Story For Cass

Farewells to Friends and Being honest about your dream.

2010-06-16T21:41:00.002+08:00

It's school holiday weeks and we've been meeting with our friends and relatives from around the world these few days. Cassie has been very close to her cousin from the USA and they loved each other very much. They wanted to spend all their minutes together and not 1 second to spare.As always, it's time for the cousins to go back home and both of them has been very sad. They've made each other

Fashion Reversed

2010-05-18T22:03:00.003+08:00

Here i am, sitting in a hair saloon getting an updated look. Well, don't get me wrong, i'm not the adventurous type when it comes to hair cut, i usually don't do boyish cut because i have a rounded face and any boyish cut will look tremendously hidious on me. Anyway, this new hair cut thingie was triggered by a visit from my sis-in-law. She's a beautiful Shanghai-chic with really good fashion

Bring awareness to your feet.

2010-04-12T22:08:00.006+08:00

One thing that i've started doing ever since moving here is joined a Yoga Class.I joined some classes before while in PG, but wasn't interested enough to continue. Most of the time, i will join the 1st trial session, then i lost the interest and didn't continue.But this time, it's totally different. I believe it's different because of the instructor. Just like any class, it's important that we

Story For Cass (44) : KL, when to give in ?

2010-03-11T21:55:00.004+08:00

KL, the city bombarded with temptations. Since we've moved here about 6 months ago, we've been comparing the life in KL and PG. Of-course, there's not really any good comparison because frankly the two place is really different.in KL, it's all about using minimum effort for maximum gain and in PG, it's all about an honest day work. In addition, you can never have enough in KL, there's always

OK, this mark the 1st evening to work on homework.

2010-03-07T21:43:00.004+08:00

Yes, this mark the 1st evening i gotta work on homework. Nope, not mine, but my daughter's. Yes, she's still in kindy and nowadays, kindy means starts of homework. It makes me remembered all those craft that i gotto work on during schooling days.i wasn't aware about the home work until the teacher spoke to me last Friday's morning. The teacher spoke in such urgency and seriousness that gets my

Mom's first week at school.

2010-01-10T08:05:00.001+08:00

It has been a week since i've taken the responsibility to send Cassie to her kindy every morning. Yes, rain or shine, regardless how tired or sleepy, my new routine include me waking up at 7am, prepare breakfast, help cassie to change and send her to school. All needed to be completed by 8am.After i've sent her to school, usually, i will stop by the market nearby and pick up fresh produce for

Sisters-in-law

2010-01-04T08:49:00.004+08:00

My brother wedding was last week and we've an addition to our family and i've added a sister. It's an amazing feeling to be someone's sister-in-law and have one at the same time! :) it feel like our lives has been expanded and they now include some other different circles that we can never imagine.The newly wed got married in Shanghai and these are some of their beautiful wedding photos taken

Rain n KL

2009-12-04T16:59:00.002+08:00

I think i must have brought the rain with me from PG when i moved into KL. It seems like it rains a lot lately, almost everyday ! KL seems like more 'tropical' than PG with the tropical thunderstorm. It's usual to have a bright sunny morning, scorching afternoon and then pouring rain in the evening ! it cannot be more tropical than this ! :)i'm a morning person and it doesn't bother me at all

Differences !

2009-10-19T06:38:00.004+08:00

How do you adapt to a culture ? You can either ask them to join us or you stop fighting and join the rest of the ppl. Of-course, the logical way is the analyze the good and bad between the two cultures and decide to adapt whichever one that you believed in. But first of all, you gotto know the difference between the 2 cultures before you can analyze and before you can choose side.Not

Crusade against Diabetes : Living d best life.

2009-10-06T07:58:00.003+08:00

We took another blow from Diabetes just last week. My mom had Type2 diabetes for 16 years now and she had been doing a good job controlling it with medication up until things took a strong turn last week. All of us got the scare and i've made up my mind to start my own crusade against diabetes. My maternal-grandmother was also suffered from diabetes and now my mom and i understand the odds

Tada ! but ...

2009-09-16T07:16:00.001+08:00

here's my chair ! but ..........it has been hijacked by Cassie as her reading spot ! ha

I had my eye on the armchairs

2009-08-17T11:05:00.005+08:00

Change is tough ! yes it is. How's that for a change ? i've 'beige', neutral colored furniture and i really want to spike up the energy in our living room by introducing some red, hot, energetic colors.I saw this HOT RED arm chairs and i instantly felt in love with it. I know how you feel, you think it's too radical, the color cannot blend and before that i felt the same way too. Now i found

Story For Cass (43) : letter for the future.

2009-08-03T09:43:00.003+08:00

Dearest Cassie, because we wanted more for all of us, including you of course, we are making the changes and taking up challenges today. I believe that our actions today determine our outcome in the next 5 years. All changes are tough and it's necessary.I've learned two important things when it comes to changes, 1st --> get started and 2nd --> never give-up.So, here's a letter to the future for

Pan Cakes n New Beginning.

2009-08-01T08:41:00.004+08:00

It's August 1st 2009, beginning of a new month and a new beginning in my career stages. My career has taken me many places, met with many talented people, gained a lot of wisdom and i'm glad i did it. Now, it's time for me to do what i REALLY LOVE. You've got to understand, my job is my profession, i can do it with my eyes closed but there's not much spark in it. I'm just a pretentious zombie

Puff Pastry

2009-07-16T07:28:00.000+08:00

while Cassie enjoyed the french toast, here's the snack that hubby loved. I think this is it an adult snack. Nothing beat the crispy, crunchy puff pastry with warm and soft filling. Best with a cuppa !

French Toast

2009-07-16T07:25:00.003+08:00

i know French Toast is probably the easiest breakfast ever and it's Cassie's favourite. I had lost count how many loaf of bread had we consumed just for French Toast :)

Grilled Chicken Alfredo Fettucine

2009-07-16T07:20:00.003+08:00

Have been a bit tied up lately, these are some back-dated post related to food :)

Story For Cass (42) : You Always Have A Choice

2009-07-08T19:29:00.005+08:00

Have you ever feel disappointment with circumstance in your life and thought that you are where you are because you 'don't have a choice' ?For example, you are working in a job/position/company you dislike. your job is related to finance and yet you really love baking. Deep down in your heart, you wish to quit this job and start a new baking business.However, you need finances to support your

Are you sleep walking ?

2009-06-27T06:43:00.006+08:00

Do you know your purpose in life ? are you living the life that you dreamed to be ? are you taking actions to pursue your dream ? or are you just keeping them at bay and behind your mind, and continue to sleep walking your life away ?It is easier to ignore your dream, it's simpler to look another way when you know in your gut that things are not working and it's 'peaceful' to avoid confrontation

Self-Doubt and Remedy

2009-06-18T10:52:00.003+08:00

Whenever i have self-doubt, i will try to remember the quote that i'm going to share at the end of this article. We'll start with what is self-doubt, btw ?self-doubt is where you think you're not good/smart/clever enough to go out there and pursue your dream. Self-doubt is where you comfort yourself that you're OK to stay put and it's scary/dangerous/risky to try something new. Self-doubt is to

Story For Cass (42) : 3 am in the morning

2009-06-09T04:34:00.008+08:00

Hi Cass, Here i am, woke up 3 am in the morning, tossed and turned like a salad, got my cup of milk, puff my pillow and still cannot go back to sleep. Like what they said, if you cannot fight them, join them. So, i decided to wake up and start my day EARLY (yeah, like 3 in the morning) and share the following article with you :)The Daily Menu: Living Your Way to the Good Life

Parmesan Chicken !

2009-05-28T17:55:00.001+08:00

one of our favourite chicken meal. It's crispy outside with tangy parmesan and chewy inside.Great with ice-tea too !:)

Story For Cass (41) : Guardian Angel

2009-05-19T10:35:00.005+08:00

Hey Cassie, i always thought that i am your guardian angel and i'll look over your shoulder, be your cheerleader and support you in all your decisions. Life works in misterious ways and recently, i've came to realise, you're also my dearest guardian angel.When i was bz with my work and i told you i cannot play with you, you said to me : "mom, you can do it, i know you can !"When i woke up early

Creme Caramel

2009-05-07T15:40:00.005+08:00

I want to share one of my fav blog. The link is in my favourite in case you didn't see it :) The owner of the blog is very creative and the photos are really inspiring to the taste buds !!Here's the creme-caramel recipe from Kuali. It's simple, it's a comfort food and it's easy to cook. There you go, try something new today :)

Got mugged

2009-04-20T14:54:00.006+08:00

Weekends are typically parents or family time for us. We will stop by both parents place either Sat or Sun. Last Saturday, we decided to stop by Pulau Tikus for breakfast before visiting our parents. It was pretty early, about 7.35 am and we parked just outside the 'HongLeong Bank' in P.Tikus. We then went out to take breakfast at the nearby kopitiam and when we went back to the car, we got a

Finally, here it comes

2009-03-27T06:41:00.002+08:00

to Cut 2,700 Jobs http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123807732913348147.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hsFinally, the news is here. After the company skimmed off the fat and debris from the organism, it's time to chop off the limb and bones that are perceived as not producting. Well well well, isn't this a stressfull message to read at 5am in the morning. When i first read the article, my mind are

Pension for life

2009-03-26T03:07:00.002+08:00

Here's an interesting story to sharehttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/25/uk.goodwin.attack/index.htmlGoodwin -- dubbed "Fred the Shred" by the media for his ruthless cost-cutting -- and his family have not been living in the house since it was revealed that the 50-year-old Goodwin was receiving an annual pension of $1 million (£700,000) for life.h'mm ... what does it takes to make this much

Missed call

2009-03-25T09:15:00.002+08:00

I had a 'missed call' on my cell phone. Without much hesitation, i called back the number using my phone and says : "Hi, i received a 'missed call' on my cell-phone, can i know where is this and who's on the line ? "The person on the line says : "oh, missed call ? hold on ..."I'm thinking to myself, h'mm ... this is weird, but i hold on anyway. Then i hear somebody says, "missed call, missed

Strawberry shortcake

2009-03-19T21:08:00.002+08:00

Hubby's b'day cake :) he has been asking for the japanese strawberry cake ever since we got back from Japan last year. Seems like some strawberry missing yeah ? hehe, that's because i bought 2 boxes of strawberry and 1/2 of the box went bad. well well, i guess 1.5 box of strawberry has to do, somehow ... :)

Mini Lemon Meringue Pie

2009-03-08T16:30:00.005+08:00

It's another long weekend and i've been thinking about doing some baking. In the morning, i'm staring at 3 lemons that i've bought last week and decided that i'll make some mini Lemon Meringue Pie.The Lemon Meringue Pie turned out quite good. The crust is crunchy, the lemon curd is really tangy and topped with soft chewy meringue. Yum, 1 mini meringue pie is enough to last the whole afternoon

Cannot believe my luck !

2009-03-05T06:12:00.005+08:00

Well well, how's the skin-care trial ?Well well, it was awesome. The results are instantaneous and out-right visible. I did snap before and after photo, but frankly it's too hilarious and i'm to shy to share it online. If you really have to look at the photo, pls drop me a note and i will send to your email account (for your eyes only!) :)Just like any skin-care session, i get some cleansing,

"Bring it on! See it to believe it. "

2009-03-03T15:49:00.009+08:00

ok, more and more bad news last couple of weeks, spansion penang announced layoff 50% of existing workforce, the USD62Billion loss posted by AIG insurance, Dell's declined in profits and etc and etc ... bad news are rolling in and i'm not sure how deep is the bottom ... no where to be seen, means no where near recovery.Well, in this economy situation, when there's a 'FREE' thingie, i tend to stop

Spend wisely

2009-02-26T16:34:00.009+08:00

By now, we are used to be stringent just like everyone who's impacted by the economy down turned. Spend wisely and spend only on necessities, those are the wise words from financial guru and even our government.Like a lot of ppl, i'm planning to cut down on the 'facial' treatment. I've signed up for a 6 course treatment (6 times) last year and when the course completed end of this month, i

Navigation control.

2009-02-18T06:29:00.007+08:00

There you have it, more and more bad news from the economy nowadays. My company is doing this 'stalling' strategy by cutting 600 jobs worldwide. Here's a quote from the published Q1 earning statements :"While we cannot control the current economy, we can control how we navigate through it. " - Bill Sullivan, CEO Agilent Technologies.Wow, i'm thinking to myself, i should really frame this up

Note to self (1) : rules and society breakdown.

2009-02-17T07:22:00.004+08:00

When i read this "http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece" i simply cannot believe my eyes. I know, i've been telling others that we should keep an open mind simply because there are things that can happen outside of our imagination.But then again, when i came to think about it later, things like this is just like a time-bomb that is waiting to exploded isn't it ? the '

Red for chinese new year.

2009-01-30T10:29:00.004+08:00

It was the day before chinese new year eve, i dressed up Cassie with a pretty light brown colored spagetti strap blouse that my friend got back from the US, a nice jeans and her mary-jane shoe. I was thinking to myself how the dress makes her look so cute, then off we went to my in-laws's place.The moment we arrived, my in-law loudly annouce to me and Cassie that we need to dress up 'better' and

Welcoming the year of the ox.

2009-01-23T20:18:00.004+08:00

It's not long a while when i sat on the table and looking at 1/1/2009. The western way of preparing for new year is always about reflect and resolution making. You review what you've done, make resolution to reach your dreams. Then you got a list of 'to-do' list where it will steer your way maneuring the future.Then, when it comes to the 'eastern' way, we look for answers not from ourselves, but

Almond twist bread

2009-01-14T21:46:00.004+08:00

Isn't this looks yum ?! the almond added some crunch to the soft bread.

Happy Belated New Year 2009

2009-01-06T10:47:00.002+08:00

Year 2008 has been a roller coaster ride. We encountered so much changes in politics, economic and social front. I am sure most, if not all of us hope for a better, stabil year 2009. It create so much changes and stress that we are quite exhausted by the end of year 2008. It's a new year and we are all waiting for the changes to reveal itself. Basically awaiting the new bailout in the US,

Photos print-out from eoe online.

2008-12-24T17:23:00.007+08:00

It took only 3 days for the photos to arrive from the eoe online. I am glad that the service (file upload, check out and shipping process) and commitment level is top notch from eoe online.Due to the nature of my photography work, i pay a lot of attention on the actual print-out's quality and I am most concern with the color of the print outs. In the digital photo (from my computer), i wore a

Christmas giveaways.

2008-12-24T16:50:00.004+08:00

It's the time of the year we count our blessings n share the joy. My frens and i made some fruit muffins and give them away for charity :) I believe charity starts with our own selves and will do as much as i can to help. Charity events, just gimme a buzz and i'll be there. Have a merry christmas !!

Happy Holiday

2008-12-22T06:28:00.003+08:00

Hello All, it's been "what a year !" for me, many changes, many improvements, many ups and downs. It's time to pack up the worries and it's time to relax. It's the time of the year to reflect and it's the teim of the year to re-energize for next year.I hope you have a good holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone !

Good news for photographers !

2008-12-19T10:54:00.012+08:00

I'm a photographic enthusiast and i can be seen with my camera with me all the time. That means i have loads and loads of photos store either in my computer or my pile of CD/DVD, just like most photographers do.I get to know from a blogger friend of mine that eoe online is currently provide photo printing promotion with 4R photo @ RM0.30. So i decided to try it out.Just like most online

Are you ready ?

2008-12-12T07:23:00.003+08:00

There has been a lot of topics and books from gurus about taking charge of your life, your career goal. THere's the cheese theory, the rat-race thingie and also not forgetting the golden parachutes. So, it looks like all 'salary-person' like me are described and compared to animals because that's our basic physiologicall and survival needs and the only way to escape is through leaping out from

Story For Cass (40) : Passion

2008-12-10T07:43:00.003+08:00

Dear Cass, i was in a training yesterday and the trainer talks about discovering yourself. It's about discovering what's your strength, weaknesses, your good, bad and etc.Then the topic derail a bit and she gave an example of someone has a self-discovery when he is on top of his game. So, the story goes. Mr Lawyer is very famous and successful, he is married and has 2 children, all the

Story For Cas (39) : About Diet

2008-12-10T07:33:00.006+08:00

Dear Cass, you should know that your great-maternal grandmother and your maternal grandmother suffers from Diabetes. That makes me, your mom 75% changes more than the normal ppl to get Diabetes later in life. With that data in mind, i've made a stand to try as much as i can to avoid Diabetes. One of the thing about diabetes is that we need to keep the weight in control and that means staying

Pineapple Tarts !

2008-12-08T06:45:00.007+08:00

We loved pinepple tarts and G used to purchase some 20 boxes of tarts from the store every time when it's near chinese new year. The thing is, those boxes of tarts are gone before even the chinese new year.So, with a long holiday, i decided to give it a try. This is a 3 steps process. First made the pineapple tart filling, then the tart base and finally assemble.Here's the Recipe for Pineapple

New look !

2008-12-07T07:03:00.002+08:00

Year 2009 is approaching and i've been doing my usual year end thinking. Basically reflecting on work, family, relationship, goals and life. I started to notice that i've been keeping this blog since yr 2005 ! wow, year 2009 will be the 4th year of my doing this. The blog was started as a small area for me to write down bits and pieces of my thoughts and encounters whenever i'm with my

Cranberry muffins with apple

2008-12-02T10:43:00.003+08:00

When Cassie started school, i used to prepare snacks for her to bring to school. The teacher told me that she doesn't want to take the snack from home, but prefer to eat the snack prepared by the school with the rest of the kids. Ok, then i stopped giving her snacks to school for a while. Until last week, i gave her some swiss roll and send her to her class room. Surprisingly, she showed

Parmesan Chicken with cranberry mustard salad.

2008-11-18T06:06:00.002+08:00

My husband loved to have chicken for dinner and i am determine to add some greens into the meal. Parmesan chicken is never failed a meal we can enjoy together. recipe here.

Egg Sandwich

2008-11-18T06:01:00.002+08:00

I start my day quite early and breakfast is a crucial meal that i spend sometime thinking and creating. Eggs, greens, tomatos, mix-grain bread and fries. Yum healthy breakfast !

Story For Cass (38) : Birthday

2008-11-06T20:09:00.003+08:00

Dearest Cass, it was your birthday and i am very happy to celebrate your birthday with you. You might not know it yet but i want to share with you that your birthday is a special day for your dear mom too. When you're born, i am not just a daughter, i'm turned into a monther myself. There's a lot of changes in that role and so, when i'm celebrating your birthday with you, it's a celebration for

Colourful Cupcakes

2008-10-26T22:22:00.002+08:00

It was 'Deepavali' celebration at Cassie's school and i made some crazy colored cupcakes for her to bring to school.

Linguini with red wine mushroom and herb rubbed chicken

2008-10-20T19:39:00.003+08:00

I loved mushroom and when i saw those cute white button mushroom from the supermarket, i know what i want for dinner :) I loved the cook mushroom with wine and let it reduced till the flavours combined. Well, my hubby is a self-declared 'carnivor' and refused to eat anything that is plain veggie. So, i gotto pan-fried some herb-rubbed chicken just for him. For me, plain ol' mushroom is enough

Story For Cass (37) : Nyonya style : Achar Fish

2008-10-17T16:48:00.003+08:00

Usually after a long day at work, i wanted to have something sour and crunch and spicy. And "Achar Fish" is just the dish that i really loved. This recipe is from my mom, handled down from my grand-ma. Here you go Cassie :Ingredient(1) 200 g of fish(2) 6-7 green chillies (cleaned and halves)(3) 50 g of ginger cut into strips(4) 50 g of sliced tumeric(5) 8 cloves of garlic (sliced)(5) 1 cup of

Roast chicken with baked potato top with sour cream, bacon and spring onion

2008-10-17T16:42:00.004+08:00

Got some beautiful russell potato from the supermarket and very eager to savour some baked potato. Clean the potato and bake it in the over for 45 mins. When it's ready, you just need to hold the longer end of the potato and give it a little pressure. The potato skin will 'pop' and give a marvelous opening to top with sourcream (a MUST), bacon (ANOTHER MUST) and a bit of spring onion. So,

Meat ball in wontan wrap

2008-10-17T16:39:00.004+08:00

Cassie's new favourite, wholesome goodness wrap in the wontan skin. Easy to prepare, easy to store for another mail, and easy to make.

It's hardware failure week

2008-10-17T16:32:00.002+08:00

I got slower in posting last 2 weeks because i'm facing problem with my laptop. First i got the 'blue screen of death', then my ethernet card driver went hay-wire, then the network port in my office doesn't work, then i gotto re-image my laption (which mean a lot of time spend on house-keeping my staff and then re-install all the thing i need) and then finally today, the fan on my laptop is

Japanese Curry

2008-10-09T15:37:00.002+08:00

Somehow or another, whenever i need to eat alone, 'Japanese food' poped up in my mind. Maybe it's the rotating 'kanten' or maybe the way sushi is presented, it's some how a 'alone-meal' food :) When G went for business trip, i will usually visit the japanese restaurant. This time, i'm home with Cassie and decided to try the japanese curry pre-mix. I got the pre-mix from the supermarket and add

Black Pepper Chicken Club Sandwich

2008-10-07T14:03:00.002+08:00

we got some left over from dinner. what do we do, whip up a club sandwich of course !

Black Pepper Sirloin Steak

2008-10-06T09:36:00.009+08:00

Here's our favourite steak dinner : 'Black pepper sirloin steak with garlic bread, fries and garden salad with vinaigrette. ' Everytime G fire up the grilling pan for steak, i always have the panic. This big flame actually burned out additional alcohol from the wine and distribute the fat from the steak. It also create a crusty side that i just love. He didn't believe me when i said the flame is

Oatmeal raisin cookies

2008-10-02T12:03:00.002+08:00

I loved the smell of oatmeal cookies when it's still cooking in the oven and definitely love to have a bite of those chewy, chunky oatmeal cookies while i work. it's like a comfort food but minues the guilt :) that's because i'm making the cookies from oatmeal, less the flour and with brown sugar, minus the sweetness. yum !

Ikan Masak Merah (Fish in red sauce, Malay style)

2008-09-25T18:37:00.001+08:00

Here's a dish we learned from our Malay neighbors. It's deep fried and toped with red, spicy, crunchy chilli sauce.

Steamed cod fish with soya sauce and fried garlic

2008-09-25T18:30:00.003+08:00

Signature fish dish for Malaysian families. It's simple to cook, yummy to savor and good for the whole family.

Story For Cass (36) : Motivational Quotes

2008-09-25T10:36:00.005+08:00

Well, if all the sugary items failed, we can always look at motivational quotes for a little 'lift-me-up'.//* Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. - Denis Waitley. *////* Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett. *////* Even if you fall on your face,

Tomato, Basil & Chicken Pizza

2008-09-22T13:11:00.009+08:00

Sometimes we ran out of things to cook and sometimes we just want to eat different food.Weekend is one of those days where you want to have a different, weekend type of meal where you can cook once and eat many times (every 2 hrs if the stomach permits) hahahaPizza, definitely falls into that category. We loved the combination of tomato, cheese, basil and chicken. Nothing beats the hot sizzling

I need a break

2008-09-17T13:30:00.000+08:00

Yesterday i got quite update because of an accusation from work. I started to bulge all sugary food like chocolate, ice-cream. coffee and worst, donut. Then today i got another upset email and started to want to escape and feeling very sleepy, blue and sad.i think I NEED A BREAK !!! A BREAK FROM ALL THE WORK B*LLSH*T !!!*arg ... i feel better now that i've let it out !

We love Mexican Food

2008-09-16T14:38:00.003+08:00

I think Mexican food has a lot of similar characteric as Thai food. Both cuisine uses contrasting taste and texture to create mouth-watering meals.It happen that we loved wraps too and the thought of chunky salsa wrap with tender chicken and top it off with sour cream and cheese. Yum, it's just awesome food.Store-brought salsa sometimes is either too sweet or too watery or too salty ... they just

Story For Cass (35) : Life drama vs dramatic life

2008-09-15T07:13:00.006+08:00

Hey Cass,it's been a while since i write to you. Many things happen these few months and looking back, it seems like there's just event every month. All these event actually makes everyday seems shorter, it's like hours has been compressed and days has been shorten. 6 months feels like 6 weeks actually.With these events in our life or our life drama (ur dad starting his own business, taking up

Chocolate Cupcakes

2008-09-13T19:32:00.002+08:00

Cassie's school was having the 'lantern festival' and i've made a few trays of cupcakes with chocolate buttercream and decorations.

Happy Birthday.

2008-09-08T21:51:00.003+08:00

Here are my own birthday cupcakes :) yum and pretty. Happy Birthday !

Buttermilk pancake for breakfast

2008-09-06T08:37:00.003+08:00

i feel for a different breakfast this morning and with Cassie woke up at 6 am, i gotto think quick :)drizzle with honey and a dollop of strawberry ice-cream, it's pretty in pink and it's pretty good to start the day (or morning in this case...)

Lotus paste mooncakes

2008-09-05T16:32:00.005+08:00

Mooncake festival is just around the corner, and here are my lotus paste mooncakes awaiting to go into the oven.

Cream Puff

2008-08-29T08:06:00.003+08:00

Here's the ingredient you will need….for the choux pastry· 200 ml water· 120 g butter· 1 cups (250ml) flour· 5 eggs· a pinch of saltfor the pastry cream· 500 ml cream· 250 g sugarThe Choux pastry came out feather light and crispy. We filled it with creamy custard cream and it's just yum. We skipped our dinner and have this instead ! it's my favourite now :)

Jaya Jusco @ Bandar Perda (Seberang Prai City)

2008-08-27T10:11:00.005+08:00

Well, well, well, after many months of waiting, the mall is finally OPEN ! of-course we rushed to the mall on the first day and my-oh-my, there are so many PPL there !! i was surprised to see so many ppl in a seberang jaya shopping mall, i felt like i'm in 1-Utama during weekend. Aside from the usual fast-food chain (McD, secrect recipes, old-town), there are notable new restaurants that we tried

Snow skin lotus custard mooncake

2008-08-17T11:11:00.002+08:00

My first try on snow skin mooncake and i'm pretty happy with how it turned out.I learned that i have to tint the water first before add it to the flour so that the color can be more consistent. This is a bit different than the western sugar paste coloring where the color should be added after the paste is formed. But for moon-cake, the color need to be add in together with the water when

Layered orange jelly.

2008-07-31T18:15:00.001+08:00

I lined the small jellies around the plate actually. what happend to the other 1/2 of the circle, well G and Cassie ate it up before i managed to get my camera :)

Story For Cass (35) : Personal Time-Off

2008-07-28T16:41:00.002+08:00

Dearest Cass,When i was your age, i used to watch my grandma pulling a chair before dinner time and sit outside the main door. Then when i got older, i saw my mother doing that and i found myself doing that last weekend. Someties, i find myself packed with other ppl's schedule, hubby, kid, parents, in-laws & etc, but i didn't schedule anytime for myself. Actually, i should say i usually left

Chicken Tortilla

2008-07-26T10:53:00.003+08:00

We were in the 'mexican' food mood the other day.When it comes to mexican food, we always loved the wrap, the salsa, guacamole and best of all, wrap the food using our hands :)

30 new recipes tried and tested since Feb

2008-07-24T16:38:00.002+08:00

Well well well, it's been 6 months since i started my cooking adventure in Feb. I tallied up my score and happy to find that i've tested and tried 30 recipes with success. Yippee. some of those recipes i tried it with Cassie so it's a double win :)Aside for continuing this challenge (at least 2 new recipes per month) and knowing that i still have a lot to learn and a lot more practice to do,

Garlic Basil Roasted Chicken Cutlets

2008-07-20T17:25:00.002+08:00

Most of the day we'll have rice and disches for lunch/dinner. Sometimes, when either we saw some good produce or adventurous, we'll hv something else besides rice. Just two days ago, we got some beautiful chicken breasts and i can't resist but to whip out a roasted chicken cutlets dish, complete with fries and garlic bread. For health reason, pls have a cup of ice-tea but for fun, any soda is

Chocolate Chips Brownies

2008-07-16T20:20:00.003+08:00

Golden shrimp packets

2008-07-14T17:09:00.005+08:00

A family recipe for the whole family to enjoy. My hubby and gal loved those packets and i loved to serve them in dinner parties :)Serves : 15-18 Ingredients :(1) 300 g shirmp(2) 200 g lean pork(3) 100 g shreded carrot(4) chopped scallion(5) 2 pieces of square tofu(6) salt and pepper to taste(7) tofu skinMethod(1) mix all ingredient(2) wrap ingredient using tofu skin into small packets(3) deep

Story For Cass (34) : 从心出发.

2008-07-11T10:41:00.004+08:00

小蔚, 最近读了这篇文章 ( <給畢業生的一封信>賺錢救世界, ‧王文華「成功」如此boring). 深深的叹了口气, 笑了起来. 不为何, 只因为太高兴有人和我的心情写了出来. 嗄.-- 這樣走來，到38歲，我終於達到了社會和我對自己的期望：名校學位、外商公司總經理、漂亮聰明的女友、獲利豐厚的基金。但令我驚訝的是……我並不快樂。也許是我個性機車，也許是我貪得無厭。但我問了一下身旁比我更「成功」的朋友，他們更不快樂！天啊，從來沒人告訴我們：當一切都得到後，感覺竟如此boring！「我」是一隻怪獸Boring的原因，是因為我們除了自己，一無所有。100%只有自己的生活，就像100%的檸檬汁，令人反胃。很多煩惱，都是因為我們的自我太強，把自己無限膨脹，看不到自己以外的人和事。分手痛苦，因為她離開「我」了。工作挫折，因為老闆可能會fire「我」。家人吵架，因為爸媽都不瞭解「我」。朋友絕交，

Walnut Streusel Pound Cake

2008-07-08T22:14:00.002+08:00

This is beginning to look like a 'walnut' theme this month. I've got the recipe from this book and modified slightly to include the walnut. The streusel are layered into the batter and sprinkled on top.

Walnut and chocolate chips cinnamon buns

2008-07-07T11:08:00.002+08:00

Walnuts, chocolate chips and cinnamon, perfect combination.Yummy, healthy breakfast for all. I loved the nutty and crunchy walnut, G loved the cinnamon and Cass loved the chocolate chips !

What a shame.

2008-07-03T06:32:00.004+08:00

Malaysia's politics has been such a scene this year. There are a lot of different accusations and it's unfolding more sickening news every day now.Do you believe Anwar is innocent or guilty ? check out the independent survey results , 60% of the respondant (regardless of ethnic) believed he is innocent.'bluf me once, shame on you''bluf me twice, shame on me'Do you think, a leader aspired to be

Chocolate chips and Walnut Cookies

2008-07-02T15:20:00.004+08:00

Recently i bought a bag of wonderful walnut and made these chocolate chips and walnut cookies. My gal don't really liked it because of the walnut, but G and i loved it. I think it's more an 'adult' cookie than for kids.

Shrimp Scampi With Spaghetti

2008-06-26T21:30:00.004+08:00

This is another dish that we just adored. My house is near the famous sea-food place and i managed to bought some XL size shrimp for this dish. With the buttery, garlicky and creamy sauce, this is the dish that the whole family can enjoy. My daughter had the whole serving and keep asking for more shrimp. Personally, i think it goes very well with a glass of good Chardonnay :)

Story For Cass (33) : Coffee From Japan.

2008-06-25T03:45:00.010+08:00

Dearest Cass,I first got this new coffee beans from the Japanese mart and thought that i will give it a try. It's now my favourite coffee. You know how smells and songs brings back the memory, well, this one does. It brings me back to my Osaka trip, i can see myself sitting in the coffee shop, 1/2 excited, 1/2 relax with the coffee in front of me.It reminded me to the Marufuku Coffee Cafe in

Mini doughnuts

2008-06-23T14:45:00.003+08:00

doughnuts are not complete if without those colorful toppings :)

Nestum (Cereal) buttered prawn.

2008-06-15T14:50:00.003+08:00

Our all time favourite. Here's the recipe for Nestum (cereal) buttered prawn.Ingredient· 500 gm medium size prawn· 2 tbl spoon butter· Curry leaves· Chopped chili padi· 2 cups of granola oil for deep fry· 1 ½ cups of nestumMethod1. Deep fried the prawn in hot oil2. Drain and prepare the sauce3. Heat 2 tbl spoon of butter, add in

Chewy chocolate chip cookies

2008-06-13T13:31:00.005+08:00

My gal loved this chewy chocolate chip cookies and isn't it looks yummy in the cookie jar ? :)

Tony Roma @ The Curve Damansara, KL

2008-06-11T09:56:00.002+08:00

Overall, the ribs and steak are good here. Better than the Tony Roma in Bangkok. We prefer the Tony Roma in Singapore mainly because we can have 'baby rack' ;) instead of beef ribs.The kids menu is very complete with veggie dip as appetizer a main course and a sundae.

No bake peach cheesecake

2008-06-05T23:47:00.006+08:00

We got an order came in for no-bake cheesecake. This cheesecake is creamy and light with chocolate mocha base and topped with peach slices.We made this with 'light' ingredients so that it's also good for the waistline :)This is one of the popular cakes for adult.

Morning banana and chocolate chips muffin

2008-06-03T10:36:00.003+08:00

It's wholesome goodness packed into 1. Yummy banana and crunchy chocolate chips muffin in the morning with a cup of hot tea.Well, my daughter preferred only the chips though :)

Lemon ice tea

2008-06-02T09:06:00.003+08:00

Lemon ice tea is always a favorite during warm and humid weekend. Start with tea and diffuse with lemon slices. I think the lemon looks pretty and relax in the ice tea . A true thirst cruncher this is :)

Peach cupcake

2008-05-30T17:20:00.005+08:00

A variation from the banana cupcake with puree peaches added.

Story For Cass (32) : Baby boy from Medan, Indonesia

2008-05-26T20:53:00.003+08:00

Dearest Cass, when you were admitted to the hospital last friday (23rd May 2008), we shared the same room with a baby boy and his parents from Medan, Indonesia. His name is Marciano and his mother called him 'ru-yi'. Some residents from Medan, Indonesia shared the same 'hokkien' dialect that we speak and that's how we started the conversation.When i get to knew you fell and cut your lip, i

Fried buttermilk chicken

2008-05-22T16:35:00.005+08:00

I read about how some of the American stars demanded to have good old fried chicken when they are on tour.It then strikes me to make some fried chicken for dinner :) Nothing beat fried chicken frankly, especially it's moist in the middle and crunchy outside. SOooo ooo good.