no.31 RW - 26 june 2011

26 june 2011 
universal studios!

 

Trip to Resorts World Sentosa - Universal Studios 26 jun 2011

a very very HOT sunday, the last day of the school holidays!

jamie's treat!! 

no.28 year 1985

1985
class: sec 4-1
st margaret's secondary school

honestly, i don't remember taking these photos. i don't remember much of school. i do remember some of these beautiful faces & a blurry, foggy idea of what we were like in school... and that alone is really SOMETHING TO REMEMBER!

 left to right - cecilia m. peralta, chong li hua, rebekkah chiam, veronica wong, and me - at our school's entrance gate!! 1985

 left to right - yean peng, rebekkah, veronica, me, li hua, ling ling (front) - at changi airport sending Veronica off to Oz! Veron looks so miserable... 1985

sec 4 (16 years old) - in our classroom!! 1985

half of these faces have no names in my memory :( 

i am horrible at remembering people...

left to right - teo ling ling, veronica wong, colleen ang
- in 4/4 classroom!! 1985

no.27 food diary 10 jun 2011

food cravings for the week, june 2011...

the simple chicken macaroni soup

above: simple chicken macaroni soup

below: chicken macaroni soup with lots of extra toppings for me

- spring onions (chang), cilantro (wang sui), chinese parsley (kng chye), tang chye (salted pickle), bawang goreng (fried small red shallots)

we also had home-made apple crumble...

jannah's announcement: 

"aidan! christen! the crumbly apple is READY!!"

 above: a serve of apple crumble - missing custard & vanilla ice cream!

 above: left-overs for mama & gong gong

above: stewed apple 

above: jannah watching the apple crumble bake in the turbo oven... getting impatient when the smell of melting butter and baking crumble fills the kitchen. keeps asking "are we there yet?" LOL

apple crumble recipe

apple stew

- apples - sliced

- lemon juice/rind

- orange juice/rind

- sugar

crumble

- 1 cup butter

- 2 cups flour

- 2 cups cornflakes, or oats

- 1 cup sugar (i like to mix white & brown sugar)

- a squirt of honey

- a pinch of salt

how to:

1. cook apples with lemon & orange juice/rind & sugar - stew till a preferred texture

2. mix crumble ingredients together (jannah does this like an expert!!!)

3. top crumble mix above stewed apples in a baking tray

4. bake 150 degrees, 30-45min or until golden brown

pisang goreng!!! (fried banana fritters)

 above: gooo-ey batter for pisang goreng

below: deep fried golden brown & crisp pisang goreng!!

 

pisang goreng recipe: (fried banana fritters)

favourite bananas used - pisang rajah or pang chior

mix/mash:

- bananas - mashed 

- gula melaka

- flour

deep fry mix in hot oil till golden brown & crisp!

YUM!!!

no.19 ta da! dudes from me childhood... :D

thon calls this pic "men without hats" - left to right are alf, thon, rob

photos above taken at thon's wedding 6 nov 2010:
alf/kah chua (left) & rob/bond/the loo (right),
the small one & 3 smaller ones (centre),


below: jannah and me at thon's wedding
(photo taken by aidan)


below: christen at thon's wedding (photo taken by aidan)


below: aidan at thon's wedding, after just coming back from suzhou trip that morning 6am same day (photo taken by jenny)



above: me and my bro (photo taken in 2003)

below: photo, taken 4 years ago, is titled "DUMB & DUMBER"
- who says dumb & dumber can't be cool??? LOL

no.11 aidan & jannah's birthday party in pyjamas! (in 2009)

yes! we party in PJs, too!

no.10 celebrating christen's 7th birthday! 29 oct 2009

every year, we celebrate birthdays at home. simple, easy, fun and comfortable :)

no. 7 Roadtrip: Perth to South West Region, WA - 26/11/09 to 30/11/09

Most Memorable Quotes on the Road Trip

jannah: "please, can i eat mac and donald's?"

jannah to anyone and everyone: "i don't have a DS :( "

aidan & christen (during car rides): "chicken treat! red rooster! MCDONALDS!"

heath: "WHAT IS THAT F**KING SMELL?!!???!!!"
(it was dinner which was wiped out by rice-deprived travellers lol)

GPS: "turn left... turn left... u-turn when possible..."
jap & nette: "damn u! there's NO bloody road on left, u stoooopid *^#@&*!^&* GPS!"

From Denmark to Warpole's Valley of the Giants


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we went to all these spots shown on the map...


Day 1: 26/11/09 thu

At the Gap & Natural Bridge (cold!)


Along the Way to Misty Lake Cottage (Country Roads)


route:
perth to albany via albany highway
start: 5.30am
reach: 1.30pm albany
reach: 5.30pm Misty Lake Cottage (BBQ dinner)

visited:
Middleton Beach - lunch 2.30pm (burger & fish&chips)
The Gap and Natural Bridge, Torndirrup National Park
Denmark - BBQ dinner & sleep-over at Misty Lake Cottage 5.30pm
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Day 2: 27/11/09 fri

Road leading to Misty Lake Cottage.
simple farmstay where we fed the animals in the morning with farmer Warren.
fed the chooks, goats, brushed the hinny's coat, walked around the farm & lake


Valley of the Giants - Treetop Walk on suspended bridge


Greenspool, Denmark


route:
denmark to warpole to pemberton
start: 11.30am
reach: 6.30pm

visited:
Misty Lake Cottages - Farm - feeding the animals 9-10am; Lake
Greenspool
Valley of the Giants
Pemberton - dinner & sleep-over at Pemberton Breakaway Cottages, Cottage #2
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Day 3: 28/11/09 sat

Get Hooked with Trout Fishing!


BBQ Marrion @ Aus$55-$65 per kilo


BBQ Trout (the ones we caught)
- our 10 Trout Fishes @$17/kg + BBQ fee @$4 each)


route: Pemberton to Busselton
start: 10am
reach: 5pm

visited:
King Trout & Marron Farm (+lunch on our catch, 10 trouts!)
Mammoth Cave (Lost/Missed)
Busselton - dinner & sleep-over at 300 Marine Dr
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Day 4: 29/11/09 sun

Redgate Beach Lookout Point


Yallingup Sheep Shearer's Shed


Dogs Rounding Up Sheep


route: Busselton to Yallingup to Margaret River to Dunsborough to Busselton
start: 10am
reach: 5pm

visited:
Yallingup Sheep Shearing Shed (lost several times, tx to GPS)
Mammoth Cave (Lost twice. never got there)
Redgate Beach look-out
Margaret River (Lost/Missed)
Dunsborough simmons ice cream factory (meet eugene & family)
Busselton - beach (kids), dinner & sleep-over at 300 Marine Dr
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Day 5: 30/11/09 mon

Jannah driving Kaitlyn and friend at Simmons ice cream - park


table soccer at Busselton Home Stay


route: Busselton to Bunbury to Mandurah to Cottesloe to Perth
start: 10am
reach: 6pm

visited:
Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre (missed dolphins by 2 min)
Mandurah (via new Forrest Hwy)
Cottesloe Beach
Back to Waterford for dinner

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the whole trip in one phrase: "G'DAYS MATE!!"