Monthly Archives: August 2010
Published on 31 August 2010
“Woo… come and see this!” i yelled to Clem from the kitchen.
Made him peer at the chicken carcass i’d bought to make chinese herbal soup, so he could share my naive disgust.
It may sound silly, but true, that most city people don’t enter the world of livestock, carcasses, fruits and vegetables as others (others meaning those who cook haha).
Heck, i remember ClaudiaOnCrack’s reaction when we went to a village and she saw a rooster and a pineapple plant for the first time.
I *have* seen my maternal grandmother killing a chicken by slitting its throat over a drain before,
and for a young child, i sure as hell can remember the red blood dripping very clearly and abundantly!
I’d decided to attempt (you’re going to hear me use the word ‘attempt’ many times along with my posts on cooking. Cos they’re all attempts, lest they don’t work out) making herbal soup cos Clem and i were both having terrible food poisoning for 2 days.
And i thought some soup would be better than nothing for him to get down his throat cos he was refusing to eat like a little boy.
I also tried making 4 Heavenly Kings vege, this Chinese dish i absolutely adore and pay RM16 for (a tiny dish) every time i feel like it.
Didn’t take a picture of the raw carcass cos my hands were too messy and i wasn’t focusing on taking pictures!
Four-angled beans, ladies fingers + chilli
onion + garlic + aubergine
I actually liked how all the bits i threw away in the sink looked.
Different shapes, colours, textures and sizes!
Please don’t scold me if you think i’m cutting off bits i should be cooking 
The veggie turned out exactly like the one i always buy… so i’m surprised how easy it was to cook cos i assumed Chinese food takes more skill and timing.
I was just banging balls trying my luck, cos there are no specific instructions with timing on recipes online.
Maybe this is the true Chinese in me coming out 
My only problem is… i’m the only one who likes this dish.
And after using up all the veggie i bought to cook the dish twice (so i wouldn’t waste anything) i’ve got sick of eating it 4 times (4 portions) and don’t want to cook or even buy it anymore 
So that’s that and i’ll have to think of something else to cook this week if i have time before Shanghai.
Herbal soup turned out tasty.
Chicken stock + carcass + flesh + herbs + ginger + carrots + dried mushrooms.
Was so tempted to throw in chicken’s feet cos i love it,
but knew Clem would refuse to touch the soup if i did, being the super anal kwailo who thinks Chinese people eat everything they can get their hands on, if i did.
I have to get a fine metal sieve so i can get all the small bits out before we drink it next time.
Yeah, can you believe it.
The next thing on my What I Want To Buy List is a metal sieve.
Cassie keeps on moving around in high places now that she’s older.
She was on the lights that day.
Now she’s on top the high kitchen cupboard and i can’t get her to come down.
Related post:
Joyce’s First Attempt at Cooking. Properly. Somewhat.
Published on 30 August 2010
Went for lunch with AnnaCanBeatMeUp and GarfieldChak.
Was so happy stuffing my face with Indian food,
while the other two spoke about their cult gym *psst…pushmore*
They were saying how lucky i was for being so skinny
while eating so much all the time.
And then trying to convince me to try Pushmore (again! how many times must i say no! 
AnnaCanBeatMeUp claimed that i was too chicken to try it,
and even started clucking and flapping her buff arms slightly (see how crazy these pushmore people are -_-)
Indignant me had to retaliate that ’twas not fear but dislike.
Dahlah time is so precious, why do something which i know i won’t enjoy!
Stop asking me to join Pushmore! Grrrr 
I really enjoyed lunch that day,
and how i didn’t have to think when i spoke to them.
Realised that as we three are freelancers, hence riding the same wavelength, definitely contributed to it!
If i were to talk about how free i am during the daytime to other friends who are working full-time,
they’d just stare cock at me like i should shrivel up and die right there.
I was thinking lately about how we choose the people we hang out with.
And what changes our choices, as we change.
I don’t blame anyone when a friendship dies.
I don’t blame the other person.
I don’t blame myself.
I think it’s all about connection.
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Published on 29 August 2010
Pardon the awkward background,
try to take it artistic if you may.
It’s not like i want to demonstrate my (bad) photoshop skills,
but the background of the garden was so cluttered i had to do something about it!
i’m wearing >
sheer pink top + belt; baci (kl)
necklace; vice & vanity (sg)
harem pants; gallo by thian (kl)
clogs; yunique paradise (my)
white studded bag; reiss (uk)
Published on 28 August 2010
It rained in the morning of our second last day in Amsterdam.
We whinged a bit at first, but not for long cos we really did have brilliant weather all the other days we were there!
Went to try Burgermeester.
I feel like quite a trend-whore for going to all these places Wallpaper recommends, but figured it’d be a better guide than none at all!
We ate the burgers the proper way – grabbing at the whole thing with both hands till burger juice and sauce dripped down our forearms.
Walked to a nearby market that was quite boring,
lots of trashy stuff we wouldn’t spend our money on so i just snapped around.
Weather cleared up so we went to do our next favourite thing after hanging out at Vondelpark = hanging out by the canal!
I’m wearing >
striped maxi dress; baci
striped vintage scarf; wow… i can’t remember where i picked it up from… either amsterdam or london
leopard necklace; me & zena
Then we put the camera on self-timer to snap us on this marvelous platform we were hanging out on.
(It really was marvelous, cos we went back the next day and other people beat us to our sunspot!)
Looking back at the picture… i’m mighty glad we didn’t tumble into the canal, Yishyene.
I spent ages being mesmerized by the reflection of the buildings and trees in the water,
just look how it looks like melting paint!
Makes me feel like attempting to replicate it in oil paints.
Pottered about a flower market after that…
This reminded me of MadcapperSa’s Starlight 
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Published on 26 August 2010
Just take 3 seconds to focus on each picture,
before moving on to the next…
And focus longer on the one below…
It’s something you’re going to be noticing around you very soon…
… and will mark a new beginning come 2nd September 2010.
Look out for it!
Published on 25 August 2010
On my last Sunday in London before flying back to KL,
you can guess we packed in a full day of running around!
Went by Spitalfields where i’d spent a few afternoons wandering around alone,
and headed straight for Columbia Road where we were to browse + have lunch before Lovebox.
Cute doormats. I fancy the one on upper right
Aunty G can’t multitask. So when she BBs, we gotta stop walking.
Supercool shops on Columbia Road!
How come nobody told me about this road before i went to London!!!
All the displays and things for sale were so inspiring and quirky!
You can view how all their store fronts look *here*
Oh, you know me and my fascination for peeling paint.
The flower market was madness!
Full of colour and
people shouting bargains,
people buying flowers,
people carrying flowers,
people pushing flowers,
people wishing they brought their 4WD so they could buy everything there.
Last one refers to my aunt tee hee.
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