We're moving to our new place soon!! But it'll be mainly just the 4 walls, the ceiling and the floor.
Yup... there's no TV. No Internet. No phone line. No tables. No chairs. AND NO MATTRESS (for one night, I hope).
It's me and the 4 walls, the floor and the ceiling. I wonder, how would I spend my time in my new home... I don't even know how to sit. Hahaha... well, we'll managed (n_n)/
We're very thankful that we have a place to stay.
And we're super thankful for our friends who have been supporting us and allowing us into their personal abode. And we're very sorry for all the disturbance caused. We felt that we've robbed away their comfort zone and their privacy.
Sorry.
And thanks so much.
You guys have been a great blessing to us. And we prayed that God will continue to shower His blessings onto you guys as well.
And may we be a blessing to you too.
We love you! xoxo
Yesterday, I attempted to cook my mom's dishes again. This time, I rang her up (I'm using a phone card: DayBreak) to get to know in details of the recipe.
Thus, yesterday dinner was:
1) Sweet and sour, tomato sauce, pork chop.
Mom's recipe:
- Pound pork chop like crazy. Marinate with oyster sauce and a bit of sugar, for 30 minutes or more.
- Before pan-frying, coat pork chop with corn floor.
- Pan-fried porkie till golden brown. Take out from pan.
- For the sauce, stir fry some chopped chillies and onions, and some of those peas and corn bits. Then, pour in the ketchup and water. Add sugar to taste. Add a bit of corn floor to thicken the sauce.
The result!!! Yummy porkie chop in sweet and sour tomato sauce!!
2) Stir-fry leek and carrot with minced porkie
Mom's recipe
- Marinate minced pork with soya sauce, oyster sauce and a bit of sugar for 30 minutes or more.
- Stir fry minced pork till cooked.
- Add in chopped leeks. Stir stir stir. Fry fry fry.
- Add in chopped carrots. Stir stir stir. Fry fry fry.
- Add oyster sauce and water. Stir stir stir. Fry fry fry.
- Put on the lid for about 30 sec - 1 minute.
The end result. I kinda overcooked the vege :( That's because I FORGOT about the minced meat!!! I cooked the vege WITHOUT the meat.. Then I have to scoop up all the vege and then start all over again.
3) Steam eggie with minced porkie
Mom's recipe
- Beat 1 salted egg and 2 eggs in a bowl. Add a little of water.
- Pour egg mixture onto bowl with minced pork.
- Heat wok with water. Once the water starts to boil, put in the bowl onto the stand on the wok. Put on the lid.
- Steam for 15 minutes.
- When done, add in some soya sauce and pepper to taste.
This is my SECOND attempt. And the looks is alot better than my first (n_n)/ However, there's no salted egg in my second attempt. So the taste is not as nice as the first.
First attempt. Look at its super rough surface. And the minced meat kinda hard. That's because I pressed it down unto the bowl. Wrong move. Mom said that the minced meat supposed to be light so that the eggs can go in between them.
Second attempt. Hmmm, looks better. But eggs kinda hard. Lack of water. And lack of the salted egg taste.
Dinner is served!
Thus, yesterday dinner was:
1) Sweet and sour, tomato sauce, pork chop.
Mom's recipe:
- Pound pork chop like crazy. Marinate with oyster sauce and a bit of sugar, for 30 minutes or more.
- Before pan-frying, coat pork chop with corn floor.
- Pan-fried porkie till golden brown. Take out from pan.
- For the sauce, stir fry some chopped chillies and onions, and some of those peas and corn bits. Then, pour in the ketchup and water. Add sugar to taste. Add a bit of corn floor to thicken the sauce.
The result!!! Yummy porkie chop in sweet and sour tomato sauce!!
2) Stir-fry leek and carrot with minced porkie
Mom's recipe
- Marinate minced pork with soya sauce, oyster sauce and a bit of sugar for 30 minutes or more.
- Stir fry minced pork till cooked.
- Add in chopped leeks. Stir stir stir. Fry fry fry.
- Add in chopped carrots. Stir stir stir. Fry fry fry.
- Add oyster sauce and water. Stir stir stir. Fry fry fry.
- Put on the lid for about 30 sec - 1 minute.
The end result. I kinda overcooked the vege :( That's because I FORGOT about the minced meat!!! I cooked the vege WITHOUT the meat.. Then I have to scoop up all the vege and then start all over again.
3) Steam eggie with minced porkie
Mom's recipe
- Beat 1 salted egg and 2 eggs in a bowl. Add a little of water.
- Pour egg mixture onto bowl with minced pork.
- Heat wok with water. Once the water starts to boil, put in the bowl onto the stand on the wok. Put on the lid.
- Steam for 15 minutes.
- When done, add in some soya sauce and pepper to taste.
This is my SECOND attempt. And the looks is alot better than my first (n_n)/ However, there's no salted egg in my second attempt. So the taste is not as nice as the first.
First attempt. Look at its super rough surface. And the minced meat kinda hard. That's because I pressed it down unto the bowl. Wrong move. Mom said that the minced meat supposed to be light so that the eggs can go in between them.
Second attempt. Hmmm, looks better. But eggs kinda hard. Lack of water. And lack of the salted egg taste.
Dinner is served!
Joyfully after we picked our car (see: Jazzy Red Batmobile), we drove it back to our friends' place.
We're still unfamiliar with the roads, locations and directions in Melbourne. And we do not have a GPS. Thus, we printed out a map from GoogleMap on the route back.
The route seems simple. Until we got a biiiiit lost around CBD.
Never mind, we remembered the tram route back home. So, all we need to do is to find Flinders Station.
But little did we know, there's no right turn along the road at Flinders Station. So, we went on. And then, we reached a junction where you can make a right turn.
We thought, "Yay! We found our way back!".
HOWEVER... there's CUTE little sign next to the lane that states "TOLL".
uh-oh... we think we're heading towards the toll lane. We better U-turn.
Then... we drove passed an arch with fancy electronic devices on it. I think that's the toll system.
And we have not purchase a toll pass.
...
...
...
Suddenly, I appreciate Malaysia's toll system, where you can pay cash to a human operator.
...
...
...
Nevertheless, guess I have to go to a Post office and register my car and pay for the toll.
We're still unfamiliar with the roads, locations and directions in Melbourne. And we do not have a GPS. Thus, we printed out a map from GoogleMap on the route back.
The route seems simple. Until we got a biiiiit lost around CBD.
Never mind, we remembered the tram route back home. So, all we need to do is to find Flinders Station.
But little did we know, there's no right turn along the road at Flinders Station. So, we went on. And then, we reached a junction where you can make a right turn.
We thought, "Yay! We found our way back!".
HOWEVER... there's CUTE little sign next to the lane that states "TOLL".
uh-oh... we think we're heading towards the toll lane. We better U-turn.
Then... we drove passed an arch with fancy electronic devices on it. I think that's the toll system.
And we have not purchase a toll pass.
...
...
...
Suddenly, I appreciate Malaysia's toll system, where you can pay cash to a human operator.
...
...
...
Nevertheless, guess I have to go to a Post office and register my car and pay for the toll.
Our jazzy red batmobile finally arrived! Hubby took a day off and both of us took a tram to the Honda showroom.
And finally! A car of our own...
However... I'd feel that buying a car in Malaysia is somehow a much better deal. Though, dollar-to-dollar, the cars here are cheaper. But there's some disadvantages.
Cars here come bare! When you buy a car, you buy ONLY A CAR. Those fancy features like rear assist (see: All That Jazz), automatic central locking, door visor, mud guards, etc etc... and even CAR MATS are ADDITIONAL accessories to your car.
Therefore, you have to pay.
@#$%&
And car mats are not cheap.
@#$%&
Anyway, we're thankful to have a car to drive around. It's much easier, especially when we're to shift to our new place soon (YAY!) and lots of massive shopping.
The front...
Sexy back
Dashboard
Side view...
And finally! A car of our own...
However... I'd feel that buying a car in Malaysia is somehow a much better deal. Though, dollar-to-dollar, the cars here are cheaper. But there's some disadvantages.
Cars here come bare! When you buy a car, you buy ONLY A CAR. Those fancy features like rear assist (see: All That Jazz), automatic central locking, door visor, mud guards, etc etc... and even CAR MATS are ADDITIONAL accessories to your car.
Therefore, you have to pay.
@#$%&
And car mats are not cheap.
@#$%&
Anyway, we're thankful to have a car to drive around. It's much easier, especially when we're to shift to our new place soon (YAY!) and lots of massive shopping.
The front...
Sexy back
Dashboard
Side view...
Back in Malaysia, I used to cut my finger nails during the weekend. It's one of those habit you pick up during primary/secondary school days.
At that time, every Monday morning, during the assembly, after the "angkat, turun tangan"... and also the "sedia, baris sedia, senang diri"... and also the repetitive singing of the national anthem and the school song because we sang as softly as the butterflies... and also the "baca ikhrar"... and also the spot checks: shoe checking to make sure it's white, badge and name tag checking to make sure we're wearing school badges and name tags, socks checking to make sure our socks is not too high up, too low, or rolled down, hair checking to make sure it's not too long, not too short, tidy and neat, etc etc etc... and fingernails checking!
At that time, we have to raise our hands with our palms facing down, and the perfects will check our fingernails to make sure that they're short, neat and clean. If they're not, your name will be in the discipline book, you'll have to give your "reason" to the discipline teacher (duh, I lazy/forgot to cut it during the weekend), and a nice hit on the palm from the discipline teacher's rotan.
And thus, the habit of cutting nails during weekend.
Yes, I'm a female. And yes, I would to exhibit feminine qualities. But I prefer my nails to be short and clean.
Anyway... it's been 2-3 weeks since I last cut my fingernails in Melbourne. Why? Because, it's really NOT growing.
*GASP* What's wrong with me?
I did a Google search and found out that, the reason why fingernails are not growing well is due to malnutrition.
*ahem* The amount of food I take is DOUBLE the amount I usually take in Malaysia. I take my main meals (rice, vege, meat) in big portion, then I take fruits (banana, orange, apple), then I take desserts (chocolateeesssssss). And I'm having malnutrition?
You must be kidding?
Last night, I asked my hubby on his nails. And his fingernails are growing slower than usual as well!!
So, therefore, I conclude... Cold weather makes the fingernails grow slower.
(=,=)""
At that time, every Monday morning, during the assembly, after the "angkat, turun tangan"... and also the "sedia, baris sedia, senang diri"... and also the repetitive singing of the national anthem and the school song because we sang as softly as the butterflies... and also the "baca ikhrar"... and also the spot checks: shoe checking to make sure it's white, badge and name tag checking to make sure we're wearing school badges and name tags, socks checking to make sure our socks is not too high up, too low, or rolled down, hair checking to make sure it's not too long, not too short, tidy and neat, etc etc etc... and fingernails checking!
At that time, we have to raise our hands with our palms facing down, and the perfects will check our fingernails to make sure that they're short, neat and clean. If they're not, your name will be in the discipline book, you'll have to give your "reason" to the discipline teacher (duh, I lazy/forgot to cut it during the weekend), and a nice hit on the palm from the discipline teacher's rotan.
And thus, the habit of cutting nails during weekend.
Yes, I'm a female. And yes, I would to exhibit feminine qualities. But I prefer my nails to be short and clean.
Anyway... it's been 2-3 weeks since I last cut my fingernails in Melbourne. Why? Because, it's really NOT growing.
*GASP* What's wrong with me?
I did a Google search and found out that, the reason why fingernails are not growing well is due to malnutrition.
*ahem* The amount of food I take is DOUBLE the amount I usually take in Malaysia. I take my main meals (rice, vege, meat) in big portion, then I take fruits (banana, orange, apple), then I take desserts (chocolateeesssssss). And I'm having malnutrition?
You must be kidding?
Last night, I asked my hubby on his nails. And his fingernails are growing slower than usual as well!!
So, therefore, I conclude... Cold weather makes the fingernails grow slower.
(=,=)""
After dinner (see: Fifth Birthday Pressie), we went for supper at Brunetti.
Ahhh... heaven for sweet-tooth mammals like myself... Every sight, smell, bite is like heaven on earth...
THANK YOU HENNLEY, DEVIN & HUBBY ... again (n_n)/
Look at those cakes, pastries, chocolates... I can't seem to choose...
*Gasp* MORE cakes and pastries and everything sweet and yummy!! So much yummies, so little me...
This is JUST one row of them.
This is what we had (clockwise from top left): Tiramisu, Royale (chocolate and almond cake with dark chocolate mousse), I-can't-remember-but-it's-sure-tasted-very-yummy, strawberry cheese cake.
For more information, location and menu:
Brunetti's website: http://www.brunetti.com.au/
Oh ya. The next day, I had sore throat, followed by mild fever, cough and flu. Too much chocolates for one day :P
Ahhh... heaven for sweet-tooth mammals like myself... Every sight, smell, bite is like heaven on earth...
THANK YOU HENNLEY, DEVIN & HUBBY ... again (n_n)/
Look at those cakes, pastries, chocolates... I can't seem to choose...
*Gasp* MORE cakes and pastries and everything sweet and yummy!! So much yummies, so little me...
This is JUST one row of them.
This is what we had (clockwise from top left): Tiramisu, Royale (chocolate and almond cake with dark chocolate mousse), I-can't-remember-but-it's-sure-tasted-very-yummy, strawberry cheese cake.
For more information, location and menu:
Brunetti's website: http://www.brunetti.com.au/
Oh ya. The next day, I had sore throat, followed by mild fever, cough and flu. Too much chocolates for one day :P
My fifth birthday pressie are from my dear friends (who're STILL hosting us at the moment) and my hubby (n_n)/
We had Italian for dinner. We went to Papa Gino's at Lygon Street for pizzas and pasta!
THANK YOU HENNLEY, DEVIN & HUBBY (n_n)/
The menu... Yummy pizzas and pasta!
The environment. You can see how good is their business, the place is packed with people. Casual dining ambiance. And you can hear lotsa happy people laughing loudly. BWAHAHAHA~
Complimentary bread and butter. The white bread is really soft. Could be better if they toast them with garlic butter.
Seafood marinara spaghetti. Yummy. But wish there were more sauce.
Mexican pizza. Spicy salami with capsicum and ham. Nice!!
Chicken pizza. Lots of crunchy chicken bits and yummy BBQ sauce.
For more information, location and menu:
Papa Gino's website: http://www.papaginos.com.au/
Address and contact:
221 Lygon Street
Carlton, VIC 3053
Melbourne, Australia
Phone: 03 9347 5758
Fax: 03 9347 5757
We had Italian for dinner. We went to Papa Gino's at Lygon Street for pizzas and pasta!
THANK YOU HENNLEY, DEVIN & HUBBY (n_n)/
The menu... Yummy pizzas and pasta!
The environment. You can see how good is their business, the place is packed with people. Casual dining ambiance. And you can hear lotsa happy people laughing loudly. BWAHAHAHA~
Complimentary bread and butter. The white bread is really soft. Could be better if they toast them with garlic butter.
Seafood marinara spaghetti. Yummy. But wish there were more sauce.
Mexican pizza. Spicy salami with capsicum and ham. Nice!!
Chicken pizza. Lots of crunchy chicken bits and yummy BBQ sauce.
For more information, location and menu:
Papa Gino's website: http://www.papaginos.com.au/
Address and contact:
221 Lygon Street
Carlton, VIC 3053
Melbourne, Australia
Phone: 03 9347 5758
Fax: 03 9347 5757
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