CSeek

Icing Explosion

cseek — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:17:31 +0000

It is the 7th day （人日）of the Chinese New Year and we were out and about since this morning doing a bit of visiting before we hit the Icing Room in the late afternoon.

My niece and nephew had a fun time decorating the cake. Marcus couldn’t resist and asked us for permission if he could eat an icing decor in the midst of decorating. And the two of them were able to work closely to finish the cake decorating without any quarrels or tantrums thrown.

Let's start by choosing the icing decor

There are too many decors to choose from. We had to make some really difficult choices.

In the end we chose these.

Let's get started!

Add a little icing.

More icing

And more icing

I think we still need more icing.

Hard at work

Don't worry sis! Let me put the finishing touch to the cake.

Filed under: Family, Festival / Celebrations

I feel better now

cseek — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:46:51 +0000

Music is indeed one of the best medicines. I have been trying to learn to play this song the whole day. It took my mind off my troubles for a long while.

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Velo

cseek — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:08:33 +0000

I had been looking for an alternative exercise since I recovered from my sprain. After entertaining the thought and deliberating over a few months, I decided that cycling would be a good alternative to jogging until I recover fully. Hence, with the exchange of some money, I became a proud owner of a foldie (or foldable bike) last month.

I had taken it onto the park connectors a few times and I had fallen in love with this mode of travelling. So far, I had done the Yishun ↔ Sembawang and Changi ↔ ECP routes. Not only do I discover new rustic places in Singapore, I also discover other muscles on my leg and butt, which do not get the same kind of workout when I run.

Today, I did the Punggol → Lor Halus →Pasir Ris Drive 3 → Loyang PCN → Changi Village route with my friends. We started off at the Popeyes Punggol at 730am and ended up at Changi Village for breakfast before heading back to Punggol after recharging with food and water.

Every ride leads to good food - recharging at Changi Village

For the first time in months, my heart had a cardio workout, pumping hard when I tried to scale those little sloped pavements. Never felt so good for a long time. We also did a little exploring of the Punggol Waterfront when we came back. At the end of the 3hr cycling escapade, we covered 39.5km!

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A photographic year in review

cseek — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:02:44 +0000

I must say I had a great year despite it being marred by that horrible sprain in August and being plagued by that injury for the rest of the year. Each photo below represents a defining/memorable incident for me in each month of the year, except for November which was really just bleh for me.

I know I will not be at any of the count down parties. Passed that stage a long time ago. While it has been a rewarding year, I would want to have more work-life balance in my life and return to my French lessons soon.

These two quotes that I found on the internet resonate with me as I embrace the new year.

To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time – James Agate

The object of a new year is not that we should not have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton

And I end of the post with this video.

What will you be doing on New Year’s Eve?

Filed under: Festival / Celebrations

My Grown Up Christmas List

cseek — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:41:27 +0000

The world will be a better place if the list in this song comes true.

Merry Christmas!

Filed under: Festival / Celebrations

DIY

cseek — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:20:24 +0000

With time to spare recently, I decided to try out this little hack I saw on Ikea Hackers. Unable to find a dowel and handle carpentry works, I improvise a little using a bracket bought from Home Fix and parts of a flowerpot stand bought from Daiso to replace the dowels.

It gave me great satisfaction to see the finished product.

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Out spinning today

cseek — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:38:53 +0000

and I had to go over this heart on the park connector. Hope no one is heart broken as a result. Ouch!

Filed under: Toy

Little Green House Year-end Graduation Ceremony and Performance

cseek — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:14:32 +0000

Time creeps by and Megan will be attending Primary 1 next year. The whole family attended her kindergarten graduation ceremony today. Of course the day wasn’t just focused on Megan. Her brother also performed alongside his N2 friends. He was simply adorable as a bear in the skit ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Next year, she will most probably be sitting in the audience to watch her brother performed.

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