Will you ever cut your baby’s hair?

Would you prefer to cut your baby’s hair by your own or would you take your baby to hair salon to get a professional hair cut?

Me? I would love to cut it by my own hands. I took my baby to get a hair cut at a salon before, but end up she was crying badly during the process. Ever since that day, I’ve decided to cut her hair on my own.

I fall in love with that. I love the interaction that I have between my baby, her daddy and I during the process. I just love the wonderful feeling. It is not that we, my husband and I are trying to save that few bucks to not go to salon, but we just love how we got together better during and after the process.

Elderly, my mil keep saying that both of us are too stingy that do not want to send her for a professional hair cut. I just kept quiet every time they complaint about it. They wipl never understand no matter how hard you try to explain to them. They have had their own perception, so why do I need to waste my time and energy to explain. I would rather to keep it for myself, for my family. As long as my baby enjoys it, my husband enjoys it, and I enjoy it.

I do not think that I gave her a bad hair cut tho.

I just do not wish to regret later about what I had missed.
Cheers,

🐮 momma

Mommy vs Mummy

Most of my friends use ‘mummy’ as a reference to mother, but I use ‘mommy’. Whoever that used ‘mummy’ might think that I used it wrongly, but I remember I was taught that ‘mummy’ is reffered to a deceased human/animal whose skin is preserved. This is why I do not use the word ‘mummy’ to my mother. So please do your own study if you were to correct me. 

However, there is no right or wrong in the recent days by using either ‘mummy’ or ‘mommy’ as a reference to a mother. There is this definition as UK english uses MUMMy and US english uses MOMMY.

  
 

Good morning Breakfast #3 September 07, 2015

My kitchen was closed for the past week because of my parents were here. I took 1.5 days off to take them here and there :p

Back to the topic. I am sharing my third breakfast recipe here:
Sandwich:
Quail egg
Lettuce, rocket salad, carrot,celery, cheese and mayonnaise

1. Blanch the carrot and celery in boiling water for 2 minutes.
2. Pan fry quail egg with little amount of oil.
3. Spread mayo on two slices of bread evenly. Lay all the ingredients to the bread.
4. Wrap the sandwich with a piece of seaweed.


Enjoy ^^

My #8 Bento: Wasabi Mayonnaise Poached Chicken Bento

Prepared this bento at 630am. Made sandwich, cooked rice, poached chicken… … It was nearly 8am when everything was done :p

Main dish: Poached chicken in mayonnaise and wasabi dressing.
Side dishes: Dried seasoned seaweed, sambal ikan bilis and grapes

Wasabi Mayonnaise Poached Chicken:
1 chicken thigh (cut into bite size pieces)
1/4 medium size onion (cut into small pieces)
Black pepper (no exact amount)

Poach chicken in boiling water until the chicken is cooked. Coat the onion with a pinch of salt and leave it aside. Drain excess water from the onion. Add the onion to the chicken, season a little bit of black pepper. Mix well with mayonnaise and wasabi.

Sambal ikan bilis (anchovies):
Chili paste:
Dried chili
Fresh chili
Fresh chili padi
Shallots
Belacan (shrimp paste)
(No exact amount, it depends on how much you want to make as this sambal – chili paste can be used to cook many dishes)
Blend all ingredients.
Note: Sometimes I will add lemongrass and blend together, this will make the chili paste more fragrant.

1/2 medium size onion (cut into thin slices)
Dried anchovies (cleaned a day before and air-dried the anchovies)
Tamarind juice (add water to tamarind paste and set aside)
Sugar (no exact amount)

Fry the onion with olive oil until the onion become tender. Add in anchovies and fry until anchovies turn crispy. Add in chili paste and quick fry. Lastly add in tamarind juice and sugar to taste and give it one last quick fry.

Good morning Breakfast #2 August 26, 2015 :)

It is end of the month, and tight budget. Made myself a simple sandwich as breakfast. I was last again! Yes! Little tomato woke up at 3am and 6am, I had to cuddle her to sleep.

Sandwich:
Cheesy tamago
Lettuce, carrot, onion and celery

1. Beat two eggs seasons with pinch of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. Coat the frying pan with olive oil and fry the egg under low heat. Add in a slice of cheese when the egg is half done, and fold.
2. Blanch the carrot and celery in boiling water for 2 minutes.
3. Cut half medium size onion into small piece and soak with salt. Drains out excess water.
4. Spread mayo on two slices of bread evenly. Lay a piece of lettuce as the first layer, then place the tamago follows by carrot, onion and celery.

My #7 Bento: Capsicum Chicken Bento

Little tomato was not feeling well today (I guess). She woke up at 5am to ask for water and playing. Gave her water and played with her, and she fell asleep again at 6am. Then only had my time to cook. Lucky enough I had prepared everything the night before :p

Main dish: Capsicum chicken.
Side dishes: Spinach, enoki and potatoes, celery kani salad, cheesy sausage and grapes ^^

Capsicum chicken:
1 chicken thigh
1/4 medium size capsicum (green bell pepper)
1/4 medium size carrot
Cut all ingredients into bite size pieces. Season chicken with black pepper and salt. Pan fried the chicken until no longer pink, then add in capsicum and carrote and stir fry. Add in worcestershire sauce (can get this from any japanese mart) and stir fry for another minutes.

Celery kani salad:
Blanch celery in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, and boil imitation crab sticks (kani) in boiling water for 2 minutes. Put them into a mixing bowl, add in salt, mayonnaise and mix well.
Note: This is also a filling for my sandwich.

Spinach:
Blanch in boiling water for a minute and soak in icy cold water for a minute. Squeeze out excess water and serve 🙂

Enoki potatoes:
1 small size potato
1/2 package enoki
Cut the potato into thin strips. Stir fry the potato strips with olive oil until they are half transparent. Add in enoki and stir fry until enoki turns soft. Add in salt and 1/2 teaspoon oyster sauce, stir fry for another 2-3 minutes.

Enjoy ^^

Good morning Breakfast August 25, 2015 :)

Prepared myself a sandwich as breakfast. It is end of the month, and I have very tight budget, so prepared myself a breakfast for today 🙂

Sandwich:
Celery kani mayo
Fried egg
Cheese

Spread mayo on two slices of bread evenly. Lay a piece of salad, follow by celery kani mayo, cheese and last but not least fried egg. Spread some ketchup to taste :p Wrap it with food wrap and cut it into half and it is done!

Here goes my breakfast ^_^ Enjoy!!!

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographer?!

My fellow sonographers~~~

I was once offered a scan to someone (an arrogant, opinionated Chinese, one who thinks she knows everything because she is from rich family and her sister is a doctor-to-be!) before, then this person replied me:”like that I don’t have to go to my gynae loh! No need to visit my gynae already if you can do!” I was like, WHAT? Please, if you do not know what is SONOGRAPHER means, please google it! I am not a doctor. But, not all doctors do what I am doing (this is why we have SPECIALISTS)!!! Please stop this attitude friend(s)!!! You will not go far with this attitude!!!!

What is Diagnostic Medical Sonographer:
A sonographer, or ultrasonographer, is a healthcare professional, frequently a radiographer but may be any healthcare professional with the appropriate training, who specialize in the use of ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos, or 3D volumes of anatomy and diagnostic data. The requirements for clinical practice vary greatly by country. Sonography requires specialized education and skills to view, analyze and modify the scan to optimize the information in the image. Because of the high levels of decisional latitude and diagnostic input, sonographers have a high degree of responsibility in the diagnostic process. Many countries require that medical sonographers have professional certification. Sonographers must understand ultrasound physics, cross sectional anatomy, physiology and pathology.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonographer

I am proud to be a well-trained sonographer. I am proud of what I am doing and I love what I am doing.

Bento: My #6 Bento Pan Fried Chicken Bento

Woke up a bit late today, so I could only make simple dish :p

Main dish: Mix grains, pan-fried chicken, omelette cheese.
Side dishes: Sweet, sour and spicy mushroom, radish salad, edamame and grapes.

Pan fried chicken:
Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and season with salt and black pepper. Divide the chicken to two portions: one mix with mayonnaise & wasabi, one just pan-fried chicken.

Omelette cheese:
1 small egg seasons with brown sugar, pinch of salt and mayonnaise. Add in the cheese when the egg is half-cooked. Roll up and serve.

Sweet, sour and spicy mushroom:  https://sunnyippie.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/yummy-side-dish-sweet-sour-and-spicy-mushrooms-with-water-dropwort-beoseot-minari-chomuchim-%EB%B2%84%EC%84%AF-%EB%AF%B8%EB%82%98%EB%A6%AC-%EC%B4%88%EB%AC%B4%EC%B9%A8/

Radish Salad:
https://sunnyippie.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/yummy-side-dish-2-radish-salad-musaengchae-%EB%AC%B4%EC%83%9D%EC%B1%84/

There go my home cooked lunch:






Lunchbox: Monbento
Side dish box: Bought from 100Yen

Yummy Side Dish #2: Radish salad Musaengchae 무생채

Sharing my second side dish: Radish salad. Original recipe by Maangchi’s: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/musaengchae (Yes, I am her royal fans)

My recipe: For 3 servings/3 days “supplies” for my bento box

What you need:
1/2 medium size Daikon radish
Salt (no exact amount)
1.5 tsp vinegar (I used sushi vinegar because I am running out of white vinegar)
2.5 tsp hot pepper flakes
2 tsp brown sugar
3 cloves minced garlic
1 stalk chopped green onion.

Steps:
1. Peel the radish and cut into thin matchsticks, and put them into a mixing bowl. Add salt and mix well. Set aside for 5 minutes or more. Squeeze out the excess water from the radish.
2. Add minced garlic, green onion, vinegar, hot pepper flakes and sugar into the mixing bowl. Mix well by chopsticks.
3. Transfer to a serving plate or transfer to a glass container to be kept in the fridge.

Ta-da!!! My radish salad for the week 🙂