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Friday, May 13, 2011

My favorite Jurlique- Lavender Body Oil

I love spa and body massage, from Balinese to Hot Stone massage. I would say aromatherapy full body massage is my all time favorite. If it is doable, I would love have it every single day before I go to bed.

While I was in Australia, I bought Jurlique’s Lavender Body Oil (currently my favourite potion) which I can DIY or at least I got myself a reason for my husband to massage me once in the blue moon. The pleasant lavender scents help my mind calm and unstrained. I feel relax. I love the scent of lavender; I have everything lavender at my home from a potpourri, laundry detergent to the closet air freshener.

Jurlique- Lavender Body Oil.


I love the pleasing light smell of it. Its not too oily. It's just right.
It's my most favourite potion at the moment.
Sometimes I use it as moisturiser or lotion at night. Soothe up the dry skin.


Jurlique - Lavender Shower Gel

Not much of foam. Usually used while soaking in the bathtub.

Lavender bag for my closet. Sometimes I couldn't resist to just hold it on my hand and sniff it once awhile. I am quite addicted to the scent at times.



My Lavender eye bag which accompany me every night.


Carbtree & Evelyn hand lotion.

Those are my home Lavender range product!  After a refreshing bath, I will apply the Lavender Body oil on the tense up  area such as neck and shoulder, massage it on the muscle till the oil is absorb. As I am ready for my sleep, I place the eye pillow on myeyes, within a few minutes; I am chasing my dreams..







Thursday, May 12, 2011

Banana Leaf Rice @ Sam's Kitchen

I have been to a few Indian restaurants and Sangeetha serves the best Authentic Northern Indian vegetarian food. Due to the price, and I am a penny-pinching now, I eat at the Sam’s Kitchen at Taman Maluri where it is neither in Brickfields nor in Lebuh Ampang. Simultaneously I am avoiding all the traffic hassle at those spots. What makes me return to this Sam’s Kitchen is the aroma and the taste of the food, Sam's serve both Northern and Southern Indian food. The service is not too bad. That's how I am their regular patron.


You know what my favorite is? It is their banana leaf rice! A vegetarian meals which comes with few vegetables dishes, rice serves with curry, dhal, crispy crackers, papadom, sweets, resam, bot etc.. on a banana leaf.


Banana Leaf Rice
The fish are the extra things which you can add on.



Curry and dhal on rice. A bit messy after the mix.
 


Extra add-on Marsala Chicken
 



resam- soup
Banana leaf rice cost RM5.50, add on marsala chicken is at RM 5.00. They do have others on the menu such as Pooir, Tosai, Nasi Briyani etc.. For me, I am going to stick with the rice :)   

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Hot and Humid!!!!

The weather condition is wiping me out. Not just me, my cat and my dogs too. They drink a lot recently. I have to refill their empty bottle 2-3 times a day, usually only once a day. The hot and humid weather is so intolerable. Wish it snow now! 



How to overcome the heat?

1. Frequent bath.

2. Soak in the bath tub.

3. Sprinkle water to yourself every minute.

4. Soak in a bucket of ice.

The above methods cause lots of water wastage.

5. Do nothing so you don’t sweat. Anyhow I still sweat after every bath even though I do nothing.

6. Powder yourself with cooling powder such as Prickly heat, Aiken or Dettol.

My favourite brand for me to stay cool in the hot and humid weather.

7. Drink lots of water to prevent dehydration. Freezing coca cola really mends the parched throat.

8. Wear nothing. Get naked!

9. Sit in front of the fan. Switch to the highest speed.

10. Turn on air conditioning. Adjust to the coolest temperature its best set to 10C. ( if are able to do that ) I have not utilized my blanket since the start of the drought in my air-condition room.

11. If you have a swimming pool. Go deep in.

Place to hide

12. If you find it’s unhygienic to soak in the pool. Go hide out in shopping malls!

13. If you are on budget, pretend to buy something in the shops with air-conditioning. Ask weird things if the sales persons walk near you and keep browsing till you find where the coolest spot is. Act like you are buying then again once you feel you are chill enough, it’s time to go to the shop next door.

14. Sit in a restaurant or diner for hours after meals.

15. Stand in front of the cold storage area in hypermarket.

16. Watch movies in cinema. Watch couples of movies continuously.

17. Stand in front of your ajar fridge.

18. Hide in the Mines Ice Wonderland. You got to pay for it. Or Ice factory if you have friends work in there.

19. Drive up to Bukit Tinggi or Genting Highland.

20. Fly to country which is entering winter now such as Oz and Nz.



There you have it 20 methods. Which do you opt ?


Sunday, May 08, 2011

Whats in my wish list?

I own a bucket list. Come to think again it might take forever to execute it. I might die in my sleep later. I am switching my bucket list to a wish-list (for shorter terms). I want to become skilled with lots of cognition.


1. I want to cook and bake and be a mixologist.

2. I yearn to converse, write and comprehend in other foreign languages.

3. I am so eager to become a diva for a plus size, perhaps an icon for a plus size in Malaysia fashion industry. We have been left out for so long. (It’s just an icon not Mia Tyler), I am a no body but it’s a dream for bigger people! We have plus size celebrities such as Queen Latifah, Adele, Emma Gems, Kat Brandy, Mia Tyler. So size shouldn’t be judged that arduous? I am sure no one is perfect; give us fat people a chance.

4. Make up! I am so into the smoky eyes right now. Practicing at home for fun.

5. Winning the jackpot in lottery!!! My priority wish and dream. Huat ah!!!!

I am doing half of the list now. Maybe I can continue more of the list after my sleep..




Monday, May 02, 2011

Sze Chuan Jalan Alor

Recently I tend to  wake up from my sleep in the wee morning at 3 am starving for spicy food. I am devour for spicy food. I discover that food are not food if they are not spicy. I hope my tongue is alright.

And so I bugged my husband to take me to my favourite stall. We took our aunt from Oz with us to enjoy the thrill.

I have been a patron to this stalls at Jalan Alor for few years now. The business is own by a Sze Chuan owner. It's my favourite place for Sze Chuan dishes. The spiciness of the dishes are rather different than other spicy food. Its much more piquant, hot and savoury dried chilies' hot-spicy. The spiciness is a lot different than curry, tom yam and chili paste (sambal).

Most of the Sze Chuan dish are filled with dried chilies or fresh chilies. 
Warning : You might feel a little numb and tingling on your lips after consuming.

 Light soy sauce fried egg plant. Egg plant is one of my favourite food.

 水"chu"鱼
Direct translation as in water cook fish.
The fish are covered with the main ingredient dried chili, and the chili oil.
We only eat the fish by all odds.
 Pork belly with vege. Not sure what is the name of the vege. Its from China.
It taste like asparagus but crunchier.

Spicy fried lala.


I totally forget to snap  the "Kou Shui Chee" Saliva Chicken's. Its a vinegrette chicken with dired chillies. Its a must eat. Another favourite of mine.

Price range from RM 15 to RM 35 per dish. Depends on the size and types of dish ordered.

Location is at Jalan Alor. Few stalls next to Hotel Nova. Right next to Thai stalls.

Ayam Penyet Ria

During lunch hour, Ayam Penyet Ria in Dataran Sunway will definitely be packed and crowded.  Shops open at 12 noon. It is advice to go at 12 sharp. Once you are late food might be served tardily. Know your time and arrive early.

Empal penyet or smashed beef at RM 8 with side dishes tempe, fried tofu, and vege.



My favourite terung penyet or smashed egg plant at RM 3.00

 Ayam penyet at RM 7.80 with side dishes such as tempe, fried tofu, raw vege and the delicious chili paste. Rice not included.

                                    


The picture above is not from Ayam penyet ria. This is where I ate it in Tawau which is kind of dissapointing. The chichken is desiccated, there are no side dishes and no fried crunch. No chili paste was given as well. It taste like ordinary fried chicken.
Go for good delicious Ayam Penyet.

Location
6 Jalan PJS 8/2, Mentari Bussines Park, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Ayam Penyet Ap

I love Ayam Penyet! It’s like a “necessity“for me to have it every single week! I can’t make it without their enticing beguiling spicy sambal (chili paste). Food to die for.

There are numbers of shops selling ayam penyet in Klang Valley and Bandar Sunway is best known for this Indonesian food, ayam penyet a smashed, crispy fried chicken.  

I don't always travel that far to ease my temptation. AP has their shops in KLCC, Dataran Sunway, Bandar Seri Permaisuri and some where in Shah Alam.  Normally I will dine in KLCC except for this very day.




Terung Penyet at RM 3.50
That is the sambal /chili paste which I crave for (on top of the smashed fried egg plant).
I usually asked for more.  This dish will come with a piece of tempe, fried tofu , few pieces of raw vegetables such as cabbage and cucumber and a bit of water spinach. Top it with the crispy fried crunch. The spicy it gets the more I crave for.


Ayam Penyet at RM 7.80 
Smashed chicken comes with the chili paste, raw vege, water spinach, tempe and fried tofu. Topped with fried crispy crunch.

Rice  = RM 1.20


Location :

No.55, Jalan Dwitasik 1,


Dataran Dwitasik, Bandar Sri Permaisuri,

56000 K.L.

016-6186952

Business Hour 11.00am - 10.30pm


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