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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 under food, friends, good stuff |
Last Saturday night, we had an early Father’s Day celebration with Annie and her family. We went to this open air Japanese BBQ place in Taman Desa, a nice and unassuming eatery. This open space is in between 2 rows of shoplots. There are no airconds, fancy furniture or decor. Just a few tables and chairs and patrons will dine under the stars and moonlight. Hubs and his friend know the owner, Mr Hunk Seiji Fujimoto, who also own another restaurant – Sanuki Udon in Taman Desa. (note to myself – I should visit Sanuki Udon soon).
Got this pic from Annie. Only a small part of this place is covered.
We were given 2 charcoal stoves like this for the bbq. The stoves look like goulds pumps to me. The above dish is lamb with cabbage.
Meat we ordered – belly, shoulder, tongue, etc 
Oh, the cabbage is for wrapping the cooked meat and dipped into the special sauce
Our food on the grill.
While the men had beer and sake, Annie and I had green tea and nescafe
The Hunky Dory daddies The hunk owner, Seiji is the one wearing the blue denim. Luckily he was around that night 
As you can see, the missy was holding tight to her daddy. She didn’t want him to take a photo *slaps forehead*
Below is the address of this eatery :
Gerai Makanan Japanese BBQ
Center Court, Plaza Faber,
Jalan Desa Jaya, Taman Desa off Jalan Klang Lama,
58100 Kuala Lumpur.
Non Halal
Opens daily from 6pm until midnight
Posted on Jun 15, 2011 under good stuff, me |
after 2 and half years …..
Lord G**gle has decided to bestow a pagerank upon my blog. This is the first time my blog has a pagerank after I switched from blogspot 2 and half years ago. Actually I have given up hope that this blog of mine would get any ranking. It is not hugely important whether a blog has a pagerank or not unless you want to attract advertisers or do paid posts Thank you G**gle. Now, should I go out and celebrate? Ok, enough about this. I better get down to serious business and start looking for ipod nano cases for someone’s birthday
Posted on Jun 01, 2011 under family, good stuff |
Recently, a relative on my hubby’s side of the family announced that he is getting engaged to his girlfriend of 3 years. He dropped by and handed us an invitation to his engagement party which will be held at the end of this month. It is a small and simple affair to be attended by families and close friends. Whilst I have been to many weddings and dinners, I have never attended an engagement party before. I wonder what theme they are planning for this beautiful event. Is the bride going to have a ring just like natalie portman’s engagement ring? I can’t wait!
Posted on May 12, 2011 under good stuff |
Remember the lil project I mentioned earlier? Well, here is a sneak peak on what I’ve been up to
Everything’s about 90% complete now. Just some minor details left. Do stay tuned. I will reveal my lil project very soon
Posted on May 11, 2011 under ashley, children, food, good stuff |
Recently, my friend gave Ashley a packet of Organic Candy Drops by Yummy Earth. This is the first time I have come across this brand of candies. Yummy Earth is the No. 1 Organic Candies in the USA. They are made with real fruit extracts, contain no artificial dyes, are gluten free, nut free, dairy free and etc. Plus they taste really good and not too sweet. I’ve tried a few 
Candy drops
Last week, hubs spotted the organic fruit lollipops at Bangsar Village and he quickly bought one packet. The individually-wrapped lollies come in Strawberry Smash, Tooberry Blueberry and Razzmatazz Berry flavour (what a tongue-twister).
Since they are organic, I don’t mind Ashley eating them You can find Yummy Earth in Cold Storage. Not sure if they are available at Toys R Us or not. Check out their website – www.YummyEarth.com if you would like to find out more. They even list out the ingredients of each candy.
Posted on May 10, 2011 under good stuff, home |
I received a lovely surprise at the office last week. When I went down to meet the courier service, I was handed a box. I have been sent the Kleenex Comfort Kit *Yay*
Ashley was just as excited and she thought it is a present for her. So, what is inside the box?
Kleenex tissues and a lovely throw cushion. If you were to rummage through my bag, you will always find loads of tissues because I cannot live without them. Also, when you have kids, you need to get ready the tissues wherever you go because you just wouldn’t know when you need to wipe away the dirty hands or smudged-face.
Do you know that Kleenex’s newly improved high quality 2 and 3-ply tissues are made with 100% pure virgin fibre? It is softer and stronger. Have you experienced tissues disintegrating when they are wet? I dislike it when that happens because my hands or face will be covered with bits and pieces of tissues. With Kleenex, you do not have to worry about that happening anymore. The tissues still hold well when it’s damp. Another great thing about Kleenex Tissues is that they are hypoallergenic. Just perfect for those with sensitive skin.
I just love their specially designed Vintage-themed box. It will definitely brighten up the room . Pick a Kleenex 2 and 3-ply Facial or Bath Tissues and bring it home today!
Posted on May 08, 2011 under family, good stuff |
When hubs asked me where I would like to go for dinner tonight, I told him nowhere because I didn’t feel like going out. Also, I need to spend some time reading up on our term life insurance policy. He then suggested that he ‘cook‘ for me since it’s Mother’s Day Hubs is really good at making American Breakfast and firing up the BBQ. Since it was already closed to noon, he suggested the later for dinner. So, happily he brought Ashley to the supermarket to shop for the bbq stuff.
The master chef and lil chef at the grill, in the sweltering heat!
First batch were some sausages
Next were burger patties, chicken and more sausages
Last but not least, some Snowy Ice from 100 Yen shop for dessert.
Feel so ♡ today *smile* Can Mother’s Day be celebrated for a month???? I hope all of you had a nice one
Posted on Apr 28, 2011 under crafts, gift, good stuff |
Can anyone please tell me where I can buy these twines?
They remind me of the red & white twine carrier on the letter-pressed printed paper bags during my childhood. I wonder why the retailers don’t make paper bags like these anymore. Aren’t they better than plastics? I am obsessing over kraft papers now and if I can get these colourful twines, I can make paper bags like the old days, minus the printing I have been on the lookout for mothers day gifts and would like to use these twines to decorate the presents that I plan to wrap with kraft paper. Appreciate if you could let me know. Thanks a bunch.
Old skool paper bag
image from google & thinkingouttabox.wordpress.com
Posted on Apr 11, 2011 under family, food, good stuff |
We went back to Pomelosville yesterday for Qing Ming festival which is also known as All Souls’ Day or the Tombs Sweeping Festival. It is a day trip for us to go back and pay our respects to hubs’ grandfather, father and sister. First stop was Sam Poh Tong Temple.
Ashley posing at the entrance of the Sam Poh Tong temple. It was packed with people because it’s the last weekend for everyone to pay their respects. The whole place was filled with thick smoke due to the burning of joss sticks.
Right after Sam Poh Tong temple, we head over to the “Tai Shue Keok” aka Big Tree Foot in Pasir Pinji which is famous for its Yong Tau Foo. I have blogged about this before.
I don’t like to eat there because of the hygiene factor (hubs always roll his eyes when I say that), so I just went down to buy some of our favourites – Sar Kok Liew (deep fried stuffed turnip) and stuffed fish paste with long beans. Hubs wanted to have lunch at the popular Mee Kari Ipoh Garden along Jalan Pasir Puteh but sadly, it was closed yesterday. Then when he turned to look at Chuan Fatt which is across the road, he decided to eat there because it wasn’t packed. Chuan Fatt is also another good place for curries in Ipoh. Hubs grew up eating there a lot as he used to stay nearby.
This is how the shop looks like. It is on Jalan Pasir Puteh, just before the market. Got this photo from gpsfoodfinder.blogspot.com. What’s so special about the curries here? Their sinfully delicious curry noodles (wet or dry) come with fried chicken, roasted pork or char siew.
A plate of fried chicken and fried pork
We always order the dry curry version. Yummylicious!
Ashley is having her ‘kon loh’ noodles with the sar kok liew we bought earlier.
We went back to KL after lunch. It was a short but good trip as we got to eat our favourite food. Brings back lots of memories The address of Kedai Makanan Chuan Fatt is 294, Jalan Pasir Puteh, 31650 Ipoh, Perak.
Posted on Mar 29, 2011 under ashley, good stuff |
When I was in primary school, I learned how to swim as part of the school curriculum. The lessons were held once a week. We went to another school’s swimming pool every Monday evening for an hour lesson. However, after a month, I stopped. Somehow, I cannot remember why I did that. Now I have forgotten how to swim anymore. One of the things that I would like Ashley to take up now is swimming lessons. She has expressed her interest in this too. I am trying to look for a swimming class in my neighbourhood or nearby. I wonder if there is one with pool lifts. It would be great too if I can enrol together with Ashley.
