do the BOLLYWOOD style.

Learning journey is definately a very good way of incorporating lessons outside the classroom. The visit to the Bollywood Veggies is definately an enriching experience for me! I wonder if some one would make a visit there (especially for the 21st century modern children) how many types of plans can you actually identify?

A whole wide range of spices, fruit trees, and flowers! EYE OPENER FOR ME! :) Organically grown!

Various types of flowers at the farm! Look at the colours! PRETTY :D

Longan trees, have you ever seen longans grown on trees? Netting is wrapped over the longans to prevent birds/ insects to eat the fruits :) Also to ensure the harvest :)

The guide told us that the Bollywood farm has up to 5 different species of bananas. Some edible and some not, are you able to identify them? (The flowers of edible bananas are facing down and the inedible one will face up)

Flower? Yes it is, but its an inedible banana flower plant :) DO NOT EAT! Will cause cardiac arrest!

I totally love this part of the farm, its Roselle! Roselle has recently become very 'pop' in the market due to its high amount of antioxidant which is known as anthocyanin which is in a deep purple-red!

Food from the farm! Hot from the kitchen and fresh from the farm! :D

Some random photos of the girls under the unbrella in the hot sun! :D

And, me, "Hello!" :)

DIY is always the best! (:

Thinking of making a very personalized gift for x'mas? I have been seeking for some gift ideas, and here goes one I did in class! It can be a door hanger or just a decorative item! (: I've made one writing "liwhey's kitchen" because i wanted to "fit into the theme" of the vegetables because I think with this background, its going to look weird if theres "Home sweet home" or "Li Whey's room" (: 

My done-ed applique! For those who don't know how the designs come about, can you make a guess?

 Yes, you're not seeing wrongly, its napkins, this is made using the napkin teachnique! (:

But I have to say, the whole process is fun! But, when it comes to cutting, it takes a lot of time and patience as the napkins are delicate! 

You can use different napkins to create your design, so be creative! (:

On the menu; Halloween!

3 weeks ago, it was Halloween (although this post should be posted long ago and I've totally forgotten about it).

What comes to your mind when you think of Halloween? Is is trick or treat, costumes or pumpkin? When it comes to Halloween, I think of the fancy to scary looking carved pumpkins! Yes, today's post is about pumpkin!

To start of, I know this is rather irrelevant, but its Super Junior's Sung Min in a pumpkin suit! While I was thinking of more pictures to post, I randomly thought of this because the suit is just too adorable! (haha)

And, another one before the main "dish" of the post (: Cute isn't he?

It was one week after the Halloween, and I went to Giant (for grocery shopping), the one located at Tampines which I used to frequent because its on the way when I'm heading back from school (TP). At the chilled vegetables (and fruits) section, I saw giant pieces of pumpkin which I suppose was "left over" from Halloween (which always I realise after Halloween, there's plenty of pumpkins on the racks). And just look at the picture, how thick is that (as compared to my fat fingers- HAH)?! Like, can you imagine how big is the whole pumpkin? I cannot imgaine, must be enormous!

The same piece, SO HUGE, and it cost $6 plus, imagine how much will the whole pumpkin cost?! And I picture at least the whole pumpkin can cut up into 10 pieces to have this piece landing on my hand.

Personally, I like pumpkin (alot!) and to think of it, what are the health benefits of pumpkin? Its high in potassium, magnesium and iron, AND!!! Its LOADED with beta-carotene which is an important anti-oxidant that helps us fight the free radicals! (Good for some one who does not like carrots - ME)

On top of that, PUMPKIN SEEDS! I've googled for its benefits, as it is used to treat gallbladder and kidney problems (but I'm not sure of how credible is the source, so its up to you to believe or not) But I am sure that its a health food as it is high in protein, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper and essential fatty acids. (:

How would you like your pumpkin to be cooked?