X-Stich and X-Stich Gift!

I got a very pleasant surprise when I got home last evening... tried a new route home which was very good - smooth flowing - half hour in total. Left showroom at 6.30 and arrived home at 7.05pm! And there was a little softie and pufffy envelope bearing my name on the table!

Here it is! Thanks Zohrah! Your stitching is superb! And you remembered my favourite color too!




And the heart is a freebie from GOS secured by our very own MW for the ignorant few of us who subscribed to the online mag! The stitched heart is for my boxy lady project! Thanks MW!

Update on moi Scan

Getting a car park space was so easy this morning though I did arrived alittle after 9am. So I guess that the privatisation of the car park system at HKL works. They even provide shuttle service by way of Pergio vans picking up nurses and patients and visitors alike and dropping them en route. I left around 11ish and paid a total of only RM2.00 for the parking.

And boy was I famished after the scan. I drove back to Taman Maluri and headed straight for the best Curry Laksa stall - under the bamboo trees! The laksa is served with wantan noodles and I ordered mine with an extra serving of steamed chicken breastmeat! Yummy! And I had a bowl of hot lin chee kang to go with it!

Ok ok, back to the scan: (BJ would comment that I am such a foodie!)

Hey, I managed to have a short nap while undergoing the scan! I think it took about 10 mins, first a whole body scan and then they concentrated on the throat area. And after a half hour wait, the results were ready! My young doctor, Dr Yusri, informs that there is evidence that the thyroid gland is active again (?) translated into - the cancer cells are there again. Well, it has been five years since my operation which was done in Assunta hospital in February 2002.

Anyway they scheduled me for a five day, four night stay at de HKL on 19/11/07 - wah - full board and lodging - just hope that the food is great! Cos, the first time I had Iodine Therapy which was carried out at Sri Kota Hospital in Klang, I had wanted to go down to the kitchen to strangle the cook or give him two tight slaps for the lousy food that I was served with! LOL I had to beg the nurses there to get me Paper Dohsai(?) from Little India down the street from Sri Kota Hospital for me to survive! LOL! Now, what shall I bring to stitch during my so call 'Retreat' - I shall be in isolation - translates into 'no DH' telling its so late - you not sleeping yet ah? - what shall I bring to stitch - x-stich ke or crochet? What a lovely holiday for me - doing nothing but stitching. Looking forward to 19th Nov 07!

At Assunta hospital, the daily menu was fantastic! That's why my Mother loves staying at Assunta - good food and very attentive nursing care and my brother totally supports her in her grading of Assunta's service.

I should consider myself lucky, cos this is only the 2nd time that I will be undergoing iodine therapy after 5 years. While I was waiting for my results, I was talking to a young woman who had her operation in 2005, she informed me that she is scheduled for her third iodine therapy and that she has had 3 rounds of iodine examinations already todate. Yes, I am lucky in that sense. I will be glad to get back on my medications again tomorow morning, have been cracky without them!

To all my gurl pals at NNC, many thanks for reading! and thanks for all the warm thoughts and well wishes for the past week! Much appreciated.

~Emily

PCE at NNC, Received my PC from Chris of UK!

On my way out of the house this morning to HKL, noticed the mail DH had brought up with him after our morning walk, there was a package with an unusual shape! Pretty Pretty pin cushion for me! From Chris in the UK!





Don't you agree that my bedspread is coming along just beautifully? Love that color!


Hey, there are changes to HKL since my last visit in Feburary 2007; they have privatised the car parking there! Finally! Paid RM2.00 for 2 odd hours I spent there this morning.

Need to go back again on Friday morning for the scan, today was only consuming a light dose of iodine - only one sip and its all gone! Now, I have to maintain a distance of 1 yard's radius from everyone else!

JomBaliCafe @ Carrefour Subang

Diyana and I had a light lunch last Sunday at Carrefour Subang at where the La Manila and A&W outlets used to be!

There is a new F&B outlet there now called 'Jom Bali Cafe', looks very inviting and prices are the usual cafe range.


The Chicken Hor Fun ordered by Diyana was priced at RM5.90. Diyana had never eaten chicken hor fun before!


.. and a slice of Yam Cake (without the fried shrimps, topped only with fried garlic and fresh spring onions ~ but it has chunks of yam!) at RM1.90 per slice. The JomBaliCafe's White Coffee at RM2.30 is kow which is just the way I like my coffee and it was pretty good, iced water was 60sen each.

My recent FO

Here are some pictures of a FO of mine. Only thing is ~ what is it? Can't make up my mind either!

Any suggestions?



It was supposed to be ..... pin cushion!

Gifts from BJ!

BJ made my day and that of Diyana too with these two stitched gifts from the heart!

A Gift bearing box!


LEFT TO RIGHT: Stitched 'WIP bag' for Diyana's tatting and a Biscornu for me!


And for better close up shots of these, please visit BJ's blog about them:

http://sanguinestitcher.blogspot.com/2007/04/biscornu-and-pouch.html

My recent lunches

Soba: The soba noodles were lovely and tasty ~


Cili Burger: A hearty lunch is the best description for this!


Chicken Pies With Vegs: The pies are from a stall from which I order them via SMS! and Vegetables are from home and served with a squeeze of kasturi lime which later goes into a mug of hot water and sipped slowly after lunch!

No Carbs Lunches!

Here is a picture of what I have been eating for the last three days and so it shall be continuing until 16 April 2007. I have been on a non-fish and seafood diet as I need to undergo a whole iodine body scan. I am going to be so sick of chicken after that!

Thank goodness for the new Udon outlet which just opened next door! Talk about convenience!

The Chef serves me the basic dish of the chicken done in various ways, there is also an order of Japanese cold fried toufoo too. And I get a different side dish of vegs each day. Today's was stewed lotus slices.



Note: The picture was posted 'small' just in case BJ complains its too much! LOL

NELL/J RR06 is completed and Home!

Its finally completed and home! And I have June to thank for! She was absolutely bust for time but yet she took my NELL RR06 home to complete it!

My other partners for the NELL RR06 are Niesa and CK, who stitched their parts last year and when Charlene step out of our RR due to motherhood, the last part was unspoken for... until June so graciously volunteered. Thank you Niesa and CK! Hope all of you had fun stitching this for me. Butterfly kisses to all!

I love my NELL/J RR06 in that although the centre portions of all four parts are from designers charts, my partners stitched their own bits and pieces to make up their squares thus personalising my NELL/J RR06 which is what I love most about it! No one else has it!

Niesa's :



Moi's :



CK's :



June's :




Finally, NELL/J RR06:

Lucky me! Gifts Given Me Lately!

Tatted pieces by Mona (Left) and Angie Tan (Right - 2 pcs) (below):


Colorful crochet coaster by Rose (above):

More Additions to my Chinese Spoons Collection!

See my new additions!




Both tatted works are gifts from Angie Tan of SnN! Thanks Angie!

Books and Bookmarks!

Have a look at bookmarks I made. One is tatted and the other is crochetted. The books are going out to a fellow member at NNC!

Talking About Babies.....

My two darling daughters, then and now!

At the beach: (From Top: Me&Diyana / The 3 of us / Diyana!)
Yatie at 5 months:
Yatie and I ~ 2006
Diyana & I ~ 2006
Yatie & Diyana ~ Grown Up!

Tatting Stuff

Here are the gifts from Angie, my latest tatting box suitable for the larger balls of thread I got off Faizon. And of course the books I bought off Ebay!

Cool Slideshows

Latest on Bedspread

I did another square using a size 5 hook with the original DMC Petra thread. I might just continue with the Petra!

Cool Slideshows

2006 Stash ~ Picture Trail

Here are the x-stitch charts I got off eBay. There are afew I really like eg. Grandparents stuff and cat stuff! And there was this Eastern thingy which is nice.

Cool Slideshows

Update on Moi Bedspread

Here is the progress or non progress todate:

Four squares into one (above)

I was trying out a red and a pink thread combo with the same size hook (above)

The tiny work-in-progress is a new thread (a shade darker than the original Petra)

using a hook size of 3 /5

Ciao!

Mmph, my Chinese spoon collection

Started collecting Chinese spoons recently and here's what I have todate:

The doily is a Pansy flower doily from an international SAL

The two Double Happiness boxes were party favors from a recent wedding dinner :

And I am thinking of collecting old cake trays/plates, this one is in silver

The doily is a Pansy flower doily from an international SAL

Valentine Stuff

We went out for a Valentine Day function at the club cos hubby was leaving for New York on 15th Feb. The event was fully booked and the majority of the guests were our age and older! There were two couples in their eighties who took to the dance floor with grace! Its amazing to see the guests really enjoying themselves.

When we were kids, only the winner gets a prize but that night, for all the fun games, all participants get rewarded! LOL

And the delicious menu was planned with, what else? a romance theme ~ love songs!

Starter:
"Eternally"

(Trio Anti Pasto)

Combination of salted mushroom, grill vegetables and salmon capriccio

Soup:
"Love Portion Number 9"
Sweet Potato Yam Soup served with bread & butter

Main course: I had
"You Decorated My Life"
Braised Lamb Shank, served with mushroom, rice, baked tomato & grilled vegetables

While DH eat:
"Endless Love"
Rolled Seabass with Lemon Hollandaise Sauce, served with pesto potato, asparagus & grilled capsicum

Dessert:
"Only You"
Cold Orange Cheese Cake, served with strawberry sauce

Lastly:
"Wonderful Tonight"
meant coffee or tea

All in all, we had a lovely time even though we did not take to the dance floor.

Strawberry box was my party favor and the crystal bracelet, a gift from DH

Chinese New Year Eve Dinner ~ 2007

We just came back from this year's CNY eve dinner hosted by my brother, John and his gurlfriend, Foon Fong.

Also present were Foon Fong's 2nd Brother and his family, wife ~ Jamilah, kids ~ Selena, Iskandar and Julia; her 3rd (& youngest) brother, my Auntie Karen, Yatie and Diyana, Mom and myself.

Hubby is currently in New York visiting his two other children with his newly married eldest son and his new daughter-in-law. A first reunion for them in more than 7 years.

We went back to Foon Fong's place for coffee after the dinner. Iskandar asked Diyana why she speaks Malay with Yatie and Diyana replied: cos I am like you mah!

Koong Hee Yuat Sai (Hainanese) to all of you and hope to see some of you soon! Posted some pictures taken at the dinner.

Sam Siong Si Seng
Emily and gurls

Selena, Julia, Foon Fong, John and Mom

Foon Fong's 2nd Brother, nephew Iskandar and 3rd (youngest) Brother

Yatie (my eldest daughter) and Diyana (my youngest daughter)

Foon Fong, John and Mom