Sis' yummy toast

Sis always seems to be able to make her toasted bread with margarine and marmite look so delicious. I think it's because she's generous with the spread. These were Sis' dinner yesterday.

I must bake!

I didn't let my headache stop me. I had taken the butter out of the fridge to soften despite a dull headache. By the time Dad and I came back from the vet for Angel's 3rd vaccination, my headache felt quite bad and I felt a little nauseous. It must the hot afternoon sun. But I so wanted to bake and try this new recipe. Almond cake -using ground almond and simple ingredients like butter, eggs, sugar. I improvised by using half of the ingredients as I only have half of the required ground almond. I also used the mini paper cups instead of a cake baking tray and sprinkled some mini chocolate chips on top. Mum wanted hers topped with her dark chocolate bar.

They looked quite pretty before entering the oven.

I took the hour plus of baking to shower and cool down and sat in the kitchen, leaned my head against the wall to take cat naps in between checking on the cake. I had a bit of heart attack when I saw the cake mixture overflow the cups like lava and oil oozing out of the cups. But I'm used to see my creations not turning out the same way as the recipe describes or looking like the photo in the recipe book because I don't always follow the ingredients and instructions exactly. Hee.

Surprisingly the cat naps did seem to help and my headache slowly disappeared. Mum said I'm crazy and obsessed :)

The almond cakes/cupcakes hot from the oven:

The pieces that fell off and landed on the baking tray became cookie-like and tasted quite yummy.

The almond cake itself is like some dense, rich sponge cake and tastes quite good but not good enough for my friends to try. The chocolate chips added a nice touch to it. I think I will put less butter the next time and use a cake baking tray.

I think beside being able to eat what I bake, I enjoy taking photos of them. It's also a bonus if my family and friends like to eat them.

Food for Thought again :)

I was looking forwarding to my 2nd visit to Food for Thought cafe as I really had a gastronomical experience early this month.

I brought my 2 friends there and we ordered the sampler platter for 2 as I had dessert 3 hours ago. The platter comes with 2 choices of sandwiches, 2 soups and 1 salad. The 2 guys had shitake mushroom fennel soup. I wanted to try their watermelon mint freeze but it wasn't available so I had lychee sage freeze which was refreshing like the last time.

The salad we had - Chinese Chicken Salad - was yummy. The sauce tasted like kong bak gravy to me - very tasty.


The sandwiches - spicy pork (kong bak), Cuban ham and steak and roasted beef steak - didn't disappoint us too. I like the kong bak best with fats and all :)


I had space for dessert and we shared chocolate banana malteser cake. It's really good. I think my friends enjoyed their dinner too.

Little Part 1 Cafe

I suggested trying this cafe at Jasmine Road off Thomson Road for lunch with my new friend. Another friend has tried this place recently and likes it.

The mushroom miso soup is full of mushrooms and toufu. I quite like it.

The strawberry lemonade was interesting because of the fresh strawberry pieces but it's a fizzy drink and I'm not really a fan.


The crab crepe and shepherd's pie are some of the waitress' recommendations but after tasting it, we were quite disappointed.

The crab meat is not crab sticks but it didn't smell nice/fresh. As for the pie, there is a very strong herb smell and I think the pie I have made tastes much better.

Hmm I'm not sure whether I will visit this place again.

Angel and I had dinner together

Snowskin bunnies

I bought these lovely mooncake festival desserts from my friend's wife. They are fragrant and not too sweet.

Angel the model

I carried Angel to sis' bed and started taking photos of him in his various poses. Below are the nice ones:

Chicken Curry and Prawn omelette

Mum cooked these dishes for dinner on Fri evening. For the prawn omelette, she was trying to do a healthier version of the oh-jian (or oyster omelette without oysters and using tapioca flour to give the same consistency). However as we use non-stick pan at home, she can't achieve the slight burnt aroma of oh-jian. It still tasted yummy to us.

Morning with our community cats

Yesterday morning, I brought my camera with me when I joined mom to feed the community cats.

White Neck looked so rugged against the cracked wall backdrop.

Fat Cat still can't stand the sight of my camera, so I didn't try to take any photos of him.

The other community cats were at the park while White Neck and Fat Cat usually hide under the cars in the carpark in the day.


After their breakfast, the cats will look satisfied and walk away or rest


White is usually the long stayer. He will sometimes follow us around the park like a dog :)


Bush is another interesting character. He would walk away after eating some food to pee or poo or explore something that catches his eye and a short while later, he would come back for more food and water.

Notice the water droplet on his chin? So cute :)

I also explore the park sometimes and yesterday I found this pretty little white flower.


Before we went home, we fed Noisy the 2nd time as he usually takes small meals. He still meows very loudly to greet us or just to let us know he's there.

Failed mission

I have wanted to trap a stray cat around my area last night but failed. We haven't built a strong enough bond for it to trust us and go near us and my carrier. It will usually hiss at us and keep a short distance away when we give it some food. So my morning leave which was intended to send the cat to the vet for sterilisation was spent feeding the cats with mum, ironing some clothed and blogging. I manage to book a sterilisation slot on Nov 2 (Friday again). Hopefully we have time to get the cat to trust us.

Kitty litter

I have been trying to read up on the best cat litter I should be using for Angel. Currently, we are using clumping cat litter. I read that the dust and any bits cats breathe in or lick from the fur will form a clump in the system. So scary.

I have tried recycled paper pellets but he just chews on them and not keen to pee and poo on the pellets I tried to introduce a little to the litter tray of cat sand/clay.

I read on the net that some wheat or corn cob based litter is good but I think Angel may try to eat the pellets too. Now I'm thinking whether pine litter will be suitable.

Any advice?

Tiny actions versus Lifestyle changes

I have read this interesting article about tiny actions such as recycling doing little to help climate change as compared to lifestyle changes such as taking public transport and less overseas holidays.

Convincing people to start with tiny actions is a good way to increase the awareness that everyone can do their part for their environment. Some may continue to do tiny actions. Some may find out what more they can do by reading up, joining green NGOs and perhaps decide to adopt some lifestyle changes.

It's really up to ourselves what we choose to do for the environment after learning about the impact of Man's activities. No one can force us unless the government implements legislation, so it's really voluntary action on our part and how affected we are by all the news and information.

Angel on the computer table

I like his eyes and love to cuddle him and smell him. He smells of fresh laundry. Although we only bath him every few weeks, we try to clean his bottom with a damp cloth or wet wipes for pets after he poos. And he grooms himself too.

Fried rice & Soup

I haven't been showcasing my parents' fried rice and soup which they will cook every Monday. Yesterday dinner was really yummy, so I must blog about it :)

I like the carrot added to the cabbage soup. The orange colour and a slight sweet taste to the slightly savoury soup.

Sometimes, the fried rice can taste too salty or bland. Yesterday's fried rice is really good.

I was happily sipping the soup and spooning the rice into my mouth in record time, so that I could quickly join Dad in the park to feed the community cats.

Angel and Plastic Bag

Angel likes to explore the inside of plastic bags and just now he jumped onto the dining table and found this interesting bag containing some new bedding I got for the hamsters. He just squeezed into the bag, made himself comfortable and took a short nap.

Good food, company and kids

My friends, their kids and I met up for dinner at Sun with Moon Japanese Restaurant at Central near Clarke Quay yesterday evening. I think I was smiling/laughing most of the time at the unexpected things said and asked by the kids. The food was also satisfying. I had sukiyaki while the others had miso cod fish, teriyaki chicken, unagi don and salmon "claypot".

The photos of the desserts look enticing. My friends had matcha tiramisu, matcha ice cream and tofu cheese cake (which looks so pretty in the cage). I tried the sesame ice cream. Yummy!

After dinner, we took a walk along Clarke Quay and I was surprised to see the transformation and changes. I have been to Central a few times but not explored beyond. The restaurants look quite nice in the protruding glass cases of the shophouses. Sometimes I feel like a tourist in Singapore :)

I rarely interact with children. I do get to meet with young people in secondary schools and junior colleges when they help me out at Cat Welfare Society's booth to sell the merchandise. Some are interested to know more and we can talk about cats, stray cats and animal. Some are just interested in earning CIP hours and our relationship is more transactional - they help me, I help them.

Yesterday talking to my friend's 2 young children was refreshing. They asked questions, were interested in the food and our conversation and made some funny observations. I don't think I could carry a conversation with any adult when I was their age. Wow, my childhood seems like a long long time ago. I have fond memories of my parents bringing sis and I to East Coast Park for picnics with aunties and cousins. I always admire my parents and other parents who have tried their best to spend time with their children and teach good values. If not for them, I may not turn out this way :)