Dec 29
3 days homecook food
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I have always prefer home cook food that outside, though eating out once a while is nice. Since this week office is close and we are all so free at home (daddy only work 2 days), we cook at home.

My aim was not only to cook during this 1 week, but to convince Daddy that cooking at home for a family of 3+1 (baby) will save alot on the food. This is because we normally eat out, which cost us at least RM20-30. Maid eats in MIL house, cater food, but we have to pay RM150 for that. After talking to Daddy and convincing him to try out for a month to see the cost effectiveness, he agreed. *Grin grin*. The condition is must be supervised by Mommy cause Daddy claims that maid’s cooking is BAD!!!Monday
Woke up late and market was closed *duhh*, Daddy was called for flight, so we didn’t cook dinner. Eat out and tapau for Daddy.

Tuesday
We had sai yong choy soup, mui choy steam pork and baked beans with eggs. It was the first time Mommy cook the mui choy dish. After reading some recipe book, got a rough idea and went ahead to cook. It was OK, in fact soaked the mui choi too long till not salty liao *ooppsss*, and the meat wasn’t soft enough. There were leftover, Daddy suggest that we keep it for lunch tomorrow, it’ll be tastier overnite.

Wednesday
We boil ginseng soup with black chicken and scallop over the slowcooker. Yummy, taste just nice, but Daddy says with pork much better than chicken..of course ler, pork more expensive mah!! The soup was accompanied with steam egg (with minced pork and century egg in it) *thx to Tracy, Jess & Michelle*. I finally successfully steam egg, this time not too hard, and not too watery…nyek nyek nyek…I also cooked *tau ew bak* (thick soya sauce with pork) for Daddy cause he misses that dish. It’s a sweet pork dish, which I really hate, but since Daddy craving for it, I cooked it. It turns out really well and he finished the whole bowl kekeke…

Faythe refuse to eat porridge for pass few days, so we gave her rice with soup and steam egg…She loves it, finished the whole bowl, and then ate half a kiwi fruit and a cup of yoghurt. She sure has big appetite!!!

Thursday
Today we have lotus root soup. That’s my favourite, I think i ate almost half the pot of the lotus root hehehe..And since we got lotus root, I stew it with some chicken *lin ngau man kai*. Fried some spinach. Again everyone enjoyed the food. Soup and vegetables cooked by maid, meat cooked by her, taste by Mommy.

Again Faythe refused to eat her porridge. I think she doesn’t like the texture. I even added some soup in and some rice, but she refused. After waiting for 2 hours, we fed her some papaya. She seems hungry, so I asked the maid to scoop up a bowl of rice and add in the soup and the ingredients. To my surprise, she clean up the whole bowl!!!

I guess it’s a good time we start cooking at home especially when Faythe is into adult sold now. But my worries are if she starts too early, will she refuse food later on.

Friday - my plans are bak kut teh. Eat with lettuce and rice cooked with tea leave hehe…I’m not telling this to Daddy cause he will sure scold me if I use his tea leave to cook rice :P. Fingers crossed, hope it turns out nice. Problem is if I buy pork stomach and intestine, how to wash!!!

Dec 28
Forgetful Christmas
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Mommy left her brain at home. Forgot to bring camera to Christmas eve BBQ dinner. We went dinner at Auntie Mable’s house (Daddy’s auntie). Daddy was working on eve and christmas day itself :(. So both Faythe and Mommy plus maid went to auntie Mable’s house for dinner. There were a lot of food served, BBQ hotdog, lamb and chicken. Few varieties of pasta cooked with ham (slurppp), roast potato & carrot (slurp slurp). There were 6 dogs in auntie Mable’s house!!! Faythe wasn’t afraid at all, in fact tempted to get down to the floor and touch them.
Next day, we went to church for Christmas. Again Mommy didn’t bring camera *bang head*. There was a play in church, then followed by pastor’s preach. We had lunch @ Church. Went home around 2pm and took a short nap.
We then head to Sara’s Birthday Party together with Ivan & Sue. This time Mommy remembered the camera. The weather wasn’t that pleasant though, we arrived there at 4pm+. It’s poolside BBQ, but looking at the sky, it’s not so promising. There were lots of food too, we manage to grab some food to eat before the rain started. We left early, even before the cake was cut as Faythe was tired and sleepy. Ivan was asleep in the car.
So that was Christmas 2005, packed with programmes, but forgot the camera!!!
Dec 28
Christmas Carolling
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This is really backdated post. But since it’s the first year we have carolling in our new home, I’m blogging this. It’s also first time Faythe has her diarrhea :(.
Daddy managed to book the carolers from GA (our church) to perform a sesssion of carolling on 18th Dec. Hence, we invited a few friends and family members. But we only manage to get the carolers at a very last minute, we ended up getting the last session, 11pm!!!
The day started with Faythe not feeling very well, a bit of diarrhea and slight fever. In fact, Daddy & Mommy just recovered from diarrhea!!! I was very busy that day, to do some last minute shopping and collect the cake from Swee in Subang. Daddy stayed at home to take care of Faythe and gave her apple to eat!!!
Daddy cook a feast of pasta :). We had salted egg yolk, capsicum, olive and buttom mushroom pasta. Secret recipe from Daddy. It sounds weird, especially the salted egg part, but it definitely blends in well. Mommy prepared salad for the guest. We also bought some ducks, to go with the wine and beer. As for drinks, we prepared beer, wine and packet drinks. Mommy also ordered a cake from Swee, Redbean Cheese Cake. It was yummy, and everyone said it’s something special hehehe.
We even had a clown in the house hahaha…Daddy’s sister, came over after her performance in church :P.
We waited for a while until Faythe even fell asleep. Even Mommy was sleepy, luckily Alex’s wife was around to chit chat with Mommy. At last around 1030pm, the carolers came. Faythe woke up for the carolers too. There were 20 odd of them, very big group. All dressed in white top and black bottom. Everyone enjoyed the songs they sang.
It was about 1130pm when carolers finally left. Mommy was dead tired too. Faythe and myself hit the sack and left daddy to entertain the remaining guest. Lets hope next year we have another caroling session, minus the diarrhea.
Dec 23
Jingle Bell Rocks…
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rocks…

Merry X’mas everybody!!! So what’s everyone doin this Christmas? It’s my first Christmas celebration in this world. Last year I celebrated in Mommy’s tummy kekeke…We are going for BBQ Christmas eve dinner tomorrow. I’ve recovered from my watery stool, finallllyyyy……so it’s back to porridge and more porridge. I NEED MORE FOOODDDD.Mommy put this hat on for me while I was sleeping cause I refuse to put it on when I’m awake :P. So here’s wishing all blogger Mommies & Daddies, Friends and Family, a Merry X’mas and a Jolly New Year!!! I’ll be back with more photos.
Dec 20
Like dead people
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I was sitting in front of my PC, editing the last photo for the customer when Daddy came home from gym 30mins ago. Below is our conversation, which really made my day :)

Jazz: *heard door sound*…oops..sudah balik, havent finish this work, aiyo, sure kena ngi ngo..pretend blur
Daddy: *came upstairs, enter Mommy’s room*WAHH…u still doing, I thought I told u to stop…
Jazz: Last piece mah..
Daddy: *Put a plastic bag from LIVING QUARTERS on my table, and walk to the bedroom*
Jazz: *Open up to check what is it*..oohh..new cutleries…hehe…put it aside and continue to work

Daddy: *came back after changing*…eh why ur editing like that one…
Jazz: customer like mah so I do lorr… *he’s referring to the page, how come the head of each photo us cut into oval size and placed in a page*
Daddy: *turn around, suppose to walk away but turn back and look at the screen*…wei that head why looks like KFC head one…
Jazz: huh…giggles…mana KFC?
Daddy: Yalah, U think what..all round round…like *sei yan* oni…*laughing non stop*..
Jazz: *look at the screen*…..ownself oso laugh, ya wohhh…

Daddy: walk to his room, then he came back again, opening up the cutleries wrapping while talking to me..eh serious leh…why like that one huh…she thinks popstar mehh…
Jazz: Aiyo, ppl chinaman like it like that, so do like that lorr…what can I say rite
Daddy: Eh I know, neh the last 2 pic, u put one Eric Tsang…then you put one Ng Yew Hon (the fella very short and has a long chin)
Jazz: siao ah u..put there for what…
Daddy: nice mah…you know like the Lucky Star Movie..tomorrow show ur client, see what reaction..kakakaka
Jazz: *faints*

Daddy: keep on giggling and laughing himself…about to walk off, but came back again…yalah…..you should put their faces there…then he started showing some funny faces of all the Lucky Star 5 characters
Jazz: Aiyo, don’t kacau lah, or else tomolo I’ll still be doing this page…
Daddy: kekeke…..do lar, nice nice…
Jazz: U want isit…later I do for u lah…
Daddy: yaya I want, do for me, x, y, z, a..all 5 of us and put there lucky brothers
Jazz: err…*kam tou tak*

Daddy walks off and sang…lu lala lu lala lula lula luuuu…..the lucky star song…and I burst into laughter…*Daddy and his nuisance jokes*

Dec 19
Giddy…
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Again I went MIA after the last post, sorry folks, but my *dear* customer decide to give me a whole bunch of work by requesting me to change every single page (22 of them) one by one and still it’s not done as of today. Nevertheless, I’m getting real sick of this work, last 3 remaining, so I’m taking two days off…I feel like puking when I see the work, cause I’ve edited each piece like 4-5 times…yah…4-5 times per piece!!! Lets not talk bout this customer of mine it’s really not adding any sense to my life and my brain…
I’ve been feeling dizzy, feel like puking, stomach don’t feel well, since Friday. I don’t know what’s wrong, probably due to the what I thought will never hit me, finally hit me. Yes, I’m expecting the 2nd one!! Surprise surprise…But I’m not into my 1 month or 2 month, in fact it’s gonna be 3rd month next week, so is this *MORNING SICKNESS* thing only starts at 3rd month, I have no idea. My first pregnancy, I was practically eating like a pig, sleeping like a pig, working like a dog and never had any problem except I hurn my back after carrying the laptop. But this 2nd one, when I suddenly got morning sickness, or rather the suspected morning sickness, gosh…I just wonder how long it’s gonna last, cause it makes me feel so brain dead, so lazy and i don’t know what’s in my mind. MC for long period doesn’t sound ideal plan to me as I’ve got tonnes of work in office.
I’m going for gynae checkup and check with him more on this morning sickness thingy tomorrow…Hopefully can squeeze some MC or work from home cert from him. I still want to do my work, but this giddiness and feel like puking really makes me no mood to work.
With this, I might take some time off from blogging…if I don’t get the MC, if I do, I might be able to blog…take care folks, and Merry Christmas.
Dec 11
M.I.A-ed
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Finally I’m back to blogging. Been missing in action (MIA) since the Langkawi post. Many bloggers Mommy & Daddy ask me, hey how come no new post…where’s part II…Ehhh…sorry ppl, I’ve been rushing for a customer’s photo editing and finally I’ve completed. Tomorrow gonna send over to customer for review and final changes. That’s why no time to blog lorrrrr. Been burning midnite oil every night, how to blog lehh..idea also dried up hahaha…And I’ve not been reading blogs as well for the pass 1 week!!! Time to catch up tonight. The last post I read was on Zara’s mama posting about the pixart album thingy. It really caught my attention especially at that time when I was doing photo editing. Hmm…but I’m not willing to pay for the price hehehe…kiam siap :P. Any alternative for cheaper one?I’ve created my first page of the album though, hehehe…Editing and printing is not a problem, it’s the binding and the cover which is headache!!

Daddy’s comment when he saw this..yucks not nice…DUHHH…why not nice, dunno wohh…apalah #(@)#(@)#$

Anyway, I’m back more post to come, gotta recollect my thoughts n souls :)

Dec 3

We went for a 3D2N trip (Daddy, Faythe & Mommy + 2 friends) to Langkawi on 30th November. It was a last minute trip, so prior to going there, packing was so last minute. We were all supposed to be there on Wednesday and return on Friday, but due to some miscommunication, Mommy ended up booking the resort on 29th instead and coming back on the 1st. After clearing out, we settled for 29th Nov (2 friends to check in earlier) and we will be there on 30th instead and coming back on Friday. Because of such arrangement, Mommy had to travel alone to KLIA to meet up with Daddy (he flew back from KK the morning we leave for Langkawi). Also due to this, we try to pack as many things as possible to pass to our 2 friends so that they can carry it over for us first, since I have to struggle with Faythe from KL to the airport.

30th Nov
We left on 30th November at 8am from home. Mommy driving, Faythe in the car seat. She looks pretty blur and sleepy still. Then we board the 9am ERL from Sentral to KLIA. On the way, in the ERL, at first Faythe was pretty OK. Tried to distract her by asking her to look out, but towards the end of the journey she was getting restless..probably due to lack of sleep. Forced to sit on the stroller, we arrived in KLIA about 930am, Daddy already at the counter getting the tickets. I was relieved when saw Daddy. At least I can check-in the bag and we just have Faythe to handle.
The flight was delayed as there was some problem from Kuching, so we waiting like up till 1130 before we board the plane. As usual, the little monkey refuse to sit still..so we gotta keep on walking and pushing the stroller, we even resort to putting her into the airport trolley!!!

Even while we were on board, waiting for the plane to take off..she was so restless…Mommy was worried how is that 1hour flight gonna end up like!! But surprisingly, once we took off..while she was looking out of the window, she just doze off. Maybe the pressure did it’s fair part :P. When we landed, she woke up hahaha…

Met up with the 2 friends and rented a MPV to go around easier. It was raining cats & dogs…aiyoo…I was keeping my fingers crossed it won’t be raining everyday, or else we won’t be able to go up the cable car. So in the afternoon, we went to the newly renovated Underwater World. Now this time it sure looks better than the before-renovated Underwater World. We were lucky when we arrive there it was feeding time for penguins, so all of us get to watch…pretty amazing, they don’t even chew their food, just swallow kekeke…Faythe of course was amazed with all the fish and other animals…but got terrified when she saw a giant garoupa :P. Daddy of course is the bad guy, we dip Faythe’s feet into the koi pond, one of the koi came and nibbled her toes…she screamed so loud kekeke…

Later we went back to the resort to shower and quick nap. Went to Kuah Town to have dinner. We stayed very near the airport, so the drive to Kuah was pretty far & long. Faythe slept throughout. It was raining even heavier at night…..*kong foong pou yue*. We had dinner at Weng Fung (can’t remember exact name) Restaurant, good food and cheap :). Bought some chips, chocolates & liquor. Headed home to watch DVD since it’s raining. Our friends brought their DVD Player along..cool huh!!!

1st Dec
At last it’s not raining, but cloudy though. But the weather was good enough for us to go for Cable Car ride in Oriental Village. We went there around 10am+, wanted to have breakfast there, but most of the shops were closed!!! Forced to eat instant noodles aiyoo…There were a lot people at Oriental Village.

Nothing really special about this place except that they’ve got this huge plant/fruit which I don’t know what’s that. Damn huge, wonder can be consume or not. So we took the ride up to Gunung Mat Cincang, that’s where the base station of the Cable Car in Langkawi. The scene was splendid, we could see one part of Langkawi. Absolutely beautiful. At first Faythe was pretty busybody, turning left and right. By the time we arrived at the suspended bridge, she fell asleep while we were enjoying the fresh air. What a waste lah this baby!!!

Since the weather was still good, we headed to Telaga Tujuh cause Daddy’s fren insist to go waterfall. Going up Telaga Tujuh takes 20minutes, but to the water fall only 10minutes. We decided not to go Telaga Tujuh cause it wasn’t so covenient to climb up with a baby and stroller. Moreover, we had enough walk at the Cable Car station itself. Even going up hill to the waterfall was an uphill task. I think the hill was like 45 to 60 degrees slant…whoaaa…pushing the stroller is like pushing a trolley full of stones!!! At last we arrived at the waterfall. Of course everyone had great fun. Daddy’s 2 frens went ahead to the waterfall after changing.

Daddy took Faythe to the shallow part where she could play with the water and crawl around!! Yah, she was crawling around the waterfall, she even attempt to climb up the rock where I was sitting at taking photos. We spent like close to an hour there. Though the water was cold, Faythe didn’t show sign of chillness..just pure enjoyment. In the end we got to move from there.

Next we headed to Pantai Pasir Tengkorak. Supposingly the best beach (as recommended by locals), but when we arrived there…a bit sad looking lehh…..The sand wasn’t sandy. And not that beautiful also…We didn’t swim there, just sit on a tree branch took some pics (as proof that we went to beach LOL) and cabut. By that time, it’s about 4pm. We headed back to the resort, took a nap and rest.


Dinner time, we went to USSR restaurant. We saw a lot of signs to this restaurant while on the way to Oriental Village in the morning. So thought wanna give it a try. It’s at this place call Telaga Harbour Park, a new Marina built, don’t remember seeing this harbour 3 years ago when I was in Langkawi. Along the restaurant, there are many other restaurants like steamboat, italian, a pub and some other shops. The food was good, Daddy’s fish with cheese was yummy. Mommy had Beef (sliced like sukiyaki) cooked with some cheese and grated almonds. Spicy though, I prefer the fish. We ordered a banana split for Faythe hehehehe…The salad was good too…Daddy says next time when we come back, for sure will dine in this restaurant again :).

After dinner, Daddy’s fren went to cybercafe at around the corner, while we went to the pub to listen to live band. By 11pm+, everyone was so tired, we head back to resort to find chau kung :P.

2nd Dec
We were all sleeping on the bed…suddenly Daddy said, “haiya..how come didn’t call X, she’s in Langkawi leh”. Oohh…now only he remember-lah, when we are supposed to pack and go back. So he buzz X over the phone, so happen she’s off on Friday. So we quickly pack, check out of hotel and she came over. We all hop on to the Serena and headed for breakfast.

Wanted to go Breakfast Bar @ Pantai Cenang (recommended by PP), but X recommended Red Tomato, which is just down the road. So we went there ordered our breakfast. All of them had Garden Breakfast, Mommy Ordered Oli’s Special. I love the food there. Yummy and so filling. The bread is home made too, Faythe had her fair share of course. The place is very cozy as well. We hang around there till 1pm+. Took some photos of Faythe by the beach playing with sand. She didn’t like the idea of being on the sand though.

Then we went to the Duty Free shop next to Underwater World for some last minute shopping. We still have 1.5 hours to kill. X suggested we take a drive to Gunung Raya. We didn’t manage to go up cause half way, at the guardhouse going up to Gunung Raya, found that the car needs petrol. So we didn’t take the risk. Aiyo wasted liao…So turn back and went to pump petrol and back to the resort. X left her car there, so we drop her off. Faythe and Mommy was asleep in the car LOL. We headed to airport after that. We manage to get tickets for ourselves, concession fair, must always buy 1 hour before flight. Of course it’s so cheap, our whole family only paid RM140 per way from Langkawi to KL. Included airport tax!!! But flight was delayed for 2 hours, we were notified since Daddy had contacts. And so happen, Marc was flying the plane.

After the much anticipated flight took off at 7pm, we finally arrived in KLIA at 8pm. Check-out everything, got the baggage but we couldn’t make it to catch the 9pm train. So waited for 1/2 hour more for the train. Daddy’s fren took cab instead, so again some luggage went to them. Arrived in KL Sentral about 10pm and drove back. By the time we arrived at home, Faythe was already asleep in the carseat. I can see that she’s so so tired…But enjoyed herself must be :).

There goes the first family trip without the maid. It wasn’t that bad, though it’s a bit pitiful cause Faythe didn’t get to catch much of her sleep. So now she’s catching up with that. She took 3 hours nap in the morning…record breaking for her!!

More pics will be loaded in Faythe’s Mugshot next week. It’s back to work again, for 3 weeks, then Mommy got 10 days off. Maybe another trip?? To where lehh this time….