Home cooked birthday dinner!

Dad and Mum cooked dinner at home as a special birthday treat! Really yummy, restaurant quality food! We ate until we were sooooo full... Couldn't eat another bite! Thanks Dad, Thanks Mum!














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Birthday Dinner

Re-posting this as me... earlier post came out as 'Joey' =)

We went out for my birthday dinner in Docklands yesterday.... no, we didn't get the dates mixed up. haha. Docklands is having a Super Tuesday promotion on for an indefinate period, and we're making the most of it! Subject to terms and conditions, we generally get 50% off the total food bill. We've been to Live Bait & Bluefire Churrascaria earlier (yes, we forgot to blog) and it's been good. We also went to Kobe Jones (in Docklands as well, but for a different promo) for Fathers' Day. Had a $25 all-you-can-eat sushi promo for that one.

I'm blessed to have mum, dad and Naomi all here to celebrate my birthday!

Anyway, Joey said to choose somewhere so we (Ryan and I) decided to go to Yum Cha Dragon restaurant for Chinese food!

had some Roast Duck...


prawns...


sweet sour pork...


they call this suckling pig?


dried chilli n cashew nut chicken...


...and some other dishes we didn't take pictures of...

and they even gave us a cake to top it off!


Food and service was great. The guy, which I'm assuming is the restaurant manager, was extremely hospitable and helpful. Should have taken a picture of him. haha. We had a great experience there and would most likely come back again another Tuesday.

Coburg Lake

Went shopping today, Nike in Smith Street was on sale, then went on to DFO. Didn't take pictures.. too busy shopping :)

Anyway, on the way back we stopped by Coburg Lake. It says it's 31 degrees today, but it doesn't feel hot at all. Nice breeze, not cold... I think this is the best weather we've ever had in Melbourne! So here we are, just sitting around enjoying it!


















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Ryan loves mum ;)

As u can see, it's so easy to blog from an iPhone. Haha! Be prepared from blog spam!

Here's what Ryan chose to wear today! (daddy bought it, of course!)



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Moments I love :)

It's Saturday morning, and Noel is awake before 7am as usual, eagerly scooping up whatever game device he can get his hands on. Daddy limited them to playing on weekends only, and so Noel always maximizes every moment of it :) and the moment I love is that daddy gets up early too, to spend time with him, teaching him to play! :D I love all the father n sons moments. Hope I get to capture one with daddy & Ryan too!


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HOWTO: Sync Google Calendar on iPhone OS 3.0 with CalDAV

CalDAV Calendar

1. Open up Settings from the home screen
   
   


2. Swipe down and select “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”. At the bottom of the account list, touch “Add Account…”
   



3. We’re not adding any of the built-in accounts, so select “Other”
   



4. At the bottom, select “Add CalDAV Account”
   



5. Now, enter the credentials. For Google Calendar, use the following information. According to Yahoo!’s documentation, you would instead use “caldav.calendar.yahoo.com” for Server.
   
   Server: www.google.com
   Username:
   Password:
   Description:
   
   
   
6. The iPhone should now verify your account and auto-discover the rest of the settings. Really, that’s it!

Chili’s Baby Back Ribs (Serves 6-8)

For those that likes Baby Back Ribs, this is an easy and tasty recipe.

This is the dish that Chili’s is famous for. Full rack of ribs "double-basted" w/BBQ sauce. Typically served w/cinnamon apples & homestyle fries.

6 pounds baby back pork ribs
2 cups water

Sauce

• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon liquid hickory flavoring
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
   
2. Cut the rib slabs in half, leaving 6 to 8 ribs per section. In a large roasting pan, arrange the ribs evenly, then add the water. Cover pan tightly with a lid or foil to prevent steam from escaping. Bake for 3 hours.
   
3. About 2 hours into the baking time, make the sauce. In a large saucepan, combine all the sauce ingredients. Simmer over low heat for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
   
4. Prepare the coals in a barbecue. Remove the ribs from the roasting pan. Discard the water.
   
5. Cover the ribs with sauce, saving about 1-1/2 cups of the sauce for later use at the table. Grill the ribs on the barbecue for about 5 minutes per side, or until slightly charred.
   
6. Serve with the remaining sauce and lots of moist towelettes or paper towels.
   

** If you like your ribs falling off the bone, add 1 cup of apple cider vinegar to water before placing ribs to boil.