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The life of the Un-interesting

I haven't been blogging much as I've been too busy updating myself by reading other people's blogs. And by reading all these blogs, it's made me NOT wanna blog much anymore. It's so un-inspiring to realise that my life isn't a tad bit interesting at all.

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I mean, I don't get invited to events and launches of anything anymore like I used to, so I don't get to meet important or beautiful people anymore, or rub shoulders with the whos and whats while sipping on wine.

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No more dressing up and looking all ready to party because this mama ain't partying no more. No more clubs, or JD parties, or Mambo Jumbos, or whatever.

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I'm not a glamorous celebrity so I don't get stalked by psychotic looneybins. I'm not a famous blogger so I don't get other jealous bloggers giving me bad publicity. I'm not paid to do advertorials although advertisers do advertise on my site (thank you!!!).

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No. In fact, I'm just a half-crazed mother-slash-wife who's main reason in life is to scream at her one-oil cysted-eye daughter NOT to play with the dirty pink house slippers, who cracks her brain juice deciding what to cook for dinner (which doesn't happen very often anymore if you realise the lack of recipe blogs), who gets herself and daughter locked up inside a show house for more than half an hour, who's one excitement in life is the pasar malam on Saturday nights.

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AnnUma asked me, "So are you guys going away on a holiday anytime soon?"

And I replied, "You know the roadshow SK has to go on for work? Yeah, I'm following him".

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That's me. And the life I've become.

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Not the least bit interesting.

Simple Dinner on a Wednesday Night

It's hard to prepare dinner and do the house chores and look after a baby that crawls everywhere at the same time and it can be very tiring. So, the dishes that I usually make are pretty simple, takes very little preparation time and even less cooking time.
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And again, if someone like me that's so new in this 'kitchen stuff' can do it, I don't think it would be too hard for anyone else.
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Fried Pork with Sweet & Sour Sauce
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Ingredients
pork fillet cut into cubes
4 tsp cornflour
1 medium egg white
salt
black pepper
Chinese 5-spice powder
cucumber for garnishing
oil
sweet & sour sauce
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Method
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Whisk the egg white and cornflour until it becomes a smooth blend. Add in a pinch of salt, black pepper and 5-spice powder. Mix well.
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Add in the pork and mix until the pork is well covered. Reserved.
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Heat the wok and add in the oil. When the oil is very hot, put in the pork cubes piece by piece and stir-fry for 3 - 4 minutes until it turns a golden beige. Add in the sweet & sour sauce and stir-fry for another 3 minutes on low fire.
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Remove from wok, garnish with sliced cucumber and it's ready to serve.
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Tom Yum Styled Steam Fish
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Ingredients
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1 medium sized white pomphret
12 ladies fingers / okra
3 tomatoes
2 tsp of Tom Yum paste
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Method
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Using a round shallow steel plate, marinate the fish thoroughly in it with the tom yum paste. Set aside and reserve.
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Cut the ladies fingers/okra into halves and the tomatoes into fours. Distribute them evenly around the fish.
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Put 300ml of water in the wok and put to boil. Place the plate of fish on a stand inside the wok and cover. Turn the fire down to low and put to steam for 20 minutes.
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Ready to be served.

Hairkenstein

Welcome to femmefatale's museum of hair gone wrong.

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in Beijing - May 2007

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Here, as you can see, are a compilation of all the hairstyles I've gone through since I can't even remember when.

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Maya Hotel - Jan 2008

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But this, yes THIS, has got to be the worse one ever!

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no, not this...this was V Day 2006...ok, maybe this was quite bad too

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Instead of going to see Fred@LeVi as usual, I decided to try out a new place nearer home, hoping that they'll do a wondertasticlous job and I won't ever have to travel so far to do my hair again (remember, I'm now living in the 'countryside').

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New Years @ Singapore - 2005/06

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So, I walked into this saloon, it's called Evergreen by the way, so please enter only if you dare (or if you have too much money to waste) and told them exactly what I wanted - to color, trim, treat and reshape my out-of-shape hair.

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Gentings - Dec 2005

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I even showed them a picture so that they'd at least have a clue about what I was asking for and they nodded and assured me that they understood perfectly what I wanted. Of course, it didn't help with the fact that their English was atrocious and I couldn't speak cantonese for nuts.

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Camerons - May 2005

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4 hours later, I looked like this.

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yes, THIS!!!

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And I had to pay a whopping RM698 to look like this! And in 'this', I mean 'SHIT'!

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here, let me show you again...even Renee looks horrified

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Apparently, the treatment they gave me was some latest scientific technology from Kerastase, the color was some X brand from dunno which country and yada yada...

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My last words to them before I walked out were "I'm extremely unhappy with your work and I will NEVER come back here again - except to wash my hair".

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And that's also because they tried to pacify me by giving me free shampoo and masque (which I genuinely think they already included the cost into my bill) and so, if I brought the shampoo and masque with me when I go for a hair wash, instead of charging me the usual RM45, they will only charge me RM18. Whatever!

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Sigh....

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I look like an alien mop gone wrong now.

It's all about chicken

Since FattyHubby comes home later on Mondays, instead of cooking dishes, I decided to try a new recipe. I came across this in the Curries & Asian Food recipe book but improvised a little on the method of cooking and ingredients to make it taste more like something I would make.

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It's pretty easy. I started preparing (as in chopping the onions and garlic and boiling the rice as well) at 6pm and dinner was ready before 8pm.

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Sweet & Sour Rice with Chicken

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Ingredients
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
1 garlic clove chopped
1 onion chopped
4 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
3 boneless chicken thigh cut into cubes
1 carrot shredded
600ml water
steamed rice for 4pax
oil

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Method
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Mix together the sesame oil and Chinese 5-spice powder and marinate the chicken with it. Heat the wok, then add the oil and when hot, cook the garlic and onion.

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Add in the chicken and stir-fry over a medium fire until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from wok and keep warm.

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Stir the rice into the wok and add in the water, tomato ketchup, tomato puree, honey, vinegar and dark soya sauce. Stir well to mix. Bring to boil, then simmer until almost all the liquid is absorbed. Stir in the carrots and chicken and continue to cook for another 3 minutes or so.

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Done

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And then, I decided, why not make another dish, something that can be eaten as a snack (cold or hot) and it MIGHT go well with the rice, so here's my OWN recipe.

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Stir-fried Cucumber with Chicken Gizzard (can be served cold too)

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Ingredients

3 tbsp of chilli sauce

2 lime

1 tsp salt

1 medium sized cucumber

500gr chicken gizzard

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Method

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Peel the outer layer of the cucumber and cut it into half length-wise. Remove the seeds with a spoon and then cut into semi-circle slices. Reserve.

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Clean the chicken gizzard and cut each piece into halves. Marinate with salt. Reserve.

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Heat up the wok, then add the oil and when hot, add in the chicken gizzard. Stir-fry until the gizzard is cooked through.

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Add in the cucumber and stir for another 1-2 minutes, then add in the chilli sauce. Mix well and stir for another 3 minutes. Squeeze in lime.

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Done.

A new category?

Surprise surprise, I'm actually contemplating if I should start a new category here - The Starter Chef! I know, I know, you can close that mouth of yours now, thank you. And yes, I AM cooking and have been doing so for the pass month since we moved in here.

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3 months ago, I blogged about having to boil porridge for Renee and not knowing how to go about it and I didn't even understand what Renee's pediactrician was talking about when she said 'bubur'.

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Now, 3 months later, I'm whipping up carrots, tomatoes and anchovies congee, carrots, broccoli and chicken congee, fish and spinach congee, and this week, I'm even making pork congee!

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That's not it. Not only am I cooking for Renee, I actually prepare dinner 3 times a week for FattyHubby and me! *applause!* Now how about that!

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The first week, I made baked chicken drumstick with potatoes, carrots and chinese mushroom in herbs, and fried rice with long beans, chicken and fish cake the day after.

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The second week, I made black pepper steak with baked potato spuds and a bowl of buttered, slightly salted sauteed cauliflower, baby carrots and baby corn on a Monday, baked chicken in onion sauce and ommelette on Wednesday and fried mee hoon and curry chicken on Friday.

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The third week, it was vietnamese beef noodles!

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I know it may only be simple dishes to you out there who are already ironchefs in your own ways, but for me, this is an ACCOMPLISHMENT! I mean, I couldn't even fry an egg before I moved out here. I'm so proud of myself and watching FattyHubby enjoy my cooking is (sometimes) so much better than getting an orgasm. Honest!

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Unfortunately, I have not taken a single picture of anything that I've made so there's nothing I can post up to show you, which leads us right back to the reason of this blog - should I or should I not, start a new category?

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Hmmm....

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Why, I think I shall *grins*

Out of the 'Black Hole'

The hubby finally agreed to purchase the Maxis mobile broadband for me! After keeping me dying and suffering in this damned black hole for nearly a month!

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You have no idea what it feels like not being able to connect to the virtual world and I don't even want to try describing it. Now that I'm back, I'm loving it and I ain't complaining =)

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It's not as fast and steady as a land line but it keeps me connected and that's all I want. And I won't ask for more. Except for TM to hurry up and make more phone ports here so that we can get Streamyx or P1 or whatever that's better than this mobile broadband...

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So, yes, we're finally in our OWN nest....far away from everyone else (literally) and away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Our own house, own rules, own freedom.....

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It's tiring of course...
Back home, I had mummy to help me with the laundry and the cooking and cleaning...
Here, it's all on our own...no help from anyone....

So it's been different, but we're settling in.

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The maid will be here in a month's time (I hope) and hopefully when she's here, I'll have more time to do my own things....(shopping! hairstylist! blogging!)....hahaha!

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A conversation with a cousin from Aussie went like this:

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Hi Kristy, Shaun here, did you know I was back in town?

No! Nobody told me! Since when?

That's for moving out to the countryside!!!

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