Can I just say I’m loving this little burst of summer that London has put on over the last few days? It has made coming back to London that much more pleasant and all I want is for this to go on until… forever! But I’ll take it if it lasts until September. I’ve kicked … Read More →
There were a couple of weeks in March when I was recovering from surgery but hadn’t started working yet that I would comfortably label The Most Boring Weeks Of My Life. It’s amazing how empty my days seemed when I was home 24 x 7; I devoured the crappiest books off my parents’ bookshelf, I … Read More →
Ok, so we’ve established that I am severely behind the trend and yes, I’ll even admit that I still haven’t been to either Polpo or Polpetto (I should be ashamed, no?) but when I laid eyes on this one blog which talked about Spuntino’s peanut butter & jelly ice cream sandwich, I knew it had my … Read More →
So this is how the story goes: I am always slow in following trends. It doesn’t matter if the trend is in fashion, food or the latest fandangle gadgets (note: I am yet to own my first iPhone, let alone an iPhone version 4 meaning it’s been around for at least 4 years, and the … Read More →
It was a whopping 22°C in London yesterday. That’s 72°F for y’all on the other side of the pond. Whatever you want to call it, it’s froyo weather and so I waddled (because I don’t walk fast right now) down to Yog on Charlotte Street and got myself a serve of natural frozen yoghurt with … Read More →
Note to visitors (well, not visitors to this blog – although, Hi! – but visitors to my little home town of Brisbane) – if you’re after Chinese food, do not – I repeat do not – go to Chinatown. Aside from a couple of tacky Chinese murals and obligatory statues of dragons and lions, there’s nudda … Read More →
I always say that I love you guys. And I do. Believe me, I do. But with age comes wisdom and through countless disappointments and heartbreaks, I’ve come to learn that actions, they speak a lot louder than words. Am I right or am I right? And because I would never dream to dent, let … Read More →
I want to let you in on a little fact. It’ll either make you love this banana cake recipe, or well, make you not love it but here it is: this recipe contains condensed milk. And because I could more than happily sustain life by injecting condensed milk directly into my blood stream, this fact … Read More →
I confess that I am the worst Malaysian daughter in the history of everything. Aside from curry puffs, my repertoire of Malaysian cooking is about as enormous as an ant’s butt and though I love eating traditional food, I’m just too lazy to make any. So while I’m stuck at home with my parents, I’ve been nagging them … Read More →
There is a magical regenerative power to being sick at home. Especially for those of us who live abroad, when we’re down and out and all rugged up feeling acutely sorry for our lonesome selves, all we want is for our mums to be there, to tsk away at how we’ve not kept warm enough, … Read More →
So before I take off from Brisbane (only two more sleeps until I head back to London!) I managed to harass my mum into making another Malaysian nyonya kueh. Ok ok, it didn’t take much harassment, she loves making these and seeing as my dad isn’t a huge fan, she’s adored having me here because me? I’ll … Read More →
It’s been 2.5 weeks since my surgery and I’ve been recuperating at home, building up my strength with lovingly cooked food and walking laps around the perimeter of my parents house like a nutter. Nutty or not, the exercise and the food have both helped in my recovery and I’m getting stronger every day. Yesterday, … Read More →
Gong Xi Fa Chai, my homies! I don’t really know how to begin this post. The only word that comes to mind right now is EPIC, but that would make for a very short post, and rather unlike me to not chatter away, so I’ll try a little harder. So here goes. Last Saturday, Mowie and … Read More →
Happy Valentine’s Day y’all! Panu and I spent most of today in our rental Dodge Charger, hurtling our way from Vegas to LA. It was a pretty awesome drive… for me anyways because I napped most of the way *heh* We arrived in LA this afternoon, had (another) nap and went out for an impromptu … Read More →
Update 4 February: and our winner is… Greedy Diva! Congrats girlfriend! Send me your delivery address and a luscious box of Hotel Chocolat chocolates will be on their way to you! Valentine’s day, a Hallmark day to rival any other. Or rather, to stampede on all others. I was once told that florists make more … Read More →
Now, I know that my mum and my boss and whoever else reads my blog (hi guys!) so excuse me for having to say this but a Shake Shack burger? It’s like… an orgasm in my mouth. Not that that should’ve come as a surprise because Every. Single. Person. who’s had a Shake Shack burger had … Read More →
We were looking for a good steakhouse to wile away our Tuesday evening. A couple of people had recommended Wolfgang’s Steakhouse and when I double checked with my go to steak guy back in London, he also suggested Wolfgang’s so it was a no brainer. Booked in for 7pm, I had this bizarre expectation that … Read More →
Forgive me readers for I have been lazy… it has been five days since my last blog post. But you know what? Time flies when you’re eating having fun! It’s now our final morning in LA’town. Aside from one day when the sun decided to come to the party, California (where it never rains) rained … Read More →
Going “home” for holidays is all about r&r. You don’t have anything to see (aside people), there’s nothing pressing to do. You can just chillax. And so from the moment I touched down in Sydney on Monday morning, I did nothing but slugabed around for a solid 48 hours. Oh wait, I lied. I snuck out … Read More →
So I’ve been talking about my friend Sam blah-blah-blah for what seems like a million blog posts. Sorry, but it’s just that I’ve spent four of my last six weeks cooped up in a room with her for work and so you know, she’s been all up in my consciousness like I want to be … Read More →
xiao long bao Happy New Year my dearest favouritest readers in the whole wide bloggersphere! I truly hope you’re all hungunder, but if you’ve gone the other way and are hungover, I hope last night was worth the pain So all the bloggers out there seem to be doing “top 10 this and that of … Read More →
I know it only seems like yesterday that I was clawing to get out of NYC. But now I’m totally excited to go back again for vacation… in exactly four weeks and two days *wooooh!* I’ve also just booked tickets for Spider Man Turn Off The Dark (infinitely exciting!) and am now on the look … Read More →
Su-yin lives up the street from me. Like, literally. This fact bodes particularly well for me as each time she bakes something delicious, I inevitably receive a bbm asking if I’d like some. As if she even has to ask. So from time to time, I receive parcels of freshly baked awesomeness delivered right to … Read More →
Every friendship has a story. Where you met, how you met, why you “gel” and why, after all these years, this person is still particularly special in this minuscule fleck of existence that you call your life. I have a few such people in my little life, one of them is Loreen. Hi, this is Loreen … Read More →