The Apple's Diary!

Recently we bought a thermal cooker. We had been eyeing such a cooker for a long time and bidding our time for a good discounted price. Finally, we bought it. Endo Thermal Cooker 7L, going at a discounted price of $79.90 and a further 10% rebate using POSB Everyday card at Carrefour. Yesterday, we made ABC soup with it. Our ABC soup was boiled with pork ribs, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, onions and sweet corn. We threw in everything and let it boiled for about 10 minutes before transferring to the thermal cooker to let it simmer further. After 2 hours, we could smell the sweetness of the soup. Voila! Our ABC soup.. the carrots, the potatoes and the sweet corns were all soft. We were very impressed and very happy that we finally can have good soup. Using this opportunity, I also created a dish with Enoki mushrooms and pork loins. Stir-fried the pork loin with mixed herbs and then added in the Enoki mushrooms. Made a stock of dark soya sauce, sesame oil and pepper. The gravy was good for...

Last night, I caught Rui En in her travelogue show, 我行我宿. It was my first time watching this whole series and in last night's episode, Rui En travelled to Hokkaido in Winter Time. It was beautiful like how I always imgaine Hokkaido would be. Anyway, Rui En travelled to different lodging places and the TV crew would do a short feature in the lodging place. At this moment, I suddenly thought of a friend, Yagiza. I could imagine Yagiza travelling like Rui En on her back pack and staying in those small private lodgings. Enjoying simple conversation with the owner in Japanese and taking in all the beautiful sceneries with her Nikon. That would be such a beautiful slice of Yagiza's life. Don't you agree, Yagiza?

I'm in such happy mood and I can't pinpoint the exact reason. Perhaps it was this morning, I got a lift to work from my hubby. Or perhaps the weather is cooling, finally. Or maybe it is just weekend is around the corner again. Yipee! Looking forward to my evening exercise later!

I feel so bloated this morning. Decided to weigh myself. *Grasp* How did the 2kg sudden creep into my life? Is time to hit the exercise floor, put myself back into shape and fitness. Still want to wear that bikini for my sun, sea, beach holiday.

photo shot in auto mode I'm always amazed that my Robo is like a semi-circle when he sleeps in this position, considered that he was just a little baby when I got him.

Yesterday, a few of my colleagues and I were doing something that's really termed as Kay-Poh. We were checking out a wedding blogger's wedding details which had absolutely nothing to do with us. We scrutinised, we remarked, we commented. It was totally outrageously kay-pohness to say. This brought me back to my own blog, which I suddenly had a tinge of regret that I should have tagged my postings. This would probably helped direct more traffic to my site. Like all humans who compared, my little blogging site looked pale compared to the much read-after wedding bloggers for their latest updates. But when the dust has settled, my applets dropped, I begin to sigh a relief that I am still pretty much anonymous. Would I want to bring my entire life to public like a story telling session? Letting all kinds of people in the cyberspace to "check me out". The Apple's Diary is my electronic version of little journals I scribbed in throughout my growing up years. My own outle...

I have been bringing my Canon Ixus 300 HS out so that I can just snap photos whenever I like. There's nothing exciting in this weekend, just running errands and trying to recuperate from all the sickness that engulfed me. We had a casual late lunch at Bakerzin and I took out my camera to test out its various functions. Taking advantage of its $13.80++ daily set meal and its sweet temptation treat, we placed an order with clamshells and macaroni in tomato broth. Seriously, I am thinking of reprising this dish at home. Will try out next weekend if I can get the white clamshells from market. Blood Orange Soda to complete the meal. While a flat white goes with .... a slice of strawberry shortcake for my afternoon treat.