EASY PISSY

Frogs in Perak

2009-02-06T01:11:00.005+08:00

I was laughing when reading one of the blog that described these so called "assemblymen" as frogs....Totally agreed on the term "katak".

But I am very sad and angry as well....

This is not about been sore on a winning or losing game but the way it was taken over.

How can you think that the people of Malaysia are naive and fool?

Weeee....holiday here we come

2009-01-22T22:00:00.005+08:00

新年不能說的吉祥話
最近流傳………牛年新年不能說的吉祥話
裁員滾滾
遭裁禁飽
萬市如憶　 ~股市萬點已成追憶 ,苦啊~
薪餉四成
紅屠大斬　
裁員廣盡

還有不要喝鮮草蜜~ 先炒me

祝你
吉祥如意
顺心顺利
新年发财
哈哈大乐

Wishing you an Ox-picious CNY. HUAT AR!!

Smoke free

2009-01-12T21:22:00.013+08:00

For someone who came from a family of smokers, I cannot be happier to read news that Singapore have extended the area of non-smoking to places like lift lobbies, market, car parks, ferry terminal, playgrounds, shopping malls, shop, factories, hotel lobbies and within five meter of entrance and exits with effective 1 Jan 2009.

Did not forget the nth times that my grandfather, dad, uncle and brother would smoked while driving or while watching TV in the living room. And many times of reminders that fall on deaf ear. I had suffered second hand smoke for at least 20 years.

Now that I am here for many years, I do appreciate the clean air at home and whenever I go out shopping, have a meal or a drink. But occasionally, you do get the smell of cigarette when walking behind a smoker. Feel like throwing a pail of water on their head. Haha...

Hope that other countries are doing this too..I read that Taiwan and India are also extended the no smoking zone too...Let this movement spread...."clap clap".

養生法 Good Health

2009-01-08T15:32:00.004+08:00

Thought of starting the new year on a positive note. Good health.

I came across this show and would like to share them for the sake of our health.....I know the list is very long, so watch them when you are free....

1) 血型飲食養生法：血型與疾病的關聯性

2) 吳永志醫師：肥胖易導致的疾病 (上)

2.1) 吳永志醫師肥胖 (下)

Finally 1 Year Old liao...

2008-12-31T16:30:00.010+08:00

She is officially 1 year old today.....Yes, the last day of 2008.

We was on our way to the city to celebrate her birthday but was canceled...Hehehe....She vomited soon after we boarded the taxi...So change of plan, maybe we will go to the beach nearby to celebrate instead...

Daddy and Mommy wish you health and be happy always....

Ice Cream

2008-12-13T00:50:00.008+08:00

My recent favorite song....
The singer for this song is Ciara Newell...

You think you have seen it all

2008-11-06T14:40:00.004+08:00

This whole week I have witness first hand a selfish, heartless and bastard at work.....Both me and Y are lost of words....now we see the true colour of a person.

But fear not Y, we are on your side and will support you through and through.....

Faye Wong 王菲

2008-10-23T00:45:00.011+08:00

Having my catonese songs fix tonight...

Her first song that I noticed..That time she is called 王靖雯 then later change to 王菲..

Then this song....love it...

One of my many favorite songs...

One last song before I check on my girl....

Another 3 days

2008-10-22T16:12:00.007+08:00

Another 3 days to go...going back with my girl to KL for the first time...I hope she cope well through out the journey.

For us adults, the packing is so simple but not the case for a baby....you have to bring her milk bottles, toys, foods, stroller and more...and Dad said is so simple...just carry her and go...ya right..

It's must be a long long long time since he take care of any children...or is Mom the one who did all the packing for us ???

Another version of Stewed pork belly

2008-10-08T15:45:00.017+08:00

Another version of stewed pork belly...equally delicious...even my girl can't wait to get her hand on to it....

The share market is down down and down and the weather is wet almost everyday....so this dish is definetely my comfort food today....

Ingredients
500g mini pork belly
20 cloves of garlic peeled
2 tablespoon of sugar
3 tablespoon of dark soya sauce
3 tablespoon of light soya sauce
2 clover of star anise
3 cups of water

Methods
1. Cook pork in boiling water for 5 minutes, discard the water and wash the pork with cold water. discard the cold water as well. Put aside.

2. In a separate pot, dissolve sugar in medium heat and wait for sugar to caramelised.

3. The caramelised sugar will harden once water is added. Just scrap off the harden sugar to melt into the water.

4. Add garlic, pork belly light soya sauce, star anise and dark soya sauce and allow water to boil in high heat.

5. Turn to low heat and let it simmer for 1 o 2 hours or until meat is tender. Add more water if the liquid is getting too dry.

6. Turn off heat. Serve hot with rice.

VRooooom...SIngapore GP is here

2008-09-26T22:46:00.003+08:00

We can only stay at home to watch the first ever night race this year....*sigh*....so close yet so far.

Maybe next year when our girl is more older, we might go to the Singapore GP....

Will it hit 1000 tomolo?

2008-09-17T22:32:00.004+08:00

It had to come at the same time...

Now is at 1002.99....KLSE composite will hit 1000 or lower tomorrow????

A very sad day

2008-09-14T08:54:00.010+08:00

Malaysia is in reverse mode....intimidating the freedom of press and religion like this...

No...we are not children anymore, so don't use the tactics of yesterday...

If they did break the law, put them in court to trial and let the law do it's justice...

The calm before the storm....no more news since the release of the Sin Chew reporter...

Pampek or Empak empak

2008-09-05T16:53:00.025+08:00

Pampek or empak empak....one of many Indonesia local food. It originate from Palembang, the capitol of South Sumatra.

I first ate this while on one of my trip to Batam island a few years ago....Thank you to our in-laws, since then, we get this whenever they visit us....they will buy this all ready made from pampek stall except we need to fry the pampek only.

The farthest pampek is called "kapal Selam" because of it's shape. There is a cooked egg yolk inside and the outside consists of fish paste and sago flour.

The another one is made of fish skin, fish paste and sago flour. No...is not fishy. On the contrary, I like this the most.

There are other shape and size mainly made of fish paste and sago flour only.

You need to fry the pampek in low heat then change to medium heat until golden brown. Rest to cool before cut into bit size.

There are a few other things that are added. A special sauce made of chilly, vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, "Tang Chai" ....I think... Diced cucumber but I used Japanese cucumber instead.

Lastly is finely grindled dry prawns...

End result....get ready to tuck in...Yummy.

Sense of regret

2008-09-05T16:11:00.014+08:00

Both sis and me received an sms yesterday from J....It was a surprise and more worrying is the content...my mom fell down.....

Called mom and gather all the information....luckily she is recovering well....

After a few calls and a moment to calm down, I kind of understand why the sms was sent.

Never take things in context ...We do the things that we think is right and show our concern in own our ways and we don't go parade it to every relative. Thank you J for her kind intention and there was a sense of regret from her and that she obviously don't want us to have the same feeling later.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

2008-08-27T16:12:00.015+08:00

Had it once in Paddington train station a few years ago....was wondering what the praise about....not up to the praise that I heard so much about....

Then 2 months ago....doughnuts hand carry from Jakarta....can't get enough of it...

Miss you now...

BN has lost...Weee

2008-08-26T23:00:00.000+08:00

ANUAR has won the mother of all by election....at Pematang Pauh...A date to remember..

Next stop : Putrajaya ?

Next Date : 16th September 2008 ?

Will it be my birthday present shock or not?

Looking forward to a lazy weekend

2008-08-21T16:15:00.018+08:00

We are all happy that my MIL and all will be going back tomorrow...

Don' t be mistaken that we want them to leave....We are happy because my MIL was in and out of hospital and finally she is well for now.....

Don't under estimate a pain in the leg....it might be more than that...we found out the hard way but luck was on our side....we caught it while it was at it's early stage....

My girl can say 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da da daaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' now.

Busy months

2008-08-08T00:30:00.001+08:00

My MIL is still here for a reason....she is having some medical issue that she need to be attend to and I hope all will be well....

So busy these days that I read newspapers that were few days old and neglected my blog....sigh...

The good thing is I am beginning to learn to cope with the extra workload routine and made my days ahead more organise and efficient... YEAH...

Parents and In-laws weekends

2008-06-17T21:53:00.004+08:00

My parents and in-laws are here to see my girl for the first time except my mum....where my girl is at her "sunny phase" very soon ...

She respond to toys and faces...and like to smile a lot...she can even crawl now...now waiting for her to learn to stand and walk....

Stewed Pork Belly

2008-05-29T16:18:00.011+08:00

Ingredients
500g pork belly cut into cubes
20 cloves of garlic peeled
2 tablespoon of sugar
3 tablespoon of dark soya sauce
3 cups of water

Methods
1. Cook pork in boiling water for 5 minutes, discard the water and wash the pork with cold water. discard the cold water as well. Put aside.
2. In a separate pot, dissolve sugar in medium heat and wait for sugar to caramelised.
3. The caramelised sugar will harden once water is added. Just scrap off the harden sugar to melt into the water.
4. Add garlic, pork belly and dark soya sauce and allow water to boil in high heat.
5. Turn to medium heat and let it simmer for 1 o 2 hours or until meat is tender. Add more water if the liquid is getting too dry.
6. Turn off heat. Serve hot with rice.

So simple yet so yummy.....too bad cannot eat it too often...

Go Banana

2008-04-07T14:51:00.012+08:00

Go Banana with nutella

Ingredients
Banana
Nutella
Wholemeal bread

Methods
1. Toast the bread both side at frying pan. ( I like my toast crispy outside and soft inside, you can use a toaster if you want.)
2. Spread nutella on toasted bread.
3. Cut banana in small slices. Serve hot.

Go Banana with honey

Ingredients
Banana
Honey
Wholemeal bread

Methods
1. Toast the bread both side at frying pan.
2. Cut banana in small slices.
3. Spread honey over banana slices. Serve hot.

原來很簡單

2008-04-04T01:45:00.015+08:00

*有一個人去應徵工作，隨手將走廊上的紙屑撿起來，放進了垃圾桶，被路過的口試官看到了，因此他得到了這份工作。

原來獲得賞識很簡單，養成好習慣就可以了。

*有個小弟在腳踏車店當學徒，有人送來一部故障的腳踏車，小弟除了將車修好，還把車子整理的漂亮如新，其他學徒笑他多此一舉，後來雇主將腳踏車領回去的第二天，小弟被挖角到那位雇主的公司上班。

原來出人頭地很簡單，吃點虧就可以了。

*有個小孩對母親說：「媽媽你今天好漂亮。」母親回答：「為什麼。」小孩說「因為媽媽今天都沒有生氣。」

原來要擁有漂亮很簡單，只要不生氣就可以了。

*有個牧場主人，叫他孩子每天在牧場上辛勤的工作，朋友對他說：「你不需要讓孩子如此辛苦，農作物一樣會長得很好的。」牧場主人回答說：「我不是在培養農作物，我是在培養我的孩子。」

原來培養孩子很簡單，讓他吃點苦頭就可以了。

*有一個網球教練對學生說：「如果一個網球掉進草堆裏，應該如何找？」有人答：「從草堆中心線開始找。」有人答：「從草堆的最凹處開始找。」有人答：「從草最長的地方開始找。」教練宣布正確答案：「按部就班的從草地的一頭，搜尋到草地的另一。」

原來尋找成功的方法很簡單，從一數到十不要跳過就可以了。

*有一家商店經常燈火通明，有人問：「你們店裡到底是用什麼牌子的燈管？那麼耐用。」店家回答說：「我們的燈管也常常壞，祇是我們壞了就換而已。」

原來保持明亮的方法很簡單，只要常常更換就可以了.

*住在田邊的青蛙對住在路邊的青蛙說：「你這裡太危險，搬來跟我住吧！」路邊的青蛙說：「我已經習慣了，懶得搬了。」幾天後，田邊的青蛙去探望路邊的青蛙，卻發現他已被車子壓死，暴屍在馬路上。

原來掌握命運的方法很簡單，遠離懶惰就可以了。

*有一隻小雞破殼而出的時候，剛好有隻烏龜經過，從此以後小雞就背著蛋殼過一生。

原來脫離沉重的負荷很簡單，放棄固執成見就可以了。

*有幾個小孩很想當天使，上帝給他們一人一個燭臺，叫他們要保持光亮，結果一天兩天過去了，上帝都沒來，所有小孩已不再擦拭那燭臺，有一天上帝突然造訪，每個人的燭臺都蒙上厚厚的灰塵，只有一個小孩大家都叫他笨小孩，因為上帝沒來，他也每天都擦拭，結果這個笨小孩成了天使。

原來當天使很簡單，只要實實在在去做就可以了。

From a friend's email:

*有隻小豬，向神請求做祂的門徒，神欣然答應，剛好有一頭小牛由泥沼裡爬出來，渾身都是泥濘，神對小豬說：「去幫他洗洗身子吧！」小豬訝異的答道：「我是神的門徒，怎麼能去侍候那髒兮兮的小牛呢！」神說：「你不去侍候別人，別人怎會知道，你是我的門徒呢！」

原來要變成神很簡單，只要真心付出就可以了。

*有一支掏金隊伍在沙漠中行走，大家都步伐沉重，痛苦不堪，只有一人快樂的走著，別人問：「你為何如此愜意？」他笑著：「因為我帶的東西最少。」

原來快樂很簡單，擁有少一點就可以了。

人生的光彩在哪裡？
早上醒來，光彩在臉上，充滿笑容的迎接未來。
到了中午，光彩在腰上，挺直腰桿的活在當下。
到了晚上，光彩在腳上，腳踏實地的做好自己。

原來人生也很簡單，只要能懂得「珍惜、知足、感恩」你就擁有了生命的光彩。

Missing you

2008-04-03T01:37:00.007+08:00

You gave us so little time....your health were deteriorating so fast and then you were gone.

You had set a high standard for us, the next generation to follow....the sacrifice you made to your family, willingness to help others, thoughtfulness, adviser and most of the time the decision maker to most of the family clan matters.

I will miss you dearly. No more chit chat at the coffee shop when we were in town. And I learnt to cherish my parents even more.

The only regret I had was not to say thank you the last time we met. At least you were happy to meet my baby girl.

Thank you for the opportunities and lessons given to me in the past that shaped the person I am now. Thank you for being "my mom" for that few hours at my wedding then.

May you rest in peace.

Green Shell Mussels

2008-04-03T01:08:00.016+08:00

Mussels in lime and coriander breadcrumbs

Ingredients
8 cooked green shell mussels
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 small piece of ginger finely chopped
2 stalks of coriander finely chopped
1 cup of breadcrumbs
20g of melted butter
lemon juice to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Methods
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Sprinkle the mixture over green shell mussels.
3. Grill the mussels until the breadcrumb mixture turn slightly golden brown. Serve hot.

Mussels in tomato and onion salsa

Ingredients
8 cooked green shell mussels
1 big onion finely chopped
1 tomato finely chopped
2 stalks of coriander finely chopped
lemon juice to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Methods
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Spoon salsa over defrosted cooked green shell mussels. Serve immediately.

What do you wish now?

2008-03-09T14:41:00.004+08:00

Now that Selangor is under the opposition hand, I hope that the new state government will:

1) reduce crime rate like snatch thieves and made the neighbourhood safe again.

2) relook at the industries that will employ more locals and reduce reliance on foreign labours.

3) be transparent on the administrative and implementation of policies and handling of the state budget and our tax monies....be accountable and responsible...benchmark performance....don't take revenge on lost candidates.

4) improve the living standards of the poor and the underprivileged groups.

5) preserve Bukit Gasing as a forest reserve and not allow more illegal or legal logging and housing developments that are going on now.

6) improve the traffic congestion at area like Subang Jaya and the Federal Highway.

I know is not an easy tasks to do all the above in 5 years time.

But we can only hope the new state government deliver now that the people of Selangor have given you this opportunity....

What is your wish list for your state?

What now?

2008-03-09T06:43:00.005+08:00

The results have been shocking....never in the history of BN that they have lost so many seats and the huge drop of votes....BN has lost in the state of Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, Perak and Selangor and barely secure Trengganu as at 6.00am...

What now?

1) Can the combination of opposition parties - PKR, DAP and PAS work together as a team?
2) Will the funds stop coming in from the Federal government?
3) Will the transition be smooth? Any removal of documents?
4) Will the big developments plan on the northern states as announced by the PM to go ahead?

Opposition Parties....back to you. Please change for the better of Malaysians.

Can't wait for the morning papers...

Changing Times

2008-03-08T23:17:00.009+08:00

Reading the website http://www.malaysiakini.com/index.php and comparing to the results from RTM1 and Channel News Asia since 8pm until around 11:20pm....looks like the opposition is doing very well in the state of Penang, Kedah and even some part of Selangor....

Will BN pay the price of not listening to the people of Malaysia? I think so.....

Well done to Jeff Ooi....Bye Bye Samy Velu... especially our dear information minister Zam Zam Zam...

MalaysiaKini website is so so sooo hot that is down now....go to http://122.0.17.30/index.php or http://malaysiakini.jtwebsystems.com/ for their mirror site...

Responsible - 承擔

2008-02-22T13:51:00.029+08:00

欣宜一字一淚的訴說出曾對母親許下的承諾﹕“我會爭氣，我會乖，I will try my best to learn to be a responsible woman（我會盡力學習做一個有承擔的女人）。”(明報網站）

source : http://ent.sinchew-i.com/node/4918

How old is she? Did you say 20 years old?

What were you doing at this age?

My guess is that still not sure of the future...probably studying or just started working...What do we know about life and death at this age? Taking care of terminally ill patient at this age? Facing the future alone without your parents or any siblings around at this age?

So, as a parent myself, I am sure she had gone though a lot physically and emotional. In my opinion she is one responsible woman in the making....

他說，自己作出一個重要的決定，就是完成手上的工作後，將永久退出香港的娛樂圈，未來數月，他將從事慈善工作。

他又說，青少年會模仿偶像，但自己是一個失敗的偶像，不能成為榜樣，自己汲取了教訓，也希望青少年從事件中汲取教訓。

source : http://ent.sinchew-i.com/node/4903

As much as I dislike this guy, he had paid a huge price for being a responsible man for once in my opinion....that I have to acknowledge him for it...

What can we learn from the two recent most hottest entertainment news besides the obvious????

Both are forced to grow up to be a responsible person in different set of circumstances!!

I pray that no matter what obstacles lay ahead, both of them will have the wisdom, family and friends around them to help them get over...and age no matter...

Where have I been?

2008-01-14T12:50:00.001+08:00

New member of the family.....

Winter Solstice (冬至)

2007-12-22T11:18:00.000+08:00

Today is a day of reunion celebration where family members gathered to made balls of glutinous rice (湯圓) which symbolize reunion....

Someone once told me that the colour 湯圓 mean something.

Red represents happiness.
White represents caring.
Orange represents merry.
Yellow represents safety.
Green represents health.
Blue represents good luck.
Purple represents doing anything smoothly.

汤圆里有七种颜色，红色代表。幸福，白色代表。关怀，橙色代表。快乐，黄色代表。平安，绿色代表。健康，蓝色代表。好运，紫色代表。顺利 … 我把它们全送给你，冬至快乐！

Braise Pork Vietnamese style-Thit Heo Kho

2007-12-03T19:35:00.000+08:00

Saw the guest host cooked up this dish in a show called "Food Safari"....It looked so delicious that I have to try the recipe myself...

Ingredients (serve 4)

500g of pork belly cut into bite size

4 cloves of garlic finely chopped

6 cloves of small onion finely chopped

11/2 tablespoons of fish sauce

11/2 tablespoons of soya sauce

1 tablespoons of black soya sauce

2 cloves of finely chopped spring onion

A dash of grounded black pepper

2 star anise

1 tablespoons of palm sugar (gula Melaka)

1 young coconut water

4 boiled eggs

1 glass of water

Methods:

1) Marinate porks with all the ingredients except young coconut water and boiled eggs. Leave to rest for 3 hours or over night.

2) Heat pot with cooking oil in high heat. Sauteed marinated pork for 3 minutes.

3) Add water and let it boil before turn the heat to low.

4) Let it simmer for 1 hours or until meat is tender.

5) Add young coconut water and boiled eggs. Continue to simmer for another half an hour or when the eggs is well favoured with the broth. Serve hot with rice.

The dish is so good that I have two plates of rice....It's different ascompared with our Chinese braised pork which I think is due to the fish sauce in this dish...Definitely will cook this again...Yummy...

Thank You

2007-12-03T18:53:00.000+08:00

Sis and friends came and visit...along they bought lots of stuffs for me and my baby...

Ginger from bentong(sis said these gingers really give a fiery tast and chase the winds away well during confinement...good stuff!!!) , sesame oil, sweet vinegar and lots more, even those dry barks used for bathing during confinement...all the way from KL..and also my aunt and cousin that sourced most of the stuffs..

Children books, baby clothes from friend C...very sweet of her and her husband...

I really feel the love from my family and friends while preparing for my delivery here...really can't said anything but a BIG BIG thank you...Love you all...

Yee mee with Black pepper chicken

2007-11-16T13:05:00.000+08:00

My lunch...yee mee with black pepper chicken...well balanced meal!??? All ingredients are leftovers except for the chocolate biscuits...That Tim Tam is my after meal dessert.

You just need a dash of oyster sauce, light soya sauce and dark soya sauce, sesame oil and white pepper powder to made the base sauce.

Happy Deepavali 2007

2007-11-07T14:33:00.000+08:00

Source : http://www.flickr.com/photos/14648503@N04/1890820044/

Wishing all Hindus a Happy Deepavali....the festival of lights.

Waiting to see the Petronas TV advertisement for year 2007.

Penne Rigate in tomato and Basil

2007-10-15T14:31:00.000+08:00

After eating rice for lunch for a whole month plus, it is great to cook something else for a change....*wink*

Ingredients (serving : 2)
A handful of penne rigate or spaghetti
1/4 big onion chopped
1 clove of garlic chopped
3 mushroom chopped
6 cloves of basil leaves sliced into strips
1/4 bottle of spaghetti sauce (I used Prego Italian sauce with mushroom)
2 tablespoon of virgin olive oil
A pot of water
salt and pepper to taste

Methods
1) Boil the pot of water and add a teaspoon of salt.
2) Add penne rigate when water is boiled. Boiled until al denta.
3) Heat up pan in medium heat, add olive oil.
4) Add onion and sauteed until soft, add garlic and mushroom and continue to sauteed until fragrant.
5) Add basil leaves and spaghetti sauce and continue to sauteed for another 10 minutes.
6) Add salt and pepper to taste into the sauce.
7) Drain water and add penne rigate into sauce.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

2007-10-12T18:42:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri kepada semua umat islam di mana jua kalian berada....Oh...I missed the kuih muih, rendang, the atmosphere in Malaysia....so quiet here in Singapore...I think half of the population has gone overseas....

Backache

2007-10-12T18:30:00.000+08:00

Being have backache since the beginning of month of October....some days is quite bad as I cannot really walk without the pain...I was worry that I am having early warning sign of early delivery....

After talking to friends and my doctor that the back pain is due to my baby's weight....and 1.3kg is indeed some weight....my baby has grown like 700g in one month...wow...maybe I should not drink too much milk then....

I will try to post more articles as soon as I feel much better...*Cheers*

Dried longans with dates

2007-09-28T15:21:00.001+08:00

Ingredients

6 red dates 红枣

6 black dates 黑枣

3 honey dates 蜜枣

A hand full of dried longans (this is is imported from Thailand)

Sugar to taste ( I am using brown sugar for aroma and colour)

8 glass of water

Methods

1) Rinse all the dates and dried longans.

2) Bring water to boil in pot.

3) Add all the dates in and reduce the fire to medium. let it boil for half an hour.

4) Add dried longans and continue for another 10 minutes.

5) Add sugar to taste. The dates have sweetness to its so be careful on the sugar you add.

6) Allow to simmer in low heat for another 5 minutes.

7) Can be serve while hot for elderly or cold.

I have read it in the magazine that dates are high in iron and calcium and a deterrent to high blood pressure and cholesterol. That why I followed the recipe provided. Except that I add dried longans for that extra flavour.

This is a great afternoon beverages for the old and the young. Great as an alternative drink besides tea and coffee.

中秋佳节快乐

2007-09-25T14:35:00.000+08:00

中秋佳节快乐，月圆人圆事事团圆。人顺心顺事事都顺。

祝全家幸福、和气满堂、合家欢乐！

These pictures were taken at the Chinese Garden on the first day of the opening. Too bad the firework photo did not came out too well.

A reflection of the lotus...looks like there were two flowers instead of one.

Bird 1 : "See...i caught a fish"...

Bird 2 : "Same here..."

Fish 1 and 2 : "Ohhhh NOooo!!!!"

There was even a team from Sechuan performing acrobat and a traditional performance "the act of changing masks" 変脸. Love this one can the performer can change the mask that he was wearing and change it a spit seconds even when you are looking at him.

Gee... this is one talent that everyone has these days...

Braised Chicken and potato in soya bean paste aka Ayam Ponteh

2007-09-20T14:07:00.000+08:00

Ingredients

1/2 Chicken cut into smaller pieces

4 potatoes peeled and cut into smaller pieces

1 carrot peeled and cut into smaller pieces

1 1/2 tablespoon of soya bean paste or "Tau cho"

1/2 tablespoon black soya sauce

1 tablespoon of cooking oil

sugar to taste ( I used brown sugar for a deeper colour and aroma)

One clove of garlic peeled and minced

A dash of Chinese wine

Water

Methods

1) Heat oil in pot and add garlic to sauteed.

2) Add chicken to pot and stir fry in high heat until browned. Add Chinese wine and continue to saute the chicken for about 1 minute.

3) Add soya bean paste, potato and carrot and continue to saute for another 5 minutes.

4) Add water which is just enough to cover the chicken and let it come to boil before turn the fire to low.

5) Let the simmer for 20 minutes before adding sugar for taste. Continue to simmer for another 5 minutes.

6) Serve with white rice or bread.

膽固醇與三酸甘油脂過高都是「吃」出來的問題

2007-09-10T13:27:00.000+08:00

Just came back from a short trip yesterday....need my rest for a day....

Something to share for healthy living....thanks to Sim Sim's email...

1.早餐吃一碗燕麥粥每天早餐只吃1碗燕麥粥，持續8星期就可使血中壞的膽固醇濃度降低10％，好的膽固醇上升。燕麥中含有豐富的可溶性及不可溶性纖維，能在腸胃道中阻止膽固醇及脂肪的吸收，因而達到降低血中脂肪及膽固醇的效果。

2.中餐吃半碗豆類豆類都是又便宜、又安全有效的降血脂肪及膽固醇的食物，每天只要吃半碗豆類，可以在8周時間內使血中壞的膽固醇濃度降低20％。豆類食品含有多種降膽固醇的有效成分，其中最主要的物質要屬豆類中的可溶性及不可溶性纖維。

3.晚餐吃三瓣大蒜每天吃3瓣大蒜，持續8周就能使血中壞的膽固醇濃度下降10％。大蒜不論是生吃或熟吃，在降膽固醇效果上都非常的好，大蒜中的含硫化合物可以直接抑制肝臟中膽固醇的合成，而達到降膽固醇的功效.

4.每天吃半個洋蔥洋蔥是價廉物美的保健食品，每天只要吃半個生洋蔥持續8星期，就能使血中的好膽固醇濃度增加20％，並降低血中膽固醇及三酸甘油脂。洋蔥以吃生效果較好，煮得越久降膽固醇的效果就越差。

5.以橄欖油做為食用油橄欖油可讓血中壞膽固醇下降，也會讓好膽固醇上升，能對心血管系統產生最佳的保護作用。選擇用冷壓方式萃取出的橄欖油最佳，以高溫加熱抽取的橄欖油，則易使油質變性致癌。

6.每天吃酪梨或蘋果一個酪梨中所含的脂肪是單一不飽和脂肪酸，因此對人體非常有益處。蘋果含有豐富的果膠，有降膽固醇的功效。

7.每周吃二次清蒸鮭魚鮭魚含0mega3脂肪酸的量非常高，如果用烤及油炸的方式，容易造成脂肪酸變質，所以最健康的吃法是清蒸。3兩鮭魚以清蒸方式每周吃2次，經過8周可讓體內的好膽固醇上升10％。此外，吃鮭魚也可以讓血中的三酸甘油脂下降。

8.每星期喝一碗薑湯將曬乾的薑磨成粉沖熱水喝下，薑中的成分「生薑醇」及「薑烯酚」可使高血脂病患中三酸甘油脂的濃度下降27％，而且使壞膽固醇的濃度下降了33％。

9.添加紅麴於菜餚中紅麴是古老中國的偉大發明，除了用作調味料和釀酒外，它還有降低膽固醇的醫療作用。科學家發現紅麴菌的成分Monacolin可抑制膽固醇的合成，更進一步發現其抑制膽固醇的合成的機轉。

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALAYSIA....

2007-08-30T10:29:00.000+08:00

MALAYSIA is ....

Food...nasi lemak, Chee Chong Fun, roti canai, assam laksa etc etc......

Forest...

Beautiful beaches....

History and roots...

People, family and friends....

Tolerance.....

and much much more...no matter where I am...I still love you...

HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY MALAYSIA...

Not tea but Bak Ku (肉骨) soup

2007-08-27T15:36:00.000+08:00

Got this clay pot for half the price at one of the closing down sale.

Ingredients
1 big clove of garlic
300g of soft bone pork (you can use any cut of pork like spare ribs)
8 cloves of dried mushroom soaked until soft
1 packet of sweet young corn
1 packet of straw mushroom
Asparagus cut into short strips
Soya sauce to taste
Water-enough to cover the meat

Methods
1. Add 3 bowl of water and clove of garlic in clay pot at low heat.
2. Boil water in another pot. Put in pork once water is boiled. Let it boil for 3 minutes.
3. Pour water in pot and soak pork in cold water for a short while and pour water away.
4. Transfer pork together with mushroom to clay pot and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Add young corn, asparagus and straw mushroom and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes.
6. Add soya sauce to taste. Serve hot with rice.

This is a great dish for those who don't like the herb taste of Bak Ku Teh (肉骨茶). The broth is light and has the sweetness of the vegetables and meat.

More fireworks

2007-08-20T19:55:00.001+08:00

More fireworks after the weekend of Singapore national day...

I was in charged of recording while hubby is in charged of the camera. However, the firework lasted for 15 minutes and my hand was so tired plus the smoke, I gave up halfway but hubby did a great job.

Waiting for the crowds to clear....

Still waiting....after 15 minutes or so....

Enjoying the breeze and people watching...great to see people having a small party or chit-chat after the firework...

Did you notice the cranes across the Merlion, looks like the construction of the Marina Bay Casino is going full stream...

42 and still going strong

2007-08-10T16:08:00.000+08:00

This is as far we can go to watch the firework. See the bridge in front, the performance platform is after the bridge.

We have no complain for the spot we chosen cause there was constant supply of breeze and we got to see the firework in full view.

Love the second video clip better because of this cute little fella in front of me. He was making the firework sound effect too.

Not only is he adorable, look at the hairstyle...the complete Singapore flag and 42 mean Singapore is already 42 years old now.

Check out this side as well...a flying airplane..sweet.

Surprise gift from Finland

2007-08-07T14:10:00.000+08:00

A surprise gift from Finland. Thank you Kean-Jin, blogger from journeying.

Oishi...Tempura

2007-07-20T13:17:00.000+08:00

How do you prepare a tempura at home? Well, you just need a packet of tempura flour, tempura sauce and lastly the prawn and veggie of course.

Follow the instruction to use the tempura flour and fry the eggplant, mushroom and prawn.

The tempura sauce that I used need to be dilute with a glass of warm water as the sauce is concentrated.

一个不杀生又能驱赶蚂蚁、蚊子、蟑螂的妙法。

2007-07-11T15:16:00.000+08:00

A friend of mine just email a list of methods on getting rid of three wonderful friends that we rather avoid....ants, mosquitoes and roaches...

Thanks Sim Sim..especially this is the dengue seasons...

蚂蚁怕酸，蚊子怕辣，蟑螂怕香。春天来了，小生命们马上就要出洞了，供养给师兄们一个不杀生又能驱赶蚂蚁、蚊子、蟑螂的妙法。

蚂蚁怕酸味
家里的甜食摆没几分钟，蚂蚁大军立即来袭，让人又气又厌，以我以从事糕饼业的经验，献给各位一项无毒无污染又安全有效的妙招－－整粒的新鲜柠檬，对切成两半，在看得到蚂蚁的地方及其动线，挤出柠檬汁，并拿着切半有果肉的那一面，沿途涂抹，神奇效果让您再一次验证大自然的奥妙！

蚊子怕辣味
蒜头呛退然而花多蚊子也多，叮咬得我肿包累累。一天，友人送了一袋蒜头，妈妈留下够用的量，其余的分植于花坛四周，其特殊的辛辣味隐隐飘散。令人讶异的是，平日凶猛的蚊子不见了，连下雨过后会出现的超大只蚊子，也销声匿迹了！所以，驱蚊除了打扫环境、清除枯枝烂叶，试植蒜头绝对是上上之策！

蟑螂怕香味
神出鬼没的蟑螂，最爱隐身于掌管我们民生大计的厨房里。面对「打不死的蟑螂」我的办法是－－将一块浴用香皂切成数小块，置于容器内注入清水，摆放在蟑螂出没的橱柜内，不出数日，打开橱柜将令您讶异于蟑螂的无影无踪，橱柜内还多了怡人的香味。想要效果持续，仅须定期补充香皂容器内的清水。

不用打杀蚊子的办法
一：把几粒维生素 C和维生素 B2泡在水里, 将药水涂抹在皮肤上, 会产生一种让蚊子不敢接近的气味.
二：在室内挂上橘色的窗帘 ,或在灯罩上罩上橘色的玻璃纸 ,由于蚊子害怕橘红色的光线, 能产生很好的驱蚊效果. 　　三：在灯下挂一把葱 ,或用纱布包几根葱段 ,各种蚊虫都不会飞来 ;或在房内摆放一两盆茉莉花, 米兰, 玫瑰, 夜来香等花卉,也可以驱除蚊虫 .

当你不想与蟑螂共处时
蟑螂不喜欢黄瓜的味道 ,当你不想与蟑螂共处时 ,不妨将一两段掰断的黄瓜放在它们经常出没的地方 .

I still love my fried char kuay tiew this way

2007-07-05T15:30:00.000+08:00

Ingredients
1 packet of char kuay tiew ( a type of noodle made from rice flour)
chopped garlic
8 peeled medium prawn
a pinch of bean sprout
1 stalk of spring onion cutted into short stripes
Chinese sausages (optional)
Soya sauce and black soya sauce to taste
Cooking oil

Methods
1. Hot the wok and oil in high heat.
2. Sauteed the garlic quickly.
3. Stir fried char kuay tiew and make sure you spead the chay kuay tiew apart.
4. Add soya sauce and black soya sauce and continue to coat the chay kuay tiew with the sauces.
5. Add prawn and chinese sausages. Continue to stir fry until the prawn is cooked.
6 Add bean sprout and spring onion for 1 minute. Off the fire.
7. Serve while hot.

Smoked Fish - Salai

2007-06-28T16:22:00.000+08:00

We received a surprise parcel from his mom. The dried fishes were wrapped in plastic bag and consists of 6 dried fishes. According to hubby, the dried fishes is called salai and is local to his hometown. They are not salty but rather smoked to dry.

He later dried them further under the sun before putting them into the oven to grill for 5 to 10 minutes. After which, let them cooled and peeled the skin and head away and left with the flesh.

Don't they look like the satay fish from Pangkor we are used to in Malaysia and Singapore? Actually it does taste like satay fish with a tat of smokey taste minus the fishy smell.

I tried them with meat porridge and two type of sauces. One is sauteed garlic with oil and soya sauce and the other one is chopped raw onion and garlic with lemon juice and soya sauce. Both sauces go well with salai but I prefer the second sauce better. I invented this way of eating salai.

Or you can stir fried the salai with beans or any green veggie, a conventional way done in his hometown.

My Final Respect

2007-06-25T12:25:00.000+08:00

No matter how well you prepared and expected..but when I got the news this Friday...I can't help but to cry my heart out...This year's Chinese New Year gathering was our last goodbye.

Farewell my beloved aunt...we will always remembered you as a cancer fighter and a devoted mother when uncle passed away suddenly so many years ago...You have never show your pain and weakness while you fight your battles...

I will always missed you and uncle....and wish that I can give my final respect in your funeral.

Rest in peace as both are united now.

A short trip to visit Uncle Lim during the weekend

2007-06-21T17:40:00.000+08:00

We went to Genting Highlands and to visit relatives. That is what Malaysians refer to when going to Genting Highlands. Gotha you.

Real Madrid, Spain

2007-06-11T14:51:00.000+08:00

What can you do if you only have a day free to visit beautiful and historic Real Madrid?

Can't resist and bought a few paintings.

How can you not take this picture if you are a football fan? The taxi driver mentioned that you need about 600 euro to get a ticket just to watch a Saturday match.

Swedish meatballs

2007-06-01T20:27:00.001+08:00

Some of my favourite things that I do besides shopping or getting some good decorative ideas or the smart storage ideas, is to order a plate of Swedish meatballs...yummy.

We found this at the Ikea's food store....It's called Swedish meatballs combo and you get a 1000g pre-cooked meatballs (I guess you can made quite a few times if it is only two of you), a bottle of lingoberry jam, 2 packets of gravy sauce plus a packet of cream.

We tried to cook it based on the instruction(in english of course) and it tasted just like the one you have in the IKEA restaurant. Basically just heat up the meatballs in the oven, whip up the gravy, boil a few potatoes and scoop out some of the lingoberry jam and you have a nice dinner.

It's great that IKEA food store do introduce these to promote Swedish food. New food menu that you can try.

Black Pepper pork chops

2007-05-17T16:45:00.000+08:00

Bought this with the intention of making a black pepper steak for dinner. I had to change my mind when I saw the price of two pieces of steak cost and bought three pieces of pork chop of half the price of beef.

I am actually not sure if this is a dipping sauce or a marinate sauce. So, I tasted it and found it to be too salty to be a dipping sauce.

Ingredients

3 pieces of pork chops

black pepper seasoning

Two dash of HP sauce

two teaspoons of cooking oil

Methods

1. marinate pork chops with black pepper seasoning and HP sauce for two hours or more.
2. Heat the pan and oil in medium heat.

3. Fry the pork chops on both sides for 3 minutes on each side. Don't wash the pan as yet.

4. Transfer the pork chops to a baking tray and grill it in the oven at 150 Celsius for 7 to 10 minutes. remember to turn to the other side as well.

5. While the pork chops is grilled in the oven, reheat the pan and add the remaining marinated sauce and add some water to the sauce. Let it simmer for a very short while in low heat then turn off the fire.

6. When the pork chop is ready to serve, just pour the sauce over it.

Happy Mother's Day

2007-05-13T13:19:00.000+08:00

Picture taken using a Nokia phone

Found this book in one of the Popular book store. After going through some of the chapters briefly, I just had to buy it. The author Suk Hyoung-Sook actually have a school of mom in Seoul. The first in the world.

Read this at the back of the book and hope that my translation is correct....

Mom's role is not to intervene but to give your children a lot of love and be supportive. We moms tend to think of what we want and change the child, mould then to be our perfect son or daughter. The change should come from us.

Heaven

2007-05-03T15:41:00.000+08:00

Sanjaya Malakar

2007-04-19T22:40:00.000+08:00

Sanjaya Malakar.....You really gave us "something to talk about".

Hei...even though you had been voted out...you are a winner to me. Just like your name suggested in wiki.

17 years old...add in more life experience and confidence...you never know...

Crocs shoes in hospital allowed?

2007-04-19T11:39:00.000+08:00

Should we be concern about this? I don't want to have 25,000 volt of static electricity on my feet.

I guess is a choice that the consumers have to made if he/she want to buy them or not but if you are wearing one, then better just to stay out of the hospital....

Source : The Local dated 17 April 2007

Swedish hospital to ban 'Foppatoffels'

Blekinge Hospital is to ban the use of the popular Crocs, or 'Foppatoffel', slippers. Experts warn that the plastic shoes can become charged with such high levels of static electricity that they risk interfering with important electronic equipment. Crocs slippers are widely known in Sweden as Foppatoffels, since they are imported to the country by ice hockey legend Peter 'Foppa' Forsberg.

The style police have already objected to the arrival of Crocs on Swedish shores, arguing that the country's most famous ice hockey star should have left the slippers where he found them.

But the hospital in southern Sweden has its own non-aesthetic reasons for banning Foppatoffels, according to newspaper Dagens MedicinThe problem was first detected in February when respiratory equipment used for two premature babies shut itself off and on for no immediately apparent reason.Technical staff at the hospital soon began to suspect however that the Foppatoffels worn by many members of staff may have caused the equipment to malfunction.

"Everybody generates static electricity. But it usually loses its charge, either by disappearing through one's shoes or elsewhere," hospital spokesman Björn Löfqvist told Dagens Medicin. But because the Foppatoffel is made of plastic, it acts as an insulator and the hospital estimates that the slippers can become charged with as much as 25,000 volts of electricity. "We are going to recommend that hospital management bans these slippers.

There have more than likely been more incidents - both here and at other hospitals - where people have not made the connection with Foppatoffels," said Björn Löfqvist.

Crocs slippers were banned from a hospital in Norway last month for the same reasons.

Chicken and pork soup

2007-04-15T17:26:00.000+08:00

I gave up since I tried to take the photo for the nth times and just could not get a clear picture. However, the soup was super duper delicious which kinda made up for my lousy photography skills.

Ingredients

200g of pork fillet
200g of chicken fillet
3 stalk of celery cut into about the same size
1 piece of carrot slice skin and cut into about the same size
4 spoons of Mirin
3 spoons of soya sauce
1 egg beaten
add water to 1/4 teaspoon of corn starch to made a diluted paste

Methods
1) Bring water to boil and put pork and chicken fillet in and boil for 2 minutes.
2) Pour away water and run pork and chicken fillet under the tap briefly.
3) Bring water to boil and put back the pork and chicken fillet.
4) Add carrot and celery and continue to boil at small heat for 30 minutes.
5) Add mirin and soya sauce and continue to boil for 5 minutes. Taste the soup and add mirin or soya sauce to your taste.
6) Take out the pork and chicken and put into bite size. Return both to the pot.
7) Add corn starch solution into soup and continue to boil for another 2 minutes.
8) Turn off the heat. Gently pour in the beaten egg and stir to create a swirl of egg flower. Serve hot.

12th, 14th April and one week or more of uncertainty

2007-04-11T14:23:00.000+08:00

Taking one day at a time...I have the knowledge, the ability and the power to made things better.

2 Timothy 1:7
"GOD has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a sound mind."

Youtube in Blogger

2007-04-11T12:34:00.000+08:00

Have you noticed the video clips below the google search? No? Ahya...do check it out.

You can actually put up a list of video clips from Youtube website...I love these two clips the most. How about you?

I wish that I can go to Japan again for the Sakura season...

Good Friday and Easter

2007-04-05T18:12:00.000+08:00

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

14For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

Breakfast anyone?

2007-04-05T17:32:00.000+08:00

We had a simple yet heavy breakfast for a change last weekend. Can't help to take a photo because of the contrast of colour. It made you want to start eating right away right?

We had herbal and garlic sausages, cherry tomatoes, hash brown and scrambled eggs. I know the sausages were a bit burnt cause I over-grill them but still tasted delicious. We washed down all with freshly squeezed orange and apple juices.

Juicing is easy and healthy...minus the cooking

2007-03-29T15:03:00.000+08:00

Our latest toy is a Braun 80 express juicer which we bought after watching the advertisement on Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer. It's great to have that but we are OK to settle with a much cheaper and smaller juicer for now.

We have tried quite a few recipes and love them. I don't mind the washing up part cause if you are cooking, you still need to clean up anyway. Let's start with the recipe below and I will continue to post these juice recipe as I experiment with different fruits and vegetables.

Ingredients :
2 ripe tomatoes
1 carrot
1 Red apple
6 Strawberries
pinch of salt

Method :
1) Peel carrot and cut all fruits except strawberries into smaller portion.
2) Juiced it and add a pinch f salt.

Homemade Pan Mian(板麺)

2007-03-19T12:50:00.000+08:00

Picture of dried "Pan Mian" and the kick ass sambal belacan in Masak-Masak's blog just made me want to go back to KL to have my fix. But I just have to cook my version of "Pan Mian" here as there is no dried "Pan Mian" in Singapore.

Maybe I should try to buy the "Pan Mian" from the hawker stall and save me the trouble and time in making the "Pan Mian" by myself. Hehe....cannot imagine the expression of the stall owner when I say "Auntie, I need "Pan Mian" for two persons but not the soup, take away please?"

My first attempt is a success as K asked for one more but I ran out of "Pan Mian" and substituted with wanton mee noddles instead which turned out to be very good too.

Ingredients: (Serve 2)
Small Onion chopped thinly
Garlic chopped finely
200 g minced pork
100g minced chicken meats
50g dried anchovies (Ikan Bilis)
4 dried black mushrooms soaked in water and cut into smaller strips when soften
Black soya sauce to taste
Soya sauce to taste
Oyster sauce to taste
Corn starch
1/4 white pepper powder
500g Flour
1/2 cup of Water
Salt
Cut chilly and coriander roots and leafs for garnishing

Methods :
1) Mix corn starch, soya sauce and white pepper powder into minced pork and chicken. Let it marinate for 5 minutes.
2) Fry small onion until crispy. Set aside.
2) Fry dried anchovies until crispy. Set aside. Discard some of the cooking oil if you think is too oily.
3) Heat pan, sauteed garlic and minced meats for 5 minutes. Then add mushrooms and continued to sauteed for 5 minutes. Add water and leave the minced meats and sauce to simmer for another 20 minutes.
4) Add soya sauce and black soya sauce to taste. Add water and let the sauce simmer in low fire.
5) In a glass, add a pinch of salt into water. Add salted water into flour and start kneading into a dough.
6) Keep kneading dough until hand is not sticky with dough.
7) Pinch some dough and press until quite thin. Use a knife to cut into strips that look like noodles. Repeat this process. Add more flour to the cutted strips in order to retain the shape of the cutted dough strips. This cutted dough strips is called "Pan Mian" in mandarin.
7) Boil a pot of water. Cook the cutted dough strips for one person portion first in the hot water. Let it boil for 5 minutes.
8) Scoop up the cooked "Pan Mian" and combine with minced meats and sauce. Add chilly and coriander roots and leaf for garnishing.

It's good to be healthy again

2007-03-16T15:22:00.000+08:00

These past few weeks was not easy for me due to my sore throat and cough. Initially, you thought it will go away with lots of rest, lots of water, no fried food, no cold drinks and take your cough syrup and Strepsils. But no...my throat is always irritate and I would cough until my lung want to fall out.

I have seen like two doctors...one in Malaysia and one in Singapore, they said is an infection and I was prescribed with generic anti-biotic pills...my flu and cold was cured but not the sore throat and cough...In fact, the sore throat and cough became worst after returning from Malaysia.

Water tasted bitter and can't hardly eat anything and I missed my nasi lemak, chicken rice and so much more...*sob...sob*.

I can't go out without my Strepsils caused I will cough non-stop when there is a change of temperature.

I don't even have the mood to do anything, even to scold and xxxx that Tourism Minister of ours. Your damage control move don't work on me. You will go down the Malaysia history that said what you said and not the legacy of a successful "Visit Malaysia year 2007"...

After trying some Chinese medicines and countless sleepless nights, I seen my third doctor like two days ago. His diagnosis was different from the rest. The diagnosis was irritation in my airway. It seem that something that I breath in that is causing the irritation to my airway, thus the dry cough that caused my sore throat since I cough too often. I was thinking maybe is the air-con room that I slept in.

After like one days of his medicine and lots of sleep, it is good to be healthy again. I have to thank grace that I am finally on the road to recovery. The water taste so sweet, no more irritation in my throat and the cough has stopped. I can function better now. I even cleaned the house yesterday.

Thank you GOD and most of all thank you doctor...I forgot his name but I will go back to him again the next time I fall sick again... *choi*

It's good to be healthy again. Amen.

K said he can only allow me to eat chicken, fried foods and other good stuffs after I am 100%recovered...*sigh*....

Meatball Spaghetti Sauce

2007-03-09T20:34:00.000+08:00

Ingredients
1 carrot cut into cubes
2 stalks of celery cut into smaller strips
1 big onion sliced
2 whole garlic washed thoroughly and leave skin on
8 whole mushrooms sliced
300g minced meat (Beef or pork is fine)
1/4 teaspoons of fennel seeds powder
1/4 teaspoons of coriander powder
1/4 teaspoons of white pepper powder
1 can of tomato puree
1 bottle of spaghetti sauce
Olive oil
Water
sugar
dried oregano and mixed herbs

Methods:
1) Add fennel seeds powder, coriander powder and white pepper powder with minced meats.
2) Heat up pot and add olive oil, first sauteed onion until soften, then carrots, celery and mushrooms for 5 minutes.

3) Add water and whole garlic into pot and let it simmer in small fire until all are soft.
4) In another pan, heat cooking oil.
5) Use your hand to mould the minced meats into balls and fry until golden brown. Set aside.

6) Add meatballs into pot and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes.
7) Add tomato puree and spaghetti sauce into pot. Add salt and sugar to taste. Add oregano and mixed herbs and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes.
8) Let the sauce cool and pack into a few containers for future use. Freeze them in the fridge.

Meatball spaghetti can be ready in a very short period of time if you are in a hurry after that.

Shaken but not stir

2007-03-06T21:10:00.000+08:00

Tremors in Singapore....Did you feel it? They said it happened twice and office workers had to be evacuated from some of the buildings.

Singapore shaken after quakes in Indonesia

Evacuees at Hong Leong Building experience dizziness, vomiting

I did not felt anything, it was just like any other day. Lucky or not, the feeling is really scary as I had experienced tremor before a few years ago in Tokyo. The sudden panic attack is not a pleasant experience at all...

Did you feel the tremors in Malaysia too?

陈百强 - 等

2007-03-02T17:48:00.000+08:00

陈百强 - 等

曲:陈百强词:郑国江

等寂寞到夜深
夜已静荒凉
夜已静黄昏
莫道你在选择人
人亦能选择你
公平原没半点偏心
苦涩慢慢向着心里渗
何必抱怨
曾令醉心是谁人
自愿吻别心上人
糊涂换来一生泪印
何故明是痛苦伤心
还幸笑装开心
今宵的你可怜还可悯
目睹她远去
她的脚印心中永印
糊涂是你的一颗心
他朝你将无穷的后悔
这一生你的心里满哀困
(music)

Will be right back

2007-02-27T20:06:00.000+08:00

There is one good news and there is one bad news.

The good news is that I have lost some weight during this CNY when everyone is not. How do I do it? Well.....you can if you are having a sore throat, cough and diarrhoea at the same time. There was a serious detoxification going on then.

The bad news is that I am yet to have that piece of mandarin orange, that piece of barbecued meat or that piece of big, succulent stream prawn.

I want my health back...

Are you in the CNY mood yet?

2007-02-11T13:50:00.000+08:00

I will be off to Malaysia for my Chinese New Year holiday. Wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday ahead. Happy holiday.

祝我的朋友们猪年快乐！Gongxi Gongxi !

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Another 5 days to VL day and 1 week to CNY

2007-02-09T18:57:00.000+08:00

No. This is not any funny clip from Youtube...instead a travel documentary made by foreigners on their visit to Taman Negara, Malaysia. The clip's editing and cinematography were great.

Enjoy and have a great weekend...*Cheers*.

Tehsee's sweet and sour fish

2007-02-09T18:53:00.000+08:00

Cooking fish is never my strong point because of the pain of cleaning the fish, the smell and am not sure which fish can be bake, grill, stream or deep fry. Now I am learning it by trial and error and of course reading though some of the recipe books. So, this time let me try to cook a whole new recipe. Finger cross....

Ingredients
1 toman fish fillet
1 knob of ginger peeled and finely chopped
4 cherry tomatoes finely chopped
1 medium size big onion finely chopped
pinch of salt and pepper
pinch of dried oregano
sugar to taste
2 spoons full of Lea and perrins sauce
2 spoons of mirin
some corn starch

Methods

1. Season fish with salt, pepper and oregano for 10 to 15 minutes.

2. Pat some starch on the fish's skin and meat.

3. Preheat oven to 150 degree Celsius. Heat the pan and cooking oil.

4. Pan fry the fish on both side until fish turn to light golden brown. At this point, the fish is not cook yet at the centre. Which we will continue the cooking process in the oven.

5. Put the fish in a baking tray and place it in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Depending on the size of the fish, you might want to shorten or longer the baking time.

6. While the fish is cooking in the oven, combine the Lea and perrins sauce, mirin sauce with sugar and stir to dissolve sugar.

7.Combine chopped onion, ginger, cherry tomatoes and no.6.

8. Once the fish is ready, let it rest for 5 minutes before combine with no.7.

The colour already made you want to dive into the dish immediately. Luckily it passed K's taste test too. Success..*grin*.

Anyone see my laundry ?

2007-02-04T17:57:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year decoration for this year is up at Chinatown . So, what do you think ? Too red huh..?

Another two weeks to Chinese New Year, have you finish with your shopping yet? Are the Ang Pau ready? Talk about spring cleaning? and the list go on.........

This was what I saw two weeks ago near Chinatown....*pengsan* Aiyaaa...looked like someone forgot their laundries and hang them out to dry hor??? According to the newspaper, the decoration was a work in progress due to some materials did not arrive on time because of the Johor Floods...

The pink colour cloth also reminded me of the table cloths that you see at wedding banquets in Chinese restaurants right?

I took another trip to Chinatown and was expecting to see the final decoration that the organisation said that was a work in progress. Looked like the organisers had changed their mind and decide on another decoration. Actually hor...maybe they should get some professional help or just leave this part of the road alone....hehe...

Note : The above photo were taken with Nokia handphone under a hot sunny day.

Portobello mushroom

2007-01-30T16:10:00.000+08:00

Picture from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portobello_mushroom

Look at the size of the mushroom ...can feed the whole family. Hehe..

This one is imported from Malaysia but with a smaller size and costs around SGD3.00 for 6 pieces of mushrooms. Hmmm....wonder is there any different in taste between those from Italy and Malaysia one. If you noticed too the Japanese cucumbers in some of the supermarkets too are imported from Malaysia too. Those farmers from Cameron Highlands are a enterprenuer bunchs. And guess what..I have the opportunity to buy Malaysian products but at a higher price...*sigh*.

Here is a simple baked and grilled portobello mushrooms after doing some googling.

Ingredients
6 Portobello Mushrooms
2 cloves of chopped garlic
some dried rosemary
A pinch of coarse salt
2 spoons of Olive oil

Method

1. Clean the portobello mushrooms with kitchen towels and remove the stems. NEVER wash the mushrooms with water.
2. Place an aluminium foil over a baking tray then place the mushrooms into the tray . Use a knife to made three slits on top of the the mushroom for easy cooking.
3. Sprinkle chopped garlic, dried rosemary, coarse salt and olive oil.

4. Baked in the oven at 100 degree Celsius for 10 minutes. Turn to grill mode and grill for another 5 minutes.

This is how the final product look like. It has a very strong musky mushrooms taste which I loved and it's rather meaty minus the fat too.

This is another way you can eat the mushrooms i.e with stir fry spinach or any green veggie. The mushrooms are done the same way as the above recipe except that this time you need to cut it into strips. Place the grilled mushrooms on top of the veggie and you are ready to dig in. Yummy.

Can the rain please stop now?

2007-01-25T17:24:00.000+08:00

What can one eat when the rain is pouring like crazy outside in a Saturday afternoon. Hehe...how about corn fritters?

Ingredients

1 cup of corn kernels
A handful of ikan bilis or anchovies
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 onion cut into slices
1/2 cup flour
Iced water
pinch of salt
pinch of fennel seeds powder
pinch of coriander powder

Method
1. Heat pan and cooking oil and fry the ikan bilis to fragrant. Set aside.
2. Sauteed the garlic and set aside.
3. Add flour and iced water to form a batter. Add a pinch of salt, coriander and fennel seeds powder and stir well.
4. Combine corn, fried ikan bilis, sauteed garlic, sliced onion into batter.
5. Heat up another pan with oil. Use a spoon to scoop the mixed batter and fry in the pan until golden brown. Serve hot.

This is a flour mixture for making okonomiyaki which I bought for my next experiment in making okinomiyaki. Hehe...I try using this flour to make the corn fritters and it turned out to be more crispier than usual which is great.

Everything is great but the weather

2007-01-22T14:35:00.000+08:00

Can't help myself to take some photo of the usual place of interests while in London last years. They are simply mesmerising and beautiful.

But I love the outskirts of London the best, especially the rivers.

Asparagus wrap in Bacon

2007-01-16T22:36:00.000+08:00

*Non-Halal Post*

This bacon with asparagus is one of my favorite..The smoky taste meet the sweetness of the asparagus. Heaven. And is so easy to make.

Ingredients

200g bacon cut into half
200g thai asparagus cut into 3 stalk
some toothpick

Method
1. Boil water and dip the cut bacon into the boiling water for 30 seconds. Pour away water and set aside. The purpose for this is to make the bacon less salty.
2. Warp the three or four asparagus into one piece of bacon and bind it using a toothpick.

3. Pour some cooking oil over the bacon to help the baking process. Bake it at 100 degree Celsius for 20 minutes and grill it for another 5 minutes.

Schoolgirls competing to be No.1 in sex game

2007-01-13T18:44:00.000+08:00

When I read the title from the newspaper, I thought it is a sex seminar quiz conducted by schools. In my heart was like, OK...school very proactive on this issue. Then, I read the whole article and I want to "pengsan" and *shock*, not shiok.

Schoolgirls competing to be No.1 in sex game

Those sex partners???? Hey these girls are some body's sisters and daughters who are 13 years old and 15 years old, OK issit?

Hello...where is your brain when it is most required???? I guess all this is not important as it can be brought for RM1,000....How about the possibility of being pregnant and the virus called AIDS?

I am equally *SHOCK* at the way the school decision to expel them..."cuci tangan" very easily. We are all adults and we(the school and the parents involved) should be giving them counselling and guidance to the students involved and not push it back to the society.

I sincerely hope this is an isolated incident and not a common game that the teenagers are playing these days...Aunty's heart cannot tahan.

Parents have the first line of responsibility to teach self respect and responsibility into children and not just emphasize on academic excellent only. The school play a equally important role in teaching them the correct values too.

I cannot tahan when I see sometimes when the parents keep praising the child for how many "A" he/she had when at the same time the child show behaviour of dis-respect to the parents and the maids.

Craving for Fried Mussels

2007-01-13T00:55:00.000+08:00

It's rather expensive to pay SGD5 for 6 pieces of fried mussels at one of the fast food chain. Furthermore, I have to share it with another person which made me want to experiment with my own recipe at the kitchen.

Ingredients
10 Green Mussels
1/4 cup of Flour
1/2 cup of iced water
Breadcrumb
Cooking Oil for frying
Pinch of salt

Method
1. Add flour, iced water and pinch of salt to create a batter.
2. Wash and rince mussels. Pat dry with kitchen towel.
3. Heat oil in pan.
4. Coat mussel with flour, batter and breadcrumb in this order.
5. Fry mussel until crispy brown. Serve hot.

Tataa...the final product. K said is the real deal. Success. Hehe.

I used this type of breadcrumb for extra crunchiness.

Spaghetti Carbonara

2007-01-09T13:42:00.000+08:00

I have seen this dish been made by an Italian before like 10 years ago. So the ingredients here are through memory. However, the sauteed onion, garlic and mushroom is something i wanted cause I love mushroom in my dish.

Ingredients
A handful of Spaghetti
1 egg beaten
2 spoonful of Parmesan Cheese
2 slice of ham cut into strips
4 button mushroom sliced
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic diced
2 spoonful of olive oil
1 small knob of butter
salt and pepper to taste
dash of sake

Method

1. Boil water in pot. Add in a pinch of salt to the boiling water and put in the spaghetti. Boil it until AL Dante.
2. Heat the pan and olive oil.
3. Saute the onion and then garlic for 2 minutes.
4. Add in mushroom and continue to saute for around 3 minutes. Add a dash of salt, pepper and sake. Turn off the heat.

5. Beat egg and add parmesan cheese. Stir them together.
6. Pour away the water from pot and leave spaghetti.
7. Turn fire to very low. Put in egg and parmesan cheese solution, butter, ham and sauteed mushroom with spaghetti.
8. Continue stirring the spaghetti for 30 seconds in very low fire. Serve hot.

You can substitute ham with bacon and saute together with the mushroom. To made you sauce a bit creamier, you can add milk to the beaten egg and parmesan cheese.

Land Below the Wind - I will come back again.

2007-01-05T13:13:00.000+08:00

Ya....It's snowing in Kota Kinabalu. We rushed out from the shop once we saw this. Hehe..so "Sua Ku.

Every corner of the surrounding is so picture perfect. We were ferried to various islands in this type of boat.

The sea water beside the pier is so clear that you can see fishes and crabs going about its' daily life.

Thank you to my sister's mother in law. If not for her very morning walk, I would not have the opportunity to enjoy the fresh air, the sound of wave and a good walk along the pier.

Aiya..what so different with these photo? You will be surprise what a 8 year old can see through the camera lenses. The photo at the field was done by a 11 years old though while on a train.

How to have quality time with two boys while remain some of my sanity, so I have to come out with game like let them play with my camera or play "see who can be silence for 10 minutes" game. Miss those nephews of mine already even though they sometimes really test the aunty's patience.

WE can do more...

2007-01-03T12:53:00.000+08:00

Waaaaaa....How time flies when you are enjoying the sun, beach and great seafood at Kota Kinabalu beaches. Then...it's already the 3rd day of 2007.

I am going to start the New Year with an appeal to help spread the words to help the flood victims at Johor. I did not think much about the extent of the damage then but after I saw the photo that my friend sent to me about the damage done at her kampung and read the blog especially from Babeinthecity-KL. Better late then never. Sorry, I can be a bit slow sometimes.

I give thank to what I have now and also at the same time pause and think about our fellow Malaysians that are suffering because of the flood. The effort to clean up the mess after the flood. Carrying on the daily life with what is left. What about the children who are starting school today. There may not be a school yet to go to. Do what you can.

Source : http://babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com/2006/12/public-appeal-please-help-flood.html

Malaysian Red Crescent Relief Fund

The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) is appealing to the general public including the private sector and corporate organisations for generous contributions towards the Malaysian Red Crescent Relief Fund set up to provide financial and relief assistance to people affected by the floods.All cash contributions are tax-exempted and are to be made payable to:"Malaysian Red Crescent Society" or Maybank A/C No - 5144 2210 3788 or call Tel: +603 - 4257 8726, Fax: +603 - 4257 3537 (Operations Room) for details.

Those who would like to have a tax-exemption receipt must fax in your bank-in slip and details (name, address and contact no) to the fax stated.

MRCS is also appealing for items that will be distributed to the various relief centres as follows:

Perishable FoodRice, Instant Noodle and Milk - Infant Formula and Adult

Can FoodChicken/Mutton/Beef, Vegetables, Sardines, Sugar, Coffee/Tea (Dust), Biscuits, Salt, Cooking Oil, Mineral Water

Non-Perishable ItemsSanitary Pads, Pampers, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Towels, Soap, Detergent, Dettol, Slippers, Rubbish Bag

MedicinesMetronidazole, C.Penicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Anti-emetic - Metaclopramide, Antidiarrhoeal - Lomotil, Paracetomol tablets/suppository, Voltaran suppository and Antibiotic eye drops.

School ItemsSchool Bags, Uniform, Books, Stationaries and Bicycles.More details can be found at http://www.redcrescent.org.my/

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Orang Asli community in Endau Rompin

I've gotten a long mail from my friend in Kechara House, so I'm going to summarised it as best as I could...Kechara House (KH) is a Buddhist Center set up in the year 2002 at Sunway Mas. Website : http://www.kecharahouse.com/

Paulyne is involved with the rescue and relief team for the Johor Orang Asli Flood Victims at Endau Rompin. She is extending an SOS plea to Kechara members and the public for urgent donation to buy basic necessities like water, food, blanket, medication & manpower to help with distribution, etc.

In response, Kechara House is setting up a task force for collection and organization of this appeal.Please contact Kechara House Administrator, May Woo ( 0128338930 ), Paulyne ( 0123277898 ) or Wai Meng ( 012 212 0718) , regarding your pledge of donation or help.

Whoever wishes to volunteer for this task force, please contact Maple or Paulyne directly.Paulyne has been involved in a private initiative to help the Orang Asli at Endau Rompin for the past one year.

The Mission to bring supplies and medicine to the settlement will commence on the 5th of January 2007. ( see below for more details)

More background from Paulyne on 22 Dec:
There're about 450 Jakun tribe people squatting in the Endau Rompin National Park HQ, totally cut off by floods, with inadequate medical and food supplies. Many already started having diarrhea and we suspect cholera will follow soon.

A major relief mission has been organised, involving volunteers from KL, Penang and S'pore. There's always room for a team from Kechara House.

Please bear in mind that only heavy-duty vehicles will be permitted for this mission. I will personally go into the jungles as part of the mission.

Be reminded that only very experienced off-track drivers will be accepted as this can be dangerous. Those who are keen to go, you have to take anti-malaria medication immediately, pls. get them from me.Next, the mission has been scheduled for 5-8 Jan, Michael (team leader) will be briefing all participants before the trip. Those who are prone to skin allergies, scared of leeches, snakes, are not encouraged to participate. Once in the jungle, we'll be cut off from all communication, so please keep yourself fit for the trip. Please ask them to contact me for more info, if required.

More from Paulyne on 21 Dec:Here are more info about the plea for help. .... this morning, my friend Michael received a call from Endau Rompin Park that the entire orang asli is under water. Their livestock is gone, and so are most of their belongings.Being a neglected community, they're appealing to people like Michael and myself for aid. We have just sent them shoes and goodies for school kids a few weeks ago.Fortunately, there no loss of human lives yet, but some of them are beginning to show signs of illness, diarrhea and very soon we suspect cholera will set in. There are no medical facilities nearby, the nearest town Kahang is about 2 hours away by road and currently all roads are not passable to any kind of vehicles.What is worrying most is a tree called the 'Ipoh' tree (I think) which will emit poison once its bark is wet. We really worried that the flood waters will probably carry this poison into the rivers and kill all the fishes and prawns as well.

We are inviting caring members of Kechara House to collect donations in cash and kind towards the purchase of water, milk, food, blankets, towels, clothes (which we've already collected plenty by now but still need a lot of children's stuff) and medication.As soon as the roads are open to heavy vehicles, I'll be heading to Endau Rompin to assist in distributing the things to the stranded orang asli.

Members are most welcome to be part of the team but only heavy-duty vehicles and 4WD can be used for this mission. Kembaras and Vitaras are out! And drivers must be very experienced, team members are expected to get dirty!*******************************************************************

We've gotten one sms last nite asking the public not to donate instant noodles to the Orang Asli cos they don't take them but bee hoon is most welcomed.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2006-12-20T14:46:00.000+08:00

I will be off to Malaysia for my Christmas and New Year.

Wish everyone a wonderful and safe Christmas and a prosperous new year ahead. Happy holiday. See you again in the 2007.

Singapore Garden Festival 2006

2006-12-18T12:50:00.000+08:00

There is a garden exhibition going on at Suntec for the first time and it is a smaller version of the Chelsea flower festival. The exhibition here are mostly winning exhibits and it is a rare treat indeed. At forth floor, there is an Orchid exhibition that worth a visit as well. Beautiful orchids and colours everywhere.

We enjoyed ourselves so much and can't wait for more exhibits again in two years time.

One special flower exhibition that amazed us was the flower presentation done by children as young as 7 or 8 years old. See the small pebbles that laid out plus the flower presentation. Isn't that creative and different for her age?

Five Spices Chicken

2006-12-16T01:09:00.000+08:00

Ingredients A
Chicken ½
Five Spice Powder 4 teaspoons
Cooking oil

Ingredients B
Coarse grained Salt ½ cup
Ground Black Pepper
½ cup Star Anise

Method for salt and pepper seasoning
1)Combine ingredients B into a wok.
2)Saute on medium heat for 10 minute or until salt turn into beige colour and fragrant.
3)Remove from wok and let it cool.
4)Mixed salt and pepper seasoning with five spice powder.
5)Store in a container.

Method for five spice chicken
1)Marinate inside and skin of chicken with seasoning. Let it rest for 2 hours. The longer you leave it the better.
2)Fill up the baking tray with water. Put up the roasting tray on top of the baking tray. Do not let the chicken touch the water.
3)Roast the chicken at 180 degree for 40 minutes. Turn the chicken over periodically.
4)Remove the chicken and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
5)Hot the wok and coking oil. Bath the chicken with hot oil for 5 minutes.
6)Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Note :

1)You can skip step 5 and 6 if you think step 5 is too oily.

2) Cook the bone side up first then turn to skin side later to avoid burning the skin too much.

This is a side dish consists of zucchini, olive oil, salt and thyme leaves. Bake it for 100 degree for 15 minutes.

Girls in Kimono

2006-12-13T13:09:00.000+08:00

We "curi curi" (secretly) took this photo of three pretty girls in Kimono.
Did you see the "V" sign made by them? It's very typical of Japanese girls to make this hand sign when taking photograph. So "kawai ne". (cute in English)

I respect country that do take the effort to preserve their tradition. I still see Japanese in their traditional costumes in the street or going to the temple.

Where is the bus?

2006-12-13T13:07:00.000+08:00

Have you wonder how long you have been waiting and where is the bus? We spotted this while waiting for buses at Kyoto, Japan.

The board will list down all the stops and the best thing is you can tell where is the bus. The yellow coloured sticker will move as the bus stopped at each stop. How cool is that.

The board also show how long you still need to wait for the bus.

With this information on hand, you can plan how long you want to spend at one particular tourist attraction before catching the next bus. There are so much to see in Kyoto and yet so little time.

Be Our Guest This Christmas 2006

2006-12-11T13:11:00.000+08:00

We head down to the Orchard Road last weekend because husband want to practice with his 2006 Christmas toy-a Canon Powershot S3IS. Me too also have a go on some of the items in the house. This year Christmas light is beautiful as usual.

The surprise of the night is the Christmas deco at CentrePoint where Robinson is located. The theme is more of a young, modern urban style of deco. You can be the judge if you like it this year?

Quick and easy meal lesson #1

2006-12-06T14:57:00.000+08:00

This is a quick and easy meal that I usually made if I am too lazy to wash the dishes. You only need a pot to made this. So simply.

Ingredients (Serve 2)
1 can of tuna (drain the oil)
1 cup of Farfalle pasta
2 spoons of pesto mix ( I used Marks & Spencer classic pesto mix. The mix consists of Basil, Sunflower oil, Grana Padano and Pecorino Cheese,cashew nuts,pinenuts and extra virgin oil)
1 finely chopped tomato
Pasley for ganishing

Dash of white pepper

Method

1. Boil the Farfalla in water with some salt.

2.Once the farfalla is boiled to al denta, pour away the water.

3.Combine the tuna, pesto mix, tomato, pasley and white pepper while the farfalla is still hot. Serve hot.

I did not used more olive oil cause there are enough oil already in the pesto mix. The jar of mix cost me around SGD8.00 and it should last me more than 20 plates of pasta. So, it is a good buy. There is another brand for pesto mix that is quite good is the Barilla brand.

EASY PISSY

Frogs in Perak

Weeee....holiday here we come

Smoke free

養生法 Good Health

Finally 1 Year Old liao...

Ice Cream

You think you have seen it all

Faye Wong 王菲

Another 3 days

Another version of Stewed pork belly

VRooooom...SIngapore GP is here

Will it hit 1000 tomolo?

A very sad day

Pampek or Empak empak

Sense of regret

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

BN has lost...Weee

Looking forward to a lazy weekend

Busy months

Parents and In-laws weekends

Stewed Pork Belly

Go Banana

原來 很 簡 單

Missing you

Green Shell Mussels

What do you wish now?

What now?

Changing Times

Responsible - 承擔

Where have I been?

Winter Solstice (冬至)

Braise Pork Vietnamese style-Thit Heo Kho

Thank You

Yee mee with Black pepper chicken

Happy Deepavali 2007

Penne Rigate in tomato and Basil

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

Backache

Dried longans with dates

中秋佳节快乐

Braised Chicken and potato in soya bean paste aka Ayam Ponteh

膽固醇與三酸甘油脂過高都是「吃」出來的問題

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALAYSIA....

Not tea but Bak Ku (肉 骨) soup

More fireworks

42 and still going strong

Surprise gift from Finland

Oishi...Tempura

一个不杀生又能驱赶蚂蚁、蚊子、蟑螂的妙法。

I still love my fried char kuay tiew this way

Smoked Fish - Salai

My Final Respect

A short trip to visit Uncle Lim during the weekend

Real Madrid, Spain

Swedish meatballs

Black Pepper pork chops

Happy Mother's Day

Heaven

Sanjaya Malakar

Crocs shoes in hospital allowed?

Chicken and pork soup

12th, 14th April and one week or more of uncertainty

Youtube in Blogger

Good Friday and Easter

Breakfast anyone?

Juicing is easy and healthy...minus the cooking

Homemade Pan Mian(板 麺)

It's good to be healthy again

Meatball Spaghetti Sauce

Shaken but not stir

陈百强 - 等

Will be right back

Are you in the CNY mood yet?

Another 5 days to VL day and 1 week to CNY

Tehsee's sweet and sour fish

Anyone see my laundry ?

Portobello mushroom

Can the rain please stop now?

Everything is great but the weather

原來很簡單

Not tea but Bak Ku (肉骨) soup

Homemade Pan Mian(板麺)