The above is an “Ang Koli” which we failed to identify at a supermarket. In other words, its a white snapper. A middle-aged uncle who bought $80 worth of salmon was kind enough to point it out to us. Even my mother-in-law could identify this fish after it was cooked.
We can’t differentiate a sea bream from a sea bass, much less a red snapper from a white snapper!
Can’t you all people just call them FISH?

We finally caught our second fish this time, and it was a baby stingray which sank its teeth onto the prawn meat we bought.

The first fish, as I have already mentioned in my earlier post, was an inedible boxer/puffer/poisonous looking fish which uncle next door tells us to throw it back immediately.

And if you count the earlier mini-octopus as a catch, then this is our third real catch. I know it sounds like a miniscule catch compared to the real fishes caught in the open seas. Hopefully, someday, we would catch our real garoupa with our cheap little bait.

These funny fishes look quite different from the ones you see at the supermarkets…

I have always wanted to learn this craft of making beaded figurines after a chance encounter with a beautiful beaded teddy bear in a craft book. And by a strange stroke of luck, I found the ideal craft kit on sale at Mix & Match (a bead shop). Without hesitation, I bought it. It’s like striking lottery – never had I been more happy in my life!

“Is it easy to make?” – I asked the shop keeper before I made the purchase.
“Hmm… yah, not so easy…” punches the price in the cashier and quickly hands me back my change.

Indeed. I went home spending half the night trying to decipher the diagrams and the language (did I mention it was in Mandarin?)

And I made all the body parts separately – meaning I have completed the head, the body and the leg. Only to realize my mistake at the very end… when I was making the skirt!

So I had to redo everything again.
Not once, not twice, but thrice!
Sometimes it was because I fitted in an extra bead, sometimes I was lost reading the diagram and sometimes I was not concentrating.

This was taken when my Teddy was 80% complete, minus the leg.

And my finished product. Teddy Tut Tut!

Our typical dinner menu goes like this…
- Winter Melon Pork Ribs Soup
- Tomato omelette (a bit soggy though)
- Baby Kailan with mushrooms

The total costs for cooking = $4

Eating out is getting ridiculous these days.
Even a simple meal at Hans costs $18. That’s for a plate of fried rice, stir fry vegetables and 2 drinks. We will never be able to understand why vegetables costs so much when you are eating out.

The most expensive plate of vegetables?
$18 for a plate of stir fry asparagus!
And we ate unknowingly…
I know I can get a bag of asparagus for $1.50 at NTUC.

Can someone feedback to the authorities that we are not eating enough fruits and vegetables because these places are over-charging!

Croaky has the good fortune of enjoying the home-made goodness of a luxury facial over the weekend.

Together, we bought one packet of yoghurt drink ($0.90), a papaya ($0.85) and a lemon ($0.60).
Total cost = $2.35

Why these 3 ingredients?
Yoghurt – for its lactobacillus
Papaya – for its enzyme papain (used as meat tenderizer)
Lemon – for its vitamin C

Well, if you ask me. I chose these 3 out of randomness, and largely because they were cheap and easily available in supermarkets.

Then I mashed up the papaya, squeezed the lemon into this bowl of yoghurt. Tada!
Looks yucky but its rich of youthful ingredients for the skin – and stomach (if you are hungry).

“Yoghurt contains milk?” He raised his eyebrow as I placed the tissue face mask on his face.

But you shall not see his masked face as he refused to have his photo taken.

You can hear him mumbling “melamine… melamine” in his sleep as he feared for his life with the recent Chinese milk scandal -> Now he only takes soya bean…

I’d say he should fear for ants instead.