DO YOU KNOW?

What are these??

that hairy brown egg... o_O

the verrry black egg.. o_O"

I know they are some kind of preserved egg and even got into some sticky situation with one of them some years ago. Well, live and learn! not everything is taught in schoool!

I learned how to differentiate the above TODAY! :)

Was the domestic chef (and driver) for the sick man today :X So I was tasked to whip up luncheon and what a better chance to experiment the ohhlaaalaaa spinach w century egg and salted egg tt I always order in dian xiao er :) I had worked out the menu in my head ever since I tasted that dish!
Anyway, back to my cooking adventure, I actually saw e 2 alien-looking eggs at N's house and I called up the mother to ask for an identification of a century egg. She told me it was hairy.
Turned out that hairy brown thingy up there is the century egg. It's cooked! So u just have to wash the hairy stuff clean n crack it open like a normal egg. The dark black thingy is the salted egg. It's HALF cooked?!! The yolk is hard but the white is liquid! I am still verry amazed :)

Down at the grocery shop, picked up a bunch of vegetables tt looked like spinach. Never seen the uncooked ones ;p (Live & learn #1). And I asked the lady what tt hairy brown thing and the dark black thing was, just to be sure yknow. (Live & learn #2)


AND!! tadah!! this is the dish I ve been processing in my thoughts all these while! But taste is still not correct yet :( *rated 7/10*

Some other stuff I whipped up today..

Hotplate tofu *rated 9/10!*
Mince pork & potato stew *rated 8.75/10*

All ratings are made independently from the food taster. Independence
credibility assured cos he criticized and STILL harps on that inedible kangkong from last year...

The most marvelous thing??

The above were peeled, chopped, cut while I had my day-old freshly painted nails :X Lucky they are still intact. Different color!! :)

City lights (Down Under II)

Shhhh... tell you a secret...I knocked off at 430pm last Fridayy!!! :) and took a 40 min car ride to THIS!!

Complimentary accomodation from Cher at Surrey hills! *even the name sounds cool* that's the clear blue skies and the quiet street that greeted me while waiting for Cher to return from her Friday night drinking session.. :) And that's my hugeass luggage for a week's stay! N says dunno why I carry soooo many things for a week trip! *I did bring along FOUR pairs of shoes!* and the gigantic icebox storing my yummers treats to be airflown.. :)

Some city lights view around the harbour...
City clock. Yeah. check out the time. We were still on the streets. you should check out the babes too! everyone took huge efforts to look handsome and pretty for some chillax on Fri! I was grossly underdressed in my trusty Levis! *need to get MORE dresses!* ;p

Daylight and citylights comparision of the Harbourbridge. You can pay around AUD200!! to climb the arch of the bridge. Seriously! I m fine staring at it from across the harbour, and bringing back some photos for remembrance :

Daylight and citylights comparison of the Sydney Opera House. Think it looks better in the day :) am glad my uber sweet host took me there again on Sunday morning :) :)

AND how to forget our yummersumptious pork rib dinner @ Hurricanes??!!

TADAH!!!! it's a half rack only! and it's sooooo big! there were actually 2 slabs of ribs! (quite hidden by the lousy lightings)

Half rack & us for a gauge of the true size! And my very sweet host :)

I m not exactly a rib person but this rib got two of my two thumbs up! luckily Cher insisted tt we go try it even though we were already full from the KFC snackers meal while waiting for 45 minutes on the waiting list!

Super tender and well marinated! It almosted dissolved in my mouth! and I was licking all the bones clean!!! :) :) service was great too! the waitresses go around wearing a bib for u to protect your beautiful clothes in case u accidentally forget your human etiquette and devour the ribs like a hungry beast :) definitely a MUST TRY when u go to Sydney :)

The serenity of life (Down Under)

if beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, then Sydney would have a lot of admirers!
The weather was fantabulous! It felt like having the aircon on under the sunny and cloudy skies! the streets were littered with beautiful flowers and vintage cars. houses built of bricks. without the hustle and bustle of the city. the town slept pretty early too.

I was glad for the chance to experience some suburb life :) A look at my humble abode..


AHHH... the clear blue skies :)


the lush greenery and the pond right at the lobby...

the steps leading up to my room :)

my (rather big) room! took the queenie and used the single as my clothes rack :)

And now, some views around the little town I was living in - Bankstown

An anglican church. I lust for such old architecture :)

the quiet streets and the homes

a walk to remember. the pretty skies, beautiful flowers and queer bird species :) :)

And the day I hit the streets at 6pm to find dinner....

there was only a single soul in front of me! the rest of the town was already at home..i was craving for some mackers dinner...and I found one!!

BUT!!! it was closed by the time I got to it. timecheck: 630pm!!!!!

Luckily for a drive in I chanced upon further down the road. It opened till later. :D so i still managed to get my big brown bag :) satisfied a good mackers crave! :D

Am in the midst of sorting out my millions of pictures from both Cher and my camera. Down under updates soon! :)

Blog STARS of the week!

Star No. 1
What caught the kitty's attention!!

AND the doggy's (niu niu's) attention!!!

AND mine! I saw a wormy furball creep into his dog's nest while packing halfway last night :D

He dragged his sleep favorites along into bed... and looked like this! Soooooooo CUTE! Mummy says she wana make him a pillow after seeing him sleep like this most of the time..


AND.... he continues to be my chart topper! Him this morning at 8am. Jumped onto my bed and hunted for his favorite food - tissue paper o_O waking me up as a result...

Star No. 2
Baby Jayden at 1 week old :) We popped by after N touched down in the afternoon :) Looooks soooo cuddly-able but I dont dare to carry yet :p


Star No. 3
Buffalo Wings!! Jerry's this time. I personally prefer the taste of Jerry's wings although it could be spicier. They only have 3 levels on the menu. So we opted for the 2nd level, which didnt give us any kick. Still, YUMSS!!

N's meatball sphagetti.

My *boring yawns* fish & chips. Tasted like it was beer battered :)

Star No. 4

Pretty chiffon dresses!

Loef dress :) for the Buffalo wing date :)

HH braided white chiffon which came in the mail on Friday :)

And after this, I m going down under for some work and play! :) :)

Love is...

being the maid, the wife, the mum, the whore, the daughter-in-law....

AND sometimes, you still have to double up as the secretary!

This is what my man smsed me from Phuket a while ago...

"Get a slot with Ivy for me. This weekend. Bear in mind my badminton. Nth much for this weekend. Sat nite I'm free too."

.......


*_*''

*some of the above roles are only applicable after you get married*
for illustration purposes, but they are all what the mighty women are!

*Ivy is my all-time favorite hairstylist become N's favorite hairstylist*

Seriously MAN!!! you all got to treat your woman better! :) :) They have sooooo many roles to play in your life! what can you do without us :) :)


**timecheck: 415pm. I really have to get this off my chest after receiving that sms! urgh!

Happy Dog V and TGIF!!!

Friday casuals :) Navy rossette pumps from FES! :)

Some travel lusts for May... Notre Dame!! I thought the name only exists in Europe?! :D

Some palace lusts for April :) *princessy thoughts make one jubilant*

It'll clash with my work schedule tho....:( so hopefully we can work something out...

AND see what caught Murphy's attention?!

A NOUGAT!
You see how the 2 shots look the same? Cos with triumph card in my hand, he didnt move AT ALL!

Baby boy lying on my lap for a good ear cleanse :) He gets a treat for behaving like that ok?! Dogs are after all, still dogs. No matter how humanise you have made them out to be... You still have to reward them for being good :)
We spent about half an hour at niu niu's house last night. The 2 are very good play mates (although the only thing they do is just to chase each other around the butt to smell each other) :D And Murphy got alooooot of treats from them. So obviously he didnt want to leave and I had to drag him home. He had 2 chunks of salmon from the mummy, some guava juice from the bottle cap tt the dady was drinking from AND apple slices from the grandmother.. o_O on top of the bitterguord that he snitched off me when I had my dinner...

And yeah. Cos I was late this morning, he din get his bone treat from the random aunty from around the neighbourhood :(

Anyways, here's a Friday casual! :)

Kimono flutter wing top! *loves* NOT new. It's actually my youngest sister's.. :)

A thin ribbon at the back :)

And did I tell you i LOVE my nails?! :) *purple-opolis* looks soooo good with black clothes!

Our story - the proposal (Part I)

Everytime people ask us when we are going to get married, my man always answers, "She hasnt proposed to me yet leh.." :p

So recently, N sent me the following items that I can propose to him with. Sure win proposal items. I wouldnt get rejected. ^_^

*Taylors* And he just sold away his taylor like 3 yrs ago, and still has another one at home??!! *Cant you strum the guitar u already have?* Sometimes, I dont understand him as much as he doesnt understand why I like to buy soooo mannnnny (similar) clothes.. ;p ;p

no, a proposal isnt coming his way anytime soon....
So the purpose of this proposal post? Is just to rant and grumble..... *heh*
I need to pen down MY proposal soon before the memory fades away.. :) it's been almost a year!

Have just restricted myself from adding tt fushia/black dress or that navy cotton knit top to the shopping cart on HH. I hope it stays this way...

Now I just got this newly added loves to my HUGE collection of nail polishes! Needless to say, it's of a similar shade as the rest... just cant bear to get the nude ones..nor the new JADE colored one... seems boring hor? :p

The dog this morning when he woke up.. He has soooo mannny fans and friends! 4 people greeted HIM this morning when we went for our stroll together! and they dont even know my name!! one even made a date with me tomorrow morning, I mean date with HIM, to pass HIM a doggy bone!! o_O

Another daddy told his kid that Murphy is going to school and told her she has to go to school too... o_O

Evolution of Fei fei

Midweek humour. of my destroyer :)