Friendly neighbourhood

This isn't my apartment. It isn't even my apartment block. It is, the apartment block opposite mine. The design is nicer, bigger balconies and more glass windows. If you look closely, you may well realise that these folks have utilised this extra space usefully. Nice!!!!( It's also more expensive ...which is pretty obvious but I thought I'ld state it just the same)

What I bought this sunday

Accessorize is a great shop to browse. What was it they claim to be : "highstreet wonderland". I dunno about that but it's certainly trendy. With trendy things inside it. And the trendy things were priced within my spending limit. Which was nice to know, this opened up the option of spending money should I find something I like.

The outlet at KLCC is small-ish, more like a half shop. It has a rather wide shop front but only say 6 feet in depth. The girls were friendly and left me to my own devices. They had clips, bags, scarfs, little thingys you can hang on your handphone, frillly panties ( odd !) and flip-flops. For a while now, I've been searching for a hairclip with a life-like flower. So you can forgive me the excitement when I set my eyes on this heliotrope number. It was a close ( close , close) fight between the flat-tish red rose the size of my palm and this.

Some random pictures of Hong Kong..

Hongkong by night. This is the view from Intercontinental Hotel. The colorful lights were amazing.
The view which hit us right in between the eyes, as we excited D3 onto what would be the start of our short journey to Ladies' Market. Very similar to Petaling Street in KL. Or so I'm told.
This was taken from the conference room, when we broke into smaller groups mid afternoon.
The gym at the Sheraton faced the main road. On the last day, I waved like a crazed person as our bus left the hotel. And would you believe it, soeone waved back and everyone on the bus cheered.
Breakfast with a view. An odd concoction I admit. But I had no intention of gorging self so early in the day. It makes me sleepy.

Red Velvet

The red is BLOOD red, and as you take your first bite...the creamy cheese at the top kicks in and you just have to close your eyes for a second to savour the experience. I had this yesterday evening at the end of the working day. A steal at RM 2 per cupcake.

Hong Kong..

I've been away. A short weekend trip to Hong Kong. It was good to get away from work for a bit. The week leading up to this trip was busy. So I arrived with mixed feelings. Minimal excitement re visiting a new country. Uncharted territories. But generally tired-out and cross because the weekend would be spent away from home. But who can resist such a colorful city? Certainly not me. I ended up doing quite a bit of walking, even venturing onto public transport to get to the Ladies' Market. Folks are generally polite. And you feel safe :)

Names....

Cupcakes  seem to be the latest craze, if the I can believe the internet. Try clicking cupcake..and you'ld be flooded with pictures, recipes, blogs, online shopping. There are two pictures above. the top, is by a friend..who makes the most ( to me anyway ) gorgeous cupcakes ....and she charges so reasonable a price I'm almost tempted to pay her more.  The picture below, is a sorry looking row of cupcakes. Look at the size of 'em. For comparision, I've thoughfully taken a picture with the ipod touch for comparison. Shameful!! And these miniscule cupcakes were e hard...and the icing was nauseatingly sweat I had to slowly chip it away like an block of ice before I ate in the cupcake.( One mouthful..with spare to spare)

Goes without saying, the friend's cupcakes are far superior. And here's the deal, hypothetically speaking....what would you name the cupcake blog/online-shop?

Maggi Goreng

This is surely a Malaysian idea. Do you know, before writing this post, I attempted to remember my first maggi goreng..couldn't remember it. But, I am now in a position to proudly tell you, that the BEST maggi goreng can be found in Plaza Damas, Hartamas, KL. It's located diagonally in front of Starbucks on the 2nd floor. ( The picture above is not the real deal...don't be fooled. That was my dinner last night, a decidedly inferior version of the real deal) You may then well ask, what constitutes a good version? It must be springy. Not too oily. Half cloves of garlic tucked deep in the depths of it teamed with onions is a must. Some vegetables is aesthetically pleasing but contributes little to the overall taste. Colour! That's the other give-away. If it's dark brown, you can be sure it'll be salty and you would be left thirsty after. Too pale is bad as well. The overall lightness of the entire meal is a must. What drink do you team it with? Teh O panas of course. 

What we did this Sunday...

There's  this brilliant food court, tucked neatly away on the 2nd floor in Midvalley. It's just beside MACHINES. ( The lovely shop I bought the imac from ) And get this...it serves PETAI. I love it already. What's there not to like? Not too many folks around ...certainly less than the food court at KLCC...where folks with buggies tend to nick your toes with the wheels, and kids with ice-cream smeared faces and hands want to TOUCH you all the time. This was far quieter...and more enjoyable. 10/10 for taste. NO COMPLAINS

Will ya look at the mess

I haven't practised my pieces properly todayl.TOok a break. Not a wise move because now I'm starting to feel a little guilty and it's going to spoil my beauty sleep. Bah! The picture is my exam piece. Take a look at the added pencil marks...scribbled everywhere....done by my poor teacher whose efforts to turn me into a decent player ....isn't going as she planned. 

imac therefore I am

Thank you for making such a sleek piece of machine Apple. It's absolutely brilliant and my desk is not as cluttered as it would have been had I bought a pc. This "little" baby is fast and sleek. Tap tap tap...and off I go. More news to follow once I sort out the rest of the stuff on the desk. The macbook is going to take a backseat for this week...whilst I cosy up to my new toy. Not forgotten.... heavens no. 

The real deal..

And so we got the cake folks. From King's confectionary, the icing was a little sweet but it got an 8/10 for  looks alone. Possibly 7/10 for taste. I'm deducting marks for the slight weird after-taste which I think it gives. The parents want to thank those of you on the net ( you KNOW who you are ) for the well wishes. And they also want to agree with the one person who said it must have been hard work....( both parents nodded heads vehemently when told .) 

Happy 40th Anniversary and may God bless you today and always!

The green plant was a gift to me, and it looks nice cos there was a quick pruning session before the photo-op. The yella leaves had to be removed. ( There were quite a bit of it...so the plant looks decidedly bald in comparison to the BEFORE picture)

Happy 40th ...a day early

Happy 40th wedding anniversary to my parents...pictured above. They celebrate it properly tomorrow...the 2nd of August. May God bless you both on this special day.

You're not just a wonderful couple.....you're a couple of wonderful PARENTS!!!