A twist to it

Do you love to eat (or drink) bubur cha cha? I do! *wink* Bubur cha cha is actually a Nyonya dessert.

This was actually a back-dated post. You know, just managed to sort my photos in the digital camera and transfered and arranged in my pc. So remember this photo of bubur cha cha and before it "aged", I better post it now otherwise I will forget about it again.

Had some leftover glutinous rice flour (pulut) from tang yuen festival, so I used it up for bubur cha cha! Used the normal basic ingredients i.e. coconut milk, sweet potatoes, taro, sago (tapioca pearls)and pandan leaves, and the twist is the coloured rice flour. Added the sweet potatoes, taro and pandan leaves into boiling water. Once the potatoes and taro are soften, you add in the rice flour and sago. Let it cook for about 20 minutes in low heat. Lastly, add sugar to taste and mix well. You can have it chill or hot! Yummy dessert!



What do you add into your bubur cha cha???

My morning drink

I have a habit of taking my supplements early in the morning in empty stomach. Well, people said it is better for absorption, so I follow what people say loh.

Used to take some enzyme drinks but since we have no stock for a month, hubby bought home this health fruit drink last week. Have been drinking for a week now. Taste wise, it is better than the enzyme drink we had. Health wise, the enzyme should be better since the content and benefit are more, but if no "prawns", "fish" also can. Cannot be so demanding right??? I named it my morning elixir. Lol!



This is the first bottle. Hubby bought 2 bottles home, so it would take about a month for both of us (I think).

After Dawn

It took me about a month to sort and save my CNY photos from my camera into pc. A lot of excuses but lazy is the main one for my procrastination. Lol!

I always love to take photographs of food, flowers and scenery besides my two growing kids. Those are the memories that we can treasure as time will not wait for any of us. So, while reminiscing those photographs we taken during CNY, I want to share with you this beautiful photo. Supposed to take the first light of the CNY Eve, but too busy with 3 kids in the car, so I missed out on the dawn. But it was still beautiful to look in the morning sky. Taken slightly before 7am on 22 January. Don't you feel alive looking at the morning light???




Have a great weekend, everyone!

My time

After 3 days of over work in the shop, non-stop for 12 hours a day, I have a whole afternoon off today. All by myself!

As usual, I spend my time doing the normal stuff: do the laundry, clean the room, pick up the kids stuff and toys, do my 5-steps facial treatment, read my magazine, take my much needed nap and lastly fill some blanks in the EA form, all in the comfort of my bedroom accompanied by my favourite radio station. But it is half way done. Still have another hour before picking up the kids and all the quietness broken. And hubby is not around as he is travelling to KL till Sunday, so it will be me and the kids around.

While it is still quiet here, I shall be enjoying my own time. Hush hush!

Blew it up!

Had a major upset in the shop few nights ago. Actually prior to the incident, I already had a bad day. I put the blame on myself, but partly. I have never been so uptight since I started in 2010. I used to be cool, attentive and treat my customers fairly but because of one customer, I lost my cool and gave her a piece of my mind. How dare she questioned my authority??? And end up at home, I raised my voice at my hubby. Sigh!

But fortunately my hubby understand my feeling and instead ask me to relax and cool down. Yeap, should have not bring business matter to home. It is not healthy but it is always easier said than done. And should not divert my anger toward my family too. What else can I do? What is past is past. All I hope is to do better and treat my family better.

A great song to remind me to do right thing and someone is always there no matter what happens:

Lyrics taken from "I Won't Last A Day Without You"

Day after day, I must face a world of strangers
Where I don't belong, I'm not that strong
It's nice to know that there's someone I can turn to
Who will always care, you're always there
When there's no gettin' over that rainbow
When my smallest of dreams won't come true
I can take all the madness the world has to give
But I won't last a day without you
So many times when the city seems to be
Without a friendly face, a lonely place
It's nice to know that you'll be there if I need you
And you'll always smile, it's all worthwhile- Carpenters

Match-maker

Do you believe in match-making??? Or having your parents introducing a girl or boy to you?? I never did till my brother did! I remember many years ago a male friend of mine told me that if he could not find a good girl, he would not mind going for the Taiwanese tv show of match-making, which was pretty famous that time.

Thank god I do not need to go through match-making because I think it is weird and conservative. I still thinking that arranged marriage is a "no-no".

Back to my brother. He is 5 years younger than me. My brother is a computer geek but he works in an architect firm as a junior architect. He does not socialize much so has only few good male friends. He seldom goes out.

My brother met a nice girl through a friend. Actually this friend is an insurance agent that deal with my dad. Initially my dad wanted to introduce the insurance agent to my brother but ended up been introduced to another girl, the current girl friend who is 2 years younger than him. They have been dated for a year now. And I only found out before CNY!

My brother spent much on Valentine's Day this year so I guess he has really found The Right one. How I know he is this serious?? He asked his Big Sister for advice. Lol!

Glad that after much push from my dad, he finally found a match. Lol! Maybe my dad is getting worried about marriage prospect so he is looking for nice girl for my brother. No marriage plan yet, maybe give them another year or two. My parents are eager for him to get married but they are not pushing him there yet.

As for my sister who is a year older than my brother, is also single. Did went for a few dates in the past but all failed. She commented either the boys are too young, immature or too shy to make the first move. Sigh! My sister like my brother is a very homey type and does not talk much. You can say I am the most expressive and lively one in the family! Lol! So my father again, does his magic again, match-making her. The last time I heard is my sister got the contact number. Just hope she will be making the first move and give it a try. Hope she finds someone she really like and suit her this time round!

Disrespectful

I am not so sure about you guys but I found that some websites need instead of one password but 2 sets now to write in the comment box. And the 2nd password usually illegible and hard to decipher. However so far I got them correct. Any one feel the same as I do?

More than a year ago I blogged about this customer of mine who eventually become a good friend. Mr H seldom dropped by the shop now. Most of the times he will call and order the stuff he wants and I will deliver to his house which is not far from the shop.

Mr H in his 70s is staying with his youngest son, daugther-in-law and 2 grandchildren. I met the daughter-in-law and son and never like the first impression of the son. The daughter-in-law is the quiet type. I never had a good first impression of people but this time I am right. This son is very fierce looking and his temper is nothing better. One time, I saw he scolding Mr H so loud everyone was looking at them. And poor Mr H can be seen wanting to cry and with his head lowered, walking at the back of the son toward the car. ***Shock** That is definitely not the way to talk to a father! And few weeks ago when I was delivering some stuff over, the son was at home. And he did not talk nicely to me, but grumbling about his father who buys so many supplements and make him sick. **Surprised** I just do what my customer wanted me to do. I did not force him to buy my products. And please be polite when you talk to someone

Last time when Mr H dropped by the shop, he will always complained about his daugther-in-law; about not providing food for him and always not around the house. Bla bla bla. This is family matters, so I would never interrupt and intervene in their affair. I merely listen. You know, old man. At that time, I did not believe that his daugther-in-law is mean to him. Mr H's wife is not staying with him, but in Singapore with another daughter. I knew Mr H is an old grumpy man and he tends to talk and talk and complaining non stop, but for his age, he is still in good health. He needs attention. I believe his son did not give him those attention and love he needs.

Now he seldom came in. The daughter-in-law refused to drive him around. And just a few days ago, my staff met the whole family dinner in SCR. And when my staff told me the story, she was in anger. Why not?? The whole family was dining with many dishes on one corner while leaving the old man eating alone in another corner with a table apart and only having a plate of chicken rice. What the?????

Gosh! My personal message to the family : He may be old and long winded, but he is still your father. Be respectful. Don't treat him bad! You will regret it when he is no longer around