CNY 2010 Part 1

Didn't take too many pictures this CNY. In fact I think I didn't eat too much too this CNY. Yet, I know I must go back to KL and seriously start a strict diet plan to cut down all the FAT!!!

The Food
Since both my Ah Ma's are getting old, so this time around they didn't cook much and we ended up eating out quite a lot until I also muak already. Now all I want is some VERY SIMPLE HOME COOKED FOOD!!!
Here are the only two big meals I had at home so far...CNY eve dinner... Some dishes were from restaurant outside though...
Had dinner at dear's house on Chu Wu. Very sumptuous one in deed. Mind you, the siu yok is homemade!
I'm extremely glad that I'm getting along quite well with my dear's family. It was a complete surprise actually... In fact, because we eat out a lot these few days, I was thinking another day of outside food I will invite myself to his house for dinner since his mum basically cooks every night, sometimes even every meal in a day! :p

The Fashion
Unlike most of you, I didn't purposely go and hunt for CNY clothes. Reason being I have more than enough of clothes to wear in my wardrobe. In fact some of them are brand new, so I just brought them home to wear during the CNY festival!
So tuck in your safety belt and be ready for my four days of fashion parade~! Woo~Hoo~!
Chu YiThis pink colour dress was my favourite 战利品from my trip to Hong Kong last August. I especially love the details around the collar. And everybody thought I wear another piece of A-line skirt underneath, but it was all attached in one piece! Very cute, right?
Well, most important thing is, it's a FCUK (yea and I mean REAL FCUK, NOT FAKE ONE)! And guess what? It was less than RM100!!! See, that's why I said it's my favourite 战利品! Ribbon belt from 'Lala Land', Sunway Pyramid.

Chu ErCheongsam!!!
FYI, I've been looking for a perfect Cheongsam for years! I wanted a nice one, sleeveless and short Cheongsam. It so happened that that day I saw this cute black with purple flower Cheongsam in Oriental Noble, Sunway Pyramid, and after trying it my dear and I both think it looks perfect on me, so he bought it for me (thanks my dear)! This one is a bit pricy at RM179.

Chu SanIt was a day of friends gathering, so I opted for a more casual dress since I had to stay outside the whole day. This grey cotton dress I bought from Cat Whiskers is really cool! I especially love the slightly padded sleeve and the big hole at the back. I can't remember the price now. Ribbon belt from 'Lala Land', Sunway Pyramid at only RM25.

Chu WuI was back to t-shirt on the fourth day. But I wanted to show-off this lovely piece of dress so much I wore it on the fifth day for our lunch. This flowerish dress is a cheap bargain I got from Sungei Wang at their 'All RM25' shop. I totally think its such a lovely dress, and I especially love the detail between the boobs and waist! Absolutely loving it!

*The pretty pair of shoe is from Vincci and those really cute and fashionable headbands are from Cat Whiskers and Beautiful Disaster. You can find their website links at the sidebar.

迎财神！

大年初一一早起床就看到家里的大门开着，还以为谁那么大胆想迎贼入屋？
原来是爸爸开的，说要让财神爷进来哦~！
好吧，我也需要财神爷照顾我啦！大家也需要吧？
祝大家新年快乐！财源滚滚来！

我的情人节快乐

我们的第一个情人节那么“幸运”的就和大年初一“撞日”，我这里忙着拜年，他那里还要去到实兆远去拜年。虽然.......凌晨12点要踏入情人节时他陪在我身边，而且还要跟我闹停电，两个人站在屋外，又烟花和鞭炮陪衬，哈哈，浪漫吗？
比起他，在爱情的路上我绝对算是新手。很多东西我似懂又不懂的，要他来带着我。
但是，老实说我自认我是个不错的女朋友，当爱上了就是会真正的爱着他、好好的照顾他。
很奇怪，交往才几个月，有时候两个人聊天说到对方的一些事情都会掉眼泪。原因无它，就是因为我们都是认真的、我们都很在乎对方、我们都那么的深爱着对方.......
（打到这里，我有点受不了自己的“肉麻”了。:p）
我很开心这个新年和他的父母相处的还不错，但是未来还有很多问题还没“搞定”呢！我的父母、他的信仰、他的其他家人......
但是现在来说，最重要是要开开心心啦！
Dear，我爱你哦！:)

HAPPY CNY & HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND READERS OUT THERE!!!
May all good things come and bad things go away~!
恭喜发财
身体健康
事事顺利！！！

Of course, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO YA ALL TOO!
Have a good one hey~! :)

I just cried like a baby...

watching this movie...

My Sister's Keeper
Based on the very famous Jodi Picoult's novel with the same title, My Sister's Keeper is... NOT SHOWING IN MALAYSIA! I don't know why, it has Cameron Diaz in it! Maybe it's just not commercialized enough to make the cut?
Anywayz, the story tells about Anna, who is a so-called 'designer baby' born to just help her elder sister, Kate who is dying of Leukemia. She then sued her parent for Medical Emancipation (well, obviously I just copied this from some websites), which is to have the right to not be a donor to her sister. In the end there is a total twist in the story...
When I heard about the story, I was thinking oh no, the whole movie will be shot in the court with all the court scenes. Luckily it wasn't. It was more to a flashback on Kate's life, which is surprising and I love it! I especially love it when they talk about Kate met a guy called Taylor who is also a cancer patient and they fell in love! I mean, you don't normally expect a dying person's story to come with love story, right? Love it when Taylor says:"If I didn't have Cancer, I wouldn't have met you. I'm glad to be sick." Man, I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe because I'm in love now, I think that line is so damn romantic can!!! From the info I got from the internet, I know the ending of the movie is totally different than the one in the book. And well, I prefer the movie's ending.
I love the little girl, Abigail Breslin! That was since Little Miss Sunshine! You will not believe that she is 13 acting like that! She is just adorable! I really think she did a great job again in this movie! Cameron Diaz acting as a mum of three kids... Urm, I'm sorry I just don't buy that. Really. Although I wouldn't say she acted terribly, in fact she did quite well, it's just that she doesn't really look like a mum. Ah well, she should feel happy about that. Ohyea, she looks really good in short hair in the movie!
Overall, this is a nice and touching movie to watch. I especially love the little twist at the end. Watch it if you have the chance.

Pre-CNY dinner @ Betty's Midwest Kitchen

Sean told me about this restaurant his friend owns and I got interested. So I invited him and Ducum, of course plus my pork-lover dear dear, to Betty's Midwest Kitchen for a pre-CNY dinner.Haha... My dear took my Facebook status on his iPhone...
Look out for this restaurant, it's not with a very catchy signboard but it's just by the road side.
Located at Aman Suria, this restaurant is very much a family business cos you see the whole family cooking or serving you food and drink. Sean told me the owner's sister is staying in the States and his mum loves cooking Western food.
What I like about the restaurant is that it serves very unique Western (or American) food. And the fact that they are all done by the mum and son is a plus point. It's a bit like eating at home. Plus the fact that it's non-halal. Nowadays I really think Western food without pork is really nothing! The interior is quite okay, but I would say it's quite small lar, no wonder I heard it's always very packed during dinner time!
So before everything I gotta tell ya, we ate a lot! Soup of the Week, Ham and Tomato Soup. RM10.
Lady of the day... Shirlexia... Kekekekeke...
The Classical Meatloaf. Very unique dish in deed. RM15.
Grill Beer Braised Boston Butt. RM25.50.
Yes, those were what we ordered before Ducum and Sean came later. We both prefer the Beer Braised Boston Butt than the Meatloaf. Although I will still recommend you to try the meatloaf dish just because its a very unique dish with a mixture of beef and pork in it. But the Boston Butt is really really nice, especially the gravy! Yum~!
And then Ducum and Sean came...Eh... You two are late, you two should be paying!!!
The other couple...
We can never be serious... Hahahaha...
The superyummilicious (wow what a word) Hog Wild. RM31.50.
Dog Food, which is fries in special sauce and cheese. RM7.50
The Hamburger, served with fries. RM15.
Jucy Lucy, very fancy name hey! RM13.50.
The Hog Wild is VERY VERY DELICIOUS!!! Oooppsss... I'm a very bad blogger cannot think of creative words to describe the food... ==||| Aiya, no matter what, the Hog Wild is just good! The sausage is really good and the pork ham steak is like OOOOH SO TEMPTING AND YUMMY YOU DON'T WANNA MISS IT! The Dog Food (very interesting name hey) is ok lar, cos to me fries just has to be crispy and will never be good with gravy lar. I tried some of the Jucy Lucy and Cheeseburger and I think both are pretty nice too! They both have pork in the pattie. Tell ya Western food with pork is always better! :p
And then we had dessert of the week to share... Not too bad too! :)Apple Crumble with Vanila Ice-cream. RM8.
Overall, it was a very satisfying dinner. I give the food 4 out of 5 stars. And the fact that it's pretty cheap (well of course portion also not as big as those you get in T.G.I Friday, but good enough for me) is a plus plus plus point. That's why we can afford to try so much of their food! Love it! Now I understand why this place can be so crowded during peak hours!
This is their website, which is I think not really done yet. But have a look and you can find their address and phone number just in case you wanna book a table in advanced!

Shirlexia's Sesame Oil Chicken and the 'Lou Sang' dinner

I tried to avoid posting another food post, but couldn't help lar... :p

I made dinner for my dear again as it's weekend again! This time around it's the Sesame Oil Chicken. The dish is well known as a good nutrition source for women after delivery. It is just a very simple yet nutritious dish. It was my first try, and I went online to search for the recipe where I took some from each of them and kinda made it without the proper way... :p

Here are the ingredients:Two big pieces of chicken thigh(I removed the skin and oil), sliced old ginger, Gei Zi, mushrooms and of course black sesame oil and Chinese cooking oil.

The Method:
1. Heat up some sesame oil. Well, it can't be too little like how you stir-fry vege lar, it has to be a little bit more than that.
2. Simmer the ginger.3. Put in the chicken and fry them a bit. Don't need to make them fully cooked, but make sure all part of the chicken has some sesame oil! 4. As the chicken is about 60% cooked, transfer them over to a cooking pot. Turn on the fire and add in a generous portion of Chinese cooking wine. Add in some water too. At this point, I basically just keep on tasting and see if I need to add more sesame oil, wine or water. 5. Add in the Gei Zi and mushrooms.
6. Cover with the lit of the pot and let it boil for about 20 minutes or until the chicken are cooked. And that's it!Ta da~ Never expected it to be so simple, but it was VERY SIMPLE!
I think the dish is so easy to make! Simple method and ingredients too! The Gei Zi and mushroom were extra stuff I put in, otherwise it would be even easier! And for my dear and I, who are both fan of sesame oil and wine, this dish is just so satisfying yet healthy! You can treat it as a soup to go with your rice, I can assure you, it's HYPER YUMMY!!!My dear looks so damn happy to be home and have the lovely dinner I made! Yea, we always have to eat on the sofa with the food on a plastic chair. With a bicycle at the back... LOL!

We actually had this 'Lou Sang' dinner last night. But for the sake of showing off my successful cooking, I gotta put that up first! :p
Like I said, I kinda hang-out quite a lot with my dear's bunch of friends nowadays. Just like how he hangs-out with my sister and my relatives. This time around, it was me who suggested that he and his cell group members should have a 'Lou Sang' dinner before everyone goes home for CNY. Me and my dear in matching costumes!
That's Yapp(I think he looks like Choc 7's Louis) and Shan Shan.
Very cute Pearly and Ket Hon... Who seems to have very big nose... Holes... I mean, according to this picture...
So off we went to Pangkor Curry Fish Head Restaurant, located at Subang SS15. The owner's wife is my ex-colleague and of course this was my er... fourth visit. I kinda like their food there. I remember last year we had our company's CNY dinner 'Lou Sang' here too!
What we had...The Yu Sang... Actually I still miss the Sushi King's one. I hope I can have that when I'm back in Taiping! Yay~!
Wah... Lou ah lou ah... See how excited Pearly was! Haha.
Their Curry Fish, which is well known for without coconut milk=healthier!
The Gei Zi Dong Guai Chicken. We were making fun of the guys having this dish because it's well known that this is very good to women... :p
Our very small portion of sweet potato leaves.
The Deep Fried Sotong.
Ooopsss... Just found out I didn't take picture of the Kam Heong La La! Probably because I was mad at my dear for something stupid and I just had no mood to take picture... :p
The curry fish last night was a bit disappointing lar. The fish weren't fresh. :( The Gei Zi Dong Guai Chicken was everyone's favourite. The sotong like I always think, tasted a bit too sweet. And they were really busy they ran out of the vege we ordered so we had to order another kinda vege to go with the sweet potato leaves we had.
Plus the Yu Sang, rice and tea, it cost us around RM173. I think it was a bit pricy cos don't know how they charged us twice the price for the curry fish when I asked for just some extra of other kinda fish because ya know the Pow Yu we ordered wasn't enough to make a big portion one. Anywayz, a bit out of their normal quality lar. A group photo~! Finally~!

You might have notice in these pictures above and from my other posts, I'm currently hooked to headbands. I think they make me look for girlish since I already cut my hair short. Not to say I purposely wanna be so girlish lar, but now someone would complain if I act or wear too boyish mah... Blek~!
I'm especially very much in love with those feathered ones. This one that I wore for the dinner... One of the feathers came out and I couldn't stick it back even with super glue. So yea in the end I found my solution...Cannot see very clearly what's the solution, right? Kekekeke...

More food reviews...:p

Not that I want to purposely update my blog so frequent, it's just that since I have nothing to do, then why not spend some time updating my blog?
I have these two places to tell you about where you can go for some good food! Hehehe...

Restaurant Kong Sai 广西仔My dear brought me to this restaurant once and I totally fell in love with it! Over here, I can find the dishes that my Ah Ma and mum cook at home! The biggest example is the Steamed Shrimp with Eggs which my mum makes! But I haven't try theirs here lar...
On this particular visit, my dear and I ordered their 'jiu pai' dishes, the Farm Chicken and the Pig Stomach Pepper Soup, plus the special Stuffed Tau Fu Pok and a Sambal Kangkung.The Farm Chicken is yummy, especially when you eat with their special garlic and celery sauce.
The Sambal Kangkung is not too bad too, especially the sambal itself tastes pretty good!
The very famous Pig Stomach Soup.
Also, the very special Stuffed Tau Fu Pok.
I always love their Farm Chicken, the meat are smooth and tender, but most importantly taste very fresh! Definitely a MUST TRY over here! The Pig Stomach Pepper Soup isn't too bad, but I think they put too much of pepper lor. The rest pretty much passed my expectation.
I think one day I really gotta go try their steamed fish and shrimps.Remember to ask for their oily rice, which is so bloody yum~yum~!
Restaurant Kong Sai has branches in Sunway, Puchong and PJ.

Win Soon Fresh Prawn Fish Head Mihoon 亚顺生虾鱼头米
Dear's best friend, Ket Weng recommended this famous restaurant located at Kuchai Lama to us the other day. Since I'm quite a big fan of Fish Head Mihoon, I demanded that we should go try this no matter what. My dear ordered the Fresh Prawn with Yu Wat while I had the ori thingy, the Fresh Prawn Fish Head Mihoon. The soup itself has Chinese wine in it, which gives it a really nice fragrance. And I found out what makes it so special and delicious! That is, they put pork lart in it! Very sinful but ya know, anything with pork lart in it is YUMMY! The prawns are pretty fresh and I'm pretty satisfy with it. The noodles are selling at RM13.80 for the ones with the prawns. We also ordered a small portion of vege which pissed my dear off a bit cos it's too small a portion he refused to take picture of it... :pI had a Chrysanthemum with Ginseng Tea.
The one with the Yu Wat... You can see the pieces of pork lart here...
And the original one... Not too bad!
Anywayz, make sure you go there early because I saw people standing outside waiting for tables when I was there!

Film reviews, finally!

It's been a while I didn't do any film review hey?
First thing first, Oscar Nomination for this year has just been announced. I'm SUPER HAPPY that Matt Damon is nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Invictus. Although his chance of winning is quite slim, still, it's an honour! Some even say he should be nominated in the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in The Informant! too! I just love Matt Damon and can't wait to watch these two movies of his!
By the way... Here are the two films I've watched recently...

Brothers
Only last week I think, Tobey Maguire was nominated for the Best Actor award at the Golden Globe for this movie. Though he didn't win, he is still to me, one of the best actors in Hollywood.
So this is a story about a Sam, who went to Afghanistan and went missing. After being tortured and forced to kill his own teammate by the Afghans over there, Sam came home becoming a bit of a psycho and did all sort crazy stuff, including suspecting his wife sleeps with his brother....
Tobey plays Sam and Jake Gyllenhaal plays his brother Tommy. First of all, I always thought they look alike. Secondly, I do think they both suit the role perfectly. Thirdly, I think they are both good actors, especially Tobey, of course! He really did a great job. As my dear said, if he wants to act spooky, he can really be very spooky. But I think that wasn't enough to win him a best actor award, just yet. And the way he made himself so skinny for this role is amazing! Natalie Portman isn't too bad too. I think she is turning into a good actress in stead of just a pretty face.
I like the movie because it's kinda 'real', it's just really possible to see this kinda situation happen in real life. But I don't like the ending. It's kinda 'cincai'. Overall, the impact makes it a movie which will stick in your head for a while.

大日子 Tiger WooHoo
我家从来都没有Astro，MY FM也不算是我的首选电台，但是看在有人说这部电影很好看一下，那我就去看一下啰！
拿“舞狮、舞龙、舞虎”来做电影题材已经不算是新鲜的了，尤其是在大马。而整部电影的故事与发展都很在预料之内，没有很多的惊喜。看得出来制作团其实很用心，很想搞笑之余又有感人的故事（有点像新加坡片了）、又要有很多很多的大马色彩，其实我觉得都做得到了。至少我有跟着笑，也有跟着掉泪，不错了啦！
其实主要演员们的表现也不错了，虽然我从来都不喜欢林德荣，但演阿炳还真的是演得出神入化，到现在我都还记得他的“正番薯”！阿贤的“也对pun”也很经典。豆腐卜也很够可爱、很好笑。Royce也演得很“娘”！我觉得最令人惊喜的是曾洁钰，第一次演戏，还演一个粗粗鲁鲁的咸鱼妹，还蛮自然的说！只是硬要配一个比她老那么多的林德荣，真的是.......唉唉唉~！
总合来说，大马制作来说，算很不错了。是略显没有太多的高潮迭起的感觉，但是以轻松喜剧来说，还蛮值得一看的哦~！:D