Cheese Kong Pia

I'm sure most of you would have heard of kong pia filled with meat by now...but have you tried cheese kong pia?

i read in someone's blog that song kheng hai no 7 stall has this cheese kong pia so i was really curious...

its actually just puttnig cheese slices into the hot kong pia so the cheese melts inside...

not bad but i still prefer the no 7's meat kong pia...nicest i had so far :P

and a trip to song kheng hai is never complete without the fried kolo mee from ah kok stall

Managed to squeeze in a trip to Singapore to visit my little nephew on my last weekend before moving to Penang :P

Stayed in the Changi Village Hotel

i just find it very amusing to see a glass window built into the wall separatign the bathroom and the bedroom...yeah...use ur imagination! :P

lucky for us there's a blind whch you can lower down to cover the window lah...but still...

and yeah thats me!!!

yes boys n girls, pls tilt your head to the right to look at this pic more clearly

lol! my new pc does not have any photo editign software installed yet so i just have to make do with picassa n i forgot to rotate the pics...hahahaa

it was also a food trip of sorts...and bro bear brought us to the Wee Nam Kee hainanese chicken rice shop. The chicken rice was good! hands down one of the best chicken rice ive ever had so far! slurpy soft meat!

and at nite there was the ah yim fried hokkien prawn noodle

big prawns n topped with crunchy deep fried pork skin! mouth watering just thinking of it now :D

wondering who i went to Singapore with?

here...say hi to my travel companion...

(elmo is not mine!)

Little Cottage @ Tabuan Laru

Yet another outdated post from me =)

Few weeks ago (i forgot how many weeks ago) when i was still working in Kuching...my now ex col and i went to a quaint little place serving nyonya food called Little Cottage

They are operating right from the compound of their house

The menu is quite limited but it has all the dishes you would order

The whole place is nicely decorated with antiques and little stuffs which are actually for sale too!

Me being on a diet *ahem* is ordering plain water again. And i just love it when they take an effort to put a slice of lemon into my el cheapo plain water :D

i had little cottage burger (RM6)

ya ya...what am i doign ordering burger at a place serving nyonya food right?!?!

well...beats me 'x' but the patty is homemade with real beefy goodness! nice! :P

my colleague had the assam fish which she liked a lot (rm6)

but i find it a little too sour...

i went back again the week after and had the nyonya dishes this time :P
like the beancurd chicken, beef rendang, ayam tempre...and u suhd raelly try their beef rendang!

good luck hunting for the place ;)

Meet Tomy the cat

Argh so many outdated updates...as tradition goes, i blog about every new addition to my little pet family at home

Meet Tomy the kitten

Yea my dog just love the idea of babying over anything tiny...be it cat or dog or whatever...

So yeah meet Tomy! its Tomy with just one M like the japanese toymaker and not tommy! I am so particular about the name i dont know why...

But my mom still continue calling him Miko (which is the name of my late previous cat, God bless her soul)

and here's a picture of Tomy chasing after my feet

What's with the obsession my cats have over my slippers anyway? Dont believe me?? click!
LOL

Do you want to be a hacker?

I always think it's kinda cool to be a hacker and to have the special set of skills and knowledge to actually hack into a high security database :P When you mention the word 'hacker', people usually relate it to something bad and unethical. Being in the IT field, i don't view hackers like that, i don't think just any tom, dick or harry can be a hacker!

But don't take me wrong, i of course do not condone hacking people's private date for their own gains. You don't have to do bad things when you are a hacker, there is actually a thing called ethical hacking. Ethical hackers could actually help companies tighten their IT Security . I bet that is something most people don't know.

What do ethical hackers do? They try to breach the security of the network of the company they are trying to protect so that they can find the security loopholes which other unethical hackers can use to do harm to the company's IT security. In view of the massive automation of most company data, there are rising demand for ethical hackers.

If you are interested to become an ethical hacker, EC-Council is offering classes on ethical hacking. On top of that, they also offer other related modules such as security fundamentals, penetration testing, computer forensics, disaster recovery and secure programming. The best thing is, you can take the classes online from the comfort of your home.

Hello from Penang

Hello!!!! i m safe n sound and still alive and am currently 'growing mushroom' in Penang! Imagine cramming everything from resigning,handing over my job, signing my contract with the new company, packing my things,saying goodbye and flying to Penang all in one month...just one month ago, i submitted my resignation letter with trembly hands n feet

i had taken this pic with the intention of blogging about it a month ago...but heh...better late than never! after submitting this letter i was not really on good terms with my now ex boss! GO TO HELL LAH U! okok... we will keep that story for another day 'x'

So goodbye my old cubicle...

this time round, i didnt have a headache packing up my stuff at work cos i tried not to bring as many TOYS to work

but i did bring this little rear view mirror back and even brought it with me to Penang ...*cough cough* just in case

Thanks everyone back in Kuching...colleagues, friends and family who have treated me to lunches n dinners! I've had THREE farewell lunches from my colleagues this time! and of cos the endless buying of dinner n lunches from others :P and also ang pows n gifts....i feel so loved! i might consider leaving again every few years 'x'

Farewell Lunch at Mr Ho

Just got back from Singapore...my bag's still unpacked from the trip and now i have to do my big packing for my move to Penang this sat... arghh...

there are loads of outdated photos on my computer n camera so i just had to post some stuff before they all get forgotten...

Some of my colleagues gave me a farewell lunch at Mr Ho's fine dining on easter sunday...i think the place would be nice to take nice photos in natural lighting so i brought my dslr there on that day, which is quite a rare occurence for me :P

they are having set lunch menu with an entree,main dish and dessert for only RM15.90!

here comes the salad...

and we had extra orders of mussels...

this is the fried rice with roast pork and fried egg on top from menu 1

looks like your simple average joe dish but at the end it proved to be better than our oglio olio with roast pork from menu 2 :(

here it is...

i find it a little on the bland side...i would prefer their pesto spaghetti

we also ordered the small sampler plate which didnt prove to be small at all!

a combination of roast chicken, roast pork,sausages,pork ribs...

and of cos came the dessert at the end...love the bread pudding =)

made me search for bread pudding recipes on thet net :P

My Latest Novel Obsession

Wowee...it has been several weeks since my last update! :D
I am really drowning in all the stuff i have to do before my relocation...in the first few weeks, there were so many things to do that i didnt bother starting 'x' simply bcos i didnt know where to start...hehehe

But now, i guess things are around 90% complete...i have yet to decide what i wanto bring over and what i should leave behind *gulp* and there's the annoying BE 2008 form to fill!! arghhh...30th of April is looming!

All those stuff coupled with the erratic behaviour of my internet connection is deterring me from sitting down and write a post on my blog! Anyhow, i did manage to indulge in some free time reading...hehehe....

It all started by watching the Twilight movie...hard-core fans of the novels claim that the movie was no good but i rather like the movie...so i reckoned the book should be even better! and so i bought the first book in the vampire-love saga...Twilight :)

And after reading the first one, i just had to get the next...New Moon....
and after that.... Eclipse...the third installation in the saga...hehehe

I m still looking for the 4th book but it seems that major bookstores in town claim that it is out of stock :(

Within just 3 weeks, i bought all 3 books and spent RM110+++ on the books and that's excluding the 4th book which costs around rm49.90...eeps...there goes my shopping allowance for the month 'x'

One Way Ticket

Sorry for the lack of updates...been busy lately with some changes in my life :)

So many things to do in such a short time! *runs around in a circle*

Buah Sukun aka Bread Fruit

Someone gave us sukun (bread fruit) last week. Sukun is one of my favouritest food! =) And i m always overjoyed to see buah sukun in the house :P

I love to eat it fried...

First, it is sliced thinly...

then deep fried to perfection!

it has a certain unique starchy taste which i absolutely love! do you like sukun?

A Walk in the Park

I have started a new regime for a few weeks now...making it a point to go for a walk in the neighbourhood park after work everyday :)

Bought my 5-toe socks especially for this! lol

nice or not??? love my 5-toe socks so much! LOL
5-toe socks is my solution as i tend to get blisters in between my toes whenever i wear my walking shoes

it is nice to go for a walk in the park after a busy day in the office...breathe in the fresh air, soothing my tired eyes with some greenery

and getting to know some 4-legged friends in the park...

i love to look at this one especially who likes to frolick around in the dirty puddles every evening...

if Red Sponge is here, i bet she would run for her life :D

Imperial Duck

One day, at Imperial Duck (same row as Lok Thian)...
this guy came out with the very very long spouted teapot to pour tea for us

Sorry for the blur pic...but u get the idea :D
It seems that hes some sort of an invited guest from China to err..'perform' for the guests. But i dont get what is so special about pouring tea out of a long-spouted teapot *shrugs*

The signature dish...the imperial duck rice

This is the combination rice

And my imperial duck noodles

I love the noodles...

The first time i tried out the imperial duck, it was soooo good...but after that, i dont really think highly of it anymore..

p/s shopping blog updated! :)

Secret Rendezvous

Last Friday, my 2 sisters and I took the day off for a secret rendezvous :) This is not the first time we organize a secret rendezvous but it is always something to look forward to!

We usually start early in the morning with breakfast...

This is my first time here...situated somewhere around Padungan

Hehehe looks cute? :D

This is the char siew pau which doesnt really look like char siew to me

I really underestimated this little pau. For some reason or another, eating just one of this small pau is enough to sustain me till 2.30pm! And we had this at around 9am. As a result, we did not manage to eat the rest of the sio bee (siew mai) and egg tarts :P

And this is the lotus paste pau

In between breakfast and lunch, we went to do our hair!... no pics for that :D

For lunch, we decided to go for Sushi King! The waiter recommended the special promotion of the month....

which is actually deep fried salmon belly with rice and some shredded vege

and its only rm8.90!!! valid till 31st march only ;)

i really really love this and have been craving for it ever since! wahaha...

someone did not leave me his sushi king member card before he left Kuching..grrr...so i rummaged around my purse and found this!

this is even better than 10% off..no? :)

after some shopping, we stopped by Starbucks to chill out

2 more stamps before i get a free drink!

p/s shopping blog updated! :)