Hermit Crab in a bottle
Arty stuff that I have been involved with: Eric Carle’s House for Hermit Crab was the inspiration. They were made from polymer clay. I call it ‘Story in a Bottle’.
It was my sister’s 26th birthday on the 1st of January.
We had a mini BBQ in honour of her 🙂
Now more baking. I made some Magnolia Vanilla Cupcakes. They were very simple to make and delicious to eat.
Yes, just one green tomato amongst the red.
Very nice amber coloured tea.
Daiso tea light holder… Super shiny!
Ajisen Ramen meal combo: the silver fish tempura. It was A++++.
Super kawaii Japanese candy!!!! Look at that cute tangerine.
At Harbour Front – a cruise liner ready to sail.
More baking again: this time, caramel cream sponge cake. The cream was a success though I can’t say the same for the sponge cake.
Here is Nandhini in a her new robe. She looks posh, eh?
A new year
Not a fantastic picture, but we were not allowed to take pictures at the Esplanade theatre. This was The Nutcracker.
The holiday theme for last month was “Buildings and Construction”. We had a few exciting projects lined up for the kids. Firstly, we had to make a town entirely out of boxes and tissue rolls, which was fun but a bit tedious. Secondly, we made a gingerbread house – well I did the putting it together business while the kids watched. We also baked gingerbread men. It was comforting to know that I had at least a little bit of baking skills left in me.
I have to say my first attempt at baking gingerbread men was not so bad. 🙂
I love this gingerbread girl.
Just before the year was to end, my family made a trip to this interesting place of worship at Loyang. Three different religious buildings were all located next to each other: Chinese, Muslim and Hindu side by side. If people of all religions could exist in such a state, the world would be a much better and safer place to be.
I was most impressed by the ceiling of the Chinese temple with its incredible attention to detail. It was simply awe-inspiring. The pillars of the temple itself were impressive; the stone carvings were fantastic. Mad skills!
Another shot of the temple, this time it’s the inner part. Incredibly impressive.
There is also the famous 4D stone, known for revealing winning combinations of lottery numbers to people. I did try staring at it for a bit to see if I could get it to reveal some numbers to me but that sort of thing doesn’t happen to a normal person like me does it?
With no luck at numbers, we headed to another temple near Changi and did some praying for a good year ahead and headed off to Changi beach.
It was good to see the sun,
the sand
and the sea.
I have no idea when was the last time I went to the beach. I just stood there at the shore, getting my sandals wet – which was no matter since they are of PVC material. Many people have remarked how watching the waves is soothing to the mind and I definitely have to agree. I was not pleased with my dad for cutting the trip short and heading back home.
Got some souvenirs from the sea… Seaweed!
26 December was my mom’s birthday and I decided to bake her a cake.
That was my first attempt at baking after 10 years. I had been in doubt about my failed baking adventure at 19 but the successful venture was a definite ego boost. Heh.
I have to say, 2008 was not a bad year at all for me. As for my new year resolutions, I didn’t get to complete them at all. So do I have any for 2009? I think I do. 🙂
Rain or Shine 