: : Mum-Mum : : Eat-Eat : :

: : Seattle Coffee : :

It was great meeting up with Vivien after a long abscence of about 6 months, I think. Could be more. Big gang of us from the office met her today for dinner and after that, adjourned to Seattle Coffee at Merdeka Palace. We were all waiting for time to pass until the clock hit a decent hour for clubbing.

The biggest fruit tart I’ve ever seen in Kuching city (nearly typed Kuching Town). Delicious looking kiwi fruit (yes, it tasted tart but there was a huge mountain of whipped cream underneath it). The cheesecake was very rich but went very well with the coffee and tea.

A simple cup of Green Tea goes a very long way towards good health. It also works wonders with wasabi sauce. One sip and the wasabi effect is gone completely. Like magic. I’m always amazed by the wonders of green tea to reverse the effect of the green wasabi sauce.

We also devoured some slices of carrot cake. Yum yum yum. Although, I still prefer the one that my Auntie Maria bakes. Hmm… now that’s an idea for the cakewalk.

Hot chocolate with whipped cream! All-time favourite. Only thing missing was marshmellows. I love making hot chocolate with full cream milk only (taught by my sister). No, they didn’t do it this way at Seattle Coffee. Rather, it was me dreaming about the wonderful tasting fresh cream milk that I had in the USA.

Mocha freeze was what I had although I think something just wasn’t right with the drink. So, switched it to a cup of Earl Grey Tea instead. Nothing goes wrong with a dried bag of tea leaves.

While walking Vivien back to her car, we saw this :

Personally, the colour scheme is not for me, regardless of what my friends think of my wardrobe. However, it tells me that the rider is very confident as well as flamboyant to ride such a brightly coloured bike. First thought that came to mind was BARBIE! Hee hee… sorry, couldn’t resist mentioning that.

: : Coasters : :

Courtesy of the ‘On the Border’ Restaurant outlet at Denton, Texas. From my US trip in December 2003.

Cool no?

: : Honey Bee : :

Been so busy lately that I’m plump tuckered out at the end of the day. Phew! I do have a day job to maintain to earn my bread and butter lah!

Anyway, Granny ask me to drink this : Longan Honey. She recommended mixing it with hot water. It’s about RM45 per bottle but looking at the details made me wonder whether this was a GM food, similar to the honey potatoe that is on sale in town. Hmm… well, haven’t tried it yet but should have an interesting flavour, I’m sure.

I’ve also been busy bringing Granny to the eye doctor for her follow-up checkups. She’s doing alrite and as sprite as ever. A bit hyper as well. She’s an amusement to all the nurses there.

Cheerio then.

p.s. Will be blogging less these days. Feeling a bit lazy after blogging everyday for about 6 months. Ah well. I need some rest or motivation, whichever comes first.

: : Hong Leong Charity Run : :

RRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG!!!

And that was my alarm clock going off at 5.45 a.m. in the morning as had to be at Padang Merdeka (Independance Field) at 6:30 a.m. Volunteered to help talk some pictures for friends and no, it is not for the press. The event? It was the annual Hong Leong Charity Run.

It was a beautiful morning and one thing about getting up early, is that one can get awesome shots like the one above. The sun was to the left of the building so the striking light lite up the entire building so that it comes so sharp and the foreground (the trees) were silhouttes. After CY Leow’s posting and beautiful pictures of Kuching, I was inspired. So cliche but what the heck! Since it was the truth. Although, I’m not a good photographer. Why? Because I tweak the pictures using softwares to enhance, or rather to correct my mistakes. A good picture is when one doesn’t need to make so many tweaks to make it look awesome. Ok, so I’m a perfectionist.

By luck, I met Syarfina and her cheery Mother as well as her younger brother. Her mother was so sweet. She went to get me a bottle of mineral water and some chewing gum, even though I wasn’t running. Thanks, Makcik! So, I was clicking away and being noticeable in the crowd with my tripod. I find that it gives better pictures using a tripod and it wasn’t so cumbersome to carry around after all. There were quite a number of photographers, both from the press and also from the crowd. Everyone was clicking away and most of us had digital cameras.

So, took pictures and pictures of people running. Trying to get shots of the ‘defining moment’ but I still need a lot of practice. Didn’t really get enough of those shots. Ah well. A lot of pals went and got drinks for me. So kind of them.

Free drink were abundant. Not only mineral water but also 100 Plus – Berry flavour. Verdict : such a terrible drink because there wasn’t the fizz to remove the weird taste. Doesn’t even taste like Berry. Urgh! Min Yen mentioned they were giving Gatorade a run for their money but it was so terrible. Never again.

The Milo was a lot better. One can always find a Milo drink stand at any sports meet, be it a small school sports event or a major one like this Charity Run. Usually, the drinks are dispensed for free so it was a great thirst quencher. Better than the 100 Plus-Berry flavour.

Well, that was my Sunday morning. After that, had breakfast with another collegue at Carpenter Street but no pictures as was really tired by then. We ate the famous Kolo Mee at Bishop’s Gate.

Phew! I’m off then. Till next time.

: : Nougat : :

My other uncle came back from Singapore with these goodies. Yum yum! Haven’t had nougat in ages! It’s very hard to find nougat in Kuching. I almost forgotten the taste of it until I saw this. From Golden Boronia in Australia, the ones in the red box are hard whereas the ones in the white box were soft and chewy. Personally, I like the chewy ones.

Never knew that nougat was a French candy until today. This site was telling how nougat was manufactured from almonds. Hm… no wonder it is so tasty. Seems like the best is found in a place called Montelimar, France. Also found a recipe on making nougat which they also call it as Torrone.

Try it! It’s very very addictive.

: : Swamped : :

If only I can enjoy a bowl of ais kacang @ iced nut drink. It’s too hot these days. Not enough rain. Too much work. Brain is shutting down.

Tantalizing the tastebuds is what I can do at the moment. Even my own. Not enough energy to post more. But, I did managed to get a spectacular picture of the moon last nite. Here is the unedited version of the moon close-up.

Nite nite. Sleep tight. And don’t let the bed bugs bite.