the sale starts now!

Dear friends and colleagues,

The sale is on! Do support our project by ordering our exclusive mugs (prices range from $9.90 - $15.90). You may visit the following for our blog and Facebook page for more details on our products: White Poppy or Facebook page. For those who have set their orders, thank you so much for your support and encouragement! =)

embarking on our entrepreneurial project!

Our final idea for this entrepreneurial project is to incorporate what we have learnt from last semester and turn our skills into a source of revenue.

We decided to sell IKEA mugs which are hand-decorated using cut-outs from motifs made of paper napkins. We sourced for the materials needed for this project from various shops and started working on the designs...

Plain mugs from IKEA

The different patterned napkins used...

The motifs after the napkins are cut





These are just some of the designs that we came up with for the mugs. There are some other exclusive ones which we set at a higher price, according to the type of mug and the design. More details to be updated on my blog when the mugs are out for sale! =)

mr bean goes shopping

All the lesson planning and projects about consumer education had gotten me all uptight, so i decided to cheer myself up by watching YouTube (yes, that's how i release stress.. hehe).. and guess what.... i came upon Mr Bean's videos which ALSO relate to consumer education... indeed, home econs is really a wonderful subject.... cos it's EVERYWHERE..... hehee... =)

Click here to watch "Mr Bean Goes Shopping"

I can watch this man a thousand times and still not get sick of him. =)

the start of a new semester

It's the start of the new year and here we go doing our usual stuff again.
More lesson plans, more setting of papers and learning comm skills before we set out for practicum..

FIVE WEEKS TO PRACTICUM!! =)

ladybird fever

This practical on wood-decorating using napkins gives us a chance to explore our creativity and skills. I realise that when sewing is not exactly your forte, this kind of lessons will be much more fun and leaves us with more room to showcase our other talents - such as painting and decorating. With some guidance, and a lot of patience from pain-stakingly cutting the small bits, we managed to get our act together and come up with many different designs from the material given. I think secondary school students will be thrilled to do this project!

the final countdown...

We came to the last episode of the microteaching battle with relief as everyone was glad that it ended on a good note - we baked a cake in addition to the 3 recipes delivered by the last group. I have learnt various cooking skills and techniques from our peers throughout the journey - not to mention the wonderful recipes that I never thought were so simple yet delicious - so.. thank you to all for the efforts shown during the microteaching.. =)

Multi-cultural...

Delicious mango sponge cake...

fun & entertaining!

I love this tv programme from Playhouse Disney! It's called "Tasty Time with ZeFronk", a cartoon cooking programme featuring a dog named ZeFronk and his cat neighbour, Dom and a little bird called Sue who helps him in his daily cooking activities. They teach simple recipes suitable for little kids aged 3 years and up, such as chicken salad and tuna sandwich.

Click here to watch ZeFronk's videos

It's a really cute cartoon, with catchy music, funny French accent and Dom's little antics.. It's educational too, as children learn new terms such as stirring, baking, mixing and introduce new foods to them such as kebabs, tacos, etc.. My son loves this programme.. he runs to the tv each time it comes on, and now my son can make sandwiches, crack eggs, and make pancakes =) Catch it on SCV Channel 311.. =)

let the stress begin...

In today's microteaching, it was our turn to cook.

The topic was on seafood. Besides learning how to clean and cook fish, prawns and crabs, I also learnt the importance of handling seafood - which involves the preparation to ensure freshness and its safety aspects.

woven bag.. woven!

When we were shown the final woven bag that we would be doing during the first few lessons back then, i was somewhat thinking that it was going to be easy. oklah..not much sewing what, i thought. Then when we started getting on it.. i thought, oklah..so much cutting to do ah..?? aiyoh... so leceh must be so precise some more..but ok lah still better than a lot a lot of sewing.. Then comes the ironing part..aiyoh..tired man iron and iron still never stick ah..what kind of interfacing is this man..aiyah dont complain so much lah..still better than sewing.. Then comes the weaving part.. wah piang..so difficult to weave..must pull here pull there, lift here lift there then up down in out....

Somehow this woven bag assignment has made me appreciate woven baskets and bags more than ever.
And i like the final outcome of my bag very much. =)

f&n microteaching 4 - eggs, milk & poultry

In this week's microteaching, it was all about protein foods.. even though i've been eating ngoh hiang all my life, this is the first time i actually see anyone doing it, what more making it myself. The tofu cream cheese dip sauce is something new for me.. The baked fish rice was cheesy and all nice, while the egg tarts, which happen to be one of my favourite food, were so easy to make and yet taste fantastic! How we can make these foods healthier could be by substituting the milk used with low-fat milk, and using low-fat cheese for the baked rice. We can also reduce the amount of cream sauce that we layer in the baked rice.




Perfect layout & excellent presentation! =)