~ just the two of us ~

Alas, another small gathering for those of us here in Spore.. I heard there's another one arranged in Malacca this weekend.. We went to Tony Roma's of course, for the 1-for-1 main course deal. So of course as usual, the restaurant was packed! It was very good as usual, but I didn't finish my ribs!!! Argggh! Was not feeling well actually.. And yes, would like to take this opportunity to wish HM, happy Birthday!

HW's prawns.. looks good!

My ribs & fish fillet.. Not sure why I had a slightly extra portion of ribs. Yummy!

Jason's ribs & steak. He said it was really, really, really good.

Group pic outside the restaurant.. :)

Posted in: chit chat, food, friends on 2 July 2009 at at 11:46 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Tuna wrapped in avocado flesh. Nice!

Tuna belly. ($16 per plate). Jason said it melts in your mouth. Shirley's fave.

Posted in: food, friends on 24 June 2009 at at 11:48 pm 0 kay-pohs  

May Day. 9.30am bus. Johor customs. 2.45pm Melaka. Petronas. Mum fetched. Aunt's house. Mee goreng (5 helpings). Red-bean soup. Pengat (banana & sago, 2 helpings). Popiah (2 helpings). Barley & gingko dessert. Little Nyonya. Home. Saturday. Lo Mai Kai. Teh-si. 3pm. Mahkota Hotel. Buffet hi-tea (with aunts & cousins). 7.30pm. Old Town Kopitiam (with dad). Kaya & butter toast. Dataran Pahlawan. Wolverine (with bro,gf,cousins,hubby). Supper. Ramli burger (longkang). Sunday. Segamat. Church. Anniversary lunch in restaurant. Papaya. Mango. Kiwi. Bird's nest. Dinner at restaurant. Monday. Bak-kut-teh. Orange. Kiwi. Kolo-mee. French toast. Guava. Sweet potato in ginger soup. Fried carrot cake.

Spot the number of food in the passage above. That's what I ate over the weekend. Argh! Gym-ing this week cause another food session this weekend with friends in KL. Hopefully I can make it in the dress for the wedding. Hehehe.... Blessed week ahead, everyone!

Posted in: food, home sweet home on 4 May 2009 at at 11:08 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Yeah, I made onde-onde and black ku-kueh during my last trip home.. not easy making the black ku-kueh, especially the leaves for the coloring.. lots of work..! so, anyone interested in making onde-onde or ang-ku-kueh? i find it pretty easy.. hehehe.. :) More pics on my Facebook!

Posted in: food, home sweet home on 19 April 2009 at at 6:01 pm 0 kay-pohs  

It's our second time back in Bali.. this time it's not just the two of us.. but seven to nine of us! All thanks to Andry, we managed to get good and cheap accommodation... not to mention.. BIG one too.. :) The main highlights of this trip was, the activities.... Jason & I said that the next time round if we ever go back to Bali, is that we want to experience the white water river rafting... and Andry suggested para-sailing last minute as well. So, I'm pretty satisfied we did these 2 while were in Bali. The rest, was bonus. :)

the living hall... the sofa can be turned into a bed at night...where at least 2 guys slept...

the kitchen... can cook here, gas stove, frying pan, cups, plates, utensils all provided...

the master-room where 3 guys slept...

the 2nd room where Yibs & I slept...


Para-Sailing @ Tg. Benoa Beach

I volunteered to be the 1st among us to go. Check out the red & blue gloves. It's to tell you which one you need to pull the ropes to make you "stop" and slowly "drop" down.

Strapping me up, ready to go...OK, I kinda admit I was abit nervous at this point of time.. hahaha..

About to land.. can you see I'm trying so hard to pull the rope to make it land at the correct spot? At this point of time, I didn't want to stop.. I wanted to go another round.. the view from up there was just to spectacular that I had no time to "swallow" everything in just yet.... But, all good things must come to an end.. *sob sob*


Visit to Tanah Lot

Yibs & I entertaining ourselves at the small bazaar before reaching the Tanah Lot entrance.. Pretty hats, ya?

A group pic at Tanah Lot


White Water River Rafting (Payung Adv)

Yibs & I at the river, getting ready for action! We got a special price for this rafting, not as advertised at their website.. Thanks to Andry.. :)

Bliss Spa

We had chocolate bath after the massage.. My skin was extremely soft and smooth...we had green tea scrubs.. :)

At the famous Kuta beach... once again, after 1.5 yrs..:)

Re-visiting after 1.5 yrs.. just that we're not staying here.. :P

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!

1st meal upon arrival, Ayam Betutu

The chili was stinging! But it was superb!

NASI PECEL

This is mine.. hmm... super-cheap right? It's just about S$1.30! So much of food! I don't mind eating this for economy rice everyday... tastes good!

Suckling pig, or famously known as "Babi Guling"

You get to eat every part of the pig. The ears, the TONGUE (see the rolled one?) the skin, the meat, so on.. Gross, but the fried skin actually tastes good. Hahaha. Like "keropok".

"Bebek" is duck in Indon language. Don't ask me why it's called dirty duck.. More famously known as "Bebek Bengil".

The Bebek Bengil dish.. can be served with fries or rice.. :)

The food spread at Bebek Bengil; Bebek Bengil x3, Nasi goreng (thumbs up for this!) x2, Nasi campur (nice!) x2, Gado-gado x1, assorted drinks (mixed fruit juices, ice blended).. yummy!

Last but not least, we bought lots of indo-mee for supper @ the hotel. Hehehe.

So, this ends the whole trip we had in Bali.. it was a goooooooooood and long-awaited trip...
Thank God for AirAsia too that they just recently opened their new route from Spore direct to Bali.... Awaiting for the next trip..... have to look at budget airlines promo.. I know some of them from the group will be going to climb Mt. KK in June, and some having a road-trip to Australia.. All thanks to budget airlines... Hehehe... Shall we start planning for next year? *wink*.

Posted in: bali, cell, chit chat, cool stuffs, food, friends, Happenings, travel on 5 April 2009 at at 12:01 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Yes, this is the famous sought-after rempah udang ever since the Little Nyonya drama series came on.. More pics and recipe on my Facebook...will try to compile everything in detail once I have the time.. :P.. anyway, this cake is no easy task.. takes so much of time to prepare!

Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 19 March 2009 at at 2:36 pm 0 kay-pohs  

This is my 2nd attempt to make this cake... And I passed! Hehehe.. the shape came out better this time... hehehe.. it reminds me of making the moon-cakes. :)

the mold

Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 18 March 2009 at at 7:24 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Did tarts yesterday... I think it's pretty straightforward on how it's done.. hehehe.. :)
so here it is... taa daa!

Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on at at 7:20 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Yay! I finally satisfied my cravings of apom balik... It's not really easy doing this as I watched my grandma do this, single-handedly....but when I tried.. I realized that there is a need to control the fire, else it will over-burn! Also, the mixture needs to be just right with the yeast rising nicely before actually making the cake.. :) After awhile (which is about 2 hours later), I finally got the hang of it.. as in which mold burns faster and which one burns slower.. I even tried changing the place of the mold over the fire.. also, I even braved myself to "fold" the cake into the "star-shape" ones.. mum said it looks prettier.. :)

The mold that grandma used... a looonnnng time ago...

Taaa daaaa!

Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 17 March 2009 at at 11:20 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Continuation from the previous post, my aunt wanted to cook indian curry, but I said the fishballs would taste better in kuah lada... yummy! So she searched if she has the ingredients in her fridge, and voila! Here it is... YUMMY!

Before

After

Posted in: food, how to, nyonya on 15 March 2009 at at 10:35 pm 2 kay-pohs