Gifts for some, Part 2

Yes, I'm writing this post on New Year's Eve. No plans for the countdown this year, I bet my parents are very pleased about me staying home. Traffic jam & road blocks everywhere, no available parking lots, sweaty & drunk crowds, disappointing fireworks... All these are actually ignorable to me, 'cause it's the company I'm with that matters most =) Been vomiting the whole day (I think it's from the mamak last night), so, it's best for me to stay home, blog and watch tv.

Anyways, I've started on my revision. I can no longer say "All I have is time", but I managed to find some for my latest Art Project =p This idea was triggered by Samantha Tee, hehehe.

The gifts are on Facebook, and only special people can see them.

They were supposed to be on this post, but I don't know how to encrypt a post that contains text and images. Facebook's my alternative.

So, don't be mad ok?? It's just a joke. Keep in mind that I love you guys very very much. Don't blame me!!! *cough* Samantha *cough*

Hope you guys like it.

Peace out.

xxxxseekixxxx

Gifts for some, Part 1

This is for Vanessa Tan & Nicholas Yeap =) My mum was cooking the eggs the other day, and I took pictures of the cooking process just for fun =)

How to cook Chinese Herbal Eggs.

1. Get the spices.

2. Wash the eggs, so that there's no chicken shit stuck to the shell. Hoohoohoo.

3. Cook the eggs

4. Add a splash of vinegar into the boiling water to make the eggs more chewy (my mum claims that this works)

4. Soak the cooked eggs in cold water for 5 minutes

5. Crack the egg shells gently. Okay, I wasn't very gentle, hehehe.

6. Follow the cooking instruction from the pack by adding dark and light soya sauce.

7. Serve!!!

I miss the time you guys used to come over for supper already.

I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH!

KL's not the same without you guys... Sobzz.

And Marcus Zhi Ven, this is for you =)

DSLR-taken yo!

This is not a typical calendar, hehehe. The interior is very cool!

Happy 2010 to everyone!

Peace out!

xxxxseekixxxx

Just delightful

I made this myself =)

Ok, so it's instant, but it tasted marvellous only because I have skills and talent in the kitchen. I'd like to think that.

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Anyways, my current favourite song is "Hold On" by Michael Bublé, from his latest album, Crazy Love. The lyrics is so beautiful and so soulfully sung. How can anyone not love this song?

Didn't they always say we were the lucky ones.

I guess that we were once, babe, we were once,

But luck will leave you cursed, it is a faithless friend,

And in the end, when life has got you down,

You've got someone here that you can wrap your arms around.

So hold on to me tight,

Hold on to me tonight.

We are stronger here together,

Than we could ever be alone.

So hold on to me,

Don't you ever let me go.

There's a thousand ways for things to fall apart,

But it's no ones fault, no it's not my fault.

Maybe all the plans we made might not work out,

But i have no doubt, even though it's hard to see.

I've got faith in us, and i believe in you and me.

So hold on to me tight.

Hold on, i promise it will be alright.

Cuz it's you and me together,

And baby all we've got is time.

So hold on to me,

Hold on to me tonight.

There's so many dreams that we have given up.

Take a look at all we've got,

And with this kind of love,

And what we've got here is enough.

So hold on to me tight.

Hold on, i promise it will be alright.

Cuz we are stronger here together,

Than we could ever be alone.

Just hold on to me,

Don't you ever let me go.

Hold on to me, it's gonna be alright.

Hold on to me tonight.

They always say, we were the lucky ones.

Peace out =)

xxxxseekixxxx

Lousy cupcake

If 1 Utama is the territory of Van & I, then Bangsar Village is of Sam & I.

We've alwalys wanted to try the pretty cupcakes at Bisou, Bangsar Village (beside New Zealand's Natural), but never got the chance to. It's always sold out by late afternoon.

Walk passed the cake boutique on Christmas day, and found many were still for sale. I guess they overbake for Christmas. So, I bought 1 and decided to have a try.

I ordered a flavour called "Zest you up". It's basically a vanilla cupcake, with orange zest icing. Citrus always lighten the flavour, doesn't it?

The cupcake sucked!!! Wasted RM 5 on a piece of cupcake which I have no idea why so many teenage girls were all over it. LOSERS.

The cupcake base was quite good. It was moist, not too buttery and the vanilla taste was pretty strong, which I liked a lot. But the icing, oh no no no!!! If one were to open a cupcake boutique with cupcakes decorated with a large amount of icing, isn't icing the very essential part of the product?!?! To begin with, the icing was too buttery: oily and there was a strong taste for low quality, stale butter. Then, the supposedly orangey taste of it, was contributed by orange flavourings, yuck! I couldn't taste the refreshing and light flavour of any zest! If they ever did add some orange zest into the mixture, then they're not very skillful, are they?

DISAPPOINTED!

The next time I step into the cafe, it wouldn't be for the cupcakes. Coffee, maybe =)

Peace out!

xxxxseekixxxx

Chinese X'mas for me?

Just came back from Mid Valley after a movie session with Samantha, Jian Ming & Zven. We watched Sherlock Holmes!!! It was just awesome, a very smart movie indeed. Suspense & curiosity in the right amount. The story was pretty logical and not at all absurd as many mystery/ crime solving movies may be. EXCELLENT! The story was set in London. Most scenes revolved around the Picadilly Circus & the Thames River. I know the London landmarks well yo!

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Christmas is a time to be spent with one's family =) and I have been spending mine with my family every year. I'm no Christian, alright (my mum is, hence I wear a cross that was given to me by her). I just have to spend the day with my family, with my Daddy to be exact! It's his birthday and my parents' anniversary.

My dad doesn't fancy Western meals, he prefers Chinese cuisine. He would just put a smile on his face and nod his head to agree with me if I wish to have Western instead. My dad's just oh so sweet =) So anyways, since it's his brithday, we picked a Chinese restaurant of our choice, heheheh!! Well, at least it's chinese =p

We went to Duck King in Jaya 1, at Jalan Universiti, PJ on Christmas Eve.

Me doing a "Marcus"

The appetizers. Deep fried seasoned duck meat and some tofu.

Seasoned duck tongue. I don't know how it tasted like since I didn't dare to eat the intrinsic muscles of the duck (superior & inferior longitudinal, verticalis, transversus).

Kai-Lan with the leaves deep fried and the trunks stir-fried =)

Some other vege

Soya sauce & garlic fried pork

The famous roast duck. Oh, so much better than the Four Seasons wannabe at Caps Square!

Smoked duck. Tasted even better than the signature roast duck! 9/10!

Clams with bean paste.

Claypot fish head.

Steamed garoupa. I never liked fish. Ewwww...

Their special rice, mixed with a little pork lard & soya sauce, served with sunny side up!

The free coconut-water jelly. (So refreshing and light! Not the yucky coconut milk kind, they used the young coconut water instead. Yumm!!)

My favourite: Lemongrass jelly!!!

Mango & pamelo sago dessert.

Happy Anniversary Daddy & Mummy!!!

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On Christmas Day itself, my brother and I went out and bought a few pieces of cake from The Daily Grind and Delicious. Well, my dad is not the dessert kind of person, so, it's always been hard to get him a cake.

Red Velvet. Pineapple, banana, peanut & cream cheese cake. Pavlova in the middle.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!!! love you long long =)

Peace out!

xxxxseekixxxx

Lucky Kid

Finally! My air ticket to Sydney has been booked and paid for. Too bad there's no promotion from MAS. Oh well. So, it's set, I'm leaving on the 19th of February, the 5th day of Chinese New Year. Why do people leave around that time of the month? Maybe it's just coincidental. Nikki left on the 19th of August. Vanessa left on the 20th of August. I know, I know, my curse of having such amazing memory. Baggage allowance is only 20kg, but apparently, if I show the ISIC card upon check-in, I'll be entitled to have an additional 10kg allowance. Plus, I'm travelling with my entire family. Considering everyone sacrificing 5kg for me, I'll have 25kg extra! EXCELLENT, AYE?

I'm kinda excited about Sydney at the moment, but I'm sure I'll feel like dying the week before leaving home.

 UNSW entrance

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Christmas came early this year!! Well, at least for my brother, Phillip. He got a new DLSR camera. It's the Canon EOS 500D/ 18-200mm with 15.1 mega pixels! It's RM 5000. Well, I don't think I should be commenting on the price of this camera, considering I have used more than that for my lovely UK trip. It's beyond comparison! I wouldn't trade a camera for the trip though!!!!

Well anyways, I used my loyal Sony DSC-T100 (8.1 megapixels, paiseh) to take some pictures.

His: notice how the pillow at the background is blurred to accentuate the potpourri's beauty?

Mine: Not that bad aye? It shows the true scenario =p

His: it's just more artistic, that's all =p

Mine: okay, maybe his is cooler for this one.

His: the diamante reindeer looked so luminous! Notice the 2 silly kids' reflection on the ornament ball? Cute.

Mine: His is way better for this picture. Notice the artistic me?

The amazing gadget. Told ya X'mas came early. The Christmas tree at the back, the ladder that Santa used to climb down.

Peace out!!!

xxxxseekixxxx