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Losing sleep over kids, work, travel & photography |
Too tired to cook? Too lazy to peel/chop/saute/cook? Then take out that slow cooker (also known as ‘crock pot’ in certain circles) that’s been gathering dust somewhere in your kitchen and try this no-brainer recipe. But only if you like lamb. Because some people are not exactly enamoured with its… err… peculiar aroma.
Easiest Lamb Stew In The World
It’s a bird!
It’s a plane!
It’s… it’s….
It’s Super Mimi! :D
This photo was taken in July 2006 when we were on holiday in Bali with a Canon IXUS 55. When this photo was taken, there happened to be a plane flying past (on the right hand side, just a bit above me). Excellent timing, huh? ;)
Having been burdened with the curse of the Philippine passport, I now consider myself as a veteran of sorts when it comes to applying for tourist visas. Hence, this post to share what little I know about applying for tourist visas, based on my experience with embassies located in KL.
From foreground to background: Swiss visa, Schengen visa, Chinese Visa
Different countries have different requirements and they range from the simple (an application form and passport-sized photograph for the Chinese Embassy) to the complicated (the whole gamut for a Schengen visa).
Despite the differences, I find that they share two things in common:
Sometimes, I can only shake my head in disbelief at my schedule.
Here’s how the past 36 hours was like:-
OnlyGirl and I had a joint celebration of our birthdays last weekend. We usually do it on the weekend that falls between our birthdays (although she usually gets her own cake on her birthday).
It was a simple, family affair, but with a small twist — this year, I made a cake in the shape of a castle, inspired by the simple (or so I thought!) castle cake design that I found in BirthdayExpress.com.
It was my first attempt in making and decorating a fancy cake, so please pardon the amateurish look to the final product. The kids didn’t seem to mind. MyEldest had a blast helping me decorate it. And they all enjoyed eating it, fighting over who gets the pretzel ‘door’ and ‘drawbridge’, the gummy ‘flags’ and the gumdrops.
I used a vanilla cake recipe for this cake, topped with buttercream frosting, lightly tinted yellow for the ‘castle’ and blue for the ‘water’ in the ‘moat’. Using the tip of a bamboo toothpick, I scored lines on the yellow frosting to make the ‘bricks’. I forgot to buy a rectangular cake plate so I made do with my cake stand from Ikea.
The cake cost very little to make. That is, if I only take into account the cost of materials. The cost of labour would have been high, considering that it took this amateur half a day to complete the whole thing.
But the joy that the kids got from it? Priceless! :)
Selamat datang (welcome)!
I am Mimi -- mother, careerwoman, incidental world traveler, photography enthusiast, self-confessed gadget geek, and aspiring linguist (7 languages to date).
I'm a Filipina married to a Malaysian. Kuala Lumpur has been my home since 1993.
You may reach me at mimi[at]sleeplessinkl.com.
