So hot!!!

Bites Tale : he told me, he felt like he's being cooked; she told me, she feels like jumping into a swimming pool; i feel like taking off all my clothes and sleep in air-con room...


Weather is too hot today...

Feel like i'm walking in a oil heated wok! can feel hot steam coming out from everywhere...

Can't even open my eyes when walking... sun is too bright...

Damn!!! i missed the rain...

Pic : It rained suddenly on our way to airport (taken in a taxi on 13.05.07)

I'm such a lousy driver!!

Bites Tale : Too many happenings i had yesterday... may be that's why i had a nightmare!!

Yesterday morning, my dad asked me :"how are you going to drive today?", i said :"as usual lor...", he asked again :"how did you managed to drive home after work last night?", i said :"huh? as usual lor..", then he said :" you had a car puncture and you don't know ah?" ... i was like "huh? ya kah?"

So he brought my car to some workshop to check... turned out that i need to change 2 tyres because there is some iron thingy came out from the 2 tyres due to some car alignment problems.. sigh.. the total bill costs me RM510.00... there goes my $$$... sigh...

My dad asked me, "don't you feel anything strange when u are driving?", i said: "umm, apart from my steering wheel is looped sided.. i feel nothing." Can see he wanted to faint at that time.. kekeke.

Got my car in the evening, and drove my mom to town for shopping.. wow... can feel the difference.. the car is so light and so smooth to drive... hahaha.

I'm such a lousy driver oh...

Pic: Nothing beats a joyride with McD burger, fries & drink.

I am not giving up!!!

Bites Tale: 失败乃成功之母 (Failure is the Mother of Success)

Hmmm... not sure what's happening to me...

My 1st attempt to bake wholemeal bread last month :-


Verdict from my dad :

"if you start throwing them at people's head... they sure start bleeding."

Okay, fine...

I wanted to try making another cheesecake recipe... Pina Colada... sounds nice huh? So, i try making it last night...

Looks alright oh?

But,

It was too soft... not set at all... and tasted a bit awkward

Ended up in the bin now...

Sigh....

How are you today?

Bites Tale : Remember how you learn to walk the 1st time??

Mum was upset last night.

She had a fight with my sis... (sigh... both are very quick tempered).. of course, it all comes down to mum worrying about sis being taken advantage by her friend, A; and sis is mad because she don't like the way mum is talking to her and interrupted her personal life.

I told mum, "don't be upset.. sometimes, we (the children) need to learn our own lessons... especially when we refused to listen, so even if you knew we will end up hurting ourselves, just let us be... that's the learning process. And at the end of the day, be there for us when we need you."

I think she felt better already this morning... even asked me out for dim sum breakfast. Felt so bad to reject her offer, but will sure be late for work if i go breakfast with dad & her. Luckily she understands...

Phew!!!


















pic: i love kopi-o, but trying to reduce drinking caffeine...

Lemon Cheesecake Making

Bites Tale: Cheesecake lovin!!!

This is an old post from my previous blog.

Got this recipe from a recipe book called "Taste of Cold, Sweet Temptations" by Kelly Tang. Really nice book with lots of easy to follow recipe, think you can get it from Popular Bookstore.
But i've made some changes in the recipe.. for example, i replaced the cream crakers with wholemeal crackers and skipped the toasted almond nibs too! Made this with my sis and is really easy to make...

And best of all it's yummilicious... may be it's kinda sour to some.. but it's just nice for me..

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Ingredients:

Crust

140g wholemeal cracker crumbs

1/8 teaspoon mixed spice

1 1/2 tablespoon caster sugar

170g unsalted butter, melted

Filling

250g cream cheese, softened

110g caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

11/2 teaspoon lemon juice

200g dairy whipping cream

200ml full cream milk (i use low fat milk instead)

170g Jello lemon flavour

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Method:

1. Crust - combine all ingredient into the baking tin. Press until firm and chill in fridge.

2. Filling - Beat cream cheese, caster sugar, vanilla essence, lemon juice and dairy whipping cream until smooth

3. Bring fresh milk and jelly crystal to boil until dissolved, when it is still warm, add into item 2 mixture and mix well.

4. Pour mixture onto crust and chill in fridge until set for 3 - 4 hours.

5. Done

Long time didn't make cheesecake, think i should... may be tonight!

Felt so stupid oh...

Bites Tale: Mr. Perfect doesn't exist, what exist is understanding, trust, support & love between 2 lovers..


It happened last saturday when i was having dinner with my family & some family business partners. Not sure why suddenly the issue of marriage was brought up. Anyway, it ended up that i felt a bit embarrassed.

Why?

Because my sis told us that she heard from someone he's going to propose to me... and it will be very soon as the wedding will be next year.. i was like :"huh? WTH?". So the guests were congratulating me, reached out their hands waiting for me to reach out mine too. I did... to be polite.

But, when they (including my mom) asked me questions on the wedding, the dates, what to prepare etc... i had no idea... really... no idea.. totally zero knowledge. It seems they don't believe it as though i was trying to hide from them.. i felt stupid there actually.. and i don't believe he will do that because i knew he won't treat wedding as a surprise (joke) as it involves the 2 of us.. and our family.

And, when they asked me... "what does he do?" i can only say IT... "what kind of job?" again they asked... i said i don't know.. something to do with computers.. "what company he worked with?" i said he's a freelancer... "what is his real job, what does he earned for a living?" i said i don't know.. don't know how to explain. One of them asked me... you are going to marry him and you said you don't know?? There, i felt so..o...o...o..o... stupid again!!

I wish i could just tell them i don't know how to explain.. because i am an idiot in IT/Computer... even if i read the whole series on "Computers for Idiots"... i don't think i can explain his job.. I could only use computers for my paper work and blogging.. anything more than that i don't know... but then, of course i just smile and listen to my mom saying: "yalor... how to tell people what is his job? so difficult eh..."... i kept silent there... later that night, mom keep saying i look so stupid without knowing how to answer them..

I called him after dinner, and i asked him about the wedding and his job... he came to my house that night and told me in front of my mom that he would never do that... marriage is not for fun, and if we are to get married, we'll all plan it together.. if he got plans to marry me.. he will proposed to me.. tell our parents TOGETHER. And about his job, if someone were to ask again.. and if i feel difficult to explain, call him... he'd loved to come and explain.. and he said sorry to me... for making me feel embarrassed that night.

I know my parents are worried that he might not have a stable income... like what my dad told me yesterday while we are having lunch.. he said, "next time you marry him ah.. will he be able to buy you branded goods?".. "he must at least has a stable income before he marries you right?"...blaa.. blaa... blaah... (hey dad, i fell in love with him is not because i want him to buy me branded goods.. is simply because i think he's the one i'll be able to grow with..and grow old with!)

But i have confidence in him! Because since i met him... he's been busy... he's not jobless.. with nothing to do.. and he is not sleeping all day long, shaking his legs and waits for money to drop from the sky. He's got his plans, and when he's ready... he will propose and we'll not hide it from anyone.

Souvenirs from Sabah...

Bites Tale: The little things that counts!

So, what would you buy if you are to visit Sabah? or what would you bring from Sabah when you are visiting a friend/relative in another country?

I've always thought a T-shirt and some local malay cookies would be a good choice... or may be something like these :

Necklaces/accessories..


Something like a box to put sweets / jewelry / even paper clips for office use..


A nice decoration..

or even some vases..


It's only recently that i learned from a colleague who mostly deals with affiliates from Hong Kong that there's a very famous "souvenir" from Sabah people from Hong Kong love... at least, that's what she's being told.

It's "Ice cream"... yes, you read it correctly... Ice cream from Sabah... i was shocked too... especially when she told me, some even buy about 10 boxes to bring back to Hong Kong as gifts..

Wonder what ice cream would that be as i think there'll be better / more famous ice-creams like Haagen Daz or Baskin Robbins easily available in Hong Kong.

It's called Ice Cream Potong... i'm sure some of you must have heard / even tried it before. Not sure whether it is available in any other places in Malaysia though..

I saw it at Giant Supermarket.. out of curiosity, i decided to buy a box of mixed flavoured so i could try for myself how good they really are...

This is how the box of ice creams looks :


Nice packaging huh?


Variety of flavours they have :


I haven't finish eating that whole box... some were eaten by my mom & sis... we have tried the avocado, cempedak, cendol, red bean and sweet corn flavour... frankly, we think they tasted so-so only... except for the red bean flavour... it's nice... really nice!

So i guess buying this next time may not be a bad idea after all...