2006

  • Baked Udon

    I wanted to cook pasta today, but then I realized that I didn’t have any pasta. Instead, I found udon. So I decided to experiment a bit, and discover this nice easy recipe, a fusion between japanese and italian cooking.…

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  • Dream Tag

    I got tagged by Yanti to reveal my five dreams. Well, since this website is owned by my whole family, I guess the tag is also applicable to the other members of the family. Let me ask Noe about his…

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  • Seats for the needy

    Late afternoon today, I took MRT to Jurong East while carrying Noe in the babybjorn carrier. Noe was really getting heavy for a carrier! It was unusually crowded for that time of the day. I walked towards the seat intended…

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  • Jingle Acara TV Indonesia Jaman Dulu

    Seputar Indonesia itu lagunya judulnya “Betawi” oleh Bhaskara ’86. Yang main biola luluk purwanto. Baru saja lagu jingle berita programa dua TVRI tahun 80-an dulu terngiang2 di kuping gue. Ada yang tahu, lagu ini lagu apa? Yang jelas ini lagu…

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  • First Clap

    Just now, Noe deliberately clapped his hands, for the first time. He has tried to clap his hands for the longest time, but somehow either the hands just clasped to one another, or the hands do not meet. But now…

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  • First Time on the Beach

    Last weekend, the Hamiltons and we drove up to Mersing, on the east coast of Malaysia. Natasha drove her car through Woodlands checkpoint, which was not jammed, surprisingly. Coming from Singapore, it was refreshing to see the chaos and untidiness…

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  • Google Fridge

    As a mom and the cook in the house, I constantly think on how technology and internet can help daily chores at home. There are so many kinds of technology out there, but they are rarely integrated as a seamless…

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  • Noe’s first foursome

    Remember when Noe learned how to flirt with the girls next door? Finally he reaped what he sow.And not just a date, it was a foursome! Way to go, Noe!

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  • GBuy

    Tinker Tailor made me realize that the name of the new Google payment system – GBuy – would be inappropriate and difficult to pronounce, particularly in Singapore, Malaysia, or among Hokkien-speaking people. You can refer to the Urban Dictionary for…

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  • Worst flu

    This week I was down with my worst flu ever since I left Indonesia (2001 that is). I started to have a sore throat on Monday early evening, then I had a sudden onset of a really bad fever later…

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