Goal for today: Have fun with the family with the least cost!
Since I have just bought the Islander membership card, why not make full use of it and drive into Sentosa for free since it's so near me?
Plus, I found out that the previously-known Port of Lost Wonders, has now changed hands to be run by Sentosa directly, and it's FREE!
We grabbed local food, and drove right in for a relaxing afternoon.
Just look how happy Kaylee and I were!
Foam pool!
She even got picked to get on stage for a balloon sculpture!
Got an Elmo balloon!
After a splashing good time, we washed up and went back to Sentosa Kidz Flea, this time as customers.
And no, the day was not done! I had packed fishing gear into our car just in case. And we drove towards Bedok Jetty to extend our relaxing afternoon into the evening. I don't remember ever coming to this part of Singapore, but the hubby remembers he went there probably when he was about 12. It's kinda nostalgic a location with the signs and the trees around.
Kaylee & I @ Bedok Jetty
In lovely nature
Amidst the mini wild flowers
Here's the FB live video I did. I find Ethan's expression when he sniffed the fish so funny! And it seems, this is the only way Ashton learnt how to stay calm and still (he is always so active!)
The first catch
Jigjig
It's moments like this, when brothers sit and chat, that make me happy
Psst... Our total expenditure including lunch was just $35 today for ourselves, the kids and the helper! Woots! And we truly tired ourselves out, and spent good interaction time with the kids.
Had an intense craving for kong bak bao, and since I have lotsa Chinese spices, I decided to create one for dinner. Here's what went in: 400-500g fresh pork belly, sliced to thick strips 3 shallots, sliced thin 6 cloves of garlic, crushed 1-inch of old ginger 4 tbsp black soy sauce 1tsp salt 2 tsp brown sugar 1-2 packs Leaf buns / mantou (purchase from a supermarket) Spices:- 1 stick of cinnamon 2 star anise 5 cloves 1tbsp 5-spice powder 0.5tbsp cumin powder 1. Heat about 2tbsp oil in pot. 2. Stir fry the shallots for a while, then add in the crushed garlic cloves. 3. Add in the strips of pork belly. Fry till slightly browned. 4. Add in the salt, sugar, spices, ginger and soy sauce. Add in 500ml of boiling water. 5. Let it boil up, then cover and simmer for about 1 hour. Just before the braised pork is ready, prepare the buns for steaming (about 10min). 6. Steam the buns on a plate for 10min. ENJOY! I made a mistake of purchasing just one pack ...
Hello 2017! We started it off with a home party on 1st Jan with our fav family and relatives, and celebrated Kaylee's and Ethan's birthdays together. We had so much food ingredients to use up post-Xmas. I made a strawberry shortcake birthday cake and randomly decorated with mini figurines (saved me some good money!) These two kiddos love each other so much. I'm so happy to be able to spend good time with them, though I wish I could have more time! And then, school began on 3rd Jan. It was Ethan's first day at Pri 1! Both the boys had a hard time getting up at the unkind hour of 5am. No choice, since their bus picks them up at 5.50am! Yea it is hard work wanting to send the kids to a "good school". I still subscribe to the belief of sending kids to a "good school" where possible. Unfortunately, it's a boys' school! So I'm gonna face a huge headache for Kaylee's enrolment. But... till then~
A friend tagged me on a FB post and that's when I learnt about the Sentosa Kidz Flea 2017! Such an awesome opportunity to teach the kids about running a little stall and marketing- from readying the product, to packaging, to promotion, to placement and to people! The kids are super excited. They had been gathering small change the whole week, and preparing decoration materials, and they thought about ringing handbells for grabbing attention. Thanks to Daiso, I found a lovely handbell, which Kaylee shall be in charge of this Sunday! We made the gold text and buntings together, guess we can just string it together on Sunday morning at the booth yea? Shouldn't take too long... plus the gramps will all be joining forces to assist in setup, I think we can get it up and ready! Yes, it's true ~ handmade ok! And here's the plan for this weekend, not sure how it's gonna go, but whatever gets my kids excited and take pride and ownership. Kaylee already k...
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