Old Klang Taste + Moving on

 

I ironically left out the traditional type of fishcake commonly used in Korea which is thin and rectangular shaped although that was the inspiration to looking up the recipe for it.

Discovering that what I had made has the same salty, sweet and consistency of the fishball sauce I remember from primary school days was a pleasant surprise.

Those days of recess time where the fishballs deep fried in wantan skins and that big pot of sweet brown sauce to dip them in was just so divine. 

I would eat that every day if the fishballs wasn't sold out. Back then it was only about 20 cents each! 

 

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God have heard me. 

 

November 15th I will officially go back to my old team. 

 

The mind games that went on for a few weeks after I applied for the position was emotionally exhausting. I'm thankful I have managed to stay firm with my answers and reasons. 

It is now over and I have signed the offer letter. 

 

I find comfort in the redemption story that has unfold this last year.

Ex boss had promised that if it was possible, he would have me back. 

And that have come to pass, 1 year and 3 months later. 

I have not wanted anything as much as this for a while now.

Which made it harder to surrender to God.

It was tough trying to keep the faith, believing His will for me and my desire to go will be the same.

Especially when the thoughts that my boss would also be praying to the same God persisted to make me feel smaller and unloved.

 

But God loves not one above the other. That is a truth no matter what happens. 

It is still the truth to hold on to even if anyone deny me of things because of this choice that I have made. 

 

There will be consequences, I am sure.

But knowing that God has won this battle for me makes me bolder and ready to stand firm for what I want and what I believe in.

The first blended fruit drink...

This is an accomplishment in a house where eating fruit directly was more efficient in the past.

Starting the new year with Mr. Pips.

Mr. Pips is soooo awesomeeee!!!



It's so beautiful how he turns things out.

Rockets

If there's one vegetable that makes me happy every time it's rockets.

I finally manage to find only rockets alone, sold in boxes in Cold Storage.

They are bitter on first bite and then as you chew on they leave a spicy taste in your mouth. The transition of flavors is so awesome.

Lunch at Secawan.

A time to enjoy good food.
And sit to have just a moment.
To reflect and to pour out.
Those raging, conflicting thoughts.

Beautiful day...

Baked mac and cheese!

Nana wrote a Max story! 

*totally heart*

Having mozzarella in the house is awesome!

Melty cheese makes instant pizza!
It's just great when I can't leave the house and yet craving for Italian flavours.

If only...

Life is as easy as putting a sandwich together.

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A-Z is over just as I finally have a long weekend to rest.
It's been an up and down journey all through April.
Struggling to write as life brings its many balls to juggle at the same time.
There were many words I had to change at the last minute, and it was so not as I planned!
Yet, I'm thankful I found the words to fit in to the alphabets to how I felt at the time of writing. And words, oh words that strung together to form gibberish sentences that at least made sense to me.

I have a theme ready for next year come what may. Hopefully it will be a better April next year!

Ramblings for a day that could have been...

Had I visit Spike.
But at the price of the bridge fare and on a day that petrol price increased back...it just screams foolishness!
Something I'm trying to be less of this year.

Anyway..
I made my own chicken tenders!
Dipped in spiced flour, egg and oats.



Coating chicken requires a technique that I don't quite have yet.
It was a tad messy having oats stuck to your fingers.
Some parts of the coating just came right off the chicken when I turned them over midway being baked.
I actually should have flavor not just the flour but my oats too but looking at how pretty it turns out, I am satisfied.
And everything tastes better dipped in sauce.

Pizza fail day

This is one of those days.

My first eggy one stuck to the bottom of the pan because I forgot to oil the pan. Or rather didn't think I needed to.
My second has weird blobs of cheese. As the picture goes.



But all in all..I'm thankful it's that time of the year again where I get a packet of bak kwa to make these instant pizzas again.
It's amazing to have an aunt that reeeaallyyy knows your favorite food and gets them for you.



Just maybe next time I'll stick to bread instead of naan for my pizzas.

Cooking spree...

Was up early to get to the market.
Been a while since I last made pork ribs soup.


And then it was on to the feat of making wantans!
There was so much meat and so much skin, it seemed so overwhelming halfway thru.
But I finished them all!
Made about 135 of them!
Some went into the freezer while others were deep fried with a pot. This was my first time deep frying with a pot.
Still wish that air fryer prices would go down. It would make things so much easier.


Although it took up all morning and half my afternoon, it was nice to be able to do such things.
Especially when I'm between nail polishes and it doesn't seem like I will be chipping into the soup or the wantans.
It was a foody good day.

Sunday lazy fest

Baking with A# and playing with Clara.
It's been a long while since I last spent hours on Clara.

Hohoho!

Christmas eve lunch rendezvous.
It was crazy to rush all the way to town to see these cuties but so worth it!



Christmas.
Spending a relaxing day eating chicken instead of church!

Melbourne in one post.

The season of Spring is lovely to be in.
I loved going to Fitzroy Gardens and the Conservatory there.
I found so many dandelions on my way back home one day that I just plucked four and
made a wish.
These are all from mars, I actually took some macro flower shots with Blinky but am too lazy to upload them.

One of the days in the city, I made my way to the Art Gallery in order to play this Street Piano.
There was actually two Street Pianos, but the other was in the lobby and there was a lady sitting next to it with her laptop and I was too shy to play there. So I made my way down to the car park and found this one.


The last two days before I turned of age was spent playing board games.
It was nice hanging out with Shawn and Wei Jenn, cousins from afar and of a certain age gap yet able to play together.


The last hours before I turned was actually spent making sure the kids had their dinner and milk, stopping a squabble, clearing up and dozing off waiting for their parents to get home.
We went to 400 Gradi for lunch on the big day.
The world best pizza maker supposedly own this place.
The food was interesting, nothing like fast food pizza places.


This is the utterly awesome cake on fire with 73 candles,
before lighted where candles was demanding for space and after in a sea of wax.


Somehow every time I go over to Melbourne I end up adding to my stash of OPI.


There are so many things to be thankful for.

My first day in the city I actually lost my Myki card, and was back tracking 3 different places looking for it. It had the worth of quite a few trips to the city in it so I was upset with myself for being so careless. Was already calling my bro and telling him about it as I was checking out the last place to look for. Lo and behold after hanging up, I asked the sales person at this last place and someone had handed in a Myki card. It really made my day.

It was nice to be around the kids, giving out hugs and kisses in abundance.
When I ask the youngest what he will miss about me going home, he said he will miss playing with me.

It was nice to be together, wishing each other Happy Birthday in the morning.
To have that one moment where even he realizes that the last time we actually celebrated together was when I was in primary school so long ago. And how now we have turned 73.
Then to have the cake on fire (which my older nephew thought was the stupidest idea ever), was just awesome. It took quite a number of huff and puffs to blow it out.
I'm thankful that my sister in law let me have it that way.


The whole idea of the trip was to celebrate together.
To embrace the sharing of birthday, instead of being awkward and wondering why it had to be like this.

To just be the part of me, that belong to this bond of day.
And I'm glad I did it from the pure thought of wanting to.
Not doubting how silly or wasteful of money it is.

Dinner plan

Nothing like nachos and salsa to wind down a Monday. Only, maybe a beer would complete this awesomeness!

Sleepover rocks!

Just so thankful for:
A night of manicures and Jane Austen movies.
Brunch, board games (which one of I won!), more manicures and korean dinner!



Lights out for me now.

An oily affair

The awesome US stash!

Thanks, Nana!!!!

Saturday satire

My jerkies are here!!!!

Thanks, nana!