Friday, January 30, 2009

chinese new year @ newcastle

this year (2009) is my first year celebrating chinese new year without my family. there are many first in 2009...

my first year to prepare/ cook reunion dinner...
my first year without any 'ang pau' (red package)...
my first year to celebrate chinese new year with classes and lectures...
my first year to eat reunion dinner with friends and not family...
my first year to buy mandarin oranges...
my first year to celebrate chinese new year with paul smith and dkny...

gosh! i wish i'm in malaysia now... playing with my newborn niece and eating those chinese new year food..... peanut cookies, kueh kapit, pineapple tarts, roasted meat (yuk kon), keropok (fried fish cake) etc!

i'm crossing my fingers... hopefully, next year i can celebrate chinese new year with my family and friends!

reunion dinner... steamed chicken, deep fried belacan chicken, baked meatballs, beef stew with radish, fried potatoes and spicy vegetable.

chinese chicks!

reunion dinner... with some friends!

five chinese and a malaysian!

steamboat on 3rd of chinese new year!

steamboat.... again! i was the only malaysian on the table!

chinese new year's decor.... the flowers are f**king expensive!

here come my favourite part... new clothes!

my first pair of paul smith...

my first dkny sweater!

my first dkny belt!

a red t-shirt... a must have item for chinese new year!

a shirt by paul smith...

a sweater by paul smith...


some good stuffs cooked before chinese new year...

cooked bah kut tea a few days before chinese new year...

some simple but nice dishes...

Saturday, January 10, 2009

survival kit for exam period!



i guess buying snacks are better than ciggies or alcholic-beverages... cheaper and yummier!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

new year's eve dinner!

no fancy dinner at a luxury restaurant! just a simple dinner prepared at kenneth's kitchen with the help of two friends. by the way, i'm a heavy rice eater and not a big fan of western food!

the new year's eve dinner....

deep fried meatballs, stir-fried broccoli, stewed pork with salted vegetables and chinese long cabbage soup

deep fried meatballs with garlic chilli sauce (i prepared the meatballs and the sauce myself... mixed turkey mince with sauces and spices)

chinese long cabbage mushroom soup


some other good dishes cooked before new year's eve...

28/12/2008
steamed turkey mince with salted fish, stir-fried broccoli with mushroom and hot sour beef pot


29/12/2008
steamed turkey mince with dried squid, stir-fried long beans with belacan, ginger vinegar pork ribs and dried vegetables soup