Goddess Durga
Today I feel like Goddess Durga, a Hindu goddess with many hands. =S
Beauty and vanity are two different things
Beautiful people are not necessarily vain and vain people not necessarily beautiful.
Le Cordon Bleu
Cooking was never my forte and the kitchen was never my territory. But when I moved out from home, it was clear to me: don’t cook = no food. I tried surviving on pizza delivery and chap fan (economic rice). It wasn’t a good idea. So I started to spend more time in the kitchen! If …
Why I love growing up? #1
Freedom I left on a jet plane to country in turmoil. Alone. If I was young, I would have never gotten permission.
Happiness is…
seeing what you do makes a positive change in someone’s life. *** Nadeema, a JewelPie reader, wrote her experience of joining the Lunchbox Monday campaign in her blog (click to read). She inspires me to to try making burrito too! =:)
Breakfast at the market!
It’s big sista’s birthday. Instead of going to fancy restaurants, lil sista suggested doing something different: have breakfast at Imbi’s wet market for Ah Wen Koh’s famous Hainan coffee and toast! Oh, how we enjoyed the coffee, chee cheung fun and crispy kaya toast with generous slice of SCS butter. My mother, a kopitiam coffee conneiseur …
Putu mayam
In Amma’s house, everything is made from scratch….including putu mayam! Also known as string hopper in English or idiyappam in Tamil, this savoury snack, in my opinion, is best eaten with coconut flakes and sugar. Though the other day, Amma made chicken curry to go along with it. I was elated with Amma invited me …
Leopard print
Sometimes we don’t know about ourself as much as we think we do. I wouldn’t say that I fancy leopard print until my shopping habits shows me otherwise. Overtime, I’ve collected quite a few items in these black and brown patches. Here are some of them: { 1 } Leopard print heels I’ve gotten this …
Happiness is…
Preparing a romantic and healthy lunch for two just because you feel like it I tried a new recipe (boiled eggs with tamarind sauce) and set everything up within an hour. Next round, it should take about half an hour. That’s my new goal – combining healthy food which can be completed within 30 minutes! =:)
Family and fruit drinks!
I came from a family who enjoy fruits in any shape or form. I used to experiment with different fruit smoothie. A favourite of mine is anything with dragon fruit because it’s pink and we can pretend to be vampires! Today, my family joined me at work to make my sister’s new favourite drink: watermelon yoghurt …