Bubur Cha Cha, Mango Snowie and Yam Cake

Bubur Cha Cha, Mango Snowie and Yam Cake

At 5.29 pm, after receiving a couple of SMSes, I answered a call asking which unit am I staying. And so I was identified even before I managed to reply. She came all the way to send me Lemon Panna Cotta on my door step (gee... sorry there is no picture of the Lemon Panna Cotta to share here). At the same time, she even mentioned that she was hungry. Oh boy, it has been some time for me to have a girls' day out, a tea break. It could be just a short one, but I don't mind...

Together we walked to Niu Ze Xui in Ara Damansara. We looked around to find a pleasant looking cafe. We had decided on Starbucks but changed our minds to try a cafe called Cottage Cafe. There were not many people at that moment and the ambience was just right. We ordered the food mentioned above and our conversation started until the last mouthful of our food.

I believe we had a good time there, talking and laughing over a few sensitive issues, women and household issues particularly. Time flew when we were enjoying ourselves there. I hope we would have more tea breaks in future.

Hey, Yoga mate, when is our next meal together? I still owe you one!

Take care and all the best!

Keropok Lekor Nipis

Kerepok Lekor Nipis

Finally, the stall is open for business again. I missed the food prepared by the stall operators for more than a month. The reason is they have closed for business during the fasting month. Let me share with you the food that they sell, one of them is pictured above Kerepok Lekor Nipis, other than that, they have Kerepok Lekor Tebal, Pisang Goreng, Cokodok Pisang, Ubi Goreng, and sometimes Cempedak Goreng too! They also sell some drinks which I don't fancy. The price is quite reasonable for the food, for RM2 I can get 8 pieces of Kerepok Lekor Nipis and 4 to 5 pieces of Goreng Pisang.

My personal favourite? Nope, not the Lekor family, but Pisang Goreng. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the Pisang Goreng to share with you as I have finished them before I turned off my engine. They have managed to fry the flour coated bananas crispy and the best part is the bananas that they use are so sweet. No wonder I have been looking at the spot of their stall almost everyday I drive by. I dislike Pisang Goreng that tastes like Ubi Goreng, plain and tasteless!

You don't believe what I've shared? Fine. Do go to this stall whenever it is convenient to you preferably during the late afternoons on weekdays. It is situated next to the Yayasan Bola Sepak Selangor football field in Kelana Jaya. There are a few stalls there selling Nasi Lemak Ayam Goreng Rempah and also Goreng Pisang too. To get the right stall, make sure that it is the one nearest to the T-junction where you turn right to reach Taman Emas, Taman Megah Mas, NZX and D'aman Ria etc.

Try them and post some comments to me =)
FYI, they don't give me free Pisang Goreng or Keropok Lekor to blog on their business...

My 36 Coloured Pencils

Guess how old is this box of 36 coloured pencils...

Call me a stationery freak. My life does relate to stationery. Without them, I don't know how to work and play. Seeing Puteri Saadong shares about her first box of coloured pencils, I can't help it but to share mine too.

The biggest box of coloured pencils that I owned contained 24 pencils. The box of coloured pencils pictured above is my biggest. It has 36 colours but sadly, when I checked in the box just now, one of its members has gone missing and I could not recall what the colour was.

I was and still is an average student. Whenever I've done well in my public exams, my parents would reward me with things that I'm in need the most. I couldn't remember what I got from them when I got 3As and 1B for my UPSR. However, for my PMR's 6As and 1B results, my parents gave me the latest edition of Kamus Dewan (blue cover) that year. My achievement that year had reached my (the late) aunt's ears. She was the one who presented me the box of coloured pencils pictured above. Therefore, you can start doing your math now... 2008 minus 1993 (the year I got the gift from her and still keeping till today) equals to FIFTEEN!

This is the last gift from her before she left to join my grandpa in 1997. When I use the box of coloured pencils every now and then, I would remember her. However, as I am typing, I could feel my eyes welled with tears. She loved me and always encouraged me to do well in my studies. It was her that motivated me to study hard. I felt bad when I did not do well in my SPM, but her death had made me realised that I could not afford not to do well in my STPM. I bring the box of coloured pencils with me wherever I go and whenever I use them I think about her a lot...

Auntie Hong, if you are happened to read this blog of mine somewhere out there, do rest in peace. I'll always remember you and will do my best in all my future undertakings!