tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79907962024-03-07T14:39:21.681+08:00My life My ThoughtsWOOOOOSAAAAAAAHUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger922125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990796.post-18431960220978812762017-05-25T17:51:00.001+08:002017-05-25T17:51:39.869+08:00Hannah and Aaron are 4.5<p dir="ltr">They are now pre-schoolers. Amazing. And I'm already missing their baby year's so much. When they were pitter pattering all over in their diapers and running into each other. I miss most being able to hold them both at the same time soothing them when they were crying. I knew that it would be a moment that I can never experience forever so I cherished those moments as much as I could.<br>
They are still speaking in short sentences with simple words. Still pelat and sound still like a toddler. They still have belly laughs and still believes the coin in your ear trick. </p>
<p dir="ltr">They are already reading! They have started blending words in school so they are ready the simple Dr. Seuss books at home. They are keen on being read to and reading themselves. This I hope will sustain.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Don't grow up to quick kiddos! Mummy still wants to squash you and bite your ears and cheeks. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Someday, and I bet it won't be too long away, Ayden (and the twins) will be reading this "online journal" that I have and have some insights into my life. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Here's a picture of Ayden revising for his mid year exam. <br>
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<p dir="ltr">That was back then when I was learning the piano. Somewhere along the lines I actually finished the whole programme with the certification to go with it. And my parents never knew what a Staccato was or Vivace means.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Suzuki method is a world of difference. Having left the music world for so long, I thought the Suzuki method was something new. Apparently it's been around for 50 years. Which means it was around during when I stared my piano lessons.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Suzuki method is an amazing music programme by Japanese Violinist Shinichi Suzuki (1898 - 1998) which came up in the mid - 20th century. He pioneered the Idea that pre - school aged children could learn to play the violin if the learning steps were small enough. Due to this young age, parental involvement is also required in the learning process. Parents are required to take notes, or in the case of Ayden's teacher, encouraged me to take a video of the lesson. He also welcomes the whole family including their siblings into the class too!</p>
<p dir="ltr">With Ayden almost a year into Book 1, I can see how their method is so effective and fun to learn. The method does not require the child to be able to read, but instead you learn it by singing the notes in number fingerings. Within the 1st month of learning, one would be able to play twinkle. And twinkle is the foundation to a Suzuki child's learning,  improvements on  techniques and proper holding and bowing. With every piece you learn something new. To play on 2 strings for example, to use the finger number 4, to play Staccato. They do etudes for petes  sake and it's made so easy! Ayden aced it in 2 weeks. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But with ANY child, practice didn't come easy. It was HARD to get him to practice. We fought, we argued, there were tears, I lost my temper on many occasions.  I thought to myself, I can't keep going like this, neither do I want him to give up. As biased as it sounds, I really think Ayden can succeed in it. I didn't want him to give up so easily when the going gets tough. He did started off really enjoying it. He didn't have objections going for classes compared to his swimming class.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So I trolled the net for solutions. I found loads of Suzuki mummy blogs with all having the same issues as me! </p>
<p dir="ltr">So I found a solution. Was not quite a straight forward one, but involved many gradual steps.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ayden had grown too reliant on me when he practices. Yes it is understood that Suzuki kids are too young to practice on their own, but he came to a point where I have to read out the notes for him because he just won't look at the score. It is also stressful for him when I become impatient with him. So for this pain point, I decided to sit outside the room, but within earshot, when he practices. So he is less dependent on me, puts effort into figuring where he had gone wrong, and near enough to shout for help when he is stuck. It is also less stressful for him because he does not have a mummy hovering him over every mistake. Works like a charm.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Next, I enrolled him into a group class. Ayden is a people's person, so he was thrilled that there are other boys his age learning the violin too. This did wonders in motivating him to practice and play well. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I play duets with him. Suzuki actually has a violin duet book that covers Book 1 to 3. Yes i also play the violin. I stopped at Grade 3 when i was at University but picked it up again when Ayden started his classes. I thought it would be fun to play with him. Ayden definitely got more motivated and excited when we play together. The piece sounds so much more musical and interesting. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Lastly, I introduced a bribe. He can only play his Ipad if he practice. His siblings does not get access to the Ipad either if Abang does not practice. This is the most magical method so far!</p>
<p dir="ltr">So with the above, I'm pleased to say that Ayden is practicing everyday, reviewing from song number 12 right to twinkle. My instruction is two times each song. Best of all, he is able to practice without me. He stops to see where he did not get right. He starts the bar again that note right. And most of all, he actually enjoys it. He is able to explain to daddy ( according to daddy during one practice session, daddy was sitting with him while I was doing the dishes), which is his favourite song. Which song is a million times better than the other, that the twinkle that he is playing is a bit different from the twinkle we usually hear. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I really hope his enthusiasm lasts. Learning a musical has so many benefits. Besides musical appreciation, it also helps a child to: </p>
<p dir="ltr">- memorising information <br>
- Develop resilience. Controlling inhibitions. Not give up when the going gets tough. <br>
- Prolongs focus and attention </p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers to us Suzuki moms. </p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990796.post-51320097809320936232016-06-26T11:49:00.001+08:002016-06-26T11:49:47.396+08:00Salam Ramadan<p dir="ltr">And with the blink of an eye, or both, it's already 20 days into Ramadan. I must say this year it's not quite so exciting. At least I don't feel the excitement I usually do. I used to look forward to Ramadan. To fast and breakfast. It is a month where I feel peace and content.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I can't quite put my finger on what it is.</p>
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Then an email from KSRP came in announcing a dive trip in
Redang Island. The open water license was so cheap! I could resist a good deal,
so I signed up anyway, despite my fear for scuba diving. This was last year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This April, KSRP announced another trip. It is a bi-annual
trip, the first one being in April, the other in September. Having proudly
passed my open water license last year, I decided to enroll for the leisure
dive this year. I was still pretty jittery, I did not quite got over my anxiety
of being underwater. I was told that if I dived more often (by the very
encouraging and friendly KSRP divers) I will get better at it. The thing I love
about KSRP dive trips is that, everything is arranged for you. You just have to
pay up, and show up!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The bus left KLCC at midnight of Wednesday. Armed with a
neck pillow and warm jumper, I slept through the journey. We arrived in Batu
Rakit for a nasi dagang breakfast before boarding the ferry at Merang Jetty for
the Island. The sea was calm and blue. The one hour boat ride was smooth and
pleasant. When we disembarked from our ride, the blue sea and white sand took
my breath away. I’m ready to dive!<o:p></o:p></div>
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There were 6 dives arranged for us. Two dives a day. All
meals were provided for us at the Redang Mutiara Resort where we were putting
up. Our dive “tour guides” were from Seamonkey Dive Centre. The weather was
sunny but cool, nothing like the heatwave that we were having in KL. A very
much welcomed break from the heat!<o:p></o:p></div>
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After our sumptuous kampong style lunch, we got ready for
our first dive. Our BCDs (the thingy that helps us float and sink), regulators
(the thing that we breath through) and fins (cheapos like me don’t want to
invest on my own fins just yet. But I did buy my own mask. The first thing that
you should buy I was told) was all prepared for us by the dive centre. We just
needed to check that it fits and bring it onto the boat. Our tanks were already
on the jetty. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We had two dives arranged that afternoon. We trooped onto
our boat at 2.30pm and chugged out into the open sea. Upon arrival at our dive
site, we were split into two groups. The expert divers group, and the “still
jittery but still want to dive” group. I was in the latter. Our first dive site
was only 11 meters deep. Specially selected for us to get comfortable and have
a small refresher before going for deeper dives. A big relief for me. The
expert group hit the water first while we wait for our turn. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I strapped on my BCD, made my way to the edge of the boat. I
forgot how heavy the tank and BCD was. Luckily there were people helping me
steady myself while, already in my fins, clumsily edge my way to the edge of
the boat. It was one of those big boats with a small deck at the back to jump
off the boat. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I adjusted my mask into my face, placed the regulator into
my mouth, looked into the horizon and took my giant stride into the water. That
first hit into the water and the first breath of compressed air was exhilarating!
Once I was properly buoyant I signaled to the boatman that I was ok and made
space for the next diver. When we were all in the water and ready, we made our descend.
Slow and majestically. When everyone was at the bottom we were told to practice
removing our regulator (yes removing the thing that we use to breath in!), let
it go and put it back into our mouth and start breathing again. We also had to
practice clearing our mask. These may sound a bit daft, but these are essential
safety skills that at minimum we must master in case someone yanked out
regulators off by mistake or kick our mask off. Once everyone had passed the
mini refresher course, we were ready to explore the dive site. Like a school of
fish we followed our dive master around the corals and navigate our way through
a completely different world. It’s almost surreal. Having fishes swim past you,
fishes that we only see in Aquaria. There were also lots of sea cucumbers, all
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<o:p></o:p>After our mini refresher dive, the subsequent dive sites
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The following days were filled with so much more wonder and
awe. Corals were more colourful and more fishes come out to play in deeper
waters. I had the privilege of spotting turtles at two different dive sites. A
thing that I could never imagine to witness. Turtles swimming before me.
Clownfish is a common sight. Just like in the cartoon, they swim and play in
their anemones. I made it a special point to take a video of them just to show
my kids. We were told that it was the trigger fish nesting season. They are
particularly dangerous at this time and we were to keep away and never swim
over them. They do attack when they feel threatened and their sting can really
hurt. The things we learn from the ocean. It was liberating finning around and
over the corals, alongside fishes and taking goofy pictures with our dive
buddies. Needless to say my Instagram was filled with photos from the trip
almost instantly. <o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the dive site that we explored was a shipwreck. It was
a boat that was donated and purposely sunk. I didn’t think much of the shipwreck.
It was sunk only last year so it was still “fresh” and only a bit rusty. We explored
it nevertheless and swum over and around it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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With every dive I completed, I was more and more confident.
I could descend with no issues and have almost no anxieties. So it is true, the
advice that I was given. At the end of the 6 dives, I already look forward to
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990796.post-69047923605272768262016-01-09T18:15:00.001+08:002016-01-09T18:15:17.144+08:00This year's challenge <p dir="ltr">I've decided to go for violin exams!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I've been taking classes the past few months. It was fun but I don't feel the push to improve and sharpen my skills. I really want to do well and eventually play in orchestras. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I left off in grade 3 when I was in uni. So will try for grade 4!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Wish me luck! </p>
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<p dir="ltr">So I headed to Stickerrific, kids and hubby in tow and got my first midori, a weekly insert and a whole lot of accessories to go with it. I bought it 2 weeks before the year end, supposedly to start filling up at the start of the brand new year. But I just couldn't wait so I started writing in it already.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So far I already have 4 inserts. A weekly planner, a blank 124 page insert for daily gratitude journaling, a blank craft paper insert for my photoshoot appointment and an insert for my trip to Perth next month. </p>
<p dir="ltr">And since the time I purchased the midori (actually it's actually anniversary gift from hubby) I had already collected a whole lot of washie tapes (who would have thought I would get into washie tapes!!), a whole lot of stickers and even rubber stamps! Oh and my collection of pens and hand lettering brush pens are building up quite modestly too! </p>
<p dir="ltr">So here's some snap shots of my midori. I'm yet to take some photos of the contents but will do so soon. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">I used a photo I took when we dined at Rimba and Rusa and copied it carefully with a pencil. I loved the interior of that Cafe so much! Then I outlined the drawing and painted it with Sakura Koi water colours. I should have painted it first then outline because the ink smears under the water colours.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So here are the results! </p>
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<p dir="ltr">The face was shaded using Emila Yusof's tutorial on skin tones. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm loving the simplicity of water colours. Now to just learn how to do it properly. Time to look for classes! </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Until now I have still not quite mastered spooning this. The alternative is to just dunk the toast into the eggs! Malaysian way of eating it.<br></p>
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<p dir="ltr">This Sunday was particularly fruitful. We had breakfast with Atuk who spent the night because grandma was out of town.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Then the twins played water guns outside for a bit.</p>
<p dir="ltr">After that we headed for BV2 to meet my favourite illustrator Emila Yusof at the Silverfish bookstore. I'm a huge fan of her work and have coloured several pages from her book Mother Earth. We arrived just in time to see her tutorial on how to shade skin tones. Unfortunately I did not bring my book for her to sign, so I bought another of her book Dreamworld for her to sign.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Finally we stopped for cupcakes at our favourite cafe Bisou. </p>
<p dir="ltr">That is a fulfilling weekend for me. Would have been better if we could do something not in a shopping mall but it's too rainy these days. Ayden had to miss his swimming lesson yesterday because it was pouring so hard. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Hope to spend the evening colouring and painting.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Tomorrow is a Monday and it will not ruin my Sunday. Everyday counts and everyday should be a good day!</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Wonder how long they will take to fill it up! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Was real impressed with their creativity. Well at least they will be occupied for a good few more minutes! Great for motoring skills too. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">So last weekend I finally went back, this time with my boy. Since he started violin classes, I thought it would be nice to introduce him to he orchestra. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Family Fun Days are really good very young children. They are typically one hour long and usually has a theme to it. For example one of the years that I was ushering over a Halloween weekend, the concert hall was decked with Halloween deco and the musicians  were in scary costumes too. They would have a Halloween themed programme with popular scary movies sound tracks for example.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Last weekend they had a show called Presto Mambo. By a theatre company called Platypus Theatre, it was an introduction to the orchestra for children as well as to music of the Americas. Before they show, we were told to come an hour earlier for a mask decorating activity at the hall's foyer. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Attire during Family Fun Days are usually smart casual. By this they mean children under 12 is allowed to wear anything including denims and shorts. For adults, it's no shorts, slippers, sandals, round neck t-shirts and jeans. But I was made to understand that nowadays jeans are allowed but it has to be "dressy". If you are reading this with intend to pay the concert hall a visit, do check with the box office on attire as they are very strict and WILL refuse entry. Myself having turned away many who did not comply.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can also pick up an extra cushion to give your little ones a bit more height from, I believe, the cloakroom. They did not have this when I was working there. Not sure when this came about but saw parents bringing them into the hall last weekend. Again do check with the box office.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ayden was definitely excited to see the concert and and she'd every 5 minutes when we were going to be there.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We arrived, as told, an hour earlier for the mask decorating activity. All the materials were laid out. We just needed to pick our mask to decorate. Ayden and I had a good time decorating our masks with sequences and such.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We had a little snack before we went in, the refreshment booth had a nice selection of little cakes and desserts and an array of hot and cold drinks. Ayden of course had his all time favourite chocolate cake. </p>
<p dir="ltr">15 minutes before the show we were to be seated. It was really nice to be in he hall again! It seems smaller than I remembered it to be. The concert started right on time. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Ayden seem to have enjoyed the concert and was inquisitive, asking all sorts of questions about all the different instruments he saw. Of course he did this before the concert started when some of the musicians came out early onto the stage to tune their instruments. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">With this new gadget, the water brush, I don't need a messy brush and pot of water for painting. So fun! What a great invention lol.</p>
<p dir="ltr">FYI those who live in the Klang Valley Art Friends at The Curve has a crazy collection of art stuff. I'm not an arty person or an art student. So I have no clue what most of the stuff are for. But if you are, I bet you would go nuts! </p>
<p dir="ltr">It also has a great collection of craft things. So if you are mum who needs craft things for your kid's school project, it's also a great place to go. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Second photo is using steadler's fine tips. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">So last weekend I finally went back, this time with my boy. Since he started violin classes, I thought it would be nice to introduce him to he orchestra. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Family Fun Days are really good very young children. They are typically one hour long and usually has a theme to it. For example one of the years that I was ushering over a Halloween weekend, the concert hall was decked with Halloween deco and the musicians  were in scary costumes too. They would have a Halloween themed programme with popular scary movies sound tracks for example.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Last weekend they had a show called Presto Mambo. By a theatre company called Platypus Theatre, it was an introduction to the orchestra for children as well as to music of the Americas. Before they show, we were told to come an hour earlier for a mask decorating activity at the hall's foyer. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Attire during Family Fun Days are usually smart casual. By this they mean children under 12 is allowed to wear anything including denims and shorts. For adults, it's no shorts, slippers, sandals, round neck t-shirts and jeans. But I was made to understand that nowadays jeans are allowed but it has to be "dressy". If you are reading this with intend to pay the concert hall a visit, do check with the box office on attire as they are very strict and WILL refuse entry. Myself having turned away many who did not comply.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can also pick up an extra cushion to give your little ones a bit more height from, I believe, the cloakroom. They did not have this when I was working there. Not sure when this came about but saw parents bringing them into the hall last weekend. Again do check with the box office.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ayden was definitely excited to see the concert and and she'd every 5 minutes when we were going to be there.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We arrived, as told, an hour earlier for the mask decorating activity. All the materials were laid out. We just needed to pick our mask to decorate. Ayden and I had a good time decorating our masks with sequences and such.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We had a little snack before we went in, the refreshment booth had a nice selection of little cakes and desserts and an array of hot and cold drinks. Ayden of course had his all time favourite chocolate cake. </p>
<p dir="ltr">15 minutes before the show we were to be seated. It was really nice to be in he hall again! It seems smaller than I remembered it to be. The concert started right on time. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Ayden seem to have enjoyed the concert and was inquisitive, asking all sorts of questions about all the different instruments he saw. Of course he did this before the concert started when some of the musicians came out early onto the stage to tune their instruments. <br><br></p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990796.post-58361489349703778202015-11-18T14:11:00.001+08:002015-11-18T14:11:47.757+08:00Too long of silence <p dir="ltr">Too many things has been going on. I love blogging but simply lack of time.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For starters, I don't have a maid since my grand mother passed away in May. It was rough. Some days I feel like I can't cope but days roll into the other, the laundry is done, the house is clean (I have weekend cleaners that come), kids are fed and we are very much well and alive. I guess we are coping well. To be honest it is less stressful without a maid although more tiring. The key thing is to have a schedule and keep to it. Otherwise chores can heap into mountains and you'd be overwhelmed. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Ayden and myself has started violin classes. It's only been 2 months and he's already playing 2 songs. Twinkle twinkle little stars and lightly roll. Since I've always wanted to play the violin well, so I decided to take up classes too. After having left it off for almost 20 years, I'm surprised that I can still play a few bars!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Colouring! I'm still very much into it and trying to colour as much as I can despite my crazy schedule. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Twins on potty training. Aaron is almost ready to go but Hannah is struggling. They need to be off the diapers to be able to go to school next year and they have already been registered! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Work, had a few small wins and I seem to be busy. In the organisation that I work in, being busy is a good thing and of prime importance for survival. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Photoshoot. Been shooting regularly on newborns and that is good fun.</p>
<p dir="ltr">On personal fulfillment, been reading the book of Magic. So I go through my days better.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So that's life these days. It's pretty good. Enjoying  the twins last toddler days as much as possible before they become pre-schoolers. They really are so cute talking to each other. Ayden is 5 going on to 15. He's doing great looking out for his siblings during these trying times of not having enough help.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But really, not having a maid has made us all more independent, resilient and more caring for one another. It's a blessing in disguise.</p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990796.post-35451584050499711522015-09-10T18:36:00.001+08:002015-09-10T18:36:42.332+08:00The Secret Garden <p dir="ltr">Finally finished one! Used Faber Castell's markers on <u>this</u></p>
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<p dir="ltr">A big hit now in KL, I had actually started colouring two years ago. Only now bookstores sells a wide collection of Adult colouring books. Previously U found decent ones randomly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I've tried both colour pencils and felt tip pens. I must say colour pencils gives a much nicer finish. Then again depends on the look you are looking for. Felt tip pens are great if you want the "children's book illustration " type of look.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Some recipes called for pectin sugar, which I obviously don't have. So I found some non pectin recipes. Basically that would require lemon and normal sugar.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So here are the proportions I used:</p>
<p dir="ltr">2 punnets of strawberries <br>
Juice from half a lemon<br>
Half cup of sugar</p>
<p dir="ltr">Half the strawberries, stir in the lemon juice and stir under low heat on the stove. Mash the strawberries with a potato masher as you go along. Once its bubbling, add the sugar and stir until its all melted. And thats it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I used an old jam jar that I had at home to store the jam. But first I rinsed the insides and the cover with boiling water to sterilise it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It turned out quite yummy! Do try it!<br>
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