Ekina's B-day Dinner

Oh I'm another year older. Izzit a gd thing or a bad thing? Age matters alot to most of us ladies. Especially when 1 grows older,the more it means to her. As for me, so long as1 is living happily and live live to the fullest, y bother?

Assam Fish Head

Crispy Baby Squid

Sambal KangKong Stir Fry

Fu Yong Egg Omelette

Spareribs King

My favourite "Hei Zhou", it can oso be called ngo hiang. However, addressing it as hei zhou is a common term in tze char.

Black Pepper Chicken

I wanted a lemon chicken but too bad tis particular stall does not offer this dish on their menu:-(

Claypot Tofu~my favourite!

Yummy~licious curry fish head.

A horfun for mum and mi to share as we are not fan of rice. haha....

Dessert of the nite will be my birthday cake. Yeah....With special thanks to mum for her contribution and Adam for his help for the troble in buying home the cake. But of cuz gotto thank the main sponsor dad, for the lovely dinner!

Present time! Thank you to my beloved brother~Adam for all the above presents. So sweet of him!

DMO Project

The day has arrive! Finally project presentation is over. THANK GOD!!!
Thank you to all my group members for all the hard work & effort being put in. Oh well, I juz hope that it will be graded with high pts.

We did a convention introduction for "KL" as to y MICE trade is flourishing, hotels, attractions, restaurants etc.....Oh well, seems like i'm falling in love with tis city after getting to know so much about it.

The famous Twin Tower

World Trade Center where conventions & meetings are held.

Tiring & BZ Week Of My Life

Oh gosh...i'm dead beat. I'm currently back to studying. Ya ya...studying at tis age,its so tedious! Oh well, i'm pursuing a diploma in Mice & Events, hoping to gain a foothold in the future singapore tourism industry.
Work in the morning, classes in the evening, projects at nite, self study & revisions during free time(erm...i reali hope i can find free time)

I'm the type who need to turn in early, needs to have my beauty sleep on time to prevent any eye bags or dark eye circles but but but i seems to be ruining all these which i've been taking gd care of all these while.

My schedule as follows;
-wakes up at 7am
-walk 30mins to work
-eat bread for lunch while working at my work desk
-rush for class after work
-walk 20mins from train station to school
-finish class late
-travel long journey to reach home
-doing research on projects
-sleep during dawn

Y am i so poor thing? Its reali pain enduranc!!

Dim Sum Lunch @ 幸福饮茶

Tab and i were looking for a place for dim sum lunch. Intended to bring the 2 naughty boys to library after that, thus decided to drop by toa payoh since there's a library and yum cha restaurant.

After picking up the kids, we are on our way.............

It was my 1st time here!

Har gow was the 1st dim sum which arrive. erm...or u can call it shrimp dumplings.

Our favourite siew mai.

ooh...tis is heavenly nice! so fragrant, tender & soft inside. Merrill love it so much!

Fried prawns dumplings

Mango prawns which Marc love. He's very fussy about food, i'm quite surprise he actually like tis dish.

Phoenix claws....Tab & I's favourite.

Seafood beancurd roll.

My favourite~yam puff.

A very delicious century egg congee, a pity the serving is too small!

Dinner @ 醉香小厨

Other than Tabby's family who juz got back from holiday, uncle Brendon's rfamily too juz came back.2 families happened to reach singapore like in a difference of 1 day. Uncle Brendon suggested meeting up for dinner, to discuss about the next trip. Oh ya, they've got travel bugs on them. haha.....

Its rather late by the time we meet up. Merrill is reali hungry, he can't wait to feed himself with FOOD. haha...

Here comes my drink~water chestnut herbal drink.

!st dish~Fish maw soup.

Deep fried fish in special sauce.

Stir fry nai-bai veggie with lots & lots of garlic

Claypot herbal chicken

Brocooli with fake abolone slices

Golden tofu with golden mushroom sauce

Pekin duck slices

Deep fried bringal slices

Hotplate fluffy oyster omelette

Pork floss with crispy squid

Grandma is bz feeding Merrill

While i'm bz enjoying my yam paste.

Gifts & Barang Barang from Europe

Finally Tabby is back from her Europe trip.....gosh, i'm looking forward to meetingh her and we finally did when we meet up for dinner last evening. B4 we meet up, she drove mi to her house when she unpacked her stuff and pass some gifts & food stuff when she bought from different part of Europe.

Chocolates with different type of liquor.

Quick soups, lasagne, hot chocolate drink etc...

Different types of chocolate........

Ooh...i simply love tis instant pumpkin soup.

Some accessories............

Magnets.........

Plus a naughty Merrill boy who wanna be in the pic.

See, he's sitting impatiently on the baggages while waiting for us to get ready to leave for dinner. oh..he's camera shy!

@ least i still managed to snap a pic of him. haha.....

Ham & Egg Salad

Jesper is full of praises when i prepared tis salad for our family. Its not becoz he's a salad lover but he's a ham lover. The ratio of ham & veggie in tis salad is 1:1, no wonder he love it.

Ingredients;
Iceberg lettuce
Cucumber slices
Cherry tomatoes
Ham strips
Hard-boiled eggs
Yoghurt
Mayonnaise
Lemon juice
Pepper
Salt

Method;
-Mix yoghurt, mayonnaise, salt, pepper & lemon juice together.
-Serve together with salad.
-Enjoy!

Potato Salad Prata Pizza

Potato salad as a pizza flavour? Does it sounds funny to u guys? Well, i been wanting to bake a unique flavour pizza since ages ago. Finally i had a chance to do so. When baking tis pizza, making potato salad is a muz as u will need the salad sauce as base of pizza. I intended to crack an egg on top of the pizza b4 baking. However, as i already added hard-boiled egg to the pizza, i decided to give it a miss, otherwise the pizza will look lovelier. Oh well, perhaps next time!

Ingredients;
Frozen prata
Some baked bacon bits
Ham cubes
Hard-boiled egg, cubed
1 scoop potato salad
Yoghurt mayo sauce
Mozzarella cheese+ cheddar cheese
Melted butter

Method;
-Prepare yoghurt mayo sauce by mixing 2 tbsp yoghurt with 1 tbsp mayonnaise light, pinch of salt & dashes of pepper.
-Brush some butter on a tray, top with a pc of prata.
-Spread yoghurt mayo sauce on prata, top with ham, bacon & hard-boiled egg.
-Scoop a spoonful of potato salad in the center.
-Top with generous amount of cheese.
-Bake at 210 degree celscius for 20 mins.
-Enjoy!

Hawaiian Prata Pizza

Tis can be called a cheaters' pizza cuz i cheated & use frozen prata as pizza base. Y do i choose prata? Cuz i simply love the crispy texture & tis will be a brand new combination. Something new & unique!

Ingredients;
Frozen prata
Pasta sauce
Ham cubes
Sausages slices
Pineapple cubes
Chopped onions
Button mushroom, sliced
Mozzarella cheese
Melted butter

Method;
-Brush some melted butter on a tray, place a pc of frozen prata on the tray.
-Brush pasta sauce on prata, top with sausages, ham, pineapples, onions, mushrooms.
-Sprinkle generous amount of cheese on top.
-Baked at 210 degree celscius for 20 mins.
-Cool & cut into slices.
-Enjoy!

Baked Spaghetti With Grilled Pork Chop

This is my all time favourite dish & its a dish where i always order whenever i'm dining at Xinwang HK Cafe. Since i bought some cheese yesterday, decided to make my own baked spaghetti at home.
As I marinated the pork chop after i came back from the market tis morning, all i have to do is to cook the spaghetti & baked them will do. Within an hour's time, lunch is ready for Adam!

Ingredients;
Grilled pork chop
Plate of cooked spaghetti
1 onion, chopped
5 button mushroom, sliced
5 tbsp pasta sauce
Pinch of salt
20ml water
Some mozzarella + cheddar cheese
Chopped parsley
Melted butter

Grilled pork chop;
-Marinate pork chop slices with baking soda, light soy sauce, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, salt, pepper & honey for at least 3 hrs.
-Pan fry with melted butter over low flame till cooked.

Method;
-Fry onions in melted butter till fragrant, stir in mushrooms & pasta sauce.
-Add water & seasonings.
-Toss in spaghetti noodles.
-Brush some melted butter onto a baked rice dish, place some noodles into the dish.
-Top with 2 slices of pork chop, sprinkle cheese on top.
-Bake at 220 degree Celsius for 15mins.
-Sprinkle some chopped parsley over & serve immediately.
-Enjoy!

Adam's reaction when he saw the delicious baked spaghetti.

Hey adam, i'm onli snapping picture of food i prepared, have no fear that i will snatch your lunch away!

Adam is about to tuck in.

Adam enjoying his lunch.

A close up on the baked spaghetti with pork chop

Happy 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

Wishes all readers happiness, love, peace, hope & joyful always. May all your new year resolutions be fulfil.