Friday 29 June 2012

Crafting: Washi Cups


Since we don't have washi tape here, we used the multi-colored paper strips for crafting origami stars. And this is my response to the boys when they asked for a "Surprise" one night: Making a Washi-themed cup!

Steps:
1. Get a used, clean yogurt cup and remove the plastic labels.
2. Cut the right length of washi tape / paper strips to fit the circumference of the cup.
3. Tape or glue the strips horizontally around the cup one by one so that the strips are lined one above the other.



The boys deep in concentration. Zac decide to add some flair and stripe the cup bottom too. To my surprise, Jem boy is diligently neat despite the fine-motor skills needed in the manual pasting!  

TADA!!! ... mummy.


And after that, a celebration: "YAAAAAAAM....SENG!!" with Dutch Lady Strawberry milk.

Enjoying doing the Chinese traditional toast with each other, and mummy.



Zac & Jem, mummy loves your cups! And thanks MamaJ for the idea =)


So give it a try. It Will be fun! =)

Foodie Friday: My basic "Oekakiben" (Picture Bento)


... Well, sort of. Hardly a bento, strictly speaking, but inspired by MamaJ, this is attempt to get the kids interested in their food. First, I mixed the chopped greens and chicken meat into the rice. Then the mixture is pressed into a heart shaped mould, and finally arranged on the plate. Simple.

When papa came over and asked what they were eating, Zac and Jem exclaimed, "I-Love-You png! (rice)"

Heheh...

Thursday 28 June 2012

Thankful Thursday: Weed flower

Tridax procumbens (Coatbuttons)
 Flickr photo credit: Mang Maning
One late evening while perusing the roadside growth near MIL's home, Zac & Jem Boy found several patches of weed flowers. 
Promptly plucked (read: uprooted), one by one, they offered the blooms to me.

It may be a lowly weed flower, but this humble plant was significant enough to show me that I am loved. In many ways.
Thank you Lord, for the expression of love that encourages.

Wednesday 27 June 2012

The Inception!






Finally, for the longest time deferring on my blog start-up, here I am! And delighted. Back in the ancient late-90's, some of us were already "blogging", thou the term was not there yet, and we had to do the scripting in HTML. Yup, the whole thing about  <head>, [background-color: #08111e]. Every. Single. Code.

Well, well, hello wired world once again... And this time it won't be about tracking & trending the digerati world or discoursing about Greek mythology (!). Instead, it will be something close to my heart. A legacy.