In my recent holiday to Malaysia, I decided to travel, in addition to visiting my family. My trip to China starts very early in the morning. My sister and I arrive at the airport 4.30 am. We fly from Kualal Lumpur and reach Guilin, the capital city of Hunan province in South central part of …
How Bad Was The Haze In Malaysia?
On my recent trip back to Malaysia, I planned to travel to several places – China and some local Malaysian tourist destinations. Although I am Malaysian, and have seen quite a bit of the country, there are some new interesting places that pop up or being recently discovered. My trip to China was fraught with …
What Happened to Feast Hinckley 2019? Its also my fund-raising!
Hinckley Feast here I come! It is just around the corner, this weekend to be exact. The weather forecast has been really unpredictable. Will it rain? Is there going to be a down pour, or windy? This year will be my first year participating in this big summer fare. I was a bit excited as …
Summer Break is coming!
I was just thinking about this. Summer is here and soon it will be term break. When my girls were in high school, I used to give end of term gifts to the teachers that make a difference to us. The SEND teacher was marvellous and did a fantastic job in supporting my daughter with …
Supper Club: Penang Hainanese Chicken Rice on 29th June 2019
After a long break of almost a year, I decide that I am ready to host another supper club. I hurt my wrist last Valentine’s day, of all days. It took a long time to get better. Note that I did not say ‘heal’ as at up to now there is still some discomfort when …
What food can one get @ Prana Cafe?
Well, Prana Cafe is one of the top cafes in Leicester. It used to serve vegetarian and vegan food. Now it is fully vegan. I have the opportunity to discuss with the owners and they have kindly allow me to sell my products in the cafe. Only this weekend, 8th June, Saturday 11 am …
What Happened to May?
Yep! What happened? I have not been posting at all in the month of May. I broke my promise. So this is a round-up for the month of May. The first event I had was the Burbage Farmers Market. Oh, before that I was in the Rugby Vegan Fest on 28th April. Even though it …
How To Make Vegan Easter Eggs?
Handmade Plant-based Easter Eggs is doable! I was toying with this idea for months now, making Easter eggs that are plant-based. I can make moon cakes for the Moon Cake Festival. I have tried a few times. My first attempt some years ago resulted in an unbalanced cake that could not stand upright. That was …
8 Top Tips On How To Be The Perfect Guest In A Chinese New Year Party.
You might still be invited to a Chinese New Year do, even though the ‘New Year’ is over. This is because the Chinese celebrate the New Year for 15 days! Yes one five. So these top tips are still useful as you will probably be invited to a do this week-end. I have had my …
Happy Year of the Pig
This year is the year of the pig. This is my sister’s Chinese Zodiac sign. I am planning to make my ‘Yu Sheng’ or Yee Sang, or raw fish Chinese New Year Salad in the shape of the pig. Last year, I made it in the shape of the dog.
How To Cope With Many Demands
My recent experience has taught me again. the importance of being organised. I thought that I have been a fantastic organiser, so this should be a breeze. Alas, this is not the case. I find that I am now very slow in whatever I am doing, and hence take a long time to complete my …
Savoury Tang Yuan
Savoury Tang Yuan Having disappoint myself with the mango smoothie tang yuan, I now try to make use of the remainder of the tang yuan. Being frugal, I try not to throw away things, especially food. My idea of the savoury dish is to make a noodle soup using the balls as the noodles. …
It’s Winter Solstice Again! Mango Smoothie Tang Yuan
I have been very busy lately with all the work on my online shop. I am getting into grips of the various skills that I need to have in order to do business today. When I started my business way back in the 80’s there were no computers ( only big multinationals have them), no …
Nyonya Recipe Shop is Open
Good morning, I have been quite busy lately. I have not post very much although I have a lot of materials to post. I am so happy to announce that my shop is finally open. I have put up some of our Malaysian favourite cookies so that you have a chance to try it. Many …
Day Of The Dead! A Mexican Tradition
On Saturday, I was invited to celebrate the Day of the Dead by my friend, Dianne. Dianne had lived in Mexico for several years. This is the 2nd time I have been invited. I wanted to blog about it last year, but I was too busy. So now, well, I am busy as well and …