Banana Oat Muffin

Alright,

Stomach flu is gone, so my dinosaur appetite is back. During that stomach flu week, i lost 3kg, if not talking about the terrible part of all the vomiting and diarrhea, I do feel quite happy to lose that many in short period of time, but am also aware that weight loss is shortlived.

I made banana oats muffins during my sick week too. So sick still can do? Yeah, don't know why but I simply want to bake something that day. Found recipe that replaced butter (dairy product) with vegetable oil, use only 1 egg. Then other healthy ingredient like oats (i have 1 big packet, trying to clear) and banana that makes it less sinful to eat. I added chocolate chips to enhance the flavor (actually it seated in my fridge for abt 6 months already, want to clear my fridge). Turn out quite alright. Ian always like freshly baked stuff, after one serving, he wouldn't want to eat anymore. The recipe mentioned it will yield 12 muffins, mine turned out to be 18. I ate 2, the rest of family ate 3-4, so you guess what happened to the rest? I left it in the fridge for almost 1.5 weeks, and trying to clear them one by one.

Didn't take picture of my muffin coz I realized all muffins turned out almost the same 'look'. But this muffin is a keeper, I pretty like it coz it's quite healthy :).

I got the recipe from here.
Source: Banana oat muffin

Can't write now. Jonathan is playing in the toilet.


Scribbled from my iPad

Brotherly hug

Poor Nathan, his tummy still not well, been having stomach flu, vomit and having tummy ache all the time.

When he came back from excursion today, he hid at the corner of the sofa, complaining tummy ache, jonathan went and hugged him, very long. Love to capture moment like this.

Bye bye good food

The eczema has spread to my legs now. Did I mention that I've stopped eating dairy products, peanuts and beef?

All because of Jonathan, coz I'm still breastfeeding him. His skin will turn bad when i eat some food that he's allergic to. I knew for sure that he's allergic to egg. I tested on him when his skin condition gets better, gave him egg in the morning, his skin flares in the afternoon, quite badly. Ever since then, I stopped for his sake. As for me, though most people said adult eczema normally not related to food, but things like dust mite. But I really think food plays a part, coz i noticed my skin flares shortly after I eat certain food too.

Jem just commented how ironic that is, for someone like me, love food so much, ended up can't eat most of the food i love.
I've been surfing food blog, I still like to see pictures of all the desserts, like to read the food blogger raved about their cakes, muffins...etc, and I bookmark some, hopefully to try out one day. *pull hair* I WANT TO EAT CAKES! BROWNIES! MUFFINS! CUPCAKES!!!! AIYAHHHHHHHH!!!

Why not wean him? If Jonathan like milk powder or fresh milk, think I would hv wean him off earlier. That's what i tell everybody. Actually, he's quite unpredictable, coz he drink some times, but next day may or may not. If he's really allergic to milk, then how? Soy milk? I've yet to find out whether he's allergic to that too. Finally brought him to another pediatrician 2 days ago, and I requested for skin test for Jonathan. So will soon find out what are the 'culprits' by next month. If soy milk is alright, but he doesn't like, then how? Can't think so much now. Find culprit first and see how it goes.

Then my next step is to find what I'm allergic to. Uhmmm, should have done earlier, but I keep procrastinating.

Good night.

Renovation 95% completed

My in laws will not come down for breakfast or cook dinner at my place from tomorrow onwards. After slightly more than one month of renovation, their kitchen is finally ready.

I've been pampered for a whole month. Used to sling jonathan to prepare breakfast, during the renovation period, ah po will help to play with him every morning while i'm busy with the other 2. Really lightened my load :p I seldom cook lunch too, they do most of the cooking, dish washing, ah gong does the folding and ironing clothes.

My boys love to have them and I'm grateful to have them around too. Though tomorrow onwards is simply back to what it used to be, and it's supposed to be nothing new to me....think my body and mind started to 'worry'. Haha, back to doing everything all by myself days. And i suspect that might be one of the trigger of my migraine one week ago. Silly right.

My in laws' new kitchen color is pretty much like ours, just whiter. My mom in law loves white and her white kitchen dream has finally come true. Love to see nice and bright kitchen.

Now left with painting the living area. My mom in law will have all the doors painted white too. Hopefully all be finished by this week.


Nite.

Scribbled from my iPad

New toy

I like my new toy. Am now testing on the keyboard, trying to type without looking at it. Still ok, will get used to it very soon :).

Many people said, once you have an iPad, u don't need an iPhone, just a basic phone to call and sms. I agreed...so will put iPhone4 on hold, wait till jem's mobile contract ends (at least another half a year), and then.....will get......iPhone. Haha....I'm not the type who likes basic phone anymore, I like to change phones...for now I like apple products. Nokia? For now....after using my e75 for one year and giving me more and more problem, I don't like nokia already.

Very hungry now....talk later.


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God's mercy and protection

i must share this...to thank God for His protection.

i almost burned my house down and other flats yesterday. and here i am, whenever i think of this, am still in the state of shock.

i knew i'm forgetful, so i set my phone alarm, to make sure i turn off the stove before i leave the house. i was cooking jonathan's porridge, i added some water to the pot and let it continue to boil, low fire. normally ah po's at home but this time she and ah gong were going out with me to ang mo kio ave 10, i dropped them at block 409, mine is block 529...that's where i'm heading to settle nathan's birthday cake stuff. jem was off to malaysia that day so i get to use his car. it was rainy day...we went out at 9:30am.

because it was a rainy day, i did everything very slowly as i was slinging jon with me wherever i go....after settling nathan's cake, i went to the nearby market to buy some buns and give jon's some cake, then walked around....i looked at the time...1045am...just thinking gotta pick the boys up at 1130am, may not have time to cook for the boys, maybe should buy instead of cooking...and when i think of jonathan's food...that's when it strucked me. THE STOVE!

i couldn't tell you how panic i was...slinging jon and ran as fast as i could to the carpark and i sped. normally jonathan would be the one screaming and crying in the car as he hates to sit in car seat...and this time was me...screaming and pleading God for His intervention to prevent fire from happening...the whole journey, i was speeding, praying, pleading, overtaking cars in the rain. jonathan turned out to be quiet...i left home for at least an hour and 15 mins for a less than half filled water in the pot!!!

when i was approaching bishan road, because it was rainy, there's dark cloud...i was so so so so so scared that the 'dark cloud' came from my block...and all the more i panic...i kept looking out for my flat, kept pleading God. finally i reached the carpark outside my home, i just grabbed jon and rushed home. opened the door, there's burnt smell...rushed to kitchen...fire still on, the porridge is so dried and burnt. the pot still intact.

i couldn't help to thank God for His protection. This is what i experienced God knew what will happen. And that He provided jem's car. i couldn't imagine if i were to wait for taxi to go and come back. the thought of all the 'what ifs'..

what if the dark cloud comes from my home...what will happen to us...our family, people's home...

and i wish...i can keep this secret with me....don't want to let jem know...don't want to let my in laws know...especially my mom in law...who always think i'm very forgetful. and this incident already proved it, what would she think of me after this incident. i really wish no one know abt it.

but i couldn't hide this from jem...couple shouldn't hide from one another right. i msged jem shortly after that. then later in the evening...when ah po is looking for the pot, i have to confess to her that i threw that pot away and the reason why.

Jesus, no words can express how thankful i am to You. i'm very very thankful for Your protection....deep down from my heart.

so many of you may wonder...how abt the alarm right?
yeah...i wonder what's went wrong...coz all these while, whenever i create a new 'meeting' from the calendar, the alarm side by default will set '15 minutes before'. then i was surprised when i check my phone, it showed 'off'. whichever it is, it's my fault not to double check.