“Escape from Mr Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris Grabenstein

By Jwoyi @ 12

    Can you ever imagine staying in the library at night ...... Well , if you hadn’t had that experience yet , check out “Escape from Mr Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris Grabenstein . This adventurous and fun fiction will tell you how will it feel to try to find the way out from the library in 24 hours ....... Without using any exits . Well , it may seem not possible to you but it is possible (at least in the book) . Have fun reading while picturing a group for trusted friends (and one or maybe two enemies) finding clues and riddles that will lead them to to way out , which is - (I am definitely not telling you , as I said , I DO NOT want to be a book spoiler) .

    In my opinion :
                               I  think the intelligence of the characters are really cool.

“The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away” by Cole Moreton

By Jwoyi @ 12

    “The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away” by Cole Moreton is a heart-warming non-fiction (true story)about two boys . “One of them will die - and in doing so , he will save the other’s live .” When I first saw this book months ago , I thought “maybe this will be a nice book” Hmmm......Well,however , after I have gotten this book , it practically just sat in my book shelf for months ....... Well, at least till two weeks ago . Okay , guess  I am babbling away from the topic ..... Haizz...😝😝😝 Well, anyways, this very-nice book is about two almost-the-same age boys who had never known each other and are on the verge of dying . One boy needs a heart transplant and one boy can’t seem to hold on to life anymore . So , the boy who can’t live donated his heart to the another boy . The boy died . The other survived . It is really sad though heart-warming . Both of the boys’ parents met a few month after the heart transplant. They instantly connected like old friends...... Well ain’t it a nice story ? Okay , I don’t want to be a story spoiler . Check it out yourself . (I highly recommend you reading this if you like non-fiction)

     In my point of view to this non-fiction :

 I like the way the author divided the chapters for each of the boys . It is somehow cool . I am amazed at how a boy could save another boys life and allowing the boy to carry out activities he might not have done again . It is a really great book .

Dear World by Bana Alabed

By Jwoyi @12

  This book is about a Syrian girl who lives in the war. She is very unlucky as the war starts when she was only 3 years old . But I guess she could be considered lucky in a sense that all of her relatives are still with her and none died from a war and now she is living away from the war in Turkey.

  After reading this I feel that I am so lucky to live in such a peaceful country with no war. I am thankful for I have a house to live in, good food to eat , clean water too , I get to go to school and my country is peaceful. I feel that the Syrian people are so pitiful. I am thankful that I can read this book so I know that how lucky I am. 😄😄

   Don't take things and people around you for granted. Appreciate what you have.

Tomato egg

By Idakhoo@Jwoyi's mummy

This is your all time favourite since we are in Shanghai until back here in Penang still are.

Vinegar Chicken - 糖醋鸡丁

By Idakhoo @ Jwoyi's mummy

Ingredients:

Honey

Vinegar

Garlic

Chicken drumstick (cubed)

Potatoes (cubed)

Directions:

In a bowl mixed the honey, vinegar and garlic.

Fried the potatoes and chicken.

Pour the mixture into the fried potatoes and chicken then serve.

Pumpkin Soup

By Idakhoo@ Jwoyi's mumny

Stir fried pumpkin

By Idakhoo@ Jwoyi's mummy

In loving memory of my beloved daddy/kong kong

By idakhoo@jwoyi's mummy

March 27th 2018 (year of the dog) is the saddest day. Our loving daddy/kong kong passed away peacefully without any suffering. He left behind some funny, irritating, happy and beatiful momories and moments with us. We will always remember you in our heart and missed you dearly. 😢😢😢

The Zodiac Legacy - Convergence - by Stan Lee

By Jwoyi @ 11

  This book is about a boy who have absorbed a very powerful tiger zodiac energy and later joined a team and helped fighting against their enemy who is trying to steal the zodiac powers out of them . 

  I like this book very much because it is very exciting and interesting.

  I’m craving for the following books . Haha~

What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible by Ross Welford

By Jwoyi @11

  This book is about how a girl turned Invisible after taking something which was meant to cure her acne. No matter what happens, she still did not give up. I admire her for her tough character.

Somewhere Among by Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu

By Jwoyi @ 11

This book
written in a poetic way
Tells the story about a little girl
Travelling to Japan
With her parents
To find her grandparents.

This girl
The mother is from Northern California
The father is from Japan
She lives between
Two cultures
Two languages
Two time zones
Everyday .

I pity her
For the
Many problems she met .

But in the end
It is always a happy ending .

You were pick as head prefect next year!

By Idakhoo @ Jwoyi's mummy

Congratulation!

Today when i pick you up after school you were beaming from ear to ear and told me that you were pick by your teachers as the head prefect next year 2018. Yipee!

I am so so so proud of you. Keep up the good work. 

The Reason I Jump written by Naoki Higashida ,Introduced by David Mitchell & Translated by KA Yoshida and David Mitchell

By Jwoyi @ 11

This book is written by a boy with autism. He is a Japanese and can write in a special way thought by his mum. In this book, he writes about why people with autism do certain things, After reading this book only I understand the people with autism . This is an interesting book. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ .

THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE and THE CURIOUS. WORLD OF CALPURNIA TATE by Jacqueline Kelly

By Jwoyi @ 11,(^o^)(^o^)

1. The Evolution of CalpurNia Tate

I find it interesting that Calpurnia loved science . I also felt funny that why the girls in the olden days are expected to cook and sew (・o・)(・o・)(・o・). I also felt weird that why her family finds it weird for her to love science .

2. The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate .

This story is about Calpurnia and the animals. So I think actually she liked animals more than science.(*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡

My idiot story . .....Oops! I mean idiom . ^_^

By Jwoyi @ 11

Today at school our English teacher - Madam Tan asks us to copy down 14 idioms and its meaning in our writing book . And then , we need to memorise it . She said that we need to recite it to her next week on Tuesday because there are no English class on Monday . 

So when I got home I tell mummy , 

Me : Mummy , today I will memorise seven idioms and tomorrow I will memorise seven idioms . Can ?

Mummy : Of course ! It is up to you .

Me : Yay! Okay , Mummy , now I will recite it to you and then you tell me if it is correct . Okay ?

Mummy :  N-o- , no . You go and write it on a piece of paper and I want you to write an essay abou it .                       Okay ? 

Me : Okay....... -_-

So I ended up writing an essay and wrote up the meaning of the idioms on top of it . Haha . >o<

Update part 2

Jwoyi's new stash of treasure :o

By Idakhoo @ Jwoyi's mummy

Two days ago I ordered some books for you from Bookxcess online. And today we received the stack of treasure. Yumsiuos!

So I message your papa and told him we got the books. Total nine books for RM140.10. It is a good deal. I am happy. But you are ban from reading the books because if I did not ban you from reading I am sure that before the school holiday you will finish all the books. So you are only allow to have that stash of treasure only during your long school holidays that is in December. Muahahahahaha.........

Jwoyi have to wear glasses. OMG!!!!!

By Idakhoo @ Jwoyi's mummy

Ok this is what I have to blog it too so that you know when you start wearing your glasses. This happen in the year 2015. On the 30th Jan 2015, we need to drop kong kong to check up and then I took you to Belissa Row in Pulau Tikus to wait for him. While sitting in one of the shop drinking coffee we got bored and I ask you if you would like to go check your eyesight just for fun and you agree. 

It happen that the optometrist used to be our neighbor. So after checking I found out that you need to wear glasses and that freak me out big time as I DON'T WANT you to wear glasses. After getting your eyesight checked you told me that actually everyday in class when ever you need to copy from the whiteboard you will go to the front because you can't see from the back. Then I ask you why you did not tell me earlier you thought it is normal. 

You trying out the frame

You start wearing glasses in Feb 2015 until now. I am so so so so so SAD. 

 You before wearing glasses so pretty

You wearing glasses still look pretty :)

Jwoyi got her ear pierced

By Idakhoo @ Jwoyi's mummy

I know that it has been so many years and only now I am blogging about this. But I want to capture all the moment so that you can read it next time.

This is a very long story. You pierced your ear twice. Yes you read it correctly. TWICE!!!!! The first time happen in the year 2013 when you were 7 years old. You have it pierced in Kulim during your school holiday when your daddy was back in Penang. We went to Kulim to visit po po and at the same time have your ears pierced.  It is on the 17th Aug 2013. Your po po pay for everything for you. But after piercing she said people said that if want to pierce your ears you need to pierced it on your birthday if not that it will turn bad. What bad omen. I don't believe all that but it turn out right. Your kong kong accidentally swipe your ear thinking that there is something on it but actually it is bleeding and all this happen in Uncle Albert when we were having lunch there after school with Florence ahmah. And you were crying as it is painful so end up you took off the other side and the holes closed up.

Then after that I did ask you a few times if you would like to pierce your ear. And we get it done in 23rd of Nov 2015. This time I took you to Gurney Plaza and pierce. And it is not on your birthday. And it turn out good. So happy.

Jwoyi is picked as a monthly star student

By Idakhoo @ Jwoyi's mummy

Today when I pick you up from school you told me that you have got a good news. You said that today teacher call you and some other students from other class to take photos. Total student pick is 10. You were one of them. Then teacher told you all that you all were pick as monthly star student and will all receive a trophy later.

You were so happy as this is the second time you get this award. The first time you get it is when you were in standard 1 that is in the year 2013. 

So yippe. HOORAY!!!

Well done.

Homemade Chicken Rice

By Idakhoo@ Jwoyi's mummy

Ingredients

1 whole chicken

1 cup rice (serve 4 people)

4 stalk coriander
Spring onion
Few slice of ginger
2 inch ginger (grate an juice it)
1 tabespoon garlic
Oil or butter

Ingredients for chilli

6 long red chilli

4 chilli padi

4 clove of garlic

Some ginger

Salt and sugar to taste

Direction to cook the chicken:
Wash the chicken clean. Then stuff in spring onions and ginger.

Put a pot of water to boil. After water boil put in the chicken and cook for 5 minutes then turn off the fire. Leave the chicken in the pot for an hour. Then take it and put in ice water.

Direction to cook the rice:

Wash the rice then let it dry. Grate 2 inch of ginger and juice it. Heat the wok and you can use either oil or  if you want it to taste more fragrant use butter. Add in garlic, then when the garlic turn light brown stir  in the rice with the ginger juice. Then put it in the rice cooker and add in the soup from the chicken that you boil just now.  Add in the 4 stalk of coriander roots to cook with the rice. Cook the rice in the rice cooker as per normal.

Direction to the chilli sauce for dipping the chicken:
Cut the chilli and take out the seed. Same goes for the chilli padi. Peel the garlic. Put the chilli and garlic in the food processor and blitz until fine. The ginger use a ginger grater to make into ginger paste. Then add in the food processor to mix in with the chilli. Add in salt and sugar to taste.

Tip: after plating the chicken drizzle some vinegar, sesame oil and soy sauce over the chicken.