Hermit Crab

My sister bought 2 Hermit Crabs recently. It cost S$75 including the tank. I was amazed by it!!

The Hermit Crab is a type of crab that doesn't have a very hard shell. It uses other animals' old shells for protection; they especially like old whelk shells. As the hermit crab grows in size, it must find a larger shell. It is their habit of living in a second hand shell that gave rise to the popular name "Hermit Crab".
There are about 500 different species of hermit crabs around the world. Most hermit crab species live on the ocean floor, but many live on land. Female terrestrial (land based) hermit crabs must return to the sea to breed.

I happened to witness how the crab molt (shed its skin). See bottom left hand corner of pic . That was the discarded skin & limb from the crab !!

Interesting pet to have at home if you're not afraid of sharp creepy crawlers.... hahaha :D

You can read more about Hermit Crab here.

Thank you, my first commentator
Marzie

I WON!!

Do you still remember my entry for the pink bear over at Mariuca's Perfume Gallery. This is the very first contest at MPG in conjunction with her 2nd blogversary.

This is what I wrote for the contest :
"I have given her a name Chanel, simply irresistable .. ...just like the spirit of Coco Chanel perfume in which MPG is all about that!!

By chance we met
So into perfume we both are
How can I miss not bringing home
A scent-sational bear from the first contest !!
Chanel, a name I chose for her
And cant wait to bring her home ... "

I'm glad to announce that I really did manage to bring Chanel home. She had arrived safely from across the causeway to my home yesterday afternoon ... .... YAY!!

My FIRST ever winning prize from a blog contest. How amazing !! :):)

Chanel is now part of my Bear Collection. hehehe ;p

This is a miracle... ...FIRST Commentator

Thanks Amel for being my first commentator here !! Congratulations !!

My Hard Rock Bear Collection ... ...

I've got a total of about 150 variety of Hard Rock Bears from all over the world, namely : Nagoya, Hong Kong, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Pattaya, New York, London, Paris, Piraeus, Bangkok, Bali, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Las Vegas, LA, Melbourne, Tokyo, Toronto, Chicago, Tel Aviv, Surfers Paradise, Pharaoh and etc... ...

I actually purchased 3 glass cabinets just to house all the collectibles together in a corner of my living room :)



The bear below is the most expensive one from Egypt (Pharaoh). It comes in a nice box, an Egyptian bear an the mummy wrap. Really cool isn't it? :):)


The 4 collectibles below are my favourite cos I purchased them personally on my oversea trip (LOL !!)
They are the Dolphin & Bear (from Pattaya), Kangaroo & X'mas series bear (from Melbourne)

Can you see Cherish (pink sweater) & Love above (blue scarf). The latter is a giveaway from Marzie's contest which I hope to win. Cant wait for the results to be out !! :):)

This is a miracle... ...FIRST Commentator

Thanks Jackie for being my first commentator here !! Congratulations !!

Wordless Wednesday : My 3 collections ... ...

Here is the proud corner in my little house. I have a cabinet full of collectibles.
I collect coke bottles, miniature perfumes & also Hard Rock Bears from all over the world... ...

This is a miracle... ...FIRST Commentator

Thanks Jean for being my first commentator here !! Congratulations !!

Cherish & Love ... ...

How I love this bear at first sight!! I've got to bring it home... ... ...
My friend, Marzie is celebrating her 2nd blogversary with a special contest & is offering an adorable Mariuca teddy bear to one lucky Mariucan !

I told Marzie that I've got special reasons to want this bear ... ... as you can see from the pic below. I've got a whole cabinet full of Hard Rock Teddies. It would be so cool to bring LOVE home to play with my CHERISH. The latter is the only bear that is not from Hard Rock. She cant wait to have LOVE by her side this X'mas. That would be wonderful !! :):)

This is a miracle... ...FIRST Commentator

Thanks Carlo for being my first commentator here !! Congratulations !!

My new TOY...

We've got Wii and Playstation 3 at home quite sometimes back. However, the utilisation rate is low. This is bcos the moment we get it hooked up, the 2 boys will be fighting over the controller and smashing them on the floor. There is hardly chance to play except when they are asleep. However, by then.... I'm also tired !!

This new addition to the family is PERFECT for me. Its portable so I could "escape" fast enough before the boys could reach out to it. LOL :D


Can you figure out the color? Its the metallic purple of course... kekeke ;p

My first attempt to make Oreo Cheesecake...

I just love Oreo & Cheesecake. The 2 together would make a sinful treat for me once in a while. It would be wonderful if I could make it myself. It may seem easy for some but for a lousy cook like me, it could mean difficulty !!

Just the other day, my friend, Pauline (thanks dear) shared the recipe with me. I learnt from her that there are 2 methods to making the cheesecake : bake & non-bake version. I immediately requested for the non-bake version since I still haven't gotten an oven (sigh!!).

I went to Phoon Huat (Bedok branch) to purchase some of the baking stuff. The rest of the consumables, I got it from NTUC.

In case you are interested, here's the recipe :

ingredients (base) :

110g digestive biscuits, chopped into fine crumbs
40g melted butter

(filling) :
250g cream cheese

45ml milk
50g icing sugar
1 tbsp vanilla essence
8 oreo cookies (coarsely chopped)

4 oreo cookies (finely chopped)
250ml whipping cream
1tbsp gelatine powder
3 tbsp boiling water

Method :
1. Mix biscuit crumbs & melted butter together and press firmly onto the base of cake tin. Chill for 30 minutes.
2. Beat whipping cream with electric beater until 70% stiff or until mousse-like.
3. Double-boil gelatine & boiling water until totally dissolved. Keep warm. (to double-boil, heat a pot filled with water and place another bowl inside the pot & gelatine & boiling water into the bowl).
4. Beat cream cheese, icing sugar, milk and vanilla essence until smooth & creamy. Blend in gelatine solution.
5. Blend in whipping cream.
6. Pour 1/2 the cheese mixture onto the base. Chill for another 15 minutes.
7. Stir in finely chopped cookies into the other 1/2 of the mixture. Mix well.
8. Sprinkle coarsely chopped cookies on top of the first half of cheese mixture.
9. Pour in the other half of the cheese mixture.
10. Chill for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

Thanks to my mother-in-law who passed her 30 yrs old electric beater from moulinex to me, this makes my job such a breeze ;p

It took me 1.5 hrs to complete the whole process & to wait another 3 to 4 hrs for the cake to chill.

Mission a ccomplished !! Presenting to you my FIRST ever attempt to make a cake *blush*
Greatest achievement for me is hearing that my hubs, boys & maid all say that
"Its YUMMY!!".... YAY ! !

If I can do it, you can too..... hehehehehe ;p

Wordless Wednesday : Waterski

When can I get to try this?

These COKE aint for drinking.... : Part I Collection

I thank you those who have waited patiently for my COKE CoLLeCTiON . It took some time to get these out bcos of their quantity & quality (i.e. all glass & difficult to manage) ...

For those COKE* drinkers, these bottle really aint for your throat. It is not my fault if you insist in getting them down your tummy.... LOL :)



These are bottles collected over the world for the past 10 yrs or more.


There are both classic bottles & those red labels. Will be showing some of the classic bottles here... the rest will be in the future posts.



Seat back & enjoy my COKE CoLLeCTiON ...
(click to enlarge the pictures to appreciate the individual labels)

Limited addition ...2002 FIFA WORLD CUP (Korean Japan)

These could be one of the more expensive bottles with its unique packaging too. Literally, it has my first place here :)

Super Bowl Champs series 1972, 1994 & 1996

Football Hall of Fame & San Francisco WorldCup, USA 94

Inaugural Winston Cup 1993, Florida Panthers Inaugural Year

Jingle Bells... Jingle Bells.... these are great decorations during the X'mas festive season ....

The Santa Clause X'mas Collection series 1995 & 1996. (Click on the picture to have a clearer view of santa, the X'mas series coke label are really beautiful)

Kenturky WildCats Basketball & 1994 National Basketball Champs

Arizona State University & University of North Alabama

6 bottles here... from left : Jaquar, The World Of Coco Cola (Atlanta), Mardi Gras 1995 (New Orleans), Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 1994, Bemioji Celebration 1896-1996

Feeling reaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyy ThIrSTy for more Coke now........????????

While, stayed tuned for my Part II ............. yours truly J@n!Ce

*From Wikipedia, Coca-Cola is a cola (a type of carbonated soft drink) sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company, which is often referred to as simply Coca-Cola or Coke. Coke is the world's most recognizable brand, according to BusinessWeek.