eBay success

I am proud to announce that I made my first successful e-Bay transaction yesterday!! Yes, the e-Bay professionals can laugh their heads off but for me, it was really quite exciting. It's the first time I actually use e-Bay despite its long existence (Yes... you can continue to laugh all you want again).

So I need to cast the event in stone so that I could remenisce about it later :)

It wasn't free. I had to pay I think around S$0.75 (which was nothing, really) for an ad which will be posted for 10 days. And just when I was about to give up, I found a buyer on the 10th day.

Actually, this wasn't my first time selling something online. I sold a Nikon camera on hardwarezone.com many years back. But somehow this transaction was much more exciting for me. Perhaps it's the product. Camera is something you can sell easily. Anyone may need it. On the other hand, a breastfeeding pillow may only interest a very small market but I still manage to find a buyer.

Bought on 4 June, I sold the pillow on 27 July. I love e-Bay!! :)

O ya, with the 3 photos above, this is what my add on e-Bay says:

Used for less than 10 times. Retailing at Thomson Medical Centre for S$81.50.
Selling for S$50.
Very useful especially for 1st time moms to avoid backache and wristache.
Reason for selling: My baby was getting addicted to breast and refusing bottle.
Interested kindly email xxxxxx@yahoo.com.
Payment by cash & carry.
Can meet at Buona Vista MRT

...the proud first time e-Bay user

Is it okay?

I have been wondering, now that my status has been upgraded to Mama, is it okay for a Mama not to know how to chop a chicken?

What I mean is... I don't know how to chop a chicken from this...

to this...

I am sure I am not alone in this matter, right? Could it be, by the time my generation has all become mothers, only less than 20% of the population knows how to chop a chick? Well, for sure I know a friend who would surely belong to this 20% :) She commented I seem to have started to get domesticated!

What if one day I want to cook hainanese chicken for the family?

Sounds like an unfounded worry but it's definitely a crucial matter.

Perhaps I should get my Mom or Aunt to urgently teach me the skill.

...the one who will keep readers updated once I master the skill

My first cheesecake attempt


After a long absence, a pumping session and before a feeding session, allow me to quickly diarize this event.

Made my first cheesecake in May 2008 (Yes, 2 months has passed and I finally have the time to tell you about it). These 2 photos have been on my desktop for the longest time. Now I can finally delete them.

One was strawberry topping while the other was marmalade. Somehow, the one with marmalade tasted better because it was slightly sweeter. Recipee was courtesy of Pei2. The cheesecake were a tat too watery. Not enough flour I think. That's because Pei's instructions were all by estimation. So I guess I under-estimated the flour.

Also back in May, I bought 2nd round of ingredients, hoping to improve on the first attempt. Well, I am afraid the sour cream has gone sour before I had the chance and energy to make it.

...the one who could be out of here anytime from now