Glad to be here

We went out for dinner in a Japanese restaurant with 15 minutes taxi ride away - “Zhong Shen Ming Cai”. It is situated on the 5th floor of “Hai An Cheng” which is a major shopping mall selling all the branded goods.

The restaurant setting is beautiful with a huge chandelier on the entrance stairway. It uses lots of crystals and red embellishment, string together with transparent nylon. There were some “cubicle” sort of room but they are in round shape. Then there were this huge tree at the end of the restaurant with lights which changes color from blue, green to red.

We’ve order one noodle soup, one fried rice, one fried squid, one sushi platter, one slice of code fish and it cost us RMB311. I like the noodle and the fried rice. I saw the next table were enjoying their steam boat or hot pot.

Me and Mer

Behind us is the tree full of light bulbs that changes color, it feels like winter when it is blue and autumn when it is red.

Mer were busy digging his fried rice which turn out that he doesn’t really like it. Not even the cod fish!

So the two boys actually didn’t eat much during dinner, so me and hubby had to eat all the food. I went home with a really full stomach last night.

Hubby and Cal

Here, hubby is looking so serious, probably worrying on how to finish off the food later.

When came paying time, then only hubby realized that he forgot to bring his credit card with him, fortunately he got enough cash to pay for the food and still got some left to buy some groceries later. We were than being given some receipts which the government is having some lucky draw to be given away. Unfortunately we didn’t get any price, probably there is only a small percentage with the lucky number anyway.

receipt with lucky draw

After that we went for a walk in the mall and checked the photo printer, the slim Macbook, at the mean time, the boy enjoyed some snapshots of Wall-E on one of the flat screen. Got the boys some tracks for Thomas & Friends from Jusco.To This I think hubby and I are more excited in seeing those tracks rather than our boys. This is more like catching up with things that we couldn’t enjoy while we were kids. Basically Thomas & Friends tracks are for adults to enjoy with those assembling to do. I bet the boys will just love it while it is still “hot”, later they’ll forget all about it till we buy another new track.

Thomas & friends' tracks

After that was groceries time, but it was getting late and we don’t want to miss out 9:30 Chinese series, so me and the boys had some drinks while hubby went off to buy some groceries. The boy had fun or rather arguing over the drinks that they are suppose to share.

Mer and Cal sharing one drink

That’s about it for our night out with the boys for our dinner, if anyone is interesting in loosing weight, do check out this product call Alli which has recently been approved by FDA to sell over the counter, it is a weight-loss drug.

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There are things that happen everyday over here and I’m really fed up with them, one is the boys are still fighting with each other and another one is Mer kept on asking me to read the same book over and over again! As for Cal, he always have this new idea of doing things and explore almost everything in the house, including moving the refill bottle of water which suppose to be very heavy for him!

The other thing that I don’t quite enjoy is cooking. Well, I love food, but I just don’t know to enjoy it now when I’m not familiar with the ingredients over here and where to find them. Another thing is I’m lacking of utensil over here. Oh well, probably this is a good way in loosing weight, since I’m occupied with the boys which I have to keep an eye on them every minute. As for food, mom’s cooking is still the best and I eat more at home, so I don’t think I need diet pills over here to loose weight at all!

I miss home and yet love to be here with my hubby .. 0_o

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Didn’t know that I had “sexy hair” before until this morning a total stranger told me that, probably she is in the salon business. So now what am I? Goodie hair style or maybe boring hairstyle to her *grin*. So maybe next time I’ll change back to curly hair again, when I’m bored with straight hair.

This morning, my staff are happy with their Kuih Lapis from Sarawak, a treat to them on my birthday but none of them realise that it is my birthday *grin* Shss.. just want to keep it that way. A few close friends of mine knew so we are going to have our curry fish head over lunch, yumm… even the one who has moved to other department remember that, so he is also invited *grin*. Going to have a lot of catching up to do.

This slow network haven’t help at all. The above suppose to be out this morning and yet it is still here in the draft folder. So now am back from our Krisna’s Curry Fish Head, definitely a must try for locals here.

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Let me start this post with this:

Sun set view from the window of Hilton Hotel. The sun set later compare to Sabah as Kuching is a bit further to the left of the globe. It also gave us a feelings that the day is still bright even when it is already 7pm.

On the 2nd day, we went out to look for our relaxation time from body massage. We were welcomed by a double rainbow! Not so clear from the photo though.

Then came across this which already got some people waiting in line to take photo.

We started off our body massage with the compliment ear candling..it is not painful at all, just showing my silly face.

After that, didn’t take anymore photos.

Then the following night we took water taxi to get across the Sarawak river for our Mee Golok. It took us less than 5 minutes to get across, by the time I was ready with my camera to take more picture from the boat, we have already arrived. It cost us RM0.40 for one trip per person.

View from across the river with all the nice lighting.

My Mee Golok. I still prefer our local Ngiu Chup. The black source is actually extra soup for the noodle.

Next thing we did was to get some Kuih Lapis or Layer cake which is the local delicaci that one must try when visiting Kuching. Seen here is shelves full of different kind of Kuih Lapis.

This is really the end of Kuching trip’s photos.

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Goodnite, it is pretty late now, little Mer already sleeping on the couch here in my in-law’s place, I better make a move.

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This is to continue from the previous blog post and yet still no photos *sigh* So I’ll just keep this short.

We started the 2nd day with a rush, woke up at 6 something, got ready and went to have compliment buffet breakfast in the hotel, lots of choices but limited time and small stomach to enjoy them all. Then we were the last two getting on the University’s bus to UNIMAS resource center.

Started the course in a cold room for I forgot to bring my jacket along in this trip! Fortunately our friend is kind enough to borrow his G2000 jacket to me. But i only get to enjoyed the warm for a few hours as later he himself felt cold and was wearing it all through. However I was still fortunate to get another blazer for the afternoon session from a kind librarian here.

With the coldness like that, I think I need those body fat as protection layer to keep me warm and won’t be needing any of the nuphedrine (diet pill) to get rid of them.

After the course, we went back to Hilton with a 48 seater bus! Yup, no longer with a mini van. We straight headed to enjoy our body massage which come with free ear candling! That was a relief and pampering time for us, however, after that my neck is still stiff.

The following things we did was to have dinner in Barong Tinuk which according to our friend, this is where the West Malaysian will come to dine. Anton ordered Nasi Goreng Dabai (pronouced as “dabao”). Well, I don’t quite like the taste of it, but the Tom Yam soup is yummy! RM5 with two prawn and lots of crab sticks.

After that was to have a stroll in the northern part of Kuching where we get to see our hotel from the other side of the river. Too bad I didn’t take any photo.

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Problem of loading photos from my digicam is solved! Yay! The worried is just being caused by a program in the notebook which I’ve uninstalled and the error/virus notice never show again. So here.. got lots to show but just let me show you some that I took while enjoying our food.

It seems that one of the reason that we go out is to get our food, be it lunch or dinner. That is one good reason to get my dad on his feet, get change and go out, even if I have to carry little Mer on my shoulder if he sleeps.

We went out to Ajisen Ramen (also in Malaysia) to have our lunch on Sunday (27 Aril). It is famous for its noodle with thick pork ribs soup, high in protein, yummy.. When dad’s big bowl of noodle came, he posed for a happy photo.

Yummy ramen

Dad with is bowl of ramen

The boys even happier when they get to have their ice-cream on our way back. So happy that they don’t mind sharing with each other!

As for Monday (28 April), we went to Little Sheep (小肥羊) that night. It is famous for its steamboat and lamb from Mongolia which being sliced into thin strip. Yup, got, ourselves a ying yong pot full of soup. Ying yong means one is hot (chili hot) and the other is normal soup. It is really super hot! Both are full of garlic!

Ying Yong pot soup base

Raw lamb slices

And just yesterday, we went to Kung Fu for our set lunch. Everything is being steamed, what we call “tun”, steaming but with close individual lit for the food inside. With RMB17 for kids meal, we get a bowl of rice, a bowl of steam egg, chicken with mushroom and a cup of soya bean. Worth the price especially if the boys love it and they share the portion.

Little Mer gave his thumb up for the steam egg

That’s all so far for my food opportunity all with the two boys around. I hope they’ll sit down properly and finished their food everytime insead of me spoon feeding them sometimes just to make sure that they eat.

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Been there before but I went there again, this time with different purpose - to show dad how does it look like, rather than having him stay at home staring at the TV and had most of the time doing the reverse.

We went to Avenue of Stars last year and I went back again today. This time have lots of photo opportunity and with clearity but the air is not very clear today. We got off in Tsim Sha Tsui’s station and got the Olympic mascots - Fuwa, welcomed us in different posing for the many games in the Olympic.

We saw even more of them on a stage nearby

Fortunately with the wide angle digital camera, I can stand near to the stage and took this photo. Before us were a mother with daughter who keep on telling her daughter that she can’t get all 5 mascot in the picture *wink*

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Went to Ngong Ping on 23rd April. It was drizzling and we’ve expected a cooler day but didn’t expect it to be windy and foggy when we reach the Giant Buddha.

We started off our journey by taking the Tung Chung line to get to Ngong Ping cable car station.

Drizzling at first, thus got water drops on my cable car windows, then it got foggy and we seems to be hanging no where on the sky.

The start of our cable car journey, looks a bit scary if you are afraid of height.

 
This is all we can see from our cable car.

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This happened right away on the first morning that we had in Hong Kong. “Yum Cha” means “drink tea”, but in another meaning “breakfast in the Chinese Style” (my own translation). Just like some of you drool over the dim sum that we ordered. (Yes, finally I can load photos from my digital camera)

Siew Mai

Zhu Chiong Fan

Beef ball and Fung Zhao

This is after when we almost done.. yummy.. and full..

Well, I didn’t take most of the photos right away before eating, that’s why some are not in the original number, The siew mai suppose to be 3 in a bowl. Anywa, enough of drooling, let’s talk something else here. Check out this Thermal labels if you need to print label on to stickers. They are offering low prices everyday.

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I have to cook everyday over here (Shenzhen, China). It is such a challenge for me to think about what to cook for dinner just to make sure that the boys eat what I cook. I’ve to manage my time well too, for I can’t let them play by their own for too long while I prepare for dinner. So, what I normally do is to cook when hubby is back from work.  Since that would be way past my boy’s dinner time (6 p.m.), what I do is to fully utilise the rice-cooker ‘cos I can’t afford to have burnt dinner just in case they fight while I cook.

How to fully utilise the rice-cooker? Easy! Just use it to steam food! I don’t need to worry that it’ll burn my dinner and at the same time making sure that it is well cook. There are 2 easy dishes that I like to prepare, steam pork ribs and mash potato.

For the steam pork ribs, all I need to do is to marinate the ribs way before hand, normally is during the boy’s nap time.
Just use some ginger, garlic, soy source and cooking wine. Leave it for 2 hours. Then put a steel stand in the rice cooker, enough water, put in the marinated ribs, switch to “rapid rice cook” and cook for 1 hour, wualah! yummy steam pork ribs which is tender enough even for the boys.

Another one is the mash potato. This is even easier, just peel the potato, cut into 1cm thick slices. Just pop them in when I’m cooking my rice.
When the rice is done, the potato would be soft enough to be smash with some butter, milk and salt to taste. Or I can use the powder form of ready made “Gravy Rich Chicken”. Easy huh!? Plus the boys love it!

Later on for dessert, what we had is strawberries! Yes, the local strawberries just cost RMB3.50 (around RM1.75) a packet which contain 15 ripped strawberries around 1 inch in size ! Cheap huh?
Just wash and cut them in half, serve with some sugar ‘cos the local one is not that sweet.

Just look at these two..

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