Many people would be out and having fun tonight. Reason is simple, being a country that's really full of public holiday, tomorrow (13th November 2012) is another festive holiday - Deepavali aka. Diwali.
Me, at the other hand, staying in and enjoying my music. One of my favourite artist is Jason Mraz. He is one of the talented artist in the industry, and is really nice listening to him performing live. Hence, I decided to post a 'lil garden concert he did.
I'm never really a dessert person, however, there's one place in Sydney has made me fall in love with their dessert - Pancakes on the Rocks!
Usually the conventional pancakes, or the more common pancakes, that we had are sweet. In Pancakes on the Rocks, they serve both sweet and savory pancakes! Our initial plan was to have some dessert, because we had a filling dinner at one of their best ribs restaurant by their Darling Harbour - Hurricane's Grill (which I'll talk about it in another post). However, looking at their menu, I got greedy, and decided to order 4 of their dishes - 3 savory and 1 dessert! >.<
Nachoes with diced tomaties and cillies and sour cream
I don't really fancy sour cream, but I definitely love my nachoes with tomatoes, cillies and lots of cheese! Hence, I didn't really touch the sour cream.
I couldn't really remember the name of our second dish, but it was served with packakes, bananas, pineapples, fresh tomatoes and greens, and of course not to forget sour cream and drizzled with cheese! Another dish that I could really do withouth the cream cheese. I love the bananas and pineapples, as they really brought out the sweetness after they have pan seared the fruits.
We also order a wrap (can't recall what was inside, I think it was tuna) that was drizzled with CHEESE!!!!lol!! Guess I just can't get enough with cheese! Since I can't really remember the fillings, I'm not gonna comment on this.
Last but not least, our dessert of the night!
Since my parents were really full that night, so they decided to leave the dessert to me and my brother. Trust me, it really wasn't an easy job to choose ONE dessert, as all of their list looks really tempting. After minutes of thinking, I've decided to go with their Triple Chocolate. First of all, who doesn't like ice cream, and secondly you can't really go wrong with chocolate! I love the combination of warm pancakes topped with cold ice cream and some chocolate fudge drizzled by the side. The main thing that makes a pancake delicious is that it is fully and light. This is how their pancakes are.
This is gonna be a post with nothing but words and I'm kinda sure it is going to piss some of the ladies out there. But who cares! This is my blog and a space to dump my thoughts!
Among all of the things I despise ( I know...that's a strong word), I really can't stand the girls having their bf/husband carrying their handbags, and vice versa. Every time I see this, it really makes me feel like going up to them and shout at them! It is really ridiculous, don't you think? There are NO FREAKING EXCUSES that could justify this kind of act!!!!!
1. Well....the bag is too heavy
For goodness gracious, if the bag is too heavy take out those unnecessary stuff! You don't need to bring your whole dressing table out! All you need is your house keys, car keys (if these girls even drive!), powder (if you want to touch up), purse and phone. That's all!! Are these things that heavy???? The answer is obviously NO.
2. My shoulders get tired after carrying the bag
WTF?!!! Are you trying to say that your shoulders get tired but ours don't? What? Are we some superwoman or alien that we don't get tired? Hello....our shoulders get tired too, but do we make our men carry the bags for us? Hell NO! You have 2 shoulders, so switch side whenever one side get tired! Problem solve! After all, back to point 1, if you do not bring your entire dressing table out, generally your bag won't be so freaking heavy till it hurts your shoulder!
3. It is a gentleman job to help their lady to carry the bag
There's a very thin fine line between gentleman and slave (oppss...another strong word).Opening the door , carrying heavy items for her and pulling the seat for her is called gentleman; carrying her bag is nowhere near being a gentleman. Seriously, do you know how ridiculous the men look when carrying a lady handbag? To make things worst, many girls like their bag to be real feminine, and just paint that picture in your mind and imagine the scene. Scary, no?
4. I'm too lazy....
This, I would say, is the worst excuse. What do you mean by "you are too lazy to carry your bag"? Then why even bother buying it in the first place? Well, if you are that rich and like to buy pretty bags BUT TO FREAKING LAZY TO CARRY THEM OUT, easy solution - display them in your house then! That way you can admire them all you want, or maybe invite few friends to "admire" how pretty are they!
Guess I should stop all these bitching before I start pissing even more people out there.
I am not a racist person or will discriminate others, but there are times that "certain people" just gets under my skin. I was on my way back after a dinner with my mom, and there were these 4 Indians were crossing the road like they are the freaking king of this country and walking across the road at their own pace! Not exaggerating or any kind, THEY WERE PRACTICALLY IGNORING ALL THE CARS AROUND THEM AND CROSS THE ROAD!!!!!!! WTF!!
It is just so typically them! For those of you who are Malaysian, you would totally understand what I meant! I'm just amazed by that 4 dudes! "Hello!! I was practically behind you and there were cars around WAITING for the 4 of you IDIOTS to cross the road at your own freaking sweet pace!!!!!!!" ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I understand all the heroes in the bollywood movies always survive no matter what injuries they suffered and they never seems to die! BUT this is freaking real life and for goodness gracious YOU GUYS ARE NO FREAKING WAY BOLLYWOOD ACTORS!!!!
All I wanted to say is, YOU DO NOT OWN THE ROAD SO PLEASE MOVE WHEN THERE ARE CARS COMING! Apart from obstructing the traffic, it is really very dangerous! There are always some idiot drivers that think they are driving some Ferrari and speed like crazy! By the way of these idiots crossing, the possibility of getting hit by these drivers are way to high!!! And quite frankly, I would say that they asked for it. I know that's mean, but is a fact.
Love the collaboration between Christina Perri and Jason Mraz. Though Jason Mraz did not have a solo part in the song, but his voice gave this song a different feel. The very least, it painted a picture for me of a boy and a girl that are in love with each other, but are too afraid to let it out loud. The song might not be what I have interpreted, but hey, ain't songs are subjective to individual interpretation? What's yours then?
Music is very very close to my heart. Regardless my ups and downs, I always like to express myself through musics and songs, and I'll sing them out loud! This song by "Fun" is called "Some Night", which is a song that I'm very into recently. The reason I love this song is simple, apart from the vocalist voice, it always makes me smile. I guess that's because this song tend to give me a "lion king" feel due to their background music.
Music has no boundaries, neither does music care about skin color and religion.
Talked about whacky and creative flavors of ice cream nowadays!
I was in Paradigm mall with Joe the other day and passed by Cielo Dolci when we were looking for a place to rest our feet. I blogged about Cielo Dolci previously on their unique flavors - Nasi Lemak Gelato (http://galnextdoor-becky.blogspot.com/2012/09/cielo-dolci-interesting-flavors.html). This time we came across something even more...i would said....creative *ehem* :
We never got a chance to try out their daily specials, but I was so super interested in their Chocolate and Cili Padi flavor! You folks that dig into very different flavors of gelato, do give Cielo Dolci a try. I'll definitely go back there again to see what other daily specials they have. Oh ya, they have very friendly staffs too! ^^
We gals all know how hard is it for us to find a products that really work on our skin. After all, when it comes to skin care, is really depends on individual. After years of finding and trial and error on tons of products (which some were really really really....a waste of money!!), finally I found a 'lil something that work on me - CellAct!!
I just started using their products bout 2-3 months ago, and so far, I'll say I like the results!! ^^
Whitening Concentrate - 5 bottles in a box
In Asia countries, like Malaysia, we get the sunlight a 'lil too much (sometimes...I'll say). Thus, we can see there are tons and tons of whitening and lightening products in the market. And, can deny, we gals have also been hunting these products everywhere that really works for us. After all, is important to fight off the UV rays using good sunblock, and also is super important to prevent those little freckles and pigmentation on our face!!
After all the years of hunting, I found CellAct Whitening Concentrate. I have been using their concentrate (something similar to a serum) bout 3 month ago, and I can already see the results. I find it is better then all the other whitening and lightening products that I have previously used. Well, once again, this is very subjective. The bottles may look small to you (well...it is really small =p), but it can last quite long for its size due to it is really concentrate and you don't really need to apply a lot on the face.
Other than the concentrate, my another all time favorite is the whitening lotion:
I know....i have lots of whitening products!! Can't help it..... !! So far, I'm still testing out the lotion. ^^ To add on to my whitening collection, I have one more product that is also working for me - Skin Lightening Mask!!!
Tried on the agnes marks on my face, and guess what....it really does lightened them. Hmm.....
In conclusion, I really like the products from CellAct. Unfortunately, it is slightly pricey compare to some of the brands. Am also using their cleanser and toner, I'm really seriously thinking should I switch my current brand to theirs...Hmmmmmmmmm.... ><
I was going through my facebook albums and I stumbled across one of my eat-out aka makan album - Muar Assam (tamarind) Fish! So I've decided to share this little restaurant in my hometown - Muar, that sells one of the best Assam fish that you can find. It is not a very grand or nice restaurant with air-conditioner, but a nice little shack (a cosy one of course) that serves their food with fresh ingredients.
Shades along side the restaurant
I'm not really sure how extensive or limited their menu is, because we never requested to look at their menu and just made our order with the waitress the moment we arrive. It seems like we kinda know what dishes to have for lunch..hm......Anyway, without further adieu, I'll go straight to the dishes. First of all, of course the main attraction of the restaurant - Assam Fish. They serve their fish fillet in a sour and spicy soup, which you can request to refill whenever you want! I understand some people prefer their soup to be less watery, but I perfer mine more to the spicy and slightly watery side. My understading from the owner of the restaurant, they import their Assam from Indonesia, which is very different from other shops. Apart from their delicious soup, their fish is very fresh. The owner insists of purchasing from the fisherman early in the morning the moment their boat hit the shore.
Delicious fish with Spicy and Sour Assam soup ^^
Besides the fish dish, we would always order their stingray stir friend with black beans and dried cillies. This is also another specialties of theirs. I'm a girl that love my food to be as spicy as they can get. Their stingray dish is also my big time favourite. For those of you that don't really like or have a weak stomach for spicy food, don't worry! This dish will give you enough heat to make you want more, but would not be too spicy till you can't take a second bite! As mentioned that their owner insisting of getting his ingredients as fresh as they can be, their stingrays are also very fresh.
Yummy stingray with black beans and dried cillies
I would also recommend their stir fried octopus with prawns. No surprise there that this is another dish that have some heat in it. I have big issues with over-cooked prawns, as I prefer my prawns to be al dente. In other words, I like them to be firm but not cooked till they have a hard texture. The prawns and octopus are stir fried with black soya sauce with dried cillies, which give you a slight bitterness from the black soya sauce. I never like black soya sauce because they always have an over-whelming bitterness in them, but this did not happen to their dish. They balance off the flavours well.
Octopus and Prawns
Vege stir fried with Spicy Sambal (cilli paste)
To complete our lunch, we would always order a vegetable dish. I love my vege and greens, especially when they are freshly grown at the backyard of the restaurant.
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