holidys..study break..baking spree again..merry xmas..anniversary..jumbled up blog =)

December 26th, 2006 by chingmei87

Cute_tree_5 well, its our measly one week break in conjunction with christmas/ new year. hmp. they call it a holiday. i call it a study week. its much needed though as i have not been consistently studying for the cvs system course. blame the ungodly timetable (lecture from 4 to 6 IN THE EVENING) clinic visits, the many many happening things going on in IMU, not that i’m directly involved…must support mah!

like FRIDAY NIGHT (8th december), where my darling james, fiona, kajen and ching li put up a great dance performance…as well as many other impressive showcases of talents from students and lectures alike. IMU has tons of talented ppl!!! 

and the christmas celebration..with a food fair..and a christmas play. really fun and meaningful. Helped out for the christmas food fair for campus friends booth (6th december). cooked spagetthi. i cooked  mushroom white sauce and james cooked bolognaise..with the help of kajen, de jun, mui and kevin. and in the booth, evelyn was promoting the spagetthi as carbonara and TOMATO sauce ..hehe..and james used that as an excuse for my carbonara being sold faster =) but in the end the bolognaise was sold out first.  we also mixed both the sauce and called it ‘yin yang’ and it actually tasted good.

and on 9th december..its our pre anniversary celebration

on 10th december is our first anniversary

which brings me back to a year ago..10th december 2005. after college where james my new, my first boyfriend decided to make 10th our anniverasary. ironically it was also the day he left for miri. and at that time, the imu application results were not out yet. so i wasn’t sure when i will see him again *so sad* he came over to my house..with a bouquet of three roses..and we talked and talked….then later in the evening, before he left su via and i went to his place to send him off..i cried so much *hehe malu malu* and then su via brought me to pet’s wonderland to see rabbits to cheer me up…and i went back to an empty house (parents went to kepong) so depressing.*nostalgic sigh*

so anyway…james had been planning something for a very long time and didn’t want to part with his little secret. so i had to patiently wait until 9th december. We went to Bukit bintang, starhill actually for dinner at some fancy restaurant. SHOOK! butter prawns, portugese chicken chop, spring chicken and deesert…CHOCOLATE FOUNDUE! yummy. the food was great and the ambience was..wow… bButter_prawnsut the best part was (obviously) spending time with my lovely boyfriend..walked around bintang walk, admiring the christmas deco, doing a bit of shopping. then went back to james’s apartment, where he had a surprise waiting. A beautiful bouqueChoc_fonduet of white and champange roses.now its dying and drying up =( 

and on 10th december, it was my turn to plan. went out bright and early for breakfast at old town kopitiam in sri petaling. and as usual made my darling drive =) adjourned to the curve to watch HAPPY FEET! at the new cineplex..cinelesiure.took photos at the curve..the deco is soooooo nice. blue & siver theme.  something that really ruined my perfect day was me dropping my camera. oh klutzy me. couldn’t switch it on after the drop. was sulking for a long long time. its being sent for repaiThe_curve r. hope it can be fixed. its like still brand new.

and i was attracted to this tear drop shaped ornament..so unique. nice new place (the cinema). but had to wait pretty long to go in. movie at 1.20 went in about 1.45. enjoyable movie..adorable penguins, nice story line..with moral values also =) photos been posted up on previous blog..

then …my bakings!!! gingerbread people! for christmas. got the inspiration and cookie cutter from my cousin who baked it for some party with her collegues. pretty simple but very time consuming, especially the decorations. so tedious. did until my back ache..but it was so worth it =)

Image042 the ingredients..Image043

Image051_2 the white and pink royal icing. and the limbless gingy used as an experiment for deco.

Gingy_3 a tray filled with happy smily gingerbread people..

up next…something different and totally new to me. always wanted to bake souffle. but couldn’t find the dish. i’ve read in many books that souffle are difficult to make and that they will always sink with a minimal disturbance. so i took on the challenge when i managed tp get a make shift souffle bowl from IKEA. its oven proof, microvawe proof and dishwaher safe. what more can you ask for? =)

so, following a recipe from this really good book: CHOCOLATE with many sinfully rich chocolate recipe…a must have for all chocoholics, like myself..i embrked on a mysterious journey (cheh sounds so dramatic..it not la)

Hcs_1 the ingredients. all fattening..like cooking chocolate…eggs (4 eggs!!) butter, milk, sugar..

Hcs_5 the make shift souffle dish that took me ages to find. greased with butter and dusted with fine sugar

Hcs_2 the chocolate mixture

Hcs_3 the egg whites being beaten

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before baking..

Hot_chocolate_soufflta-dah!! the end product!!

Hot_chocolate_souffle_2 looked nice and puffy once i took it out from the oven…but unfortunately.it SANK!!!! hm…its tastes good. very chocolatey…and light and the texture is like a cross between a mousse and custard. dunno if that is how its supposed to taste like cos never actually tried eating a souffle before. who cares. ITS CHOCOLATE!

Image002 all mushed up…

….time to sleep soon. what kinda holidays la. all i ever do is sleep-study-eat-study-occasionaly playing comp, once awile watching tv-study-feel bad for not studying when i’m not studying.…ok, im crapping now.

to everyone out there MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

i shall be celebrating with my notes & books! so pathetic.

Fine, i shall be watching fireworks at sunway, as always…

December 10th, 2006 by chingmei87

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elaborations later =)

my gatal darling can’t smile while he is holding the camera to take our photo =p

happy 1st anniversary dear. i love u.

yuan yuan’s day out

November 11th, 2006 by chingmei87

just a short post about the little naughty yuan yuan on one of her expeditions in the garden…

Grass_buffet_1 furry darling having grass buffet.

Rabbit_in_pot_1 feeling adventurous, she decides to hop into an empty pot to check out the young shoots growing in the next pot. and my granma is complainig that the bunnies are destroying her plants.

Rabbitaloevera_1 rabbit’s first encounter with the aloevera! "ooo.whats this? can i eat them??"

Stuck_in_cage she finally gets tired and being the clever (but mischevious) bunny she dutifully hops into the house and back to the kitchen and into her cage. she must have learnt this skill from big sister N.G. lol!

Bee_yuan and this is the SAME bunny…about a year ago.hmm.hard to believe.

Baking spree 2.

October 28th, 2006 by chingmei87

apple crumble was my next project. Got the recipe from my sister who made it several times already there in scotland. she claimed it was "highly addictive" so i decided to try it out.

at first the dough seemed so wet so i kept adding flour and more flour..cos its apple CRUMBLE after all the the topping should be CRUMBLY…prepared for the worst before putting it in the oven but surprisingly in turned out OK. delicious in fact ..even if i say it myself :P Topped up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream…its a real treat!!!

The_apple "the apple". generously sprinkled with cinnamon powder and brown sugar

The_crumble "the crumble". butter, sugar and rasins..

The_apple_crumble The_apple_crumble_2 the apple crumble!!!

cannot believe i have to go back to uni tomorrow. hmp. one week of holidays seems too short =(

now back to work: studying (groan) pbl sessions.hospital visit. CPR practical exam..studying yet again..and getting summative 1 results >.< so not having high hopes.

had one last outing (haha..sounds so pathetic) with james on saturday. Went to midvalley with the intention of collecting his pants that he sent for altering.ended up walking around MV and passing ZARA soooo many times..while waiting for the movie to start at 1.30pm. watched ROB.B.HOOD. really great movie. altough it was more than 2 hours..it seems like only a short while cos the movie was really enjoyable. and james actually didn’t fall asleep during the movie *great achievement*.LOL.

then on the way back, we lost our way. asked my dad for directions and knowing my horrible non-existance sense of direction..we ended up in I utama. heh, so malu only.luckily i knew my way back to subang from 1 utama.and my gatal darling still can stay positive. according to him, we now knew how to go to 1 Utama from Midvaley…after dropping james back at Vista, my parents and i went to kepong..had dinner at the hawker stall near the pasar malam.i was looking forward to eat the crispy popia sold in the pasar malam but it wasn’t open. CIS. then went to my granma’s house..and they were so engrossed with two shows at the same time..one is some miss chinese pagent and the other was some movie award show. I was out and about since 8 in the morning so just slept on the couch..for about 2 hours. it was far from comfy and to make matters worst, i was wearing my short skirt…haih…woke up just in time to see the winner of the beauty pagent being crowned..

well..that sort of signifies the end of my blogging streak..now my blog will lie dormant. at least for awhile..

baking spree..wheeeee!!!

October 26th, 2006 by chingmei87

helped my mum baked cinnamon rolls on wednesday..she promised to bake it since..a couple weeks back and finally got all the ingredients..so no more excuses not to bake.hehe

Dsc00046 some of the ingredients..butter, cinnimon powder, brown sugar..chocolate chips, rasins (yuan’s favourite =P) high protein flour..and yeast..

Dsc00047_1 the dough.after kneading..needs to "Rest" for awhile…

Dsc00048 before rolling…this is the chocholate chip flavour..my favorite (naturally)

Dsc00049  before proving and baking (this is the rasin flavour)

Cinnamon_rolls ready to be eaten (yummy!!!!!) fresh from the oven!

today..was cooped up at home again and after facing the pathology book for sometime..getting bored and the more i read the blurer i got >.< so.. i decided to try out a new recipie..brownies!!!chocholate. trying to imitate the one they sell in the restaurant..you know..warm gooey brownies with ice cream and chocholate syrup..

Dsc00053 Nestle vanilla ice cream, Hersheys chocolate syrup and my homemade browniesBrownies

The end result! VIOLA!!looks like the one they sell eh?

i’m back =D

October 24th, 2006 by chingmei87

never have i been more enthusiastic about blogging!!! LOL!

hmmm….have been going out alot these few days *feeling a tinny bit guilty*

saturday (21st october) - Got dragged to Kepong cos my dad wanted to collect the mini HI-FI he sent for repair. and the shop was gonna close at 1.30! and not open till after the Raya break…then went to my granma’s place and then ajourned to the curve/ikano/ikea…to indulge in our favorite (mine, at least) pastime…SHOPPING!!!!after that went for dinner at our usual place, Petaling Garden…ate kung po mantis prawn, Yam basket (yum yum), vege and ginger fish..

Sunday (22nd october) due to the lack of places to eat around subang (got bored of everything and no one wanted to decide where to eat..hehe) my mum suggested we go to KL to eat (all the way) to this restaurant "yook woo hing" a really OLD restaurant with absolutely GOOD FOOD. its near petaling street.. we ate yin yang ( a noodle dish with both kuey teow and deep fried mihun in gravy) and kuey teow noodles (really yummy) adn boxing chicken..such a cute name..little drumsticks that are well marinated and deep fried. Then after we came home..i decided to clean up my room which was beyond messy. so my mum and i started rearraging and wiping and all..threw out two huge bags of unwanted stuff. spoilt files, brouches, papers…took us two days to clean (not the whole day..but still) now its nice and tidy..but not for long :p

monday (23 october) today i decided to be a GOOD GIRL and stay at home..i didn’t even step a foot out my house..hehe. cook/baked my favourite pasta  for brunch..then cleaning up the room part 2…and then actually getting out my notes and started to go through them..not serious studying but just get a brief overview cos these past few days in lecture..my mind will wander somewhere else (too much in a holiday mood edi i guess) so i am (was) SUPER BLUR!!

tuesday(24 october)..as a reward for being such a good girl (perasan nya..hehe) i went out the WHOLE DAY today..and i’m really tired now, which makes me wonder why am i blogging …anyway..we already planned to watch a movie OPEN SEASON in the IMAX theater in berjaya Times Square..with my parents and my darling. Went for breakfast then to buy tickets. couldn’t book..james tried for two days and it was either engaged or no one answered the call. so we went there..early birds…it wasn’t even open..till around 12pm. There were actully many ppl planning to watch..they were waiting outside for it to open. The show was…cute..especially the RABBITS. not your typical cute furry bunnies..something different but adorable all the same. and these rabbits were constantly thrown around.. i mean..LITERALLY!!! the 3-D effect were really cool..especially the scene with all the trees and when it was raining..the "raindrops" seem so real!!

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then we went back after lunch..to get ready for Ambiga’s birthday party..also had time to teach james how to play Canon in D major. He managed to learn a few bars..not bad for a beginner =)

Dsc00042 the birthday girl in the centre =D had a nice time

its time for my BEAUTY Sleep. comming up next…RABBITS!!!!

October 21st, 2006 by chingmei87

Finally found some time to update my blog…hmmm…so many things to write I don’t know where to start..

Being a semester 2 student is no fun =( summative 1 exam was so demoralizing and it the fact that they had a feed back session didn’t help either .. and now parasitology is driving me up the wall….all the plasmodium species LOOK ALIKE!!

And now that lectures start at 10.30 and end at around 1..when I get back home it will be like 3 or 4, so tired and all. I’d rather be in sem 1 and end at 10.30!!! and have the whole day ahead, (major disadvantage is getting up at 6.20 am though ..GROAN). just have to get use  to it I guess. And many new things like CSU sessions..

Follow up to my last post…

1. finished my Chinese class beginner course and I’m taking the opportunity to brag. I GOT 100% FOR MY EXAM! Muahahhahha…actually its not valid la.so easy. And mow I’m continuing elementary stage and yep, its getting a bit tougher and I sometimes have at most 4 classes a week! Argh!

2. a bit on my elective, Taman Negara. Erm, being lazy (as usual) I’m cutting and pasting from my elective report)On the 15th of July, we gathered at the LRT station at Pasar Seni in Kuala Lumpur. We took a short walk to the Mandarin Pacific Hotel, where the tour agent office was situated. We took a van to Kuala Tembeling and reached the Jetty in 2 and a half hours At the jetty in Kuala Tembeling, we had to register and get a permit for our stay in Taman Negara. At 2 pm, we took a long boat from the jetty to get to Nusa Camp (the place we were staying) in Taman Negara.

Jetty

            The boat ride took more than three hours as there were some problems with the boat’s engine during the journeyWe reached Nusa Camp at around 5 in the evening.

            We checked it our dorms. After settling in and taking a rest, we went for dinner at the cafeteria. Then we got ready for our first activity which was night jungle trekking. Our guide was Sabrie and he was a really good and efficient guide throughout our nature exploration. Equipped with our torchlight, we followed Sabrie into the jungle. It was a one and a half hour trek. He pointed out several insects and plants along the way. Some interesting animals include the various species of grasshoppers, “flesh-eating” ants, crickets and the wild centipede.(EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!) Then when we reached a part of a jungle, Sabrie asked us to switch off all our torch lights and listen to the sounds of the jungle.

( I don’t know why I included a passage on LEECHES. To fill up the space of my report I guess. But I’m so not going put the gory facts up on MY blog)

            The next morning, after breakfast, we gathered to meet Sabrie who took us to our next activity. We went trekking up Bukit Warisan to do some bird watching. It was really tiring as we had to trek uphill and it was really steep. After and hour and a half of trekking, we reached the “first view” of the hill. It was a nice spot and the scenery there was really beautiful. We took a couple of photos and admire the scenery as well as took a much needed break. We did not continue to trek up to the second view because we were short of time and behind schedule. So we trekked down again. Warisan_hill_gp_photo             

After lunch, we got ready for our next activity, the Canopy Walk. The Canopy Walk in Taman Negara is claimed to be the world’s longest canopy walk. It is about 500 meters long and hangs up to 40 meters above the ground.

            After that, we went back to Nusa Camp to get ready for our next activity, Rapid Shootings. Everyone dresses in shorts, T-shirts and sandals as we were going to get very wet. A long boat took all of us along Sungai Tembeling to shoot rapids. It was really fun and everyone was playfully splashing water at each other. Then we stopped at a swimming hole, also known as a “lubuk” that offered good swimming opportunity. The waters there were clear despite being slightly brownish. After frolicking around in the river, we headed back to clean up and take a rest. Rapid shooting was the last activity for day 2. After dinner, we chatted and played board games such as chess and carom as well as ‘congkak’ (kampong ppl vs. city ppl..guess who won :P)

           Cave_group_photo 

Gua Telinga (EarCave) is one of the main attractions in Taman Negara. Gua Telinga is a limestone outcrop that has been eroded almost to ground level. A stream passes through the outcrop via several dark chambers separated by sections that open to the light. There is a rope along the cave that marks the 80 meters long route through the cave, roughly following the stream.

Day three started off with spelunking (cave exploration). We took a short boat ride and had to hike through the jungle to get to Gua Telinga. The entrance was a narrow opening and we had to carry torchlight in with us. Lead by Sabrie, we went in the cave in a single file. We had to climb up slippery steep rocks, crawl and even ‘duck-walked’ through narrower passages. The cave was dark and damp and filled with guano (bat’s dung). Even though Gua Telinga is a habitat to many animals; we only managed to see the bats. There were thousands of bats hanging from the cave wall and it was a sight to behold. We took about 45 minutes to explore the cave.

            After having lunch back at nusa camp, we geared up for the next activity, Trekking to Abai Waterfall. It took us an hour an a half to trek to the waterfall. We had to criss-cross AbaiRiver several times before reaching the waterfall. It was a nice place to enjoy nature as well as to swim.

Day three started off with spelunking (cave exploration). We took a short boat ride and had to hike through the jungle to get to Gua Telinga. The entrance was a narrow opening and we had to carry torchlight in with us. Lead by Sabrie, we went in the cave in a single file. We had to climb up slippery steep rocks, crawl and even ‘duck-walked’ through narrower passages. The cave was dark and damp and filled with guano (bat’s dung). Even though Gua Telinga is a habitat to many animals; we only managed to see the bats. There were thousands of bats hanging from the cave wall and it was a sight to behold. We took about 45 minutes to explore the cave.

            After having lunch back at nusa camp, we geared up for the next activity, Trekking to Abai Waterfall. It took us an hour an a half to trek to the waterfall. We had to criss-cross Abai River several times before reaching the waterfall. It was a nice place to enjoy nature as well as to swim.

That was the last activity of our nature exploration. When we got back to camp, we had dinner and later some of them watched television until late at night. There was excitement when a porcupine was sighted in the camp. It was large and thorny. The night before, a wild boar was sighted in camp as well. ( i was in LALA LAND when the rest were making a commotion outside…so being the busy body i am..i just when to see the porcupine and then fell asleep again…zzzzz)Porcupine

( and a long passage about BIODIVERSITY and its IMPORTANCE…its relevant for my report but it will bore everyone else)

3. MY SHOES!!!! omg. I’m so happy!! I FOUND MY SHOES, I FOUND MY SHOES!!! Went to midvalley. Don’t have. 1 utama…no size. Metro prima (kepong) no size also. Then on Sunday my parents brought me to cheras. Now before you all think I’m a desperate person we didn’t go ALL THE WAY there. It was ON THE WAY.

Found my dream shoes in jusco in cheras! So so happy!

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4. My blackthorn faerie. parents bought a new camera cos my dear sister took the cam to UK!!!! Deprived of the camera. Explains why my blog has been DEVOID of photographs. Here is a beautiful photo of my masterpiece! * so proud*Dsc00028

and..hmmmmmm..what else is there to write…oh, i’m planning to get a new blog sometime soon but don’t know if i will really get down to doing it or not.

oh recent events..what happened..

I did a performance with 7 other ppl (james, ching li, naomi, kajen, ellice, caryn and jeremy) for The Dance Club during recruitment drive.we did samba and mambo.it was quite fun =) except the floor was really slippery and my strappy shoes kept comming loose. besides that i think we did a pretty OK job.Dsc00797

a picture with my 4 best buddies in IMU.

Dsc00512_1 me, mui and bill with our "banner" for supprting M106 cheerleading team..which won 3rd place. they deserve it cos they did a fantastic job. so proud of you guys =) was supposed to join but *ahem* long story la. didn’t join any event for IMU cup..cos i CAN’T PLAY ANYTHING !!!! mebbe next year…thinking too far…am i???

well..that’s about it la for now. since its the one week break, i might be updating my blog again soon.

October 20th, 2006 by chingmei87

Dsc00027_1 posting this photo up first…updating my blog soon…

end of holidys–and back to uni~

August 31st, 2006 by chingmei87

yep..bubu you should be glad that i am updating my blog..after you bug me last night.

sigh~uni starts on monday. A good and bad thing i guess. For one, i wouldn’t just sit around at home and become lazier and lazier everyday.lol! its time to hit the books again…

my acomplisments during the two months break, which is sadly going to END

1. Finishing my largest crosstich project- the blackthorn faerie, which is framed up nicely and all in my room. took my ONE WHOLE MONTH to complete and i didn’t think i would be able to finish it…can’t post a pic of it as i can’t figure out how to operate the bluetooth..cannot transfer the pic. sigh~ im bad at all these "techie" things. (sis, why must u be in scotland now?? )Blackthorn_fairy
a picture of the blackthorn faerie.*im obssesed with faeries*

2. trying out many new dishes (hmm..as a result im pretty sure i gained weight..sigh~~~) like um..baked pasta, creamy mushroom sauce spagetthi,tempura, grilled orange honey chicken, chicken burgers, sweet and savory panckes..a new cookie recepie..

3. started learning mandarin at ICLS. only at stage one.beginner..but thats a start i guess. having my test on 18 september then can move on to elemetary 1..

4. did my elective and finally finished my report. sort of la anyway. not really sure about the format though..

5. learnt to play a new song on the piano. ‘Reason’ from a korean drama Autumn in my heart (no i didn’t watch it. i just love that song. (thank u bubu for the script)

yea..that is about it..nothing much . plus lots of shopping trips too!!:P hmm. that is not what you call an acomplisment is it??

went to penang with my family on 25&26 august. too bad my darling couldn’t come =(

went to kepong in the morning to pick my granma and for breakfast. then started our journey at 10am…around 11 something, after passing slimriver, i noticed the temperature meter going up, really high. so my dad had to stop the car to let it cool down. then a tow truck stopped by and offered help. he inspected the car..and found out that the WHOLE RADIATOR WAS SPOILT!!!! then he called his boss who drove from the shop to change it..but alas! the radaitor he brought was not suitable so he had to drive to bido (i think) to get a new one.all in all it took TWO WHOLE HOURS! and i was totally bored and it was so hot by the road. hmp,so unlucky.

we finally reached penang at around 4 something, checked in the hotel (the gurney) and took a short rest..went out again to look for food (no food since breakfast!!!!) was feeling adventeruos so instead of eating at gurney drive, we went to lorong baru…my dad had to drive round and round before locating the place ;) had a feast there!muahahha…

then we went to gurney plaza, not a bad shopping mall..quite comparable to the ones in KL..then we headed back to the hotel..didn/t plan to sleep so early so i watched tv..and then had supper at…coffee bean..of all places,. we were at a food haven and we ate at COFFEE BEAN!hahah..it was the most convenient place…the hotel room was overlooking the sea and the swimming pool…hmm..regret not bringing my swim wear. the pool is really nice :(

next morning, got up at 7.30 am..to beat the crowd;) went for breakfast at jalan macalister. The famous ‘Sister’s Char kway teow’ and the yam cake also. then off to kek lok si temple..nothing much to see cos it was still early and not all the shops were open yet. my mum persuaded my dad to drive to balik pulau, the OTHER side of penang to try the asam laska recommended by the ‘Flavor’s guide to penang street food’. it was an hours drive there but the scenery was beautiful..sandy beaches and all. passed a water dam too..and lots of trees.. the one hour journey was so worth it. the asam laska was really really good..and its only rm 2.20!!so cheap! then we went back to check out. last stop. Jalan selamat. for ais kacang and home made peanut ice cream.yum yum.

reached home pretty late (car problems again so had to stop awhile at the rest area…) enjoyed myself alot..besides feeling a little guilty too for all the calories consumed…

tuesday (29 august) - planed to go out with my darling but ended up being a busy body in IMU. muahaha..seeing the juniors get ragged.haha.brings back memories..

wednesday-mummy’s bday..merdeka eve..my mum always joked that the whole country celebrate cos its her bday (even if its the day before independence day…hehe) watched fireworks at sunway.impressive :)

MERDEKA DAY!!!- had lunch at klang (to celbrate mum’s bday) then the bcos we were bored of all the malls in kl..decided to go to puterajaya..haha..all the way. went to ALAMANDA, my first time!!! its really big but only two floors..the design and concept is really nice.has a pool and mini fountain..smaller version of klcc(much smaller) and a pathway with benches lined with trees all the way..so nice =^.^= suddenly out of the blues..i remembered about this pair of really gorgeous shoes i saw in jusco, 1 utama few weeks back, and had the sudden desire to have it!!(ok, that is a bit exxagerated..but still) so on the way back, we stopped at 1 utama, and i was crossing my fingers..but..sigh~no news is good news..(is there such a proverb??) they didn’t have my size.so sad…hm…i shall go shoe hunting this coming weekend..to all the jusco around here…

enough of my ramblings…tata!

high tea at hilton kl-food food and more FOOD!!

July 23rd, 2006 by chingmei87

My blog has been collecting dust and cobwebs. So it’s a good time to update it now.

A lot of things has happen since my last entry in middle February. Like starting medical school (going to be semester 2 students in September), going through orientation, studying like mad (sigh~) and well I will only write about recent events now.

Yesterday my parents took me for hi-tea at KL Hilton as a treat for my 19th birthday. The food there was fantastic. It was not like any other hi-tea as the portions were really small and dainty (but I think that is a good idea because people will be less likely to waste and you can try everything without feeling overstuffed!!). The one thing I was so fascinated with was the huge chocolate fountain, with a lot of fruits like strawberries, honeydew, melon, dragon fruit, kiwi, and marshmallows, small brownies, donut holes to be coated with CHOCOLATE from the chocolate fountain. Seems like a fairy tale. Can’t blame me, I’m a chocoholic.

And there were other yummy finger food like mini shepherds pie, mini sausages in puff pastry, mini vegetable pizza, fried prawn and scallop wonton, mini lobster quiche, unagi with teriyaki sauce, mini brioche with wild mushrooms, scones with whipped cream and raspberry jam, mini cinnamon carrot cake, and chocolate cake(sort of with warm chocolate filling, sandwiches with egg mayo, chicken ham, tuna, bread with some funny exotic topping like alfalfa and cheese, prawn with some sauce and I did not dare to try some food that look, well scary. There was this raw tuna and smoked duck. And the best part DESERTS!!!! There were seven types of deserts and of course I sampled everything. There was crème Brule (sinfully rich. don’t want to think of all the calories I consumed!!), mango pudding (had a fancy name that I can’t recall), chocolate mousse with berries, mocha cheesecake, meringue with strawberries, brownie with chocolate fudge, and some berry pudding with biscuit.

oh, the best part (there seem to be too many “best parts”) was the crêpe with banana filling, lots of almonds, black cherry, orange, chocolate and cream sauce. Oh my, my mouth is watering just thinking about it even though I won’t be going for another hi-tea for a year or so. The tea they served us was really good; I guess it must be some fruit infusion or something. Too bad there wasn’t any refill. And it’s a real pity that I didn’t have a camera with me. The food presentation was really good. The ambience was relaxing and there was even a live performer strumming the guitar and singing oldies which are kind of familiar to me. I really enjoyed myself and will definitely go back there again =)

I am getting lazy now and I’m itching to work on my cross stitch; I’m currently doing a fairy and I doubt I will be able to finish it before the new semester starts. Oh well. I’ll take my time. My next post will be on my trip to Taman Negara (as my elective) it will help me do my report (yuck)..Sort of anyway..

Tata for now!!