Homemade "Essence of Chicken"

Chinese believes that essence of chicken is one of the best tonic for both expecting mother and baby. My mother-in-law prepared once for me the homemade essence of chicken. Now, Jo has took over the responsibility.

To prepare the essence of chicken, we need a small kampung chicken, some chinese herbs and a special designed stewer. The stewer must have a filter cap so that essence and chicken can be separated.


It is advised to get kampung chicken as it is organic and healthier. We must remove the skin and chop or smash the chicken to pieces (like what is shown above).


Add some wolfberry, ginseng slices and water. Place the filter cap and put the chicken on top. Cover it before put it into the slow cooker. Stew it for 7 ~ 8 hours.


Due to the special designed stewer, essence will drip to the bottom of the stewer while chicken remain on top of the filter for easy serving. After all these work, you will get a small bowl of essence of chicken as shown. It is advised not to take this essence more than twice a month.






This is my hubby. Never know that man can be so sexy while cooking... ;p

Caution! Lift out of order!

My office's lift is out of order since Monday and will not be fixed in at least a month time! This is a disaster for a 24 weeks pregnant woman. Breathing becomes more difficult nowadays if I exercise too much.

But, it will build up my stamina and tighten my thigh muscle. So, it is good for me too! Well, I just have to climb up slowly to get my breathing smooth.

Gifts from Milan

My god parents just came back from Europe and got some very good stuffs for us in Milan. Surprisingly, those branded goods are not as expensive as they are in Malaysia! I think I will go mad if I were there... crazy shopping!

Casual T from Limited Collection. I like the fabric, very comfortable! And I can wear it now too...

Something femanine yet stylish, from Mark & Spencer... a piece that I wanted to have in my wardrobe. I better get back to my original body shape after giving birth.

I think this is my god-dad's taste... and I like it very much! It is big enough to have all my things in but not too bulky to carry along. Good design!

Another casual T... from GAP. I like the simple design, but it is for Jo. He looks nice with this shirt.

Thanks to my god parents... muaks!!!

My 24 weeks old handsome boy

Today is the 5th time I see him... From a tiny little peanut, he has grown up so much and now he really looks like a baby boy.

I always have a private chatting time with him, either in the office during lunch break or at home before I go to bed. Last night, I told him that daddy and mummy are going to see him today... I was excited and so was he, he kicked me!

Look at his face, I think he has a sharp nose! My handsome little boy... muaks! :*

My home sweet home

Welcome to my heaven......

This is the area where Jo and I can comfortably enjoy ourselves. I enjoy watching my favourite National Geography, Discovery and Animal Planet channels here...


Our dining room contrasts very much with the modern design in other areas. With antique marble and wood carving for the dining set and with one side of the wall painted in maroon, we have a very 'China Style' dining area.


With approximately 5 feet extension, our kitchen becomes more spacious than the original design. On the other side of the kitchen, we have a laundry area. This idea was from Jo and I like that (but I don't have a picture of that).


Obviously, this is the Liverpool Corner (our old fridge with lots of Liverpool posters). I suggested to have a proper Liverpool Corner in our side living room later, with THIS IS ANFIELD poster and other Liverpool stuffs. But for now, this is a mini corner for Jo. I guess he will start telling Jo Junior about Gerrard, Torres, Carragher and etc. when Jo Junior is one month old...


The only big thing from my Dad in this house is this old piano. And the only big thing from Jo young age are the two guitars. Erm... we are soooo musical...


I enjoy my reading in this Family Area. We are going to have our wedding photo hang up here after Jo Junior is born. This is one of my favourite area...


We have a sort of Japanese style master bedroom. Jo came out with this idea, having platform for our bed. And of course I like this idea very much. I think Jo can become a part-time interior designer ;p

21 weeks pregnancy

My tummy is bigger now! I got a strong and healthy Jo Junior inside me...

Lasis new arrivals

I received 'New Arrivals' email notification from Lasis, a boutique which i have privileged card. In the email it says:

Dear Valued Customer,
We have new arrival for dresses, pants, cardigans and etc. Besides, we also having sales from 20%-70%.

Hurry drop by our boutique or you may check out today at......


I checked out the website and immediately found three dresses that suit me. But suddenly realised that I won't be able to wear it until Jo Junior is born. And, I may not be able to wear it if I couldn't maintain my flat tummy as before. Oh... how demotivated life can be...

I gtalked Jo about this but he asked me not to worry. He said big tummy is because of laziness and he will do sit up with me after I give birth. I have to set a target and have something to motivate myself so that I can be the same Fion after I give birth.

I want and I will be a body fit and pretty mummy in 2 months time after I give birth!!! Let's wait and see!

烦人的电台广告

最近对 One FM 在早晨时段 Morning Kaki 的广告播放编排感到有些厌烦，而且逐渐进入非常讨厌的地步！

一般电台的各个节目时段都会有不同的商品赞助商赞助，赞助商也因此得到更多的机会来宣传他们的商品。我想这是无可厚非的，也是合情合理的。但是，我发现 Morning Kaki 的赞助商“XOX说”的广告也播的太过频密了吧！广告播放次数可以频密到平均每一分钟一则广告。简单的说，只要一进入广告时段，我最少可以听到三则同样商品的广告。刚开始的广告都是同一版本的，现在已进步到有三种不同的版本，但还是令人厌烦！既然是要播广告，而广告时段又不长，为什么不播一次就好了呢？每一个广告时段都播放一次赞助商的广告，我想是很足够的！

广告是让大家对商品有所认识，适可而止就能达到宣传的效果。过多的宣传只会适得其反！