Happy 2008!!!

Year 2007 has been a very eventful year for me. In Feb, Appu proposed to me. In June, our ROM (Registration of Marriage) took place. I resigned my job as Singapore Girl in July and I moved back to Penang. July was also the month we moved in to the new place. In Aug, we had our Thai Wedding in Perlis. Finally, the Indian and Chinese style Wedding in December. Phew..... (*wiping my sweat*). This is what you get if you're from mix parentage!!! But I enjoyed every part of it!! Not many people experience what Appu and I went thru.. all in the name of... WEDDING.. *giggles*.

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Thousand Apologies

Hi all! Sorry for not updating my blog for quite some time. Been busy with Diwali and sending out wedding invitation. On top of that, I have toothache! Ouch! Yesterday, I've spent RM300 on my bloody tooth! Still...the pain is there and it's killing me. Will be meeting the dentist for a review later.
Anyway... here's some highlights on my upcoming blog:

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Beach Blanket

I've been in Penang for more than 2 months now. For some reason, I never had a chance to meet Julie or should I say Dr. Julie Wong. (sorry Jules, I just have to mention the Dr. *giggles*), Finally the day comes.. What day?? The day where this girl has some free time!
Ever since I know her (since the age of 14), her ambition is to be a doctor. I always knew she will make it one day! I remembered those days when we were in the same class, 2Jade. 3 of us - Julie, Erwan and I. Jules the brainy, Erwan the romantic novel'holic' and me the noisiest.

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Happy Birthday, Uncle Siva!

Last Sunday was Father's birthday. I made Cheese Cupcakes for him. It didn't turn out like the one I saw on the net but the taste is... D I V I N E.. What do you expect? It's Cheese! Lol. After having the cupcakes as appetizer, we adjourned to the RIBS Restaurant. Their pork ribs is absolutely finger licking good! Father, Mother, Aunty Leong and myself ordered the Mini Mix Grill. Amma took Salmon and Ribs while Appu Boy had Seabass and Salmon. Since Mother is a small eater, she gave the ribs and lamb to Father and the prawn to Appu. End up, she only ate a small piece of salmon... Kwang kwang kwang.... No wonder she's so small in size! I wish I can be like her but I can't resist the temptation! *big fat sigh* I finished my meal!! *burp* I'm not gonna cook any meat this week!

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Look who's cooking???

Sella? Cooking?? Yes!! She's actually helping out in a carnival at Little India, Penang.. I supposed to be there as well but pulled out due to... well, no reason actually.. *giggles*

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Laksa Lemak

Made Thai Prawn Laksa for lunch today. It took me 2 hours.. From peeling the prawns and shallots to boiling the broth and finally, cleaning the pots and pans. The verdict - Yummilicious!!!

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Burger Queen

Have I ever mention that one of my favourite food is the Ramly Burger. You know.. the burger that they sell in a small stall by the roadside... Since it's not healthy, Appu always discourages me from buying it. I asked him can I do it myself? Surprisingly, he allowed me to get the chicken patty. Apa lagi, I seized the opportunity to get a bag of 650gm chicken patty.

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Let's celebrate!

Appu Boy got promoted!!!! Congratulations, dear!! You deserve it! So, as a present I made Pandan Muffin (with the left over pandan leaves that I had from making nasi lemak yesterday)
The original plan was to make macaroons but I screwed it up.. It turn out to be a disaster.. but it didn't stop me from baking another different thing. I would not post the picture of the macaroons that I've made coz it will be a disgrace. It was in really bad shape.. *big fat sigh*.

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For the first time...

I made rasam for the first time today. I think it's not too bad. *wink*wink. Then I try to replicate Mother's Sura Puttu (Fish Puttu). The colour turned a bit reddish from the normal yellow. Kwang kwang kwang... Anyway, it tasted nice but Mother's still the best.. Duhh... Hehe... Lunch wouldn't be complete without a vegetable dish. I made Indian style pumpkin. I just created the name of the dish. Lol. My aunt used to make it when I used lived with her in my teen age. It's one of my favourite vegetarian dish. Actually, I don't have the recipe. I made it up from my experience of watching her cooking. Does is sound right? - 'experience of watching'. The taste wasn't so bad but still doesn't taste like what I used to eat. I think I will call her later to get the recipe.

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Diwali mood!!

Since Diwali around the corner, I helped Amma to make Muruku on Sunday. It's a 'must have' for us every year. But, before leaving to my mother's place I made poached egg for breakfast.. Although I don't eat it but I enjoy making it.I didn't know it was so easy to make one. Just put the egg in a pot of boiling water.It goes very well with toasted bread. We ate it with bruschetta.

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Oktoberfest 2007

Last Saturday, Appu, his friends (Logen and Yathes) and I went for Oktoberfest at Malaysia-German Society Compound.
The activities includes beer drinking competition, group dancing, lucky draw etc. It was a lucky day for Logen as he won the second prize which is a gold ring with moonstone!
(from wikipedia)
The Oktoberfest is a 16 day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September and early October. It is one of the most famous events in the city and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year.

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A very looooong day!

The day started with me going to Tmn Tun Sardon Market with Sella. She wanted to get some beef and chicken feet for Shebby (her pet dog) and I needed pandan leaves, spring onions and coriander leaves. It was my first time there. It is a very small market but you can get most of the meat and vegetables there.
When I was browsing the net last night, I came across a shop in Penang selling baking supplies.. I got so excited about it.. It's located at Carnavon St. I brought Sella along as I do not know the area. After scouting the Komtar area, we found the shop. I bought a lot of stuff and spent about 100bucks. Phew! but it's worth the money..

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Comments...

Hey people.. I realised that some of you would like to leave comments but you are unable to do it. Its just because you are not a blogspot member. I've change the settings so Now Everyone Can Leave a Comment... (sounds like a familiar tagline right!!)

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Porky Pork

Before I retire to bed yesterday, I browsed my recipe books. I decided to do something Thai as I never tried that style before. Oops, I've tried making Tom Yum soup but it turn out to be more like hot and sour soup..*sigh*.... Anyway, I successfully made Spicy Minced Pork for dinner today.
Since I'm too lazy to type out the ingredients, I took a picture of it. Am I genius or what?! Haha..

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Roti Jala for Dinner

It was my first time making it... My first try turn out to be like the pic below...
LOL!!! The outcome: burned roti jala. But after a few experiements and Appu's help... it turned out well... It goes well with chicken curry..
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients
1 egg
1 cup coconut cream

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Princess in town

Last Friday, Princess Thini was back in town.. Our normal routine when she's back in town is... makan the Asam Laksa @ Joo Hooi Cafe, Penang Rd. They serve the yummiest laksa.
At night, we went to our usual party place, SS. It was so packed since it was eve of Hari Raya. Here are some snippets...

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'Lau-sai'

I got diarrhea since yesterday. Actually 3 of us - including Mother and Appu. Not sure what we really ate but we whacked all the Raya goodies.
This morning, the 3 of us went to Nagama (Snake Goddess) Temple at Silibin. Appu found a green-colored snake at our Penang house balcony. So, my father in-law said that we should go to Nagama Temple to pray. Later, we went to Taoist Temple - Tow Boo Keong. It was my first time stepping into a Taoist temple. Since it was a Saturday and a special week as the Taoist celebrating 9 Emperors God festival, the temple was crowded and smoky (due to the joss-stick smoke). The smoke was like smoking for a year compressed in one day! Lol! We bought the joss-sticks and lotus paste buns as an offerings to the Gods. After praying, we went to the food court which is just behind the temple. You can get all the vegetarian food there - mee hoon, rice with dishes, desserts, popiah and other 'kuih-muih'. Of course I bought back food for myself. My fav - fried mee hoon.

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Simple Iced Chocolate Cake

Serves 12
Prep 15mins
Cooking 40mins
Ingredients
60g low-fat spread (I used Farmcows Butter)
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
2 tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup low-fat milk
1/4 cup boiling water

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Great place to dine - Audees

I actually managed to bake a chocolate cake for Appu Boy's Birthday. The cake was from a recipe book (more like a magazine) titled Everyday Food by Woman' s Day which I bought in Melbourne. The magazine is all about "Eat more, weigh less". The recipe is coming up in the next posting.
We celebrated Appu Boy's birthday at a restaurant called Audees. Just the two of us. It's a jazz and wine restaurant which serve fusion food - Italian and Western dish with a twist of Asian flavour. I love the ambiance. It's cozy but classy. The service... I would say FIRST CLASS!

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Happy Birthday, Darling!!!

Today is Appu Boy's birthday but the feast started yesterday. First, I made him a pyramid full of chocolates , strawberries, marshmallows, grapes and roses as decoration. It was a surprise..
After he left to work, I rushed to market to get the roses and then I dashed to Jusco. After parking my car, then I realised it was 9.30am. Jusco opens at 10.30am. I felt so stupid. After paying the parking ticket, I rushed to Tesco to get strawberries and chocolates. Then, I went back home to get started on my project. It was quite messy as I ran out of time. I plan to give before he comes home for lunch. At 11.00am, I called his friend, Sharen, to do me a favour. I asked her to come out of the office to get the gift from me and pass it to Appu Boy. He got a shock to receive it from Sharen. Thanks for you help, babes! Sharen smsed me saying that he is showing the gift to everybody! As usual, he is being 'perasan' case!

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Prologue

Before I start writing the blog, I would like to write something about myself. I'm from a mix parentage - Indian (Dad) and Siamese (Mum). I'm the eldest in the family. My lovely mother is working in a Kindergarten to pass her time.. Amma has been living in Penang for more than 30 years. She's from Perlis originally. My energetic sis, Thini, is now in Singapore working with SIA and my quiet and rebellious brother, Vinod, is doing his Diploma in TAR College. Finally, I got registered to an exquisite man, Appu, last June. He was the reason why I moved to Penang. Leaving behind a great lifestyle and good $ in Singapore!! Nevertheless, I have no regrets!!! I love what I'm doing now. My latest passion is cooking and baking! I never thought that I'll enjoy cooking but look at me now! I'm cooking almost everyday and baking every other day! I surprised myself actually!

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