Saturday, February 09, 2008
Amanda
For those of you who knows Amanda and are curious how she is now. Btw, she is about 2 years old now. She is really cute!
Labels: Kids
12:52 AM
Happy New Year - Reunion Dinner
Every year, reunion dinner at home has always been sumptuous and in "abundance". Above picture shows some of the goodies. Clockwise: glutinous rice, braised duck gnong hiang & barbecue meat, spinach with abalone, steam chicken, fried noodle, sea cucumber with mushrooms and in the centre is the Pen Cai I ordered from Tung Lok. What you did not see in the picture; pig stomach soup & fried tau kua. My friends, all the above are prepared for a family of four! Yes, it is super exaggerating, and it has been the way we celebrate reunion, year after year.
This year, I ordered Pen Cai from Tung Lok - out of curiosity, as I have always heard about it in the news. It came in a huge claypot and I paid about $200 for it. The portion was for 4-6 pax. The ingredients were impressive; abalone, oyster, abalone mushrooms, raddish, cabbage, scallop, sotong balls, pig's trotters, sea cucumber, mushrooms, black moss & prawns. I cannot remember if there were shark's fin. However, I thought the taste was so - so only. In fact, the white raddish was hard as rock. I was disappointed that I didnt get to eat the raddish as I have always liked raddish.
Next year, my mum will attempt to make "Pen Cai' herself, using the tips given in a newspaper clipping (see above). Basically, the chef said the ingredients in the Pen Cai itself will make the dish very tasty without much seasoning. You only need some oyster sauce and salt to taste.
Labels: Lunar New Year, Pen Cai
12:52 AM
Friday, February 08, 2008
2007 & 2008 Goals
2007 Goals
1) Read at least one management book for enrichment - I think I didnt read any!
2) Read all the books that I have bought or were given since many moons ago - I only read 1 out of 3!
3) Open an investment account and start learning to invest - Account not opened and still dont know how to invest!
4) Stick to an exercise regime - I started only in last quarter of 2007 aerobics lessons every Tuesday.
5) Tidy my room once a month instead of once every six month - Not done!
Sad to say, I hardly accomplish any of the goals......so I shall carry all of them forward! DUH! If I have listed watching Korean dramas as one of the goals, I would have easily exceeded expectations!
Labels: Goals
12:08 AM
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
KL Trip
End of last year, a few of us went over to Malaysia to visit an ex-colleague, Cat, who had shifted back to Malaysia for good. Although it was only a 1-night stay, we felt like we were 18 years old going for a mini pajamas party. This is especially so for the mothers who do not need to worry about the kids and the family for that night.
Tasty "big prawns noodles". No wonder we finished everything!
Taste exactly like those from Donuts Factory - yummy! We suspect they are the same anyways, but they are called JCO. We had them for afternoon tea.
After some shopping, we went for Karaoke at Red Box. Its like our K-box in Singapore, only better. It's better because it is cheaper and it comes with a buffet dinner! We wear a tag on our wrist below to be entitled to the dinner throughout the night. However, we also didnt want to waste too much time eating and not singing - so we end up not eating much. Ha ha.
And then all the 4 of us squeezed into one hotel room and retired for the night. We moved the beds around to accomodate all of us! Fun!
The second day, we went to Cat's place to see her new home and play with her daughter Jean. She has grown so much and is even prettier now!
Labels: ex-colleague, KL, Trip
11:14 PM
I am The Emperor