Project MiniMe: Entry 0072

Spotted at the mall one day:

It’s not every day that you meet a mannequin dressed like you.

Fruit Paradise

Synn 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

Ten 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

More 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 0069

Spotted 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

Synn 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

One 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.

What’s This, Daddy?

Conveniently 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.

The Marshmallow Experiment

Spotted on the internet:

LOVE the music used.

Apparently, this is a really famous test used in the ’60s. Quite intriguing, read about deferred gratification here.

Exerpt from Wiki:

The marshmallow experiment is a famous test of this concept conducted by Walter Mischel at Stanford University and discussed by Daniel Goleman in his popular work. In the 1960s, a group of four-year olds were given a marshmallow and promised another, only if they could wait 20 minutes before eating the first one. Some children could wait and others could not. The researchers then followed the progress of each child into adolescence, and demonstrated that those with the ability to wait were better adjusted and more dependable (determined via surveys of their parents and teachers), and scored an average of 210 points higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

I watch this with amusement and can’t help but imagine that Tristan would swallow his marshmallow even before the tester left the room and hand her the plate for seconds, lol.

Project MiniMe: Entry 0067

To those people who cannot believe my adorable son can actually be annoying, I give you proof:

Honestly, he is the only guy I know who can’t keep still in a chair. It’s always either because he’s bored, or because he can’t wait for the food to arrive.

And when he decides he doesn’t want to swallow whatever is in his mouth, out it goes. You’d need the reflexes of an F1 driver to catch the fallout. Sigh.