Touch Base: A Long Overdue Check In

It has been almost seven years since I last updated my blog. So much has changed since then. People have shifted from reading blogs to watching short videos. Our attention spans have shortened, and we’ve grown more impatient, for instance consuming content, dramas, and even daily conversations at 1.5 to 2x speed. These days, I rely so much on ChatGPT to improve my writing for study and work that I may have lost the ability to frame my thoughts into proper sentences. Perhaps it’s brain rot from overreliance on technology and the constant stream of bite-sized content. Till next time...

Incredibles 2

First time bring baby J who is 11.5 months old to the movie. I was anxious of how he will behave. Luckily he's manageable. The movie started at 11.15am and it was supposed his nap time. However, he was excited to see so many people around and thus he was looking aroung and trying to attract the attention of the ladies sitting beside me. When he started to get bored, we fed him some oranges. Later on, he did get a bit restless, maybe he was sleepy but it was too noisy for him to sleep. Luckily in the end he managed to sleep while direct latching.

Little Jack jack in the movie constantly reminded us of Baby J. Active, naughty. The only difference is Baby J has no super power. Haha.

E is no longer a baby now. She's 3.5 years old. Watching movie like a pro while munching french fries. However, when she got sleepy in the cinema, she still preferred me to hug her to sleep, which I couldn't as I was carrying Baby J. She kept asking when the movie would finish.

Maybe I had too high expectation of the movie due to hearing good review. For me, it's cliche for children to save their parents. The only attraction for me is Baby Jack's superpower.

The Boss Baby

Ern was sad when the movie ended. Then she said Moana was better. Haha.

Beauty and the Beast

Watched with Ern

Sing

Can't remember the date of watching with Ern

Moana

Can't remember the date of watching this with Ern

Trolls

Another movie with Ern

The Secret Life of Pets

Another movie with baby E. Glad that she enjoyed it.

Kid from big apple

Rui Ern second movie

28 Mac 2016, 7.30 pm

Watch movie like a pro... Eating cake and drink water

Sleep at second half of the movie 

Captain America: Civil War

Third movie in the cinema for Baby E. Eating almost non-stop since she didn't know how to enjoy the movie yet. ~ grapes, chocolates, cheese~

Zootopia

20 Mac 2016

Baby E'a first movie date with mommy and daddy.

First expression looking at the screen was stunt, non blinking eyes. Afterwards, started to eat pop corn and drink choc milk, breastfeed a while, daddy had to carry her while standing. That's why we need to buy couple seat at the last row.

London has fallen

The Good Dinosaur

This movie is indeed a good lesson about fear.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Martian

It is not often that hubby can accompany me for a movie during the weekends. An it's even rare that I go to the cinema to watch a considered new release movie.

Interesting movie but it didn't touch me emotionally as deep as some other movies.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

There's something good about not reading the book before - you never know what happens next.

The movie ticket was free as it was my birthday month. This is the second/third time I went to the cinema without bringing my baby.

 The sense of guilt was killing me and thus not enjoying the movie to the max. What make it worse was that the babysitter told me about the baby having fever just right before I went into the cinema hall.

Inside Out

We always think that sadness is bad and we should try our best to hide it but actually expressing our sadness appropriately can help us to become a better person.

Panasonic Bread Maker sd-p104

I have been yearning for a bread maker since last year and particularly Panasonic brand. For your information,  I don’t own an oven and I think bread maker is perfect for a lazy person like me. Haha.

In Malaysia, there is only one model of Panasonic bread maker i.e. SD-P104. As greedy as I am, I hope to get a new version like those in other countries. However, this seems to be impossible for me after considering the cost of buying it from oversea. Hence, what was in the wish list remained in the wish list. In fact, there are many other cheaper brands of bread makers available in the market that I could choose.

In June 2015, I saw that TBM online in Rakuten Malaysia was having Father’s Day promotion whereby the Panasonic bread maker SD-P104 was sold only at RM599!!! This was indeed a good chance to buy in a bread maker. So, one week after my online order, I finally received my ‘toy’…

New toy

First try - plain bread with crust setting 'medium' - crust too hard

First bread - inner view

Second bake - raisin bread
A successful one
Crust setting  'light' 

Third bake - wheat germ bread
Didn't rise as expected but edible
I considered it fail

Immediate after third bake, I washed the container and bake another wheat germ bake.
It was a fiasco as I forgot to place the blade and thus the ingredients couldn't be kneaded.
Moral of the story: Don't bake in the middle of the night.

Coffee Raisin Bread

used 3 in 1 coffee mix. although the coffee taste was not strong but overall I was satisfied. At least the colour was very nice. 

There is recipe together with the manual but somehow you are going to get bored of it. Google is always a good freind for a less creative person (yes, me). However, it's hard to find new recipe / recipe in English originated from Singapore or Malaysia. Most google results are some bloggers' reviews after invitation to Panasonic bread maker workshop. Fret not, you can always buy bread maker recipe book written by Taiwanese / Japanese author. But I think the quantity of ingredients need to be modified to suit your machine.


Except the first bake, I have been using 'light' crust setting as it more suit to my taste. However, it can be slight chewy for those who don' t like it. 

For me, bread maker is not very cost-effective unless

• you buy a cheaper one

• you use it consistently and for a long term

Nevertheless, home baked bread is always the best as you can control the ingredient and surely preservative-free! The aroma of fresh bread and hot from the oven bread maker is priceless. Haha.
So far I have only tried the basic bread setting. Don't really have the time (with a clingy baby) and space to try out other settings. Hopefully I can optimise the usage of this bread maker after I move into my new house later. Bye.

A New Life

Can't believe that my last update was in November 2014. It also means that I have not stepped into a cinema for 3 months and it could be another few months more.

3rd December 2014 marked a major change in my life - being a mom. Although it's tiring, I never regret it. Her smile worth all the time, money and pain. Love you, my little angel.

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