baby 你什么时候出来?

近来频频接到朋友的来电和facebook 留言， 问我生了没。
他们一般的反应都是...
你怎么还在这儿？或
你怎么还没去生孩子？或
为什么不去催生？或
你Baby 好大只 (3.5kg as of last week),别自然生了，直接开刀好了！

其实我也很想快快把baby 生出来。 但有两个原因我想Baby 多忍两天的：
1）我的医生今天到星期三在outstation， 我不大想其他医生接生。所以我又开始天天告诉baby, 让他多忍几天， 等医生回来了才出来。我告诉baby, 在里面好吃好住，我吃什么，他都可以品尝，一旦出来了，baby 只能和奶...

2)baby 本身没给我任何的征兆他想出来。

妈妈，家婆都紧张了。妈妈这几天还天天的陪着我。
看吧， baby 应该快出来了.

自制叉烧

今天烤了我腌制了两天的叉烧。味道很好， 卖相也不错。最高兴的是 Mr Kuan 吃了赞不绝口，问我用什么来腌制，怎么烤... recipe 就不说在这了，因为我煮东西也没有一定成分，都是凭感觉，大概大概的...

Counting Down...待产的妈妈

Baby arrival is a very mysterious thing. Even the Doctor can't tell when the baby is coming out. It will all depends on faith if you plan to have a natural birth. The Expected Due Date (EDD) is just an estimation from the last period you have plus 40 weeks. And mine in on Feb 16, 2011. Baby consider full term and ready see the world when she is 37 weeks (i am at my 39 weeks now). All the vital organs (especially the lungs) are fully developed. Most of the women do not delivery their baby on the EDD. Is either earlier or later. I am like a time bomb now, tick tick tick.... waiting it to explode.... this waiting game mix with different kind of feeling. Excited, anxious, scared....

Crochet Flowers

I have made (crochet) a lot of flowers for my baby girl. Photos shows are the half done products. I will need to turn the flowers into hairband or hair pins for my girl. These ideas were came from Vanessa (my colleague) where she knows i know how to crochet and ask me to teach her to make some. Instead of teaching her, i made for her.
I wanted to make more and also improve on the flowers. But i have to stop for the time being as my hands are stiff and numb most of the time. Blood circulation is getting worse as days go by. This is normal where blood circulation is channel to baby in priority.



These are some of the products selling online. It can sell up to US$25:)

烦

我们某时的对话…
我：
我和Baby 说好了，9 号后要她快快出生，趁我肚皮还没出现任何的stretch marks 还是快快出来好。（要baby 9 号后才出生是因为我的医生9 号才开工,预产期是2月16号）。但早出生对你没好处， 平时只有我吵你，baby 出生后，baby 呱呱叫，肯定会把你烦死。

Mr Kuan:
Baby 吵的不只是我，她也会烦你，这样我可会心理比较平衡。

我：
为什么你心里会比较平衡？

Mr Kuan: 因为平时只有你烦我，你现在也被baby 烦了…. （我只能笑着无言）

Banana Cake Again

Last weekend, i have prepared to make a honeycomb cake. Then all of sudden Mr Kuan requested me to make a cake for him to bring it to his friends house as a potluck item. Since he so 捧场 my cake, i definately make one for him. Instead of making a honeycomb cake (no experience in making this cake), i made Banana Cake, the best cake i can baked.

Honestly, the cake not only looks good, it taste very good too :)
I baked one on saturday for Mr Kuan to bring it for his friend. Then baked another one on Sunday for my in law family since i have extra banana at home.
In my banana cake next attempt, i will add some walnuts. Banana Walnut Cake...

Cake dough to be baked

End Product

Body Shampoo

还记得我刚怀孕时，我买了 Johnson & Johnson 的 Baby body shampoo. 我个人喜欢 baby body shampoo 因为他味道清新，比起其他的沐浴露较滋润。于是我们就有了以下的对话：

Mr Kuan: “这是什么 body shampoo, 为什么怎么擦也擦不出泡沫，不好用！！"
Me: "这是 baby body shampoo 呀！很香，很滋润的."
Mr Kuan: "你要记得，你是有了baby, 而不是你是个baby"
Me: (我只能笑着无言）

过了几天，Mr Kuan 买了自己要用的 body shampoo :)

疑心重重 vs 提心吊胆

在我朋友的blog 看到这番话：

真爱的基础:专一

我最讨厌偷吃的男人女人。
在这个以偷情为时尚的社会里,
很多人都 放弃被一个人深爱的权利 ,
而选择跟很多人滥交的不归路。

我们好不容易脱离三妻四妾的古老社会,
却在这物质丰富的社会又折回那条折磨人的路。

被背叛的妻子永远无法深爱丈夫,
被背叛的孩子永远无法尊敬爸爸,
出轨的臭男人永远无法得到真爱。
有钱时虽可买个假温柔自我安慰,
但一趟人生却无人敬爱多可悲啊!

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前天在公司里，同事要我看尼安东的一个youtube. 看了我就说，如果我有那么帅的老公，我可会每天都提心吊胆. 同事就问我，那你现在很放心，不用提心吊胆是吗？ 想了想， 我会疑心重重多余提心吊胆， 这是我控制不了的。也许是我在这样的环境中长大，对于爱情和婚姻总是缺乏信心。 我也不知道要怎么在能重复信心， 也许如果老公能无微不至的对我， 呵护体贴，善解我意，体谅，包容...这样可能会好些...

我尝试很努力的把我妻子的角色办好，还不经意的告诉自己， 真爱的基础除了专一，互相信任，沟通，包容， 体谅更是美满婚姻的桥梁。但如果这一切没有对方的配合， 估计美满婚姻可能达不成， 唯有盼着一普通婚姻。

Steamed 鸡蛋糕 with Chicken Floss Cake

I like everything that is come with chicken floss, chicken floss bun, chicken floss with 猪肉干 bread, chicken floss swiss roll or chicken floss cake. Hence, for this weekend, i have tried this steamed 鸡蛋糕 with Chicken Floss Cake. Talking about 鸡蛋糕, of course eggs are the main ingredient. This cake takes up to 5 eggs. Taste is alright, but still have lots of room for improvement. Mr Kuan said is not soft enough. I sort of know where it went wrong. Will improve next round.

Cake waiting to be steamed

Freshly steamed cake




Source of recipe:
http://www.yenlin.com/2009/08/12/%e8%82%89%e6%9d%be%e8%92%b8%e8%9b%8b%e7%b3%95-chicken-floss-steamed-cake/

白糖糕

Since last week, i am craving for 白糖糕. I fell like making it myself instead of buying it. Then i got this recipe from Seok Chin.
Recipe Source: http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/chaiteng-flyingcat/article?mid=6363&sc=1
This is relatively easy to make, hassle free.

Normally, whatever recipe i got, i will cut 10-20g of sugar from the original recipe. This time i cut 10g. However i still felt the end product is a bit sweet. My Mom in law said the same. But Vanessa thinks it is ok. Hence, it is much depends on individual taste butt.

Felt kind of good to see all the little hole and tracks when i cut the 白糖糕. This is what i expected. I should use a smaller tray (but i don't have), so that the end product is thicker and taller.
Will try to make this again by cutting down more sugar.

End Product - Bak Tong Kao (白糖糕)

Steamboat (Luk Luk Party) | Dec 31, 2010 Night

Gathered approximately 20 over friends to join this Luk Luk Count down party at my Gohtong Jaya house(mainly divers friends). I am happy since most of them can make it. 3 families actually rent an apartment just opposite my house and stay overnight.
We suppose to wait till 12am, watch genting fireworks and count down together. But everyone was too lazy, tired and cold. Hence everyone came to hide in my house, chit chat till 3am... what a night.

Farms Visit | Dec 31, 2010 afternoon

I have planned to have a steamboat party at Dec 31, 2010 at night. Since i am quite free in the morning and afternoon. I get my mom and maid to company me to visit all the nearby farms in Gohtong Jaya.

Strawberry Farm


Cactus Farm


Orkid Farm (saw an orkid bigger than my palm)


Mushrooms Farm

Me vs Goldfish

These 2 days, i went for swimming with Mr Kuan and his niece. He said i swim like a big tummy goldfish. I never thought of that, in fact i kind of look like a big tummy goldfish swimming in the pool...hahaha... just imagin a 8.5 months pregnant lady swimming in the pool...

Lanterns

Two weeks ago, i went to the book store and saw this book, i.e. Ang Pow TangLong. I found it is rather interesting. Without much hesitation, i bought this book and start making TangLong at night. And here are some of the end products. Mr Kuan suggested me to post online and start selling it :)

The "Ang Pow Tanglong" book


Tang Long 1


Tang Long 2


Tang Long 3


More Tang Long

冬至 | Dec 22, 2010 - Mother home cook meal

Mom cook this special meal for all of us... i like all the dishes... I love you mom!!!

鱼漂，海参，瑶柱，马蹄汤


芋头焖鸡


鲍鱼，鱼漂，海参，冬菇， 豆腐， 小白菜


Steamed fresh big scallops


Celery, corn, carrot 珍珠鲍

冬至 | Dec 22, 2010

As usual, i am the dong yun maker at home. This year, i blended the pandan leaves, and use the juice for the dough. So it is tastier.
Another amendments i have made is that, i cook part of the dough, and then make the dough with the uncook dough. This is to make the Dong Yun more Q.... i read it from some of the website.

Pandan Juice


The dough mixing with pandan juice


The cook dough and uncook dough


We then make it into small little round Dong Yun with a gula melaka inside


The end product... Dong Yun with Ginger soup

Citrus Muffin 柑香鬆餅

I like desserts that are made from banana and orange. This week i tried to make this... Citrus Muffin. However, the result is not what i expected. It is not soft enough. I guess i have to figure out what i have done wrong during the process. The best way is to try and make it again one day.
Source of recipe:
http://shirleyliving.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=2215237

The ingredients:


Preparing to be baked


Citrus Muffin

More Crochets

Completed 2 more crochets recently. Mr Kuan asked me why i do so much of this thingy. All this crochets works just lie on the table. I cant really answer him, it is just part of my hobby. No reason :) 我文静的一面... hehehe



I did this some times ago. I am more patient that time where i will mix my crochet with different colours. Of course it is more time consuming by doing so... All my latest end products come in one colour only. Will try to find back my patient one day.