My Cutie Pies

It has been a while since I last update you guys on my favourite nieces, the Sister Sister. They both has grown up to be so intelligent and adorable, I would say. The elder one, Chloe, is 3 years & 2 months old while Chairmaine or familiarly known as Mei Mei is 1 year & 3 months old.

Chairmaine 1st Birthday at McD's: [From left to right] My Aunt (Kam Mo), Me, Charmaine, My cousins: Mei Chin, Mei Yen and Mei Yu.

Chloe & me on her 3rd birthday party.

Chloe & M: Best Buddies.

Chloe Hugging M. (Marzie, Shem, this is the BB pic i've mentioned. So cute & sweet, kan!)

This was the face she showed me when I have asked for a smile.

This is one of the few 'Clear' photo of Chairmaine. She doesn't like to sit still or pose for camera.

Aren't they super adorable? Perhaps I can submit their photos in the 2009 Cute Kid of The Year Cutest Baby Picture Competition. If I win, I can get $25,000. Imagine all the toys I could buy with it. Haha.. What do you guys think? Am I too early to be dreaming?



First THREE Commentators

Congratulations Marzie, LJ and Shemah! *HUGZ*

Biggest Mango I've Ever Seen

Yup, that's right! This is the biggest mango i've ever seen. That's a 50cent i've used as a comparison. I saw this in the market the other day and couldn't resist buying it even tho' it's quite expensive (@ RM12/kg). The seller told me that this mango is from Taiwan. Weighing at about 1.2kg, this mango is 25cm in length and has the slimmest seed, as shown in the photo [Right]. Some peoples call this paper seed. A mango like this is enough for a family of six. If you're asking me if I would buy this mango again, I would honestly tell you no. It does not have a distinctive smell of mangoes like the Indian mangoes but it has alot of 'meat'. Unless you're looking for 'meaty' mangoes that has no mango smell, you can skip this.

First Commentator

Congratulations, marzie! and thank you for all your comments love!!! :)

A Beautiful Rose Bracelet

Last Sunday, I received a surprise gift from my future brother-in-law. He has bought a beautiful rose bracelet for me when he and his wife were at his friend's shop to buy some handmade accessories. I wasn't expecting any gift, so when he handed me the bracelet, I was really surprised. The rose bracelet was beautiful. And he has picked just the right color for me, which is PINK. It's so nice to have a surprise gift like this once in a while.

Thanks, Mel & Steph! I am really blessed to have both of you as part of my families. *HUGZ*

First Commentator

Congratulations, marzie! and thank you for all your comments love!!! :)

Thai Tomyam

When I first visited Bangkok Nov last year, I was fascinated with their Tomyam! It's so different from our homeland tomyam or the tomyam i cook.

It was spicy & sour with a tantalizing smells of its own. I can't help myself but had tomyam everyday over there.

I told my darling that we could make our Thai Tomyam when we are back. And so last week, after so many months, i've decided to make my version of Thai Tomyam.



Ingredients:
2 big onions (chopped finely)
8cm galangal (sliced)
4 stalks lemon grass (chopped)
20 chili padi (halved)
20 kaffir leaves (cut into tiny strips)
12tbsp tomyam paste
2 tbsp lemon juice (limau kasturi)
3 tomatoes
2 stalks parsley (cut the leaves, chopped the stalk)
3 litres water
Prawns (shelled with the tail intact)
Squid
1/2 cup coconut milk *

1. Saute onions, galangal & 10 chili padi until fragrant. Add in water, followed by 2 stalks of lemon grass that has been chopped and 10 kaffir leaves which has been cut into thin strips with a scissors. Let it boil for about 15mins under medium heat.

2. Add in the tomyam paste and the rest of the chopped lemon grass. Let it boil for 5 mins before putting in the balance kaffir leaves strips, chili padi, chopped parsley and tomatoes.

3. Boil for about 25 mins under medium heat, then add in the main ingredients. *If you want, you can add in the coconut milk.

4. Let it boil for another 10mins, add in salt & lemon juice to taste and your tomyam soup is ready to serve.

5. Before serving, cut 1-2 kaffir leaves into thin strips and let it sit under the soup. Garnish with parsley on top. Freshly cut kaffir leaves will release a refreshing fragrance while the fresh parsley will give the soup an additional smell.

This recipe cannot be compared to the real tomyam that they have in Bangkok but at least it is a 90% Thai Tomyam. I will be making another attempt on the 24th May during my niece's birthday party. Hopefully I'll be able to make a 100% Thai Tomyam. :) (LJ, you might want to try this recipe since you like Bangkok food so much!! ^^)

[Update: Improvised Thai Tomyam!]



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She still haven't got a name yet and I am gonna need your help. Can you guys help me with a girl name? Preferably start with 'C' or 'F'. Thank you, guys! I am going to visit her again now..so see ya!! :)



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Chloe has alot of "moves" that delighted us. One of her latest moves is talking on the handphone. I manage to record it this morning. Do you know what happen during my recording? My phone rang and that's why the recording was ended abruptly. It was from my mom's handphone, the one chloe was holding. "She called me!" i exclaimed excitedly. But of course, it's on accidentally. She doesn't know how to dial the number. But still, She's a smart baby! :) Go ahead and play the video.

So tell me, can you not laugh when you see a kid doing that? :)



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As I was saying yesterday, we couldn't decide where to celebrate our 7th anniversary. So, guess what? We ended up eating both!

Yup, first we went to Sushi King and filled quarter of our stomach with our favourite japanese dishes: chuka chimni, sake, inari burger, tempura, and more chuka chimni. :)

Then we stroll around the shopping mall, giving ample time for our stomach to do some digestion before our "main" meal. We bought each others pressies. (You see, we both were busy lately and there's no time to buy pressies until yesterday. Pressies are not the main subject on our anniversary, Food is). He got me an earring and I got him a pen.

After buying each others pressies, we went to Eden Restaurant. It was my childhood restaurant. My family & I used to frequent Eden, the one near Atria when I was young. Unfortunately, they have closed down that Eden many years ago.

Now, they have it near my place. This was the first time my partner & I visited Eden@Subang Parade. The interior design of this fine dining restaurant was not to my expectation. Well, I admit, I compared this with the former one in Atria. But aren't the new one suppose to have some improvement? The furnitures were all in wooden medium brown color and the lightings were too bright. It doesn't look high-class. But other than that, I love Eden@Subang Parade. I love the ambiance: quiet and relaxing. I love their staffs: friendly & polite. I love their food: yummy & at reasonable price.

We started off with their recommended Tropical Storm [Inset: Above Left] and Espresso Blend [Inset: Above Right]. We loved the Tropical Storm. It has some lime flavor to it and it's simply refreshing! The Espresso Blend was just all-right.

For appetizer, we had Mini Nachos [Inset: Above] which was yummy. And for soups, I had a Chunky Oxtail Soup [Inset: Below Left], while my darling had a Lobster Bisque [Inset: Below Right]. Both soups were delicious. :)

For main course, I had an Amazing Mixed Grill [Inset: Left] - grilled chicken, steak & cheese sausage in black pepper sauce. I loved the steak & sauce ~ Yummy! My darling had a Kingdom of The Sea [Inset: Below Right] - baked lobster, fried fish fillets, calamari and scallops. We loved the lobster, calamari & scallops, everything except the fried fish fillets. The fish fillet were too soggy with oil from the deep frying, we thought.

And lastly for dessert, we had Eden's Mud Pie [Inset: Below] . To our disappointments, the mud pie sucks! I did not finish it. The mud pie has small pieces of ice in between of its fine ice-cream. Its like as tho' they have prepared the mud pie earlier (eg; scooped it out and decorated it) and put them in freezer. I was really looking forward to the mud pie but disappointment is what i get!However, our overall experience at Eden was still Good. The mud pie does not stop us from wanting to go there again. We will surely go there to try other dishes. :)



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