The Battle of the Cupcakes (Updated)

After I went to Marmalade Cafe in Bangsar Village last Sunday, I know that I need to re-write this posting.


I've been in one of my cupcakes craving mood recently......and I'm sure most of you have come across many many cupcakes reviews. So, I have decided not to review but to rate them in this

Battle of the Cupcakes:
Bijou vs Cuppacakes vs Marmalade Cafe


VS


VS

The RESULT:

The cupcakes in Marmalade Cafe in Bangsar Village are really Yum Yum, so much better than the one in Mont Kiara.

Do check out Honey Star reviews on cupcakes as well:

Zoe's Cupcakes
Marmalade Cafe's cupcakes
Bisou's (Bijou's cupcakes were from here)
Cuppacakes/ Wondermilk

While these babies were Homemade by ME!!!

L-R: Plain, top with Peanut butter, top with Nutella

They were good and don't look too bad at all :) What do you think?

For the Big Cupcakes Fan out there, do check out this amazing write up on all you need to know about cupcakes

Daddy is My Hero

When I have stuffy nose, daddy will suck out the booger for me(with a sucker device). But sometimes when it s dried up, which makes it harder to remove, then daddy will put 2 drops of saline water into my nostrils, wait for a minute for the booger to soften and then suck it out easily.

When I have tummy wind and it's so painful, daddy will apply baby oil on his hands and rub it rigorously together to heat up the oil so that it will relax my tummy and helps to release gas. After that I will let out a big manly fart.

When my tear ducts got blocked and my eye become watery and crusty, daddy will apply a warm cotton on my eye to loosen up the crust by putting a few drops of saline to help the eye to clean itself.

Daddy, what do i do without you?

Baby Dhiren 1 day old

Love,

Baby Dhiren

My Typical Day

0900
Wake up. Have a hot drink(my breastfeeding milk) to start the day before Baby Dhiren start making noise ( he usually make ee..ee..eh...eh sound but sometimes can be really loud). Change, put fresh sheets & fold the diaper cloths.

10.00
Prepare for his 'Bum Bum' (Bath session). He loves playing in the water and I love looking at him playing in the water. Dress him, clean up & quickly take a bath ( if Baby Dhiren is not screaming with hunger).

Around 1100
Feed him & try to put him for a short nap, if he doesn't want to sleep, will keep him occupied with his mobile (thanks to his Meow Meow Auntie, at least it buy me sometime for my bath if i didn't do it earlier).

Around 1200
Make a quick lunch for myself or if Baby Dhiren is not sleeping, will read him a book (he get very excited whenever i read to him, he'll start throwing his hands & legs and many times hitting my face), then put him in his chair.

1300 - 1500
Feeding....Diaper changing...Playing.....Trying to put him to sleep......wash & hang baby clothes...(Thanks to Hubby, i have a part time cleaner so no worry about house works)...Lunch & do some blogging.

1600 - 1800
Prepare dinner in between feeding, diaper changing & playing with baby.

1900
'Bum Bum' Time again. Dress him. Feed & put him to sleep. If Hubby is home early, I get to go to gym.

2000
Bath & have dinner.

2100 - 2300
Wind down. Watch TV & blogging

0030
Sleep

Around 0130
Wake up for feeding

Around 0330
Wake up for feeding

Around 0600
Wake up for feeding


Not everyday will be the same. Sometimes Baby Dhiren in his moody day will probably be crying on & off from 1300 - 1700....... or sometimes he will be an angel & let mummy do her things.

It is not easy taking care of a baby alone. The simplest thing like going for a shower, eat or doing the 'Number 2' needs meticulous planning and doing it fast will probably helps. Even though most of the time I'll be alone with baby, but Hubby is very very helpful & supportive, he'll help when he is at home & he even take the early morning shift so I can have some extra rest. My Dad will send Mum over on Friday to help & cook soup for me.

Thanks and we love you.

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All that Jazz...& a Whole Lot More

I finally found something to wear for Chicago the Musical... Been searching Hi & Lo from Curve to OneU to the latest Pavilion...ended up in Forever 21 (Strange name for a shop, or probably I'm not 21 that is why it sound strange to me)

Needed something to cover my big shoulder, tree trunk waist and my huge backside, so I was searching for long sleeves, batwing, loose and preferably sequins to draw attention away from the problematic areas. Gone through piles & piles and finally got this....

Even though it's not a dress, which i initially wanted, but it's still better than nothing. Especially since Hubby & Baby Dhiren were chasing me to hurry up for feeding (next time should bring more than 1 bottle of milk). So ended up with this and my reliable, versatile stretchy black pant (which followed me from my pre-pregnant to 8 mths pregnant to post-pregnant...really stretchy)

The top did cover the areas that needed to be covered but 1 slight problem, it flaunted my assets too much (this I should thank to motherhood & breastfeeding :D) Hubby was not too happy about it.


About the show, Chicago the Musical.....

The experience was great, my 1st musical, and our seats were just 3 rows away from the stage..cool! But for the supposedly stellar cast, London production, the costumes failed to razzle & dazzle me.. but nevertheless I enjoyed it and if it's good enough for Royalty ( Sultan Azlan Shah & wife were there 1 row behind us) it is good enough for me..

This is Chicago the Movie which I love, earned Catherine Zeta Jones an Oscar

To PQ, nice to see you there! And thank you for noticing the guest stars.....Even Momma can RAZZLE & DAZZLE!

Baby Dhiren 1st Diwali

Baby Dhiren experienced his 1st Diwali celebration but unfortunately because of Hubby recovering from a viral flu, we can't have an open house this year (the chef is sick, who is going to cook? :D Not me, ppl won't want to come). So it's just us .

Lighting the Deepa

Baby Dhiren 1st Oil Bath

Contemplating whether to eat muruku or pineapple tarts

All that Jazz.....& nothing to Wear

My Ex-company was so generous to invite me & hubby to attend the hottest musical in town 'Chicago the Musical' this coming Friday and I'm facing the biggest ( yes i really mean BIG) problem, that is nothing to wear!!! From my old size S to my now size ranging from L-XL depending on brands, is really depressing (mmmhh..I need cupcakes to drown my sorrow)

And this hubby of mine is so kiasu decided to wear his couple of thousand $$$ suit. When I asked him why, he said, 'Just a suit what, I wear suit to work all the time.' :( I don't want to look like a maid or an auntie standing next to him in front of my ex-colleague.

I WANT TO BE A YUMMY MUMMY!!

So Hubby decided to sponsor my quest for a clothes that doesn't look fat on me. :) Thanks muak muak. So will take time out this week to check out the shops...

My Hubby The Amazing Cook

This is one of those days where Hubby get very excited and inspired to try on a recipe [yeah yeah, i know i'm lucky to have a hubby who loves cooking :) ]. At first I was abit doubtful because of goat meat, can never stand the smell!! Hubby promise it will turn out good but nevertheless he also made a separate dish (knowing how fussy I am) same recipe but substitute with pork. Amazingly when i did a blind test, I actually preferred the goat meat then pork! So it is VERY GOOD. For those who are interested and adventurous here is the recipe:

Goat Kurma

1 bunch curry leaves
2 medium size onions
6-10 green chillies
1 inch ginger
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 ½ tbs oil
80ml coconut milk
600gm lean goat meat (cut in cubes) or substitute with lean pork

Grind up items 1-5 to paste. Heat up oil & brown the meat and add in paste. Pressure cook for 3 whistles then add coconut milk and continue to cook again for 1 whistle.

So this dish is best to go with either paratha or couscous. Hubby made both!

Paratha

2 ½ cup wholemeal (chakki atta) flour
1 cup buttermilk but we substitute with 2 scoop of plain yogurt dilute with milk & water
1 tsp salt
2 tsb oil

Mix all ingredient together by adding buttermilk slowly. Cover dough & set aside for 1hr.
After that roll it into a round shape, spread 1 tsp butter across the circle, fold it into half then quarter , press flat & roll it again. (Layers will help the paratha to puff up)
Cook it in a flying pan till golden brown

Couscous

Buy from Tesco and follow the instruction.

Bon Appetite!! Yum Yum

What do you do when you breastfeeding?

I'm proud to say that I had survived my 3rd month of feeding baby exclusively with breast milk :)

Baby Dhiren normally will take 15 mins to feed, 4-5 times in the day while expressing with a breast pump will probably take me around 30mins 1-2 times a day. Since I spend so much time on feeding, what do i do while feeding? In the books, they will tell you to feed in a quiet room and the mother is supposed to look at baby, have eye contact and do the mother and baby bonding.

But in reality, how long can you actually stare at baby? Probably during the early days but after a while, many feeds later (I really sound like a bad mum) don't you want to rest your mind and look at something else? (Probably is just me).

I NEED my entertainment! Watching 6 seasons of Carrie with Mr Big to Aidan to Burger to Russian Guy and back to Mr Big (Cant' wait for the Movie!!) helped me to survive 3 months of feeding. I know it sounds weird but watching TV really helps the milk flow!!!

So my feeding routine always involve Baby on one side and the remote in the other.