It’s been a while since my last post. I haven’t forgot about this blog, it’s just that work had been keeping me pretty busy. However, I will have to take a break from blogging now because I have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Good thing it’s only on my left wrist so I can still work and function normally for the most part. The bad thing is I can [...]
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It’s been a long time since we’ve had everyone gather together for a family dinner. I think it’s been at least 4 years since all my relatives in Vancouver sat at the same table. So when my Aunt from Hong Kong had a short stop over during Chinese New Year, it was the perfect excuse to get all the relatives together for one big family meal. Because it’s such a [...]
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The Year of the Dragon is here. Al and I would like to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous year. This is our first Chinese New Year after our marriage which means we’ll need to start giving red pockets! A few days before I went to the bank to get some new $5 and $10 bills as well as some red envelopes. While I was stuffing the red pockets, I [...]
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Fi Chai stayed with us for three weeks over the Christmas holidays. It was a good chance for Al and I to test whether we can actually handle a dog by ourselves. Previously when he stayed with us for a few days, it was very easy to take care of him as since the time we spend together isn’t very long. This time however, we were able to find out [...]
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In the past I’ve made caramel pop corn as Christmas gifts. This year I wanted to try candy making so I searched for a simple marshmallow recipe on the web. There seems to be two types of marshmallow recipes: one that uses egg whites and one that doesn’t. The one that uses egg whites seems a bit more complicated (and more work) so I’ve settled on trying the Marshmallow recipe [...]
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