Travel to lose weight

I lost so much weight after travelling thanks to all the walking and we also skipped lunch most of the time as we always had late breakfast. Now I am back in Glasgow, my lifestyle is back to less walking, less burning of calories. Couldnt be bothered buying new smaller size jeans as I might just gain back the weight XD

Scottish chicken pie

Someone made an amazing chicken pie and I am going to learn from him. Can't wait!

My Heart melted

A special smile a special face,
A special someone no one can replace.
I love you and always will,
You've filled a space no one could fill.

Is spring ever going to come??

It has been snowing in Glasgow the past two days. It snowed more in March than in other months. Its also really cold this time even without the wind and rain.

A friend jokingly said spring will come one week before summer! He further elaborated that spring will come for a week and bang! Summer is here hahaha

Turning English

After all those travelling, I am getting a hang of having tea and oatcakes for breakfast.

No more cravings for nasi lemak and pork noodles for breakfast.

Let me introduce my new found love - Scottish Rough Oatcakes. Eating this makes me feel less guilty than eating digestives. Two pices of oatcakes and a cup of tea is sufficient to fill me up till lunchtime. If I had Digestives, I would be munching four pieces before I feel satisfied. Also, due to its higher sugar content, Those digestives will not lasy me till lunch. Scottish Oatcakes are awesome! Sold in Aldi :):)

St. Patrick's Day 2013 in Dublin

I had such an amazing time in Ireland thanks to the company. I was there for St. Patrick's Day and the 'green' vibe was felt even days before. Historical buildings were litted up with green lightings at night and people were dresses up in green accessories in conjunction with St. Patricks. The parade was a colourful occasion with dancing and bands playing along. The crowd was massive eventhough it was raining and very cold. Our feets were frozen after the parade and it was actually hard work to walk to Yamamori for lunch with frozen feet lol
The parade began at 12pm and lasted for two hours.

A decade

Over a decade of friendship.
We travelled from different parts of the world to one city - Dublin.
We hardly met. We rarely spoke.
But once in Dublin nostalgia hits like a bullet. It was meaningful and worth the journey.

Till we meet again :)

Easter travels

From Glasgow to London to Glasgow to Edinburgh to Ireland to Glasgow

I have had an amazing adventure lately travelling to places with amazing people, food and environment. Each place had its own 'wow' factor.

I am in Dublin right now enjoying the St. Patrick's Day vibe. The historical buildings were litted up with green lights at night in conjunction with St. Patricks Day.

More to come...

Dublin

Ireland- the land of Guinness

Guiness taste awesome here. True story.
And a doctor tells me Guinness is good for health.

Baked potatoes @ Covent Garden London

I found Covent Garden an amazing place to be in London. It was like a little twon on its own with a variety of shops and a market which sells interesting accessories. This place felt very artsy too. When we first stepped into Covent Garden, we could not help but compare the atmosphere to that of Quincy Market in Boston. The place was packed with street performers, entertaining the crowd with rupturous laughters all around. At times it felt surreal as everyone was relaxed, having a good time exploring.

For dinner, the three of us had jacket potatoes while one had belgium waffles. I had the chilli con carne jacket potatoes which were served piping hot, suitable for the cold. Christel had her jacket potato with a generous amount of cottage cheese, while Ericka had the american ham and cheese potato. EJ had her Belgian waffle which was soaked in shrup. I preferred crispy crunchy waffles compared to soggy ones.

We had a good time.

Spring time!

Its still so cold! We had a day of 14 degrees celcius and after that the temperature plunged to 4 degrees. London is supposedly going to snow this weekend too.

Waiting for the day i can be jacketless n just slip on a dress without having to worry about the weather.
If you dont know, i love dresses :)

Tomatoes

When I was younger, I did not like tomatoes. I did not eat them. I do not like ketchup at all. I always preferred chilli.

Surprisingly, I have grown to love tomatoes. Currently, tomatoes in soups, pasta sauces and salads are a must. I just feel like like something is missing if I do not have tomatoes... My dad used to munch on cherry tomatoes a lot. His purpose of going to the supermarket would be to just buy cherry tomatoes. That could be just his dinner and he is satisfied.

Tomatoes are good for the heart too, so why not have some :)

I love that it brightens up my meal too :):)

Today I had fried rice with egg, smoked salmon, anchovies, dried prawns sambal and cherry tomatoes. My housemate and I agree that Smoked salmon makes plain rice tasty. If you appreciate the smoked flavour, it goes well with anything :) cherry tomatoes too!!!

Sambal dried prawns and dried chilli chicken

You know I have been craving for spicy food for such a long long time. This kind of spicy cravings cannot be satisfied woth just Maggi chilli sauce, it has to be the real thing with the kick :p

I craved for sambal!!!
I knew how to do it but due to test and deadlines, going to the kitchen to cook felt like a crime!

I finally did What I wanted to do and I feel so happppppyyy.

Colgate optic white ad

I noticed a new advertisement on my blog by Colgate. They have a new packaging for their toothpaste, I noticed. It actually looks more pro and stylish, like SK2's packaging. I am so used to Colgate's white packaging, I feel like I will need to get used to grabbing something red now. Isn't toothpaste white in colour, that is why the packaging is white? Lol

I have not clicked on the advert to see it. I am not allowed to click on my own adverts actually. So, I will need to google or click on someone elses blog.

Do I really care what toothpaste I use? Not really. The first thing I do is look at the price.

Butter chicken attempt

Since I always have cravings for butter prawns and butter squids, its high time I learn how to make it. Few years back I did try but it was unsuccessful.

Of course, when trying something, we should always try it on chicken first as chicken is cheaper than seafood. Also, we wont feel so sakit hati if we ruin the dish.
So i bought some chicken fillets, marinated it and began my experiment.

It turned out ok. Still have room for improvements but my housemate likes i, so thats fine. And it looked and tasted good!

Im ready to make butter crabs :):)

Joy of cooking

Its such a joy to hear Men telling me they enjoy cooking :):)

I love a guy who enjoys cooking. At least we can spend time together in the kitchen since I like to cook too! So exciting.