Veron: 2 Hours and 40 Minutes Out Of Reality

Hubby brought me to watch Avatar earlier today. It was a 3D movie experience, a first one for me. Yes, I was expecting to wear a paper, with red and green plastic lenses spectacles like those in the TV commercials. It was a good quality hard solid black plastic with good plastic lenses.

3D Specs - Something Similar To This


GSC Signature, The Gardens (taken from http://www.gsc.com.my/RD1/signature.asp)


Interior - For Couples Only? (taken from http://www.gsc.com.my/RD1/signature.asp)

So what is the movie all about? Check out the synopsis

It's About An Alien Girl Got a Handsome Package From Planet Earth

Veron: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Finally, Hubby bought the air-conditioner for our house. He bought an inverter unit for our room, for a start. Hubby said we have to visit our house more often as we will be getting neighbours soon, just beside us (which I truly agreed). I also did not realised that my microwave oven is using inverter technology until I used it to cook instant noodle just now. =P Check out a quick tour of my little hut..

Panasonic Inverter Air-Cond Unit..Very Quiet, For Good Night Sleep - Provided Hubby Wears His ResMed..


My Water Heater...Great For A Warm Bath!


Rectangle Night Light & Little Crystal Light In The Master Bedroom


My Alarm Clock


Teleport Device To Dreamland


My Favourite Hangout Place In The Master Bedroom - Good View At Night Too!


Ceiling Fan With Emergency Light - For A Breezy Living Room


Chandelier In The Kitchen


Our Favourite Couch With Jeans Cover - Rugged Lah...

Shoe Rack Become Disc Rack



Some of the decos in the house...


Didgeridoo From Perth, Australia


Some Kind Of Bird Species From NZ


Some Fermented Stuff In The Bottles


Shot Glasses For Fermented Stuffs


Death Sticks From Around The World


Cola International


Errm, Garage Sale?

Veron: Winter Solstice Festival

We had a family gathering this evening and we had a feast of food. Not forgetting, we have our all time dessert,Anne! Check it out!

Hubby & Anne


Sweet Indulgence Once A Year

The Kitchen Crew


Colourful, Sticky & Simply Yummy


Huh, Close One Eye Also Can Finish!



Let's view the stomach fillers...


Steamed Chicken With Coriander Leaves


Roast Crispy Skin Pork


Stir Fry Water Chestnut


Chinese Cabbage Broth


Stir Fry Mixed VegetablesIt's feasting time...


White Rice or Brown Rice?


Ready? Get Set? Go!

Happy birthday everyone... May all of you be blessed with good health and prosperity. Sounds like Chinese New Year? Yes, its near... -$ -$ -$

Veron: Trip To Bukit Tinggi

We`went to Bukit Tinggi for a day trip earlier today. The gentlemen were off for a golf game (Hubby, Bro-In-Law, Father-In-Law & 7th Uncle) at Berjaya Golf & Country Resort while the ladies were the breathtaking scenery (Mother-In-Law, Grandma-In-Law, Sis-In-Law, 7th Aunty & the maid and Anne). Well, there is nothing much in Bukit Tinggi. We were lazying at the lobby of Berjaya Hotel where I noticed the models (German Castle & Spanish Village) which is their proposed projects. Quite a large scale project which I think it won't have happened judging from the way they are maintaining the place.

We went to the Rabbit Farm which is our first stop. The entry fee of RM3 was waived. Maybe there were not many animals left to see.

Lonely Goat

Storks Quenching Their Thirst

Next, we went to the Japanese Garden and Colmar Tropicale which cost us entry fee of RM10 per person. I felt this place is going to suffer the same fate as Mimaland There were 3 attractions in the Japanese Garden (a Japanese restaurant, SPA, Japanese suite & botanical garden).

Purple Lilies Looking At Me!

Except for the botanical garden, the rest was closed. I saw in one of the notice that a 1 1/2 hour session of foot reflexology cost RM400.00. The pond's water in the Japanese garden is all murky. We sat on the shuttle bus from the car park. The ride downhill was scary when the driver reversed the bus. Imagine the brakes suddenly failed and we will all be travelling down the slope like a amusement park ride - backwards!

I Am Much More Prettier

Oh, Monkey Cup... With A Lid

From here we went to Colmar Tropicale. It was quite sunny that day but breezy. We passed by a French castle which is about 80% completed. If I am not mistaken, it is supposed to be a hotel. We parked our car at the basement carpark underneath Colmar. We loitered around the area, not much attraction to be seen. There were a mini bazaar, fun games booth and a mini stage. We watched a performance by the dancers which I felt very poorly choreographed and it does not match the stage performance as of hotel status.

One of the bad experience is the hotel's public toilet. I always have the impression that hotel toilets are brightly lit, classy and most importantly, clean and dry! I was disappointed to find that the toilet sit is full of wet foot print and the floor is wet all over. The other cubicle, the toilet bowl is full of toilet paper until some all strewn all over the wet floor. Hah, what a 'wonderful' sight. The tap on the washing basin was so loose that it almost came off when you turned it.

We then headed towards the golf club for a picnic at the carpark. It wasn't a pleasant experience either as I was stung by tiny bugs inside the car. I wished that I had brought with me the mosquito repellent.

The Stungs Of The Mosticcos

Bukit Tinggi again next time? Maybe not...

Tzyy Anne: New Sport's Shoe

Mummy bought Anne a new pair of shoes since Mummy felt that the only sandal that Anne is wearing is undersized. (Anne has a pair of Croc, a pair of pink boots and an oversized red bunny sandal). Since Anne is going for a walk on regular basis to Bukit Jalil park & prior to our trip to Bukit Tinggi which is today, Mummy decided to buy a pair of comfortable sport shoe for Anne. The only place that Mummy could think of is to go to Studio-R. Yes, Mummy chose to buy a Reebok as it is better looking than others. When we got home and Mummy told Daddy that Anne got a new pair of shoes, Daddy said, "Was it a pair of Bubblegummers?" Hmm, why didn't Mummy thought of that? Lucky me... =P



Fuyoh...Reebok bok bok bok bok...

Veron: Chef De Cuisine?

I took leave from work to take care of Anne as my in-laws are on a holiday visit to Jakarta a few months ago. Well, I am happy that I managed to cook some meal for Tai Ngean.

Steamed Chicken With Ginger & Liquor
Step 1Place chicken in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle chopped ginger on top.

Step 2Marinades: Sesame Oil, Chinese Liquor & Oyster Sauce

Step 3Pour all the marinades into the chicken & mix it, Jamie Oliver style...

Step 4Place in the steamer for about 15-20 minutes and voila!

Stir Fried Cabbage With Dried Shrimp
Step 1Soak dried shrimp, cut mushrooms & cabbage into pieces

Step 2Stir fried all the ingredients in a hot wok and voila!

Please do not forget our rice! Bon appetit tout la monde...

Veron: 3 Types of MTB-iers

According to Hubby, there are 3 types of mountain bikers.

Type 1

People who fully utilised their VTT (velo tout terrain - in French means bicycle for all terrains [hehe, direct translation]), and associate themselves with these words -> offroads, sweat, dirt & mud, mozzies, uphills & downhills, etc.
My Say: Tiring but fun. Worth the energy spent riding uphill when you know there is 100 Plus waiting on top!

Type 2
People who are caught between mountain biking and roadie status. This is either they are finding riding offroad too tough and prefers to ride on tarmacs (eg. highway) which is much easier as the surface is flat or they do not want to get their bikes dirty.
My Say: It doesn't matter what you rode on but riding on highways is dangerous as chances are you will get hit by vehicles. It is much healthier to ride offroad as you will be breathing fresh air and surrounded by greeneries.

Type 3
People who rides their mountain bikes in the parks for leisure or for the sake of still would like to continue to do their routine rides but cannot go offroad because of buttock pain.
My Say: I still remember my college mates invited me for cycling in a park near Bandar Tun Razak. They mentioned that since I love cycling so much, why don't I join them and they can also rent a bike at the park. Sorry, thanks but no thanks. For taman riders, why spend so much on your bike where you can just rent?