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I´m a foodie who lives to eat. A Singaporean living in the heart of Jakarta. My food blog started because I could never remember my recipes back when we travelled back and forth from here and Singapore...and I´m terrible at keeping folders! So this was my savior. I still rely on this blog to cook so just know that the recipes here are all tried and tested!

Friday, October 14, 2005

Old Old Old Photos






Waaaahh Its Friday Finally!! Been sick the whole week! Had food poisoning on Monday & Tuesday and now down with flu and cough! Luckily now I've got my voice back... this week passed like a blur though.. orrr maybe I am that Blur!! Anywayz, more pictures I managed to download! Me on my 4th Birthday with Cik Ija (check out the hair!), Cik Midah & Cik Nani on the way to Cik Imah's place during the Nikah (heehhe.. the hair and Cik Nani sooooo skinny!!), Mama & Me @ a year old, and Cik Imah & Cik Nani Wedding PIc..Faiz & Faris Pic taken on Wed morning while they were sleeping...

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Let Me Love You - Mario

Hmmmm... my fave song of the moment...

Let Me Love You

Mmmm ..... Mmmmm.... Yeah....Mmmmm....Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Mmmm...Yeah....Mmmm..... Yeah, Yeah

[Verse 1:]

Baby I just don't get it
Do you enjoy being hurt?
I know you smelled the perfume, the make-up on his shirt
You don't believe his stories
You know that they're all lies
Bad as you are ,you stick around and I just don't know why

If I was ya man (baby you)
Never worry bout (what I do)
I'd be coming home (back to you)
Every night, doin' you right
You're the type of woman (deserves good thangs)
Fistful of diamonds (hand full of rings)
Baby you're a star (I just want to show you,you are)

[Chorus:]

You should let me love you
Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need
Baby good love and protection
Make me your selection
Show you the way love's supposed to be
Baby you should let me love you, love you, love you

[Verse 2:]

Listen
Your true beauty's description looks so good that it hurts
You're a dime plus ninety-nine and it's a shame
Don't even know what you're worth
Everywhere you go they stop and stare
Cause you're bad and it shows
From your head to your toes, Out of control, baby you know

If I was ya man (baby you)
Never worry bout (what I do)
I'd be coming home (back to you)
Every night doin' you right
You're the type of woman (deserves good thangs)
Fistful of diamonds (hand full of rings)
Baby you're a star (I just want to show you, you are)

[Chorus:]

You should let me love you
Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need
Ooh Baby good love and protection
Make me your selection
Show you the way love's supposed to be
Baby you should let me....

[Bridge:]

You deserve better girl (you know you deserve better)
We should be together girl (baby)
With me and you it's whatever girl, hey!
So can we make this thing ours?

[Chorus:]

You should let me love you
Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need
Baby good love and protection
Make me your selection
Show you the way love's supposed to be
Baby you should let me love you, love you, love you

[repeat til it ends (about 3 times)]

[Mario (talking):]
Let me love you that's all you need baby

Reminiscing- London & Paris







Here's me in london & Paris... Camberwell Market & The Eiffel Tower.. The other pic is at the St James..
took the Eurostar to Paris..

Monday, October 10, 2005

Another Weekend Passed...






Went to United Square to let Faris have a feel on the drum and he was so excited. The instructor was really nice but told us not to waste our money just yet. Its better to enrol him in when he's about 4 as he'll be able to take instruction then.

To think that he was only taught 2 notes 'H' & 'B' and when the instructor told him to hit both simultaneously, he hits evverything!!!! The fencing school was good too $150 for 4 sessions as i thought its a good outlet to let out his energy. So everything next year will be packed in for him! aahahah.. see I'm the one who's excited.. maybe i should take it up as well.

After that we went to JB for my usual shopping and i saw a missed call from Jerome's mobile.. Mark thanking me for all the arrangemnents on Fri... aftyer that we went to Larkin where i bought everything i saw! Rojak Asma, Pari Bakar, Ikan Keli Berlado, Satay Bakar, Mee Soto, Laksa Penang, Getas2, Kueh Keria, Siput Lemak, Udang Sambal, Paru Sambal, Ghoori Lemak & Air Khatira. Fai bought Penang Laksa again & some other kueh.. wah.... buka besar kita!!!

Saturday, October 08, 2005

Old friends...






Its been a long an really quick week! Thursday we had the La Prom and the celebrities, socialites, models, media people came.. i just realized how fake people are.. they go because they want to be seen! Nothing more...but the best part Joanne was there!! It was really good to see her after almost a year!! She said there's no way she could stay too long in Melbourne. I didnt ask about Adrian though... anyway all of us thought before "no man who looks like him could ever be straight!" Lynnette was there and i told her saw her at Stomp! but she was too busy being Madame Butterfly as usual.

Friday went even quicker! After Mark & Sam dropped by with the decor & signage, I ran off to Isetan Scotts looking for ribbons.. as i walked along chatting with Mel on my mobile, my eyes drifted to my left at MacDonalds.. just kepo to see any tak tau malu Malays eating or not and I thought my eyes were deceiving me... I thought i saw Adrian Toncic!!! The guy i had been googling for weeks with no results!! Man.... he was my childhood sweetheart.. the boy who made my heart thumped so I am excited to go to school... Pei Tong Primary School! ahhahahahah..I had been in the same class with him when he started in P4.. *ahem* I was usually the vivacious one that everyone wanted to be around so it was no surprise we started to be the best of buddies! My new found hormones had other ideas though! Sigh... i still remember writing him that stupid love letter after watching 'Secret Admirer' a dozen times!! Gosh.. I feel so silly now thinking about it... to think he had no idea it was me then. After receiving that letter he got the cheek to call me and excitedly told me about it.. what do you expect from a P6 kid right!

So we lost touch and i'd bump into him occasionally in the last 15 years (hmmm 3 times to be exact). So it was so exciting to talk as if the 15 years never passed! He lives in Balikpapan now in Kalimantan taking over his Dad's business and he got married last year and expecting a boy some time next year... he converted he says cuz he married a Muslim Indonesian.. then my next question stumped him.. uurrrgghhh you're Muslim & you're eating NOW?? ahahahahahaha. He said his parents sold the Celemti house and they have an apartment at UE2 but his parents are now in Kalimantan and Diana is in Canada studying Phycology!

We sat there talking for half an hour about school and what we did and said he was asking his Police frens about me back in 1999 to 2001 but could not get my number! To think he frequented CHIJMES then. He's going back to Balikpapan this Sunday but with promises to catch up once he gets back in in November.

Wow....... seriously!! ALL my old frens are coming back into my life!!! Anyway the Wedding Dinner ended really late and I got a call from Jerome at 11pm that the last course is being served and they'll be there in about half hour. Everyone was there... Mark, Jerome, Yahya, Ezad, Jaspal, Ghani, Nelson (but of course.. he's the groom) hmmmm somehow Sam wasnt there though.. anyway, i am just amazed at how 6 years passed unnoticed.. all of them said I look good, i never changed! Ya right.... if only they know what lies underneath! ahhahahahahaha

Oh Rose came too and accompanied me throughout the entire event... she's bored cuz her buddy is off in London and she just came out of this relationship with a German guy who wasnt willing to convert...sigh....

Went over to Geylang today to change Faiz baju kurung cuz the one i bought was a tad small. The Kakak selling the baju actually asked if ' Ni anak orang putih eh??" leeer.. bila masa aku kahwin dengan Mat Salleh.. Mat Selit adalah! Then after walking everywhere, I bought stuff for buka ( 2 packets Nasi Briyani Daging, 4 pieces of Ayam Percik, kueh bingka Ubi gandos style, agar2, kueh jongkong, mee hoon goreng & air katira 2 packet, lauk for Sahur ( 2 pieces of Pais Sotong POWER, sambal goreng $2, Babat Lemak $2, Sotong Hitam $4 & Lemak Pucuk Paku $3)... woooii.. if this continues on.. I'll never lose weight like i intended.. nak kena suruh mak alter all my baju kebaya ni!

I guess thats all for today... Anyway I am hoping that that music shop at United Square still have that drumming lesson for 3 year olds... it'll be fun for Faris to sign up.. so far he really drumming mama's furniture! Off to JB tomorrow to buy loads of diapers, milk, cereal and other neccesities! hmmmph..

Post Wedding Party






more pictures before i forget to load them in...Me & Nelson, Jerome with his ex...

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Celebrating Ramadhan






Yesterday was a busy busy day... High 5 Bread launch and thankfully everything went on smoothly. The Kaiiten Girls are a really nice fun bunch! Anyway, Mark came by as well and said he needed to arrange Nelson's wedding party. All of them are coming from CHIJMES where they are having their Chinese dinner. Thankfully there are still space in the VIP area. So all the Jewish clan will be here then.

I dugged out some old photos of me, with the family, Cik Midah, my engagement photo (there was no digital camera then!) hmmmm.. i just realized time flew by and people from my past are sprouting up again like mushrooms.

Today is also the first day of Ramadhan.. we woke up at 5am and had meatball curry, omelette & sambal belachan! ahhahahaha.. i wonder how my stomach and injest all of that. Met Mel up during lunch to Geylang.. and I was wearing boots!!! Melawa betul pergi Geylang! ehehhe... so we bought cooked lauk for buka & sahur tomorrow.. cant find much so i bought Ayam Masak Merah, Sambal Goreng Pengantin, Pais Sotong, Pais Ikan, Cheng Teng & Air Longan! Betul punya nafsu!!

Then we popped by JCC and went to RH Fashion. The sales person looked so familiar then I realized its Kak Gayah the one who did my wedding dais/pelamin!! See what i said abt meeting people from my past all of a sudden! Me & Mel ended up buying a baju kurung each.. similar patterns some more!! organza top with lining & beads with songket-like kain. Ok la... nothing too glamourous since we are both moms and have to be practical! Too mush beads will scratch our sons face, if we wear kebaya, all the buttons will pop!

So here are all the nostalgic photos....

Liebegedicht

This is so REAL... excerpts from someone else's blog that Mel sent to me...

The guy who love you , if he can't always see you,
he will try to make himself
busy, for not to have any time to
remember you, because he knew, if he did, he will keep
on missing you until he could do nothing.

The guy who love you, can't tell you the
reasonwhy he love you. he only knew that, in his
eyes, you are the only one

The guy who love you, seldom praise
you, but in his heart, you are the best, only he
know it..

The guy who love you, will scold or
complaint if you don't reply his message but others,
because he cares.

The guy who love you, Only drop his
tears in front of you, when you try to
wipe his tears, you are touching his heart ,
the heart which beat for you.

The guy who love you , will remember
e word u said , even its accidentally and he
will use the word always at the nick of time.

The guy who love you, will not give any
promise that easily, because they don't
want to break the promise, they want you to
believe him and they want to give you
the happiest and safest life ever after.

The guy who love you, always tell you not
to think too much, because they already
plan it for you, he want to give u the best life in
the future, he want to give you a surprise,
believe him that he can do it.

The guy who love you, will go to airport
to fetch you, he won't carry a bunch a rose and
call you darling like what you expect. but he
will carry your luggage and ask you " why
are you becoming that thin within two days?"
with his sincere heart.

The boy who love you, will listen quietly
to you, when you are mad, and when you
finished, he will said, you still got class
tomorrow, sleep earlier with smile.

The boy who love you, don't know that
whether he should call you when you are angry,
but he will sent a message to you after
few hours, if you ask him why he call that late, he
will said, when you are angry, my explanation are
rubbish. But when you calm down, my explanation
will only really works.

The boy who love you, always call you
little girl, but every time he want to make
a big decision, he will first want to hear your
advice.

The guy who love you, don't like little toy
like teddy bear, but he will always put the
bear you gift him at his bed.

The guy who love you, while quarreling,
he will apologize uncontrollably,
although you are the one who's wrong, and later,
he will sent a message to you with " baby,
actually you know its your fault, you know it yourself "

The guy who love you, while really miss
you he will want to buy a bunch of rose and
wait you stupidly under your apartment..
but he never knows , what he bought is daisy,
but doesn't matter, because in his heart,
that's roses.


Gals in crush, love, do you think the guy
who's beside you do really love you? if
yes, wish you have the happiest day ever
after.

guys, do u do this to the one who loves
u??
if not, try to show it to your lovers

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

mehr Abbildungen






Here are more pics.. engagement, me in Paris, London, With Fai @ Anfield, with the Lloyds in Liverpool and my favourite structure.. Sagrada Familia..

mehr Abbildungen






now pics of me pregnant with Faris, me in Barcelona, me & Lena, the girls.. (Lena, Elaine, Esthel & Carrie)

mehr Abbildungen






oopppss... didnt know can only upload max 5 pics per post.. here's some more..

Sunday, October 02, 2005

bevor das Ende der Nacht, die ich Sie so fest halten möchte

This song by Rupee keeps playing in my head... watch & listen @ www.thisisrupee.com.. Fai went off to the Polo event which i was supposed to go but knowing that I dun have a nice outfit just kinda adds up to my reluctance of going. I am required to wear a hat somehow & i dun have any apart from my Adidas & Rip Curl.. when I asked Fai he told me to wear a French Cap!! Bloody asss.....

Anyway, all the other women there are gonna be dressed top to toe in high end couture.. forget it... the only couture i have is stuff i cant even put a feet in! lol

End of the weekend..the kids are asleep and i am clueless on what to do. To take a quick snooze would be ridiculous.. by the time Faiz wakes up I'll be groggy.. Hopefully next week will past by quickly too with the Hi-5 Bread launch on Tuesday & La Promenade party on Thursday. Hai.. puasa also must go back late!
Now that I am driving the car, looks like I gotta pay for the wear & tear too... sigh.. so I bumped the rear end last week at Sheng Siong but that wasnt my fault.. mama can vouch for me! So I should wait until i bumped the back real bad before sending it for repair la.

fabelhafter Sonntag

Its Sunday and the Bali blast had taken 30 lives and injured 100 others... dugong left for Meulaboh last night as well.. he told me his fiancee has been crying since morning and the worse part... not even telling his mom as her mobile was off! gut vom Glück my friend! Then this morning he told he he'll be back tomorrow! Just bringing some sick kids to SGH... tu takpe.. dia sempat melantak nasi padang & juice alpokat pulak!!! Then watch Kadir & Doyok!!! Obitttttt!!!!
I was online with 'Ein as well last night and she told me she's just hoping no SCC players are injured. Just the other day her ex flame Iszal was online with me at the same time! He just had a baby boy and the weirdest part, when i knew both of them in school (he was from GES) I thought they'll last forever! They had this wonderful connection everyone could see and then, I had hoped I would find someone with the same electricity.
I havent had lunch with Mel in awhile now since this 2 months she'll be running around places to places. Her job at GE sounds very easy, simple and she gets to meet men! ehhehehehe

Saturday, October 01, 2005

es ist nie zu spät, bis es rüber sein

Can someone tell me the deeper meaning to that?? Its never too late until its over??
Anyway, Fai left for Jakarta on Wednesday and there was a demonstration.... he'll be back today though. Fetching him @ the aiport at 3pm. Faris denied missing his abah refusing to talk when Fai calls saying Abah boring and all that but in his own little way he shows it... like blowing a kiss on the phone after talking to Fai this morning.... Faris went for his dental check up yesterday and they did the upper molar filling for him. The doctor handling him sooooo gooodd.. she entertained him, made him felt at ease... calling him 'taik gigi' wriggly worms so that he'll brush his teeth often!

Entlastung


Anyway, here's a pic of the 3 girls.. Ismail's cousins.. Anol the eldest, Elin & Naz.. Anol just told me that Is was ok... huh?? Ok why?? I was online with her since midnight and I havent watched TV the entire day after fetching Fai from the airport. I didn't know there was a bombing in Bali @ Jimbaran & Kuta. Just a few days ago i was joking telling him to be careful takut BOMB!! My exact words! Smsed him and he replied saying he's alright.

Anol or rather Lyana goes online periodically and she's just finish her Refregiration & Air Cond exam yesterday.. what a boring topic!!! She said she mssed all my cookies & cakes..after 11 years...how time flew..

Friday, September 30, 2005

Mein Alter Gefundener Freund




I know this is really backlogged.... but i was so silly!!! I forgot my user name and thought that I lost my blog for good!!! Anyway.. a few updates .. i started work and its been really productive. Fun colleagues, great companion.. the sort of feel that makes me look forward to work instead of dreadding it. I joined the School Friends @ Yahoo and searched Pei Tong, Crescent & SHATEC friends that I've lost touch with...and I was elated when Sulaiman's name came to light! He was this vivacious, untra funny, laid back character who did his Diploma in Pastry & Baking on the April intake. The last time i met him was for a picnic 5 years ago when I told him my news of getting engaged and possibly tying the knot! I've got 2 princes now so time has definately flew by!!

So I send him an email, resigned to fate not knowing if he'll reply... when he did it was hillarious!! He didn't change a bit!! He was still bubbly with that booming laugh...we agreed to catch up with lunch. So after exchanges of sad, funny and surreal stories.. he mentioned that he will be tying the knot on January 1st 2006. It would be unlikely that i can attend as it is also Honey Nanny's wedding day but i'll be contented for now having a listeninng ear and sharing many booming laughters.

Friday, September 02, 2005

Aufgeregt!



I'm getting all excited about tomorrow! My flea market!! I've got 6 boxes & 2 bags of clothes to sell... lets hope I make more than the last trip.. if not i'll be sorely disappointed! Here's Faiz wearing the UCB jacket that Inne Frunz bought for Faris!

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