Sotong Mian

On certain days of my working week, I will work in somewhere faraway in the west.. up in a certain hill. On my lucky days, I am spared from climbing up the hill with the help of a few saviours. Some days, I jus got to bear with the blisters on my feet and climb the steep slope up and down a stopid hill so as to just to get into a stopid room in a stopid building so as to start working.

Suffering...

Going home is just as bad. I am entirely grateful when there is someone who offer us to hitch a ride in their car to the busstop where civilisation is. I always see a halo on the driver's head whenever they stop their car and ask "You gals need a lift to the busstop?"

TOking about that awful workplace jus reminded me of the blister i just gotten back on tuesday. Sheesh!

This workplace is not just inaccessible but also the food they have here is simply awful. The food in the canteen isnt very appealing but to fill our stomach, anything goes. Sometimes we will walk a longer distance to airconditioned place which serve saner food but really oily and unhealthy. Its no wonder I have a colleague there who always end up with contispation problem. Keke! Yeap.. no fruit stall either. I hear that there is a place that sells nicer food further up hill.. but Noo.. I have enuff of climbing. Sometimes when we are more fwee, our nice colleagues will drive us out for lunch.

Ohh.. anyway, the purpose of my post is to show a really pretty pic my colleague, ka-te (as in short in hokkein - my evil nick to her) drew. 1 colleague, XW asked me during lunch why I have not update my blog for such a long time. Then I told her cause I have nothing special to write about. Then she told me, there... you shld take a pic of yr food now and write in yr blog. "This is what I had for lunch today, sotong mian" Geez. I was like I cant bring in camera phone here. Cannot take pic. Then we decided to ask Ka-Te to draw for us later in the nite.

N this is what she drew in the msn...



So pretty right? Jus by using mouse! She is really good in drawing. It was so pretty I told her i gonna put it in my food blog and it looks so much more yummier than the one i had for lunch. There is sotong, prawns and veggie in her pic!!

We all think she should not be in this line manz. She have drew many many other pretty stuffs before! SO talented. Next time I will steal more of her pic and put in my blog!

Chong QIng Hot pot

In October, it was the month where 4 of my best friends birthday falls on.

We decided to have steamboat! A place where I have not gone for a super long time. Chong Qing Hot Pot at Tanglin Shopping Centre!!

There were some unpleasant encounters before our meal that nite but its a super long story so I shall jus concerntrate on the happy part! Eating!!

As usual, We have the yuan yang guo. The Ma La is really ma manz! Before they serve us our ordered ingredients, we have some small snacks. Then we ordered everything for our first round. Then soon, its crazy ordering of loads of our fav food. They have nice sauces which you can mix on yr own to complement your cooked food! I love my sauce with jus peanut sauce and sesame oil.

After we stuffed ourselves, there is still a round of small dessert snacks for each of us. Neat!

We go home with big bellys, really oily face and red numb lips! haha~

Some pics..


Calm and Quiet before the food war starts...


The battle begins!! Haha! Ok.. there were really alot of food. But by the time, the food is delivered, we were all busy dumping them into the pot. Cameras forgotten so no more photo taking! Forgive us, a bunch of really really hungry gals (yes.. we are still gals! haha!)


The survivors of the war! Taken outside the shop with all the newspaper cutting. Look at our happy yet oily faces! Next time, lets take our pic BEFORE dinner!

Our Lazy Afternoon...

About 3 weeks back, we ran out of things to do during our sat afternoon and decided to go lobstering. BC's new tank seems rather empty because of the BIG lobsters have died and left the small hei bis swimming in the big tank.

We were on a mission that day just to catch Hei Bis that day since the big lobsters always died. Its like so cruel to catch them just to see them die. And the best part, the heibis are so much easier to catch.

So the 2 of us jus grabbed out nets and buckets and left for Kranji Reservior! All we had was mineral water and a tube of mentos! haha! So pathetic! the last 2 times we had really yummy sandwiches courtesy of TH jie and Gary.

So this time round.. its just the 2 of us.... BC commented we seem like some boring old couple with nothing to do but have to go fishing. It seems like we have no life. But i told him its fun!

It was really fun that day! you noe why?! I finally got my first big lobster! actually 2!! hahaha!! The past 2 times I was really frustrated with no catch at all. So i was pretty happy catching heibis already since it was so much more easier. N the feeling of catching something is really fun! Then there was this big lobster seducing me to catch it. N i manage to caught it easily!! Unlike the previous times! N after that! I was on the roll! caught 1 more big one! They werent those big huge ones caught by Gary and Auntie but big enuff not to look like hei bi but lobster.

I felt so satisfied that day!!! But we let the first one go caused it seems like it was dying. BC sae we shant be so cruel and I agreed to let it go since I already caught other big ones. Sad though. ANyway, my other big lobster died the next day. Haiz.. dunno why they always die when we bring them home. But we have loads of heibis in BC's tank now. Anyway, the hei bis look so much cuter than the lobsters so its ok... hehe!!


Artistic shot of our bait. HaHa! Some stopid crow took out our liver when we aint looking. So the ants are happily feasting on it. Keep hearing the stopid crow making stopid noises. Think its because I am sitting there and it din dare to come n take its liver, its complaining.. HAHA!



Taking a break after my accomplishment! hehe! It was a sunny and hot day that day! So tiring!!



Sneaking a pic on BC. Haha!


The only way I can take a shot with him! Haha! I look like crap!!!



Look who came to join us much later!! its natalie! Her granpa and granma decided to come and find us after work. She came without her mummy cause mummy was feeling sick and resting at home. SO granpa and granma brought her out for a walk, plus soon kueh and chee chong fun. Granma was itching to catch a lobster too! She manage to catch one very fast! Her lobster made mine looks so small!!! but hers died the next day too!! Sad!!



Conned her into taking a pic with me!


Taking a photo of my catch!! So happy!! hehehe!!

Siew Mais!

Had these pics in my HP for the longest time!

Went to BC's hse 1 sunday (ard June) and he wanted to make some Siew Mais. So we went to the supermarket to grab some pork, pork fat, prawns and siew mai skin.

I had some experience with making siew mai before. Attended some dim sum courses in the CC couple of years back! I told BC .. nice siew mais must have mushrooms and loads of pork fats!! haha!

Here are our siew mais! We used carrot shreds to replace the role crab roe!! hehe!

BC made the meat. BC's mama and I "bao" the siew mais. hehe!!

CupCakes!

Been wanting to bake cupcakes for a long time. On last sunday, wanted to do somethng meaningful for myself. So after dinner, I went ahead to bake some cupcakes.

It is a rather warm hazy nite today! Getting sniffy! So this is gonna be a simple and direct post. Haha! We shall let the photos do the toking....


Finally!! I GOT A MIXER!! Courtesy of my auntie! Hehe! She had an extra NEW one and gave it to my mama because she knows I liked baking! Weee! my own personal mixer! No more aching arms!!



The ingredients. More or less like sponge cake ingredients.


Tadah! My mixer is all ready to go!


My mixer's first mix. Din handle it really well. My mix turn out so watery.


My cupcake mix!


Cupcake cups on my cupcake tray! haha! See our disorganised I am. Tray and Cookbook both on the stove! Mum keep complaining that I may just set her cookbook in flames!!


All ready to go into the oven!!!


The top of the cupcakes Cracked!! :'(! Too dry! So sad!


My humble product!!

It was kinda dry but not bad! I think i have to try a few more times to master a real cupcake! I love the ones my nanny made for me when I was young. So soft.. so fluffy.. so yummy. and it was done using those mini cupcakes cup and toasters! loved them! Maybe its time to call her for the recipe!