Orkid lahh!!

location : Cameron Highlands (2 Sept. 2007)

Among first of Awe's drawings

teddy bear? and lots of buses

yellow buses, houses etc

According to him, this is a shark (object in the middle of the drawing)

Laksa

On 1st May, I decided to cook Laksa for my family. Actually I planned to cook earlier during the weekend, but I was down with fever.

Laksa in preparation

Laksa and its condiments (bahan tabur)

voila! Ready to eat...

Family Workout @ The Lake Garden

Saturday morning, 14th April 2007.

9 days away from home

but home is where my heart is... :)

A short break in March : Cuti-cuti Malaysia

Kuantan, Pahang

Mak and Ca came down to KL on Friday, 23 March 2007. On Sunday we went to Kuantan for a night stay at a local beach resort. This is our second time being there. We had an enjoyable time at the lagoon-shaped swimming pools and at night we had seafood for dinner.

Lagoon shaped swimming pool

Hotel view from the swimming pool.




Bought souvenirs at the Pantai Teluk Cempedak and took whole lots of photos! On Monday we came back to KL and on Tuesday we went to KLCC Aquaria.


Note : Accomodation is sponsored by Mak, we booked 2 deluxe sea-view room at RM170. Ca sponsor the toll fares and we sponsored the petrol and dinner.. he he

KLCC Aquaria Trip

This is our second time to Aquaria, and the first for my mom and sis. As it was a weekday, there were not so many people visiting, thank goodness! We had such a great time there.

Huge Fish!

Sand shark

Do you want to swim with me? he he

Colmar Tropicale @ Bukit Tinggi - Revisited

Last Friday, on the 5th of January 2006, me and my family together with my mom and sis who came all the way from my hometown, went up to Bukit Tinggi in Pahang. I was there for the first time in 2004, and my youngest son was not born yet. The second time I was there, I noticed that the new castle is almost completed. Perhaps they will start operations this year, maybe.

We booked a two bedroom suite for 4 adults and 2 kids. The rooms were quite okay. However, I noticed that bathroom configuration was not as what featured on their website. In their website, it potrays both bathroom comes with a bathtub each. However, there's only one bathtub at the master room whilst the second room only has shower stall, not bathtub. As it was okay for my mom and sis so we did not request for another suite. This is how the rooms look like :

The air was cool as it was supposed to be. Not as cool as Cameron Highlands, of course. Later on in the afternoon, we went down to the Rabbit Park. As it was Friday, not too many people were there since it was a working day. As it happened, we were the only visitors at the rabbit park. My mom waited at the entrance as the rest of us entered into the enclosure where the rabbits are let free. I saw that most of the rabbits were poorly kept, most have fleas. Poor thing! But we just couldn't help trying to pat some and hold them lovingly. Afterwards we washed our hands. These are some of the cute rabbits at the park. We went back to our rooms and my sons had an enjoyable time at the bathtub. I also eyed some of the shops in the hotel compound. Made a mental note too of what should I bring home as souvenir.

That night, we watched a dance show in front of the water fountain. The performers are called the Java Dancers. This is what I don't see often in real life. The performance were ok, but the costumes and attires, well uhm.. don't want to say much. Sorry no photos of the dancers ;p

On Saturday morning, we had breakfast at La Blason Restaurant. Actually I was looking for mini croissants I had last in 2004. But they only served regular sized croissants. I was so disappointed. I took what looked like a plain one (didn't see any labels on the croissant) but it turned out with a chocolate fillings. Hmm not bad at all. Nasi lemak was just okay, there's fried bihun, potato wedges etc.. Standard hotel breakfast menu. But frankly I enjoyed breakfast at Hotel Seri Malaysia Alor Setar more than ever.. :)

After breakfast, we decided to head up to the Japanese Tea Garden/Botanical Garden. Here's some photo of Colmar that I took as we headed outside to wait for the shuttle bus.

We did not go to the Japanese Tea Garden as it was tiring to climb up the hill so we went down to the Botanical Garden instead. There's a koi pond and flower plants were planted on the steep slope. There's a path you could use to walk down further but as we didn't want to miss the shuttle bus, we decided just to snap a few photos and go back to Colmar. I also bought a keychain at the gift shop. It costed me RM8. Quite expensive huh? Unfortunately we missed our shuttle bus. I looked at my watch and it was 10.55 am. It was supposed to leave at 11.00 am. but maybe the driver saw that we're not going to go back yet so he started down early. Hmm.. so we waited at the shuttle stand for half an hour for the next shuttle service.

When we arrived at Colmar, it was almost 11.45 am. Not much time to spare as we have to check out at 12.00 pm, but my kids had their last chance splashing in the bathtub as we packed our things. We checked out at 12.15 pm. I went to buy some souvenir at the gift shop and then we said bye bye to Colmar Tropicale. Who knows when we're going there again. Perhaps in a few years.

But we sure had a wonderful time up there. :)

Every bread has its story. That's what I find amusing at this bakery. However, I'm not sure if the muffin comes with a story as well... hmm don't think I've seen one. However, here's the blueberry muffin I bought, priced at RM3 each. Looks small, but enough to make me feel really full after eating it. So as for the muffin, it's just a history, but I managed to snap it's photo before it's gone for good.

A nice meal at Restoran Rumah Thai

We have found a new eating place recently. I guess it might have opened for about a year now, maybe. The place is called Restoran Rumah Thai. Of course you could imagine what's being served, just upon hearing it's name. Dishes in their menu include a variety of tom yam, kerabu mangga, of course, squids, prawns, chicken and beef cooked to your choice of dishes. I have tried their buttered prawns, and also paprik prawns. Not bad at all. A small bowl of tomyam costs about RM4.90 and a plate of rice is RM1.50. My favourite dessert is sago pudding.

The ambience is very nice as well. It's very cosy, suitable for family gathering. Check this place out, especially if you love tom yam very much!

Location :

Restoran Rumah Thai Sdn Bhd,

69, Jalan Melati Utama 4

Melati Utama

53100 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur

Tel : 03-4107 8590

I have been very tired lately. Got sleepy at work as well. So I have to get moving at times so as not to allow myself to doze off to sleep at my desk.

After work, I wish I could do lots of things. Clear all the mess, tidy up things, throw away my sons broken toys which I accidently stepped on sometimes. Ouch! But most of the time I could only do half of what I wish I could do before I finally slumped on the couch and not long after, became unaware of whatever happening around me.. hmm I guess I need to exercise a bit. I need to watch what I eat as well. Hope I can spend quality time with my family, especially my kids.

Hmm~~ so sleepy now.

Meanwhile, can't resist posting some cute photos. These could keep me awake. :)

Some people have been asking us when we are going to invite them over to our house for 'open house'. Last year we had one. This year I don't feel great in term of spirit and energy so maybe if I organize one, I will invite only a few selected family friends. Reasons for me being tired is due to the fact that these days we have been doing a lot of travel and my hubby is also busy at work, sometimes he has to work until late and also there are functions he has to get involved in. During weekends sometimes we have my sister in law coming to stay so I had to do the cooking so it was no-rest for me also.

This weekend is unlikely too. Since I'm looking forward to do some 'spring' cleaning. Need to wash the bathrooms, wash the cushion covers and tidy up my kids' room. Their room is supposed to be their bedroom as well but they only use is as playroom, whereas they prefer to sleep on the couch in front of the tv and watch cartoons until wee hours in the morning; many times leaving the tv on until me or my hubby switch it off. So, perhaps next week is the best time to organize an 'open-house'. But of course, for selected friends only and upon approval by my hubby.

Last weekend we took my sis in law for a trip to CH. Since she had been asking us when we're taking her, and also we don't want to postpone our promise to the next year. This time I discovered too that my newly activated GPRS phone could take photos and send to my email as well. (Actually I should be able to use USB cable from my handphone to my pc but when I tried to transfer files, only the first time was a success. Maybe there's something wrong with the cable?)

I also include some photos we took during our trip to the highland.

on short note : I'm not used to post in blogger.com so maybe this is among the first of perhaps many tries on blog posting. Hope it works even though I had to find ways to adjust pics and text.

Hi, Welcome to my space


I would like to share with you a quote that I have just found today:

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream."
-- Mark Twain. American humorist, writer and lecturer, 1835-1910