What else but this:

Save water, drink beer!

Roost @ Eden

It's the first day of a new year and I just had to scribble on my page.

Long story cut short.

9.45 p.m. Arrived at Eden-searched for parking-saw empty space-PARK-ed.

note: I hate parking on the side

Fuck. We're 15 minutes late. RUN.

9.46 p.m. But what if-WHAT IF- we get "SAMAN" (in NATIONAL LANGUAGE)

note: there's a huge jam, you're gonna be stuck in the bloody jam if you reverse.

the cars aren't even moving! you don't want them to cancel your table.

9.47 p.m. Zoom! off we went.

12.00 a.m. Fireworks display

(just to have something nice in between this timeline)

1.15 a.m. Left Roost bistro- bid farewell yada yada

note: i don't want mum to start nagging for coming home too late.

1.30 a.m. Walked towards where I parked.

But my car DISAPPEARED.

It's gone gone gone.Looks left and right.

note: chillax, now where can it be? i'd rather the police took it than having some penagih dadah steal my car.

1.45 a.m. Zoom- off we went to the police station.

Note: My car got towed for parking at the illegal spot. I know, i know.

Shouldn't have parked there blablabla.

But this is Malaysia we're talking about. What difference does it make?

2.45 a.m. Still stuck in the jam (at Eden).

STILL AT EDEN, after one farkin hour.

3.00 a.m. Reached police station- alongside 20 other drivers whose car got towed.

note: Now, damn they're gonna earn hell lot of tips money from the summons.

4.00 a.m.

FuckerOOI KEE(insert name): "48 hours before you can get it back"

wtf.

Me (refusing to bribe pay or even ask !@$#@!): Is it possible to pay the summon & tow truck now? I have to drive it home tonight.

FuckerOOI KEE(insert name): I want your car keys or you come back on Monday.

note: thurs, friday, saturday, sunday, monday. That's FIVE farkin days.

Me (with the puss-in-the-boots look): But what if something goes missing, are you gonna be held responsible?

Fucker OOI KEE (insert name): How about a CCTV video just for you and i promise i'll put any penagih dadah to jail if he goes near your car.

Me (with my worst stare, EVER): How about I wait till 8.30 a.m. when you start working and the counters are all open.

Argument/Bickering continues.

4.30 a.m. Finally gave up, went home to get some half ass sleep.

8.30 a.m. Arrived at police station with dad (with the intention of clearing the summon)- told that Corporal Hasrin will only be back at 3 p.m. -brought along car card etc.

11 a.m. Arrived at police station, again (this time with my mum).

Paid summon (after going 3 floors up, then off to the fourth floor, and back to the ground floor. Then told to go up to the first floor, see Ms Suhaila (or Farida, what ever her name is) then off to see whatever his name is and up we went again to the 2nd floor) if you know what i mean.

Just to pay one farkin SAMAN.

3 p.m. Note to self: He better be here, and I better get the car now.

My point is, no matter how hard one tries to have faith in the police force (my point of focus is Malaysia, of course) every inch of hope is thrown down the drain like mud water. Dirty.

  They create more problems (somesay cari pasal in national language) instead of helping. Mislead instead of pointing the fact. Maybe not all are like that but majority of them are, without a doubt. Anytime.

One thing I learned on this new day, police are never meant to be nice.

Sorry for the use of swear words. They are for a better illustration/story telling effect. I feel much better now, thank you.

Welcome 2010, what a good way to leave a lasting impression.

Heh. 

What is better than to lie on the couch and watch a DVD after a good workout at the gym?

Finally watched the film, Julie & Julia yesterday.  
One word- brilliant.

 (Pictures credit: Rotten Tomatoes)

This movie is based on a book based on a food blog written by Julie Powell, who aspires to complete 524 recipes in 365 days. Not only has it changed her life, it has taught her the HOW TOs in cooking.

You can view the Julie/Julia Project  h e r e

The story of Julie Powell (click) continues.

If I could spend the next 365 days working on something similar, 
it would certainly be..

desserts :)

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Bubble bath time!

How nice to start my day with a good workout and then bubble bath.

Oh, and Christmas shopping too!

My family usually celebrate Christmas eve by having a good meal. What about yours?

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Spot Rikki Tan?

Christmas eve with my parents :)

Chilling and entertaining familiar faces, while I made some new found friends too.

Partner in crime- Tze Phern

Swirly whirly

The two lovebirds

Who can hold their breath the longest?

and finally, the moment everyone's been waiting for..

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Crowd cheering and counting down to Christmas. So did we!

Day two:

More time with my parents :)

and some Baskin Robbins too.

I think it's always been about food.

 It's been so long since I had my siu mai and i've never been to a proper dim sum in KL. So finally, dad brought us out for dim sum!!

At least these are not like the ones sold in mamak stalls or food court with weird taste.

We went to a nearby mall to shop and digest our food.

My short term memory is deteriorating (or maybe the hangover). I can't remember what we had for dinner but we headed out to La Primeur after that.

Oh wait, now i do. We dined in that night :)

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I wore my self-bought Christmas gift:

We played dices and cards. My partner in crime, again.

Drink, drank, drunk.

What a jolly day and night! ;)

How did you celebrate this joyful occasion?

Short update:

Are you a fan of diamante?

My eyes sparkle just by looking at this:

Are yours sparkling too?

Merry Christmas, loves!

With Dee Dee at The Curve

Stay tuned for more updates, meanwhile,

Though we don't experience winter here in Malaysia, Chinese celebrate the Tang Yuan festival (sometimes known as Dong Zhi or Winter Solstice) that signifies the coming of winter, every year.

Now i know why people can't live without food. AlmostEvery occasion is associated with food.

 Christmas - turkey, ham, candy cane, fruit cake, etc.

Chinese New Year - mandarin oranges, traditional dishes like roast pork, duck, savouries..

Valentine's Day - chocolates, wine, steak, and anything western (including home cooked meals, i wonder why)

Birthdays - cakes, chocolates, and a good meal

and not forgetting the eves of these celebrations..

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So yesterday my mum called,

"It's tang yuan festival today, why don't you prepare some for us?"

O_O

No, that is not any facial expression, that's..two tang yuans. 

(i know, f u n n y lame.)

So here's what I did:

My simple recipe :)

Items that you need include:

Brown sugar (healthier choice), ginger, cooking utensils, and not forgetting your tang yuan (i got ready made ones coz too last minute)

My favourite tang yuans are the peanut flavoured ones

Do not leave it in too long otherwise the tang yuans will be really soft (like crazily soft, so soft that you can hardly taste the chewyness of the balls)

I would suggest that you only dump the tang yuans into the pot when you're about ready to eat.

(It takes less than 3 minutes for it to float)

And it is now ready to be served :)

Yummylicious peanut-filled tang yuans for mee! (and my family of course!)