Easy Air Fryer Crunchy Meat Floss Spring Roll (Popiah)

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Have been busy since the new year started. Lunar new year in less than two weeks’ time! As usual, I’ll bake the mini popiah with an air fryer. It’s much easier with an air fryer or oven. Deep-fried is a no-no as it will be very oily. You just need spring roll pastry sheets, meat floss of your choice, and cornstarch+water as the “glue”. Next, air fry it for 20 minutes at a temperature of 140 degrees Celsius. Give it a stir or shake at mid-cycle. Do check out the video for more details.

How are your preparations for the Lunar New Year this year? I’ve done 5 types of snacks this year. Few more to go. If you want to try to do some CNY goodies, you can check out this post 8 Easy Recipes for CNY that I posted last year.

Going to be slow in updating this month and next month. Not sure when will be the next post coming. However, you will find daily updates on my Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. Meanwhile, there will be weekly updates on Youtube and XHS.

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Happy New Year 2023!

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Happy New Year 2023 to all of you!

How fast?! Where did 2022 go? It’s 2023 now! Today is the second day of 2023 already. In 20 days’ time, the Lunar New Year will be coming. I will be busy baking and making some new year’s goodies these few weeks.

2022 was well… I don’t know… It’s too fast for me to process. What’s most important is that I’ve got through the year peacefully. I do not reflect too. What’s done is done. Move on!

There won’t be resolutions for 2023. I don’t do any. I will go with the flow and act accordingly. Why stress yourself with all those resolutions? *shrug* Most important is having an uneventful life. Peaceful, quiet, and healthy.

Just a quick post today.

Here’s my post on Instagram yesterday haha… These photos were taken with Realme C35 “smile shutter” feature. It’s pretty fun. Save so much time on selfies. I did do post-processing with AirBrush app.

Once again, wishing you a blessed new year!

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Quick Review KLEENSO PESSO Eco Ant Bait Effectiveness

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I did review another ant bait a few months back. It’s the ARS Natural Ant Bait. This time, I will share about KLEENSO PESSO Eco Ant Bait.

In fact, I’ve used this before and it did work very well. No mess at all. We didn’t see any ants around for quite some time since then. However, we all know it will certainly come back sooner or later. Found them in another area of the house so decided to get this again.

I didn’t have the chance to see ants going into it but somehow, a few days later, no more ants were in sight. Unlike ARS Natural Ant Bait that you can see the ants carrying the granules to the nest and leaving some of the granules scattered along its path. There wasn’t any mess with KLENSSO PESSO.

You can even put it in any orientation you like without worrying about the bait falling out from the container because it’s not in granule form. This is more versatile if you want to put it in a narrow area.

I do recommend this if you are looking for effective ant bait. I got Kleenso Pesso Eco Ant Bait here https://invl.io/clfbdhh from Shopee.

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4 Tea and Milo Easy Delicious Beverage Recipes

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Recently, I experimented with tea and Milo to make easy and delicious beverages. It all started with a free sample of Lipton Tea Potbag Extra Kaw. Since I have Milo at home too, I tried combining both. All the recipes will require evaporated milk and condensed milk for the richness of the drinks.

Teh Tarik Kaw

First, I started with teh tarik kaw. Very sweet teh tarik it is. If you add ice, you can make 2 glasses. When the ice is diluted, it will be less sweet.

Less Sweet Iced Teh Tarik

Next, here is the iced teh tarik recipe for those who want their teh tarik less sweet and not as kaw. You can omit the ice if you don’t want it cold. If you have ice, it will be even less sweet. Just adjust accordingly to your preference. No hard rules.

Iced Milo

Meanwhile, here’s a recipe with no tea involved. If you want to do something similar to the Milo van’s Milo, you can try this recipe out. It tastes similar (don’t expect it to be 100%) to the Milo from Milo van that we used to have when we were in school. It must be served cold with or without ice. The Milo will be more diluted and less sweet if ice is added.

Chocolate Tea

Lastly, I’ve always been on the lookout for chocolate tea in local cafes but I couldn’t find any. Unfortunately, I always found chai latte instead of chocolate tea. My first taste of chocolate tea was in Chocolate Bean, Adelaide (no longer in operation). I liked it and always wonder how it’s made but never get around doing it.

Since I have Lipton Tea Potbag Extra Kaw now, I can try to make one. Prior to this, I tried looking for recipes online and found out that I don’t have the spices mentioned. Then, I found one that has almost everything I have and I adjusted it slightly. Instead of cocoa powder and sugar, I used Milo, evaporated milk, and condensed milk.

By the way, the cinnamon powder is optional. Feel free to skip it if you dislike spices. If you do so, the kick won’t be there, there won’t be depth to it. However, the taste is different from the one I had in Adelaide because I didn’t add all those additional spices. Still, it is still not bad.

There you go. I hope this sharing is useful. Do try it out and let me know how you like them. Remember that you are free to adjust the ingredients here and there to suit your own tastebuds. Have fun experimenting.

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Gardens by the Bay (Flower Dome & Cloud Forest)

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Gardens by the Bay

Everyone who has gone to Singapore will surely visit the Gardens by the Bay. This iconic Singapore destination is certainly one of the must-go otherwise your trip will not be complete. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. WOW! 10 years already! I thought it was only a few years old. They are doing very good maintenance to the place.

Gardens by the Bay

We bought our entrance ticket for the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on Klook. Best to buy it online to skip the queue. By the way, the entrance ticket wasn’t cheap. However, if you get it from Klook, you’ll get a further discount.

Gardens by the Bay

There is plenty to see in the surroundings if you don’t want to pay money for the attractions. The waterfront gardens (Bay South, Bay East, and Bay Central) are free. It’s best to go before the sun goes down. You can catch the lighting with music at the Garden Rhapsody in the evening. No entrance ticket requires to watch it. You can watch it as long you are in the garden. It’s open to anyone unless you want to go up to the observatory.

Gardens by the Bay

I would suggest that you go in the afternoon after 3pm. You’ll need nice natural lighting to take photos in Flower Dome before the sun goes down. After that, you can proceed to Cloud Forest in the evening around 6pm to catch the sunset and the lighting.

Gardens by the Bay

It was cloudy that day and drizzled on and off. It’s a bit humid. Good thing that it wasn’t sunny and hot. The walk wasn’t too bad but I’m a mosquito magnet haha… Couldn’t avoid getting sucked by those suckers. *LOL* Hence, do have mosquito repellent handy.

Flower Dome
Flower Dome

This is the entrance to the Flower Dome. If you bought your ticket on Klook, just go straight to the entrance and they will scan your voucher. As simple as that.

Flower Dome

Be sure to take your time to explore the place. It took us about 1 hour there. I think you might need more time if you really want to take plenty of nice photos and scrutinize the plants there. Therefore, do give yourself ample time and don’t rush through it so that you don’t waste your money because the entrance isn’t cheap at all.

Flower Dome

Do take note that what you see in this post is different from what you will see there now. They do update the theme from time to time. This was back in October 2022.

Flower Dome

Unfortunately, most of my photos didn’t turn out well. Not really in the mood to take any photos too. Didn’t take many photos of the place and too many people getting in the way.

Flower Dome

We went there on a Friday evening leading to a long weekend. I guess it will not be this overwhelming on a weekday during working hours on normal days. Even though you will see many tourists there which is normal but I’m sure it will be less than what I’ve encountered.

Flower Dome
Cloud Forest
Cloud Forest

For Cloud Forest, you’ll see many lightings in the evening while there’s not much in the day. There were so many people. Even with those lighting, it can be rather dark at night. So do be careful. Currently, they have Avatar theme here. That time when we were there, they were still setting up.

Cloud Forest

It’s actually quite dark. I heavily edited the photos. It’s quite nice if you get to catch the sunset there. However, it was overcast that day so there wasn’t a sunset to catch.

Cloud Forest

You will need to walk and climb a lot. There’s an elevator to send everyone up but you still need to walk once you reach the level up there. Then, you walked all the way down. It might be a problem if you are afraid of heights. Try not to look down.

I didn’t take many photos here. I tried to video it but it’s just too dark. This photo is extracted from the video and I had to edit it heavily.

We spent less than an hour there. When we came out at around 7:45pm, the Garden Rhapsody light show was on. We just sat on the bench and watched from afar. The first show was at 7.45pm and the second show would begin at 8.45pm. Each show lasts 15 minutes.

Gardens by the Bay

Meanwhile, this is the view you will see when you come out from the Cloud Forest. That’s Marina Bay Sands.

Gardens by the Bay

After the light show, we walked to Garden Rhapsody then headed to Bayfront MRT station and called it a night.

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