KL again.... love it!

We LOVE KL! Is there a souvenir t-shirt that says it all?

Last minute annual leave. It was so last minute that we had to opt for Aeroline. Then again, it was not an option. Its the ONLY option. Didn't want to take budget airline. Wanted to initially... but colleagues warned me against it.

Aeroline was ok, just a few hiccups on the way to KL. TV was not working, food was not so nice... so i slept and just plugged into my iPOD shuffle. And the journey began.

 

My son drew me a loach

It's a replica, ok... With whiskers and all. Google if you don't know what a loach is.

Happy Mother's Day, Mama...

Nurul made me a card in school... she said her friends copied her words. She bought me a little gift from the bookshop. It was an apple keychain. The one with the bobbing coloured water thing inside. Before she gave me she asked: "Mama, after i gave you the gift, can i have it back? cos i liked it." I said no, she couldn't take what she had given someone else. She said ok.

But i secretly hung the keychain at her schoolbag. When she discovered it, she said, she loved me more...  

And she returned with an old keychain : " cos you gave me yours, i shall give you another one."

My first fondant cake

Just a simple one for the couple... So what d'ya think? I'm up for more fondat decorations... with Pa's help of course... can't wait! Anyone want me to decorate theirs?

Nurul's brownie

We have been baking recently. Such a therapy. Especially for me. I need a stress relieving outlet.

I finally made my fondant from scratch. Such a great achievement for me. The kids enjoyed watching me knead the fondant. They helped. But just a weeeeeee bit. Cos it was messy with all the powdered sugar all over the place. The fondant turned out great on the cake! But the chocolate cake was not edible. I had baked it with too much water.... very muddy looking. But the white fondant was perfect! Next time i'll post a picture...

Nurul started baking too... She did her very first brownies. From the egg craking to the mixing of batter to poring ready to bake. Mak topped it up with choc fudge for presentation. It tasted delicious!

I would love to call Aust home

This clip was aired when i was there to complete my degree some 10 years ago. It gave me the shivers when i heard the song. And the feeling still remains. I love the song. I love Australia. I'll be there again.

Singapore had a similar one done for one of the National Day song. Uncanny similarity! Copied? I dunno. Common? I also dunno. But it didn't make the cut for me. I love the Asutralia one better.

Guys led the shopping

I thought i had put this up long ago but i didn't. These photos were still in my desktop. This groccery shopping day was led by Pa, Amir and even Riyan. Me and Nurul just tagged along. But cos i knew what the best or usual brand was, i kept on interferring till Nurul said i was 'BOSSY', great! 

The bestest people i've got!

Gorgeous. Smart. The only bunch whom i always miss a lot.

Australia 2006

I realised that since we went digital, I'd a hard time getting family photos for my kids' school work required the next day. When Nurul was born i would religiously develop rolls after rolls of film. Now with the ease od the CD or external drive, i just save photos i took and chuck them in the dry box. ahhahahahaha so lazy to print photos nowadays. Anyway, I either recycled what my kids used for previous year's art or quickly rush to the DIY photo kiosk to develop my prints. Well, that was what i did for Nurul's Malay teacher's request. I'd been coming home late these past few days so by the time i knew of it, it was like 10pm! Stripped off an old family Raya photo from my favourite frame for that. Now the frame is just nothing but frame!

Found some old photos... both my kids love to look at the times when they were still toddlers... These were taken when we visited Mimah in Melbourne and were in Gold Coast before that. They looked so cute, the kids!

My favourite Malay Laksa!

Of course, cooked my my mother... i did try cooking this before but didn't tun out as well as hers... i love it with crunchy cucumbers.

Ingredients:

* shredded deboned fish

* fish curry powder

* oil

* smashed stalks of lemongrass

* onions (blendered)

* coconut milk

* some water

* chilli paste

* fresh prawns, fishball/fishcake, toufu puff

* laksa leaves

To make chilli, fry chilli paste in oil.

Add onions and lemongrass to hot oil. Mix in chilli paste and followed by all ingredients except coconut nilk and seafood/toufu puff . When boiled, add laksa leaf and finally coconut milk. Add seafood and toufu puff when gravy has bubbled again.

Garnish with thinly shredded laksa leaf, chilli paste cooked in oil and crunchy cucumbers. Serve.