happy friday??

been looking forward to the weekend.. because finally a mini break from work, it has been a stressful week at work.. & the days ahead will be tough.. hmm..
because the girls are coming over to prepare the food for steamboat.. im sure it'll be a fun time!!

however, something upset me after dinner.. hiaz.. i really want to go back to the sweet cheery step.. help me..

guess it'll be another time of tears to sleep.. sighz..

hope tomorrow will be even better!! *pats myself on the shoulder*

im upset..

i found out a great truth about myself.. it hurts, it definitely does.. but its good to know..

my colleague cum good friend of many years told me i have changed.. i too, acknowledged that! gosh!!! become less patient, petty and has an attitude.. i was shocked to hear that.. that's just not me..

that goody step, where has it gone to.. that innocent me? those sweet sincere smiles.. i lose them.. lost it..

good habits die away.. old habits remain..

my love ones, please help me to find back the innocent sweet step can? i want it back so badly..

my craving for crab satisfied!

my sunday at home..

as mummy gave me some bananas for a few days already but dear dear and me didnt touch it at all.. so decide to bake a banana cake..

went to the market in the morning to buy ingredients to prepare for today.. been such a long time since i been to the market.. people are helpful and honest.. shall make it a point to go market every weekend..

some milk for the banana cake..

the end product!

next, i went to make breakfast for dear dear.. bought frozen roti prata from fairprice.. few drops of oil to heat the pan, then heat it up! keep flaping over and over again till it becomes crispy crispy..

i did 1 plain and another one with egg for dear dear.. it is quite fun!

dear dear dap it with sugar and his all time fave. tartare sauce..

some chicken soup with the roti prata..

next, dear dear's lunch.. he wanted carbonara pasta.. but i must say, angel's hair is better..

after settling dear dear's lunch, i went on to marinate the pork to make char siew..

ta-da.. done!

packing some for mummy as she has not taken her dinner..

next week gona make bak kut teh.. this time gona go market get you tiao to dip in the hot soup.. hehe..

happy valentine's day!!

it's valentine's day!! Invited mingli sis and b sis over to my house for dinner since im intending to cook..

in the morning, woke up to make wanton for the soup tonight.. after which, i baked a chocolate brownie for dessert tonight.. naughty me, i mms sista after the brownie is done to whet her appetite.. hee..

my chocolate brownie in the oven..

then i went to clean the chicken.. as it is my 1st time cleaning the inner of the chicken.. i was scared.. i told dear dear to stay in the kitchen to give me moral support while i cleaned it.. next, got dear dear to chop off the chicken's head.. scaredy cat sia.. haha.. i saw dear dear so cool chop off the head, i proceeded to chop off the feet to prepare the emperor's chicken.. nice!!

cleaning the chicken..

next, i deep fried the doufu to prepare claypot doufu.. i used corn flour to coat the doufu before i fried it.. very satisfied with the results.. my 1st time deep frying it!! hee..

in the frying pan..

piping hot doufu!!

next, i steamed some prawns.. for the convenience of my guests, i peeled off the skin and the dirt away leaving only the head..

piping hot prawns!

i boiled soup with pork ribs, corn and carrot.. very tasty!!

in the evening, sis brought her lovely baby here.. with baby it is really "mafan".. they brought along a big bag, barang barang and a baby chair along..

while mummy sis is preparing her baby's food, i took out the camera to snap some pictures.. baby can recognise the camera and pause for us to take picture.. she is only 7 months old and can recognise the camera.. just like her mummy, she trained her to smile in front of the camera.. hee..

threesome..
sista feeding her princess..

after baby's dinner, it's time for us to have dinner.. no time to snap photos during the dinner and the dessert.. they had brownie with ice cream.. but also didnt snap picture.. hee..

thanks both sisters for coming to celebrate valentine's day at my house.. hope you enjoyed the simple dinner.. thanks sis for bringing your princess over for dinner.. thanks alfred for helping me clean the stove..

oh yes, i gotten feedback just now from sista.. in fact, initially was abit worried.. abit like bu zhi liang li to invite sis for dinner since they have had home cooked food from her mum & mummy-in-law all the time.. & i think my culinary skills is far fetched in comparison.. but she said it's not so bad.. thanks sis!! hope you enjoyed the valentine's day too!!

i enjoyed my valentine's day!!

be positive.. take it easy..

I know you can do it.. by controlling own expenses.. Jesus will ride the storm with us.. & aid us through this challenging period.. Will you allow Him to?

For I do not know what is the point blaming others who try to help.. I want to stay strong for you.. be more encouraging in this period, be more supportive for you.. but even if you do not want to believe in yourself, how can I do it? Hmmm..

Jia you! Come with me and hear what He has in store for you :) The outcome will surely be good..

XOXO

our weekend dinner..

over the weekend, i cooked a sumptuous meal. simple and fast!

look at the difference between my share and dear dear's share.. mine is full of greens whereas dear dear's is full of meat.. he he..

at night, we had some yummy dumpling soup to celebrate the yuan siao..