Yummy!

It is time to lose some fats after all those food eaten during the CNY holiday!! But before that, let me recollect on some unique dishes that we had in Sibu.

The famous prawn noodle we had in Jaka before we heading to Sibu. RM20 per bowl. Super fresh prawns with red wine soup. Too peppery for my taste bud!



It makes me wonder whether I am celebrating CNY or other celebration because the chef (hubby's uncle) cooked Iban dishes for us. This is a pork pansuh!!

Tasty pork leg with a bit of chilli spice. I almost choked to tears on this dish. Lol!

As for the kids, my girl stayed at her aunt's house while 3 of us stayed in hotel. The weather in Sibu was very hot but we had rain in the evening. The kids had fun playing with fireworks while adults were having great time gambling. Lol! I neither lost nor won in Ballad game. For kids' photo, go here.

I am back!

Came back from Sibu last night. We had a great but tiring CNY in Sibu, visiting hubby's family and relatives. But it was an enjoyable holidays as we get to see many cousins, nephews and nieces there.

We started our journey on Sunday morning around 6am after picking hubby's cousin and niece. We reached Sibu around 12noon. Whereas our trip back to Kuching yesterday, it took us more than 7 hours. Why not? We stopped 5 times for toilet breaks and meals along the way and some more it was heavy rain at some stretches. We even saw an accident going to Serian yesterday. But overall the kids enjoyed the car ride.

More updates to come!

Happy Water Dragon Year

It has been a very busy time in the shop that for this week, I have closed late. Why customers always late minute rush into shop when it is almost time to close?? Lol! I re-phrase myself. It has been busy since Christmas last month and I am glad the business is picking up again. How I wish every days would be good days! *wink* It is good thing to stay busy. Keep my mind and body active and stay positive.

Is it me or the mood this year is rather slow and quiet? Do not really feel the heat. As for us, we did not prepare much since we are going away. Just bought some bacon jerky back to Sibu. We are celebrating the Year of Dragon in the city of Sibu.

Hubby is taking a day leave tomorrow. Good thing too, he needs to help with the packing. I have done packing for the kids and half for myself. Can never finish packing although you start way early, because something are meant to be packed on the day itself. Hubby will help with the spring cleaning. Honestly I think he is better housekeeper than me. Lol! Am glad to marry to someone who knows how to clean up because I am terrible housekeeper.

My cute red packets for the kids. Red packets now come in many designs. Red is no longer the "in-thing" among the youngsters. Which kids do not know those cartoon characters huh???


We would be leaving for Sibu on Sunday morning by car. Hope it would not be a long trip as it is the eve. Everyone will be gathering in Sibu this year. Hubby's grandma had a fall few weeks ago (according to my SIL who resides in Sibu now) so hubby (been a filial and eldest grandchild), he wanted to spend more times with his aging grandparents. I don't mind, as I also grow fond of both grandparents who are very loving and hospitable couple.

I would like to wish everyone "Happy Chinese New Year" and "Gong Xi Fa Chai".

Remembering grandma

*This is post-dated entry*

When I was small my maternal grandma always made glutinous rice (nuomi fan) for us. All of us love her glutinous rice. I never know my mum know how to prepare this dish or not, because I never ask her.

Now my grandma in her 80s, she seldom make this rice dish but I got the privilege to taste it again few weeks ago. Still taste the same after all those years but I remember grandma put some chestnuts in her rice but now just some mushroom, pork bits and dried prawns. Cannot eat a lot as I have indigestion problem. Genetic? Because my dad also have such problems and so is my sister.



Thank you, grandma!

P/s CNY is just few days away. Ready for it??

Weekend Menu #19 : Wolfberries experience

Another cooking weekend for me. Both kids are sick. As usual, down with flu and cough, so we prefer to stay at home than going out for meals, especially Baby Jay would tend to drink every cold drinks on the table he can take irregardless he is ill or not.

Cooked something nutritious for the kids so I bought a pack of dried wolfberries home. Commercially called goji berries, they are high in vitamins and micronutrients.


Nutritious kailan and mushroom dish.


My chicken soup for the cold!



Hope the kids recovered in time for the CNY and I would not get sick too!! Lately I have not been resting well and suffering mild headaches and dizziness. The kids are sick, but they still full of energy. Before they are tired, I tired first from looking after them over the weekend!! Lol!

In the mood

Continue with my shop CNY decoration..... As usual, when my girl saw the decoration last night, she immediately want to learn how to make them. But instead of learning how to make them, she did her own decoration. If you asked me, I think she is trying to make firecracker out of the red packets. Happily showing off her creation and asked me to MMS to her grandma to see. Lol!


This morning I had the worst breakfast in NK. Never tasted the sweetest Teh-C Peng Special in my life! Yukky! I would not want to order that drink from that cafe again. Some more coupled with my plate of Crispy Noodle in tomato sauce, I gulpped many water into me to get rid of the sour and sweet out of my food. Too sour and sweet for me. And hubby kept complaining about their teh-O Peng too. Too sweet. Their reason for all the sweetness is because a new staff handling the drink. Hmm.



But at least their selection of songs did not spoil my entire morning mood. They played all those 90s songs which I love like Trademarks, Michael Leans to Rock, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, etc.


My all time favourite.

Red packets decoration

We did little Chinese New Year decorations in the shop. Since the opening of schools, we did not have many customers dropping by during the weekdays. So the staff requested for unused red packets. Initially for the pasting of Chinese fans on the glass panels, but end up we did something different with the red packets. I do not have unused red packets as I do not usually keep them, unless they are attractive. I have many leftover red packets from last year, so I brought some packs over.


All DIY by us, save money on buying CNY decoration!! Lol!



We did 8 of these tiny lanterns and hang them above the counter. 8 is always an "ong" number for Chinese.


I got this fish decoration idea from the internet. It does not turn out bad, but my fish does look bigger and fatter, because I used a rectangular type! Lol!


So 8 little lanterns, and a pair of fishes around. Hope 2012 bring prosperity and good business!!