Speechless With Indignation
My Oreo Moment
Dunk it in milk? This routine is central to the Oreo brand. There are many ways people enjoy their Oreo. No matter what method is used, it is always important to have milk with the cookies.
Mind the uneven edges, I was lazy to trim it. My kids just couldn't wait to sink their teeth into this evil cake.
Every Month Holds A Miracle
My Love Will Get You Home
This is the second time I watch the Hong Kong award winning drama series Heart Of Greed 溏心風暴 now being shown on Astro CH311. I just love the English song that featured whenever 常在心 (starred Linda Chung) and Alfred 程亮 (starred Raymond Lam) came onto the screen.
The turbulent relationship between them is so touching. The pair get together and break up for a total of three times, if not more. It may sound dramatic, but I think in reality, there are many couples did go through ordeals like those. Despite the tumultuous and heart-breaking relationship, they both appreciate the experience of being together. It has helped them grow. They also learn that in a relationship, it's crucial to "be yourself." Changing yourself just so you can be with other person is just painful and not long-lasting.
My love will get you home
If you follow the wrong star
My love will get you home
If you ever find yourself lost and all alone
Get back on your feet and think of me
My love will get you home
Boy, my love will get you home
If the bright light blinds your eyes
My love will get you home
If your troubles break your stride
My love will get you home
If you ever find yourself lost and all alone
Get back on your feet and think of me
My love will get you home
Boy, my love will get you home
If you ever feel ashamed
My love will get you home
Whenever it's only you to blame
My love will get you home
If you ever find yourself lose and all alone
Get back on your feet and think of me
My love will get you home
Boy, my love will get you home
Wedding Blessing
Shepherd's Pie or Cottage Pie
Got a special request from my daughter to make Shepherd's Pie for dinner. I make this pie quite often as it is a favourite of both my kids. Rummaged through my freezer, I found a tray of minced lamb. Hence, I happily obliged to her request.
I used minced lamb, hence it is called Shepherd's Pie. The variant based on minced beef is usually called Cottage Pie. There is no hard-and-fast rule about the fillings, but chopped onions, minced carrots, peas are the traditional ingredients. This pie is without pastry, topped instead with creamy mashed potatoes. Browsed through Gordon Ramsey's 'F-word', found out that he adds Worchestershire Sauce, dash of red wine and tops it up with Parmesan Cheese. I skipped these caused I have none in stock.
While I was preparing the pie, I recall reading this on English newspaper:
"A row over the correct way to make shepherd’s pie ended up in court after a disagreement between two brothers turned violent".
Yeap. The story went like this : M made his brother J, a shepherd's pie. J insisted that it should be topped with a layer of tomatoes. M, being a chef, claimed not necessary and responded by hitting J over the head with a shovel. J then threatened to blow up the flat. Both ended up in court. J admitted a breach of peace. The judge told the defendant that, in his view, there was no need for a layer of tomatoes on a shepherd’s pie.
Delia Smith’s shepherd’s pie recipe makes no mention of tomatoes... but... a layer of cheese-crusted leeks!
My version looks like this:
It was definitely a nice warming dish with it feeling like snow will fall at any minute.
Roadblock on a Monday Morning
Can You Gas It?
Weekend ... blah blah
Tried to make a call but kept failing. Later realized that someone has sent me a corrupted message thereby causing my phone to hang! Wa liao, handphone can also kena virus. Quickly pick up some groceries from the supermarket and went home to avoid any possible police road blocks in view of the PROTES (Anti-fuel price hike protest) scheduled to be held the following day.
A Touch of Japan
Gosh! It takes me ages to exhaust my photos of the Berjaya Hills trip.
Kimonos are available for hire from the Tea House and tea ceremonies are scheduled at fixed time of the day.
Yukes! What a messy web.
Sound of water cascading, colourful koi moving happily in the pond, cool mountain air, rejuvenating. Although the stress and guilt of holiday procastination will nag at me all month, but day like this is meant to be enjoyed.
Naff!
Old Buddies Get Together
The Botanical Garden At 3500 Feet Above Sea Level
It was not a planned trip. During the two weeks long break, my kids were bored and I haven't much to do in the office either. So, we decided to go for a day trip to Berjaya Hills, or better known as Bukit Tinggi. After filling our stomach with some Char Siu Bao at Jalan Ipoh dim sum outlet, we headed towards this highland resort in Pahang.
After much of the chasing, cuddling, saying "cheese" to the little animals, we continued uphill. A short drive away, is a booth where entrance fees are collected for entering the resort. RM16 for adults and half price for children.
Approached a junction, we turned up to the Japanese Village. We left our car at the makeshift carpark, walked up the slope and came to yet another junction. We made a choice to go left to the Botanical Garden.
It started with some cool looking pine trees. The air was cool, fresh and rejuvenating.
Followed by some ferns.
Walked down a flight of stairs, there is a Japanese restaurant. The price of the food is slightly higher than the norm. Well, what do you expect? Tucking into your unagi don, sipping sake in the heart of a rainforest. But then, it was not lunch time yet.
The restaurant is surrounded by beautiful flowers and some water features. Listening to the sound of dripping water, the chirp of the birds, the sound of the insects, breathing in the mountain air, it was a great feeling.
The jungle 'trek' passes the age old rainforest. Some of the routes are quite steep, but they have laid concrete steps to ease the visitors.
A big bunch of don't know what. Of course they have name tags to each of plants, I was just lazy to jot them down one by one.
Love the lilac hue of these flowers.
The busy bee was in action.
It was really beautiful, with moss clinging to the rocks and trees.
It was a cool and foggy morning and although the fog doesn't really show up well in these pictures.
After an initial downhill walk, it was mostly uphill climb on the way back, more difficult than we thought.
Some massive thousands year old trunks.
Admiring and embracing the nature's beauty. Magnificient!
Thousand acres of lush greenery.
My girl was buzy mastering her macro-photography with her new toy Canon IXUS.
I needed to catch my breath.