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FIRST MORNING IN JOHOR... woke up to a quiet house, my son has left for work and I took my own sweet time to move around the place. This is the kind of life I like, slow pace for an elderly lady. hahahahaa... I just cannot hurry myself anymore. Walk also slow, cannot afford to quicken the steps like...
Many of my friends' children have migrated to Australia, most of them are in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Australia is a nice place for Malaysians, firstly, the climate is not as freezing as in other countries and secondly, the flight takes around four to eight hours only depending on different states...
DEPARTED FROM IPOH AT 12.40 NOON and landed in Johor around 2pm... very punctual this time, Malindo brought me safely to the grounds at Senai Airport right on time. Collected my luggage and out to the open air, looking for my friend's car and in no time, we were off to Tun Aminah for a quick lunch.
IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I ATE WITH MY FOODIE FRIENDS... To be more precise, it has been more than ten days or so. Yes, miss catching up with them and this morning, I quickly made appointment with both of them before they are "booked" somewhere else. LOL...I had a number of things to get...
It was a night to remember... Initially we did not expect the turnout to be so many, we were kind of expecting just twenty to thirty of us, but to our amazement and delight, the number doubled as the ladies connected to each other through the social media. There would be around sixty of us ladies who...
Summer is here! Wedding bells can be heard every now and then, loving sweet couples are tying the knot to start a new life together. Hotels, ballrooms, restaurants including gardens will be very busy for these summer weddings. Most of them are booked in advances months before the wedding.
I THOUGHT I COULD NOT MAKE IT FOR THE GATHERING LAST SATURDAY due to an appointment in the evening. But it was cancelled at the last minute and I was glad that I could make it to my ex-classmates' gathering after all. At our age now, we try to make it to meet up as whenever the opportunity...
Built in 1893, the story of Han Chin Villa is formed by miner Towkay Leong Fee in a double-storey shophouse where the Villa stands today. The club membership was restricted to Hakka miners and it was a place where they could connect with their colleagues and friends from home, smoke opium, and...
FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS, I TOOK HEALTHY MEALS such as the below.... Not actually I am looking for something healthy but kind of missing the Indian taste such as the capati and the naan. Both are practically oil-less? It started off with a message from my ex-colleagues sending an invite to an open...
In our country economic today, career advice is in no shortage of supply. With the Internet a few clicks away, you could probably spend the next few hours simply reading through the tips and advice given online. Full of promise, ambition and possibly misplace self-confidence, we start to embark...
BAKING MODE IS ON!! After many years of procrastinating, I finally "dug" up my old oven from the store room. It had been on sleeping mode for many years now and suddenly came to life when yours truly was in a baking mode all of a sudden. It actually started when I went to visit a bakery shop to buy...
It was Robert Louis Stevenson who said that "to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive". Robert Louis Stevenson never had to spend thirty-six hours on a cramped bus, of course. He never went from coast to coast with a neighbor whose manspreading took up more space than was decent. Yes, the...
STRAIGHT TO LUNCH after having done all the household chores in the morning. After a few whatsapp messages, I drove straight to Pasir Puteh to pick up two good friends of mine. During the twenty minutes drive to their place, my mind was filled with where and what-to-eat. By the time I...
I REALLY HAD A SHORT MEMORY... Just last week, I suggested having dinner with a couple and we decided to have it last night. Thank goodness she whatsapp me to remind me of the dinner yesterday afternoon, I have forgotten all about it!! It would not be a problem but it definitely is when I had...
Home decor is one of those subjects that everyone has an opinion on. If you're really unlucky, people might feel the need to share those opinions with you. You sit through discussions of why avocado is actually a practical colour for a bathroom suite, wondering what you did in a past life to deserve this.
DURING THE DAY, I NORMALLY GO BREAKFAST, BRUNCH OR LUNCH with my group of friends and at the same time, catching up with them on life updates. I need my "battery charge" especially on the first meal, something heavy in the day and lighter in the evening. But most of the time I end up taking two...
I LOVE THE SMELL OF BASIL LEAVES.....According to Nancy, they are easy to grow, no need pampering so since she has lots of them in her garden, I requested for some....Not Some but MORE of these leaves! Yes, give me more, I said... hahahaha... But I cannot be too greedy because they might...
YES, REANACLAIRE COOKS AGAIN! In fact I am now more frequent in the kitchen, preparing my meals especially in the late afternoon. My neighbour must be very surprised to hear my "ching ching chang chang" sounds of the kuali and ladle after a bout of quietness. hahahaha...What I normally do...
EACH MORNING I MUST GO FOR MY FIRST MEAL... OUTSIDE... No eating at home if I can help it. And the one shop I am missing badly and dearly is Hong Hin coffeeshop which offers the best Hakka noodles from the yesteryears till today! Yes, I love going there for breakfast but I must be early.
CRAVING FOR CLAYPOT CHICKEN RICE ONE EVENING... and ended up inviting my friend for dinner together at Ipoh Garden Medan 2. We went to this shop called K-Ten, not sure why it is named after K and 10 but I know the original shop is located in Bercham. Parking is a bit difficult in Bercham because...