut)braised pig ear appetizer (hot)satayoyster omelette (aka or lua) soup of the day sup kambing maintulangbraised duckkang konggrilled chicken wingschar kway teowhokkien mee dessertchocolate cake ..what more can a man ask for..

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..ger and boy were at their cousin's birthday party..they were half way through playing with a lego set when they switched to playing with the vase like container for the lego..they started to pretend they were fetching water from the well and pouring on the people around..and because the container was as tall as boy, all three of them could carry it over their shoulder together (in a manner like

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mc: come here ger..let me take a good look at you..*ger giggles*mc: no longer my lil baby..big girl now..5yrs old d..ger: no! i'm still 4!mc: yah...soo fast..i miss ur chubby cheeks..like when u were 2ger: aww...i miss you too..mc: huh? you mean mummy dont look the same?ger: i say i will miss you when u die lah..mc: ....oh.....ok...that's err nice to know... boy: mummy...i didn't get to watch "

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..yesterday's sermon was about "what's in a name" and the pastor briefly mentioned about how he chose the names for his three kids.. ..it reminded me how mummy chia and i chose the names of our children.. ..i believe that it is important to name our children properly and there is a lot in a name..right from adam & eve, names bore special meanings, especially when God changed the names of His

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"o" - boy "x" - daddy chia ..boy claimed to have won all 3 games.. game 1 (he started 1st)(number beside the symbol denotes the order of play) X(2) O(3) O(1) X(4)O(5) ..he promptly connected all his circles and declared he won.. game 2 (he started 1st..again) X(2) X(4) O(1) O(3)O(5) ..he promptly connected all his

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..went japan recently..best thing about it is the dining experience.. ..lunch in a village house restaurant.. ..shiok.. ..not much diff from spore's.. ..nice.. ..authentic xperience.. ..horsemeat sashimi..(you'll love this if you like beef & sashimi) ..grill beef lunch..

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..i have been preempting this day but did know it will come so soon and so sudden.. ..since i became a father, i had been very wary of the fact that there will come a day when i can no longer carry (means baby-wrap, koala hug, on shoulder, lift and throw in the air, etc) my children because they will grow too big and heavy for me..so, as far as i can, i will accede to their requests for me to

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..so fast, 6 months past..since my last blog about meeting my kids' teachers , today is yet another meeting before the year ends....like i said before, i have been through many meet the parents session as a teacher and i have seen all kinds of reactions from parents..some would grin from ear to ear (frankly, this kind, quite close to extinction cos nothing seems to satisfy parents' expectations

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..in the lil years of experience as a parent, we have overcome many problems concerning the kids..health, feeding, sleep, behaviour etc.. some of these were a "phase" thingy, so they got better over time.. some of them were a "pray" thingy, so miracles happened....essentially, all of them have to be and can be solved! so this "heart" problem.. who has it?? who else but our lil ger... i blogged

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dinnertime..mc: oh..look! (evening news on tv) there's gonna be pandas in singapore!boy: singapore got pandas but have to buy water from other country..aiya!midst of a dinner..dc: here's ur chicken wingboy: daddy, u know when i eat chicken wing, i cant scratch my head..@another dinnertime..boy was getting restless..dc: why dont u chitchat with uncle tc, u havent seen him for awhile?boy: orhh...

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..came back last saturday and mummy chia gave me a surprise by welcoming me at the airport..after a week of work in a foreign land, with a group of people quiet foreign to me, meeting so many foreigners, seeing my wife's face brings so much comfort and joy to the soul..thank goodness i don't have to travel much for my job.. ..this week is a break for me..this is how it was spent so far..

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..on thursday, ger woke up from her nap and told me her big idea. she wanted to give daddy a surprise and make a book-card for him (who will be going overseas for his study trip). she was probably inspired by the book "what's the big idea, molly" by valeri gorbachev.her plan : she'll draw and write the words, didi can stick the stickers and mummy chia will compose the poem.she did her version of

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today we were watching blues clues after dinner, it was about "making wishes"..and i was reminded of a recent event..ger and boy learnt this thing about "making a wish" on our recent trip. Almost all the man-made pond we saw were loaded with coins... So, on one occasion, gu jiong (chia bro-in-law) handed out coins to both of them and tried to teach them how to make a wish and then toss the coins

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sis' homemaple treelynn valleythomas "THE REAL" traincapilano suspension bridgeapple tree farmlake okanagankelownasummerhill winerysulphur mountainsomewhere out thereginseng factorymoraine lakecolumbia icefieldlast spikesalmon runmapletree farmbah bah black sheepgranville islandpublic marketwhite rock Iwhite rock IIworld cup fever

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"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." hebrews 11:1..we are still on the other side of the globe..just wanted to share an experience which happened in banff a few days ago....no, it got nothing to do with the snow-peaked mountains, magnificent waterfalls, wonderful sceneries and random appearances of wildlife..it is a domestic experience..very domestic...

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..i have had numerous sessions of meet the parents session in the past 13 years..meet the teachers session is my 2nd....had to meet boy and ger's teachers that day..first met boy's teachers..his form teacher was ger's form teacher last year..so met her last year before..she's a typical teacher..i know when i see one cos i see many everyday for years..1 thing i learnt from her is surprisingly not

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boy: mummy, why we're taking mrt? why?b: ye ye, why you going home now? why?b: why the floor is wet? why?b: popo, why the fish eating? why?b: why the uncle say bye bye? why?b: chey chey, why you like eggs? why?b: why we cant find swimming pool? why?b: mama, why no rain anymore? why?b: daddy, why the gor gor run so fast? why?b: why are we walking so far? why?b: why bathe now? why?..why so many

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..i enjoy having a day out with the family....last sat, we took the kids for a ride in the mrt, the newly opened circle line..took to paya lebar, transfer to circle line and got off mountbatton..why mountbatton? fooood ofcos :P cos old airport road hawker is there, so went for breakfast....after breakfast, took the mrt to promenade station, but realised it's linked to suntec, so decided to hop

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..pictorial guide..(actually, just follow the instructions given on the bottle of the vinegar..haha)..get these bottles..recipe is seen on rightmost bottle..follow accordingly..amount of ingredients might vary depending how much you want to cook and the degree of sweetness/sourness you prefer....this is brown sugar..basically, you need to taste the vinegar as you add the sugar..i usually add this

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sometimes good things happen, God is theresometimes bad things happen, God is there toogood or bad, happy or sad, i know that God is therewoah woah woah He's there (2x)good or bad, happy or sad, i know that God is there~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~somewhere in outer spaceGod has prepared a placefor those who trust Him and obeyJesus will come againand though we don't know whenthe countdown's

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..had this question posed to us (my children's godparents and dc/mc) by a good single lawyer christian friend of mine the other night....if you are a parent, why dont you take a minute to think of your own answer before reading on :)..mummy chia and my answer was quite immediate and synchronised..this post will explain it http://houseofchia.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-many.html....here are the other

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daddy chia: boy, time to batheboy: i dont want to bathemummy chia: boy, come and mm mmb: i dont want to mm mmdc: boy, let's go homeb: i dont want to go home, i want to go ah tai's place nowdc: boy, let's go churchb: i dont want to go church, i want to go old churchmc: boy, pack up the play area, it's messyb: i dont want to pack up, i want messy messy..you see, boy is a perfect human..things that

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..this is an all-time favourite for kids because it's easy to eat, there's savoury sauce and NO VEGGIE!!ingredients500g mee tai muck (老鼠粉)100-200g mince pork/beef/mutton/chicken (amount depends whether you want it to be more meaty)sesame oilcooking oillight soy saucedark soy sauceoyster saucepepper1 egga few cloves garlica few shitake or button mushroomchicken/vegetable stockflourpreparation of

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ingredients 2 stalks lemon grass 1 onion a few cloves garlic thumb size ginger 47 curry leaves (or any number around there) (for no frills, just the ingredients below)cooking oil 1-2 tablespoons of tom yam paste or 1 cube choose you own choice of seafood - prawn, squid, scallop, flower crab rice vermicelli (amount depends on how much you are feeding) chicken or prawn stock preparation of

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ingredientsaustralian/nz mussels, meatier and juicer (available in ntuc & cold storage) spinachready-made carbonara saucesliced cheesemozzarella cheese bacon bitspreparation of ingredientswash mussels and pull off the beardwash and chop spinachnow for the cookingstep 1:..boil the spinach for about 10 min, scoop it up and set aside..step 2:..top each mussel with spinach, a teaspoon of carbonara

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this morningger: mummy, i dun want to go to schoolmc: why?ger: i want to go to heaven and be with God foreverjust nowger: daddy, i want to go to heavendc: why do you want to go to heaven?ger: so that i can be with God forever*in the background, boy: i want to go to heaven and be with Jesus*dc: we will all go to heaven and be with God one day..when God wants you to be with Him, he will come and

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..we quarreled 2 saturdays ago..it's not really a quarrel actually, maybe an argument....it's the first time we argued..yes, first time in the entire lifespan of our relationship..we never argued..yes, we have had disagreements, but never an argument..what usually happens is when i am upset with her, i will keep quiet until she apologizes..if she is upset with me, and is really upset, she will

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..opened the door to check whether the kids have fallen asleep....ger was still wide awake..dc: ger, how come you are still not sleeping?ger: because i'm dreaming of you*melt*

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..that's the title of the story of annanias and sapphira in the kids' children's bible..it's a story about a couple, during post-Jesus' time, who sold their land and gave the money to peter..the problem was that they kept a portion for themselves but pretended they have given everything..eventually, peter told them that they have not lied to man but to God and they literally dropped dead....

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..boy and ger have a piggy bank each (not really pigs actually, boy's mickey and ger's pooh bear)..whenever i have coins in my pocket after an outing, i'll pass it to them to save it in their banks....there's another piggy bank..it's God's bank..it's to teach them what it means to offer back to God what God has given us..so, everytime when they have coins, they are taught to deposit a portion

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..was in church yesterday, it was family service so ger and boy were both with us in the service....in the midst of the service, boy was flipping through the church bulletin and was all focussed on trying to spot all the "G-o-d"s in the bulletin....how wonderful if we seek God in the same way in our daily lives :)

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when did u meet your best friend? ger's best friend is Renee, they were in the same class since last yr. ger never got to say her best friend's name correctly, all thanks to her chinese teacher who pronounced it as "rain-ie"..and so it got stuck, both pronunciation and feelings for each other.i can only guess that they love chatting with one another in class, cos ger comes back to tell me stuff

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Untitled Hymn ~ Chris RiceWeak and wounded sinnerLost and left to dieO, raise your head, for love is passing byCome to JesusCome to JesusCome to Jesus and live!Now your burden's liftedAnd carried far awayAnd precious blood has washed away the stain, soSing to JesusSing to JesusSing to Jesus and live!And like a newborn babyDon't be afraid to crawlAnd remember when you walkSometimes we fall...

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..ok lah, it was just for half a day....took my kids to school yesterday morning..school starts at 0830 and it's 3 bus stops away..left home at 0750, walked to the bus stop..bus came, i had to carry boy in one hand (with 2 schoolbags hooked on) and hang on to girl's hand with the other..when i boarded the bus, it seemed like all eyes were on me and al minds thinking, what the heck is a man doing

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..love....love for self..beef mee tai muck..love for wife..sirloin steak with black pepper & mushroom sauce, mashed potato and salad..love for kids..my first attempt at 菜头糕 was really bad, reaalllly bad..love for kids..quail egg in whip 苟杞菜..love for me..beef stew that mummy chia cooked for me

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on our way home today, we bumped into an indian lady (obviously not local) asking for directions..and this sparked off a series of questions from ger..g: mummy, are we in s'pore?mc: yes..g: are we in penang?mc: no...that's where we went for holiday..g: are we in genting island?mc: no..it's high-land, and it's in malaysia..g: are we in malaysia?mc: no..we're in s'pore..g: mummy, are we in the

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..2 hymns to start off the year..Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it beIn working or in waiting, another year with Thee.Another year of progress, another year of praise,Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;Another year of

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it's interesting how kids view God and what He can do..this was the prayer ger said over her lunch yesterday..ger: mama, where is the 魚皮 (in her fish porridge) ?mama: 全部参在裡面了ger: oh..... *squeezing her eyes tight* dear God, can u fly to (mentioned our address), you know..take lift to ___floor, that brown door..you come inside then take away all the 魚皮 from my porridge. Then you can fly back to

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..just finished attending a church wedding (it was my ex-student's and what a thoughtful, sentimental and lovely one), trying to catch a cab home and a storm was looming....as it started to drizzle, i was carrying girl so that we could walk faster and asking her to pray so that God might hold the storm and help us get a cab..after that one sentence prayer, we immediately spotted a cab 10m away

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12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and

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..a big project coming up....whipping up a lunch for 70 kids and 20 adults....rice-cooker-pot chicken rice....ingredients needed..30 cups of rice4 kg of drumsticks/thighs1 kg of wings6 chinese sausages200g of salted fish600g of white bait40 chinese mushrooms300g of dried shrimpdunno how many litres of chicken stock..wonder how it will turn out..especially when children doesn't know how to

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boy: this is fish?daddy chia: yesb: got bones?dc: nopeb: why?dc: daddy removed all the bonesb: why?dc: so that you wouldnt choke on the bones..after a short pause..b: daddy, this fish?dc: yupb: no bones?dc: yupb: why?dc: daddy took the bones awayb: why?dc: then the bones wouldnt get stuck in your throatb: this is fish?dc:....*xian jit bua*

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..just a thought when i was disciplining boy this morning....when a parent tells a child what to do and what not to do, how can one be sure the parent knows best?  how can one be sure whether the parent is even right in the first place?  i am not talking about the the common sensical and obvious right/wrong matters like "boy, stop biting your sister", "ger, pack up your toys before you bathe", "

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training to be soldierfight for our landonce in our livetwo years of our timehave you ever wondered?why we must serve?because we love our landand we want it to be free to be free..yah!looking all around uspeople everywherechilden having funwhile we are holding gunshave you ever wondered?why we must serve?because we love our landand we want it to be free to be free..yah!

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..it is surreal....yesterday, i took my last ride in a rover..i wore long four, sbo, helmut, rifle for the last time..and when i shot my last round of 5.56, i remembered to tell myself, while aiming at the silhouette target, "this is my last shot out"..today, i cleaned my "wife" for the last time, stepped into e-mart for one last time and ate my last cookhouse dinner.. ..it was a good last week..

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..touching mummy chia's wedding ring..ger: mummy this is your wedding ring ah?mummy chia: yah..daddy also have one..g: mummy, next time i get married you buy me a ring ok?mc: no, mummy will buy you other things.. the person that you marry will buy the wedding ring for you.g: orh...so next time didi will buy the ring for me lah..mc: no..u dont marry your own brother..g: but i love him..so i marry

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carbonara shark fillet(not nice, pan fried is better)chilli crab using tai shing chilli crab paste(not bad, taste even better when i use the same paste to cook lady's finger & mussels)羊杂汤(quite good)beef kebab(not tasty & juicy enough)cereal prawn(cooked this many times, failed once cos cereal chow da very fast)kambing tulang粗茶淡饭

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ingredients1 fresh salmon head (half it)2 tablespoons of sake (or white wine)1 tablespoon of miso pastepepperlemon juice (half a lemon)preparation of ingredientsmix sake, miso paste, pepper and lemon juicemarinade the fish head with the mixture for at least an hournow for the cookingstep 1:heat oven to 180°C..place fish head into the oven, face up, for 15min..raise the temp to 220°C and grill for

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..isn't it frustrating not to understand what your baby wants when he/she cries, especially for long period of time with the same cry, in the same tone? after being a father close to 4 years, translation is finally available!!..my boy is a "crier"right from birth..i've never seen him not cry for a single day for the past 2 years and 2 months..the other day, he did it again in the wee hours of

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i have enough of it!!this can't go on!i tried my best already!! (ok lah, sometimes i'm more stuck to tv than you but..ok no excuses)you can't blame me for not being able to carry you in my stomach for 9 months right?it's unfair advantage!!!!!  she got a headstart!!!you will agree with me, just read on..this happened less than an hour ago..boy and ger were beside me and were crazily hugging mummy

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..just had dinner with my family -- my parents, mummy chia, ger, boy and me....dinner is important....it's important because it's the part of the day when everyone in the family gathers and spend that 1 hr or so together round a table....it's important because it's a time for update and grosses of the day....it's important because even if no one talks during dinner, you know that you still have

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..it's getting harder to blog about those special expressions, moments, words and actions of the kids..not that there isnt anything worth blogging anymore but...let me explain....it used to be a little twitch of the nose and wow that's a million bucks..then there's the first words and unexpected responses you get from them, they just warmth your heart and soul.. ..but as they grow older, there's

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mummy chia here..just had 4 wisdom teeth removed under GA..ger burst into tears when she saw groggy mummy stepped into the house..boy was simply happy to see me return..then i had to puke..it must have been quite scary for ger to go thru yesterday. mummy wasn't around, came back sick.. but she didn't wanna see me or let me hold her while she cried..hmm..so she's upset with me..dinner time..while

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dc: aiyah boy, can you dun play with your pee!!dc: boy, u dun have to squad when you pee, chey chey different, she's a girl..dc: ok brush teeth..boy remember to spit, dun eat..look at what chey chey is doing..see, she spits..boy: heeheee..ger: see didi, look at me *as she spit the toothpaste foam*dc, boy, ger: IT'S SOAPY TIME!!boy: i want soap, i want soap..ger: see daddy, i squeeze out some much

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..do you realise that? once they wake up, they are up and about..they are ready to take on the world..they know exactly what they want (or don't want)..they know what they are destined for -- ENJOY LIFE!!  ..they play, they eat, they play, they run about, they sing, they drink, they eat, they nap, they play, they jump up and down, they read, they playact, they draw, they eat..they just keep doing

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..it's a joy watching ger and boy grow up..freeing up the space in the house aside (from previous blog), from infant to toddler, from lying to running and jumping, from ang-gu-gu-ing to blabbering non-stop..what joy....just when we thought we can't get "more joyful", ger just overwhelms us every time she tries to cheer her brother up whenever he gets upset (with or without reason)..she would make

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..things are returning to normal at home....since the arrival of girl and later boy, items are just added to a once "picture perfect" house -- you know those homes that are featured on tv and magazines without a single piece of "stray" items lying around on the table tops? ..well, over the past few months, we are morphing back to those good o times :)..many months back, a silver table/shelf and a

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..i came home late yesterday and the kids were all asleep..mummy chia reported yesterday that boy had started potty training ie no diapers and lots of mopping of pee....when i came home today, mummy chia reported that we can finally stack away the 摇篮frame cos boy has successfully learnt how to sleep on his own on a mattress in the afternoon....wow! just 36 hours and boy has "achieved" so much..

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ingredients:fragrant white rice (enough to serve 4)chicken (i prefer using de-boned drumstick/thigh, but up to preference, 500g)chinese mushroom (depends on the size, either 6 - 8 small ones or 2 - 3 big ones)salted fish (10 - 20g)dried shrimps (10g)chinese (not taiwanese) sausage (1 long one)ginger (about 10g)garlic (2 - 4 cloves, if you are a garlic-lover then put more)shallot (same amount as

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..did a 8 course dinner yesterday at home.. entree - cold prawn with mustard mayo salad - grilled asparagus bruschetta - mothership tomato with mozarella tapas - baked mussels tapas - bacon with quail eggs / bacon with straw mushrooms main - curry sting ray (not very angmo but wanted at least a spicy dish)main - roast chicken with potatos (pic is not actual day chix)main - mushroom risotto

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..jamie oliver's recipes for friday's dinner..modified "mothership tomato salad"grilled asparagus with olive oil, lemon and parmesanmushroom risotto (no pic)http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/risotto/basic-risotto-recipe

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..ger and i were walking home yesterday evening..ger: i scareddc: of what?ger: monsterdc: what colour is the monster?ger: black monsterdc: o issit? like these two black monsters? *pointing at our shadows on the ground*ger: heeheedc: you see, it is growing..o now it's gone..o it's coming back again..*the effects of walking pass a streetlamp after another*dc: *upon walking away from the road onto

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white wine clamsdrunken prawn drunken frog

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..it was the worst smacking boy had gotten from me 2 days ago..boy turned 2 yesterday but up till 2 days ago, he still could not understand the meaning of doing something wrong and getting smacked as a consequence....boy was playing with his toys that day and he started to scattered the toys over the floor..i warned him not to do it and told him to pick them up but he refused..subsequently, ger

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..boy climbed onto the piano chair, sat down & wanted to play on the piano..but a word printed on the piano caught his eyes..boy: Y...A..M....A...H..A......PIANO!

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