our 2nd year anniversary. and MY 100TH POST!!! =)

What a coincidence! 100Th post and a special day in our relationship =)
calls for a celebration! hehe

had class (first day of selective) in the evening (hate hate hate!!!!)
then after that we had plans to out.
either to the eye of Malaysia or to watch enchanted
too bad it was raining, so we had to post phone the trip to eye of Malaysia.its going to be gone end of this year!! =(
so we went to mid valley, to have dinner and watch a movie at the new cinema, GSC signature at The Gardens.

and James gave me such a sweet thoughtful romantic yet annoying gift (cos it will make me fat!!)
a selection of my favourite chocolates!
that's not it. along with it, is a bag of sealed papers, to be opened when i eat a chocolate. there are 8 messages altogether. i mean....how sweet is that.
kinda reminds me of one of my favorite storybook ps, i love you by cecelia ahern.
and full of guilt, James confessed to me that he "lied" to me to point out my favourite chocolates when we went out on Friday. he said he wanted to buy chocolates for his cousin and wanted my "recommendations"!!
so sneaky!!haha.
but i love his for taking so much effort.
and now its like i want to know whats inside each scroll but i don't want it to end so fast. had a hard time choosing the first chocolate. and at last i settled for the REESE'S peanut butter cup. a real treat for a peanut butter lover like me :)

yummy chocolates

nice bag and the pouch containing all the love notes!
so much better than getting love letters =)

anyway...back to the story.
we had italainnes for dinner.
fried calamari and classic carbonara.
both were good and very very filling.

creamy sinfully rich cabonara with button mushroom (yummy) and beef bacon

crispy golden calamari with special tomato dipping

then we walked around admiring the beautiful decorations.
the theme was "midsummer's night dream"
i think i can give my "best Xmas decorated mall" to mid valley. lol



and pictures that we will look back and think how sweet our first few years of dating and being boyfriend and girlfriend...




then we went to watch "enchanted"...terpesona. LOL
it was a nice typical feel good movie.
true Love's kiss. awwwwww
and Giselle's clothes are oh so nice


i really had a lovely night =)

two years ago, you told me, lets make the 10th our anniversary. although we became an "official couple" on the 2nd of december. and from there onwards, i had someone to call my sweetheart.you were always there for me, and you always knew when i was having a bad day and you always knew what to say or do.

a sweet song that i feel we can relate to =)

Never knew I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
I want to vanish inside your kiss
Every day I love you more and more
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing?
Telling me to give you everything
Seasons may change... Winter to Spring
But I love you until the end of time
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you, until my dying day
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste
It all revolves around you
And there's no mountain too high
No river too wide
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather
And stars may collide
But I love you, until the end of time
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you, until my dying day
Oh, come what may
Come what may
I will love you

happy 2ND anniversary my dear James.


part two will be in the eye of Malaysia (hopefully)
please don't rain....i really want to go!

the attack of the gingerbread man! (and women!)..or people..watever

Christmas also means that i get to bake gingerbread people!
yippee!
these are photos from last year..probably making it this or next weekend. more details later =)

christmas in one utama

the decorations in one utama are up and their theme is "toy soldier"
enjoy the pictures ;)
although it was a very unsuccessful shopping trip. hmp. didn't get to buy anything

bird's eye view

the giant toy soldier





the Christmas tree. so creative. adorned with "paper keyboards" and ornaments made of STRAWS! red, green and white!


this adorable chocolate bunny on display in one of the shops, so so cute!

Iorek Byrnison

watched the golden compass. it was good =)
now i want to get my hands on the books!
the graphics were so.... impressive!

and what i love most is....



the POLAR BEAR!!
the armoured polar bear with the fanciest name....
IOREK BYRNISON
yes, i have an obsession with polar bears. even long before iorek ;)

if i had it my way, i'd like a polar bear as a pet.
ok. i know i sound crazy! LOL.
it will probably eat me alive, in one gulp and ask for dessert.
i'm crapping

i did a "what is your daemon" quiz...
i got...
CAT - your daemon may be a cat if you are independent and comfort loving. You follow your heart and do what you want to do - no matter what others think. You have a strong sense of your own worth, and an inner dignity. You may be loving and generous in one moment, and then lash out at someone in the next. You have as many moods as there are colours in a rainbow, and you wear them all brilliantly. You always know what you want right now - although in five minutes you may change your mind and set your sights elsewhere. You like to do things with style and flair.
When someone else orders you to do something, do you feel an unholy urge to do exactly the opposite? That just might be your inner daemon talking.

chocolate chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies

cookies & milk. brings back fond childhood memories ^^
this chocolate chocolate chip cookie was the first ever thing i attempted baking on my own after beings mummy's helper for awhile.
this cookie is very very simple to make.
i used to help mummy make this for any parties at school (where we had pot lucks for childrens day etc) and also for chinese new year. and i remember twe could only eat the cookies TWO days after baking cos it was still "heaty" and i'm so ever prone to sore throats! >.<

the recipe is so simple, i even have it at the back of my mind
(why oh why doesn't this seem to work for me when I'm trying to memorize glomerular diseases)

ingredients
4 ounce butter (at room temperature)
3 ounce Castor sugar
1 egg yolk
6 ounce all purpose flour + 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 1/2 ounce chocolate chips (or more..heheheh)
nuts (optional). i choose to put yummy macadamia nuts this time =)

mix the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (can do it manually or using the electric mixer)
add the egg yolk and beat till well mixed
sift the flour, baking soda and cocoa powder into the butter mixture.
add chocolate chips and nuts.
mix well.
take a thumb size ball of dough, roll it and slightly flatten it.
place it on a greased cookie tray.
bake it a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 15-20 minutes







this would be my 96th post. going to reach 100!!
next friday is RENAL ASSESSMENT. and im sooooo not ready. still blogging somore. aih.
9 more days until our 2nd year anniversary.=)

sweet treats-sago pudding!

here is one of my favourite traditional (is it?) dessert of all time!! =)
sago pudding! yummy!
simple yet sinfully rich and delightful
I've always been fascinated by sago. how they look so pretty like little pearls.
and their soft chewy texture is just mmm-mm. ok, i'm exxagerating a little ;p

some simple instructions on how to make this.
you need:
sago
gula melaka
coconut milk
mould

first boil a pot of water. then add the sago and cook until the sago becomes translucent.
drain excess water and let the sago cool down. it should be transparent now.
then scoop the sago into moulds (can use the ones for making "lo mai kai" or whatever) or put it in a dessert cup.
let in cool in the refrigerator.
meanwhile, grate/chop the gula melaka into small pieces and melt it over a double boiler (heat a wok of water over the stove and place a smaller pot over the water with the gula melaka)
to assemble, unmoluld the sago on a plate, drizzle desired amount of gula melaka and coconut milk over.

pot of sago

my masterpiece!

yup its fattening but its okay to indulge once in awhile =D

'tis the season to be jolly

one more month till Christmas and i can feel the festive mood already.
i love listening to all the Christmas songs and really enjoy seeing the lavish decorations put up in the shopping mall.
makes me happy, warm and fuzzy!

and of course, giving is always better than receiving...
so take this opportunity to to your part for charity.
go to the ground floor of IMU, in front of the CSU, there is this Christmas tree decorated with heart shaped and Christmas tree tags each with an item...simple things like toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, sugar, cooking oil,milo, detergent etc. take your pick, purchase the items and hand it over to them...and it will all go to charity homes. a simple act of kindness goes a long way.

me in front of the xmas tree. i picked bath soap and sugar!

went to pyramid and the xmas deco was up already.
cute little and huge snowman, lighted reindeer and simple yet beautifully decorated xmas tree
enjoy the pics!

frosty the snowman

modern day "xmas tree"

cute fluffy teddies! eeee :D








can't wait to check out the deco in other malls.
Christmas tunes are already spinning in mind!

2 weeks till renal assessment. uh oh.