Company Trip to Macau & Zhuhai : Day 1

Macau - I think this is the place where most people will consider to go on a short vacation if one has not enough annual leaves to apply by end of year. Hehe :) It is cold in November (almost similar to our Genting Highlands' temperature) and most of the hotels are nicely decorated with Christmas theme. A very beautiful place to visit during the end of year!

 

This time to Macau is a company trip. The decision was made by Boss so we just followed. To me, it was a bit rushing trip as we were following tour and the rain had made our journey a bit not so smooth upon arrival in Macau.

 

Day 1 - When we arrived in Macau, it was a rainy day. Luckily we had a tour bus to sit on, so no need to be under the rain at most times besides visiting the tourist spots. A few tourists attractions need to walk a bit far as tour bus can only park at certain designated venues. So we walked under the rain, either with an umbrella or a raincoat or with a jacket which in hands. A very memorable day to start with....

 

Day 1 Itinerary - Standard tour package I supposed ~

 

Pick up from airport, visit Ruins of St Paul’s Cathedral, A-Ma Temple, Venetian Casino, shopping at local food product, then check-in hotel.

We checked-in to the GrandView Hotel Macau at around 5pm. Refreshed ourselves and then had our dinner in the hotel's restaurant. After dinner, we took a cab to go to Wynn to view the Wynn Macau Fountain Show. This Fountain Show operates every 15 minutes and last for around 1 minute+ per show. So we managed to view 2 times with 2 different fountain shows. Very impressive and very beautiful!

 

After that we walked to the indoor to view the Prosperity Tree and Dragon Show at Wynn Hotel. This show operates half an hour one time. We stayed back to view the two different shows. Very nice! Really worth the night trip...

 

 

And our Day 1 ended with a short supper time at a cafe nearby our hotel…

 

~ Some of our Delicious Food on Day 1 ~

 

 

According to my colleagues who had been to Macau, there are a few more tourist spots that were not covered in our trip. Macau is very convenient where most of the major hotels do provide shuttle buses to go to the tourist attractions. However, our Day 1 trip was also quite a short one together with the tour guide. We only have half a day to use, hence, we couldn't cover all the places. Haha... To think it positively, this gives me a chance to come back to Macau again, to visit the remaining places which I do not manage to visit at this round.

Macau – A very beautiful country at night ~ I do hope that I can find a time to come back here again for a short vacation to finish visiting the places which I have missed out at this time.

11.11.2012 - Our 5th Anniversary

11.11.2012 ~ Five years ago, we vowed to each other on this very special day ~

Carrying the title of Mrs. Ong for 5 years, a lot of things have changed.... I am now a mother a two boys, a woman with heavier weight than 5 years ago (sigh!) and a wife with unlimited housework need to do... But I am sure there is one thing has not changed! The Love & Concern we have for each other ♥ ! Hubby, thanks for everything!!

Our simple dinner on this special day ~ The food was very delicious! Hubby praised me for introducing this place to him. Hehe :) Glad that he enjoys the food so much! Although simple, I enjoyed the time that we spent together.

Not to forget my favourite 'Latte'!

A night with only two of us during the dinner... Suddenly missing the two boys a lot.. Hehe :)

A Baking Session with Kimi

On Tuesday evening, when I picked up Kimi from the Nursery, the teacher there passed me a note informed us that this Friday they are going to organize a Class Party. This party is to mark the last day of school and also a farewell party for the children who are going to Primary One next year.

On the note, it is stated, 'The children will have potluck session to share goodies brought from home'. Oh... such a late notice, what shall I do then? This is my first experience and I am not too sure what I need to prepare for Kimi. Not wanting him to bring junk food to school, so I spent a Tuesday night to think of what Kimi can bring for the party.

Finally, I decided to bake for him :) I searched a few recipes online which were suitable for kids. At the end I had 2 in mind. So on Wednesday lunch hour, I made a trip to the bakery shop and bought the ingredients needed. After work on Wednesday night, I tried out for the first time so that I can know what to adjust on the recipe. I want to make sure that the cakes are edible when Kimi brings it to school on Friday.

Thursday night, the real baking started!

This is what I bake - Banana Muffins ~ I choose an easier and healthier recipe for the kids. Hope they will like it!

The ingredients were 2 portions which I tested to bake on Wednesday night.
On Thursday, I doubled up the ingredients because 2 portions can only bake around 11 muffins.

Kimi - The Baker Assistant of the Night!

 

 

 

The outcome after 10 minutes (half time) & 20 minutes (full time) of baking ~

 

 

And the little assistant comes again....
This round is to help to arrange the muffins into the box properly.

 

Finally.... There are ready to be served!!

 

Hope the children @ Kimi's Nursery love the muffins ;)

 

Banana Muffin's Recipe which a friend of mine shares it with me. The recipes she shares uses cups as measurement. I calculated them into Grams so that easier for me to measure the ingredients.

Recipe:
2 medium size bananas (Mashed)

2 eggs

120g Canola Oil

100g Icing Sugar (But I replace this with Brown Sugar)

130g Self Raising Flour

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence (Optional)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 Baking Powder (This one I add in myself as my first attempt the muffins look flat. Hehe....)

Methods:

1) Beat eggs, sugar and canola oil for around 5 minutes until they are foamy.
2) Fold in the raising flour and mashed bananas.
3) Add in some vanilla essence (if needed)
4) Spoon the mixture into the paper cups until they are around 3/4 full.

Preheat the oven at 170C. Bake for around 20 minutes or until they are golden brown on top.

This is a very easy recipe and it only takes me around 20 minutes for preparations and 20 minutes for baking. Not hassle and easy to clean up the mess after bake.

I double up the portions and it can bake for 24 - 26 muffins.

Kimi loves it very much and ate up 2 muffins after they cold down. I stop him from continue to ask for more because I worry later not enough for him to bring to school to share. Hehe :)