This and That

Above: expensive tiny bar of soap! Washing my face twice a day with this for the past week!

Below: finally got myself this style of tiffin carrier! and at a great price too!

Below: my first taste of Tea Egg with my favorite snack!

Below: and Hey! Lulu Nyonya Kuih delivers to your door step! 

Zoom in on the carrier box on the motorbike!

Below: Books I read for the past week!

Monica Ferris's "Patterns of Murder" - highly entertaining!

Below: after a few false starts: Shahriza Hussein's "Legacy" - A Must Read!

Below: and autographed by the author too!

Below: I revisited Patricia Cornwell - "The Front"

Between DH and Myself......

DH's meals are blended but mine are Not!

Above: small bowl contains blended kurau fish broth; blended greens and carrots with rice.

Below: Nasi Goreng USA!

Above: blended kailan with rice porridge and fish broth in small bowl

Below: Nasi Goreng Ikan Masin

Below: Tom Yam soup

Above: Dori fish porridge

Below: Chicken Soup

Below: Nasi Pattaya

Thank goodness for Kafe Vibha!

Shiny Things

For my small apartment kitchen - something new and shiny!

Below: gone are the old wooden kitchen cabinets...

and here's my shiny kitchen!

Finally using some purchases from 100Yen!!

Below:  Stewing chinese pears in this shiny pot every other night!

Half hour on high heat, remove and place in this (below) insulating container for self slow cooking.  A sure winner in saving fuel!

Below: picture is self explanatory!

Absolutely worth the RM280.00 I paid for it last year? two years back?

Awards Given and Giving!

Thanks Javapot for this award. Absolutely L.O.V.E yours! You are amazing! 

And this award....

The rules for this award are as follows: copy the award image into a post; list 10 things that make you happy; tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day; link to their blogs; and notify the award recipients (who should link back to the sender’s blog).

In no particular order and shooting from the hips, things that make me happy.....

1) A good egg tart (Chinese)
2) A bowl of great curry noodles!
3) Great bak-kut-teh!
4) a good book
5) being left alone to read a good book!
6) E!
7) River Cottage series!
8) a great bargain at the flea market!
9) finishing a great book
10) starting another good read!

And here goes this double whammy to: (sorry only two!)

Keats the Sunshinegirl and Stargal