After B1 finished her school homework,we walked over to the opposite town park.B1 and B2 carrying their lanterns,both preferred the traditional ones,rather than their new,battery operated Hello kitty and My Melody lanterns.
I packed a mooncake and some fruit juice along, while hb brought some candles for the girls to play with.
It's already 10pm,but the park is still packed with lots of people,mostly groups of teenagers playing with candles and sparklers,and some families with young children.
Finally, I got my new wallet today 23 Sep 2010 at 3.45pm. Yes, I kept record of all the dates for reference of how long it takes the online stores to ship,how long it takes to reach VPOSTUSA,and how long Vpost take to deliver to my doorstep after payment is made.(16 Sep)
My small wallet in a small longchamp box is place in 
Item cost SGD374.52 (USD272),shipping fee SGD20.78,Total Cost SGD 395.30, a savings of SGD 95.70, since Longchamp counter is selling it at SGD491.
What prompted me to order from US Longchamp is not so much the difference in price,but more of the stock availability. Eeven when I put my name down on their "waiting list", there is no guaratee that the following 2 shipments has my desired wallet in it.
Hb is going Vegas to attend a conference organised by our major client, at our own cost.
The dates coincide with B1's SA2 exams!
I didn't know so much work is involved to cook braised peanuts.
My version using thermal pot is simpler. Just soak the peanuts.Cook with soya sauce,rock sugar,cinnamon stick,star anise,orange peel.
Hb couldn't start his car after parking it outside Cheers last night.Managed to get one kind soul to help him,made big turn back and park opposite traffic flow to help him to jump start.
Afraid that it's going to happen again,he accompanied us to send B1 to her supp class early in the morning.We went from breakfast after that,before sending B2 to schoo.l.After breakfast at Keat Hong, the car couldn't start again.
Tried jump start with two men's help,but it didn't work this time.We had to walk to CCK Ave 2 to call a cab.I took B2 to school in a cab,while he called Toyota's service centre.
By about 12pm,he called to say the car is ready. The car didn't need to be towed to workshop,instead,the serviceman came and change a new battery on the spot.
Since the car is already more than 2 years old, they charged 50% of the cost,We would have to pay full price if the car is 3 years old!
B1's slighly late for school, but at least we managed to pick her up on time.
Luckily it happened today.If it's tomorrow,when Hb is in KL, I would be very panick!
Quite sometime ago, the PD said B2's heart has some "mur mur" sound. He referred us to Dr Heng at Kidslink Jurong East St 31 for ultra sound scan.
I brought her there yeseterday. Luckily after scanning, the doctor said B1's ok, there is no hole in her heart. The sound is just due to blood flow.
Medical fee for the consultation and ultra scan cost S$300+! LUCKILY everything is ok with her!
It's first day of school holiday yesterday.I have lots of very ripe Ang Bak Banaa ,so we made some banana cake and ate it while it's still warm after dinner.
(A) 250g butter (I used 125g butter, + 125g margarine)
230g sugar
(B) 5 eggs (55g each)
(C) 300g plain flour
1/2 tbsp milk powder
1 tsp baking powder
(D) 200g banana (used Ang Bak/hong2 rou4 Banana)
pinch of salt
1/4 tsp banana essence( optional)
Grease & line loaf pan with paper (if using loaf pan)
(1) Cream (A) till light & fluffy
(2) Add (B), one at a time & cream till light & smooth
(3) Fold in the sieved (C) & mix well
(4) Mash the banana & mix with the rest of (D) ingredients till smooth. Add into the above mixture & mix till well incorporated.
(5) Bake at 180C for 50- 60 min. at lower rack of oven
For BIG cup cakes, I bake at 200c for about 45 min,on the middle rack.
Isetan Kyushu Fair 08 Sep - 20 Sep 2010
One of my favourite Japanese Cake,Castella/Kasutera will be available for sale during the fair.
I have cancelled my Longchamp wallet order from Magnums.net as I didn't want to wait for backorder period of 4-6 weeks + another 7-10 days from VPOSTUSA.
Finally ordered from Longchamp.com US site. More expensive than from Longchamp UK and from magnums.net,but still cheaper than buying in Singapore.
Anyway,Singapore's Longchamp counter can't promise that my wallet will be in the following shipment,which is end Sep,everything "cannot guarantee", so what's the point of "Placing Order" with them???
Just a note. Longchamp UK will not even ship to VPOSTEUROPE. Their system will match the shipping address against their database.Once they detect that it's not a Personal or Word address, they will reject the order.
Longchamp US doesn't have this problem. but it costs USD12 for ground shipping via UPS to VPOSTUSA. They shipped out on 03 Sep 2010 US time, scheduled delivery is 13 Sep. I probably will get it on around 20 Sep 2010?
Last check my credit card statement, my item is not even charged yet. So they ship out item without first charging???
Our block seems to be almost complete, except the ground floor. 
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