Deepavali or Diwali

How did you spend the holiday?

We decided to take little ern out to this new hotel "Klapsons" at Tanjong Pagar for brunch. It's quite a nice boutique hotel. Ern enjoys the little surprise that the chef whipped out for her! Find out in a while...
The food is superb for the price we paid so YES it is highly recommended! The waiters who served us were all "poached" over from other restaurants like Ritz Carlton... etc.. so service wise is efficient and attentive : )

15 hoe chiang road Singapore 089316
T: 6521 9030
www.Klapsons.com

The restaurant we went to is apparently named after the grandson. So this family who opened the hotel is really rich! Hubby told me that on the day of it's officially opening ceremony ALL the banks representative in Singapore were there!This is part of the restaurant with daddy posing with ern ern. See the huge wine bottle behind them? They opened the same kind of bottles for the opening! hahhaa... I have never tried drinking from that kinda bottle before... wonder if it taste better? : )

I had this!! "blackened blue fin tuna" looks like steak hor? I have never really liked tuna coz I find the meat always too dry... but this one changed my opinion on tuna. : )~

hubby had this "wagyu beef burger" - his favourite beef!Foei gras hmm... hope I spelled it right.. slurps... still thinking about it : )
This is for ern ern! mashed sweet potato! See the stae it's in now... its yummy for OUR tummy too!

Cheesy Potato and carrot (6-9 months)

This is a really fast and simple yet yummy recipe that ern loves!
Here's how to prepare.

You will need:
1 potato (peeled and chopped)
1/2 large carrot (peeled and chopped)
your baby's usual milk (amount would depend on the consistency you want)
knob of butter
mild cheddar cheese (shredded)
(you may wish to add broccoli and / or chicken to give it more texture)

To prepare:

1. Steam or boil the vegetables till soft then mash them up.
   
2. Stir in milk.
   
3. Add butter, cheese and microwave.

Hope you love it as much as I do too! I hope the next recipe would involve baking coz I went to get a mini baking dish! hiak hiak hiak~

Chawanmushi

Loved Chawanmushi since day 1 and I finally got down to doing some research on it's preparation. For those who also love it just like me here's the recipe:
What you need:

• 3 eggs
• 1.5 cup dashi soup stock
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1tsp sake
• 1 chicken thigh (cut into bite size)
• 4 shiitake mushrooms
• 1 oz mitsube (trefoil)
• 8 slices kamaboko or narutomaki fish cake

Preparation:
Lightly beat the eggs in a bowl. Try not to bubble the eggs.
Add cool dashi soup stock, soy sauce, salt, sake and sugar in the egg.
Strain the egg mixture.
Put shiitake, chicken tigh and kamboko in 4 chawanmushi cups. Cover the cups.
Preheat in a steamer on high heat.
Turn down to low and carefully place the cups in steamer.
Steam for about 15 minutes. There you have it!!

Macritchie Reservoir

Took ern ern to Macritchie reservoir the moment she wakes up this morning hoping to capture some monkeys! real monkeys I mean. (She loves the two monkeys (woo and ah) on playhouse disney.) Was a little hot when we reach there, daddy F went for his run and I carried her in my carrier and all set ready to go! BUT... we didnt see any along the way...Weekends are all packed with people strolling... running... brisk walking... tai chi... some just gather around for a chit chat session... some settles happily with a little picnic under shady trees. It was quite comforting to see people actually taking the time to relax; slow down a litle and smell the roses.Rather scenic huh? When I was walking along the track some aunties saw me with a baby and said some passing remarks "aiyoh... why bring a baby here" with a face that kinda implied "what's wrong with parents these days"?! To which I replied with just a smile. : ) Their intention was kind but I guess no explanation was really necessary. : )

Ok. When I saw this I just had to shoot it. Isn't this a classic one? I bet your parents would have come to this very same spot for their wedding picture!
We continued walking back to where we started kinda resigned that we are not able to capture any monkeys today and then it happened!
The first monkey we saw. I was a little wary of this monkey coz it was staring at me when im taking it's picture! After I blast m shutter i just stood still hoping it won't attack! hahahha... ern ern didn't see this one..She saw this one! Then there were more running about; totally oblivious to the crowd of humans!
Daddy met up with us after his run and took a picture with ern ern inhis "slimy arms". hee hee...
Next stop... BREAKFAST!!!Went to six avenue - Guthrie haus for one of daddy's monthly craving - WAFFLES!
Looks not bad right?! I just stick to my old fashioned poached eggs with sausages served with freshly squeezed OJ. : ) and ern ern ... her boring cereal. wahahhaha...
That was how we started our Sunday. Hope yours kicked off well too! Enjoy your weekend... or whatever that is left of... ahhaha

At Mummy Florinda's

mummy took me to auntie Florinda's place to meet baby Victoria. Haven't seen her for the longest time and I can't remember how she look like anymore. I overheard mummy saying that they are planning a getaway thingy! wheee..... can take aeroplane again!
Aunt Joey came slightly later and hence we met baby jeanette! She is the on on the extreme right and baby Victoria is the one in the centre! She sure knows when to take centre stage!
mummy saw that I had some difficulty trying to learn how to crawl so she took off my shorts! Felt soooo comfy after that. And airy too! You see, we were sharing toys. baby Victoria took my rattle and I took her comb!
See what I mean? It's tight!

this is mummy's favourite shot! Aunt Florinda took all the pictures! Thank you aunt Florinda!
We were baby talking. Good that the adults don't understand! Let's just stay this way for now. And by the way; Victoria is a damn good listener to all my sad stories! : P

Bonding

Bought this piano from SMF which costs quite abit. Thought it's worth it though. She plays with it everyday and enjoys "jamming" it which will lasts for about 10 to 15mins. I sure hope that she will develop an interest in piano when she grows up! Daddy F says that his observation with most people that plays piano is that they have a better temperament - which I kinda agree too.

In these pictures daddy is teaching little ern to play some simple notes. Well; I call it BONDING!

From daddy F to mummy to you

Daddy decided to give mummy a surprise by giving a bouquet of flowers. Though it's not mummy's favorite flowers; the thought is definitely 100%! Didnt know what to do with it hence decided to give it to little ern. She decided took it to bed with her. (Of course... its staged.)

November is gonna be event filled month! Will be taking ern to Hong Kong together with aunt Flo and Joey together with baby Victoria and baby Janette! That will fall on the first week of November. The last week of November will be taking little ern for Julia Gabriel's holiday program for consecutive 5 days! And not forgetting another wedding dinner that we will have to attend which coincidentally falls on my birthday! Looking forward to November!