tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74356404110987583702024-03-14T00:50:16.092+08:00Mama does DIYIn my apron I carry nails, pliers, a heavy hammer, and pride
- Moira BachmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-19292518024461161632017-01-26T22:40:00.002+08:002017-01-30T16:18:25.169+08:00SukaMakan.netPlease visit my new recipe site: <a href="http://www.sukamakan.net/">www.sukamakan.net</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-84904399528657991282010-08-09T07:55:00.002+08:002010-08-09T08:05:53.902+08:00The best beauty bargains in town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TF9DOwA8KZI/AAAAAAAAACw/8o4Ed-YFSOg/s1600/slimming-banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="97" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TF9DOwA8KZI/AAAAAAAAACw/8o4Ed-YFSOg/s400/slimming-banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For you momies who are looking to revamp yourselves, you can't get any better place than </span><a href="http://beauty.icompare.sg/spa" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">iCompare Beauty</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Whether it's post-natal massage, spa, or hair care clinics, you can find them all there. Price starts at $0. No kidding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My mother-in-law tried one jamu massage, and she lost almost 1 kg in a session :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-44975813404291607692010-08-08T05:59:00.000+08:002010-08-08T05:59:54.325+08:00Anchovies microwave omelette<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I always thought that microwave was overrated. I mean, really, $100++ for warming food and making popcorn is tad too expensive for me -- especially because in Indonesia that's more than a month's salary of your maid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But if you have no maid, like me, it does come a bit handy at times. Besides for cooking rice and keropok, you can actually make other dishes with it too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I learned this recipe from a Korean neighbor. It's easy and yummy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Ingredients:</strong> 4 eggs, chopped spring onion, 1 cup water, salt and pepper to taste, dried anchovies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Directions:</strong> Combine all ingredients together in a microwavable container. Stir well. Cook on microwave on full power for 6-10 minutes until golden brown.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-72687597714980629892010-07-11T08:58:00.003+08:002010-07-11T08:59:28.781+08:00Quick tip: the perfect fried egg<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If your perfect fried egg is well done (no runny yolk, no burned bottom), this tip might just be for you:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Crack your egg into the pan as soon you have greased it. Don't wait.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When the grease is heated, cook it on medium/low heat. Your fried egg will be ready in a minute.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-52331649138068096392010-06-29T04:56:00.000+08:002010-06-29T04:56:52.616+08:00Recommended gynecologist<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've had people asking about a good ob-gyn in Singapore. I couldn't recommend anyone -- until I met Dr Jeanette Chen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She's one of the warmest, bubbliest, nicest doctors I've seen in my life. Unlike my previous ob-gyn, she's willing to take some time out of her busy schedule to sit down and answer my questions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So far I've seen her three times, and the whole clinic staff seemed to have recognized me. Wow, I'm impressed! Oh, and they all speak good English too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's just that her rates are a bit on the high side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can PM me or visit </span><a href="http://www.jchenwomenclinic.com.sg/medi_page/site_web_jc/common_page.asp" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">her site</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> for more info.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-9320076545269718152010-06-20T08:24:00.004+08:002010-06-20T08:42:35.307+08:00Easy treatment for cradle cap<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TB1e-9iN_2I/AAAAAAAAACY/rWt39XDbuy0/s1600/babytips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="88" qu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TB1e-9iN_2I/AAAAAAAAACY/rWt39XDbuy0/s320/babytips.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TB1e-9iN_2I/AAAAAAAAACY/rWt39XDbuy0/s1600/babytips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My baby had cradle cap. If yours has scaly scalp, it's cradle cap, all right.</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When you googled cradle cap treatment, you'll find many hits. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some even said you can't do anything with it.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I went and asked our </span><a href="http://mamadoesdiy.blogspot.com/2010/05/recommended-pediatrician.html" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">pediatrician</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> about it.</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She suggested me to rub baby oil liberally on the baby's scalp each night before sleeping. Leave it overnight.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The next day you can brush the scales away using the baby's hair comb. If you have no time, simply proceed to wash his hair. Repeat for a few days (2-3 days), and the cradle cap will disappear.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The doctor gave me <a href="http://www.dentinox.co.uk/CradleCap.htm" target=_"blank">Dentinox</a> Cradle Cap Shampoo to wash the hair, but I found out that any baby shampoo would work magic.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hope it helps.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-91980638549865117412010-06-13T10:16:00.000+08:002010-06-13T10:16:52.032+08:00Tiny seaweed roll<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you're looking for sushi recipe, you've come to a wrong place. This one is Indonesian. Although the idea came from Korean seaweed roll, it's just Indonesian </span><a href="http://bundazidansyifa.multiply.com/recipes/item/15" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">lemper</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> -- with a twist. Oh, and for my baby, I used half-sized </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nori" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">nori</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> sheets instead of Korean laver. You can use the full-sized one for bigger roll.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TBQ8WnERbiI/AAAAAAAAACQ/2Jy-UBbwYWg/s1600/P1050394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="240" qu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TBQ8WnERbiI/AAAAAAAAACQ/2Jy-UBbwYWg/s320/P1050394.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ingredients:</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rice:</em> 500 gram glutinous rice, 500 ml coconut milk, 2 small bay leaves, 1 stalk lemon grass, 1/2 tsp salt.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stuffing:</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Chicken:</em> 1 shredded boiled chicken breast meat, 4 small bay leaves, 6 lime leaves, 200 ml coconut milk from 1/2 coconut, 1 tsp tamarind water, 2 tsp cooking oil, 5 shallots , 3 cloves garlic, 3 candle nuts (I omitted this), 1 tbs ground coriander (pan-broiled), 1 tsp sugar.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The original recipe doesn't mention salt, but I added some.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Veggies:</em> carrot, cucumber, salt and sugar to taste, water, vinegar.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Directions:</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Veggies: </em>We can actually prepare this a day earlier. Cut carrot and cucumber into long thin strips, then mix with all ingredients. Chill in the fridge.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rice: </em>Soak rice for 2 hrs, rinse, steam for 15 minutes, put aside.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Boil coconut oil with bay leaves, lemongrass and salt. Add rice, keeps stirring stir until coconut milk dries up.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Stuffing:</em> Grind shallot, garlic, candle nuts, coriander, sugar, salt, altogether into a fine paste. Heat oil, brown the paste.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stir in coconut milk, chicken, bay leaves, lime leaves, tamarind water, and cook through until coconut milk dries up.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Remove from stove.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Seaweed roll:</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Place one sheet of nori on a cutting board. Spread rice on half of the sheet and add 1 carrot strip, 1 cucumber strip, 1 egg strip on top of rice. Roll in a log, make sure to squeeze it tight. Use some water to stick the seaweed together. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Put a little sesame oil on knife to cut the roll. Slice into bite-size pieces.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Whew, talking about a lengthy recipe! But again, it's actually very simple. If you have no time to cook the chicken, you could substitute it with any meat floss. You can also mix other vegetables as you like.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My baby loves it. I hope yours will, too.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-27394112884221407372010-06-03T02:23:00.001+08:002010-06-03T02:24:32.687+08:00Nursing rooms in Singapore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TAagdwS97ZI/AAAAAAAAACI/dYODKiiO8Yk/s1600/nursing-room-sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TAagdwS97ZI/AAAAAAAAACI/dYODKiiO8Yk/s200/nursing-room-sign.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was darkly amused to read </span><a href="http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC100519-0000047/Theres-no-shame-in-breastfeeding" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">this letter</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> published on Today, May 19 edition. Go ahead click on the link for the full story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In short, a mother -- apparently foreigner -- complained because she wasn't allowed to breastfeed her baby at a kids' indoor playground. The reason was because some fathers were uncomfortable with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While I support the idea that breastfeeding should be encouraged, I too agree that we mommies shouldn't just parade our breasts in the name of breastfeeding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's 2010. We can purchase nursing wear easily -- nursing apron, nursing top, anything. That way we could nurse our babies anytime, anywhere without revealing any flesh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In any case, I think Singapore is quite accomodating for mommies. You can find breastfeeding room almost everywhere. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/breastfeeding-room-Singapore" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> is a fabulous list of nursing rooms in town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There are actually many more places than what's written on it. Just don't forget to check your building directory, or ask the customer service.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-69948643128014101652010-05-31T01:02:00.001+08:002010-05-31T01:06:46.362+08:00Recommended pediatrician<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TAKbEzlIrQI/AAAAAAAAACA/R-GhIw7IQFw/s1600/Vaccination%2520cartoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TAKbEzlIrQI/AAAAAAAAACA/R-GhIw7IQFw/s200/Vaccination%2520cartoon.jpg" width="119" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've met quite a few doctors in Singapore who were always in a hurry. These doctors could spend less than 5 minutes per patient.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well, I could stand it as long as it's for myself. For my baby, however, I want an attentive doctor who would take time to listen to my questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Currently Adam sees Dr <a href="http://www.kidslink.com.sg/doctors.html" target="_"blank"">Lim Woan Huah</a> of Kidslink Bedok. She's not bad. She doesn't mind answering my questions, even when I saw her during vaccination visit. It means I didn't pay any consultation fee, which is normally $40.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In general I'm quite satisfied with her. Visit <a href="http://www.kidslink.com.sg/hours.html" target="_"blank"">Kidslink</a> site for more info.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-91679096468872522372010-05-30T00:41:00.013+08:002010-05-31T00:41:33.594+08:00Bakso gulung (meat roll soup)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TAFBwbU0kUI/AAAAAAAAAB4/mGAl3pZW78o/s1600/bakso+gulung" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/TAFBwbU0kUI/AAAAAAAAAB4/mGAl3pZW78o/s320/bakso+gulung" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In my whole life, I could only find one single restaurant in my hometown in Indonesia which served this soup. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So this is my own version of the tasty soup. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's actually a simple recipe -- only quite lengthy. It's worth a try if you have extra time. </span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ingredients:</span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Meat roll:</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">minced chicken breast meat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">thin omelette sheets</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">fried shallot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">chopped carrot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">egg</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Soup:</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">chicken broth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">minced garlic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">chopped celery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">chopped spring onion</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">fried shallot</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Directions:</span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Meat roll:</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Combine salt, pepper, fried shallot, egg, and carrot. Stir in minced chicken, mixing well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Spread some of the meat mixture on an omelette sheet to form a thin layer. Roll, and squeeze tight. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Wrap in banana leaf or kitchen foil.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. Steam for 45 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5. Let cool, then slice into 1.5-2cm slices.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Soup:</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Heat oil in a soup pot. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Add garlic. Sautee until soft. Do not brown.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Stir in chicken broth, salt, pepper, spring onion and celery.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, then allow to simmer for a few minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5. Add the meat roll after the soup is done. Garnish with fried shallot.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-33398728838520274832010-05-29T23:13:00.004+08:002010-05-30T11:36:35.762+08:00Friso promotion extended<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good news for mommies who missed the last </span><a href="http://mamadoesdiy.blogspot.com/2010/05/friso-special-promotion.html" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Friso promotion</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>It's extended to June 30</b> -- sorta.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, you will still receive $50 voucher after $300 purchase, or $10 after $100 ppurchase. But it seems like they won't have anymore 5+1 special promotion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Apart from that, you can redeem the voucher at Watsons -- and not Guardian.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not sure why Friso haven't updated both their Facebook account and official website, but I read this in </span><a href="http://www.todayonline.com/weekend" target="_"blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> -- May 17 edition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In any case, you can simply call Friso at <b>6419 8484</b>, and ask them the detail.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-34534937550476678342010-05-28T09:52:00.004+08:002010-05-30T11:37:18.946+08:00Recommended handyman<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Two months ago, we wouldn't think twice to lookup a handyman from online classifieds. But after meeting </span><a href="http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2010/05/26/365/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">this particular handyman</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, we've changed our mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank goodness we've found a good handyman/ plumber/ electrician since then. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For you mommies who happened to need one, you could try to call Mr. Tan on 97967886.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our landlord recommended him to us, saying that he's a nice person.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He was right, and Mr. Tan charges reasonable price too. For the kitchen light I was talking about </span><a href="http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2010/05/26/365/" target="_blank""><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, he would charge $30.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He gave free quotation and he doesn't ask for $40 transportation fee. It's $0 for him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just so you know, we're just happy customers.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-84320121093558285392010-05-21T14:56:00.004+08:002010-05-30T11:38:17.963+08:00Friso special promotion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/S_YtDx-zGhI/AAAAAAAAABM/cRndTWJBAr4/s1600/tab_promo_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/S_YtDx-zGhI/AAAAAAAAABM/cRndTWJBAr4/s320/tab_promo_2.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've been seeing this ad for quite some time, but somehow it always slipped my mine. I think it's a bit misleading, maybe that's why.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Say, where would you head to after reading it? Me, I went to Guardian, seeing their huge logo on the upper right corner.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That's when I decided to go to Guardian at Vivo City last week. But the sales woman I happened to ask was clueless. She even asked me to go home and read it again carefully.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Funnily enough, the hubby then pointed that the ad was actually right next to her.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was then clear that I would only need to make a phone call directly to Friso. They'll arrange the delivery, give you the voucher, and then you can redeem at Guardian. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I paid $140 for five tins of Friso Gold 3. I would also receive a free tin, a $10 voucher and get a chance to win $100.</span></strong></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Actually, unlike the ad, the staffs at Friso were all very nice and informative when I called. I must say so far I've only had good experience with them. Thanks so much, Friso!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And for mommies, hopefully the info would help. There's still time until <strong>May 26</strong> to get your free Friso.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Click </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/friso?ref=ts"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> for more info.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-39069889180380198652010-05-21T09:05:00.002+08:002010-05-30T11:39:13.557+08:00Children clothing for $1.1<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/S_Xb3hrhVtI/AAAAAAAAABE/M-xfZfiGXHA/s1600/200155844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XvEkfrmawxM/S_Xb3hrhVtI/AAAAAAAAABE/M-xfZfiGXHA/s200/200155844.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ever wondering what your $1 coin could buy?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">No, not your regular nasi lemak. Isn't it $2 or something? Instead, you could buy a set of toddlers clothing.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm now waiting for my second order. The sets are quite decent, for that price. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, it doesn't hurt to try for that much money, methinks. Why, you can't even get a chocolate bar for that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Click </span><a href="http://www.gmarket.com.sg/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=200155844&pos_shop_cd=GE&pos_class_cd=300000004&pos_class_kind=S"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> to view the item.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-63282768224551038562010-02-14T23:11:00.005+08:002013-07-18T10:34:01.217+08:00Kitchen renovation: how to renew wall edging strips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was love at first sight between me and our new apartment. But I had to admit I wavered a at the sight of the <strike>ugly</strike> rustic kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My first challenge was to clean the mildew off the wooden wall edging. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First, I used </span><a href="http://www.scjohnson.com.ph/product/insectcontrol.asp?catID=2&bid=7&pid=53"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr. Muscle Mold & Mildew Killer</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> to clean this part, to no avail. The mildew has penetrated down into the wood. Changing the whole wall edging strip would cost too much, not to mention we're just renting this place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My only option then is to cover the stains. PVC adhesive foils would do the trick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wood grain pattern or plain colors, the varieties of design are endless. You can buy it at </span><a href="http://www.selffix.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Selfix</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> or other DIY stores for $22.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here's what I did:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Clean the surface of the wall edging strip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Measure its width and length. Add one cm from the length and one cm from the width to the self adhesive foil to ensure a nice fit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Apply the foil to the strip. Use cutter to remove any excess foil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's that easy. Here is a close up look on my new wall edging. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-48108339724529613202010-01-20T00:49:00.001+08:002013-07-15T11:02:31.482+08:00Relocation guide for dummies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So you've given notice to your landlord that you wish to terminate the tenancy. What's next?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Having been through this myself last week, I can tell that there's no such thing as hassle free moving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">However, moving is a part of living in Singapore. Unless we buy our own house, we're bound to do it -- a lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here are some tips to ease the pain:</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Engage a property agent to help you house hunting.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's almost impossible to rent a place without an agent. Even if you didn't use agent, the landlord will. And you'll have to pay to that agent if you talked to him directly, which means s/he'll get commissions both from you and the landlord. The fee isn't cheap either. You'll pay half-month of the rental amount for each year lease. That means:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">- half month if you rent the place for a year</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">- a month if you rent the place for two years, like us</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">- etc</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. View as many places as you like, but act quick when you see the one you like.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some places may attract many suitors, so you wouldn't want to lose your dream house to somebody else. Make sure you'll sign <em>Letter of Intent</em>, in which you'd have to pay security deposit to the landlord. You'll pay a-month of the rental amount for each year lease.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Read carefully before signing Tenancy Agreement.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ask your agent to make some amendments if necessary. If it goes well, proceed with paying the stamp duty. For us the last time it costed $220. Your agent should know what to do.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. Check the house thoroughly during the handover. </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you found some defects, ask the landlord to get them fixed.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5. Engage a mover after knowing when to move in exactly.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What I did was to look up as many movers as possible online, then asking quotations for my items. Usually they give it for free. In the end I chose </span><a href="http://www.unitedtransport.com.sg/home.aspx"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">UTS</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. They charged us $110 for 20 boxes and a fridge, and they didn't even ask for additional cost when we added two chairs on top of that. Best still, they're willing to pay our security deposits to the condos' management offices -- altogether they cost $1500. Totally recommended!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6. Talk to management offices in your old and new places -- if you live in condo.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Each condominium has its own regulations about moving in and out. You should make sure you won't break any of them. In our old place, we had to pay $1000 deposit for moving out. This money is to ensure that we won't break any property during the process. In our current place we had to pay $500 as deposit for moving in. It's safer to pay with check instead of cash, of course. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you don't have check, you could buy </span><a href="http://www.dbs.com/posb/others/cashier/default.aspx"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cashier's Order</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> at any bank for a low price. Another way, is to ask your mover to pay --since they'd be the one who'd move things. Not all movers are willing to pay though. Some didn't even know about this security deposit.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7. Last but not least, update your address.</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Transfer your utilities and services to the new place. The good news, in Singapore you can do all of them online. Just login to the provider's website and you'll see.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you're Employment Pass holder, you can update your address </span><a href="http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/communities/work_pass/employment_pass/during_employment.html#Residential"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">TV licence, however, is not transferrable. You'd need to terminate your existing licence, then apply for a new one </span><a href="https://mdaonline.mda.gov.sg/onlineservices/indexInet2.aspx?id=5"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>*This entry has been previously published on </em><a href="http://ayulittleone.blogsome.com/2010/01/06/house-moving-for-dummies/"><em>my other blog.</em></a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435640411098758370.post-29976889645250306412010-01-19T15:15:00.001+08:002010-05-29T23:16:09.450+08:00A homemaker's journal -- The preamble<div><a href="http://www.yopsicologo.com/files/busy-mom-and-housewife-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ps="true" src="http://www.yopsicologo.com/files/busy-mom-and-housewife-2.jpg" width="186" /></a><br />
<div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hiya mommies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome to my homemaking blog. Come on in and make yourselves comfortable.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm a 29-year-old mother living in Singapore. The hubby is Hungarian, and I'm Indonesian myself. Our son Adam is 14 months old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">It's not easy to be a mother. </span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia;">As the saying goes, a man works from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done. I don't quite agree with that saying -- since it seems to underrate men's role -- but anyway you've got the point. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">You're not alone. There are millions of mommies out there in the same boat.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm just one of them -- in no way a homemaking expert. The upcoming posts won't give you any magic formula to survive motherhood either -- simply because there is no such a thing.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia;">However, you can surely find my personal housekeeping tips I've collected from my own experience after being married for almost seven years; practical tips and ideas for homemaking, do-it-yourself projects, cooking, and maybe a little about parenting.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia;">They helped me to survive, and I even got to enjoy the experience. I hope they can be of use to you too. If not, just take them with a grain of salt.</span><br />
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