My Second Trial

Karl and Nyn love durians and I promised them that if my first loaf of bread was successful, the second loaf would be a durian bread (too ambitious, eh?) Since my father in law has trees that produce good durians, this durian bread turned out to be delicious but it looks more like a cake to me.

My First Loaf Of Bread

It has to be a wholemeal loaf because that's hubby's favorite.

Busy Making Bread

Finally, I own a bread maker! Thanks to hubby who used his credit card reward points to exchange for a bread maker.

Now, I'm busy making bread, trying all sorts of recipe. Excuse me, will be back soon.

Bread Maker

I have always wanted a bread maker and have been inquiring about it from my friends who have bought one. One of my friends has even made bread using her bread maker for me to try before I decide on getting one.


A few weeks ago, I was back in hubby's home town and saw my mother in law making bread with her bread maker! I got so excited and got the chance to make my very first loaf of wholemeal bread with her bread maker. It was awesome! Hubby loves the bread and I know from then that the possibility of me getting a bread machine is quite high.


So, now, we are on our hunt for a bread maker. Searching.......

Win A Chef Bonnie Weekend Getaway

I’m a person who can’t cook well but it does not mean I don’t appreciate food. In fact I love eating good food. If given a chance to eat food cooked by a good chef, it would definitely make my day.


If you follow the program “Hell’s Kitchen”, you would know Chef Bonnie Muirhead, runner-up of the 2008 Fox TV’s Hell’s Kitchen. Now, over the internet at VacationRentals.com, there is a chance for you to win a Chef Bonnie Weekend Getaway worth USD3,000 in South California where you get to meet Chef Bonnie in a vacation rental home you may choose among the many vacation homes at VacationRentals.com and most of all, have the most wonderful dinner of your life cooked by Chef Bonnie herself solely for the winner and his or her three companions.


Sounds good, doesn’t it? If you are a US resident residing in the 50 United States and D.C. and Canada (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories and the province of Quebec) aged 21 years and above, you would be eligible to enter the sweeptakes. The sweeptakes is rather simple. All you need is the internet access, hop over to VacationRentals.com, fill in the weekly deal alerts form during the sweeptakes period or refer three friends whom you think would be interested by filling in the Refer-a-Friend form and submit your forms.


The contest ends at 11:59:59pm on 4 August 2009. You do not need any purchase to enter the sweeptakes. So, quickly, hop over and get yourself started.

Family Vacation Budgeting

Having children means no more traveling on our own like we did during our honeymoon but losing that also means gaining something else namely family vacation. Family vacation with the kids can be fun and different too.



What’s most important before going on a vacation with our loved ones is to have our family vacation budgeting done. The least thing I want is to have debts after a vacation. So, planning can be done over at Consolidatedcredit.org where you can use a roadmap to plan your vacation. There are various tips to guide you along when planning a trip and it enables you to save money and to travel within your budget. I think that’s what I’m going to do the next time I plan for a trip.



Talking about vacation budgeting, I heard over the radio one day about how people spend beyond their earnings. Rich people complain not having enough money to spend. Well, I thought it’s very true. Our riches cannot be valued through our earnings but our savings. Many people get into debts and do not know how to get out of it. These people should get some advice and debt counseling at Consolidatedcredit.org, the one stop debt solution center. Well, if there is someone to give you credit counseling, debt consolidation and financial education, why not? It would mean getting the burden and stress off you!



So, if you need credit counseling or merely to know more about money management for any purpose be it for a wedding, holidays or home buying, hop over to Consolidatedcredit.org today.

Bread Today

I love bread and this love has been in me since I was young. A few weeks ago, my friend told me about how unhealthy modern day bread is. Another friend showed me an article on bread. It seems that there are many unseen additives in bread and these bread are seriously depleted of nutrients (quoted from an article from Utusan Konsumer).


Now, what would you do when you read about this? Bread is something my family and I consume everyday and if we are swallowing all the chemicals without any nutrients, I better think twice.


What do you think?