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24Sep/093

4D3N Vacation

Thanks to the Raya season, I have been granted a 4-days 3-nights vacation! I've never had a longer holiday than this one since my last Cambodia trip (I think). Upon reaching KL in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, I told mom that I was craving for nasi lemak. She brought Pei Yee and I to a mamak nearby our house. It was 5 plus when we reached there. To my disappointment, they did not have nasi lemak.

After breakfast, I took a short nap and later rushed to Mid Valley to meet my dear friend, Ying Ying. She was there with her nicely packed Mille Crepe, waiting at the cinema entrance already. She had earlier mentioned that she would bake a Mille Crepe for me and she chose to bake a different flavor this time, Cheese Flavored Mille Crepe. We watched UP. Thank god they were still playing the movie. I thought I would have to miss this movie since it has been showing for quite some time already. Next, I went shopping alone in the mall. I was on a quest to search for a nice home for D-zai but I just could not find one.

On Sunday morning, I had to crawl out of bed at about 5:45 AM. My brother and I accompanied Mom and our uncle and aunts to perform some religious virtues. When things were finally done, I told my brother that I wanted to try my luck at Lowyat Plaza. To my surprise, he said he would accompany me there. I couldn't remember when was the last time I went shopping with my brother, I mean, just the two of us. We walked for at least 3 hours plus inside Lowyat Plaza and Sungei Wang without buying anything. He knows I am such a fussy person when it comes to shopping. I would spend weeks, going in and out of malls to find the backpack of my choice or a pair of shoes that I like. I really appreciate his patience with me hehe.

It was another early day on Monday. We woke up at 6:30 AM and departed to the market in Semenyih to meet Mom's friend before we embarked on our journey to Morib! The journey to Morib was not a long one. I had little to expect prior to the trip. People often say Morib beach is polluted. However, it is not like what I've heard. I was awed. The beach was clean and the sea water was okayy. However, the restrooms were ewww.. We spent about 2 hours at the beach. Next, we had seafood for lunch. I guess that is a must-have there. We ordered sotong, butter prawn, fish, fishball soup and la-la.

That was supposed to be the end of our half-day Raya trip but we decided to stop by at the famous Lover's Bridge at Tanjung Sepat. The sea view was very fascinating. I could not imagine how beautiful it would be during sunset. Wish I would have the chance to frequent that place another time to enjoy the sunset.

Photographs appreciation time!
P/s: Lots of photos to be posted this time hehe. Hope I have enough bandwidth to support this :D

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I just love this shot :)

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..and this!

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F3

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Latecomer: mom's friend

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Perfect now :D. Pssstt bit and ling cha so sweet?

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Umm... haha

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Everyone laughed at mom's friend who found treasure in the sea

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Entah mereka buat apa

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Lunch time

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Sotong

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Butter prawns

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Scenery at lover's bridge

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People who started but never reached the end of the bridge :D

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The second group. Okay, Chin Pei Ling almost reached the end of the bridge :p

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Hindi movie in production

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19Aug/091

Where do I begin?

This is my fourth day living in The Lion City, Singapore. I miss home! I miss my comfy bed (although I have the same queen-sized bed here)! It's different.. without my bolster. I miss mom's potatoes with pork. I miss mom's missed calls every other morning when she didn't see me downstairs after 7:40 AM. How's my brother doing with his Add Maths? Maybe Ling-cha won't complain I'm slow-poke when I get home this weekend? Has my bedroom been invaded? Bit-cha must be dreaming of me now!

There are just so many things to tell but I am sitting here, wondering where to begin. First of, I don't have Internet access just yet but I got lucky tonight to be able to piggyback on someone else's wireless network.
Hmmm.. I guess I'll lump everything at one go.

Firstly, let's see what happened on 15th Aug. I revealed this blog and presented the Roti Canai to him!

The final Mille Crepe
The final Mille Crepe

The final Mille Crepe
The final Mille Crepe

Birthday boy's first reaction
Birthday boy\'s first reaction

The ugly side
The ugly side. Ewww..

Are you sure?
Are you sure?

Trying his best to gulp down more :p
Trying his best to gulp down more :p

Almost there!
Almost there!

And, on The Day, I had to rush to Shaw Towers after work to get my employment contract signed. I did not have trouble getting there at all because I had a rehearsal the day before! Haha. Thanks to my official tour agent a.k.a. Mr. Low Kean Cheong! Left office at about 5:20 PM, reached Shaw Towers at 6:30 PM sharp, went through a series of agreement signing procedure and briefings on the contract and left the tower at 7:30 PM. On my way to the MRT station, I stopped by at The Coffee Connoisseur in Bugis to get a slice of cake. I had earlier scouted for a bakery when I was walking to Shaw Towers. As soon as I walked in, I asked if they have candles because I doubted if they would have one to spare as it's not even a bakery. I wanted to get this so much simply because there was no candle on top of the Mille Crepe the other day. I got a Chocolate Cheese, packed with a small candle and quickly rushed to the MRT station. Finally reached VivoCity at 8:20 PM! I let him choose the dinner place and he chose to have a simple dinner at Subway to save time.

Dinner at Subway
Dinner at Subway

Dinner at Subway
Dinner at Subway

After the quick dinner, he brought me to the rooftop sky park in VivoCity. We found a cosy place to sit, facing Sentosa Island. When we began to light the candle, a group of ladies, sitting not too far from us started singing Happy Birthday to him. Haha. Thank you, ladies! So, we waited for them to finish the song and he blew the candle.

Time to make a wish!
Time to make a wish!

Say-Cheese!
Say-Cheese!

Sentosa Island on the other side
Sentosa Island on the other side

From left: the sleepy head, the birthday boy
From left: the sleepy head, the birthday boy

One last shot before we packed and left VivoCity
One last shot before we packed and left VivoCity

Happy birthday, xxx xxx! Hope you truly enjoyed this year's birthday. All the best of health! Good luck in your career! And, please eat more :p

Secondly, let's take a peek at my shelter in Singapore!

My queen-sized bed!
My queen-sized bed!

Tadaa!
Tadaa!

Living room
Living room

Kitchen
Kitchen

That's all for now. It's 2:05 AM! I have to hit the sack or else I would need lots of caffeine tomorrow.

15Aug/091

The Finale

The finished good is finally ready to be served before its master.

This is my third attempt, but I still think it doesn't look like a Mille Crepe =(
I hope he will like it.
I hope it doesn't look too bad to be a birthday surprise.

To wrap up the project, I'd like to say that I realised I enjoy baking although I fail at it, badly.
I love mixing the batter and pastry cream. I hated frying crepes during my first attempt and continued to feel so when I was frying the first few pieces yesterday night. As I fried more of them, I kind of enjoyed frying them. Will I bake another till I finally come to a good-looking Mille Crepe? Ohhh... not another one in the near future haha.

Thanks to everyone who helped and supported me in the project!
You know who you are.
Pictures will follow up when Little Mille Crepe is finally presented to the Birthday Boy!

5Aug/091

Project Mille Crepe – Step 5 of N

This is attempt #2!

I managed to find some time after work yesterday to prepare the crepes batter and vanilla pastry cream. There is probably nothing much to improve on the crepes batter. I was yawning non-stop while mixing the eggs, flour, sugar and salt. The challenging part this time was to ensure that the vanilla pastry cream would taste and look like vanilla pastry cream. When I was almost done with the pastry cream, I was quite excited as I could smell vanilla (duh!). I mean, I could sense that I am going to make it this time!

I was supposed to fry the crepes today but I had to stay back after work. Pei Yee agreed to help me, yay! I didn't want to leave the crepes batter and pastry cream overnight for another day. I told her that we should use the wok this time, instead of our good-old-sticky-pan. As soon as I got home after badminton, I rushed to the refrigerator to have a look at the finished result.

Vanilla Mille Crepe
Tadaa!

Vanilla Mille Crepe
Vanilla Mille Crepe

Thanks to my crafty sister, the crepes are not out-of-shape now but I think it's still a little thick. I was the first to taste the cake and hmmmm... I would rate my vanilla mille crepe at 5/10 this time, hehe. Should I make another Chocolate one next? Or should I wait till next Thursday to make two final vanilla mille crepe cakes? Hehe. I'll sleep on it tonight.

Good night, folks!

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29Jul/090

Roti Canai

I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Fresh from the fridge
Fresh from the fridge

Looks can be deceiving!
Looks can be deceiving!

Slice la!
Slice la!

I'm coming!
I\'m coming!

Roti milo
Roti milo

Blah... keep trying!
Blah... keep trying!

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