Thought of the day

我们都以为很用力去做

就可以做好一件事

但原来我们是很用力地

去做错一件事

We all thought by working very hard 

We can do one thing very well

But in fact we are trying very hard 

To do the wrong thing

Our Personalized Mug from Tboox.com

A parcel for me from Tboox!

Joyfully unwrapping the parcel, I was anticipating to see what's inside the box.

Tadaaa.......

2 sets of my personalized mug. One for me and one for my better half!

Other than my photos and text, Tboox actually added in some love design and text which make the mug pleasantly looked and ideally as a gift for him. 

 Thank you Tboox.com for the wonderful design and also the prompt reply from Elaine!

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#Unique

#Personalized

#Convenience

English Afternoon Tea, My Sugar Bakes

My very first English Afternoon Supper Tea!

A super random decision of visiting The Sugar Bakes, Jalan Wan Alwi when we were chatting on the topic of English Afternoon Tea!

We ordered Traditional Tea Set RM49.90 (for 2-4 pax). The set comes with a pot of tea and 3 trays/layers of desserts.

a teapot...we had lemon ginger mint which is naturally caffeine free

Bottom: Wholemeal salmon sandwiches & Cream cheese/tomato whitebread sandwiches

Center: Plain Scone, Lemon Traycake, 3 piece of crackers, one tiny plate of Blackcurrant & Cream each

Top: Granny Smith & Seedless Grape

turn around

Attracted with the colorful layers of the Rainbow cake, thus we ordered a piece to try.

Rainbow Cake RM9.90

Impressive 6 layers of colorful cake but nothing special on the taste!

After the supper, I got bloated tummy due to consumption of too much creamy and sweet desserts! Recommended the above desserts for light snacks and the more people sharing, the merrier it is and less bloated tummy you'll get!

with the girls!

Cecilia gave each of us a box of Almond Cookies. She went back from Macau for a short holiday! She is always so thoughtful to give us souvenirs~

Infamous Macau Koi Kee Almond Cookies

The cookies were yummy and fragrant with the almond bits and crunch! 

Pretty sure one box of the cookies wasn't cheap. Never mind lah cause she is earning the Macau currency! =) 

MAGGI Chicken Flavor Noodle

Exciting way to prepare Maggi Chicken Flavor Noodle! Spotted the recipe online and was eager to try my own. 

Maggi's Maggi Ayam Penang Style Hokkien & My Maggi Ayam Penang Style Hokkien

I added more tomatoes wedges and more bitter gourd, making the soup a little more bitter and sour! I added in one egg and omitted the fish ball. However, the chicken seasoning managed to cover both taste, making overall noodle soup consumable after all. And the garlic oil really adds marks and fragrant to this dish!

Copied from MAGGI Malaysia Facebook

MAGGI Ayam Penang Style Hokkien

Ingredients:

1 pkt MAGGI Chicken Flavor Noodle

50 gms Bitter gourd(seeds removed) sliced thinly

3 nos Fish balls

½ fruit tomato, cut into wedges

30gms diced garlic

125ml cooking oil

Preparation of fried garlic. Heat oil in frying pan. When hot, pour in diced garlic. Cook over medium heat, stirring all the time till light brown.

Method

1. Bring 400 ml water to boil; add tastemaker and bitter gourd to simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Then add MAGGI Noodles, fish-balls and tomato wedges.

2. Once boiling, remove from heat and serve.

3. Spoon desired amount of fried garlic and oil onto noodles.

Personalized Mug

My better half and I are celebrating our second anniversary soon! Couple of months to go! I'd put a lot of thought into our second anniversary gift. I was wondering if a mug would be a good idea as a gift.  And here comes the tough question. How to make a mug gift more special? (I'm not going to give him just a mug, right?) I was struggling and thinking of giving my mug gift a little more oomph and finally I found Tboox.com - a place where I can find creative living and stylist products.

Credit to Tboox, I've found a right place for getting my better half a perfect gift -Personalized Mug. It's a unique and personal mug that will make a great gift for him to keep and treasure our lovely moments.

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Personalized Color White Mug

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Personalized Black Magic Mug

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Culinary

Attended a cook seminar/demonstration in a private college. Long time no keep contact with fine culinary after graduated from Uni.

# Appetizers

Truffle and Lemon Jelly with Yogurt

Steamed Yam and Egg with Sea Urchin

Deep Fried Prawn Mousse served with Mushroom in Aioli

# Soup

Cream of Scallop & Clam Soup served with Almond Biscuits

# Main Course

Smoked History Salmon Roll served with Garden Salad Pizza

Spaghetti with Salmon Roe & Stewed Monkey Mushroom in Cream Pesto

Margheritta Penne

Grilled Baby Chicken & Mastu-Mushroom In Miso Paste

 Mouth-watering and appetizing? Above photos were just for illustration purposes and samples and most importantly not consumable at all!

 Interesting one cause every participant get to try all the cuisines!

Truffle and Lemon Jelly with Yogurt

the truffle went perfectly with the sourish of lemon and yogurt...appetizing!

Steamed Yam and Egg with Sea Urchin

Deep Fried Prawn Mousse served with Mushroom in Aioli

Cream of Scallop & Clam Soup served with Almond Biscuits

the soup was very rich and aromatic with natural seafood taste

Spaghetti with Salmon Roe & Stewed Monkey Mushroom in Cream Pesto

very fragrant of pesto that made of basil and parsley

Margheritta Penne

Smoked History Salmon Roll served with Garden Salad Pizza

the white buret on top was filled with whipping cream. To serve, just slightly press the buret to release the cream for more fragrant taste. What a interesting dish!

the white buret

Grilled Baby Chicken & Mastu-Mushroom In Miso Paste

not quite like this dish among all...don't really fancy the miso paste =)

Siniawan Night Market

Few days ago, I was brought to Siniawan Night Market. I wasn't told where I was going. Sitting in the car, wondering on the destination and feeling not so comfortable as the road was so dark and most importantly I totally had no idea where the road lead me to. Nearly reaching the destination, I was told on Kampung Siniawan and luckily we managed to reach the night market safely that only open at Friday and Saturday night.

the glittering Siniawan old street

stalls along both sides of the street with dining tables and chairs in the middle

Certain parts of the shoplots were built with wood. The street is very rich in heritage and culture.

to my disappointment, there were actually few stalls operating and the night market is actually short. However, plentiful choices of foods and drinks were available. 

I was forced requested to snap on the photos.

Claypot Lamb RM20

hot and aromatic soup, cooked with rich herbs and spices such as ginger and lemongrass. way too much for 2 persons sharing!

Eaten halfway of 'Fat Lady" Three Layer Pork RM10

flavorful and nicely grilled pork! 

you can also find these in Premier 101

Indeed another eye-opening night =) 

Malacca Walk Trip: Take A Break

Eat all the way towards the heritage town~~

#1 Gong Cha, Plaza Mahkota

Promotion from Gong Cha since Chinese New Year was just around the corner.

2 drinks for only RM 8.80 and free 1 pkt of ang pao. 

The design quite nice and cute! I can quench my thirst with my favourite signature winter melon! 

Earl Grey Milk Tea with Coffee Jelly for him and Signature Winter Melon for me!

# 2 Nadeje Cake Shop, Plaza Mahkota...**A must try when visit Malacca**.

Original Mille Crepe, around RM10 inclusive of tax.

Multi layers of crepe coat with cream. So drooling and delicious. I think original mille crepe is worth trying than other choices of crepe!

# 3 East & West Rendezvous, Lorong Hang Jebat

Nyonya Bak Zhang (RM5) with Cendol (RM3)

Stay, or Quit?

A raining Sunday afternoon. I was hoping around Facebook, photography and Google Search to spend the time. Something strive past my mind. I found something useful yet I wasn't keen on doing any decision yet.

Adapted:

• If you're happy at your job there is no reason to leave because you've been there too long, just make sure you are keeping yourself and your skills marketable.
• Times have changed and job-hopping is the new normal.
• You can possibly make more money faster by job hopping, by opening yourself up to lots of opportunities, and that job hopping allows you to build a powerful and diverse personal network.
• If you are unhappy at your current position, don’t necessarily listen to all the people telling you to wait it out. Make a commitment to take action. Whether that means searching for a job immediately, taking a break or simply staying positive, it is your decision to make. Own it.
• Staying too long at a job can also hinder your employment prospects. A lengthy tenure with one company can give the impression that you aren't interested in growing your career. It can also lead employers to think that you may not have the flexibility for success in a new role.

Thus, in a nutshell, I guess the following sentences explains all for the topic of the day.

When is the best time to change jobs? The bottom line is that it's a question of balance. There isn't really such a thing as a perfect resume, because there are so many reasons for leaving a job and for staying at a job. However, do be cognizant of the fact that your decisions matter on a long term basis as well as a short term one.

Malacca Walk Trip: Dinner

#1 Restoran Nancy's Kitchen, Jalan Hang Lekir

Back in Uni, I made a few assignments and exposed to Malacca foods to certain extents but I never dine in a Nyonya style restaurant although I went to Malacca for three times! Thank goodness, during my fourth visit to Malacca I was able to drop by to Nancy Kitchen to try on Nyonya delicacies.

Popiah RM3

Malacca popiah for sure you won't missed up fried lard inside the filling! Very pork-y taste. Hehe.

Pork Pongteh RM12, Hee Piau Soup RM10, Rice RM1.50 & Chinese Tea

two of us shared the above dinner since we weren't that hungry~

Crowds started to come in after we had our dinner. That's why early bird catches the worm!

Hang Lekir street

# 2 Ban Lee Siang Satay Celup

We asked for direction from our hostel owner and went venturing using a map given. We started our walking journey around 5pm to avoid crowds but who knows there was no queue again. Really out of our expectation! Perhaps some places are overrated by tourists? There were two Restoran Ban Lee Siang, both claiming themselves as authentic one. We went to the one less furnished and listened to one of the staff/owner that both restaurants were different and operated individually. We never knew whether we went to the real Ban Lee Siang but for sure we went to the one next to those most people going one.

Nevertheless, we enjoyed our light dinner very much since we were not local Malaccan and we hardly differentiate well good satay celup. Make sense?

70 cents per stick

the satay sauce were spicy!!!

# 3 Restoran Sin Yin Hoe, Lorong Hang Jebat 

Dropped by this eatery place that famous in Fried Oyster Omelette. Surprisingly there was no queue and crowds at all during my visit. Is it not more famous liao?

Fried Oyster Omelette

it was good and I pretty like it. Although different with those Kuching style O-Jian, this one tasted very nice and really worth a try!

Fried Hokkien Mee

we order this to compliment with our oyster omelette since merely omelette sounds dry and not happening enough for a dinner huh?!