Spotted at the mall one day:
It’s not every day that you meet a mannequin dressed like you.
Fruit Paradise
October 12, 2009Synn and I have actually tried quite a few of their tarts till date, but I just never got round to posting pictures of these yummy treats.
Located at the by-now-not-so-new Tampines 1, these tarts often sell out quickly when they hit the shelves, which is surprising since these things don’t come cheap.
Priced at (I think) $7.50 a slice, it’s a lot to pay for a unhealthy dose of fresh cream (I see dead carbs, they’re everywhere!), a sliver of sponge and a generous enough topping.
Having tried almost their whole range, I think it’s safe to say that our unanimous favourite has got to be the Grapefruit and Orange flavour, teehee.
Precision handcut with a hot knife (see to believe), the look of concentration on the staff doing the deed is almost comical. They dip the knife in hot water, do a mental count (of god knows what) and cut. The serving staff even do a nice syrup art on the plate before you get it. Kewl.
Coming in a distant second, would have to be the Mango flavour.
Honestly, I don’t see why there’s even a craze over these tarts. Yes, they’re good, but they’re not great. I would say if these had more sponge in them, it be a lot better. They’ve got everything else down pat: presentation, portions, taste, etc.
The irony is that the sponge is nice and fluffy, and should feature more instead of the cream.
3.5/5 in my opinion.
Project MiniMe: Entry 0071
October 10, 2009Ten things my 17 month old son has taught me:
1. Subway meal > Big Breakfast > fish porridge.
2. The Eensy Weensy Spider looks like two index fingers touching each other.
3. When dragged in a direction not to liking, lie on the floor. Really still. And enable Poker Face Mode.
4. Water-skiing Floor-skiing is hilarious.
5. Strawberry toothpaste is yummy.
6. So is Daddy’s finger.
7. Successfully getting rubbish into the chute calls for self-applause.
8. So does succesfully getting the lift buttons to light up.
9. A toddler learning to jump resembles a chicken trying to take flight. (Yes, Synn and I are hard at work trying to capture a video of said flying jumping.)
10. A handphone is literally that. (Yes, we need a video of this as well.)
Sesame Street Spoofs
October 7, 2009More amusing yet educational clips from the world of Sesame Street found!
The SLU solves a missing letter case:
While Dr. Grover operates on an injured member of the alphabet:
And my favourite type of clips showcasing guest appearances:
I think this is the start of a long relationship with Sesame Street online, tee hee. I hope Tristan likes this as much as we do.
Project MiniMe: Entry 0070
October 5, 2009C is for Cookie, that’s good enough for me…
Oh, and our friend has learnt a hand action to go with ‘No More!!’, lol.
Project MiniMe: Entry 0069
October 2, 2009Spotted in the airport one afternoon:
The guy is obviously worried about the obstacle course when he does his National Service in time to come.
Sesame Street Comes To Punggol Central
September 30, 2009Synn and I have been watching a lot of Sesame Street lately on the computer with Tristan, who, by the way, stares transfixed by the singing and dancing.
We’ve even caught him humming along to some of the tunes, although it sounds like a tone deaf someone humming at this point in time and nothing like the Pavarotti that we thought we had. Sigh.
It does seem like he’s keen on being a Birdketeer, though:
The grin on his face when we flap his arms is hilarious.
Oh, and my current favourite:
Gotta love chickens that know how to chill by the beach.
Who knew Sesame Street could be so cool. ^^
Chicken Soup For The Soul
September 29, 2009One large pot of water:
The Source Of Life
One chopped whole chicken:
$6.60
One radish and two carrots:
$1.10
One packet each of golden and oyster shrooms:
$1.55
One packet of bamboo shoots:
$1.50
Three sweaty hours of simmering and topping up of water:
Achtung!
The look of joy on Synn’s face when she sips the soup after a day at the office:
Priceless.
Project MiniMe: Entry 0068
September 27, 2009When baby chair has a flip up tablet, do this.
In the absence of said tablet, do this:
Until the food arrives.
After which, try to get Daddy’s attention to feed self.
And when all the food is finished, be a public nuisance until everyone wants to leave:
What’s This, Daddy?
September 26, 2009Conveniently located within arm’s reach, it was all we could do to keep him from snatching a couple of boxes:
Good Thing Daddy Didn't Use These Back Then
Son, you’ll need to wait for that hottie at playgroup to grow up, first.
