- anemptytextllineSeptember 12, 2020ByRainbowHave not been updating the website after giving birth because the tiredness is SO real! Many people have warned me about the tiredness after a baby is born but I was still unprepared for the scale of “shag-ness” until I...
- anemptytextllineMay 11, 2020ByRainbowThese days, with a combination of maternity leave and the circuit breaker (CB) measures, Sunshine, myself and Baby C can only stay home most of the time. However, with a new baby, there seemed to be endless things to buy,...
- anemptytextllineMarch 10, 2020ByRainbowDear Baby C At the doctor’s appointment today, I was hoping that she would tell me that you are finally ready to see the world and ask me to get ready to welcome you into my arms. You would have been...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 26, 2020ByRainbowHappy Chinese New Year! Here’s wishing all a very happy, prosperous and most importantly, healthy Rat year! I am also taking the opportunity to thank our heroes working selflessly throughout this period. Image from SGAG THANK YOU!
- anemptytextllineJanuary 16, 2020BySunshineThe Kindle Oasis (2019) is a good looking e-paper reader. Its price tag (US$299) as compared to the presence of other more affordable e-paper readers have placed this Kindle firmly in the luxury category. Sponsored Link: Click here to purchase Kindle...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 11, 2020ByRainbowI never expected my previous post on this topic to be generating views, especially near the Chinese New Year (CNY) period since it was mainly a blog post for my own records. However, as there had been some views on...
- anemptytextllineDecember 21, 2019ByRainbowIt was Sunshine’s birthday yesterday and we both took leave to spend time together. As nerdy Sunshine wanted to buy a pair of solar eclipse glasses for the viewing of a rare solar eclipse happening in Singapore on Dec 26...
- anemptytextllineOctober 22, 2019ByRainbowSunshine and I have been trying for a baby about 5 months after we got married. However, our dreams only came true about 1 year 3 months later after we started trying. As per the past few months over the...
- anemptytextllineSeptember 7, 2019BySunshineIt is not uncommon to hear about big internet companies getting hacked and the resulting data (e.g. usernames, passwords, identification numbers, etc.) getting sold on online marketplaces. One of the most recent breaches will be the Sephora data breach, where...
- anemptytextllineFebruary 2, 2019ByRainbowUpdate: This is the 2019 version. For the latest update in 2020, please click here. Some residents in the same neighbourhood as me were grassroots volunteers and they kindly organised a Chinese New Year shopping trip to Woodlands Terrace for all...
- anemptytextllineDecember 31, 2018ByRainbowSunshine and I did not manage to celebrate the end of 2017 with my family last year cos we were away on our honeymoon. This year, I organised for the year end gathering to be at our place! This time...
- anemptytextllineOctober 22, 2018ByRainbowTime passes so fast and before we know it, Sunshine and I have been married for a year now! Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary to Us! <3 To celebrate our first wedding anniversary, I told Sunshine I wanted to experience sky dining/dining...
- anemptytextllineMay 20, 2018ByRainbowI had been seeing this advertisement about Gardens by the Bay at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station on an almost daily basis when I commute to work since.. Apr 2018. Apparently, there is a 50% discount for senior citizens if they...
- anemptytextllineNovember 11, 2017ByRainbowIt had been a very busy yet fulfilling month for Sunshine and myself. Hence, I simply had no time to update the website. I did not expect that there would be so much to prepare for a wedding and even...
- anemptytextllineDecember 25, 2016ByRainbowI do not usually blog about my day unless it is a special day or it means something to me. I feel that there are lots of reasons for me to be happy this Christmas Eve and I am thankful...
- anemptytextllineDecember 11, 2016ByRainbowThe Central Provident Fund (CPF) is a compulsory savings scheme implemented by the Singapore Government and is split into three different accounts – Ordinary Account (OA), Special Account (SA) and Medisave Account. This post will illustrate the required steps to...
- anemptytextllineDecember 6, 2016ByRainbowSunshine told me that I first started this website exactly a year ago from today ie. Today is my website’s first birthday! Yay! Happy Birthday! <3 This calls for some rainbows in life! Photo taken by my friend Wow. I am a...
- anemptytextllineNovember 7, 2016ByRainbowI have been wanting to buy from Taobao 淘宝 since eons ago when I first heard the rave about it. Many bloggers have posted how much they save, in terms of money and convenience, just by buying from Taobao instead...
- anemptytextllineOctober 20, 2016ByRainbowI recently changed jobs (5th week now) from an operations/frontline position to a planning/strategy position. In my previous job, whatever I do impacts the receiver both directly and indirectly. I can see the effects of what I do translating into...
- anemptytextllineSeptember 24, 2016ByRainbowI just changed jobs recently and it was my first day of work on the 19th of Sept last week. Though I had been working for the past three years, I was still very excited and looking forward to starting...
- anemptytextllineSeptember 19, 2016ByRainbowThis is a continuation of my trip diary: 3D2N KL Getaway Day 1 and 3D2N KL Getaway Day 2. On the last day of our trip, Sunshine and I woke up later than the day before as we had no plans for...
- anemptytextllineSeptember 18, 2016ByRainbowThis is a continuation of my trip diary: 3D2N KL Getaway Day 1. On day 2 of our KL trip, Sunshine and I woke up at around 7am for buffet breakfast which was included in our hotel reservation. I think it...
- anemptytextllineSeptember 15, 2016ByRainbowI had too much annual leave and hence, I was “asked to” clear it. My first reaction was to go overseas! However knowing Sunshine, I only suggested going Malaysia for a 2D1N trip. Initially, I suggested going Malacca as I had been...
- anemptytextllineJuly 25, 2016ByRainbowIt will be my father’s lunar birthday tomorrow and hence, my whole family, together with Sunshine, went out for dinner last night (Sunday) to celebrate it in advance. I love both the lunar and Gregorian calendars because I can use...
- anemptytextllineJune 18, 2016ByRainbowI have a love-hate relationship with macarons and it all started in year 2014, when I chanced upon Beth’s Foolproof French Macaron Recipe on YouTube. Then I made my maiden batch of macarons for the first time ever and like the very...
- anemptytextllineJune 5, 2016ByRainbowToday is the official opening of the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC)@ Bedok branch. The CDAC is set up by the Chinese community to help those who are in financial need and the academically weaker students. As with most community...
- anemptytextllineApril 8, 2016ByRainbowI feel so tired these past few weeks that I have no time to update anything on this website. This is because I have been working night shifts for three weeks straight! (It does not mean that I worked night...
- anemptytextllineMarch 3, 2016ByRainbowMy ah ma (grandma) told me to bring her to Central when I am not working one day just so that she can use her EZ-link card. She kept thinking that it is not very nice to get the travel rebates...
- anemptytextllineFebruary 5, 2016ByRainbowEarlier on, I mentioned that I finally got my first baking order from my ex-colleagues who ordered 2 large bottles of almond florentine cookies. Heading my father’s suggestions, I decided not to charge them but to just give them those...
- anemptytextllineFebruary 3, 2016ByRainbowOne fine day after my night shift, my father called me to tell me not to eat anymore of the pineapple tarts and that he made some cooling drink for me to bring down the heatiness. He said this is...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 31, 2016ByRainbowMy elder brother was the only one who exclaimed that the pineapple tarts I made (together with great help from both my parents) were superb! On the other hand, my two other siblings only commented that the tarts tasted okay,...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 17, 2016ByRainbowPreviously, I made some almond florentine cookies (Recipe here) and gave some of them to my ex-colleagues whom I was going to meet in a long long time. Little did I expect that they finished that one whole container of...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 6, 2016ByRainbowChicken wings have always been one of my favourite foods since I was young. I love them all be it fried, braised, BBQ-ed or baked. It is also one of the foods I frequently have cravings for. Haha. However, my...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 5, 2016ByRainbowI have always loved family gatherings because I feel that it is a great way to bond. Hence, since everyone is free on New Year’s Day, I organised a family gathering at my grandma’s house. My whole family, my grandma,...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 4, 2016ByRainbowI was using a Rowenta oven for quite a number of years before I was finally fed up with its inability to maintain its temperature at the set value and uneven heat distribution; the food on left side of the...
- anemptytextllineJanuary 1, 2016ByRainbowI am working as a nurse in a hospital in Singapore. This is the second time (in a row) that I am doing night shift on the eve of New Year’s Day. This means that I will be spending the...
- anemptytextllineDecember 23, 2015ByRainbowI have three siblings: an elder brother, a younger sister and a younger brother. When we were younger, like other siblings, we used to play with one another. Nowadays, with both my elder brother and I working and my younger...
- anemptytextllineDecember 20, 2015ByRainbowMy boyfriend, Sunshine, and I learnt that whenever he wants me to accept some ideas of his, all he has to do is just “Plant his seed, sit back and do nothing at all but wait for it to grow”...