Yes, it even got extended to the kitchen ;P
My bento & cooking toys! Love the gingham lining from Finest & new organiser boxes from Daiso.
My collection of bento boxes so far.. hiak hiak. Love them!!!
Archive for Love nest
Our living room
Haven’t posted anything on the house for awhile – reason being, there’s nothing happening wif the house lol except for ornaments being removed in lieu of the toddler’s itchy hands 🙂 Still loving how it looks when it’s neat. 🙂 Can’t wait for the painting from TW.. my first. 🙂
Snippets of Taiwan
Time to update on the love nest – yeah!
As always, we were on the lookout to buy stuff to adorn the home while on hols; here goes 🙂
胜兴车站的手信 － “爸爸妈妈和吉吉吉吉 2012年11月台湾一游”
Ok this was pretty cool ‘coz we got to carve the words ourselves using the tool! And the shop provided color pencils & stamp pads for your use (decor). Nice!!! 😀 It now adorns our balcony 🙂
天灯souvenir from 十分。。pretty!
Can you spot the 野柳 “Queen’s head” addition on our magnet ‘wall’?
Haha another family portrait, from 淡水 🙂
You may have tasted Osmanthus jelly, but have you tried Osmanthus soap??? 🙂 Heavenly scented soap from Tai Chung’s Lavender Cottage..
2 mini art pieces added to the collection, from Taiwan! & bunny ones! *hearts*
Updated our funny wall wif Taiwan funny pics! Hee!
Mahjong Tea Party
Finally, we had our MJ tea party. 🙂
Been some time since we entertained, & still loving it ‘tho it now takes much more effort juggling child & entertaining duties 🙂
Was a fruitful session for me as well ‘coz I got to try out 2 new bento recipes! Happy! My cooking is not so hopeless afterall hahaha! Got hope for Zhe’s future bento le! 😀
Back by popular demand – Bacon wrap trio
First try – Vege & cheese sausage gratin yumz! Adapted from Makiko Itoh’s recipe.
Another first, from Makiko’s Just Bento cookbook – ham & garlic cream cheese rolls 😀
Full brunch spread, additions wif compliments from the gals & guy
The gals!!! Damn the clip’s not working out for me man 😦
Thereafter we had a much anticipated round of MJ. Till the next time Guys!
Best of luck Lily as you embark on your new adventure tml 🙂
Some green in the house again! :)
Technically speaking it’s outside the house.. 😀
Finally got down to buying the plant & the frame for the pot.. Happy! ‘Coz we can finally use the rabbit pot Ann bought us some time ago! Hee.
Been some time since I updated on the house too 😀
Musings
A boss, of all persons once said this to me: “Your self-worth is not determined by your job. A job is just a job.”
Am not going into details but ya, that’s that.
Have been thinking of sprucing up the home lately (sorry if this sounds disjointed from the top 2 sentences haha), but I wonder if it’s a futile effort especially wif the baby – don’t houses just get messier & dirtier wif a child ard! Haa.
The bamboo blinds we installed to keep out the sun/ rain from the balcony lends the living room an unexpected cosiness – also inspiring me to re-decorate the house to make it nicer! I guess we would all appreciate returning to a neat, tidy, organised & beautiful home 🙂 Time to restart the (packing) engines, hee..
One of the things I regretted not doing during my ML – cooking! Sigh. To think that I was at home for almost 4 months but did not get to cook a single meal (wif the exception of porridge). It’s pathetic. 😦 I think I need to come up to speed wif this one so that Zach can grow up eating healthy & hearty homecooked meals.. & yes lovely Jap-styled bentos. 😛
On the topic of Jap-styled bentos, haha – I bought up a storm at Daiso just now (been some time since I found Daiso interesting). Rice molds, sandwich molds, silicone cups, sauce bottles, etc. etc.. I basically stalked the bento section. Quite excited about this bento thing! 🙂 I am rather determined to make nice food (taste & look gd) for my dear baby (and Hubby of ‘coz).. 😛
Very inspiring site: http://justbento.com/
Hope 我不是三分钟热度！！！
A Week of Many Buys..
indeed.
First it was the Storksak bag on Thurs, & today – our robotic ‘helper’, a Quinny & a soft mat for future use! 😀 😀 😀
You know what – we were kinda curious about how the Roomba would perform, but the gals’ antics amused us even more! Didn’t expect them to freak out the way they did. I think they really think the Roomba is some alien or something..lol. But soon, soon.. they will get used to it (we’re sure) & the naughty ‘befriending’ behaviours will start.. 😛
Cotton cautiously checking out the Roomba from a distance (while standing 2m away) lol
Check out Ka’s body language! lol. REALLY curious but cautious man. She’s been checking it out several times since it docked hahaha.
Yuzhe’s ride! A Quinny Zapp Xtra from the Expo fair today.
Also from the fair, his soft mat! I like the cheery playground setting.
The back, also nice, & useful too in A, B, C 🙂
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On a separate note..
We must say that Ka is v v gd at her toilet training but her table manners are.. tsk tsk tsk. Check out her latest pic below:
This was after Roomba helper did her job -_-“
Sunday Action
One’s checking out the new IKEA mini coffee table while the other’s at her fav spot on the dining table! Sooooo playful! *MUACKS*
Indulgent Week
Yes.. it has truly been a rather indulgent week..
Started wif the crab feast @ 螃蟹之家 last Sat, then Morton’s on Wed & then Cafebiz @ Trader’s Hotel on Fri!!! Tsk tsk, wasted hundreds of dollars on food in just 1 week -_-” Time to slow down the expenditure for more trying times ahead =P
Have recently rekindled my love for lomo pics again! Check out this week’s updates in lomo =)
Our Love Nest
Ah.. the plants have a new planting spot in the kitchen! Hopefully this gives them more sun & also protects them from the gals! =P You see the new stuff here from Citysuper.
A newcomer for our love nest! Couldn’t resist buying this patchwork stool from I Wanna Go Home!
The flip side. Also as pretty =)
Just recalled that my bedroom slippers from Japan are also patchworked. *loves*
Our Gals
Hee the gals on Fri with the new weighing scale. I really need to start weighing myself!
小羊 today!!! Got a really good shot of her ‘coz she was zzzping just in front of us =D She really needs a haircut soon man (she looks like she has a fringe lol)
Hubby the Cook
Hehe his 2nd attempt @ the chicken & cordyceps/ ginseng soup is cooking in the kitchen! Must applaud Hubby for his effort =)
Flowers
Walked by a florist @ the Lor 7 market area & decided to buy some flowers – since they have my fav Gerbera & Eustomia! Flowers never fail to lift my spirits (not that I am in a foul mood though; in fact, am in a pretty good mood =) )
The only problem is.. I seem to have returned the 插花 knowledge to the teacher! Haha!
HRSS
walk with us on this special journey.. 