Back In KL - 23 December 2015

We boarded the 11am ETS today, from Ipoh to KL Sentral.  We were early this time! :D  Thank you Lord for helping us  reach the train station on time. The previous two occasions that we took the train, we were seriously late and only managed to hop onto the train right on the dot! *sweat* !!  My bad!



Above - The girls with their grand aunt.




Above - Cass was SO happy to see her daddy waiting for us at the KL Sentral station. She ran to him and gave him a big beary hug!





Above - We had lunch at Sushi Zanmai @ Nu Sentral Mall.





Above - Then had Haagen Dazs ice-cream. It was the hubby's idea. I know he's been waiting for a long, long time to tuck into his favorite ice-cream with his angels :D

Our Sunday in Ipoh - 20 December 2015

We were at JJ Swissroll, Ipoh on Sunday to choose a birthday cake for my big brother, Raymond. It's the first time in more than a decade since we last celebrated his birthday together. His birthday falls on Winter Solstice Day (22 December) every year.







My mum did round one of the tang yuan (rice ball) prep by making the dough. She used purple sweet potato for the purple color, organic beetroot powder for the red color and blue pea flower for the blue color.  Cass and Sherilyn helped to prep the dough.

Breakfast In Ipoh - 20 December 2015

Dad, mum and Alycia went to the Kg. Simee wet market to shop for perishables to cook  tonight's dinner and bought some of the yummiest Ipoh hawkers' fare for breakfast.  This is the market that I grew up with. We used to go to this market every Sunday since I was a toddler.

Below - our happy breakkie at home on a bright, sunny morning in Ipoh today...




My favorite Hakka fish balls and pork balls and stuffed super soft and smooth tofu. My favorite since I was a toddler.  On the foreground is prawn wanton...


Below - all my favorite carbo from the market.

Loh Mai Kai, crispy Tai Kau Min (Chinese peanut pancake), kuih kasturi (fried mung bean kuih), yam cake, the world famous egg tarts from Kg. Simee market, Woon Jai Koh (cake in little cup).  Also Char Siew Pau, wantan noodles and  pandan flavor coconut water (not in picture)

Below -  the magical egg tarts from Choy Kee @ Ipoh Simee Market. Best in Ipoh, best in the world! Imagine yourself biting into one such piece de resistance, freshly out from the oven, with crumbling fluffy pastry, bursting with the aroma of butter and a wobbly, hot, creamy centre of rich egg custard. Mmmmmm, that's the bomb!





Below - Woon Jai Koh (cake in little cup ).  This is Alycia's favorite.




With so much good food, consisting of mainly carbs, I am pretty sure I will be piling up a few pounds. Nah, I am going to enjoy first and worry about the scale later ;)

Breakfast At Les Deux Garcons

Our breakfast at Les Deux Garcons yesterday, just the 4 of us, minus Alycia as she was at her high school to attend an orientation.




We had a big breakfast set, beef meat balls,  orange juice, beet root celery juice, almond croissant, coffee and tea.

Flaky and nutty croissant aux amandes (almond croissant) from LDG. Best almond croissant ever!

Cong Sao Star Dessert @ Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

On our 5th night in Hong Kong, after dinner at Pang's Kitchen, the hubs, his cousin from England, our brother in law from Hawaii and I took a bus to Causeway Bay in search of the best desserts in Hong Kong.

His cousin who is pretty familiar with Hong Kong, brought us to Cong Sao, the must-go to place for Hong Kong style desserts.

Cong Sao's desserts center on lots of mangoes, durians, jellies, puddings and 'tong sui' (sweetened soups).  This tiny eatery can spawn really long queues that will really test your patience. Well, in Hong Kong, you need patience in order to taste good food.  However, come at the right time and you’ll find yourselves sharing a table with the locals, which was what we did.  We shared a table with a local couple of husband and wife and chatted with them.  The queue outside Cong Sao can be more insane on weekends.











The desserts do NOT come cheap (compared to KL prices)...










Here's what we ordered. You'll notice that almost every food picture taken in our trip in Hong Kong is photo-bombed by a spoon or hand. Everyone seems to be famished during each meal and I have to rely on my speedy gonzales hands skillfully to zoom, aim and snap the best picture (while trying my best not to shake my phone) ASAP before the food gets messed up impatiently in just seconds. It's stressful I tell ya!






My almond paste tong sui with black sesame paste.




This lychee and jelly ice shavings dessert is seriously refreshing and yummy!





We were already stuffed to our nostrils but just had to order this durian dessert in ice-shavings when we noticed that almost patron ordered this item. And the aroma of durian wafting in that tiny eatery, drowned us in the mesmerizing smell. We gave in and ordered this just before we left. We thought our tummies could no longer hold any liquid but we stretched our tummies to the max. Gawd, I felt so so so so full  after all these desserts!!









Here are some other star items from Cong Sao. Pictures are taken from other sites.

























After our tummy torturing dinner and supper, we roamed the streets of Causeway Bay to speed up our metabolic rate to burn more fat! :D

Buy 3 Tubs Of Organic Butter Almond Cookies To Help Baby Ethan Raise Funds For His Chemotherapy Funds

Last night I received my super yummy dual flavor organic butter almond cookies baked with love by awesome single mom Mary Anne Loh.

Mary Anne is selling homemade organic cookies to raise funds for her son, baby Ethan's chemo medication. Ethan has leukemia and needs lots and lots of funds for his medication. His latest pop of chemo cocktail cost over RM160,000! :( :(

Each jar comes in 2 flavors of organic butter almond cookies. Perfect as gift for Christmas, CNY or for anyone for any occasion. Mildly sweetened and not overly oily, these cookies are healthy and seriously delish!

To order, you may contact Mary Anne Loh directly or simply fill out the order form here: http://goo.gl/forms/QaLp3p3tj0 
































Thank you for your patronage.

Merry Christmas and happy new year :)

Fukubukuro Chinese New Year Package (Izumio and Super Lutein)

As a token of appreciation to my customers and blog readers, I am pleased to inform that Naturally Plus is having a pre-order of the Fukubukuro package.

This promotion is only for active members. If you are not a member and would like to try Izumio and Super Lutein, I can help you to purchase.

Pre order period is from : 14 December 2015 － 30 December 2015

Collection date : 11 January 2016

Fukubukuro cost-savings package includes:
1) 10 packets of Izumio hydrogen water
2) 1 bottle of Super Lutein (100 capsules)
3) 1 Naturally Plus POWER BANK
4) 2 CNY red packets
5) 1 Fukubukuro gift box

* Retail price of 1 product is already RM435. So this package is a real steal!
* Excellent as CNY gift
* Excellent for your health




 There are limited sets only so E-MAIL ME ASAP if you would like to purchase the Fukubukuro package from Naturally Plus. I can be reached at shireenyong@gmail.com

Hong Kong 2015 Pictures - Day 2 (7 December 2015)

On our 2nd day in Hong Kong on 7 Dec 2015, Alycia and Sherilyn followed their daddy, cousin Lucas, aunt and uncles to Stanley Peak for a very challenging hike. It took them the entire morning to get up to the peak and then down. The tracks and steps were pretty steep and treacherous. The scenery from the peak was breathtaking, as can be seen from the pix below as well as  from the previous post.















While half of the entourage went hiking, Cass and I and some of my SILs and MIL took a bus to Time Square for shopping. Then had Japanese food at Sushi Hero.

We had these...

Fresh Uni (sea urchi) sushi...





This is how a  sea urchin looks like...


























View of Hong Kong from Sushi Hero...





After lunch, we went shopping and Cass' doting aunts bought her some girlish and cutey stuff.

Below - Cass had green tea ice-cream.






At the supermarket, I saw very many exotic fruits -- Buddha Fingers, Kiwano, Feijoa, Sweet Granadila, among others, which were pretty costly...









At Time Square, Hong Kong...






to be continued...