Can't believe how fast time goes by when we have 2 trouble makers at home. They are 10 months old now and they have brought plenty of joy to our home. It was an incredible year, incredibly busy, incredibly tired, most of all, incredibly happy.
Just 3 blog posts for the year, considering the circumstances, I think that's pretty incredible.
Happy New Year to all! I wish everybody has a wonderful year ahead of you.
I pinched myself, not to verify if I'm dreaming but to verify if I have lost my senses. Yup, I bought THE Canon 5D Mark II. Finally bit the bullet and went for it.
Will it help me take wonderful photos? It better be, for the amount of the money I spent on it, it should give me a nice massage too!
Another wonderful Malaysia delicacy whipped out by wifey last weekend.
Orange Agar-Agar(Jello) - seen on somebody's blog. Wifey tried and succeed.
Promptly consumed approximately 5 mins after I took this shot - just can't resist!
Without a doubt, internet has brought us many ways to communicate, make it much easier too!
It is also the internet(plus a little bit of laziness of course) that has eliminate many traditional form of communication such as letters and cards, well, for me at least.
I admit, I have substitute letters and cards with emails, ecards, and now facebook messages. Yes, I'm that lazy...
Still, I'm very excited whenever I found a personal card in the pile of junk mail I received daily. Especially when the thoughtful cards are from thousands of miles away...across the Pacific pond...
What?! It's March already?! It felt like we just celebrated new year just yesterday!
So what have I been up to other than, well, not updating my blog. Let's see...
CNY (Chinese New Year a.k.a Lunar New Year) is getting close. For those of us living in a country where CNY is not that big of a deal, certain food is a good reminder of such great day. Food like...
It is a cold and busy day in Houston, city vehicles are out spraying chemical onto highway to prevent icing. Some businesses shut down for a day, some meetings canceled, some appointments postponed, all because it's snowing in Houston. Yes, Houston, we have snow, and that's a BIG DEAL.
My facebook page were flooded with messages and status updates about snow in Houston. And photos to prove.
I'm doing my part right now...
While friends from the north (especially the few friends from Canada) wonder what's with all this commotion about, it's just snow. Well, that's because, in Houston, we see more hurricanes then snow.
"Trick or treat, give me something nice to eat!" - That's the best line I heard the whole night while giving out candies to angels, monsters, fairies, super heroes, cheerleaders, etc., and helping various dentist business at the same time.
Good time is hanging out with a bunch of good friends on a warm Saturday evening.
Better yet, a gathering with plenty of delicious food such as chicken wings, satay, bacon wrapped shrimp, bacon wrapped stuffed with cream cheese Jalapenos, grill beef and pork, agar-agar, crème brûlée, etc. nicely prepared by Faye, Min, BK, and Joann. It will be nice if I can back those awesome foods with some photos(except the satay), well, I have failed you again.
Who do you think is the happiest when my wife finally find time in her busy schedule to bake? ME!
Have you tried Japanese Cheesecake? If not, I suggest you do so ASAP. Yes, NOW!
Japanese Cheesecake is so light and fluffy, some even use the words "cotton soft" to describe it, it's unbelievably good! I love it! Wait, I shall rephrase, I love the one my wife made! (Yup, that will guarantee more to come in the future, hehehe...)
This is not the first time she made it but this time she adds a little twist to it. More like spur of the moment decision since the heavy whipped cream in our fridge is about to expire, why not add it in? Mixer + heavy whipped cream + Kahlua and minutes later, voila! A Japanese Cheesecake that has layers of texture, taste, and GOODNESS!
Oh, the cheesecake is cut into heart shape because Faye thought it will look more interesting in a photo and also the fact that heart shape food makes happy food!
When Faye is not on the internet browsing for recipes on others blogs/food website, she's in the kitchen cooking/baking. Most of the time the outcome is something as awesome and delicious as this...
Last week was a hectic one for me. Job dateline has kept me up late a few nights. I can barely keep my eyes open by Friday night. Past out for 10 hours and woke up to this sweetness!
We have this dish for dinner probably once a week. I called it my detox meal - the fiber will cleanse my system of all the junk I stuff in my mouth everyday, or so I hope it will.
Faye called it the quick and easy meal when she don't have time to cook or when she ran out of idea what to cook. 
Romaine lettuce, baby spinach, strawberry, kiwi, mandarin orange, pumpkin seed, pecan, walnut, cranberry, and raisin - yup, it's loaded!
What do you think of my new blog layout? You like?
I've been thinking of changing my blog layout for a while, procrastinate, procrastinate, same old story. All I need is a little nudge to get the momentum going. And the little nudge I need came from Cheryl's Think Tank, a blogger friend, when she decided to change her blog layout a week ago. So, here it is!
CSS code is like alien language to me! Took me hours to modified this template to my liking, some tinkering is still needed. I'm just too damn picky sometime!
Anyway, here are a few tips I learned(the hard way) if you decide to change your blog layout.
- Backup all your blog post and comments: Dashboard -> Setting -> Basic -> Blog Tools - Export Blog.
- Create a new private "Test Blog" to test your layout so you don't have to test it on your working blog, believe me, this will help you eliminate a lot of hassle and headache.
- You can even import your old blog post and comments into your test blog to see how well it works.
Have fun!
Yee, my sister-in-law, was home alone last weekend while we were having fun with our friends in Austin. And this amazingly delicious mini blueberry cheesecakes were in the oven when we got home. I think we should leave her home alone more often...
