Little Big Suitcase: 2015

I love this Tim Burton's animated movie. It was the first stop motion movie I've watched as a child and I love stop motion movies since then. It is a lot of hard work to make a stop motion movie, it took 3 years to complete "The Nightmare Before Christmas". As someone who has learn 3d animation in school, I can understand the triple effort required for a stop motion animation.

If you have not seen the movie, it is really more about Halloween than Christmas, still I love Jack and Zero and I just love watching it before Christmas.

Synopsis:
"The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the "real world." When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life -- he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry." - Wikipedia

I remember just recently when I was in a Paris Disney store and they started playing "What's this?" (my favourite song from the show) on the big screen and everyone, even the bored fathers, just stop what they are doing and stare at the screen to watch the video. It's really hilarious, as if time has stops and brought us to Christmastown. :)

Here's the song:

Our Playmobil kids hanging out with Jack in Christmastown.

Celebrate - Sunday, December 20, 2015

The Nightmare Before Christmas

I love this Tim Burton's animated movie. It was the first stop motion movie I've watched as a child and I love stop motion movies ...

Been a while since I did my mini local food photography..hehe... Today's menu: Chwee Kueh !

So what's Chwee Kueh (Water Rice Cake)?
They are steamed rice cakes that are very popular in Singapore and Malaysia. The white portion is rice flour mixed with water and the brown portion is diced preserved radish (chye poh). They don't look appealing but they are so delicious - best served with chilli sauce. The radish is the 'make or break' factor for Chwee Kueh. You can make great rice cakes but if you have crappy chye poh, it just taste awful.

And we are very lucky to stay in the Eastern part of Singapore that has one of the best Chwee Kueh in Singapore. This stall is so famous that you need to queue EVERYDAY - anytime of the day. There are just endless people at the stall waiting patiently to get a slice of the savoury rice cake. And incase you are wondering, they are really cheap, you can get 4 pieces for S$2. i.e you need to sell many, many, many Chwee Kueh to cover your costs and resources. There must be enough business for them to sustain this for so many years (10++).

The downside to Chwee Kueh is that it is so freaking oily, you can only have them once in a while. Just look at the photos below. :)

Eat - Friday, December 04, 2015

Let's Talk About These Oily But So Delicious Chwee Kueh

Been a while since I did my mini local food photography..hehe... Today's menu: Chwee Kueh ! So what's Chwee Kueh (Water Rice Ca...

Diapers!

Unbelievable but it's true, you can actually make realistic looking snow using diapers. But yes please use clean ones :) The fluffy cotton material in baby diapers is actually sodium polyacrylate. And when you pour some water on it, BAM! it turned into a transparent crystal like material - just like real snow, perfect for your winter photoshoot. This is a very fun way to make fake snow since a tropical country like Singapore will never get snow. :)

Posing infront of the screen for the photo shoot

DIY - Saturday, November 28, 2015

Making Realistic Artificial Snow using....

Diapers! Unbelievable but it's true, you can actually make realistic looking snow using diapers. But yes please use clean ones :) T...

I was in Paris a day after the terrible event. It was a depressing period but Paris is a strong nation who will not let terrorism defeat them. My prayers go out to the victims and their families.

It's not my first time in Paris but my first time with my Playmobil friends. Here's some photos from our little exploration of Paris.

Chill - Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Vive La France!

I was in Paris a day after the terrible event. It was a depressing period but Paris is a strong nation who will not let terrorism defeat...

Lovely tableware (can i bring them home to add to my collection?)

Over the weekend we had a delightful afternoon high tea @ Anti:dote Lounge, Fairmont Singapore. We took the 'Antidote' tea set which comes with the black truffle scramble egg starter and refillable tea. The 'Oriental' tea set has the same food menu, the only difference is the starter (Dim Sum). Regardless which set you choose, the total cost per pax is $53 after tax and service charges.

Black truffle scrambled eggs starter (so so good!) with TWG French Earl Grey

Being a huge 'Mariage Freres' tea fan, I'm not fond of TWG (talk about brand loyalty). However these days almost ALL 5 stars hotels in Singapore serve only TWG tea. :( Well TWG is pretty good, but MF IS the true, original gourmet tea.

Anyway, moving on from tea.... the reason why we picked this place for high tea was because of how they present the desserts and sandwiches.

Yes, it comes in a 3 drawers vanity box! How awesome is this! The top layer has all the sweets, the first drawer has all the savoury, we have scones in the second drawer and biscuit in the last drawer. It was more than enough for 2 ladies. If you are looking for a unique high tea experience, do check it out. :)

Chill - Monday, November 02, 2015

Afternoon High Tea @ Anti:dote Fairmont

Lovely tableware (can i bring them home to add to my collection?) Over the weekend we had a delightful afternoon high tea @ Anti:dote Lo...

Photo taken in Bedok Reservoir Park. #sgflowers

Scientific Name: Alpinia Purpurata
Also Known As: Ostrich Plume, Pink Cone Ginger
Able to grow forming dense thickets and displacing native vegetation principally in moist habitats such as riverbanks, edges of wetlands and mangroves, and the understory of moist secondary forests. They look like full bloom but the true flower is the small white flower on top.
Uses: Commonly planted for ornamental purposes

Plant - Saturday, October 24, 2015

Flower Of The Day: Red Ginger

Photo taken in Bedok Reservoir Park. #sgflowers Scientific Name: Alpinia Purpurata Also Known As: Ostrich Plume, Pink Cone Ginger...

Halloween is approaching and the most appropriate fairy tale for the occasion has to be "Hansel & Gretel". This dark fairy tale has been regarded as too violent and disturbing for children - children abandoned by their parents, encounter with a cannibal old woman and shoving this old woman into a pot to burn her to death.... Now you know why we never get to hear this fairy tale in school. But hey just like all fairy tales, despite the terrible encounters, there is always a "Happy Ending".

Enjoy. :)

Once upon a time, there lived two children, Hansel and Gretel, with their poor woodcutter father and stepmother.

The stepmother did not like the children as there were little enough to eat and there are too many mouths to feed. The stepmother finally persuaded the woodcutter to abandon the children in the woods in order for the both of them to survive.

The next day, they brought the children to the deep forest and told them to take a nap while the woodcutter and her continue their way to chop wood.

When they woke up, the fire was burned out and the moon rose high in the sky. They were all by themselves.

Hansel comforted Gretel and walked through the night when they finally came upon a cottage. What a wondrous cottage it was for its walls were made of gingerbread, its roof was made of frosted icing and candies, and its windows were made of biscuits.

“There,” Hansel pointed. “We shall have a glorious feast!”
The children ran to the house and began nibbling. Hansel grabbed a handful of the gingerbread wall. Gretel bit into the clear sugar window.

A sweet voice called from inside the house,
“Nibbling, Nibbling like a mouse. Who is nibbling at my house?"

The sweet voice belonged to an old woman and she came outside to see Hansel and Gretel nibbling at her house. The children were frightened but the old woman was kind.

"My, my you dear children, who has brought you here? Come right in and stay with me. No harm will befall you."

They followed the old woman inside the house. They ate until they were stuffed and fell asleep in soft beds, thinking they were in heaven. Ah, but they were terribly deceived for the old woman was really an old witch with wicked intentions. She built her house of sweets to entice children inside. Once she trapped the children, they became her…dinner!

The wicked witch locked Hansel in a glass chamber and forced Gretel to cook something good for her brother to fatten him up. Once he's fat, she will eat him up!

Weeks have past and the wicked witch decided today is the day to cook Hansel. She filled a huge pot with animals to extract flavors and nutrients. Once she get the right broth, she told Gretel to check the flames and simmer the broth. She was planning to push Gretel into the pot and eat her too.

Luckily Gretel saw what she was up to and pretend she did not understand the instructions and asked the wicked witch to demonstrate for her.

As soon as the wicked witch climbed up and placed her body above the huge pot, Gretel pushed her into the huge pot filled with piping hot soup! The witch is dead now!

Gretel quickly unlocked Hansel's cage.They took the gold and jewels in the witch's house and finally found their way home. It was a happy reunion for the children and the woodcutter - but not a happy one for the stepmother who has unexpectedly passed away in an accident too.

Hansel took out the gold and jewels,
"Look, Father! We're rich now . . . You'll never have to chop wood again and we'll never be hungry again."

And they all lived happily together ever after.

The End.

Celebrate - Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Tale Of Hansel & Gretel

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