Hug Video..+ cooking spree

Sunday was hug 2nd birthday.. he was born on the 29th May 2009.. bought hug a nice big rose toy.. gave it to him before i headed off to work.. came back..as usual.. left with fragments of roses.. here n there..all over the floor.. not unusal.. thank god he did not chew on the metal stick.. silly hug.. on his Big day.. Drew & I brought him to Kings park for a walk.. nice n cooling weather..then after.. headed home.. D parents got him some icecream..n cake.. as usual.. finish till the last drop.. licked it clean and shiny.. haa.. decided to make a video for hug.. on his achievement for his performance.. mixed of sit.. roll over.. mouth.. play dead..over the loop.. hop.. crawl.. n not forgetting his fav.. eating..

Besides preparing for exam.. which is next monday... prepared dinner too.. mixed of western and mexican.. haa..i suppose.. 

had Roasted capisum w/ cous cous.. spicy wedge.. Mortadella chilli ham.. brussell sprouts..mixed veg.. sunny side up.. n chilli pappadum..n Kiwano.. a unique watermelon that hv spike on it.. tasted like jelly.. aloe vera.. tomato..??.. unique taste.. topped w/ some honey for sweeter taste.. 

Today.. after revised for sometime.. decided to bake Lamington.. w/ choco and also pandan flavor..

Ingredients:

125g butter - chopped

1/2 cup of sugar

2 eggs

1 tps of vanilla essence

2 cup of self raising flour

1 tps of baking powder

1/2 cup of milk

2 cup of dessicated coconut

Extra: Pandan essence

Icing:

4 cups of icing sugar

1/2 cup of cocoa powder

2/3 cup of milk

20g of butter

1) First, preheat the oven @ 180 deg c, lightly grease the pan (18X28cm) with baking paper.

2) Beat the butter and sugar together till pale and creamy, add in 1 egg at a time and beat well. Beat in vanilla essence.

3) Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together. Lightly fold in creamy mixture and milk alternatively, ending with flour mixture.

4) Split the mixture into 1/2 if you like to add in pandan essence. Spoon mixture into pan, smoothen the top and bake for appro 30 - 40 mins, till cook. Use a toothpick to test. Cool pan in oven for 5 mins before placing on cooling rack to cool.

Icing : Sift icing sugar and cocoa together into a large heat-proof bowl. Stir in milk and melted butter. Place bowl over a saucepan on a gently simmering water. Heat gently till icing sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth and runny ( for coating consistency).

5) Spread dessicated coconut on a shallow tray. Cut the cake into shape as desired and dip each cake into icing mixture, drain off excess and roll in coconut to coat. Place on a tray to leave to set. 

Final touch..

finally.. time for updates..

Times flies.. so busy over the past weeks... hardly hv time to sit down or even update my blog.. missed all my families n friends in SG.. arr.. wish u were here.. but got to move on.. that's life..

Just a random updates.. as usual.. doing the norm things.. uni (coming to an end for this sems as exam is coming).. work (in both hospital *occasionally and also my JB).. out with drew.. n friends.. with hug *daily.. due to the busy and hectic schedules.. no time to continue with my baking session..

Recently, travelled down south with friends to Albany.. climbed Bluff knoll @ stirling range (Approx 3000m walk + climb to the mountain top - took us about 4 hours in total).. worth the climb.. fulfilling with a sense of achievement.. seen the most alluring and awesome starry night in the whole universe.. believe you will never ever see such a starry night in your whole life.. if only you are in Albany.. too bad.. cant capture the night with my samsung WB 650 camera.. haa.. but memorable experience.. visited "The Gap".. managed to capture a picture with a beautiful arch rainbow after the rain.. Valley of the giant walk.. glimpse of the various giant tree.. ate at the lavender berry farm - had the most delicious lavender berry pancakes.. had fun..

 

Visited Perth zoo a couples of days ago.. was a nice experience.. to see what sort of animals/ creatures Oz have.. orang utan.. iguana.. kango.. lions.. bald-head bird.. spoon bill bird.. snakes.. pythons.. sun bear..tasmanian devil.. elephants.. etc.. however.. feel that SG zoo is still the best.. more entertainment and reasonable priced.. with plenty of activities and interesting program organised.. 

Taught hug a new trick.. crawl..haa..and he crawl like a army boy.. this coming sunday.. he is finally..turning into a teenageboy..2yrs old = 14yrs old.. pro gonna buy him a cake or teddy.. haa.. recently.. brought him to a couple of new places.. such as kalamunda dog playground.. good and spacious place for him to run around.. freo beach.. hestor park.. champion lakes.. etc..

  Video of hug.. taken 20th May 2011.. this is a fast forward version as.. haa..drewie gt the video XXXX.. funny.. but fixed now..

Gonna go to bed now.. tml gonna be a good day.. :)..

Finally - updates again

It had been awhile since i last updated.. cant help it.. due to the hectic schedules.. work.. uni.. life... enjoyment..haa.. life is pretty much the same.. mon - wed uni life.. assignment.. presentation.. prac comin soon.. this sem gonna be maternity & paediatric.. 

Recently visited a nos of new cafe & restaurant.. that's my hobbies as usual.. trying outnew stuff.. my philosophy in life.. Life is short.. hence live ur life to the fullest and enjoy every bits of life.. 

First place - Mary chutney 

Website: http://www.chutneymarys.com.au/home.html

Serve nice traditional indian food.. tasty and yummy lamb curry, rice, yoghurt.. a varities of flavors for you to choose from.. read from somewhere.. the reason why ppl have yogurt with curry .. as yoghurt helps to reduce the  spiciness in it.. hence u will never numb ur taste buds.. 

2nd place: The kinky lizard

Website: http://www.kinkylizard.com.au/

The first thing that comes into my mind is xin.. haa..coz she loves lizard.. n kinky stuff *Jokin.. wanted to go to "Toast".. however.. not sure how.. landed at kinky.. therefore decided to settle with Kinky as the name sounds funny.. had kinky beef burger + ice coffee + smoothies for emi.. burger taste pretty good.. however.. smell like beef after the meal.. haa.. worth petroling nxt time round.. 

3rd Place: Govindha place

Basically, a indian restaurant open by a western lady + indian lady.. their food are pretty simple.. curry veg.. papaddadum.. rice.. rice pudding.. juice.. but... it cost only $8 for student... n its a buffet.. haa.. thou they dont hv much varieties.. still considered cheap.. worth it for student who just want to fill their tummies..

4th place: Heavenly plate @ Applecross

Seriously dint know that place is a vegetarian cafe.. after i ordered the meal.. my friend told me this is actually a vegetarian place.. i was .. mmh.. tasted the food.. not bad.. cant even tell its a vegetarian restaurant.. as the food they serve looks fantastic.. had thai style spaghetti.. coffee.. tofu chicken (imitation).. jap style chicken burger.. tiramisu hot chocolate.. overall - 7/10... nice place.. this is a newly opened cafe.. pro 3 months ago.. friendly boss..

5th place: Toast

Finally this time round.. manage to get to the right place.. toast.. read from some mag.. said a must try for their crepes.. hence headed down to toast on sat.. with drew.. had toasted almond rubhurb + raspberry crepe, savory ham & cheese with ricotta crepe + coffee (Long black + Cappucino)... overall.. nice and serene place to chill out on weekend.. river view.. however.. feel that the crepes and pancake @ pancake place taste better.. haa..

Place 6th - Indonesian cusine @ Vic park

This place is located next to burger bar @ vic park.. heard that their "Teh tarik" is nice.. hence decided to have lunch there.. ordered nasi mee goreng, Black glutinous rice w/ coconut milk, and teh tarik.. overall rating = 7/10.. tasty..n reasonably priced..

Besides all food.. did some outdoor activities too.. haa.. went for bush walking @ kalamunda national park.. did the 5km bush walking grade 5 trail... fun n enjoyable experience.. got to walk thru rocky path.. smooth.. downhill.. following the blue arrow pasted on the trees.. if you happen to follow the wrong arrow (yellow).. it might bring you all the way down to albany.. while walking.. nearly gt lost..but eventually.. with the help of iphone GPs.. maange to get on the right track.. took nearly 2hrs to complete the trail.. arrived safely at our destination - rocky pool..haa.. but because is summer/ autumn.. hence it a Dry pool.. doesnt matter.. was a fun trip.. thenafter.. headed to lesmurdie falls.. thought it will not dry up..since its a waterfall.. however..to our dismay.. its dried up.. haa.. brought along our swimwear..too bad.. cant make use of it.. nonetheless.. took some nice pic.. with beautiful scenic view.. 

 

Climbing downhill...steep rocky path

Imitation of lion king III

Dried up rocky pool

Scenic view @ lesmurdie falls

 

Finally finish updating.. now heading to uni to watch some video for my clinical evaluation form.. Arr.. sometime.. think God works in a mysterious way.. what we need to do.. is to learn to stop and listen.. follow accordingly.. not by our own intelligence.. but with God guidance.. this is something i need to brush up on.. 

 

Hug & Me.. taken 17th March 2011.. (^.^,)..

Freo prison tunnel tour.. hug did it again.. Arr..

Life in perth..work.. play with hug.. hanging out with friends.. n uni gonna start next week.. glad that more things r comin up.. b prepare n ready for the upcoming race..haa..

Sat.. went for a Fremantle prison tunnel tour.. was fun.. get to climb 20m down.. n walk with a hunch.. scratching our helmet against the limestone.. waddles in puddles of water *suppose to be like this only in winter..not summer.. something is wrong with the weather.. n climate.. saw many cockroaches..thank god they din fly.. n also.. RED back spider.. they r poisonous.. found one in my garden today..while cleaning up.. so scary.. quicky.. ask hug to stand one side while i kill it.. gross.. anyway.. was a fun n fulfiling tour.. get to learn about the history of freo.. convicts n prisoner.. their hardship.. punishment..etc.. gt a chatty n funloving tour guide.. gave us a good tour in the tunnel..headed for some fish & chips.. with drew n abi.. 

Entrance

Gown up

20m deep.. climb

Our cert..

This morning.. gt a shock of my life.. was cosl sleeping in bed.. out of a sudden.. heard a loud thud.. saw huggy..with bird feather in his mouth..n one birdy..was injured.. pro by hug.. not sure thou..as it was strong wind out there.. many possible reason .. not sure if huggy was trying to play or thinking to devour the bird.. stopped hug in time before he actually put that birdy into his mouth.. reprimanded hug.. he is so cruel.. told him he shld nv ever place any live object in his mouth.. it bad n barbarian-liked.. left him alone after tat.. had my breaky.. coolz down.. n gave him some food to eat.. aRr.. i feel so sorry n sad for that bird.. got to discard it away.. heart melted when i c that birdy..slowly.. dying ... still lingering in my head.. mmh.. thank God we r human.. hopefully..we will nv b like animal.. in the near future..

Poor birdy.. heart goes out to it.. last breathe.. >.<

Grandma BD .. Chalet with Xin & Jane.. CNY with friends..

My maternal grandma alway celebrate her BD during CNY.. as usual.. 5th aunt will booked the function room at her place for celebration.. everybody.. will definitely pop by for the celebration.. it granny 80th birthday..we had buffet.. plenty of foods.. desserts.. huge tiramisu cake.. lou hei.. drinks.. etc.. realised..as ppl get older.. they became milder n more passive..haa.. love her ...they dont talk much.. just simply sitting around.. looking at all her children.. grandchildren n great grandchildren.. they r easily contented.. mmh..

Comparing who is taller..

Grandma n her big cake..

Cousins

With grandma

Cousins

After grandma Bd celebration.. went to chalet with xin n jane.. that's what we usually do..booked a chalet just for the 3 of us.. ha.. trios.. walked around.. chatting..catching up.. took the mini ferries wheel.. more for kids.. haa..but since it FOC.. n voucher to redeem.. went for the rides.. ate BK.. as they dont hv BK here.. only hungry jack..missed the mushroom swiss burger.. but realised that it had shrunk.. so thin n tiny.. no wonder ppl are getting skinnier there.. like my friend Jane..haa.. joking.. watch some antique movie downloaded by xin.. fell aslp while watching as it as too long.. next morning..had breaky..n headed for church service.. so busy.. after service.. went to Jane place for CNY.. self made popiah.. played new version of card monopoly..so fun..Arr.. forgotten to buy one back.. wasted.. had great time.. catching up with sec friends.. thenafter..rushed to winy house.. played majong for awhile.. yeah.. i won..with B2 at my side.. we will definitely win..of course.. with the help n assistance of the pro.. winy's mom.. 

Got to rush back home..get change for the anniversary celebration of my parent.. 28th i suppose.. dad said he wants steamboat.. so we went to this guo fu steamboat @ raffles place..recommended by sis.. as its in mini steamboat style.. ordered a varieties of soup.. there's male vitality soup..beauty soup.. mala soup.. herbal soup.. only $25 ++ person.. total bill = $220 for 6 people.. 

Next couple of days.. simply catching up with friends.. for coffee..tea or anything.. pool session.. celebrated our trios birthday together @ MOF.. food was considered average.. recommendation = once is enough.. got a happy birthday candles to celebrate our birthday.. all-in-one.. for the year of 2011.. found this guinea pig called "skinny pig".. in the pet shop.. looks so raw.. n with albino eyes.. scary.. can see the skin moving up n down..when its breathing.. oo.. scary.. cost $158.. poor piggy without skin.. n almost hairless..

Skinny pig

Chicken pizza.. Cheesy fondue..Carbonara pasta..

Bro came and picked me up.. headed home.. get changed.. n went to licia place for dinner.. 2aunt.. knows pork trotter is my fav... haa.. so she prepared it for me.. so nice of her..love her to the max.. tasted as yummy as usual.. asked b2 to come along..as we are all going to KPO after dinner.. haa.. lucky of her..to get to taste the pork trotter prepared by my aunt.. as this is the best in the whole world.. ahjie came along after dinner..had a bottle of red wine.. chill.. n went to KPO to meet up with the rest.. its a cousin..aunt.. friends chill out session.. after KPO.. joined cd n cousin to phuture..to meet up with bird n friends.. 

knew cd dont like this pic..but i love it..haa

Before departing back to perth.. bro n sis took off for the day.. went to upper thomson road.. to fulfil our wish.. of buffalo wings.. tried level 4 + 5 + 6 (that's the ultimate level).. the restaurant was opened by a guy from perth.. named steven.. his shop name is called "Stevos".. migrated to SG 5 yrs ago.. started this business.. orded salads.. pasta.. buffalos wings.. n drinks.. tried level 4 & 5.. not that spicy..or uneatable.. told the owner.. n he gave us the ultimate level.. saw him added in some chili oil.. just a tiny taste.. you can fill your throat n tummy burning.. started perspiring.. bro tears actually came rolling down..haa..it was a hilarious sight.. both my sis n me..was laughing our head off.. sis said her throat was burning..mine was after effects.. after the meal.. felt vomitus.. as it got into my stomach.. was pretty spicy..but not that tasty.. would be tastier if the wings was steaming hot.. had a fabulous time.. enjoyed the wings session.. thenafter.. to airport n back to perth..

Started work the very next day.. til now.. not a break.. mmh.. as it time to work after 3.5 weeks of full relaxation n fun.. missed my families n friends.. but.. juz got to move on.. sch gonna commence in 2 weeks time.. got to get ready soon.. my huggy with his BB tie..

Trying to run away.. with his blanky n new toy..