Sunday, December 6, 2009

Fishing

my hubby loves to go fishing, so I went once with them to sea fishing in March 2005 ....

this is the island which we stayed during the nights
freshly caught fishes are very yummy

caught by the boat man

a small shark ... shark meat is quite nice but they were quite cruel to kill it ... you wouldnt want to know
dinner ... freshly caught fishes again ... simple cooking but very yummy
our catch for 2 days of hardwork
it was a good trip ... filled our ice boxes to full



but I was badly sea sick ... the waves were strong and it was too tough for me to stay out in the sea for 8hrs .... once is enough ...

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Bangkok Food

thought I could write abt some of the food places I have tried in Bangkok

before I start, this is my favourite store in MBK to stock up the tid-bits

only been to this place once ... Shelter ... slightly far from BKK centre ... food is not fantastic but there is live music, so make the whole experience quite fun
what a trip without ice cream, esp BKK is hot and humid ... this is terpanyaki style ice cream at hagan daaz

I have also been to this place once ... Anna's cafe ... not able to find it anymore and the website is not working so I assume it is not in operation anymore. They serve fusion style thai food, nice and service is good ... we only remb to take pics halfway thr ...

Japanese buffet ... although quality is not that good, but it is quite cheap, esp good for big eater



street food along khao san road, where backpackers stay. this pork porridge stall was just outside swenson's so quite easy to find. Dont know if it is still there

Episcia Collection - Nov 09

I kept a couple of episcia in office and this is one of them when it blooms

I hv this mug but hv never used it ... so decided to pot my episcia in it ... but cant remb what is the ID of this episcia

this should be a fanny haague ... dark green leaves with lime green veins and lilac flowers

this is blue heaven ... light green furry leaves and the blooms have edges ... it is so cute
this is 1 of my latest collection: chocolate velor ... the dark leaves have green veins and lilac flowers ... so so pretty

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Macau & Hong Kong Nov2007

this was the first time we travelled together as a family, except for my hubby who cant join us as it was not school holiday, me, mother, 2 brothers and sis in law went to Macau and did a day trip to HK.

the hotel that we stayed Venetian Macau



we secretly took a few photos of the casino (well, it is not allowed)

this is the exterior of the hotel

Macau city centre, where the govt buildings are and where all the tourists come



this is some ancient horse head that costs millions of dollars, displayed outside a casino, guarded by a few guards
the famous 大三巴



I climbed up to take a look at the view of the streets


then I walked up to the hill top to view the city

must try their famous pork cutlet bun and tea with milk

and we travelled all the way to the seaside to find this Lord Stow's Bakery and eat the egg tarts ... it is a must!

Chengdu, China Dec2008

due to work, I had the chance to travel to Chengdu 成都 for a week during their winter time. although I didnt hv much time to visit all the sights but still managed to squeeze in some time to sample some food.
their famous szechuan spicy hotpot

rabbit meat - taste like chickenthe hotel I stayed in - Hiltonover the weekend, I followed the Chengdu colleagues to Er Mei Shan 峨嵋山 for a night stay and we went for a walk in the morning
the famous Bao Guo Shi 报国寺


I also visited the panda centre. the big panda eating his favorite apple, waiting to take pictures with tourist. It costs around S$90 to take a pic with him ... whoh, so expensive.
the baby ones are so so cute