Itadakimasu

Weekend

2009-06-06T22:49:00.001+08:00

Thank you for a lovely day out. =)Really meant a lot to me.

Holiday!

2009-06-01T17:27:00.002+08:00

Whee!!~ It's that time of the year again.SUMMER holidays!!!

Surprises

2009-03-12T23:28:00.007+08:00

Who would have thought that a simple idea could mean so much?Hehe... I'm glad the surprise party went perfectly well. Thanks guys!!It took us a month to get together, discuss and plan for this very special day. Not only the birthday boy is ecstatic, everyone had loads of fun. Balloon fights, throwing water balloons, making a mess of the place, and screaming our lungs out in a karaoke session

After so long...

2009-03-05T23:35:00.005+08:00

... I cried in the cinema! I've gotta say Marley & Me is one sad movie. Especially for dog lovers. I cried 3/4 through the movie, from where they showed Marley grew older and had problems walking up the stairs; till he died. *Sobs* Sad wei!!! I couldn't contain my tears and kept crying and sobbing. I should have finished reading the book first so I wouldn't have to cry my eyes out right in front

Will u be my valentine?

2009-02-14T19:04:00.007+08:00

Love is in the air. Yeap, it's obvious and can be nauseating at times. Haha... you know what I'm talking about. Teeny bopper couples flocking the trendy malls. And I can't stop noticing this particular behaviour every valentines day. These couples tend to have the girl carrying her valentine's gift or gifts, practically everywhere they go the whole day. No matter how humongous the gift is! Is it

Short CNY Entry

2009-02-07T21:50:00.019+08:00

I do admit that I am one hell of a lazy bum when it comes to blog maintanence. Either that or I'm too busy to update my blogs. Haha... That aside, Gong Xi Fa Chai! Happy Chinese New Year!The yearly mei wha (cherry blossom) tree.This year's CNY is really hectic for me and it's been the busiest of all these years. Major spring cleaning, shopping, decorating the house and baking loads of cookies...

Post Xmas Entry

2008-12-28T12:09:00.011+08:00

Ho! Ho! Ho! Ok, that was lame. It has been 3 days after Xmas. This year, it feels like Xmas just stopped by to wave "Hello" and bid "Sayonara" immediately. And so will the year 2008. I bet I'll be writing something similar soon enough. Haha... It's rather late, but...Merry Christmas!!~Xmas... how shall I say... To me, xmas is all about twinkling xmas trees, presents, candy canes, truffles,

Buffet War

2008-10-03T15:50:00.005+08:00

Mealtimes are sacred to us all. They rank right up there next to the durian season. However, nothing whets our appetite more than the buffet dinner. We adore the buffet for it is the epitome of our love for all things that are edible. To be confronted with several tables laden with food and then to hear those 4 magic words "All you can eat" is to trigger a primordial instinct in us to load up our

Chocolate Chip Cookies 2

2008-09-16T13:26:00.001+08:00

I has been a long time since I last had chocolate chip cookies. And to play in the kitchen! Internship is over and I just had to get in touch with my beloved tools. It's so nice to sit down and relax, searching for recipes again. I was tempted by this recipe from Sunset Cookies. The pictures in the book was too seductive to resist. On this bright sunny morning, I just had to make them. *scurries

Mid Autumn Festival

2008-09-13T07:24:00.000+08:00

Mid Autumn is here again and yea... finally celebrated it with my relatives after 2 whole years. I almost forgot the joy of carrying a lantern, walking around the housing estate under the moonlight with them. Sounds romantic eh?Celebrating all these get-together festivals yearly do get me thinking. What have I been doing all this while? Running here and there, study study study, play play play.

Renee's Wedding

2008-06-21T21:50:00.009+08:00

Happiest day!! Today is my cousin Renee's wedding. Congratz to the lovely couple!! Everyone was happy, and so am I. =)I'm so happy that the wedding cake turned out GOOD!! The deco, cake, cupcakes and cake stand... all homemade. The couple loved it! The guest were awed by it! I'm sooo glad and happy! Whee~~ Words can't described how happy and proud I was at that time.I loved using that edible

First Day at Work

2008-06-18T20:01:00.005+08:00

I've been busy working on the decorations for my cousin's wedding cake. Juggling between travels and the cake, hardly have time to touch my blog on the progress of the cake. Anyway, it's going fine and I think I really need to speed things up. The wedding's this Saturday and I'm only half way done. Eeek!On another note... Yippie! I've got an internship finally. I really thought I will be one of

Bruschetta

2008-05-20T22:21:00.006+08:00

Whee~ I'm so glad exams are over. Over and done with torture! Now I can have fun in the kitchen! Yippie! Finally I can try out those yummy recipes which I have encountered through out the semester!First off, I'll start with bruschetta. Something that mum came up with in the first half of my semester. My first encounter of Bruschetta was during dinner in a quaint little Italian restaurant at

Mummy Dearest

2008-05-11T19:29:00.013+08:00

Dear Mum,We do not know how should we should say it, but "We love you, Mum". Somehow these simple words just cannot express how much we love you. Our gratitude towards you cannot be expressed through words alone. Your unconditional love that you have showered us with all these years have always been treasured by us.Happy Mother's Day Mum!Love,Your stubborn daughter and son. =)********************

Study Week ....Not

2008-04-26T12:40:00.009+08:00

I can't believe I'm blogging in the middle of study week. Exams are way too near, 30th April to be exact. And I have tonnes, tonnes!!! I say, to absorb everything in just 3 days.The uni is a pretty conducive place for studying, only in the library for me. Because if I were to be 'studying' in the SA....I can't concentrate. It's a place where too much distractions occur the whole day. I can't

Fatman Steamboat

2008-03-01T21:36:00.005+08:00

No, I'm not saying the guy is fat. Or the steamboat serves a fat man. Ok. Let's just get serious. It's the company name of the truck that transforms into a steamboat stall. It still puzzles me. How on earth do they manage to stuff everything onto the van. Food, ice blocks, equipment and all.Anyhow, spotting such a truck is a common sight. You see them in the morning, noon and even in the wee

A Camera, 2 Highlighters, and A Bunch of Students

2008-02-28T00:35:00.000+08:00

A typical day at uni. A typical lecture scene when we're bored and restless. I don't know what is going on... is it just me alone? Each of us was on the verge to lala land, one after another. This only happens during a certain lecture. I tried to be attentive but every attempt is a failure. Why?A glance of the scene. The room is cold, slightly dim and is equipped with cozy seats. I'm still

Memory lane

2008-02-24T21:25:00.022+08:00

It's about time I updated something here. Hee... Thank you for all your concern and e-mails guys. I am well, still the same old lazy me. I will still update this blog once in awhile. However, I doubt that this blog will be updated as frequent as it used to be. Currently, I'm tied up with my studies and hopefully this "study" enthusiasm lasts. Lots of things have happened throughout the past 3-4

October Spin

2007-10-31T19:22:00.004+08:00

October 21st:A chocolate lover who steals Cadbury mini's at every house we visit during CNY. Another gamer I know who always ask me cds, tips and where to download. I stopped playing RO and Dota already la... Don't follow mi footsteps. Also, you're another fellow I knew since baby. My... how you've grown! Though I kinda miss pinching your chubby cheeks."Penang"... My cousin and friend. My bro's

Lantern Festival

2007-10-30T12:54:00.001+08:00

2007 Lantern FestivalOk, I know the lantern festival was a waaaaaayy long ago event. I'm currently very busy with my studies and have not much time to blog. Plus, is it only me or what? I seem to have trouble login to blogger during noon hours. Hmm...Anyway, this year I didn't celebrate lantern festival with my family as we didn't organize any. So, off I went to MF's house. We had steamboat and

Turn Turtle

2007-09-30T22:15:00.000+08:00

September 25th:Saw this on the way out during lunch break. I don't know how it happened. Luckily no one injured.

Strawberry and Vanilla Cups

2007-09-29T23:05:00.002+08:00

There's something about strawberries that makes them special. It's fragrance and vibrant red color makes almost any dessert seductive. Most people like their berries plain, with chocolate or vanilla, be it in cakes or puddings. As for me, I personally prefer strawberries with chocolate.We had extra scoops of strawberry mousse, puree and bits and piece of strawberries. They were scraps of my

September Baby

2007-09-29T22:15:00.004+08:00

September 11th:This day of the month holds precious memories for many people. But to me, this very day reminds me of: someone has turned OLDER. Hahaha... Don't kill me ya? Xin is one of my dearest, yet longest friend ever. She's my cousin in fact. A thought just came through my mind. We grew up together ever since you were born. We lived under the same roof for 5 years? We stayed just doors away

Bye Bye Summer

2007-09-27T09:40:00.000+08:00

Alright. I've been gone long enough. Far too long this time. I finally found a lil time to do some updating. You might have guessed that my classes have begun. Really begun. Time to say goodbye to summer, and welcome autumn with a big "hello". To tell the truth, I'm not very keen on getting back to uni. Not that I hate uni that much, I do miss the companionship that my uni friends provide. It's

Pizzzzaaaa!!

2007-09-04T20:49:00.002+08:00

Whenever I have pizza, somehow I am reminded of Ninja Turtles. Yes. Especially when young Michelangelo went "Piiiiiiizaaaaaa"! (if I've not mistaken).Pizza Power!My favourite was of course, Mikey. A funny fellow that wears orange mask and bands. I grew up watching these cartoons: Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, Aota man (UltraMan), My Little Pony, Care Bears, Masked Rider, the list goes on and on.

Strawberry Shortcake

2007-08-31T13:15:00.002+08:00

I always had this problem of buying the largest punnet of strawberries and not being able to finish them at a time. Yet, I refuse to buy a smaller pack! I'm so greedy. I made some strawberry-yogurt snack the other day and mum did not like it. I know she loves strawberries but she couldn't enjoy it with yogurt. To compensate for that, I made her favourite strawberry shortcake. I have no idea why

White Ruby Layers

2007-08-30T17:02:00.004+08:00

I bought some strawberries with no intention of baking or cooking. I ate a few, only to realise later that I could make a snack with yogurt! In one of her shows, Nigella whipped up glasses of Raspberry Oatmeal Swirls for her breakfast guests.I decided to try it out! I altered this recipe to fit whatever ingredients I could get hold of. Particularly the part where it called for raspberries and

Love Sick

2007-08-28T15:10:00.000+08:00

I still recall,The gloomy dawn,My heart grieved,As thou moved on.I could not blame,Nor rancour destiny,But thy eternal glory,Lingered in my memory.Days go on,As normal it seemed,My patience being torn,I silently screamed.I waited longingly,Believing in miracles,And glad I did,To finally embrace thou.My eyes gleamed,And thou glimmered back,Oh, how I longed for thee,My beloved Internet.............

Bento the 3rd

2007-08-22T03:03:00.001+08:00

Ok, this bento was not made for today nor yesterday. It was made weeks ago for my family and cousin. I just had not have the opportunity to load up the photos from the camera till today. I just found the missing USB cord. I have been using my handphone to snap snap since Monday. Not too bad huh?I don't know why but I love making these for them. This time I tried frying some tempura for them;

Hy Thian Restaurant

2007-08-22T01:34:00.002+08:00

My family dine at this restaurant quite frequently. We've been dining there for at least 10 years now, ever since they started as a small shop with no air-conditioning system. To think back, it's nice to see their restaurant 'grow', from a small corner shop lot with zink roofs to a giganto nicely furnished 5 double storey shop lots!This restaurant is non halal and has a wide variety of dishes,

Birthday Cupcake

2007-08-20T23:30:00.001+08:00

A friend of mine called me up yesterday morning if I could manage a small birthday cake for his dear little sister. They held a party at a restaurant in Mid Valley and I was to deliver the cake to them there. After much discussion on the phone, we came up with the idea of surprising her with 8 cupcakes instead of the usual 1 big cake.Why cupcakes? They wanted something simple yet different, a

Carrot Cake, Chicken Feet & Liqueur

2007-08-16T23:41:00.001+08:00

We visited my grandma again at uncle Mike's place last weekend. She's aging a lot but anyhow, she seemed fine. I made some langues-de-chat and a carrot cake for my uncle... in exchange for a pot of his super heavenly yummy kai kiok. Yes, I love chicken feet. And only kai kiok cooked by him are the best. My brother used to dislike chicken feet until he had a taste of this. And boy, did I REGRET

Quick Meal

2007-08-15T02:00:00.000+08:00

There are times when I have not taken any meal and am already running late for classes, train, meetings, whatever. Worst still, I only have a mere 10 minutes or less to eat and there aren't any edible on-the-go food to bring along. But I simply have to eat or I'll faint along the way. Instant noodles are an option. They take approximately 2 minutes to cook and 5 minutes to eat. Through many years

Cats' Tongues

2007-08-11T03:06:00.000+08:00

Kimiko has gone crazy and ate cats' tongues. She's on a sugar high attack. Yeap. You did not read that wrongly. She ate cats' tongues!Can I have my tongue back pretty please?No, sorry Puss. I did not take your tongue away... But you can have some of my cat's tongue cookies! Okay, that was lame. Cats' tongue cookies are actually a type of French sugar cookies called Langues De Chat (langs du shard

Harajuku Doll

2007-08-10T22:44:00.000+08:00

Saw this Harajuku Doll contest by Hotlink. I think every Hotlink users have received the same sms. Haha... Got bored today and I decided to create 1 ugly harajuku doll to participate in it.Pretty limited selection of designs though. I wanna make it harajuku like... but no true harajuku designs available. *sighs* Anyway, tried it out for fun, don't win also nevermind. Haha... So, this is mine:

Flour

2007-08-07T22:51:00.000+08:00

-Warning: Long and boring post -7 and more!Were you able to differentiate the types of flour in the photo above? Don't look at the labels la... That's cheating. But honestly, without their packaging and labels, it is normally difficult to tell them apart. Today, I'll be writing up on the types of flour and their respective usage. I hope this post will somewhat help you Kevin, and others who are

I'm alright now

2007-08-02T13:04:00.000+08:00

This will be a short post. I'm going out shopping in awhile. Just a brief update of what has been going on around the kitchen since my recovery. Hehehe... It feels sooo good being able to bake and to destroy the kitchen once again. Lately, my family and friends have been telling me that I should sell my cakes and pastries. I have been making and giving all these years. And they said I should get

Recovering

2007-07-30T00:26:00.000+08:00

Thank you soooo much for the concern! Really appreciated all your home-remedies for flu. Y'know ? The best remedy of all was your concern! Arigato gozaimasu!~ Being ill was no fun at all! I felt trapped in a nightmare! No yummy food. Can't bake. Horrible medicine and eeeyuuucckk porridge and soft food for 4 freaking days!The most hated routineI hate drinking cough syrup. It was supposedly to

Left Over

2007-07-24T03:24:00.002+08:00

I am down with fever, soar throat and a very runny yet blocked nose. I have never used up so much tissue papers in my life! Sigh... I hate flu. I hate that woozy-drowsiness feeling. I hate pills and capsules. I hope I get well soon... as fast as possible!Being ill may prevent me from writing long long posts but those lovely leftover strawberries and yummy mousse would not go to waste! Eating

Strawberry Attack!

2007-07-21T03:15:00.003+08:00

Strawberries are at their best during summer. However, living in Malaysia does not limit us from enjoying our very own strawberries as well as imported ones. Recently I went to Tesco and was surprised to find strawberries from Egypt! I never knew strawberries grew there. I bought a large punnet and regretted. Not because they were bad but... I went home and found more strawberries in the fridge!

Late Night Snacking

2007-07-19T02:08:00.000+08:00

Yes, I do snack... at night. I'm guilty of it. I have my dinner everyday, on time and eat normally. For some reason my stomach starts to growl around midnight and it's.... SUPPER time! How I wish I could have tossai and teh-o-limau ais at the nearest mamak stall. Or maybe hot chocolate with brownies! Mmmm~Sadly, I'm not allowed to go out after midnight. It's 2am now and I'm hungry. And this

Tagging for Charity

2007-07-16T00:33:00.000+08:00

Got tagged by babyfiona. So bad... she's trying to distract me away from food and make me pull my hair. *sob sob sob* Erk... I have a feeling I've missed out 2-3 tags! Eeeek! I'm so forgetful. Ok ok, I'll do this first and go back with the previous ones later. This long tag that looks like one of those 'fill in the blanks' or 'complete the sentences below' type that I'd find in my primary/

Sugar frenzy

2007-07-14T04:35:00.003+08:00

Hooray! The cake I mentioned previously is completed finally! The whole kitchen was nicely 'blessed' with sugar for the past 3 days. Sugar here, sugar there, sugar everywhere! Hehe... The place had such sweet scent. Amazingly no ants. *Phew*This cake is for my grandpa's birthday. My grandpa is the typical chinese person. Must have rice. Only use chopsticks. Loves high-pitched-voice oldies. He

Warm Morning

2007-07-11T14:32:00.001+08:00

Attending classes, baking and preparing a cake that's due this weekend have been keeping me busy. And away from blogging. Sowwieee... I'll try to update everyone as much as I can. There are heaps of photos and draft posts. Eeeps! I woke up early this morning and made some hot fluffy pancakes for everyone. Here's a simple step-by-step guide from me. Hehe... Hope this will keep everyone occupied

At the Cinema

2007-07-06T00:28:00.000+08:00

Went out for a movie with my family last night. Transformers again. I doubt I will ever get bored with this movie. It's way too cool. We watched it at Times Square and were enjoying it in their largest cinema, Hall 1. Got a nice comfy seat in the middle, equipped with yummy popcorn and thirst quenching drink.But... there must be some people who are just annoying.I did not come to see your

Blueberry Muffins

2007-07-03T11:56:00.001+08:00

It has been awhile since I wrote about food and living up to my blog Itadakimasu. To make up to this, here is a goodie recipe.Muffins and cupcakes are almost identical. It took me quite sometime to realise what I was munching on. Mostly I relied on their tags. Heck, it would be easy to fool me by just switching the muffin tag with the cupcake's and I would not notice anything! However, if you

The Good and The Bad

2007-07-02T14:19:00.000+08:00

-To all that frequent this blog, sorry for not keeping everyone updated. I appreciate your every visits. Muaxxxxxx!-A lot of things happened during my absence from blogging. There are times when I feel really lucky and all things good happen to me. And whenever there is goodness, there will bound to be something bad waiting to pounce on me. Ever noticed how unfortunate situations being

Mangosteen

2007-06-27T15:18:00.001+08:00

Garcinia Mangostana. What? It's the scientific name for mangosteen! They're in season again! Look out for fruit stalls along the highway, road, alleys and shop houses! Mangosteen appearance is dark reddish-purple and has a sweet-sour taste. Mangosteen is known as the "Queen of Fruits" while durian is known as the "King of Fruits", and both are popular Asian fruits.Mangosteen is said to have

Plastic bags

2007-06-24T19:31:00.000+08:00

After all that shopping, what to do with the mountain load collection of plastic bags? Recycle! Don't just throw them away in the bin or on the road. Send for recycling, dispose them into specially labelled "for plastics only" recycle bins, or simply reuse it!As my area does not provide any recycling bins nor recycling services. Reusing the bags is the best option. However, it can be annoying

Shopping

2007-06-24T17:07:00.000+08:00

Every girl loves to shop. It doesn't matter if I'm actually buying things or just window shopping, wishing I could own them. The whole idea of shopping is FUN! I get to see, admire, touch, play, eeee and waaa at various new things. And all fun things comes to an end when this famous poem sets into reality.Nice to see, nice to hold,Once broken, considered sold. Or when that person beside me starts

What Sushi Are You?

2007-06-23T01:56:00.000+08:00

Was surfing the great www awhile ago. I stumbled upon this quirky personality test... just to see what sushi am I actually related to. Lolz! The things that people can come up with.Anyway, this quiz asks very little questions. I got spicy tuna roll. It isn't too bad. Except that I don't quite like tuna. Oh well... It says I'm still normal but unusual at times. I did try answering that quiz

Blog Rating

2007-06-23T01:38:00.001+08:00

Found this interesting stuff from danielctw. Since most of my post entries are about food and nonsense crappy complains, it wasn't suprising that my blog is rated in the General category.And I was looking forward to Food Overdosed Blog or Parental Guidance Recommended rates. Since knifes, fire, gas stove and blenders are not suitable for children ma. Haha... *runs away* I'm crapping again.To find

Untidy

2007-06-22T14:36:00.000+08:00

I'll be doing a little modification to the sidebar. And perhaps the layout as well... if I'm able to figure out those html, etc etc codings lah. I feel the sidebar is getting rather messy and long. I'm such an unorganized person. Maybe using labelings would help afterall. Haha...So be patient with me ya? Edit: Labels are up! Little changes are done. What do you think?

My first attempt at Sushi

2007-06-20T16:28:00.002+08:00

I made sushi in the wee hours of morning for my family again. After making a bento for them, I got quite addicted to making Japanese food lately. Making bento was fun and looking at their expressions doubles up my motivation. This time however, I decided to outdo myself in making a variety of simple sushi. It looks so simple on photos and I had to try! I have never make sushi and futomaki

Chicken Pie

2007-06-19T00:56:00.002+08:00

Making homemade chicken pie has taught me a big lesson. Make use of modern technology and ready made frozen foods. To actually knead, roll roll roll and roll fresh homemade puff pastry took half a day for a beginner like me! If I keep doing this, I might even end up building muscles on my arms. Therefore, I am not including the method of making fresh puff pastry. It'll be confusing if I were to

Missing

2007-06-18T23:24:00.000+08:00

I've not been blogging diligently for the past few days. Where did Kimiko go?Playing online games. Hehe... It's my second most favourited free-time filler. I'm so addicted to Granado Espada now. It's an MMOG (Massive Multiplayer Online Game) that combines both very detailed sceneries, eye-popping graphics and unique game play. Yes, I love to play both video and online games. Good game plus

Bento

2007-06-14T21:13:00.001+08:00

I had trouble sleeping last night and actually woke up at 4am from my sanctuary! It's not because of insomia. Believe it or not, the whole night I kept thinking of onigiri and bento. I'm quirky. Maybe I've been looking at cute cooking sites and books with a feeling of awe. For instance e-bento.com and WokkingMum's for her kids section. They gave me the inspiration to try making some cute meals.

Chilis

2007-06-14T13:05:00.001+08:00

*This is NOT sponsored. I just love this place and would like everyone to try too *When I first heard of Chili's Grill and Bar, two things came into my mind. First, it was spicy middle eastern food. And secondly, it's nothing but a hot pub. I don't know why. Maybe the humongous bright red chili right in front of their doorstep. I'm not very fond of spicy food nor pubs, which made me avoid this

Have you been beaten?

2007-06-12T23:27:00.000+08:00

This blog has always been food food food. Haha... So for a lil break, I'll share with you something that my bro showed me. Russel Peters is a comedian and this bit is one of my favourites. This video is about different parents' style of upbringing... more of how they beat (teach) their children. For me, all I remember was the famous rotan. When I was much younger, naughtier, and very 'good' at

Finale

2007-06-12T13:17:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was the last day of my course. Time really flies when I'm having so much fun! I'm gonna miss my friendly coursemates, cheerful chefs and the sweet aroma of the kitchen. Today is the day to head back home. For the graduation night, each of us were assigned to decorate a cake flamboyantly. Well... flamboyant might be a lil too strong. Haha... It's more of a same style wedding-themed cake

Full Moon

2007-06-10T23:23:00.002+08:00

Just today my family celebrated the first month of my baby nephew. This occasion is known as full moon (mun yit) to the chinese. It is different from baby showers. Full moon is celebrated in order to announce the baby's arrival. Traditionally, ang koo and red hard boiled egges are served during the baby's full moon. The ang koo is believed to bring longevity and prosperity to the baby. Whereas

Dead tired

2007-06-10T02:23:00.001+08:00

Making 3 cakes in a stretch gives me a bad back ache! Nooo~ It's the sign of old age. Haha... If you're wondering, 2 of the cakes were to be done in buttercream. The other was a fondant covered cake specially for my newborn nephew. Gosh! I'm really old! It feels awkward being called 'aunty' at this age.Anyway, here's one of the cakes I did today. I'll post up the other two cakes tomorrow.I was

Meme on 5 things

2007-06-08T10:48:00.000+08:00

By the way, what is meme?? I only know the term tag since kena tag before once, and now this is the second time by danielctw. This type of 'busybody' tag also got Hm... it's actually the first time I gave some thoughts about what I have in my bags. Haha... Ok, so the tag goes.(1) 5 things found in your bagpencil caselecture notescalculator, my brains are slower these dayswater bottle, no water i

Ba Chang

2007-06-06T13:27:00.002+08:00

Dragon boat festival is approaching. For the past few days me and my mum have been making lots and lots of ba chang. That's why the lack of posts lately. On top of that, the whole fridge and freezer is filled with nothing but ba chang. They're for family and friends and ... hehe...Anyway, the festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Legend has it that

When I'm busy...

2007-06-05T17:54:00.000+08:00

Uguu~~~

2007-06-03T22:48:00.001+08:00

Animes have an impact on me especially when it comes to food or those super kawaii accessories. Everytime after watching Kanon 2006, I'm always left with curiousity. Not at how the story goes or how did they draw those perfectly beautiful sceneries. All that goes into my head was... How does taiyaki taste like? Taiyaki, 鯛焼き, is a Japanese fish-shaped pasty filled with sweet azuki bean paste.

It's OK

2007-06-02T23:20:00.001+08:00

I may sound like a glutton but rather, I'm quite picky with what I eat. One food that I dislike since young and till now is.... Porridge. I don't know why, but eating porridge is a big turn off for me. I'm picky with porridge (since I don't like) and very very few selected ones will actually go into my tummy. Not even those cooked by my mum *unless she forces me OR that speacialy made one*. I'm

My Favourite Food

2007-05-31T16:55:00.001+08:00

I was tagged by Ipohchai about my favourite food. Not very sure how tagging works, but I think its by writing up on whatever topic I've been tagged on. My favourite food. Hmm... that's tough. It's hard to decide. I've got too many favourite food!! Well, I guess it's got to be BBQ Pork Ribs, marinated in honeyed soy sauce. Thinking of pork ribs... slicing its meat with juicies dripping at every

Not so girly

2007-05-30T15:45:00.000+08:00

I'm not that kind of "oh-so-girly" female who plays with make up, dresses and bubble puzzle games nor watches soppy love dramas. So what do I do then? I collect GUNDAMS! You heard that right. If money grow on trees, I would have a large collection of gundams at home. Unfortunately, money don't grow on trees. *Sighs..* I love gundams. I play fighting, robots type games and watches and reads these

Abacus Beads (Suan Pan Zi)

2007-05-29T01:51:00.001+08:00

Abacus beads, better known as 算盘子 (Suan Pan Zi) is a traditional Hakka dish. It is usually served during the new year. But I had it just recently . Every Chinese New Year this dish is bound to be served. When I was very young, my grandma used to tell me to eat this as much as I can. Reason? So I can excel in maths. Haha... Logically she said it to encourage me to eat more (*guilty* I can eat the

Old Coins

2007-05-27T22:20:00.000+08:00

My grandma handed down her collection of coins to me and my bro. Some had holes in them! I've heard of coin with holes before but never actually held them. They were so old that some of the inscriptions were pratically smoothen out. Being curious, I did a lil homework, searching around the net.First, was the coins with holes. From the looks, I guessed they were from China. I keyed in "china old

First cake

2007-05-26T16:45:00.001+08:00

This is the first time someone ordered a cake from me. I have always bake for fun, making them for family and friends casually for tea or so. I never actually thought that anyone would place an order nor get paid for it. An ex-secondary teacher of mine asked me to bake a blueberry cheesecake for her hubby's birthday. Long ago I've made this cake once and gave away some slices. Apparantly, he and

Never Too Late

2007-05-26T00:06:00.000+08:00

I hope. I've always believed in the phrase, "Better late than never!". And being a last minute person, I've finally participated!Advertlets is holding this exciting Bloggers' Review Advertlets Program where RM15,000 will be given out to 300 bloggers who review them! Cool huh?I have registered with Advertlets a few weeks back. Why? Advertlets is not just about random ads only. It allows me to

Cooking Masterboy

2007-05-25T15:28:00.000+08:00

Was watching this old anime again for the past 2 days. What? Watch anime also about cooking?? Bet you're thinking that I'm really that bored. Haha... Cooking Masterboy is about a young boy named Mao who goes on an adventure to seek new culinary skills. And he's determined to follow his mother's footsteps and become the best chef in China. Pretty interesting anime. It has good humor, action (

Complains

2007-05-24T13:54:00.000+08:00

*sniff* Been feeling dizzy and lethargic lately. It's not helping much when I've got a cheesecake order to make for Saturday. My body feels sooooo heavy and puts me in the I-don't-want-to-get-out-of-bed thing. It makes me moody and my cakes turns out moody as well. No, I'm not having PMS, menopause or whatsoever.It's just...I'M BORED!!!My everyday routine is getting very predictable and

Burger

2007-05-22T23:26:00.001+08:00

Every midnight feeling hungry, you walk down the road to buy a burger or two by the roadside. Have you ever wondered what actually went into those burger patties? Other than the chicken, beef, pork or fish la... Flavour enchancers like MSG and texture improver to get it mouth-wateringly tasty and springy. Lots of preservatives too I presume. Else how can it stay 'fresh' for at least a year? Don't

Women as explained by Engineers

2007-05-21T01:27:00.000+08:00

Ok, this may be insulting to women but I can't help giggling at these. These pictures were part of a forwarded mail I received from a friend. Being an engineer myself... well, it somehow kinda make sense about reality. Thought of sharing this with everyone NOTE: This is for FUN only. Do not read if you have no sense of humor. =)Terror... like that also can think.Either women are capable of

Not as expected

2007-05-20T15:23:00.001+08:00

It's barely just a week and I'm already out of things to do, well, other than baking of course. Was browsing thru the net and this particular cupcake caught my attention. It looks unique and sinful with that cheese filling right in the middle of a moist chocolate cake. This recipe was from The Great Book of Chocolate by David Lebovitz. Great Book of Chocolate. Hmm... cheese + chocolate + great

BBQ Nite

2007-05-19T23:41:00.000+08:00

Sorry for not updating lately. Been pretty busy this week. Hardly at home. Hehe.. holiday ma.. trying to cram everything that I've been longing to do. Plus there wasn't any electricity the whole of last night. Bloody TNB... didn't sleep well. So hot and stuffy! Anyway, had a mini bbq party with my uni buddies on the Thursday, 17th. 9 guys 2 girls. Haha... Buying groceries with the guys was really

FREEDOM

2007-05-16T14:52:00.002+08:00

Born free~as free as the wind blows~ As free as the grass grows~ Born free to follow your heart~ Yay!! Bye bye Year 1!! Hello Summer holidays! 4 months break! How cool can that be? I can finally do things that I've always wanted to all these while. Now what could they be?Hmm.... Sleep, eat, bake, play games, sleep, play, sleep. As expected, with so much free time on hand, I could no longer

Last paper

2007-05-14T21:44:00.000+08:00

I can't wait for it to end. After this tough "interesting" Electronic Engineering paper, I'm done!! Summer holidays is just 17 hours away. Gambate to me! Study study study...::::::*Flips thru a past paper*Question 1Derive an expression for the conductivity of intrinsic silicon in terms of.... bla bla bla::::Darn... my enthusiasm gone in 5 sec~

Mothers' Day

2007-05-13T15:03:00.000+08:00

A day we honor our mums... well, at least once a year. Have you celebrated with her? If not, at least do wish her. It'll make her day. We celebrated it last night at Marriott Putrajaya. A very huge, grand and yet cozy enough hotel to feel relaxed. It was around 8pm and the hotel and its surrounding had a twilight feel. Er... It looks haunted from that photo I took. Haha...We dined at the Terrace

I love CCC

2007-05-10T22:33:00.001+08:00

I've always loved Famous Amos Cookies, but the price really digs a big big hole in my purse. Why must they sell it at such high prices? We know la it tastes good and we've to pay for the 'name'... but for a small bag at RM 11++, I think it's a bit too much.Anyway, a year back I decided to make my own. I've not posted it up here before (except my old blog), so today here it is. This recipe was

Perk me up!

2007-05-08T21:28:00.000+08:00

Just finished a paper today. Didn't get enough sleep for the past 2 days. I'm so sleepyzzzzzzzzz~ Studying can be boring at times. And I do find myself zzzzZzzz half way through. How do I perk myself? With these.They are my awakening-boosters. So colourful and so sugary. They're no sweet stuff though. It's pretty crystal like coating is not sugar. It's hell of sour! But once you've passed that

Pan mee

2007-05-07T18:06:00.001+08:00

Almost every Thurday after a 3 hours of tiresome lab session, Merv, Wykit & their gang without fail will invite me for lunch to this quaint lil stall. I came to know of this small village when I knew these guys about a year back. This stall only opens after 12pm and closes by 2/3pm. The best part is, it's located just about 5 meters away from the Selangor/Negeri Sembilan state border. Pretty fun

Care to eat WAX?

2007-05-06T14:51:00.000+08:00

Almost every restaurant displays their dishes at their front door, well at least a menu, in hopes that it will attract customers. Usually we'll stroll along shopping complexes not realizing any food around... until we get a whiff of laksa, fried chicken, pizza, coffee... or those eye-catchingly cutesy-cute beautifully decorated cakes and desserts. With such strong temptations, we'll end up

カレー

2007-05-05T16:05:00.001+08:00

Yeap, another Japanese food. カレー is pronounced as karē or in English: curry. Japanese curry is different from Indian curry in terms of texture, taste and level of spiciness. It is thicker, has a tinge of sweetness and is much more milder. These Japanese curry powder mix can be bought in supermarkets and bare in mind that their "Extra Hot" is relatively similar to red chilli and not at all near

Chocoholic

2007-05-04T11:36:00.000+08:00

I'm a helpless chocolate addict. As I'm not fully recovered yet, I had the sudden urge to indulge in chocolate! My hands started to 'itch' and I ended up baking 12 cupcakes!! Moist, fluffy, covered in chocolate ganache, chocolaty chocolate cupcakes! Some interesting facts/myths/etc that I've come to know about chocolate:lowers blood pressurehas anti-aging propertiescontains antioxidants increases

Fwd Mail Stuff

2007-05-03T15:21:00.000+08:00

Feeling crappy again. Came down with flu yesterday. Just finished my first paper. Don't wanna know how bad I did. Feeling down and grogy, I checked my mail and saw this:What to Eat?Can't eat beef, Mad cow... Can't eat chicken, Bird flu... Can't eat eggs, Salmonella... Can't eat pork, bird flu may infect pigs... Can't eat fish, poisoned by heavy metals... Can't eat fruits and veggies,

Wesak Day

2007-05-01T17:12:00.000+08:00

Earlier today we went for prayers at the Karma Kagyu centre. Today's Wesak Day, a day where we celebrate Buddha's birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha. The altar in the centre was beautifully laid with flowers and offerings.Chanting and praying are an important part of Wesak. It was boring. I almost fell asleep. After about 2 hours of prayer, we proceeded with the '

If I were a tarot card...

2007-04-30T18:03:00.000+08:00

Hmm... something interesting that I tried this evening. Finals is just 3 days away and I've been doing nothing but burrying my nose in fat books. Got bored of studying and surfed around the net and I found this tarot card reading. Apparently your life is represented by tarot cards. I don't believe in such things, but I tried it anyway.Here's what I get:You are The Wheel of FortuneGood fortune and

Lavender Berry Farm

2007-04-26T18:05:00.001+08:00

I fell in love with these pancakes when I was in Lavender Berry & Farm, Pemberton. Without fail, these replica at home reminds me of the peaceful sunny morning, sipping coffee at the cottage's cafe by the lake, surrounded by lavender bushes and trees, and of course.. horses, ponies, ducks, swans and their loving golden retreiver. No rumbling motors, no terrifying news, no annoying alarm clock, no

Creamy Yogurt

2007-04-24T22:55:00.001+08:00

Yogurt is said to contain lots of healthy stuffs. Its pack with good bacteria, calcium, protein, B vitamins and minerals and lactose intolerant people are able to enjoy it without side effects. However, it's not easy to consume a tub of plain yogurt just like that. Well, that's for me though. Flavoured yogurt and yogurts drinks that are sold somehow has that "artificial" taste and smell to me.

Metamorph

2007-04-22T01:52:00.000+08:00

You might have noticed that this blog have been changing colours, background, fonts & etc. recently. I know it has turned from pink to blue to green and back to pink again... And now there are clouds and a light house as the background.I'm trying to 'middle' that darn title and modify certain things that I don't quite like about blogger's pre-made templates.If you somehow know how to 'center'

Annual Dinner

2007-04-20T20:59:00.000+08:00

Goodness... I'm so outdated with tonnes of stuffs to do. A week of torment just went by. Gawd! Here's a brief of the annual dinner my uni organized on 13/4/07.An opening performance by a 10-year old child. She can really shake her bon-bons!Fly.fm DJs as our MCs! (Last 2 pics were stolen from Ayu & Yvonne )The food served were pretty elaborate. Not too bad lah. Still edibleThe menu was:Marinated

Delays

2007-04-09T22:21:00.000+08:00

Darn... there're so many things to do. I have tonnes of things & non sense to put up here but sigh... Reports, reports and more reports to do till the end of this sem. I feel I'm being a scretary/journalist more than a wanna-be engineer. What's worst, finals barely in 3 weeks time!!!!Will update soon with recent happenings. Right now, it's just I'd better drown myself in books and I hate reports!

Getting in 'shape'

2007-03-30T22:56:00.000+08:00

Annual dinner - in 2 weeks.It's something nice to look forward to. However... it can be a hassle especially when you want to look and feel good on that day. It means I have to watch what I eat a little more than usual... well, from "I eat whatever I like" to "Eat whatever I like with control". Haha... kinda tough for a person like me who loves to eat. Not only that, I have to watch my lifestyle

Happy Birthday Popo

2007-03-25T12:40:00.001+08:00

Honestly, I'm one forgetful person especially when it comes to remembering birthdays. So far I've managed to keep track of my friends and parents birthdays, but hardly for my grandparents and relatives. I'm such a terrible person >_< My aunt threw a birthday party for my grandma yesterday. She's 82!! And this time, for the first time ever, I made a cake for her. Also, its a challenge to

Broga's Temple

2007-03-22T22:07:00.000+08:00

Out of the blue, after a nice pan mee lunch with the guys, we went to Broga's Temple. Kinda out of place though. I've heard about this temple ages ago, but have never set foot there before. It's a pretty quaint lil 'kuan yin' temple situated in Broga. It has many large figurines/statues comprising the 12 chinese zodiac animals, extremely large gold olden china coins, wealth turtle, son wu kong

Ice Ice Baby

2007-03-20T19:24:00.001+08:00

Yay!! The kitchen has finally completed its evolution. Perfect timing to create something cooooool for a bloody hot day. Few days back, I watched something interesting on 'Surfing the Menu'. They served ice cream in a uniquely made ice bowl. What more can I say? I tried it! =P It was pretty tough finding 2 bowls, 1 bigger than the other, has the same shape and not made of glass material.