Monday, January 30, 2012

Still On CNY And A Lil Vday!

It may seem weird that while I went back for the Chinese New Year, but it also seemed like a 'food holiday' of sorts.

Well, what can I say? But take that away and the hometown will be all different..



Anyway, I decided to have the putu piring on the last night. I still remember buying from this Aunty and Uncle after my tuition.. nothing has changed much from the shop. The putu piring is still 'the best ever'.. tho the price has gone up like 3 fold.

On Sat morning, I had wanted to eat some Nyonya nasi lemak but alas the shop is closed.. 6 days into the New Year. And one would have thought they'd cash in with the influx of visitors.

But well, like some say 'money ain't everything'.



So instead I had a rather popular dish too - the Taiwan pork noodles (towards the end of Jln Gajah Berang). This time round, I also had the pork throttle since I came in early.



My final meal in Malacca was homecooked by mum. No matter how busy she is, she always find time to cook when we children return.. and this was the meal filled with sambal prawns and ayam goreng lada.

In the evening, I was ready to leave Malacca.. back to home - Pea Jay! There were many goodies to load into the car - as mum packed bak kwa, oranges and cookies.



Then into the player went this soundtrack CD - You Are The Apple Of My Eye (which movie I'm very inspired by btw).



And soon I was home!



The next day tho being the 7th Day of the Chinese New Year.. was quite a 'low key' affair for me. Owh but I did have the birthday noodles tho (soup mee sua to be exact).

And in the night I headed down to Kay El for some yong tau foo.



There, I took this shot. And then it dawns on me Valentines Day is near! Owh I had better start planning! :)

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

My Chinese New Year 2012!!

So I mentioned on how this Chinese New Year is different. Well, it truly is.



The first - it's the 1st time in years that I'm spending so much time here in Malacca. But very surprisingly, I'm far from being bored!





I've done my share of spending time with relatives - including eating the very yummy homemade Nyonya popiah made by my aunt.

Now ask a fussy Nyonya - and you'll know why eating this is heaven.. the ingredients are finer, and the popiah skin is different too!







Owh talk about food - I have had a fair share here while back in Malacca.. like the Nyonya cendol (from Kenny's Delight), Filipino cuisine - yeah one of my fav food!! (at Laguna Restaurant), and Malacca's wan tan mee (which Malaccans always prefer ehem ehem).



Now apart from the good food, I've also visited the house I took photo with (in my Batik Inspirations book). The place is now all restored and turned into a museum. But that beautiful staircase remains :)







Owh and I've also been doing some iPhone photography - shooting with the iPhone and then using different apps to get some cool effects.. even poster like!!



And finally, apart from all the business.. I managed to find time to read some book.. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid to be exact. Yup, just me and my book, and getting some inspiration.. for how such a simple book can be an international bestseller.. with cute (but not far fetched) drawings. Something Id like to explore!



Which you can already notice that I've done some comics with the Pepper & Salt.. and yea for now, they kinda follow me wherever I go! Haha!!

So to this Dragon Year, it's been pretty cool so far! Yay!!

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Back Hometown & Happy CNY!

Some close to me will know I hardly go back to the hometown.. the jam to, in and back is one big reason. Plus, yeah, I love being in Pea Jay/ Kay El!! Haha!!

But then it's the Chinese New Year, and yeah I am back Malacca!

While at first I have expected a quiet and boring trip back, but so far.. it has been rather good!



I've already started the CNY dinner with relatives.. 8 course meal with shark fins and all!



Oh ya then there's also the reunion dinner - some yummy Nyonya dishes.. Sedapnya!! Haha!



And I also went to Jonker Walk on the eve till countdown.. something I would have never thought doing - thinking it was very teenager! But at Jonker I was!

And owh ya, to the temple I went to pray too - right at midnight :)



Now apart from the CNY stuff, the other happy moments here - seeing this doggie which didn't bark at me for the 1st time.. I think it's also in the CNY mood haha!



Then there's the visit to the night market.. which I always enjoy.



Oh and yeah, kampung eggs for breakfast.. which mum prepared! So syiok!!

And all these happened in slightly over 36 hours! I wonder what's in store got the week!!!

Happy Chinese New Year, all! Have one blessed one :)



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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Win This Through (Lyrics)

Whenever I feel a lil low, I find solace in songs and 'writing lyrics'. 

This time round, I wrote this lyrics based on Akon's song Be With You - which is also one of my favourite songs. If you take a 'minus one', the lyrics will fit rather nicely with the song :)


We start off being happy
Always smiling, always jumpin
Blue skies with birds chirpin
Happiness within

That's what life is
Or how it started off
So happy, so true!

But then comes times with all the problems running
Along with all the heaviness looming
Life gets tough with sadness coming
Life turns out blue..

And no one knows
What we're going through
Cos in life we keep on smiling cool

And no one knows
What pain we're in too
Cos all they see is a mask that we learn to do
That's why we'll breakthrough

And I don't care what they say
I wanna win this through
I wanna win this through
I wanna win this through

And I don't care what they do
I'm gonna win this through
I'm gonna win this through
I'm gonna win this through..

And then someday I'm sure things will look brighter
The day when we go back and smile with laughter
The time we drink with our cold magaritha
We will sing and jump sweeter too

It's all about putting up, moving forward, living it through
One day the sun will shine up again, all anew
That's the way it has to be, every problem
Gone away from you.. 

And no one knows
What we're going through
Cos in life we keep on smiling cool

And no one knows
What pain we're in too
Cos all they see is a mask that we learn to do
That's why we'll breakthrough

And then someday I'm sure things will look brighter
The day when we go back and smile with laughter
The time we drink with our cold magaritha
We will sing and jump sweeter too

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