boxing day 2008

boxing day = sale! in malaysia, there is no boxing day sale (anyway, who needs boxing day sale in malaysia? sale is like continuing from early of the year till end of the year). in malaysia, we have new year sale, chinese new year sale, anniversary sale, mid year sale, merdeka sale, year end sale, season clearance, warehouse sale... sale, sale, sale! someday, they will have badawi sale, mahathir sale, mca sale etc....

anyway, most of my friends back home eventually asked me what is boxing day. to be honest, i dont know the meaning behind it and all i know is there will be a huge sale on boxing day. one of the important days in my calender over here.

i thought only asians (especially malaysians and singaporeans) are crazy enough to queue up or wait for a boutique to open its door... somehow, our counterparts in this region are doing the same thing. imagine.... 9 am, people started waiting in front of a boutique which will only open at 10 am.

anyway, after 4 hours of walking... i got something for myself and sister...

jeans from g-star (£ 39 - original price £81)

hat from zara (£7 - original price £10)

cashmere cardigan from french connection (£25 - original price £99)

heavy knitted cardigan from topman (£25 - original price £50)

for my beloved sister...

black dress (jackie o type) from zara (£15 - original price £40)

black dress from zara (£20 - original price £40)

and some items which i bought during the recent christmas sale!

sweater from french connection

polo t-shirt from paul smith

checked shirt from paul smith

stripped polo t-shirt from ralph lauren

pants from french connection

bag from calvin klein jeans

shoes from onitsuka tiger

christmas eve dinner 2008

exchanged turkey with claypot chicken rice (well... should be rice cooker chicken rice).

rice cooker chicken rice with steamed salted fish and peanuts lotus root soup!

love the soup! my favourite!

p.s. i cooked all these!

nasi lemak...

the last time i cooked nasi lemak was 4 years ago in aus. to be honest, i won't waste my time doing all these cooking works if i'm in malaysia now. a plate of nice nasi lemak won't cost me more than rm 5.00 (with curry sotong or sambal petai). sadly, i'm now in newcastle and i have no other choice than to cook it myself. by the way, there isn't any malaysian restaurant in newcastle. if there is one, i believe it will be the most expensive nasi lemak in the world (8-9 pound)!

after stopped for 4 years, i was kinda stress at first... what should i do first?... i kept asking myself that question! well! i started off by blending chilli boh (chilli paste) and chopping onions/garlics/ gingers. after dueling with pots and cutting knife for 3 hours, i ended up with beef rendang, curry chicken, sambal ikan bilis (the ikan bilis here suck), coconut milk rice, eggs and cucumber... the complete nasi lemak set!

well... it didn't taste as good as the one at madame kwan but hey, i'm fucking pround of myself! practise make perfect... i believe it will taste better next time!

believe it or not.... i made this!

nasi lemak with a smiley face!

beef rendang, curry chicken, sambal ikan bilis..... and coconut milk rice!

stephanie was damn happy.... 1st time ate nasi lemak!

with some friends..... enjoying nasi lemak!

nasi lemak.... this proved, kenneth tan can cook!

london! london!

oxford street! to be honest... i dont really like oxford street! every 500 m, you will see a gap, zara, h&m, next, topshop etc. imagine... 3-4 zara boutiques in the same street? somehow, i found a better place to shop nearby, bond street!

chinatown london! i love this place.... everything is so damn good! love the roasted duck!

westminster abbey. a unesco's world heritage site! is not cheap to get in... 11 pound!

methodist cathedral... opposite westminster abbey! it looks more like a music hall to me!

the entrance of westminster abbey! is not just about money... you gotta line-up in order to get it!

london eye!

the landmark... parliament house!

big ben... still wondering why it is called big ben!

london phone booth!

in front of buckingham palace!

buckingham palace

piccadily square! i still don't think the electronic advertisement board behind me is amazing!

parliament house at night!

parliament house at night!

tower bridge!

with keith at tower bridge! mate, thanks for the living room and time!

my party and shopping gang.... gosh! they are the funniest living creatures i have ever met!

meridian greenwich... the line that divided earth into positive and negative timezone!

royal observatory!

royal observatory!

a dull london...

royal observatory!

that is greenwich... with london at the background! really bad weather!

inside national maritime museum.... another world heritage site!

national maritime museum!

in front of national maritime museum!

greenwich university! what a university.... a fucking beautiful university! i wish my university looks like this!

greenwich university!

westminster abbey at night!

big ben at night!

london is such a great city! if you love shopping.... it is a heaven! if you love arts, paintings, musical ect, london is the place! it has so much to offer! i'm sure i will be going there again... for more sightseeing and shopping!