Do u remember the time?

Do you remember the time before MJ was accused of those child molestation cases? Do you remember the time when he made music videos that blew our minds? Do you remember the time he gathered many famous names to record the meaningful song 'We Are The World'? Do you remember the time when he took our breath away with his crazy dance moves & the famous 'Moonwalk'? Do you remember the time when he championed for 39 charities? Do you remember the time he boomed on-screen with Thriller? Do you remember the time he was the 1st African American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV? and Do you remember the time you wondered how on earth he executed that anti-gravity lean in 'Smooth Criminal'?

I've forever mourned the death of my favourite King - Elvis Presley (Daddy E) & now I add another iconic King to that - Michael Jackson, King of Pop... It's still unbelievable abt his passing but maybe with it, MJ will finally get the peace that he needed, the one peace that eluded him when he was alive. Daddy E, take good care of MJ in that musical paradise up there & rest peacefully, MJ... love and peace and light to your children and your family.

What was strange for me was tt for 2 days straight prior to MJ's passing, his song 'Man in the Mirror' kept playing in my head... & for a person who hardly dreams at night while asleep, I dreamt abt MJ the night before he passed.

& so this is how it is...

Today's my hubby's 36th bday (4 more yrs til the Big 40, old man already... LOLx) pity he's tied up & super busy at work... but then again tt's how it is most of the time when u're working. I've worked on some of my bdays too... maybe we should have like a special granted day of leave for ur special day of birth.. hahah.. anyways, to make up for not having his bday today, the Bear will be having a BBQ tmr evening with me & his friends. I've just worked out the menu finally (was distracted by emails, food & games.. heh heh), so tmr we'll go shopping for the BBQ. Tmr will also be the day when I see whether or not I fail in my cake. It's officially been like what 6-8 yrs since I've last baked back at my old place... had thought it was only 5 yrs since then but my mum had just reminded me tt we've been at our current place for almost 6 yrs now! Crikey!!

I haven't baked in ages 'cos I don't have an oven... oh sure, the condo we live in has built in oven, but the twice I tried to use the oven, the whole apartment blk short-circuited =p Blah... using the microwave oven to bake isn't the same as using an oven. So until I get my own pad done (hurry up now HDB!!!) I can't do oven baking & can only do cold desserts... sigh, I so do miss my baking. I do cooking as well but it's different with baking & tt's what I miss, the stress relieve baking brings. Back to the cake, I had made it yesterday evening & checking in on it today, it looks gd... but the truth will only be known tmr once it's been decorated, cut & tasted... so wish me luck!

Hubby's 1st ever proper meal

& so yes... it has taken my hubby exactly 4 yrs 6mths & a day to actually cook a proper meal for me... this was at the request of my dad (his father-in-law) so how to say no? LOLx... sure he has cooked for me, but it's usually small scale stuff & ones tt I can count off with both hands - 3 times of Carbonara, 3 times of wanton noodles, 3 times of American bfast & 6 times of instant noodles... & tt's tt... getting Chef Teo to ever cook anything is totally difficult =p He just likes to eat, eat, eat, eat! LOLx

So as per Father-in-law's request, the man had to finally do a proper meal - dinner to be exact - potato, carrots & celery soup, steamed 3-eggs with pork & stir-fried vegetables =D

Chef Teo preparing the ingredients for his soup =D

Above: Working on his steamed 3-eggs with pork

Below: End product of his steamed 3-eggs with pork =)

So what's the verdict? His soup & veg were gd but the steamed 3 eggs with pork was a lil off. I’m just being honest & not I'm not being mean yah.. LOLx.. Hubby's kinda rusty with 1 of his dishes, due to his yrs of non-use cooking skills. The touch is definitely still there but measurements of food item ratio has gone a little... heh heh.. tt's what happens when one hasn't been cooking for many many yrs =p

Dinner is served!!!!!

Mummy & Daddy enjoyed the food & hubby's totally wiped out just frm cooking 3 simple dishes... ahahaha... I think Chef Teo's more suited with 1-dish meals than 3-4 dish meals.. heh heh... on the other note, how long more til the next proper meal tt my hubby will cook? Anyone placing bets?? =D

Nature snapshots