哈咯大家好呀，我是阿琴，一个老吃货。
欢迎大家来到我的小部落>> 一个超大的相册！我会在这里跟大家分享, 所有我喜欢食物，食谱和快乐的经历！

这一切该从何说起呢？ 就从为何我开始用手机录影并且在社交媒体和大家分享生活中的一小部分开始吧！

自从毕业以后我一直都在新加坡打工，我很喜欢我的工作，总是有燃烧不完的热情，但也因为这样，在非常长的一段岁月里我的生活就只有工作，假日都是睡觉，睡醒就是在小小的租房间吃泡面，也几乎不想出门。当时我觉得把精神和力气都用来工作，是身为年轻人的我该做的事，这也是我要的生活。但当我的身体开始出现一些抗议的症状，我好像渐渐醒悟，即便我爱我的事业，但它，真的该是我生活的唯一吗？

相机都是用来记录工作的点点滴滴，联络簿都是同事的号码，通讯记录都和公事有关，再看回我的社交媒体账号，上一次给自己拍照，用心地体会并且给自己记录当下的生活和心情，已经是N年前。于是，就有了chubby_leaf 这个账号。

当时建立这个账号是想要摆脱假日时的恶性循环，给自己多出去走走，多记录工作以外的自己和生活。Chubby_leaf, 也就是“胖小叶”这个账号当时也是用英文配的音，而这也是有目的的呢，当时想要利用假日，让自己不断学习，即便每一次都只是短短几句的英语。

最神奇的是，坚持一段时间后，我慢慢爱上了影片里的自己！那感觉不是一或两张出片的美照可以媲比的，每个镜头前的我，或许有时候傻傻，或许有时候狼狈，或许有时候好笑，但都是充满活力的自己。回头再看，那些都是无法重复的过去，是比正在重复播放影片的我还更年轻的我。不管是从什么角度和目的来看自己的影片，虽然说真的，拍得不怎么样哈哈哈，（现在也没好到哪里去！）但这些影片对我来说，每一贞的背后都充满了意义，充满了记忆点，是我的人生相簿:D

阿琴，是我的名字，身边的人都这么叫我，也是后来新建立的帐号。决定另起号的原因是因为当时的我觉得对于拍影片，记录生活这个事情，有了新的目的和方向。除了记录和学习意外，我希望可以借助自己的力量分享更多给一直支持我的小伙伴。再加上持续创作美食对我来说是个非常有趣的事！当时也认为如果想要还原生活中更真实的自己，记录生活里的真实点滴，更贴切地表达心中的想法，就必须要用回我的母语。不过这和起初创建chubby_leaf 的原先目的有点出入，所以才有了如今的“阿琴” 。但现在想想，确实没有必要另起号对吧？因为都是我亲自走过的路，都是我的生活，都是阿琴:D

我一直都很喜欢吃自己煮的饭，即便是很简单的太阳蛋，即便是瑕疵满满的一餐，我相信你们也一样:D 因为喜欢下厨不只是一种爱好，也是足够爱自己和家人的一种表现。这部落格里的所有食谱或许不是最正宗，最传统或者最厉害的，但每一种食材的份量都是以我个人的喜好和经验，认为最佳，最合适而亲笔写下。希望我会持续不断地分享，也希望屏幕前的小伙伴们，会一直享受这个共享快乐的小地方:D

Hey buddies! I’m Cheen, a mega foodie.
Welcome to my food gallery— where recipes, flavors, and foodie adventures come together in one cozy corner!

So where should I begin?
Maybe with why I started filming little snippets of my life on my phone and sharing them on social media.

After graduation, I worked in Singapore for many years. I loved my job—it filled me with endless passion. But because of that, for a very long time, my life was only about work. Weekends meant sleeping in, waking up to instant noodles in a tiny rented room, and rarely going out. Back then, I believed pouring all my energy into work was what a young person should do. That was the life I wanted. But when my body began showing signs of protest, I slowly realized: even if I love my career, should it really be the only thing in my life?

My camera was always used for work, my contact list filled with colleagues, my messages were all work-related too. Looking back at my social media, the last time I took a photo of myself—truly capturing my feelings and my life—was years ago. That’s when chubby_leaf was born.

I created the account to break free from my weekend cycle, to push myself to go out more, to record the side of me beyond work. Chubby_leaf, or “胖小叶,” even had English voiceovers. That was intentional—to make myself keep learning, even if it was just a few short sentences each time. The most magical part? After sticking with it for a while, I began to fall in love with the person I saw in those videos. That feeling was something no single photo could match. In front of the camera, I was sometimes silly, sometimes messy, sometimes funny—but always full of life. Looking back, those moments were unrepeatable, younger versions of me than the one watching the playback today. No matter from which perspective to view those clips—though honestly, the filming wasn’t that great (still isn’t, haha!)—each frame carries meaning and memories—it’s like my life’s biggest album.

“Ah Cheen” is my name, what everyone calls me, and later became another account. I started it because I felt my purpose in filming and sharing had shifted. Beyond recording and learning, I wanted to share more, especially for those who have supported me. Plus, I really love being creative and creating something new. And if I wanted to show a truer version of myself, to express my thoughts more closely, I needed to use my mother tongue. That was a little different from the original purpose of chubby_leaf, so “Ah Cheen” came to be. But looking back now, there was no need to differentiate and separate them into two accounts—because both are me, both are my life, both are Ah Cheen:D

I’ve always enjoyed eating meals I cook for myself, whether it’s something as simple as a fried egg, or a meal full of imperfections, and I believe you feel the same way too. Cooking isn’t just a hobby—it’s a way of loving yourself and your family. The recipes here may not be the most authentic, traditional, or impressive, but every ingredient and portion size is based on my taste and experience, and what I believe works best. Hopefully I’ll keep sharing, and hopefully you, my buddies behind the screen, will continue to enjoy this little cozy corner with this shared happiness.