And My WLE to Melanie!

And my own WLE to Melanie is a crochetted tote:




For the full story on how well received it was! Please visit Melanie's blog:

http://yoonie-at-home.blogspot.com/2007/06/thanks-emily.html

My WLE ~ Wish List Exchange ~ from Melanie!

Just look at the fabulous mixtures of colors and textures!!




Thanks a zillion for my lovely lunch tote!

Yummy goodies!

Guess who I shared these with?

Onion soup in unique tin bowl!

Desserts from Just Heavenly!

Between the soup and the desserts, we had mixed grill (for my guest) and moi had the fish fillet wok with vegs and rice!

Updates on my SALs

Firstly, the 19th century sampler:





Then the LDMS SAL:



For some reason or other, I have been unable to upload pictures to my yahoo albums at the various yahoo sites. Anyone else has this problem?

LDMS SAL

Here is an update on my progress on my Long Dog Mystery sampler! The bottom piece is with DMC 580 and DMC 522!


I am keeping the top piece intact and will finish it for something useful. But I do find that using only DMC 580 throughout the two places, instead of DMC 522 and DMC 580, so much brighter!

More on Radha's Muffler

Now, don't ask me how it got to here!



From here:



And here:



and here:


Pretty amazing huh, this hairpin crochet craft! Great job! Radha! Love the muffler!

More on Janet's Sewing Bag!

Details Details Details!

Treats for Moi!

Got myself some Stitch Bows! (From Dania's online shop)


And treated myself to a Chocolate Durian delight from Just Heavenly!

Birthday Gifts from NNC Gurl Pals!

Look at the lovely gifts I received this week! All in my favorite color!


Radha's hairpin crochet muffler in Purple!


Janet's Purple themed Sewing Bag and a tatted Butterfly Bookmark!


Thank you Gurls!

Take Up The Challenge

Sanguine Store is currently conducting a stitching competition employing Carrie's Thread.

For more information, please visit:
http://sanguinestore.wordpress.com/competition/

Registration ends on 31st May 2007.

Etui, Glorious Etui

I am sure that I am right to say that that I am among the first (Yasmin has one too)at NNC to have an Etui in their possession! Etui! - I definitely got one! Courtesy of Dania of SNC - absolutely talented young mother of Baby Dania! What more can I say - absolutely love my Etui.

The Malaysian postal service gave us a scare though! The parcel was postmarked 12th May but it only arrived just morning. And Dania must be happy to note that she send me the correct color combo too! Thank you! Danis's mom!

On its side:


Upright:


Half Opened:


Opened Up:


Closeup of Interior:

Crafts Update!

Just got back from Melaka - went down on Saturday, and have been doing nothing but reading emails since - 200 odd of them! I started the LDSAL from top left hand corner on 14 or 16 ctn Aida. How do I know if its 14 or 16 ctn? Anyone please? So far that's all I managed!

Finished my Boxy Lady x-stitch piece and nothing else done on the box! Could not decide which box to cover (or tin for that matter!). Think eventually it will be a cardboard box! And following in MW's footsteps - paper! though I have picked out a luxurious fabric! Will an etui counts as a boxy lady? Truly inspired by Dania (from SNC).

Bedspread is now a two-block of 4 squares. And finally got the actual measurements - mmph now where did I put that piece of paper!
And picked up these six DMC purples (with 3 of them in variegated DMCs at Merlimau at RM1.00 per skein!) for another mystery sampler with another group of ladies online! Did some reading on the way back today. Nothing else to report.

Moi Lovely Corner Table Cloth

The Lovely Corner tablecloth did rather well from its first wash. I added the last row of single crochet stitch before the wash. I think there was a wee wee bit of shrinkage but gravity did its part! And the wine stain is no where to be seen.

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!