It was indoor lunch today. Today, it was just DT and I, so cooking for two can be quite tough. (I have the tendency to overcook, according to DT). I prefer cooking for 3 or more actually. Hehe.
So just him and I, I only boiled a soup - ABC soup and did a black pepper chicken dish. Anyone knows why is it called as ABC soup in the chinese community? Well, I don't know, my mom has been calling it as that since I was a kid. ABC soup basically consists of potatoes, carrots, tomatoes.
My version of ABC soup consists of:
potatoes
carrots
tomatoes
big onions (to bring out the sweetness in the soup)
some dried oysters (to bring out flavor)
some dried red dates (also for flavoring)
and some soup bones
Tip: When boiling soup, always remember to boil soup bones in separate pot first, before dumping into the boiling pot with the rest of the ingredients. This, is to remove excess oil from the meat, and also the yucky raw meat smell.
My black pepper chicken consists of:
big onions
garlic
deboned chicken breasts (marinated with pepper and salt)
sliced button mushrooms
black pepper sauce
soy sauce
oyster sauce
and a dash of sugar
Parboiled chopped carrots can also be added into this dish, but I omitted it seeing that my soup already has carrots in them. Soy sauce and oyster sauce are to be added last minute, 2 min before turning off the fire.
I Finally Figured Out How To Place a Music Player Here!
I know I know, it can be annoying when you load up a page and suddenly some music pops out oh-so-suddenly. By now, I'm sure you must be hearing the sweet voice serenading Chocolate Ice. I love this song.
Just picture this: Sunday rainy morning - tea brewing - bread toasting - still in pyjamas - curled up on the couch reading newspapers. And all this, while Chocolate Ice is playing at the background. Heaven
Will remove the auto-start music playing after a couple of days. By then, music playing will resume only when you click the 'play' button. For now, just wanted you guys to hear this song out. So, bear with my auto-play for awhile
Meanwhile, sing to these cute lyrics
Bring me to the sea of sugar and spice Reminiscing through some chocolate ice Tick tock take time to be gentle and kind You sweat coz you run and run all day in my mind
Fly to the moon and the sun And lets go have some fun (Come and take my hand and free your soul again) Fly to the moon and the sun And lets go have some fun It's 1, 2, 3 my love is plain to see What I do for you baby do for me
Let me serenade your soul When you're feeling down and low Let the music come alive Let tenderness arrive Let me serenade your soul When you're feeling down and low Boy you make me feel so high Together we can fly
Everyday, around between 4-ish - 5pm, I start feeling peckish. And during these moments, I'd usually make a cup of hot milo kosong kao and grab a few Jacobs crackers.
The art of savoring Jacobs crackers and hot milo kosong kao is an acquired skill. One must be patient and alert at all times. Those of you who consume Jacobs crackers would know by now that they don't soften easily. It takes a little longer than the other commercialized cracker brands out there. So, you need to dip it in long enough to get them soften, just at the right texture. However, never leave your dipped crackers unattended. Come back 5 min later and I'm afraid it's gonna be Milo porridge for you. Heh!
Anyway, mad women at work:
frenzyskye: *ting ting ting* frenzyskye: milo + crackers time! Lady Luthien: OMG. you are so freaky! Lady Luthien: i was just thinking of that and thinking i'm gonna YM you!!!!!!!! frenzyskye: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Lady Luthien: great minds think alike! frenzyskye: but of course! frenzyskye: scary wei frenzyskye: lol Lady Luthien: yaman frenzyskye: shoo.. go make milo frenzyskye: i go make mine Lady Luthien: ok ok (7 min later) frenzyskye: *dip dip dip* frenzyskye: your pantry in africa ah? Lady Luthien: no lah. i made phone call, went toilet and then made milo Lady Luthien: the pantry is next to me actually
Angie is like this deranged woman at 10.00pm on Tuesdays.
No, make that 9.45pm. Because at this hour, she makes sure the tv remote is held tightly and safely in her hands. Her mobile is put on silent. No one is to disturb her peace at this crucial moment of 10pm - 11pm. Not even DT.
You will find her tucked snuggly under her brown comforter. Her bolster, placed horizontally and a pillow, placed against the bolster and she, will plop her fat head on the pillow with the remote at hand.
And, yes, you will find her there for the next 1 hour, watching Desperate Housewives, savoring every scene, every sarcasm, every wit and every muscle on Mike Delphino.
All these, while wiggling her toes under the brown comforter, in her own world of whimsical Wisteria Lane with Susan, Lynette, Bree, Gabrielle and Edie. And Mike Delphino.
And oh, it's the same routine on Mondays. She has a date every Monday at 10.30pm with yummy Wentworth Miller of Prison Break. Heh!
Tired of looking at your boring pairs of classic black or white pumps? Feel like throwing them away and ahem... have an 'excuse' to go shopping for a new pair? Well, don't, because now there's this really brilliant invention for the ladies known as minisocks and they are so cute!
So many colors to choose from!
So many ways of tying!
I had to put up a purple version for both PF and myself. Heh!
A perfect quick fix for a stylish looking pair of shoes. And with minisocks, they make it look as though your shoe collection has been doubled without having to break a hole in your wallet!
Boy: Come, I show you something. Girl: Where? Boy: See this. *proceeded to demonstrate* Girl: Eeeee... like magic! Boy: Come come, you try. Girl: Ok Ok! Wait, I touch, you take a video with my phone ok?
Hehehe. I know I know very jakun of me. But really, I haven't seen a touch-me lamp before This video was taken few days back at Ikea.
Boy is 3 hours apart @ 110km/hr away from Girl now. Girl misses the stupid Boy.
For a squarish bag which we all women usually carry, I guess a smaller Purseket would make more sense as you do not need to fold it so much which results in bulkiness.
I think I shall attempt my self DIY purseket in PINK! Yea, like the pink here
Well, don't, because now there's this really brilliant invention for the ladies known as minisocks and they are so cute!
