Last Saturday Agong’s birthday, finally big man got a holiday break. We decided to treat ourself good on this day. Hubby brought us to Shogun Japanese Buffet restaurant at 1 Utama, New Wing. We were there to have lunch buffet. So, you may guess the recent petrol hike may hinder ppl from shopping and eat out for awhile. Guess it is not, the car park is still very very full since early the morning and Shogun is full house man! Luckily we did an early booking and we just walk in without need to wait at the long queue.

We brought along our little rascal. He was sick since last week (fever, cough and flu). Guess he won’t have appetite for outside food, so I brought along porridge and medicine too not forget. Boy slept on the way to 1U. We reach there on time. Lunch starts 12noon - 3pm.

The ambience

I just can’t be left out of his sight, while I’m away hunting the food, he kept crying for me. Even daddy also can’t comfort him. So, I got to quick each round and sneak away when daddy plays with him. He only have 5 spoons of porridge and thought he wants to try on some nice looking sushi, it is not too. He not ate much when we were there. Just play with daddy and a little girl next to our table, walk around and want to be carried. For good, he only sat on the high chair for the first half an hour. I also can’t have a peaceful mind to look for more food and eat more.

We had 2 cheese baked oysters which is not on the buffet menu (entitle 1 for each customer). I didn’t have it as I sniff there is a strong fishy smell when hubby eating it. Here are part of the food,

Other than this, there are more varieties on Japanese, Chinese and Korean cuisine, soups, hot plates and dessert. Green tea ice-cream is taste good! We take turn to wallop it fast and look after the little monkey. We take a move at 2.30pm. I can say overall the food is ok and acceptable, just wish to have longer hour and eat slowly on all, as you know with a kid along you can’t have that privilege.

On the way back, the boy looks extremely tired after med. Just to cheer him for a while, daddy put him on the kid’s ride. He just don’t want to be carried away when force to go. Of cause he cried all the way which have draws many eyes looking on me like thought I tortured him. I almost can’t grab him tight when he struggle hard. Finally, he totally ran out of energy and exhausted, he slept all the way home.

Some info about Shogun,
Buffet Lunch
RM45++ per person (Monday to Friday),
RM48++ per person (Sat, Sun and Public Holiday)

Kid below 4 is FREE.

Shogun Japanese Buffet Restaurant
Lot S 335A, 2nd Floor
1-Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing)

For booking pls call: 03 - 7726 5770

This coming Sunday is the chinese lunar calendar month 5th day 5th. It is our chinese traditional Dumpling Festival also called Dragon Boat Festival. As usually, family all will gather for a meal and yak some chinese dumpling (zongzi).

I like varies type of dumpling fillings like red beans, those with meat, mushroom, beans, dried shrimps, chesnuts, salted duck eggs, nyonya and etc. Can’t eat much at a time, the most 2 will make you feel very full. For many years, due to busy at work, my mum not making any dumpling for us. This year she have some extra time and I’m so happy that she will making some to eat and distribute. She even surprise us that she will put dry scallops as one of the filling ingredient. 

The skill of wrapping this triangle shape of glutinous rice is not really easy. During those day when I got chance help out in the making, I tried before, really it need lots of skill to wrap it tight and in shape. This morning went to market to do my weekly purchases, walk across lots of stalls selling dumpling.

I bought 2 (one for big man) to eat as breakfast also at the same time to check price. Since many things are increasing lately, it cost RM4.50 per piece. That only for a normal filling with meat, mushroom and beans only. Those with extra ingredient I believe it is above RM5. Duh, expensive betul…

Anyway life still goes on and yeah it is more hard now with the recent whopping increase of petrol price and soon on electricity and believe with petrol increase everything will increase very soon. All the best to all of us to continue to survive under the situation of salary-no-increase-yet.

Wishes you,

HAPPY DUMPLING FESTIVAL ~ 端午节快乐! ~

Belanja you a bite of my RM4.50 zong

I was thinking to do this when I want to introduce macaroni to my boy the other day. I bought 2 type of pasta - spirals vegeroni and macaroni. Too bad, my boy doesn’t like the cheese macaroni, he still much prefer to have rice or porridge.

This spirals vegeroni with minced beef is very easy to prepare. Here are the ingredients and steps.

(For 1-2 serving)

Ingredients:
100g+ top side Beef, minced it
⅓ pack of San Remo Spirals Vegeroni
1 hand punch full of Anchovies
¼ Cheese single slice
Few stalks of spinach leave, chop fine
Prego fresh mushroom pasta sauce

Cook the Vegeroni

1. Boil anchovies soup. Slightly fried the anchovies with garlic till it starts to turn golden, then add in water and salt to taste. Boil for 25 minutes.
2. Wash the vegeroni in running water and put it into the anchovies soup to boil.
3. Add in spinash, half way before the soup fully absorb/ dries up.
4. Add in cheese slice and stir well.

Cook the minced meat

1. Heat the wok with oil, add in garlic and fried the meat till it frangrant.
2. Add in salt and pasta sauce to taste.

It was since so long ago I wanted to try on this new and famous donuts in town, Big Apple and J Co. Monday was holiday, I have been with my family to visit my aunt and cousins. During the second half of the day I was shopping at Mid Valley.

With cousin sis

That day I was really so happy, cause finally I got to taste the donuts that I’m craving for so long. As usual, this donut store always need to queue up. I need to queue for like 10 -12 peoples before my turn, it took around 20 minutes till I check out.

There was not having the full stock of all flavours that they have. So I just pick whatever they have from the tray and here are my choice.

Pink Panther, Kimochi, Whitnut, Say Cheese and Carlifornian Almond , 6 for RM9.50 pack with contest form.

It was Big Apple 1st Golden Year Anniversary. Prizes include Berjaya Hotel and Resorts stay for 3D/2N and passes for FREE donuts. With this purchase, I got a postcard contest form. Just answer 3 questions without any slogan.

Comment on these donuts - it is fluffy, but all flavours topping are too sweet. Next I will try on J Co.

Since the USD currency rate in very weak lately, I’m not making any cash out from Paypal. Instead I use the money to shop from eBay and other online fashion store. I shop quite a few items from eBay and one of it I really like it very much - the Baby GAP Madras set (US$17).

This is a 2T size, latest 2008 Spring collection of logo shirt and pant. The size overall is looks big on him. But it is ok to be big than small; the pant waist is adjustable and the length I altered it to 1.5 inches shorter. I think the size he able to wear till age 3+.

I’m very satisfied with this seller from US. She is selling lots of GAP kids clothing, giving me a fast delivery (exactly 7 days include weekend) and charging a reasonable shipping fee. I’m not really went into our GAP outlet here to shop before, but I’m sure if this madras set is available, I think I won’t get to buy it with the price I got from eBay.

On Mother’s day, I put this on him for the first time. I would say he really looks so special and smart fitting on him. At church many praised that he looks handsome and stroke his face and head..haha… *blush*.

Here is the seller’s store - Top Shelf Resale.

It has been long my boy like to fall asleep with us on the big bed. May be he feels more comfortable sleeping on the memory foam mattress. Every night I got to stay alert to sleep beside him to make sure I’m not step on him. It is actually quite tight for 3 of us sleeping on the queen size bed. When he sleep soundly, I need to carry him back to his bed, but sometimes just too tired and lazy to transfer him, so we three just sleep together all night long.

Soon or later, I don’t think we can continue to sleep that way. One for safety purpose and somehow my boy needs his own kid’s bed soon. I was thinking that, why not our adult bed change to a bigger one; as we can get more space when sleep in 3. May be now is not the time to separate room and bed with my boy, so change a bigger bed for current use and for future is still the better solution.

With that in mind, bedroom renovation is needed to open up the space. I was thinking, wow, the floor space must be bigger than the living hall and my boy even can run in the room. So, fix in the platform bed also should not be a problem now. May be I should also consider to get some extra bedroom accessories like bedside table and dressers to match with it.

This is an interesting tag comes from my good friend. I had never find out what is my name sounds like using Japanese alphabets.

For the instructions, add your name on the list and simply spell out your name using the given Japanese letter- translations below. Tag six of your friends and inform them of the tag. Have fun.

TRANSLATION:

1. OSWALD - moarimeikatate (sounds like america and states. har…. har… har…)
2. CHLOE - Miritamoku — Um…think I still prefer my given name, ha ha
3. GENG – Jikutoji — Actually, I think its cute sounding. Arigato gozaimasu!
4. CONSTANCE - Mimoto arichi katomiku — WOW! Does it sound like an authentic Japanese cuisine? YIKES! I broke it up cos it was quite a mouthful!
5. DORA - Temoshika – Sounds pretty good huh?! Does it mean beautiful woman?
6. Sting - Arichi Kitoji - Sounds like a guy’s name but at least it rhymes! LOL!!
7. Amidrin - Karinki Teshikito (I was deciding between Karinki Teshikito or Karinkites Hikito. LOL… still the english name sounds much better.)
8. Lemonjude - Takurinmoto Zudoteku (very long name, sounds like guy name also, still prefer my nick in English)

Pass this to Beelibaala, Lovely Mummy and Mummy-in-Vain.

@ 1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 4 days old

Finally, my lil’ boy for the first time on 8th May 2008 evening, he able to slide down by himself. He was so happy and keep on wanted for more. Once he slide down, he will give me a cheeky grin which says like, Yes mummy, I make it!

That was one of our evening activity to go playground for some walking and running.

*Video was capture by SE z558i

I’m once experience to accompany a friend to buy furniture for his new home. He is very extreme and having high expectation on the furniture he wants. Thus, I have follow him to walk across lots of furniture shops everywhere around the town. What I admire him the most was he even paying high cost of the freight cargo to bring back those furniture piece whenever he saw he likes during his trip around the Asia country. Yes, he loves Asian furniture to the max!

Finally, the day comes after waiting 2 years long, he invites us to his house warming party and this is also the day I’m looking forward to view all his great hunting home furniture. Truly, this is a little Asian home inside out and for sure he has an unusual story on every piece of his furniture. Majority of it are make of wood, some are even with special crafting on it. Can’t believe that wooden furniture nowadays like Japanese furniture and Balinese furniture can create a modern and contemporary feel.

Knowing that he is getting part of the living room furniture from Tansu.net. Back home, I can’t wait to check out more from the site. I know I’m too much influence by him now to get a new Fiji Rattan Sofa set for my living room and some other home deco pieces. Do you feel that I’m slowly transform my little hut to a semi-Asian home too?

The strong lady in the…
FAMILY
It stands for= (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU!

I come across the meaning behind the word of MOTHER…

M - Many (She gave us many many)
O - Old (She worried of us and hence she has grow lots of white hairs)
T - Tears (because of us she tears)
H - Heart (She has a kind and warm heart)
E - Eyes (When she look at us, the sight is always full of LOVE)
R - Right (Never tell lies and teach us the right things to do)

Just a simple sharing here. Wishes all mummy and mummy-to-be, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!