Oct
8
It is rainy season again due to the Emperor Gods Festival or otherwise famously known as the “Kau Wong Yeh” festival. It wasn’t a festival that I celebrated as a child or when I have grown up.
It was something very unfamiliar to me as I do not know what it is all about. But I have heard that to some people it is grand festival.
KW brought me to the Kau Wong Yeh festival in Ampang after work on Friday. When I reached there, I realise that I have been to there before a few years back. But I couldn’t recall who did I go with and when.
It drizzled a little when we reached and the place was kinda muddy. There were many stalls there selling all kind of stuffs, from colourful candies, to wind chimes, incense, red bun tortoise for prayers offering, bracelets, fengshui stalls and even Maxis were there. Of course there were plenty of food stalls selling vegetarians food and other delicacy.
Besides that, there were many old beggars begging for me money as well. I was informed that the temple was next to a huge old folk’s home. I felt sorry for them as there were so old and still have to beg for money at the last few years of their lives. What are the stories behind them?
Anyway, we had some expensive and not so yummy vegetarian food and also yummy yau-char-kuai that were sold there. We didn’t pray as we were told that you have to be vegetarian for a whole day before praying there (not sure if it is true).
Anyway it is quite an experience. =)
Sep
12
The Night With Full Moon~
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Again, the mid autumn festival is here again soon. Since young, my family doesn't that put much importance to this festival, or so I felt. Of course as kids, we loved playing with fire and lanterns and went round the 'kampung' with the neighbors'' kids.
We even played it during the university years and once at Taiping lake. Ain't doing that no more. I am a grown woman now. So, no more lanterns for me (or maybe no one is playing with me anymore). =D
Anyway, as usual, mooncake is a must for this festival and I would buy a box for my parents. Same as last year, I got my mooncakes from Thai Thong, not because it is extra delicious or better than others. Simply because I could get 30% discount as my housemates are working with banks and could get them cheaper.
I don't understand why Thai Thong only offers the discount voucher to the banks. Why not to other MNC or companies?
Well, even after the discounts, it ain't really cheap at about RM33 a box of 4! Else it would be about hefty RM46! Arrghh.. blood sucking, overrated and too commercial mooncakes!
There are also many fanciful flavors of the mooncakes such as aloe vera and mango, spicy shrimp flavour, green tea, fruity, nutty, and you name it! Some people still prefers the traditional lotus and red bean but for me, I am up to trying new flavors. How bout you?
Well, Happy Mooncake cum Mid Autumn cum Lantern Festival to all of you! =)
Feb
19
The only CNY pic for 2008~
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This year, I only took one pathetic picture during Chinese New Year. It was taken during the visiting of my friends’ house, I think on the 2nd day of CNY, at night. 
There's LeeYin, me, Daniel, Renu and Lina, all my best friends!!
Friendship Forever!!!
Feb
11
4 days of CNY~
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Chinese New Year is no longer the same exciting festival that I looked forward as a child. In fact, it is one of the times of the year that I sort of dreading it to come. I was quiet as a child among my relatives and now that I grew up, I am still being the quiet and distant one.
Relatives are friends you can never choose. I read that somewhere and how true. Well, not that I dislike them or anything like that, it just that the only thing that we might have in common is relation. Well, maybe more than that. Perhaps I am just not a sociable creatures and not trying hard enough to be one.
So, frankly speaking, I was only glad to spend 4 days in my hometown and back to KL on the 4th day itself. 4 days is already more than enough for me.
This year, as of other years, I visited my close friends. It was perhaps the most look forward time of the occasion. LO, one of my closest friends had just moved to a big house, double storey with many rooms. The house was really marvelous and a very good buy. I am just happy for her and her family. It just made me feel like getting my own place.
But I know that she had spent so much on the house, renovations and as well as all the new furniture like the antique sofa and flat TV. I couldn't yet afford all those stuffs.
Just work harder? Or pray harder? I hope by this year or next year, I'll be able to find my own cozy nest to call my own.
Feb
7
Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!
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Gong Xi Cai to all!!!
I am currently in my hometown and will be back on Sunday!
Wish all of you a happy and prosperous New Year!!!
Nov
12
Deepavali 2007~
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One of the only times I get to gather with my best buddies from secondary school (some from primary school, so we practically know each other for 20 years!) is during festival like Chinese New Year and Deepavali. Though some of us are in KL, we just seldom meet up. So this Deepavali, I determined to go back to Malacca even though I have to work on the next day.
I only visited Renu’s house as Parames is not back from Indonesia yet! Since my parents were coming with me, for the very first time for Deepavali visiting, I didn’t join the rest to Prakash’s house either. It was a simple and happy Deepavali to meet all of them here! Renu’s mum prepared some delicious food for our lunchie.
Here goes de pics :
There are tosai, rice, chicken and mutton curry, acar (vegetables) and the white one, forgot the name!
The mutton, yummy~
I like the thick curry chicken, very nice to eat with the tosai and rice!
Refreshing acar to go with the food~
She gives us a banana leaf to put our food, nice~
Me, Renu, Lina, LeeYin, LY's bf, Daniel and Prakash~
Sep
26
Mooncake Festival Dinner at Marche~
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What’s happier than spending a happy dinner with friends at Marche, The Curve on a Mooncake Festival? It was buffet dinner at RM38.88++ excluding beverages, a rather reasonable price, which was actually for “Buka Puasa Buffet”.
I went with nearly all my housemates, Tung, KW and YC and had a really nice, filling dinner with a lot of salmon, fresh prawns, muttons, sausages and a lot more!
The ambience is very cool and nice, I like it a lot. Except for the part where you take ur food, it’s a little too smoky.
The fake fireplace, seems like a see quite many lately.
That’s me and Seanlel (my housemate!)
Keeyit (my housemate too!!) with YC (he ate the most, so really worth it to bring him to buffet!!!)~
Seanlel with KW~
Keeyit and Tung.
That's SST!!!
The foods was rather good, especially the prawn, very sweet & tender!
Yummy prawn, mussels & delicious whipped potatoes~
Smoked Salmon Salad~
When we reached home, we just played with candles instead of lantern. Reason? We didn’t get any lanterns! (so much of a good planning) And ate minimal mooncakes as all of us were too full but we had chamomile tea with a lemon and a lot of laughers & chats to help digestion~
It’s a good night, which I hope we can have more often.
Sep
25
Happy Mooncake Festival~!!!
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Today is the special day for Chinese! Yeah, I am chinese~! It is the mooncake festival day but I don’t exactly remember the story behind it. Hmm.. was it something about a paper with message secretly tucked into the mooncake so that the enemy couldn’t find out? Something like that I believe. No? Wait, is that for the dumpling story? Hmm…
But still it is a joyous occasion where people eat mooncake and play lantern. I do too, though not a big fan of mooncake, I don’t mind taking a few pieces especially now they have so many fancy flavours. This year, I bought 8 pieces (7 from Thai Thong & 1 from Purple Cane). 4 for my parents and 4 for my own! Muahahaahhaa..
I like the fancy flavours like the Vanilla Tiramisu, Berries Delights and Green Tea but my colleague said it’s just too fancy! And I prefer the snow skin compared to the normal one. Not too into the yolk mooncake but don’t mind having them either. It’s actually very high in cholesterol, so might as well as don’t like them, rite?
Anyway, tonight, I am looking forward a decent dinner with my friends at The Curve. Probably settled at Marche for the buffet if no last minute changes and not too packed as it is break fast time. Or maybe TGIF? Or Shabu Shabu? What about Manhattan Fish Market, my fav! Aivy suggested Winter Warmer too..
Maybe lantern session after that if it’s not too late and we managed to get some lanterns? Nah, we are certainly not too old for it! ^.^
Happy Mooncake Festival anyone~! Be happy okay~
