Sherene and I

Before steaming
After steaming

Had a pau making session last night (1st Sept). It was a long weekend so we had time to spend with friends. I made steamboat on 31st Aug at my place. Too bad I forgot to take a photo of the stuff on the table before it got eaten up. I tried out korean kim chi chige for one of the soup base. The other soup base was plain chicken stock. It was quite a hunt for beef though. Did not realise it was that difficult to buy beef in Kuching. In the end, we managed to buy some from a frozen mart in Satok. The slicing was tricky as I wanted it really thin. But it was worth the effort...yummy!

Saturday night was also free, so we tried making kaya pau. I had bought the flour quite some time ago but did not have the time to make it. It was quite challenging. Definitely toned some arm muscles kneading the dough. The dough had to be kneaded for a long time. I hope we did not drip any sweat into it while we were at it...oops. The next challenge was the 'pau' part. It was tricky getting the kaya to be 'pau' inside and not spill out. I will definitely appreciate effort put into making a pau next time I buy one from outside. It was quite a successful first time for us. The pau turned out edible although not as fluffy and white as those sold. Hurray! Still have half pack of flour left...maybe char siow pau next.

It's my darling's birthday on the 7th of Aug. My turn to buy him a cake.

Cute panda on the double deck






Somewhere on Orchard Road










Myself and the double deck

Had a short trip to Singapore on the 24th of April. It was an adventurous trip with two other colleagues of mine. We drove around Singapore so I got to see most of Singapore. It's not very big. We visited Orchard Road. I just had to see what all the hoo-haa was about Orchard Road. Had my first glimpse of the double deckers and an amazingly double-jointed bus which was so long. Would have loved to see how they make turns.

Now, I can safely say that I have been to Singapore! That was the first stamp on my international passport and hopefully more to come. Yeay! Will be back to experience more of Singapore when I have the chance.

The living room
The kitchen
The porch

Finally...after almost two years of searching and countless houses viewed. We found the house we were looking for. Good condition, fully furnished, good location, well decorated, nice owners and most important of all, reasonable price. It's a second hand house, almost ten years old but in tip top condition. It had been our plan to look for second hand house due to ridiculous house prices in Kuching. A new double storey, intermediate terrace, empty house in a good location starts at RM300K. Add in the grills, furniture etc etc, it will come to almost RM350K. Ours come with almost everything - grills, great lighting, alarm system, auto gate, solar heater, furniture - all for less than RM300K. Plus it came with really great owners who are now like friends. We are inded blessed.
Mother-in-law wanted to look for auspicious date to move in. According to the chinese calendar, that will be on the 28th of Sept at approximately 3.00a.m. Don't ask me why the time. It's custom. The moving also comes with some rules attached - make sure the gas tank and the kuali get in first. Hang the red cloth...and there's more to come I am sure. Well...we look forward to moving in on the 28th of September.

Another year older, another year wiser....
My darling hubby bought me a very nice cake for a quiet celebration - just the two of us. Very sweet of him.

Well, this year is CNY in Sarikei - Hubby's hometown. Next year will be mine...Yeah!!!
Midnight of the CNY at Sarikei is filled with colorful skies, loud bangs and smoky air. It was beautiful.

The girls.....
Guess your foot. The guys
My hubby in action.

Well, one more year passed by. Welcome 2007. We celebrated at Samuel's with a small gathering, BBQ and red wine. It was also his house warming since he moved to a new place.

SLUSE gathering at Sharing Planet organized by Rosalind on 29 December 2006. Hope we have another one this year. Turn out was ok, with Chiew and Dr. Lau Seng turning up. Dr. Gabriel gave us the big "777" aeroplane though.

Photo of the room I stayed in Sunway. It had an overview of Sunway Lagoon.

Had a business trip to Melaka and KL on 3-4 December. Went to some places to do audits and managed to get some nice experience of the local place at the same time.

In Melaka, we were treated to very nice seafood and otak-otak at a riverside near a Malay Kampung. Later, after being extremely stuffed with seafood, we were further treated to Melaka's authentic satay celup...oh we were completely stuffed after that.