Catching Up ~ After days of bad internet connection

Below: Thoroughly enjoyed Han Suyin's "Till Morning Comes' a new addition to my collection of olden stories... but great reading nonetheless!

Below: My favorite CNY tidbits - Kuih Rose

Below: a craft project which did not turned out 100% well... ;(

Below: Intense adverts for Green Living!

Below: A well stocked pharmacy in Pandan Jaya

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

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Penang Village @ IOI Mall, Puchong

A couple of sundays back the four of us had a quick meal at

Penang Village in IOI Mall Puchong.

We asked for the combination platter (additional order) to be served before

our main meal but everything come together!

Above: Combination Platter with pandan chicken, mango salad, loh bak

and pickled lotus root went down very nicely!

Dishes below are from the Menu B for 4 pax:

Below: Tomatoe rice (an add on to Menu B which DO NOT include rice!)

Below: Ice kacang (an add on at RM3.00 per bowl), normal price @ RM6.00 per bowl.

Below: this was how my aunt Karen eats her ice kacang. 

I eat mine like an ice cream sundae - a spoonful of ice with some cendol and bean at a time!

They should inform us before that the steamed rice or tomatoe rice are not included! Otherwise the food was ok lah!  Love the Combination Platter though!

Green As Usual

What tools I use for Being Green!

My reuseable totes for marketing, boxes to separate my trash - see how simple it can be. 

All kitchen scraps go into the lidded bin (plastic bag courtesy of DH sigh!)

Above: Bento #74 ~ Nasi Lemak from apartment cafeteria

Below: Bento #75 ~ Chinese mix rice from Ampang area

See? no wasteful packaging!

1st Day of the New Year

Made the above breakfast for DH as it is his birthday!

Kurau fillet slices in onion broth with spring onions, cilantro and greens,

served with mee suah and the customary red eggs!

Me reading another of Elizabeth George's work ~ A Place of Hiding.

Above: DH finds these books scary!

Above: seasoning our newly purchased wok and saucepan! Have to keep them oiled for a week!

Above and Below:  Handles to our new cooker/oven and kitchen cabinets