Little Miss - Cooking

She came home on Thursday after school singing "e..e... egg on the pan ..." and told me happily that she learnt how to make scrambled egg in school !

So the next morning when I drop her in her class I asked her teacher if she really made the scrambled egg and Teacher Michelle said that it is true and she ate it all for lunch. Apparently she had drop the egg on the floor on the first attempt to crack the egg but the cook gave her a new one then she proceed to make it all by herself.

Sure enough when I asked her what she wants for lunch today she said she wants to make her own scrambled egg ... one happy Mami here :)

Bridge on the River Kwai

Located 128kms to the west of Bangkok, Kanchanaburi's main claim to fame is the famous Bridge on the River Kwai, popularized by Pierre Boulle's novel of 1956 and the epic film of the same name made in 1958 (won 7 Oscars, 3 BAFTA Awards, 3 Golden Globes, etc).

The bridge was built during WW II and now the track is developed into a walkway with side platforms, this allows crossing the railway bridge on foot. These platforms are useful as viewpoints and for avoiding trains (Orient Express passsing by this route !). A small tourist train runs back and forth across the bridge too, cost Baht 50  per person in August 2010, obviously Little Miss favorite part of the trip :)

Our first trip exploring Bangkok provinces with our own car and relying it solely on the GPS, so happy to know that everything works out great. The infrastructure is amazing here, the roads are wide and no traffic whatsoever. Our Little Miss enjoyed the ride, plenty of things to see and we've seen many Factory Outlets shop (although we didn't stop to any, I was more interested in the Orchid's nurseries along the way, will blog it separately).

Enjoy the photos !!!

Say NO to war !

Ready to cross the famous bridge

Heavy clouds, view of floating restaurant rooftops (where we had our lunch ) from the bridge

Lovely findings on the other side of the bridge

Bridge from the bottom

Fastest way to cross the river :)

Second time crossing, no safety railings !

Little Miss & I waiting for the Tourist Train

It's here, let's GO !

On board the tourist train

View of River Kwai on the other side taken from the train

Refreshing coconut drink, best on hot day

Lumphini Park

Our Little Miss loves this park, 5 minutes away by car from our home and there's 57.6-hectare open space with trees, artificial lake and playgrounds in the heart of Bangkok. We usually go there on  Saturday after 4 pm, Hubby will jog, Little Miss will ride her pink bike and I will walk briskly behind her. This time around I brought my camera and managed to capture some shots (while catching my breath *winks*)

Bike helmet on - Happy Face !

Ready to Ride

Aerobics, anyone ?

The Lake

Happy Girl :)

During winter time (November - February), the Palm Garden of Lumphini Park becomes the site for the annual Concert in the Park festival featuring classical music by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and other bands, will definitely make a point to see it.


Have a great weekend everyone !

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

My daughter favorite, we baked it every single week within this month of July :o)

Below recipe is my preferred concoction (less sugar and less butter compared to the original recipe), make sure your oven temperature is correct and voila ... home baked cookies for everybody to enjoy !


Ingredients

* 1 1/4 stick butter, room temperature
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon coarsed salt
* 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions :

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare cookie sheets.

2. In a mixer, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Sift in the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder; mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place them one inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

3. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for couple of minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

4. Keep in airtight container up to 1 week.

Once upon a Storm

Little Miss & her friend Mahi was drawing by the window that afternoon when suddenly we hear loud whirling winds and thunder coming closer.

"Girls, look outside, it's going to rain soon !!!"

Our suite in the hotel was on the 16th floor and we had the best view of Chao Phraya river, the dark clouds passing by on high speed followed by heavy rain, such a drama !!!

Always Summer

Living in the Tropic means swimming & ice cream are our favorites all year round.

Bird House Visitor

When we came to our house here in Bangkok for the first time, we saw the squirrels jumping from one tree to another, it was nature at it's best !
That's it, we found the perfect house,love the green surrounding, sounds of birds chirping and the cute squirrels, right in the middle of the city.
Then we got the bird house couple weeks after we moved in,
I put piece of bread (birds like 'em), banana and (today for the first time) mango.
It was a big hit for the squirrel !
They don't even run away when I capture them enjoying the fruit (this little buddy was 3rd visitors of the day, they have different shade of fur colors too), isn't he cute ?

Little Miss in K1

Oh how time flies !

This is the second week of Kindergarten 1 for our Little Miss A, she loves her new school here in Bangkok and her Teachers told me that she was very pleasant girl since day 1, lucky me *grin*

Photo above taken this morning, Wednesday is Taekwondo day, she was very proud of her outfit and her high front kick movement, she showed it to everybody before we get in to the cab this morning, what a Cutie.