one little journey breaks

red packets

2012-01-26T16:58:00.001+08:00

Fried vermicelli, grilled chicken wings, camomile tea

mandarin oranges

2012-01-25T16:06:00.003+08:00

Instant rice noodle with cheese tofu and chicken mushroom balls, camomile tea

Happy Chinese New Year!

jungle babies

2012-01-20T17:58:00.001+08:00

Mini chocolate cookies, coffee

32ºC

2012-01-19T17:10:00.003+08:00

Spicy noodle with leftover vegetable from lunch

Hot. Very hot (the weather).

12 animals

2012-01-18T17:03:00.002+08:00

Steamed buns, coffee

Just did major spring cleaning, my room is now sparkling clean!

hot air

2012-01-17T16:49:00.004+08:00

Egg sandwich, coffee

Sitting in my room, with air hot blowing through the window. It’s still insanely hot today.

31ºC hot

2012-01-17T00:33:00.002+08:00

Peanut butter with strawberry jam sandwich, camomile tea

good day

2012-01-12T16:54:00.001+08:00

Raisin toast with lightly salted margarine (so good!), coffee

idling

2012-01-10T16:36:00.002+08:00

Raisin bread, japanese snacks, coffee

i’ve been doing nothing except watching online shows and snacking since last Friday. Now that work revisions briefing has finally came in, time to get cracking.

too light

2012-01-08T17:36:00.005+08:00

Kiwi, camomile tea

i also ate some chips after this. Turns out wasn’t that healthy after all :)

flying carpet

2012-01-07T17:19:00.005+08:00

Prawn noodle, mini chocolate chips cookies, coffee

Just a while ago, a sudden freak gust of wind came through the windows and started sending things flying all over house. i struggled to close all the windows and saw outside, a (small) red carpet flying and swirling in the air, before landed on the trees. The weather in Singapore is becoming so bizarre.

yellowness

2012-01-06T17:01:00.002+08:00

Kueh lapis, tapioca chips, banana, camomile tea

upside down

2012-01-05T18:49:00.006+08:00

Strawberry shortcake, camomile tea

The box of cake slipped out of my hands and landed upside down onto the ground the moment i took it out from the fridge. Thus, the flattened strawberries and messy cream.

birthday giraffe

2012-01-04T18:24:00.002+08:00

Cupcake, camomile tea

Today is my niece’s birthday and my sis ordered a box of animal series cupcakes for her to share with everyone. i picked my favourite animal :)

my left

2012-01-03T19:59:00.002+08:00

French fries, coke

Something is not right with my left limbs. The arm and fingers hurt so much when i used the keyboard i had to stretch it every few minutes and the leg became numb... especially the smaller toes. Please not let it be anything serious.

hello 2012 :)

2012-01-02T18:42:00.003+08:00

Chips and nuts, camomile tea

New year new wish: i wish people would stop stealing others’ pictures. You know who you are.

can’t wait

2011-12-31T18:20:00.003+08:00

Golden cherry tomato, satay fish snack

2011 hasn’t been the best year... let’s all look forward to a beautiful start in 2012. Happy new year!

panda and two cupcakes

2011-12-29T16:39:00.004+08:00

Cupcakes, camomile tea

...because one is not enough

bake a cake and eat it

2011-12-28T15:58:00.003+08:00

Cupcake, strawberries, camomile tea

We baked a total of 26 cupcakes, most turned out real ugly lol

2011-12-27T16:45:00.004+08:00

Shredded turkey meat with italian salad dressing and lots of black pepper on butter toast, golden cherry tomato, coffee

Turkey sandwich, turkey salad, turkey fried noodle... hang on, about to finish soon.

merry christmas

2011-12-26T18:09:00.003+08:00

Shredded turkey meat with tomato on butter toast, coffee

Every year, we have lots of turkey meat left over from Christmas dinner that makes perfect sandwich :)

overcooked

2011-12-21T18:13:00.003+08:00

Spicy noodle soup with egg, japanese biscuits (i didn’t eat in the end)

i was distracted with the paint work outside my window while cooking. The egg was slightly overcooked but luckily the centre part of yolk was still runny ♡

rain

2011-12-19T16:46:00.002+08:00

Vegetarian fried noodle, strawberry mochi, camomile tea

Soft cottony rain since noon... that’s about 5hrs and counting...

favourite

2011-12-18T16:19:00.002+08:00

Pumpkin seed bread with butter, coffee

This is one of my favourite bread from Breadtalk. Half it, toast and spread with butter mmm...

this much

2011-12-17T17:20:00.004+08:00

Butter bun, kaya bun, mini sponge cake, coffee

Woke up this morning with sored throat and flu. There goes my Saturday :(

perfect timing

2011-12-16T17:43:00.003+08:00

Raisin bun, kaya bun, chocolate, camomile tea

Closed two projects this week, will be getting another new brief new week.Perfect timing :)

delicious shapes and patterns

2011-12-15T22:11:00.003+08:00

Pretzels thins, mini chinese sponge cake, coffee

green

2011-12-14T16:24:00.001+08:00

Pandan cake, camomile tea

first attempt

2011-12-08T17:53:00.002+08:00

Cold soba with sauce

My first attempt at cooking fresh soba... well no big deal cos this is ready-packed. But guess i best stick to instant noodle, they tasted a lot better.

mid-week

2011-12-07T16:46:00.004+08:00

Fried egg with button mushroom and cheese on toast, camomile tea

Carpal tunnel is acting up again, left hand hurts especially at night :(

the sun is out

2011-12-06T22:23:00.002+08:00

Toast with margarine, banana, camomile tea

The sun is out, so is my picture for tea breaks :)

silver fish

2011-12-01T21:04:00.006+08:00

Instant noodle with egg and fried silver fish, camomile tea

i bought this fried silver fish from Lamma Island, Hong Kong. It is non-oily, crispy and with peppery flavour. My niece loves to eat it with porridge.

hot and spicy

2011-11-29T17:16:00.003+08:00

Shin ramen with cabbage, vegetable dumplings and egg, camomile tea

a little surprise every day

2011-11-24T18:54:00.003+08:00

Muesli toast, coffee

Notebook giveaway! Check out here :)

gorgeous kate

2011-11-23T20:42:00.006+08:00

Glutinous rice balls in red bean soup, mini chinese sponge cake

Current browse: Harper’s Bazaar UK

Kate Winslet looked so gorgeous on the cover and inside spreads of this November’s issue.

waiting

2011-11-23T01:10:00.000+08:00

Double cheeseburger, fries

sweet colours

2011-11-21T17:51:00.003+08:00

Steamed chinese rice cake, custard cream biscuit, banana, coffee

Today is only the first day of my niece’s school holiday... she’s so mischievous i don’t know how i’m going to get through this 1.5 months -.-"

year 2012

2011-11-17T17:01:00.004+08:00

French toast with honey, coffee

3 p.m. breaks calendar giveaway! Click, comment and win :)

Also available for sale here.

almost black and white

2011-11-16T16:03:00.006+08:00

Glutinous rice balls with black sesame paste

Current reads: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

i’ve only read a quarter of the book so far... as of his previous books, the story is somewhat weird but very interesting.

mixed

2011-11-15T18:52:00.003+08:00

Salmon and avocado maki, camomile tea

So yummy ♥

vitamin c

2011-11-09T17:35:00.003+08:00

Papaya

Down with stomach flu and have no appetite for anything. But i thought i should at least try to take some fruits :(

see you next week

2011-11-03T20:53:00.005+08:00

Cheeseburger, sweet corn, camomile tea

i’m off to Hong Kong early tomorrow morning, see you back here next wednesday :)

2012

2011-11-02T18:11:00.004+08:00

Pan fried yam cake, camomile tea

2012 calendar, available now :)

instant

2011-10-28T18:20:00.003+08:00

Instant noodle soup

Adding an egg would be nice, but... i’m still watching my calories intake.

Weather sequence today: sunny, rain, sunny, rain, cloudy

week w

2011-10-27T17:24:00.003+08:00

Fried beehoon (vermicelli), banana, camomile tea

W for whale.

iron-on

2011-10-25T20:17:00.000+08:00

White corn chips, camomile tea

3 p.m. notes

2011-10-24T17:03:00.007+08:00

Chocolate roll, camomile tea

Current browse: 3 p.m. notes by Alynn Teo (yes, it’s me)

3 p.m. breaks now in notebook! After waited for one whole month (from print to shipping), it has finally arrived. A notebook with inserted prints of tea & coffee breaks, deliciously suitable for snack lovers. Hope you will like it too :)

Size: 130 x 200mm (5 x 8") / 120 pages / printed on uncoated paper

Check out the full book preview here :)

more yam

2011-10-23T16:40:00.006+08:00

Homemade steamed yam cake, camomile tea

It’s Sunday but i’m working meh :(

square and triangle

2011-10-21T16:43:00.001+08:00

Homemade steamed yam cake, camomile tea

by the window

2011-10-20T16:26:00.005+08:00

Red bean paste bread, camomile tea

On some days, i move my breaks from dining to work area where it’s next to a big window. The light is more sufficient, especially when it’s raining or cloudy. The downside? i tend to eat and work at the same time instead of having a nice real break.

ugliest ever

2011-10-18T16:40:00.004+08:00

Black pepper tuna toast, camomile tea

i’ve made my ugliest toast ever.

monday

2011-10-18T16:34:00.003+08:00

French toast, coffee

This was from yesterday, i’ve forgotten to upload (yet) again.

instant yum

2011-10-14T18:05:00.002+08:00

Instant laksa, banana, camomile tea

noise

2011-10-13T20:25:00.004+08:00

Black pepper tuna noodle, butter biscuits, camomile tea

There has been on-going renovation work above my flat for the past week. The drilling noise is almost unbearable but i have no choice but to stay home because of work. Help!

rain

2011-10-12T17:43:00.007+08:00

Swedish meatballs and potato, camomile tea

Enjoying the cool weather these days because it has been raining a lot. Bad thing is, i’ve been suspended from booking yoga classes in advance for 2 weeks cos of 2 times late cancel within a month. And both times was because the rain was pouring crazy. It’s one of those very heavy kind of rain that you wouldn’t want to step out of the house, squeeze on the bus with other drenched passengers during peak hours, unless there’s no choice.

deceived by looks

2011-10-11T18:20:00.005+08:00

Mini green tea with chocolate waffle, green tea with red bean bread, camomile tea

The green tea taste was too overpowering, didn’t like it and had to throw them away :(

almost rainbow

2011-10-10T20:19:00.004+08:00

Chinese steamed cakes, camomile tea

Drinking a lot of tea instead of coffee because i’m watching my calories intake.

crazy dots

2011-10-09T17:36:00.001+08:00

Roti prata, curry chicken, camomile tea

have some

2011-10-08T19:52:00.003+08:00

Instant noodle with egg, camomile tea

from yesterday: wrapping and filling

2011-10-08T14:05:00.003+08:00

Popiah (or fresh spring roll), ice coffee

a sad day*

2011-10-06T18:32:00.005+08:00

French toast, camomile tea (decided to save the apple for supper tonight)

* rest in peace

t for tortoise

2011-10-04T16:55:00.003+08:00

Plain bread, coffee

It is week ‘T’ at my niece’s school (playgroup), hence the tortoise art & craft.

failed packaging

2011-10-03T17:25:00.003+08:00

Fried vegetarian vermicelli, strawberry yogurt, camomile tea

What a bad packaging design for yogurt. The edge was ‘stained’ with yogurt all round when i peeled open the cover, it looked so unappetising.

months after months

2011-10-01T19:39:00.003+08:00

Butter crackers, green bean paste cookies*, coffee

Time is flying by so fast that it scares me sometimes.

*i am guessing you are sick of seeing them by now lol

alphabets

2011-09-28T17:08:00.002+08:00

Steamed bun, coffee

Alphabet die-cuts are leftover props from here.

sneaky hand

2011-09-27T18:33:00.001+08:00

Japanese pan cake, coffee

Here comes sneaky hand again :)

get chessy

2011-09-26T18:15:00.004+08:00

Cheese bread, green bean paste cookies, coffee

i’m still crazy over tau sar piah (green bean paste cookies).

how many “peanutty” things can you find?

2011-09-25T17:27:00.010+08:00

Peanut butter sandwich, coffee

Having peanut butter always reminds me of my niece’s bedtime story book – Barney’s Zoo Friends. On one of the pages about elephants, zebra and giraffes, the last sentence will go: “How many peanutty things can you find?”, which to me, was quite silly (each time when i reached that sentence, i had to listen to myself sounding silly argh!). i cannot understand what’s so attractive about Barney. My niece never seems to get tired of listening to the same old story over and over again, whenever she passes me a Barney book, i can’t help but had to roll my eyes first before going through another story telling session -_-"

big mug

2011-09-23T16:56:00.001+08:00

Sweet potato with green bean soup, green bean paste cookies

can’t have enough

2011-09-22T15:55:00.003+08:00

Green bean paste cookies, coffee

Love these salted cookies, i’ve still got a total of 8 packs left hyuk hyuk

colours

2011-09-21T16:34:00.004+08:00

Sweet potato with green bean soup, black sesame seed seaweed chips

Was Pantone colour matching earlier and thought of my eye accident last night. i don’t know exactly how i got cleanser into my left eye even before i started cleansing. The tiny scrub beads in the cleanser rubbed against the eye ball and caused unbearable pain. i couldn’t open my eyes at all, panicked and had difficulty breathing for a while. It was the longest 5-10mins and i thought i was going blind. Luckily my sis, an experience nurse, was home and tried washing my eye over and over again with saline solution and eye drops. i feel a lot better now though the eye is still a bit sore.

fruity toys

2011-09-20T16:37:00.001+08:00

Green bean paste cookies, caramelised corn snacks, coffee

goodies

2011-09-19T17:26:00.003+08:00

Banana chips, green bean paste cookies, coffee

Back from my 3D2N KL trip. It was a very relax, walking-around-aimlessly kind of trip, love it :)

there’s always a first for everything

2011-09-15T17:22:00.006+08:00

Steamed buns, ice coffee

Instead of using a stool to reach the pack of straws on the top of the cabinet, i had attempted to jump at my best and catch it at that split second instead. As a result, the whole bag landed on the floor. More than half of the straws fell out of the pack, there must be at least 20 to 30 of them. i used to do this (jump) all the time without fail... Well, as the saying goes “there’s always a first for everything”.

:)

2011-09-14T16:50:00.004+08:00

Fried carrot cake, ice coffee

Closed two projects this week. Happy :)

who doesn’t love runny yolk

2011-09-13T23:27:00.004+08:00

Noodle soup with egg, golden kiwi, camomile tea

hazy

2011-09-11T19:54:00.004+08:00

Mango mousse, kueh lapis, water

The haze is back, i’ve been staying indoors the whole day with windows all shut.

cool covers

2011-09-10T16:56:00.006+08:00

Red bean bread, chinese sponge cake, coffee

Current browse: Kult

i never get tired of browsing these past issues :)

four-eyed

2011-09-09T18:39:00.004+08:00

Curry puff, coffee

These two old photos were taken a couple of years back when my niece was just born. She was so adorable then ha! She is now three years old and looked a lot more grown up.

Glasses magnets from here.

so good

2011-09-06T18:04:00.000+08:00

Toast bread with curry chicken, ginger beer

meatout

2011-09-05T23:20:00.002+08:00

Fried vegetarian noodle, cheese crackers, camomile tea

11 cherries

2011-09-04T01:26:00.001+08:00

Red bean bread, cherries, coffee

stop stealing my food

2011-09-02T18:19:00.003+08:00

Steamed plain bun, cheese crackers, chocolate biscuit, coffee

No longer confined to a baby chair, my niece can now attacked the food from all sides.

september

2011-09-02T01:00:00.000+08:00

Noodle with steamed chicken meat, camomile tea

leftover from lunch

2011-08-31T22:56:00.002+08:00

Seafood macaroni soup, coffee

yellow

2011-08-28T21:52:00.002+08:00

Fried sticky cake, coffee

from grey to pink

2011-08-26T16:34:00.003+08:00

Pulau hitam (sweet black glutionous rice porridge) with dumplings

A neon pink watch to brighten up the grey rainy day.

greasy

2011-08-25T18:55:00.002+08:00

Roti prata, mutton curry, camomile tea

Trying out two new brands of prata and curry from the supermarkets, both was a tad too oily.

awesome green

2011-08-24T16:43:00.000+08:00

Mini steamed rice cake, coffee

unwrap, please

2011-08-23T16:08:00.001+08:00

Glutinous rice dumpling, camomile tea

parisian chic

2011-08-23T02:37:00.001+08:00

Lime and black pepper chips, cheezels, coffee

non-productive

2011-08-18T18:22:00.002+08:00

Steamed chicken bun, egg tart, tea with milk

Just came back from shopping... empty-handed. My unproductive mode has spread from work to leisure. Maybe i should give up trying (to do something) and just relax for the rest of the week.

mix it up

2011-08-17T16:09:00.003+08:00

Spicy tuna noodle, coffee

Current reads: Parisian Chic, A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange.

Superficial contents – Dress like a parisian, Belle of the ball, Chez moi, Ines’s Paris... but i am enjoying every bit so far :)

collapse

2011-08-16T16:44:00.003+08:00

Mango mousse cake, tea with milk

The cake didn’t survive the car ride, it arrived home in a bad state with all the fruits separated.

crazy work month

2011-08-12T16:12:00.006+08:00

Mushroom and egg on toast, lime and black pepper chips, camomile tea

So much work all cramped into one month. Help!

almost like breakfast

2011-08-11T18:40:00.001+08:00

French toast, coffee

pizza, please

2011-08-11T01:25:00.003+08:00

Muesli bread, coffee

Enough of bread... can i have some super thin crust pizza instead?

broken

2011-08-09T16:14:00.003+08:00

Cranberry and chocolate scone, coffee

i broke the only butter knife in the house. Darn it!

less than 2 weeks

2011-08-08T18:25:00.004+08:00

Vegetarian fried noodle, cherries, coffee

Just received an email invite for a flea market as vendor. i’m quite interested to join this particular one but it’s happening in less than two weeks... maybe next time.

owls

2011-08-05T20:19:00.003+08:00

Black sesame filling dumplings in red bean soup

Cute owl props for a window design that i’m working on right now :)