how long has it been since i last updated this blog?? i'm afraid some of you are keeping track of it more frequently than i am! wait a minute... there's probably only one of 'you' left out there, and that you is 'me'! oh well... since i have to keep myself awake for the next half an hour, updating this blog sounds like a good idea.
i am at the airport. yea. again. on my way to seoul. yep. again. feeling a bit embarrassed by it actually. and irritated at the same time. this is my third trip to seoul this year. and with the gloomy economic outlook, this is definitely not a wise financial decision. i seemed to have developed a phobia of being 'left behind' when the husband goes on business trips. and this phobia is the one responsible for these airport blogging activities. i think it's time i seriously think of a way to deal with it.
for now, let me just put in a useful piece of info for fellow mums out there who are thinking of going to seoul with their little ones. before i forget. before i go on another phobia-driven trip to some other lala land.
Seoul, Korea.
My daughter is 3 years old and she's one super-active piece of work. i have to constantly think of things to do and places to go with her. so here are some places in seoul which she enjoyed.
Lotte World
For obvious reasons. It's a theme park. She enjoyed the indoor hot-air balloon ride, merry-go-round, the ball room (where you get to shoot balls out of mini canons and some other ball-related gadgets), outdoor mini swinging boat (dunno what it's called), mini ferris wheel, etc.
Samsung Children's Museum
There's an area for children to get taste of the construction industry where they can use foam bricks to build a house. Complete with kid-size safety vests. There's also a water play area, my daughter loved it. Oh, and a playground for younger kids with lego, puzzles, dollhouse, etc.
ok. i gotta go now. i will try my very best to continue this post while in seoul.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Monday, December 24, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Eraser stamps
Three posts in one day?! I must be making an improvement! Or somebody is being neglected... My husband is clearing his annual leave entitlement so he's home to take over from me in our little 'entertainment' business. Entertaining our daughter, of course.
So let me show you what I've been up to lately. A new hobby, that is.
What! A new hobby? you say. Whatever happened to gocco? WELL... that's been put on hold for the time being... until I install Illustrator CS3 on my computer, and that will have to wait until I get my new laptop which will only come in February next year. My current pc looks set to retire soon and I don't wish to expedite it by installing a heavyweight like Illustrator. Ah, that reminds me. I better backup all my files before that happens.
Ok. My new hobby.
Eraser stamps. Or keshigomu hanko, in Japanese.
It's basically carving your own rubber stamps out of erasers. Yup, that white rubbery thing you use so much in primary school. I carved them using lino cutters and pen knife. I'm pretty happy with the results. I just wished I could get bigger erasers to carve bigger images. Big is beautiful, I say. Leslie from good-ness is helping me check out the sources and pricing, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed so that it won't cost so much.
If you're lucky, you might even get to see one of these babies in your Christmas card this year *wink*.
So let me show you what I've been up to lately. A new hobby, that is.
What! A new hobby? you say. Whatever happened to gocco? WELL... that's been put on hold for the time being... until I install Illustrator CS3 on my computer, and that will have to wait until I get my new laptop which will only come in February next year. My current pc looks set to retire soon and I don't wish to expedite it by installing a heavyweight like Illustrator. Ah, that reminds me. I better backup all my files before that happens.
Ok. My new hobby.
Eraser stamps. Or keshigomu hanko, in Japanese.
It's basically carving your own rubber stamps out of erasers. Yup, that white rubbery thing you use so much in primary school. I carved them using lino cutters and pen knife. I'm pretty happy with the results. I just wished I could get bigger erasers to carve bigger images. Big is beautiful, I say. Leslie from good-ness is helping me check out the sources and pricing, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed so that it won't cost so much.
If you're lucky, you might even get to see one of these babies in your Christmas card this year *wink*.
Childhood dish #1
I've decided to start recording the dishes I loved as a child, and as a grown-up. Ooo... have I just declared to the whole wide world that I'm a grown-up? Scary word, huh.
Anyway, this is childhood dish #1 - "Chai poh egg"
It's basically fried eggs with chai poh (dried radish). In Singapore we can get chai poh in supermarkets and wet markets. They usually come in humble plastic packs, all chopped into tiny pieces and ready to wash and cook. Add them into your eggs, whisk it a little and fry. You can add some salt or soy sauce if you want. It's as simple as that. And it's so yummy! It's definitely my number one comfort fast food.
Anyway, this is childhood dish #1 - "Chai poh egg"
It's basically fried eggs with chai poh (dried radish). In Singapore we can get chai poh in supermarkets and wet markets. They usually come in humble plastic packs, all chopped into tiny pieces and ready to wash and cook. Add them into your eggs, whisk it a little and fry. You can add some salt or soy sauce if you want. It's as simple as that. And it's so yummy! It's definitely my number one comfort fast food.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Home sweet home
Back from Phuket. I'd meant to post the new colour schemes for the purse organizer but got 'a little' distracted by this. Had placed an order for the blue and green fabric and now I've added to my fabric collection without a tiny clue of what I'd do with them. Again.
My fabric stash is really growing and I desperately need some 'anti-moulding' agent to protect them. Time for some thirsty hippos to the rescue. But actually, do I really need it? Will fabric grow mouldy? I guess they do unless I wash them regularly... I have this obsession to keep things in mint condition. I get upset when my magazines had a slight fold or tear. Very upset when my clothes get stained. Jumping-around-the-house upset if the stain can't be washed off. So imagine my upset level if any one of my fabric gets mouldy.
Anyway, I found yet another blog I love. good-ness. I love that the writer is based in Japan and she writes about Japanese 'goodness' (I bought the Lotta Jansdotter fabric from her, btw). But I especially love her writing style. She writes in really short sentences. I find it very easy to read. It's as if she takes away all the unnecessary 'clutter' from her message. Short, simple, to the point. What do you think?
My fabric stash is really growing and I desperately need some 'anti-moulding' agent to protect them. Time for some thirsty hippos to the rescue. But actually, do I really need it? Will fabric grow mouldy? I guess they do unless I wash them regularly... I have this obsession to keep things in mint condition. I get upset when my magazines had a slight fold or tear. Very upset when my clothes get stained. Jumping-around-the-house upset if the stain can't be washed off. So imagine my upset level if any one of my fabric gets mouldy.
Anyway, I found yet another blog I love. good-ness. I love that the writer is based in Japan and she writes about Japanese 'goodness' (I bought the Lotta Jansdotter fabric from her, btw). But I especially love her writing style. She writes in really short sentences. I find it very easy to read. It's as if she takes away all the unnecessary 'clutter' from her message. Short, simple, to the point. What do you think?
Monday, December 10, 2007
Off to Phuket!
I'm off to Phuket tomorrow morning. Why do I get a feeling that I only update this blog whenever I'm going somewhere?
Lately I've been preoccupied with getting my daughter to sleep on her own, in her own bedroom. Every night in the past few weeks I've been waking up in the middle of the night to her crying. Sometimes twice a night. Because of that, I'm pretty much a zombie during the day. I can hear things, see things and do things, but my mind is still out in dreamland and it's hard to concentrate. Makes me so frustrated sometimes. My husband has started taking turns with me at night now and it looks like our effort is paying off. She goes to sleep willingly on her own now. I guess she's encouraged by my promise to keep coming back in 5 minutes, which I do until she falls asleep. Let's hope she'll stop waking up in the middle of the night soon.
When I come back, I'll introduce two new yummy colour schemes for the purse organizer.
I shall leave you with a picture of my daughter decorating the xmas tree (don't let this picture fool you tho... she only placed a bauble or two, my husband did most of the work).
See you and have a great week ahead!
Lately I've been preoccupied with getting my daughter to sleep on her own, in her own bedroom. Every night in the past few weeks I've been waking up in the middle of the night to her crying. Sometimes twice a night. Because of that, I'm pretty much a zombie during the day. I can hear things, see things and do things, but my mind is still out in dreamland and it's hard to concentrate. Makes me so frustrated sometimes. My husband has started taking turns with me at night now and it looks like our effort is paying off. She goes to sleep willingly on her own now. I guess she's encouraged by my promise to keep coming back in 5 minutes, which I do until she falls asleep. Let's hope she'll stop waking up in the middle of the night soon.
When I come back, I'll introduce two new yummy colour schemes for the purse organizer.
I shall leave you with a picture of my daughter decorating the xmas tree (don't let this picture fool you tho... she only placed a bauble or two, my husband did most of the work).
See you and have a great week ahead!
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