potty training for daniel

this is the day, the first day which daniel knows when he wanna go "shee shee"... thx to MIL, daniel roughly knows when to alert us when he wanna pee...

at first, he informed mah mah every 15 minutes..... what makes he so co-operative??? it's becoz he gets to flush the toilet......but of course got a few times he totally forgot to inform us... he will then say "SAP SAI" (totally wet) while touching his wet pants.....

hope he still remembers what he need to do tomorrow, the days after etc...... it's time to get off from diapers

anyway, just wanna say to daniel: mummy so proud of you

layered agar-agar

i hv always been fascinated by agar-agar.... thanks to hubby's influence.... i tried out this layered agar-agar... but not before i searched online for the easiest recipe to follow.... on the actual day itself, i followed non of the recipes... instead i ventured on my own... as in determining the level of water, sugar etc..... the result: 50% ok

coz i did two trays of it.... onli one survived... LOL.... which means onli one turned out good... the other one was "rosak"...... as in not presentable as the layers did not stick to each other....

the good one, we gave to nearby friends and relatives.... the bad one, into our own stomach of course....

here's the recipe for my own record... not a good one... will try to improvise it soon

** i used the normal swallow brand agar2 powder **

ingredients:
(A)
one packet of red agar2 powder
900ml water
100gm of sugar

(B)
one packet of yellow agar2 powder
900ml water
100gm of sugar

(C)
one packet of green agar2 powder
900ml water
100gm of sugar

(D)
two packets of clear color agar2
400ml of coconut milk powder
1400ml water
3 pandan leaves
1/2 tsp salt

method:

1) cook (A) pour evenly into two different trays

2) cook (D). Once the (A) has harden a bit, measure about 600ml of (D) and pour evenly into the two trays. If (A) is too hard, lightly scratch it with a fork to form some "holes/ lines" so that (D) can stick onto it. The remaining of (D) to be keep in the pot and keep warm with a small flame

3) cook (B) then layered with (D) and repeat this step for (C)

** if got some leftover agar2, put it into those pattern mould, turns out nice as well **

TIPS:
this recipe is a bit time consuming compare to the normal agar2.for it to be succesful, must be really patience. preferably, the layered agar2 be cool off first before refrigerate it in the fridge for about 3 hours and finally be cut as u like.....

visit from a dear fren....

soon to be mrs lee came for a visit today.... yup.. she's here to give me the invitation card to her wedding dinner this december 26th....

we chatted so much... work... daily life... her wedding preparations..... her life as a soon to be wife, daughter in law and mother(in a couple of years as she wish).......

she is one dear fren whom i miss seeing and chatting with....

got to know her when i was still at tdm... we were both in the same section... just the two of us... two newly joined taking over the section when our senior was transferred to another dept... we both managed to survive with the guidance of our ex-boss... and ex-colleagues....

after she(and many others) left, we seldom get to meet-up as all of us are busy busy with our work & life...

but friends remain in our heart... we need not meet and chat every single day... the most important thing is we know we have a friend to rely on when we most needed them :)

here i wish here a blissful life ahead with her hubby & her new family....

annabelle @ 17 months old

my girl girl is no longer a baby... a toddler now.... a very stubborn little girl who always want us to give in to her request...

who usually gives in to her? not me definitely....

currently belle have a very bad habit which is comes dinner time, she will not want to chew her food but instead keep it in her mouth dunno for what????

daniel @ 31 months old
my boy is definitely growing... but oops... did not measure his height and weight for some time...

he can speak more words now.. at least he can call me accurately as in mummy and no longer bah bee


however, daniel still prefers to call my dad as nor nor and not gong gong.. wonder why????

changes

so many changes in the past few months... work wise, family wise, kids wise.... macam2...

first of all, i had change my job.... an unexpected move i made after 8 years with tdm.... which mean i went through everything again.. sent out resume, attend interview, medical checkup then starts new job.....

many ppl's reaction when they knew i changed job was: serious???? i thought you will work till you retire at tdm

not one commented that... but 9/10 of them did.....

story cut short, i am now working with prudential.... a move which up to now, i have no regrets... so much learning for me.... especially on getting protection for ourself and loved ones.....

everyday is a learning day for me..... i feel like going to school each day to attend class coz the wide scope of learning awaits me... products info, claim enquiries, nominations etc.....

the onli thing i misses at tdm is the many lovely colleagues and ex-colleagues i met while working there.... they are simply the best.....

luckily my current new work place is not bad..... the colleagues are helpful and friendly as well...

as for family wise, i am still married with two kids... not pregnant at the moment... any more plan for the 3rd one? we shall wait and see :)

both kids are growing day by day... getting nottier and nottier each day.... daniel is very stubborn these days... belle is still as stubborn as before... so, i do have two VERY stubborn kids... rotan works with daniel but not belle.. sigh....