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

Rose Collection - Nov09

a good friend helped me get these for me ... they are so so pretty ...

pink with extreme big blooms

this has green petals ... special hor?

soft pink ... so cute blooms

African Violet Collection - Updates Nov09

my AV collection grows massively in my office as they doing very well in the aircon environment.

This is Robs Lilli Pilli, given to me by a GCS member.

I simply love the purple flowers with white trim ... ya, they are purple, not blue

This one has been doing very well. re-bloomed a few times already.

I waited many months for its re-bloom, luckily I did not give up. the purple pots are so cute, right?

This was a white with purple trim, but dont know why the re-blooms are more purple than white ... the blooms started 1 mth ago and the flowers are still there ...

Yam Cake Nov 2009

I have been making yam cake for a long time base on my mum's recipe, but her recipe has no much standard to follow, always base on gut feel.

during May 09 GCS gathering, a member's mother made this and I asked for recipe. This is the 3rd time I made this since then and hv been giving away. This time, another GCS member Whyee and her boyfriend Soren were so 'unfortunate' to get a piece from me because I happened to visit them on the same day :P

hubby says it was sweet ... hmm ... I guess could be due to the sausages. maybe I should change another brand.

or maybe I should try to make pumpkin cake next time ...

Pork Cutlet Nov09

My dear dear loves to eat pork ... see his size and you will know ... lol ....

so what to do, must learn how to make nice pork related dishes ... and this is pork cutlet. very easy to make, just need to follow a few simple steps:

1) ensure the meat is properly pounded so that the meat will not be tough
2) marinate overnight will be good. just need simple soya sauce and pepper
3) after coat the bread crumbs, put into fridge again so that crumbs will not drop off easily during frying
4) fry with low heat until 70-80% cooked
5) fry again with high heat so that the meat will still be tender inside and will not be oily


yummy!

Bangkok Sep2009

It has been a long time since we go bangkok. finally we found some time and did a very short trip in Sep 09.

we arrived very late as there was a flight delay. hungry, we found this "bugs and bees" near our hotel. it serves fusion type of food. not fantastic but the place seems very popular with youngsters.



breakfast: wanton noodles
and the luxury version with crab meat and roast pork
we had steamboat at MK Gold, which is just 1 street away from our hotel

our favorite Greyhound cafe

there were much more food, but too busy eating to take pictures :P