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I must be the slowest coach to make this Magic Custard Cake; I think the whole village had already attempted different flavours of it since last year? When the craze first started, I bookmarked the recipes and added them to my long list of to-bakes but somehow never got down to trying any of them. Anyways, recently I had a little bit of coconut milk and concentrated pandan juice left over from baking a Pandan Chiffon Cake and finally have this opportunity to attempt the Pandan flavour of the Magic Custard Cake. As usual, I went through in detail the various recipes and variations ( Baking Tai Tai , Peng's Kitchen , Aunty Young , Anncoo Journal ). Most of the ingredients and proportions are about the same, except for variations in the amount of coconut milk and fresh milk, as well as the use of pandan paste vs pandan juice/extract. Since I only have a little bit of coconut milk left, I made it up with more fresh milk. As for the pandan flavouring, I decided not to buy commercial pa...

6 months ago, a day after my 38th birthday, I stared at a photo taken during the home celebration and thought to myself, WTF, I looked like crap, frumpy, fat and haggard (partly also it was a super lousy celebration, don't ask). Finally took the courage to step onto the weighing scale and I was a bit shocked. Sheesh, confirming my suspicion that I put on a lot of weight (was always in denial). The tell-tale signs were there, a lot of clothes felt tight or worse, I couldn't fit into them. My HbA1c is also hovering at borderline ideal range. It was there and then, I decided to make a change and that very evening, I started my exercise regime. Just start, don't make excuses, 1km is better than nothing at all! Started very slow covering only 1.5km and building up to about 5km progressively over 1 month. And thanks to my good friend J, who introduced me to the Runkeeper app, I'm able to track all my runs and exercise, keeping me in check and motivated! In addition, started e...

Continued from Day 1 - Heng Heng Thai Food, Pullman Arcadia Day 2 - Pullman Arcadia, Kang Ean2 Seafood, Seoul Grill As usual, woke up bright and early (the kiddo is an early bird) for breakfast. And as mentioned during the previous post, we didn't linger in the restaurant for long as we didn't enjoy the crowd. Opted for a simple and light breakfast as I had a spa appointment in the late morning, and also in anticipation of lunch. Had been to dhatri spa before during previous stays and because of the excellent quality of the spa treatments, decided to have a scrub and massage. The treatment did not disappoint and I certainly felt rejuvenated afterwards, in fact I lamented to the HB that it was too short! For lunch, we ventured to Thanoon Seafood, located near the Sarasin bridge that linked Phuket island to the mainland of Phang Nga Province. Dined there during the last trip and the food was not too bad with nice waterfront scenery. We hardly get this type of seafront view in S...

Continued from Day 1 - Heng Heng Thai Food, Pullman Arcadia The next morning, we woke up bright and early, eagerly anticipating the sumptuous breakfast buffet spread that Pullman offers. I have mentioned before, the buffet spread and quality at Pullman is one of the best I've eaten. The atmosphere was also relaxing and peaceful, making the entire breakfast experience a highlight of the stay. To my dismay, the restaurant was overcrowded with boisterous tourists from a group tour (or more); their mannerism and behaviors somewhat spoil the mood. The kitchen did their best to keep the food refilled which was commendable but on the ground it seemed to be understaffed; dirty plates not cleared promptly, and no offers of coffee or tea. The situation continued for the three breakfasts we were there, although we wanted very much to linger and enjoy a slow and nice breakfast, we didn't. After breakfast, we decided to take a stroll around the lobby and hotel as the furnishing has been ref...