A Day As a 'Dog-sitter'

I helped a friend to look after her dog, Charlie while she attended a course. Charlie is a friendly, clever and active jack russell. The problem was my flat is mostly carpeted and the only non-carpeted area are my small kitchen and bathroom. So in order to let him out, I had to put him in the toilet and played with him. He shed quite a lot of fur. I had his fur all over my coat when I brought him out to pee and poo. He was too active and it was difficult to hold onto him with the lead. Anyway, it was really a wonderful experience to be a day 'dog-sitter'.

In Loving Memory of My Dog, Oreo

My dog, Oreo was knocked down by an unknown vehicle this morning. It was a hit and run accident. He had been with us for 5 years. He was a big, energetic, hyperactive dog who loved to run about pouncing at people. He was very fierce too. One of his favourite hobbies was chasing after mice. You can refer to my previous post about him catching a mouse. Another hobby of his was chewing metal of his kennel. He will be deeply missed. May his soul rest in peace.

My birthday celebration

I had a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant called Il forno. I like their pasta. I had pasta with clams while DH had it with lobster. They are famous for their pizza but we didn't get to try it out that day. The starters were as good. We had scallops and squids. Come to the desserts, we were very full already but we managed to finish all. We will definitely come back to this restaurant to try out their pizza and other dishes too.

A day at zoo - Part 2

Enjoy this video clip.. ;)

A day at the Zoo - Part 1

Pic 1 - hmm.. interesting

Pic 2 - helping each other to find kutu (lices).. and yummy..

Pic 3 - Can I borrow your Nintendo DS?

"Let's go to the zoo, there's lots of things to do.." (KFC song)

In this cold and wet weather we headed to the zoo today. We didn't expect that it would rain as the forecast didn't predict so. We reached there quite early around 10.30 a.m. The first place we visited was monkey island. The monkeys are supposed to be outside in the open air but because of the weather they are kept in the cages. Let's me share some photos and interesting facts about the monkeys.

My Christmas Tree...

Wishing you all a Blessed Christmas and Blessed New Year...Take care and God bless you all :)

Interesting...

Is this a way to demolish a buiding without distracting the buildings beside it? I found it quite interesting. Maybe some you may have seen it before.

Blackfriars Spring Market

Blackfriars Spring Market was held last saturday at the churh hall. It is an annual event to raise fund for the church. My friend and I set up an asian food stall. She prepared fried rice and jellies while I prepared cakes and noodles. We went to church early to prepare and cook our dishes. There were some other stalls too, selling other miscellaneous things such as cards, toys and books. There were also raffles and DH won a packet of shortbread. We enjoyed ourselves very much although we didn't sell all the food.


Photos taken together with Fr. Isidore and Fr. Peter. They are twin brothers who have a beautifully written and interesting blog.

A day trip to London

We went to London last weekend to visit our friends. It was a wonderful trip altho just a short one. We managed to visit the Europe's largest mall, Westfield. It was kind of early when we reached there. Not many people were there or maybe because the mall is very big. We had our lunch at the nearby malaysian restaurant, Jom Makan. I had nasi lemak while my Dh had nasi goreng kampung. My verdict... The food was not so authentic. Still lacking of the flavours that suit our taste buds. After lunch, we went to my friend's new apartment and have a rest there.

After that, we headed to Patisserie Valerie for our tea time. We tried out four different types of cakes and also ordered a plate of egg benedict. The shop was packed with people and we had to wait for around 20 minutes to get a seat there. The cakes were really very nice, soft and fluffy. Next, we walked around china town and guess what we found out.... 3 in 1 Milo and big tin of Milo from Singapore. Let us don't talk about the price ;) I was looking for Korean black bean sauce to cook jjajangmyun. I lost count of the number of oriental shops that I went in to search for it. But at last I did find one but not the brand that I wanted to get. Anyway, I just bought one to try out.

What's for dinner?? We had chicken soba and okonomiyaki for dinner at Abeno, a Japanese restaurant somewhere near china town. The food was great but had to stand and wait for around 20 minutes for our turn. Anyway, it was worth waiting. And, it was time for us to go back home.

Farewell dinner 20.11.08

It was really nice when my colleagues spent time organising this memorable dinner for me. I won't forget you all. Thank you very much!! May God bless you all! Here are some random pictures taken last night.

Dinner at Kent's Kitchen

Instead of cafe-cafe, we went to Kent's Kitchen this time. It is located just opposite Everwin, near the new bus terminal. This cafe serves limited types of food but mostly are nice and yummy. Take a look at the pictures...

Penang Chay Kueh Tiaw

Curry Laksa (hot & spicy) **recommended

Taiwan Beef Noodles (hot & spicy) **recommended

Chicken Salad - nice too!!

Just three of us but we ordered 4 plates of dishes. At the end we couldn't finish them.. wasted.. Don't be so greedy next time.. :p