Boot-less !!!

i am no fashion freak but there are some trends that i don't mind trying. i am not that adventurous but i am also not a fuddy duddy old fashioned hag! there are times i like to play dress up , not to grab anyone's attention ( i hate that , actually!) and then , my mood can suddenly change and i prefer to go way beyond casual, almost on the verge of looking like a maid!!! LOL!Bags, shoes, accessories ... i love them all :) Shabby T shirts that fade at the shoulders, shorts that should not see the light of day LOL.... i love those too! I hope that makes me a happy medium , not too shabby all the time but not too much of a fashion snob either!
last night i was online and came across those online fashion sites. One particular site that i get my colored lens from also sells beautiful dresses :) and at very affordable prices. i am skeptical about the quality of the fabric though. But maybe i can try one first to see how nice they are.
And then in Facebook i saw this site for shoes and i am a sucker for those!!! i cant remember when i actually became an Imelda Marcos but i must have turned into one overnight , a decade ago!!! Hmmm, actually no, LOL i remember how i used to go to work with matching shoes for every outfit :P Ok, guilty as charged!! Call me Imelda Ean!

Anyway i saw this pair of low cut boots that caught my fancy right away. it would go so well with jeans :) And here is the pic ..... , but then i remembered how my "friends" had a very very long laugh when they found out that i wanted to get a pair of boots. I was quite disappointed cuz they really laughed their heads off! They didn't know that i had already worn out 3 pairs of those. I guess they have never seen me in one and thought that i was going to get those knee high boots. NOT THESE!!! They teased me for half a day , and that's like hours and hours!!! So i didnt get any for more than a year after that embarrassing and very frustrating trip! Sigh!
maybe they think i should dress old.... or maybe i am too old for boots! But then again they aren't the fashion police. The whole incident did make me think twice about mentioning that word every again in their presence!
if i do go out shopping and get a pair , i doubt if i will dare wear them in front of my friends! i dont's wish to be the laughing stock again! It was not a good day of memories but it will stay etched in my mind forever!
PS: In case u too think i look ridiculous in boots, these are the ones i used to wear. Are they so ridiculous? Be honest!( Have to change the pic cuz suddenly it disappeared) E-mbarrassed!!

Chippendales 2010

This has to be the event of the year!!! I first heard about this group of performers when i was chatting with my Jo online. The topic was hot bodied men , the rippling muscles kind ! She told me about these Las Vegas performers and i was thinking to myself that i would never ever have a chance to see them on stage unless i strike a million dollars or maybe get a free trip to Las Vegas.But my dream came true when one of my friends told me that she would be getting free tickets to watch these guys perform in Genting. This was such a hush hush affair that it was not even advertised in the papers. There was no publicity at all and we can understand why. I guess they dont even want to sell tickets cuz there will be tons of objections from all forces!I decided to try my luck and called up to ask for free tickets as well. And i demanded for them saying that i am a card member so why cant i get my hands on the tickets. They made me wait a couple of days before they finally told me that i have 2 ! i was overjoyed but i still wanted to get more tickets for the rest of my friends who had seen pics of the Chippendales and were raving about how hot they are!Friday came and we all met at the top of the highlands , and as we made our way into the showroom, we knew that this was the opportunity of a lifetime. Our seats were good but when the offer was open for anyone to come closer to the stage , i made the first move and rushed there with Fifi. We managed to persuade to join us , and i have no regrets. We were really up close and personal with the men and i loved every moment of it.They danced and gyrated to the music. The Asian one named Bryan seems to be everyone's fave. But i also like Kevin and Jaymes. Oh yeah , and Lind Walter ...woo hoo! Sigh , they were all hot and sexy. They really interacted with the audience, so there were hugs and kisses going around. And we even got a ripped shirt from Jaymes. Its in my possession now , thanks to S!!
I could go on and on but i will let the pics speak for themselves. View and drool!
This is Jaymes Vaughn!
Lind Walter is the fireman!
Strutting their stuff on stage!
And this is Kevin Cornell!E-xcellent Performance !

forgetful

Just registered my children at tuition centre since February 2010. Their twice weekly classes, every Wednesdays and Fridays would commence at 8 am and ends at 11 am. The subjects enrolled English, Bahasa Malaysia, Maths and Science. These mandatory days would require both of them to get up extra early (includes yours truly la.. - 1st to wake up) at 630 am to kick start their day. Daily morning bath and then breakfast before off to tuition arriving before 8 am.

On 3rd March, I was so engrossed with work that I literally forgot to pick them !! Thank god for knocking my head as I suddenly just look at my watch, time 1145 am and I just burst out "SHIT"... my children !!! I rushed out from office driving at 100 rpm and just mumbling, OH SHIT OH SHIT !!! My heart was beating so quickly and THANK GOD.. I didnt die of heart attack !! THANK GODS As I approached the centre, I could see two figures standing outside with the heat wave and both of them sweating and safe !! My girl was at the verge of crying when she saw me approaching and I just kept saying I AM SO SORRY,,,, SO SORRY I forgot about the time !! I felt so bad about forgetting to pick them..... how could I forgot !!!

So today, Friday, 5th March, to ensure that I dont forget to pick them up, I had set up the alarm on my mobile @ 1045 am to remind myself to pick them up from the centre.

Wonder if the company we work for would appreciate us should one fine day, we leave the world.......... ??

S.... sorry......

The Burdock Root Craze!

Don't let the title of the post deceive u! Its still about food! Although its not all that appetizing or delicious but its still food. And in E's world, what else is worth talking about!!!

I was introduced to this root when i was doing my usual grocery shopping. The lady in front of the line shoved these 2 long and woody looking sticks at the weighing counter and she was talking to her daughter about making soup. I seem to have the kind of face that strangers need to talk to about food!!! I have people coming up to me and asking me to buy this and that , try this and that and mind you, they aren't sales people out to make a commission!! At one point there was this Malay couple that even insisted that i put back the bag of red onions on the shelf and purchase the huge yellow ones that they claim are tastier and healthier!!!
Anyway the Burdock root came into my life in the exact same way. And since it was ridiculously cheap i bought 2!!! I am not all that adventurous , it was "lowkung" who insisted that i buy them, mainly cuz they are suppose to be nature's benefit on health. Being the online freak that i am , i googled for it and the cynic in me got quite impressed with its wonders.
With several online recipes in hand, i decided to try out the simple soup. I even bought the dried dates and kei chi which i have never ever used for my cooking at all.

Prior to the cooking i had asked several friends as well , esp the ones who really cook. Me, i am no cook LOL i am more of a supervisor :) One of them told me that the root gets slimy once its skinned. Another told me that its floury when cooked. And some lady online said that it turns an ugly green when cooked! But they all said that it tastes good.

So i boiled the water, added in the chicken, dunked in the dried red stuff, plonked in some carrots and simmered the whole concoction in the slow cooker. At lunch time , we drank the soup and it was ok but tasteless LOL i had forgotten to add in any soy sauce or pepper!!! But it still tasted plain but good. It wasn't slimy, nor ugly green or floury at all. I drank 2 bowls and the diuretic reaction took place within the next hour..... and the next and the next and the next! LOL!

It wasnt psychological just cuz i read that bit online LOL cuz the maid and diane went and went and went as well LOL ! The maid is hoping she can lose some weight this way LOL and i am hoping this detoxes me :) Lowkung missed the soup cuz he was golfing all day. So he wants me to boil it again tomorrow. Looks like the water bill will be going up this month , with the many many flushes of water LOLOL!

PS: I found out that the slimy and floury one is called Wai Sun , while the one i used is called Ngau Pong!

E-at healthy !

chinese new year - roaring tiger

wellll wellll wellll...chinese new year has come and chap goh mei (the 15th day of cny and also the last day) is just round the corner. before this, everyone was busy doing house cleaning or spring cleaning while looking forward to the celebration. AS for me, i have started my shopping earlier (kiasu, maybe) for my children.... believe or not in December 2009.....dont like to rush with others and also more relaxing pace. we dont really have to q for the fitting rooms nor at the payout counter. Most importantly, no rush during meal time and we can actually enjoy the food while admiring what we had bought. with the children growing up, have to bring them along to see if they fit the clothes and most important - wearing them. !!

Anyway, cny biscuits is also a must even though we are not expecting a lot of visitors. Furthermore, guests / relatives that comes visiting wont be eating much... . This year, my biscuits collection - peanut, green peas, love letters, murukus, arrow head, samprik, "dragon eye" pistachio biscuit. looking at my biscuit collection, this year my biscuits are on the nutty end..hehehe.... i bought one of each but some was given to me. I shared with mum as firstly not to waste food and secondly, after the cny is over, mum will end up trying to finish the biscuits as she refuses to waste or throw away food. While trying to finish the biscuits, she will be grumbling about it and making a point telling me not to buy too many for next year !! I tend to overbuy sometimes lah. This year is slightly different as both my children are growing up and they have a bigger appetites and before u know....some of the biscuits are disappearing fast or even gone....

Chinese new year is also eating spree for all of us. I have been eating and doing the yee sang toss before cny and will continue till the 15th day........ My dinners venue from Port village seafood, Sg. Yu Baru, V garden, hong tat, hwa wei steamboat, Ya Lim seafood, govind too.... eating and eating and eating..... till my stomach is bloated or spare tyre is out hehehe... Mostly, seafood and rich seafood. Can you imagine the amount of food is consume before and during the cny holidays. Mostly all the restaurants are packed to brim and without any reservations made, u will have to wait or shoo off without any guilty face from the owner. well without any guilt on eating, i will probably go on diet after this.

After this, I will be looking forward to dieting.......

S limming s...

Ruppiah Millionaires :)

Since S resuscitated the blog i thought I'd do my part as well and give it another boost of vitamins! Let's hope that new posts will make the blog get up and parade in the cyber world! ( fat hopes! No one comes in to read it anymore anyway! ~ Not even me!)

CNY is just about to end in a few days and with the holidays all over and done with, we have to look forward to some other distractions. For the Fems, Bandung will be the next de-stressing destination. That will happen in April and hopefully all will go well.

A friend of mine just got back from that so-called shopping paradise and i was eager to ask her how it all went. Its her first time there , with her 3 kids ( who are more like young adults really). Even tho this April trip will be the 3rd for me , i still like to ask for their opinions. She said that they did not enjoy the shopping at all. She (the same age as us Fems) did not find anything appropriate to buy. She did not get nice T shirts nor working clothes. There were lots of evening dresses there but she is not into those. Her daughter who is 25 i think did not enjoy the shopping either. I was quite shocked cuz i shopped for my daughters and they seemed to like what i got for them.(unless they were just pretending !!) Her 2 sons didn't buy much either , one of them claimed that they aren't original goods!

I did my share of "investigating" and found that some people came back with very good comments and these are the ones who went crazy shopping. ( i know the Fems did!) And then there are those who said that there was NOTHING to buy there!!!! So i guess "one man's meat is another man's poison." For me that last 2 trips there were fruitful. But then i am a compulsive shopaholic so don't take my word for it LOL .

I believe we may have a day of sight seeing this time around and my 1st time there i did visit the volcanoes and it was not bad! Oh , and my friend who just came back from Bandung said that she enjoyed the sight seeing a lot :) As for the food, their personal chauffeur told my friend to never never eat anything raw eg. Gado-Gado. I had a very bad case of food poisoning there on my 1st trip so i was extra careful on my 2nd. They ate a lot of meals at shopping malls and were recommended to eat only steaming hot food. She recommended this place that's situated smack in the middle of a padi field called Sapulidi. Its suppose to be really good so let's make sure we try that , Fems. The brownies there are to die for!!!! Much better than the Amanda ones. In fact she also recommends the Kartika cakes. So let's start the countdown and start saving up those Ruppiahs now!!! :) We will be Ruppiah millionaires by April !!!
E-arly Excitement

animation

how do you like the photo / drawing ?? Nowadays, children have endless choices of movies, cartoons that they can watch..... the in nowadays... animation...... ...... during our time, we only have mickey mouse, donald duck, daffy duck and we all grown up loving them... i still do ......

wat about you ??

s