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Travel • Pattaya-Bangkok (June 2018)

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We went to Pattaya via Bangkok during the mid-year school holiday. An almost immediate thought that crosses people's mind would be, "huh,Pattaya? Got things for kids meh?" (Translate: Is Pattaya a kids-friendly destination?) Yes, there are aplenty of kids-friendly activities! Not that we had a lot of time to cover them all... Well, we had 5 days in Pattaya! On the 6th day, we were back to Bangkok where we stayed 3 nights...just to satisfy everyone mama's retail therapy needs! *\(^o^)/* Here's what we did! Day 1 •Arrived at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, transferred to a private coach bound for Pattaya, which we pre-booked on Klook  . •Check-in to Mercure Pattaya Ocean Resort. Day 2 •Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park •Dinner at Harborland Pattaya Day 4 We booked a taxi driver for an entire day at THB1000 and visited: •Swiss Sheep Farm •Silverlake Vineyard •Khao Chi Chan Buddha (Buddha Mountain) •Dinner at Centra

Tutorial • How to decorate hidden surprise cake

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Alright, so you are probably at this blog post because you read my  Condensed Milk Buttercream  recipe (*'▽'*)♪ and you knew I did not bake the cake from scratch! Haha! Of course, you may use your preferred cake of choice. I used store-bought mini chiffon cake. And may I clarify, I am not a professional at baking. I am sharing a method that worked well for me and hope you'll benefit from this sharing. (。’▽’。)♡ (╹◡╹)♡ If you tried any tutorial/recipes on my humble blog and would like to share on your blog or any other social media platforms, please copy and include the URL so it'll link back to me. Kindly do not claim recipe as your own. Thank you! Ingredients: Chiffon Cake or a round cake (extra cake to cover the hole if using chiffon cake) Buttercream M&M chocolates Colourful Sprinkles (Note 1) Fruits (I used strawberries & blueberries) Tools: Round cutter Knife Palette Knife/Silicone Spatula Spoon Method: •Slice both the chiffon cake

Recipe • Condensed Milk Buttercream

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I "baked" a cake for my birthday this year. The inverted commas spelled out that it was a short-cut ≧∇≦ Haha! Because I am neither a fantastic baker(I'm still learning!) nor have the entire day to make a birthday cake from scratch. #Honesty I made Condensed Milk Buttercream and spread it around store-bought chiffon cake! Made it looked a lil rustic, topped with berries & added some hidden surprise! Tutorial for assembling the hidden surprise cake is  here . (╹◡╹)♡ If you tried any recipes on my humble blog and would like to share on your blog or any other social media platforms, please copy and include the URL so it'll link back to me. Kindly do not claim recipe as your own. Thank you! Ingredients: Amount is more than enough for a whole cake or half a dozen of mini chiffon cakes (4"). Extra buttercream can be kept in the fridge. 115g Unsalted Butter, soften 110g - 125g Icing Sugar 2 TBS Condensed Milk 1 tsp Vanilla Essence Pinch of Salt (or

Recipe • The Very Versatile Anchovy Soup Stock!

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I cook chinese style vegetable soup pretty often. It's a good way to increase the kids' vegetables intake and convenient for days when I only whip up a soup and meat dish. Most importantly, the boys love drinking their soup when it's cooked with this stock! This stock is suitable for many types of Chinese soup, example: Chinese Spinach meatballs/fishballs soup Wolfberry Leaves egg drop soup Yong Tau Foo soup Cabbage soup Shrimp-Pork dumplings soup Winter Melon soup & Cai Xin or Xiao Bai Cai soup too! I often get queries on what is the soup base when I post photos of such soup, so I think it's high time I give this delicious and versatile soup base its own space in this blog! Also, I hope my own kids will get to follow this recipe here and cook their favorite "mummy's soup" in future and be able to reminisce the taste of their childhood! (♡˙︶˙♡) (╹◡╹)♡ If you tried any recipes on my humble blog and would like to share on