November, forever more..

12 midnight - Finished with Island tours and terribly tired. Mike had to make a stop at 7 Eleven after we got off from the bus. So I decided to walk alone back to the hotel where we were staying. The road wasn't too dark, neither too bright. Quiet with no hype activities as it is in the afternoon. Few steps ahead of me, there was a tall, dark guy walking with plastic bag in his hands. Suddenly he turned back and he saw me, slowed down his pace and asked me

"where do you stay?"

I can feel my blood dries out from my neck up. Maybe if I can capture my face using my mobile phone front facing camera (the camwhore camera) at that moment - I was probably all pale white - whiter than albino polar bear. I was freaking out to get a question like that on quiet road, 12 midnight, alone. But after few second I shake my fear off by showing my grumpy face and pointed out, like nowhere and answered him "Here". He still didn't get my irritated look and asked me again "where? this hotel?" (pointed to the right side of the road) I asked him back - "why?" and intensify my grumpy look. He was all smiling and said "oh.. okay.. have a nice day"

Suddenly I snapped back in time, like positive kind of snap. Feel embarrassed. And quickly replied him "have a nice day to you too". 

God damn it! I AM IN SINGAPORE. NOT IN KL. Why the fuck I was being so bitchy and unfriendly? Then I found out he's working at the hotel reception. The hotel where I stayed in. FML.

I guess, living in Kuala Lumpur - the city of crime especially towards women turned me into phobic disorder idiot. 

I sometimes freaked out when I noticed my handbags unzipped on the MRT. I was so scared getting pick pocket too. or getting snatch by the motorcyclist. I am so sorry, dear Singapore. I just forgot how safe you are.

Yada, yada.

I celebrate my birthday totally in a very different tune, this year. No party, or cake cutting. Only received a few wishes from those who really remember it since I DON'T put my birthday date on Facebook in order to save me from wishes just because they got reminder on the top right corner of Facebook page.

Anyway, thanks much to my boyfriend, instead of celebrating a birthDAY, he gave me a birthWEEK of celebration. We had so much fun exploring Singapore Tourist style. When I said Tourist style, I mean..

Literally.

This card cost SGD30 for unlimited ride of intercity trains and buses for 3 days. It is good for those who planning to get lost and lucky -  tap your way in and out like a boss. SGD10 is refundable on day 4 when you return this pass at major MRT stations or airport.

Well, I don't totally free riding this trip. I work as tour guide for Mike in return. Being in Singapore for many times turns me into no stranger in this Merlion city. But Singapore do have a lot of changes since my last visit in year 2010..

We went to Suntec city, and did our wishes at Fountain of Wealth and ate CHEAP terriyaki bento set at SGD5!!!

Marina Bay

Up close with Art Science Museum - a lotus shaped structure designed by Moshe Safdie. Consists of 10 petals (I called it petals, since it is resembles flower) or fingers, this museum has 21 gallery spaces and 3 of its permanent galleries are Curiosity, Expression and Inspiration.

By night, the heart of this lotus will shoot colorful lasers to add futuristic ambiance its magnificent landscape as a whole.

  
It was 5 in the evening. Time for cuppa tea.

or a slice of best seller's mousse cake from Au Chocolat. I had a hard time to make a decision whether to settle with their range of pastries and confiserie - cakes, cute cupcakes (it is so cute till make me pee), pies, giant colorful macaroons, cheese based, chocolate based.. everything! So I had to settle with the 'best seller'. 

Marina Bay at night.

Next day we decided to "convey" to Sentosa Island through its reservoir Broadwalk.

Distance between Marina Harbour to Sentosa Island is about half kilometers but no sweat crossing it (you can do it back & forth from morning until night) because it has conveyor floors. Save that legs & energy. You need it the most when you are finally on Sentosa Island.

Nope, I need 1 whole day just to show Mike the whole Sentosa Island. So we didn't do the Universal Studios that day. I wish to bring him on Transformers Ride, someday.

"Adam and Eve" according to Fernando Botero.

We checked out Hard Rock Hotel and Hotel Michael too.

Mike asked me " Do you wanna see fishes?" 
Um, Okay.

Inside Maritime Experimental Museum (MEMA) , it turns out more like a fish market, rather than biggest aquarium in South East Asia as proclaimed by the banner hanging outside. Mike made me learn a lesson about pirate of the East and the pirate hunter! Also about ancient maritime silk road Palembang - Malacca - Galle - Calicut - Muscat, sea trade between Asia, Middle East and Europe. I almost wanna cry because I almost fell asleep. And he came to me with round eyes and told me "oh, it is so cool to follow one of this guy on their martime journey blah blah blah" (dragged me to the interactive map and started to pressing the button on every seafarer) FML.

So I ran to the lower ground floor - Souvenir shop. The sight is better. More present rather than the past :(

At lower ground of MEMA, there is a few touch screen kiosk where you can learn more and more history of Asian's Maritime and pottery making game. I know it sound lame. But don't you start it, or even stand close to it. Or else you will end up like us - hours and hours compete (and show off) to each other the skill of making virtual pottery and see who will get the highest bid price, virtually.

Mike end up with 3 pots. And I with 2.

This is mine. And within that 1-2 hours, this pot has the highest bid price among all :P

and this was created by Mike. He think by making the size trice bigger than mine will add the value of it. Meh.

I know. Both of us are equally NERD. I bet normal couple out there don't bother with any of this.

Ship wreck. We watched the typhoon theater and got ourselves wet. It's nothing like Transformers Ride. But the concept of  simulation enhanced by special effects are alike. 

Mike cheating on me - right in front of my eyes. #adultrygame #threesome

It's getting darker. We moved to the other side of "Old" Sentosa Island which used to be hype and happening. Siloso beach and all :( Nothing much going on except the Luge ride really attracts Mike to buy us the ride.

After I confirmed with the ticket counter girl (many many times) that I am in a FULL control of that little toboggan/ luge brake, then I agreed to try it.

On our way up the hill for the luge ride. Seriously, Im not afraid of height, at all. But the speed. The reason why I never had roller coaster is because of the speed. Not the height or the loop.

Sun set view from the sky tram.

I unable to take picture of me riding the luge. They did snap my picture but I didn't buy it (as usual). But what I can tell you is this - I pull the brake all the way down. So the speed was like, um, 5km/hr. yea. And I made Mike wait down hill for quite sometime :) Serve him right for leaving me behind and speed his way down hill just like The Road Runner.

Finally done with Sentosa Island. So tired and hungry, we trammed our way back to the main Island for dinner. Moving conveyor floor is way too slow for such hunger.

Head to Clarke Quay the river side for famous Singapore Chilli Crab. But what I know! Everything has changed and I didn't see any crab :(

So we ended up dining with hot stone cook style at Tongkang Colonial Bar & Restaurant which then NOW I happen to know that I was dining on the last surviving Clarke Quay's Tongkang!  #emotional
Love the food here. Especially the mash potatoes and marinated beef. No oil involved. The juice from the beef, prawn, salmon and chicken helped to cook itself. Very healthy for late dinner

Done with dinner. We tapped ourselves to Orchard Road - to see this year Christmas decoration along this road.

Next day - finally is my birthday. Long sleep, rest and brunched nearby our hotel area. Then, it took me 3 hours to set that God damn hair and headed to Marina Bay Sands, again.

#Bodycondress by Warehouse. #Envelopeclutch by Miss Selfridge #LeatherAnkleboots by Nine West.

Few months ago I was up here with Korean group of students. I told my boyfriend about how spectacular the view of Singapore from up here. When I told him about my wish to celebrate my birthday up here, he granted it right away. Thank you boyfriend.

We had dinner at Ku De Ta where the main course can go up to SGD 110 per 100 grams. He chose grilled salmon and I went for roasted beef. Sauteed mushroom and grilled asparagus as side dishes. Well, with that kind of price, I was expecting out - of - this - world gastronomy experience which I had many times before with several restaurants all over places. Where the aroma of the concoction sent you day dreaming by the dining table and the beef just melts in your mouth. I didn't say that the taste of the foods that we ordered that night were bad. But it weren't that excellent either.

Plus the lady at the other table laughed hysterically over her glass of wine was a deduct point. I take back the word 'lady'. She is just ordinary woman who happen to miss good fuck for too long, so she thought by opening wide jaw, laughing hysterically will get some good dick coming on her way instantly.

Anyway, thank you boyfriend, for giving me the experience to dine on my birthday - 656 feet above sea level.

Plus Folli Follie's Swaroski encrusted bling for my small wrist :) 

Complimentary Chocolate lava cake from the house. So, I still have a candle to blow. 

I wish that life with you is like a birthday celebration, Christmas and honeymoon all at once - everyday. With a loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself -- to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart. We argue and giving pain to each other ass to learn more about each other for a better future. Promise to never let go of each other even no matter how difficult the situation it can be. Best friend for life and a home to run to..

and for more November to come... 

xoxo.

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Pizza Weekend and Dem DJs

I forego club attending for quite sometimes already. Not that I love to be at the club - full of smoke, the smell of alcohol, bad sound system, sucky live band who think they are all that, pervert married man looking for young girlfriend (or unhappy wife, in worst case) - Nope, there is nothing good about club really. Especially when you don't smoke and/or drink. Far from looking eligible man (yuck!, in a club? seriously).

Having a white BF didn't change anything. He hates club too. Most of so called Muslim Malays even drink alcohol more than my BF. He prefer movie and pizza over the weekends. He can sit in front of his laptop for hours as mine with my desktop. I think he loves workout & eat more than he loves me! Ha! 

Speaking about Pizza - Mike been missing his fave food (maybe homesick) since he came back from his  IndoChina trip. We've been searching for Papa John Pizza for 2 days. And yet we can't find its outlet. Seen somewhere, but totally forgot which shopping mall has it. So we settled down at Pizza Milano at 1Utama - and afer a bite, we conclude that Pizza Milano's is more like instant pizza. Like, pop out from cold storage box and heat it in microwave kind of pizza. Frustrating.

The next day the searching of good Italian pizza continues. So we found ourselves Spaghetti Grill at Mid Valley. We kind of stunned with its Wild Mushroom Pizza! Thick with alfredo sauce and cheese, and came with free pasta. Verdict: Yes to wild mushroom pizza. No to free pasta. I don't know was it because it is free or that is how they their grilled chicken pasta always taste like - dry and tasteless :(

Anyways,  was at Stage's Avenue K last weekend to watch the finale of Malaysia DJ Battle 2012. Well, Im not into scratch and mix sound either. Just R&B and Jazz, that's all for lady at my age (old) But I was there to give moral support to one of the DJ which I happen to know - since his mom is my Godmom. So, yea - that was the reason why I be able to stand among beautiful youngsters.

With DJ Blackheart

I didn't watch the Semi Final or battle before that. The finalist are A-MarQ, Aiman Jaafar, Blackheart, Kaiserkev, Pimppy Dog and Saintz Rafeal. Well, if you ask me whether I know any of their work, nope. I never heard of them until last Saturday night! In fact, I don't know any Except Blackheart. But, hey! now I knew. So now I feel like less auntie now. I'm catching up with them youngsters.

Here's a video of DJ Blackheart performance last Saturday :)

and as well as DJ Pimppy Dog. His mix made me wiggle my hip a little bit that night :)

The competition started out at 9pm, which is quite early for party goers. But by the 6th finalist, the crowd is getting heavier, so as the smoke, neon and lasers... 

  
I thanked God for not letting me to hear any Gangnam Style beat or to see those kiddos doing the horse riding move. Blessed!!!! #ihategangnamstyle

And the result - 
Art of Turntablism category won by 
DJ Tatsuro (1st) and DJ Smith (2nd)

Mixing Category
DJ A-MarQ (1st) and DJ Kaiserkev (2nd)

and by midnight, just like Cinderella, I flee to my (pumpkin) car.. the time is running out..November..than December...before my wrinkle appear more visible under neon light among these youngsters.. I was no longer feel like I belong to that club anymore. So I fled :|

Haha.

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Kountdown! Kardashian Kollection @ Dorothy Perkins

Oh em Gee!

Soon, I hope soon I will be able to get a piece of Kardashian Kollection from Dorothy Perkins in KL! Start to fatten up your butt woman!

Visit : http://us.dorothyperkins.com for more infos!

What's Cooking? - Khmer Food : Starter

One of many ways to know the culture is through its food. The curiosity of what's inside that makes it taste so good is answered only through cooking it yourself. I am kind of regret realizing that I missed a lot of opportunity to learn different type of cooking style in my previous visit to various countries. Shopping, sightseeing and experiencing big nice hotel bed is now becoming quite a plain thing for me to do. I want something new. I truly wanna feel like home when I am abroad. I am finding the way of how to be the citizen of the world. While some other girls choose to fuck local guy(s) in order to taste or understand their culture, I choose to cook their food.


I will share the recipe and cooking step on here from now on. It is for my own record too. In case my kitties eat my recipe's paper note :( like they did on my bank statements, shopping catalogue and my bedroom slippers.

Every cooking class (I think so) always come with 3 dishes in 1 session. Which is Stater, Main Course and Dessert. In Siem Reap, cooking class price is as low as USD10 per person. It took about 2-4 hours and you will get to eat your "work of art". Ha.

Me and Mike choose different menu to cook so in total we have 6 dishes that day. For starter, I chose how to prepare Mango Salad while Mike chose Fresh Spring Rolls.

Yea, this is the finish work of art. My Khmer mango salad. And I get to learn how to set the food like a pro too!

The white thingy is actually lotus petals. Hhmmm tak do teratai kau pakai la daun halia ke apa.. janji cantik.

Mike's Fresh Spring Rolls. Like a boss.

Here is what you need for your Khmer Mango Salad;

1)Young mango + carrot + tomato + Onion + shallot + basil 2) 2 spoon of peanuts (grind peanuts)
3) Chicken or shrimp

Preparation step:

Boil the chicken/ shrimp for 2 minutes. Add half tea spoon of sugar and chicken stock powder - this to give some flavor to the shrimp/ chicken.

Grate all number 1) items

Mix the grind peanuts in. Toss everything together with dipping sauce  (scroll down on how to prepare the dipping sauce)

Easy? Of course! you think I like to learn difficult menu? I don't, even in my own dream.

One thing I notice about Khmer food. It looks and smell similar to what Thai foods are. BUT! They are sweeter have mild flavor in term of spiciness and zesty-ness compared to Thai's. If you are so used to Thai's flavor - you can use the same preparation and ingredients - with extra slices of chilly padi and a squeeze of lemon/lime. 

Khmer Dipping Sauce.

Apparently Khmer dipping sauce can be used in Khmer Mango Salad as well as Fresh Spring Roll.

Ingredients:

1) 4 ladle of water (1 1/2 of tea cup?) I think so.. they used that big ladle in that cooking class!

2) 2 spoon of sugar palm or brown sugar

3) 3 table spoon of fish sauce

4) A bit of sugar and chicken stock powder for extra taste

5) Minced garlic + shallot + chilly

6) 1 table spoon of vinegar (cuka lah!) and lime.

Preparation Step

Heat up the sugar palm and keep on stirring it until it thicken.

Add water. Just make sure you don't burn the that sticky sugar! You need to be quick! Once the mixture of sugar palm and water is boiling, then add the fish sauce, a bit sugar & chicken stock powder.

Bring it to cool just like the picture above.

once it is cooling down, you can squeeze the lime juice in as well as minced garlic, shallot and chilly.

Add more chilly if you wanna burning taste. This one has a very mild taste of hot & sour.. well.. it's KHMER's..

Last one for starter is - Mike's Khmer Fresh Spring Rolls.

Ingredients :

1) A TRAY full with grated Carrot+ lettuce + cucumber + Boiled bean sprout + sweet basil

2) Minced beef and baby shrimp

3) Onion and chopped garlic

4) 1 teaspoon Grind black paper + 1 tablespoon fish sauce + few pinches of chicken stock powder 

5) Rice paper

Preparation Step:

You need to cook the fillings - Fry the garlic then followed with minced beef + baby shrimp and onion.

While stir fry it - add black pepper + chicken stock powder + fish sauce. Cook until you are confident enough that the beef is well done :) I think you can opt for virgin oil to turn this dish into healthy munchies. Good for low carb dieter.

Look at our chef Mike. He started to sweat already!

Vietnamese rice paper :)

Dip your rice paper into lukewarm water for few second and lay it on the plate or in our case - wood block chopping board.

Here comes the fun part!! Stacking the fresh vegetables onto the paper rice.

Im not sure if there is the exact sequence for stacking on the vegetables and the fillings, like carrot first and cucumber second.. but fillings must be the last part onto that wet rice paper

For those who so used to roll the weed, your skill comes in handy here.

The slim nice one on top was roll by the cooking instructor. The fattie roll was by Mike.

I know this menu is Mike's. But I couldn't refrain myself to join the rolly roll activity! So, I kicked Mike to the side and took over the entire paper rice.

Ah, before that, you need a small cup of coconut oil with a little bit of fried minced garlic -  for garnishing.

Cut rolls into 2 right after you oiled the rolls with coconut oil.

No brush needed. Just use lettuce as a tool to oil the rolls. Au naturel.

Set it around dipping sauce bowl like that... (told you, I've totally kicked Mike out.)

Woot.. woottt.. Like a PRO. Oh, for the dipping sauce, you can add fried grind peanut to give it more flavor.

BOTH STATER DONE! I think this stater alone can be my lunch already. HHmm.. Im thinking to do this and bring it to my office as my healthy lunch snack, next week.

Below is the action flop - by me. I was so greedy. I tried to put as much as filling as I can till it burst. Smh. 

I love the taste. Crunchy and meaty. 3 slices of this already made me full!

Hope you will try it. Good Luck!

...to be continued with main course and dessert.

#CookinglikeaPRO!

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