Lunch at mother's place
10:31 AM on Saturday 10 February 2024
As with every other year, we have lunch on the first day of Chinese New Year at my mother's place. This is the spread this year :-)
Dragon yu sheng
05:49 PM on Friday 09 February 2024
Esther tried to arrange the ingredients for the yu sheng into a dragon shape. Not a bad attempt.
Battery holders
01:14 PM on Friday 09 February 2024
Wanted a way to store my rechargeable batteries in a way that the oldest batteries will be used first. In the past, I just had them in a box so there was no way to figure which was the oldest in terms of charging. Now that we have a 3D printer, I searched for models and found this really cool one wh ...
Drink at Josh's Grill
06:17 PM on Wednesday 07 February 2024
We had dinner at Josh's Grill and I had this beautiful looking drink.
Jellycat dragon
01:11 PM on Tuesday 06 February 2024
So I have this thing for Jellycat stuffed toys. I think they look wonderful and cute. We were having our reunion dinner with the in-laws and after dinner we chanced upon a red Jellycat dragon that looked so adorable. Pauline really loved it especially given that this year is our year which is the ye ...
Espresso machine is down again
09:06 AM on Tuesday 06 February 2024
So we had a power failure last night and after getting an electrician to have a check. The culprit was the espresso machine which is shorted. On top of having to get an electrician in the middle of the night and paying for it, the espresso machine is down again. So off it goes, back for repairs. The ...
Pineapple tart dragon
06:55 PM on Sunday 04 February 2024
Esther being Esther made a dragon out of pineapple tarts given that this year is the year of the dragon. I must admit that it looks rather good.
Donut has flabby skin
04:05 PM on Sunday 04 February 2024
Donut's skin is rather flabby. The photos below show that when she lies down on her side, the skin folds up.
Air purifier filters
08:50 AM on Sunday 04 February 2024
The Xiaomi air purifier (4 Compact) is showing a warning for filter replacement and so I got the replacement. Taking out the old one and comparing it to the new one shows that the purifier seems to be working :-)
Donut has a Chinese New Year collar
02:47 PM on Wednesday 31 January 2024
Donut wearing the Chinese New Year collar that Pauline brought for her. Unfortunately, it is upside down :-)