Fullmoon Celebration

My niece (yea, i hav nieces!) is almost 2 years old by now...but it seems like yesterday she came into the world...so mch so that i tot she is still a toddler...but the actual fact is that she has grown up to be a cutie pie...

My cousin's family has thrown a fullmoon feast..yea, that was 2 years ago...but only now i m able to retrieve some pics!

Here are some goodies that was feasted...

Hard boiled eggs (in red shell, yea it was marinated in coloring!), some local delicacies, jellies, cakes, fruits, finger foods...

 and nice array of dishes...buffet style

*the very typical dishes but let me introduce

fried rice, fried vermicelli, curry chicken, mix veggie, sweet & sour sauce fish, fried prawns in oats, some fried finger foods, stew pork in vinegar, chicken in ginger soup.

*Well, the last 2 dishes was some typical chinese dish for new mum during confinement. But they served it to the guest too!

Bon Appetit!

Me & Maggi

Nothing beats the satisfaction of cooking and savoring my homecooked instant noodle!

CNY Dinner - Round 2

We had our 2nd round of CNY dinner on the 7th day of Lunar New Year...sort of celebrating "Yan Yat"

We went to the nearby Esquire Kitchen restaurant and ordered their CNY set dinner for 6 pax.

It comes out with these dishes:

Fried Chicken in Plum Sauce

Pork Rib with Shiitake Mushroom Stew

Fried Shrimps in Oat

Stir Fried Lotus Root with Assorted Veggie and Cashew Nuts

Mushrooms with Capsicums

Grouper Fish in Sweet Thai Sauce, garnished with pineapple & longan...

This is someting new, i haven't tried fish with fruits before, but it tastes good!

Dessert was glutinous rice flour ball in soy milk...my fav!

Bon Appetit!

CNY Dinner - Round 1

I had my reunion dinner with family on 29th of the month rather than the eve. We did it at a nearby Chinese restaurant. It was indeed crowded...coz everyone seems to prefer having their "Lou Sang" in restaurant these days...whether it be with family, friends or colleague...Hence, it is not unusual to hav such crowds before CNY day.

Our first dish was Yee Sang (raw fish salad)...right after it was served on our table, the tossing begun with well-wishes and hopes for the year...I was so darn hungry (due to the long wait) that i kept refilling my plate for a few rounds!

and i had sharkfin soup...though not mch fins to be found in that thick soup!

next was roasted spring chicken...tastewise "so-so" only

but their braised seafood in claypot was good...lotsa sea cucumber, oyster etc

steamed cod fish in soy sauce is perfect...luv its tender meat, and it was very fresh!

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one big smile from the sponsor after a filled tummy of yummie food!

 well, that's the last yee sang i had in this year...the next round shall be CNY next year...

Bon Appetit!

Lou Sang with colleague

CNY has passes but i m still in the mood!

Here's one "lou sang" dish that i had with my colleague the week before CNY...

As usual, we had our of typical well-wishing round while mixing the ingredients on this plate...

Wishing everyone prosper, good health and abundance wealth!



Chinese New Year 2013 - recap

Within a blink of an eye, CNY came and go...it passes so fast as if never happen.

in fact, I did not actually celebrate CNY...all i did was some shopping at the local marts...

and not even malls!

But i found something interesting and colorful such as as these:

 assorted nuts (above picture) and some candies (below picture)

 nicely packed goodies and candies displayed everywhere

 here are the cookies, ranging from pineapple tarts, to egg rolls to chocolate chips!

and....

and....

and....

not to be missed

CNY is not complete without

THIS

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 yeapzzz...

it is PROSPERITY BURGER!

to kick in some spice!!!

 and perhaps if u dun prefer the McD...

a local 'burger' will do the trick! hahaha!

here's one sort of Chinese-version 'Sliced Dried Meat' bun

i remembered disliking this bun in my early childhood due to the hard and unchewable meat...but now i began to like it very much...btw, this isn't cheap nowadays. 

 

Last but not least, what is CNY if there isn't food and gifts exchange?

Someone gave us a big hamper with lotsa goodies....with my fav snacks all in!

woo-hoo!!!!

and on top of that...i gotta received red packets ($$$) too ;-)

It's time to leave

I was kinda in a whirlpool these days...sort of having something that spins my head over and over again...thinking about my long term goals and comfort zone. Not often I encounter such golden opportunity of pursuing a better career...more often i accept whatever job that is being offered. This time i'm being offered my dream job...a job that 'could' bring me far...but with some circumstances...

1. It isn't a high paying job...after deducting the expenses...it is almost the same of what i m getting now...could be less...unless i m able to sustain till the big bonus next year!

2. It's located further away from my residence...hence taking longer commute time. I hate wasting time in commuting!

3. The entire commuting effort sucks up my energy...most probably i would end up tired/unable to focus in the office...

 

The oni pro's of this job:

1. Better prospect, coz once i got the grasp of this experience i can hop anywhere i wish to!

2. Glamourous, nah kidding! Coz is a well-known investment bank.

3. More structured work policy. At least they have proper policy for work distribution, unlike the current place i'm working at, it is havoc, with people tend to push their responsibilities whenever they like.

4. Bigger bonus, but that is very subjective.

5. Lesser pressure compared to my current job (?) I dunno how much i can clarify this but someone who works there told me so...Yea, indeed my job now is getting crazier! Imagine 4 huge project being assigned to u (alone! coz there isn't anyone else in my team already) and deadline is jst 3 weeks away! Deadline is unnegotiable, btw! ridiculous! I dunno how long i can sustain this kinda challenging environment. I dun hav a life, everyone here in my company knows that :-(

 

Should i leave?