Grapes from Malaysia

Hey! Who said grapes can only grow in cold climate?
Here are some evidences of grapes grown outside our house garden in Sg.Buloh, Malaysia.











All you need to do is plant the grape seeds after eating the fruit. Make sure there is plenty of room for the plant to creep e.g. on a pergola. Not sure if it can grow nicely on fence.

However, the size is smaller than those seen in hypermarkets and it needs some time (approx. 12 months) and luck to fruit. The plant in the pictures was planted 18 months ago.

If you are thinking of plating grapes now, make sure you have lotsa patience!

Flora of Sg.Buloh

Here are some flowers successfully grown by mom.









From top: "Fu Kwai" flower; Orchid; Bunga Kertas("Dou quin"-in cantonese); Purple flower(mom forgot the name)

SPIDI a.k.a MIN MIN

Just for min,














Spidi..my most loyal fren
She's now 5 and a half years old
Breed is spitz mix poodle and terrier
Loves human food especially durian--adviced by vet not to give any durian
Afraid of water and hates taking bath
Can't swim
Good jogging companion
Bit human before
More friendly now
Looks into ur eyes when she wants to be pet
Her only enemy is Brandi, my other dog--attacked Brandi once till Brandi was admitted due to maggot wound and mom needed to pay RM300+ for her medical fees.
Spidi..most obedient among my three dogs

Tortilla de Patata

My friend and I paid RM5 each to attend a workshop by Dr.Ignacio on "How to prepare Tortilla de Patata" in IMU during the 15th Anniversary Carnival.



Ingredients:
cooking oil
french fries
2 Chicken eggs
few pinch of salt
dried thyme/basil leaves

BEAT THE EGGS
1)Beat the eggs together in a bowl.
2)Then, add in the herbs and half teaspoon of salt.

FRY THE FRIES
1) Thaw the french fries at room temperature.
2) Heat up the cooking oil in frying pan and then put in the fries.
3) Add some thyme/basil leaves and a few pinch of salt into the oil. Fry at low flame.


4) Remove the fries from the oil when they are still soft and soggy. (Do not wait until they turn golden brown and crunchy.)




5) Place the fries into another pre-heated frying pan, then, pour in the beaten eggs.


6) Spread the fries and eggs evenly in the pan. Cook for 5 mins.


7) Flip the egg and fries over to cook the other side.Cook for another 5 mins.


8) Then its ready to serve.

MIFC- Malaysia International Fireworks Competition

Entry to Putrajaya International Convention Center (PICC) was RM 30.80 after discount of 20% discount for Maybankard Holders and Maxis subscribers.

Those who went were Eelin, Chinyee, Minying and family and my family including popo. We went for the finale night only. For other competition nights i.e. by Malaysia, Australia, Italy and Nihon we only watched it from outside of PICC. We stood opposite the firing zone facing PICC, the view was great though!

On the finale night,

I took a camera to photograph the fireworks but too bad there wasn't even one shot which look like a firework (out of 103 shots)!
We got a nice spot for photoshooting but in front of us were other people who were initially sitting and by the time the fireworks started they got up and blocked both my view and the camera view. So, I stood up on the chairs and snapped while holding the camera. So u can guess how bad those photos turned out to be la.

Candid moments:


Dad: raining?
Kirbi: cheezzee..
Robi: (zzzzzzz..)


Looking for better view..open up!


Cy and EeL: Eh, what is this..baby sitting My's sis n cousins??


My and Thoi-wan mui.


EeL: Aiyor, did u see Nihon's work?
Cy: Of course la, I wasn't sleeping?


EeL: Haiyo..so Paria, i thought that they were the World Champ!
Cy: Hmm..think they were forced to celebrate Merdeka countdown which was not their intention in joining this competition.It was not as good as expected..mayb they chose not to win this time.


PICC night view from G floor