The Ultimate Comfort Food - Omelette

There is nothing more comforting than some soft and velvety egg omelette. Here's my version...



Slice up an onion and fry them in some olive oil till caramelised. Pour in 2 beaten eggs and let the eggs cook till the consistency you fancied. Sprinkle in some salt (which I had omitted) and black pepper. Slide omelette onto plate and lap them up while it's hot! My ultimate comfort food...

Sorry guys haha, very lame post ain't it? I'm still cranking my engine up!

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Meme: A-Z About Me

I was tagged by kittycat aeons ago on this A to Z meme. I used to participate in memes long time back, then I got very very busy and had no time to update my blog let alone find time to work on memes. I know, I'm very guilty cos I "FFK" (fong fei kei :p literally means let go aeroplane aka let her down) kittycat once when she tagged me and I never got round doing that meme. Sorry kittycat *show dopey eyes* I'm not very fond of working on memes now.

You know what kittycat? I actually composed this about 3 weeks ago just moments before I received the shocking news. I just can't bring myself to post this up until now. When I open the file up minutes ago, I've noticed that I've strangely left out one which was [R is for biggest regret:]. I supposed at that time, I just can't think of any but now I could. How ironic!

My biggest regret at the moment was not able to successfully organise a gathering with some friends and their kids. It's kinda hard when the parents either do not respond or they're busy, it's very frustrating but I don't blame anyone but myself. I should have been more persistent... sighhh but it's too late now. Unker Tee won't be able to attend physically anymore but I hope he will do so in spirit. However, this will not stop me. I will attempt another one which I sincerely hope there will be at least some responses. Wish me luck guys!

Goshhh... and look at [F is for favorite song at the moment]!!! I've placed there "Hau Jiu Bu Jian (Long Time No See) by Jacky Cheung". Awww man this is bad... real bad... in a strange way. *wipe tears*




A-Z About Me

[A is for age]: 30s
[B is for booze of choice]: Long Island Iced Tea, I missed Spirals’!
[C is for career]: IT
[D is for your most dreaded]: Chores
[E is for essential item you use everyday]: PC to work, research, blogging and read blog
[F is for favorite song at the moment]: Hau Jiu Bu Jian by Jacky Cheung
[G is for favorite games]: no time for games except kiddies games with boiboi
[H is for Hometown]: Kuala Lumpur
[I is for indulgence:] Sleep
[J is for favorite flavor of juice:] Cucumber with a bit of salt
[K is for kids]: I have one made together with hubby
[L is for last hug from husband]: This morning… every morning also got one hehehe
[M is for years of marriage]: This year celebrating 9 years of sweet, sour and spicy.
[N is for name of your crush]: All I know is my boiboi loved to crush me.
[O is for overnight hospital stays]: 3 nights when I was 11 for high fever + 3 nights giving birth + ½ day for D&C
[P is for phobias]: Rat, Mice, Lizard
[Q is for quote]: Just do it!
[R is for biggest regret:] see above
[S is for status, married or single]: Married
[T is for time you wake up:] 6am
[U is for underwear:] All sorts of brands… how to list down all? LOL
[V is for vegetable you love:] All sorts
[W is for worst habit:] Perfectionist, same like kittycat
[X is for x-rays you've had]: None so far
[Y is for yummy food you make]: Check my blog
[Z is for zodiac sign]: Virgo, in fact whole family are Virgoans which is a huge problem since all of us are perfectionist in our own way!


No tagging but feel free to help yourself.

So folks, in the event I got tagged and decided to pass your meme, kindly accept my sincere apologies. I will try to my best to work on your tags but no promises there. Sorry...

p/s: *sobs* strange things happening to me... when I publish this the first round, my C to W lines all disappeared!!! Then when I preview, part of my R line went missing!

Review: Nyonya Colors @ 1 Utama Shopping Centre

We stopped by Nyonya Colors kiosk to grab some snacks for boiboi since he did not take a proper lunch. Hmmm I remember we used to frequent Puffin Muffins in the exact same spot... but it's really sad to see it disappeared just like that. Well, maybe business was hard hit when the muffins and brownies weren't as great as they used to be. Anyway, I took boiboi to the display, oh my oh my... so mind boggling cos there are so many types of tantalising kuih-muih!!! Even my boiboi took so long to decide haha...

Anyway, hubby ordered a bowl of Dry Curry Noodle cos he told me he hasn't find a place that can do a right one according to his taste. To him, dry curry noodle equals to blanched noodles of his choice, beansprout and topped with thick curry chicken. Other condiments ie. long beans, brinjal, cockles, and beancurd puff are secondary. Guess what??? Nyonya Colors passed with flying colours, so to speak! The picture looked a bit pathetic cos hubby removed the mint leaves before I could snap it. I had a few bites and liked the curry as it is not overly "lemak".



Pardon for this blurry picture. I had to click fast cos my boiboi had started jabbing his fork on the 9 Layer Kuih and Pulut Tai Tai, both items he picked on his own. I asked him for a bite each and both were good. Can't remember the price but it's slightly on the steep side judging from the size of the kuih. The kaya that came with the Pulut Tai Tai is not overly sweet and it's full of eggy flavour.



I had a bowl of cendol to quench my thirst on that hot afternoon. Good but of course not as great as the one I had in Penang haha, at least their cendol strands are soft unlike some places where they came in frozen strips.



I've packed some pre-packed Mee Siam back and took a tiny bite. Tasted like tom yam fried bee hoon to me but I can't tell more since I only had a small bite. I'm going back for more... definitely! Great place to stop for afternoon tea.

Nyonya Colors
F66, First Floor, Old Wing
1 Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama

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I'm A-Okay

Sorry folks for the long silence. First I was really upset then I have no mood, next I was kinda busy with work. Will try to post up some updates later.

To tide things over for the time being, why not visit my album on the places I've visited in Penang.

Kek Lok Si.



Butterfly Farm.

Jetty and ferry ride.



Buah tangan.

Condolences to the Tees

It is with the heaviest heart to inform that a very good friend of ours, ST Tee, has lost his life in a car accident. His car crashed into a stationary crane at NKVE on Tuesday afternoon. I supposed by now you must have read about this piece of news in the paper.

There will be no postings until... I'm not sure when... I guess when I have the inspiration again.

I'm very disturbed with the way things are being done in this country and I feel sorry for the Tees to have lost a wonderful husband and father; and for myself, a very great, helpful, wise and kind friend; all because how some arseholes took things for granted. I'm not going to speculate anything until a thorough investigation have been done by the Police and sincerely hope there will be witnesses stepping up to offer any information that they could share.

Police urged those with information on the incident to contact Chief Inspector P. Nallusamy at 03-55102222 or the nearest police station. So if you've witness anything on that day, please do contact the police. Thank you.

Unker Tee, we wish you a great life in Heaven. Your laughters will echoes through the corridor of our memory.

Lavendar, in your silence and grief, we are here with you always. Let us know how we can help.

Tai Tong Dim Sum, Lebuh Cintra, Penang

**Non-Halal Post**



My only other food related post from Penang is this one... sounds lame or not? LOL... but seriously, someone from Penang did recommended this dim sum place in Lebuh Cintra. We didn't "looked" for it actually, we just found a parking spot near the Lebuh Campbell Pedestrian Mall area and walked around to look for a place for brunch before leaving Penang. In the midst of the many Chinese medicine halls and clothings wholesalers, Tai Tong Restoran stood out in the corner. Funnily that on the signboards, it's known as De Tai Tong Café but it's Tai Tong Restoran on it's name card. Must have been a change of name.

This dim sum restaurant is very old school... you can find ladies pushing carts up and down the aisle stopping at each table offering hot steamed dim sum from one cart; deep fried and baked goodies on another; and another cart offers dumplings (sui kow in Cantonese) and porridge or rice congee. These ladies were extremely friendly and patience... explaining and showing what they have in their carts at each table.

The selection Tai Tong have here is superb! There are many modern varieties on top of the usual har gau or siu mai. I really feel like ordering one of each haha... what to do, I'm a glutton, can or not? The uses metal steamer instead of bamboo ones which my mom commented that it's more hygienic. Oh yeahh... this shop is pretty clean, non-slippery floor and toilet is ok too.

Here are the usual siu mai, so generous... 4 medium sized pieces in one steamer. My boiboi ate loads of these. The shrimp in the har gau is crunchy and flavourful, best part is the skin which is thin and soft even after it got cold. Next steamer have 2 huge pieces of oyster dumpling.

Guys, check out the following dim sums... you tell me, creative or not??? The first one is Fish Maw Dumpling, basically some bouncy fish paste with shrimps topped with fish maw. Next we have a huge ball of fish paste placed on scallop shell and topped with fresh scallop. Nice but I can be biased since I like scallops... just a small piece of scallops though but nevertheless for the price that we've paid, I'm not complaining. Then we have this egg roll which have layers of egg omelette, seaweed, fish paste... yum yum!

We tried the char siu bao too (RM1 for one). The bao skin is fluffy filled with not so fat laden char siu pieces. Dad gave thumbs up. However, the egg tarts weren't that great even though the pastry is flaky. The custard is kinda sticky, even my boiboi didn't finish his half piece.

Hmmm I can't seems to locate the pics of the chu cheung fun and loh mai kai... lost in cyber space of my phone! Both are ok lah... nothing special. We have loads of repeats of siu mai and har gau. Tar paued (packed) more too... and all in with a pot of Chinese tea, it costed us less than RM50!!! It's SOOO cheap... we realised that only after checking on the order card... wow... still have RM2.20 per steamer item!!!!

We headed back after our meal but it would be interesting if I have more time to explore the surroundings. Looks like this area have plenty of old school shops. Next time...





Tai Tong Restoran
45 Lebuh Cintra
10100 Penang
Tel: 04-263 6625

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A Borrowed Do's and Don't of Food Blogging

I had always drool over Nicky's pics on Delicious Days and gosh how time flies, 2 years have gone by and to celebrate, Nicky had written up 15 pointers on the Do's and Don't of Food Blogging.

For newbies or oldie like me, it's a wonderful piece with lots of tips and tricks on how to make your food blog work. Click the link to read up more.

Thanks Nicky and happy belated 2nd blog anniversary!