Birthday Wishes from JacJac

Here is a video of Birthday Wishes from JacJac!



Happy Birthday to me! Yay!

Remembering Ah Wang, One Year On

It's been one year since Ah Wang's passing.

We held a simple ceremony to remember our beloved canine companion, Ah Wang, who passed away on 15th May 2009, aged 20 (human) years.

Despite the passage of time, Ah Wang is still very much part of the family.

Ah Wang's altar at home is decorated with bright cheerful colours, pictures of Ah Wang, canine "companions" and her favourite foods and drinks which are replaced/replenished regularly.

I know for a fact that Popo (my mother-in-law) still sits with and speaks to her daily...

We also pooled money and bought (a considerable amount of) paper Taoist offerings to be burnt for Ah Wang.

These included a nice two-storey house and numerous other luxuries (can you spot the LV bag and MacBook?) in addition to probably several millions in spending money.

Hopefully, she'd be able to receive them and lead a plentiful afterlife before reincarnation. ;)

Girl-Girl, you'd always be in our hearts. ;)

Home Kitchen - Roast Brined Chicken with Apples and Vegetables

I have never cooked any proper foods (aside from roast sweet potatoes, that is) using an oven which I have always considered the domain of the missus for her sweets.

That and the fact that our humble oven is exactly that, humble.

Nevertheless, I decided to give it a go at making roast brined chicken on a tray of apples and vegetables with encouragement from my gal.

What do you think of my first attempt at oven-cooking?

Enjoy~!