Fried Pasta with scrambled eggs

Bobby has this… “creative” touch when it comes to cooking, in a bad way, which I would use the word “uncanny” for it. Really, uncanny combinations.

The very first time he volunteered to cook dinner for me was back in his uni days. Boiled pasta + Campbells Mushroom Soup. That’s one dish for you. Then, fried shredded potato with egg, super lightly salted…

Just last week, he argued with me that pak-choy can be grilled. Yes! PAKCHOY! He wanted to grill PAKCHOY!

I don’t know… I googled up Grilled Pakchoy… (or Bok Choy), there IS recipe for grilled pakchoy (sorry for my lack of knowledge, or lack of time viewing AFC) and here’s what I found.

Errr… does this look tempting to you?

 

Anyways….

Then we talked about when was the last time he cooked something for me (August 2010 btw, this is why you should keep a blog because… everything is there!) and he came up with various combinations again, crazy food combinations. “I want to try fried pasta with scrambled eggs”.

I had to tell him to keep to the basic, just follow the recipe, you’re no Jamie Oliver, and guess what he said, “Why you no supportive one? Ba ba ba, I cook carbonara lah… Boring.”

So last Sunday, we went to Soon Lee to get the ingredients for carbonara and Bobby said he’s going to do everything himself, without my help. (Meaning to say, when he’s cooking.. I keep my mouth shut)

I volunteered to cook Cream of Broccoli, to go with the pasta, you know.. balance diet.

An hour later, he asked… cried (to be exact) for help in front of the stove… (Oh, I left out the lizard-in-the-pot part, will tell you all later about that)

Apparently, his “suppose to be creamy carbonara sauce” …. kelaie (is that how you spell), the eggs and milk just don’t want to be friends. Ya, that bad.

He was really disappointed with his cooking and he said he’s going to blame it on the lizard.

(Here’s the story. After boiling the pasta, Bobby wanted to strain it and while wanting to pour it out, he saw one baby lizard in the pot… Dead… i-wanna-puke-now-just-by-thinking-back…. Super phobia. We had no idea how the lizard ended up in the pot, most likely, it fell off from the ceiling? I’m not going to use the pot anymore. Period)

Bah, here’s Bobby’s fail attempt on making spaghetti carbonara.

DON’T BLINK!

Those are clumpy scrambled egg btw…

When I saw it served on the plate, I said…

“Wow baby, you actually achieved your goal of cooking “Fried Pasta with Scrambled Egg”… How did you do it? Got vision eh you.”

(Okay.. the last sentence I baru add in one.. very kanasai I know)

I’m sorry I have to blog about this because, this is like the most exciting/funny thing that happened to me last weekend and I definitely would like to remember this for the rest of my life, telling my kids that their father used to be, or maybe still is, a keh-kiang cook.

Good thing must share share mah.

(Bah, you all don’t laugh at Bobby so much ah, later he doesn’t want to cook for me anymore)

100 Day Project: Day 33 – A Picture of The House You Grew Up In

Second house of the blue barek.

I love my neighbourhood. It’s fun to see people’s expressions when they know how near my house is to the facilities just across my house, and also next to it. It’s 10 minutes walking distance to my secondary school, around 15~20 minutes walking to the town.

It’s just a tiny house with nothing fancy inside that I’ve lived for more than 20 years. 
Quiet, slow-paced and peaceful.

p/s: If you find the barek familiar, tolong don’t expose kan ya.

100 Day Project: Day 32 – A Picture of A Crazy Night

Dee, Atul, Tina, Nonnie and Mau

Not exactly a crazy night.. but super adventurous.
*nudge Maurina*

We agreed to meet up in Serusop mosque and waited 30mins for Atul. Text her, called her, checked twitter and everything, still no sign so we’re actually quite worried because she’s not the type who will turn up late and just disappear like that.

Then, we decided to check out the ambuyat place in… what’s that area again… Kelabau?

The area so was dark and dodgy with like, a zillion potholes on the road. And you know what, the place was closed.

So, we had to think of another place to eat and Maurina suggested Jade Crystal, in Madang….

And…… she brought us to holland (Chinese slang for.. lost).

Not exactly lost but, overshoot with the road / cannot find entrance / need to do one big u-turn / conclusion: stupid route…. Lastly, we ended up in Sg. Tilong, Villa Mauri.

Where’s Atul? That girl overslept.
She joined us at about 8.30pm. We’re suppose to meet up at 7pm.

The above photo was taken in Kiulap, because that’s where I parked my car.
Can go for treasure hunt liao kan? Oh ya hor, girls… next time we participate treasure hunt together okay?

100 Day Project: Day 31 – A Picture of A Tradition You Have

Handmade cards!

I insist in making cards myself to my love ones, and having no reason, no excuse.. same goes to Bobby. To spend some time and creativity expressing our love and wishes.

This, is our little tradition that I hope will never change.

100 Day Project: Day 30 – A picture of someone you miss

I miss this puffy fish.
(And I only get to see him once a week…)

100 Day Project: Day 29 – A Picture That Can Always Make You Smile

Watching how my 48 played PvZ Vasebreaker.
Her record is….. 56 streaks!

(Mine…. the maximum, 8 only)

100 Day Project: Day 28 – A Picture of Something You’re Afraid of

(And I have to find the cutest non-threatening cartoon snake so that I won’t scare myself when I open my blog. Will be better if there’s no fangs.)

I have Ophidiophobia. Like super super super duper afraid of snakes.
Any snake, including super tiny baby snakes that I initially thought it’s worm until I saw it crawling away so fast and freaked myself out.
And… also… even rubber snakes.

If got like rope or belt in the middle of the road and I thought it’s snake, I’ll lift my legs up automatically and shut my eyes tight for a second.

And really, I will be angry, super mad, if you throw rubber snake at me. I’m not daring you.
Unless, you want me to turn your table upside down and have my stinky feet on your face thank you very much.

女人30岁之前一定要做的16件事

Read this here and just want to share with you girls out there, who can read Chinese. Sorry.

(16 things that a woman must do before reaching 30)

总觉得自己还小，一不小心却已经超三奔四了！

总以为年轻依旧，一不小心却为人妻、为人母、为几乎所有同事的姐了！

于是，开始学着适应自己的年龄；于是，开始学着欣赏眼角的皱纹；于是，开始学着总结已走过的人生。现在想来，三十岁之前有很多事情是一定要去尝试的，否则走过了青春岁月就会遗憾不已，今天就和大家一起分享几件三十岁之前一定一定要做的事：

第一件事，让我们暗恋一次吧！
(Secretly admiring someone)

暗恋在爱情中是最美的，美就美在说不出、得不到，一切都在暗中进行，让人心神不宁、坐立不安。也许只有在年少时，我们才会毫不犹豫地用几年时间去想念、琢磨一个人，那种牵肠挂肚的感觉让人终身难忘！如果年过三十还去暗恋，那有可能把“恋爱结婚”的正事给耽误了！

第二件事，至少背包旅游一次。
(Go backpacking)

无论去哪里，结果不重要，过程才美丽。我曾经自己去旅游过很多次，大部分时候都是驾车，自己一个人漫无目的地开，哼着《梦醒时分》，看着远处的山和田地；累了就在休息站睡一觉，喝生水，吃盒饭；没人认识我，只有自己在享受那种寂寞；手机一直处于关闭状态，我不想任何人打扰我。这样的旅游每次回来我都像充了电的发动机，可以转很久都不知疲惫。

第三件事，至少跳槽一次。
(Job-hopping)

换一个工作单位，为自己的一生寻找更适合的位置。要知道过了三十岁，我们的工作最好是稳定的、不漂泊的。还因为三十岁之后我们面临要孩子、做母亲的问题，这个时候稳定的心态至关重要。

第四件事，给爸爸妈妈拿回自己赚的一笔钱，每周和父母至少通两次电话。
(Give your hard-earned money to your parents and call them up at least twice a week)

哪怕只有两千块。当然，多多益善。父母的恩德是用多少钱都还不完的，无论他们是否需要，你都应该节俭自己，给父母存一笔钱。

年龄的增长让我们明白亲情才是世界上最重要的东西，当你遇到困难甚至是生活中的灾难的时候，只有父母会奋不顾身、赴汤蹈火、竭尽全力地去帮助你，所以对于最爱你的人，一周通两次话不算多！

第五件事，学好一门外语。
(Learn a new language)

这个社会已经是全球化的了，今后的几十年，你有可能大量地用到一门外语，也许是工作上，也许是旅行时，也许就是教育孩子时。学习语言肯定是越早越好，而且三十岁之后我们的重心常常在家庭中，很难再拿出整块的时间来研习一门外语。今天就开始吧！Let’s go!

第六件事，认真地给你的爱人写封情书。
(Write a love letter to your other half)

年纪大了，动笔的热情可能就会少了很多。所以趁着年轻时的热情劲，在纸上留下爱的印记吧。

第七件事，喝醉过，酩酊大醉那种。
(Get real drunk)

享受一下那种飘起来的感觉，很舒服的，而且放松，一辈子清醒的人活得太累。只有和好朋友在一起才可能喝得很放肆。当然，女人年纪大了，就不适合大醉了，会显得不够稳重。

第八件事，认真地交往三五知己，他们可能会成为你一生的朋友。
(Have 3 – 5 real good friends)

等你到了五十岁，你就会发现，最好的朋友常常都是小时候或者年轻时交往到的，因为他们最了解你，不管你贫富贵贱，都会一直在你身边。

第九件事，热爱运动，打下良好的身体基础。
(Love exercising)

第十件事，每天发呆十分钟，就是随便地幻想一下。
(Daydream for 10 minutes a day and let your imagination run wild)

年龄越大我们就越没时间幻想，或者说越不会幻想了，因为我们已经渐渐被现实压弯了腰，得为房子、车子、票子、孩子奔波，发呆就成了一件很奢侈的事情。

第十一件事，保持每个月读两本书的习惯。
(Read 2 books every month)

这个习惯很重要，这个习惯会让你离这个主流社会不太遥远，关键是读书还可以提升你的修养，让浮躁的你安静下来。

第十二件事，有至少一个偶像，为你的偶像至少做过一件傻事！
(Have an idol and do something silly for him/her)

比如花一个月的工资去看他的演唱会；比如为了索要一个签名在酒店外傻等三个小时；比如把他(她)的照片贴满宿舍，这样的事情年龄大了就不会再去做了，其实这是一笔很珍贵的回忆。

第十三件事，在好朋友面前毫不掩饰地哭，发泄一下。
(Cry out loud in front of your friends)

每个人都遇到过烦恼，可能是失恋，也可能是失业，还有可能就是不开心，年轻时不要把自己伪装得很坚强，没必要。

第十四件事，捐款。
(Donate)

给比你更需要帮助的人，而且是真实地捐，心甘情愿地捐。

第十五件事，生一个孩子，看着他(她)成长。
(Have a baby and watch him/her grow)

所有的医生都说，生孩子，二十五岁是最佳的年龄，而城市中的女人常常因为压力不得不晚要孩子。其实早有早的好处，那就是他(她)长大了，你还没有老。我女儿二十岁时，我五十一岁，想着都觉得挺可怕的。

第十六件事，为最好的朋友两肋插刀。
(Do something for your friend)

这十六件事，三十岁之前最好一件都不要落下，因为我们只能年轻一次。

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And, those I have not done is…

第五件事，学好一门外语
#5 – learn a new language.
If only bad words count…

第七件事，喝醉过，酩酊大醉那种
#7 – Get real drunk.
Tipsy got lah. Real drunk until vomit those.. never.

第九件事，热爱运动，打下良好的身体基础
#9 – Super love exercises, in order to build a good foundation for health
ya, like it’s going to happen…

第十一件事，保持每个月读两本书的习惯
#11 – Read minimum 2 books per month
If comic books, magazines count also.. then got lah this one.

第十五件事，生一个孩子，看着他(她)成长
#15 – Have a baby and watch him/her grow up
This one… how ah? Expiring soon leh.

So, I’d done 11 out of 16.
Not bad also.

100 Day Project: Day 27 – A Picture of Yourself and A Family Member

It’ll be boring if I post up another photo of my mom and I, so here… they’re my cousins. Little cousins.

During the March holiday, I volunteered to babysit them for the weekend, bringing them to Seria visiting places they’d never been to. Hoping to give them happy childhood memories they will never forget.

100 Day Project: Day 26 – A Picture of Something That Means A Lot To You

Companionship.

Great companionship, from families, friends and colleagues.
You all give me motivation to move on in life with a smile.

100 Day Project: Day 25 – A Picture of Your Day

Today is a special day, tomb-sweeping day for the King family.

I was emo for a short while, when I was cleaning my father’s tomb and seeing his picture on it… I just don’t know how to express how I felt… Complicated?

100 Day Project - Day 24 A Picture of something you wish could change

Image source here.

The Cause of Environmental Destruction: Human Ignorance Out of Control

It annoys me to no end that:

- litter bugs said that they are doing the community good because they provide jobs to those rubbish collector / street sweepers.

- ignorant people thinks, “It’s just one small plastic bag, why so serious?”

- people still choose to switch on the air conditioner when it’s already cool/cold enough.

- people goes for sungkai buffet, piles up food on their plates but only takes one bite off each food. Actually, wasting food itself already irks me.

I wish I could change their mindset.

OhMyCard !

Sometimes… I think God really loves me….

because…

MY PRAYERS GOT ANSWERED!!!!!!!

Maurina and I are having this travel plan and if really really really jadi (please jadi), we have to be on this super strict shopping diet and the girls were laughing saying that maybe our next dinner will be eating nasi katok. Baik nasi katok, I was thinking those 6-in-1 pack red bean buns for B$1.20.

Then last few days, Hadi invited me to an event and told me it’s kind of like a product launching. And when Hadi invites you to something, you better go because it’s guaranteed good stuff!

Introducing you,

OhMyCard, the very first restaurant privilege card discount card in Brunei!

Hadi and Loo were thanking me appreciatively for travelling all the way up and I tried to act cool outside (cannot too obvious right) because inside, my face would be something like this,
thinking of the card….

WAAHAHHAHAHAAHHA!
Tight on budget, still can go eat good food!
Problem solved!

Hello. 10% is quite a lot okay, haven’t you heard of
“Sikit-sikit, lama-lama jadi bukit” ?

And look at the number of participating restaurants!
Accepted in over 50 restaurants and over 65 outlets nationwide.

No more points-accumulating slash payah-payah collect receipts slash force yourself to dine in frequently in the same place just to get membership / privilege card. (And by the time you accumulate enough, also sick of the restaurant liao lar)

And.. save wallet-space!
Take a look in your wallet and see how many discount card/privilege/loyalty/stamp cards you have. Then think again how much wallet space can be saved just with one card.

God, grant me one more wish please?
Expand the list all the way to Belait!

Buccaneer, Marilyn Cake House, Zaika, RMS, Sports Café… who knows, even Universal, Soi Heng or the mien-tang’s famous Lee-style fried kueh tiaw? One can always hope right.

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Anyways, here’s some lousy photos I took for this morning’s press conference.

   

Malu to say, I’ve never been to Aiko Sushi and the sushi I tasted today were way beyond my expectation! Definitely going to give the restaurant a try after collecting my OhMyCard.

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For more information on OhMyCard, you can visit their fb page here.

Mind you, they are having a “buy one free one” promo now so better act quick.

Card available in $28 (6 months validity) and $48 (12 months validity) and it can be purchased in any QQ outlets or QQeStore.

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And if you think $28 for a discount card is not worth it.. let me do the maths for you ya.

Let’s say you spend $5 for your lunch (and based on my once-an-OL-too-experience, it’s pretty normal to exceed $5, especially after payday or i-am-so-stress-i-just-wanna-eat-i-don’t-care day). With the card, you’re entitled for a 10% discount, so you save $0.50.

$0.50 x 5 (working days in a week) x 4 (weeks in a month) x 6 (months validity) = $60.

$60 – $28 (the price of OhMyCard with 6 months validity) = $32.

There, you save $32 just by owning that card.

Not forgetting to mention, dinners, tea breaks, breakfasts, suppers….  
I’m sure this card will be in great use.
Btw, it’s minimum 10% and up to 30%.

100 Day Project: Day 23 – A Picture of Your Favorite Book

Ami, the child of stars.

My latest favorite book, borrowed from Joanne auntie. She was recommending this book to me and without me asking, she just passed the book to my mom, and I fell in love with it right after after reading the first 10 pages.

Know what’s the most fundamental law of the universe?
Love.

这本书简直把我的心灵喂得饱饱的！

100 Days Project: Day 22 – A picture of something you wish you were better at

Image source here.

Dancing, or to be more precise… hand-eye coordination.
I fail at most DDR (dance dance revolution) attempts and the best grade that I’d ever scored is.. urmm.. D. And that’s like the easiest song. No rhythm, no grooves in me.

Maybe that kind of explains why I still have not pop my clubbing-cherry.
I certainly don’t want to be seen as an awkward penguin flapping around the dance pool.

100 Day Project - Day 21 A Picture of something you wish could forget

Image source here.

I want to forget about my past relationships.
Really, I’m not proud of them but those are some “good movie” material.
Don’t ask.

Have you heard of Nul Hajika?

I’m sorry if you feel offended when I say…

BELAIT HAS THE BEST FOOD IN BRUNEI!

But that’s the fact isn’t it?

Seria kolomee, fried kueh tiau, french toast with cheese…. Not only nyaman, CHEAP some more.

It’s true that there’s a lot of hidden treasures which outsiders (those not from Belait) are not aware of and so today, let me introduce you our (as in my colleagues and I) new found favorite.

It looks like what most Malay restaurants look like but the menu is definitely has something different.

Their mee gulung is one of the popular dish but I’m going to feature another dish here… something you’ve not heard of….

ROTI JOHN HONGKONG STYLE WITH CHEESE SAUCE!

Yup, roti john – biasa lah… everywhere also got…
But Hongkong style wor… you heard? And… Hongkong got roti john meh?
Then then… got CHEESE SAUCE!

Cannot imagine leh?

There, roti john HK style with cheese~

Basically, it’s roti john with 2 sunny side ups drowned in cheese sauce. But I really think it’s genius!
Simple, but genius.

 
Hungry already?

Anyways, guess how much it costs.

B$ 3.50 and ladies, mind you… order one and share with your friend because based on my dining experience, ladies normally can’t finish the whole thing to themselves.

Oh, also available in black pepper sauce.

 

Nul Hajika facebook page here.

It’s located in Pandan 5, Wisma Yakin Building and you first heard if from kisich.blogspot.com wtf… if you’re not from KB. Hahhahahhahaaa.

No, I wasn’t paid to blog about this.. I just thought it will be nice to share good things with kawan-kawan.