Before New Year

Hubby bought something he like and crazy about today. The durians. I have no comment on this because I like it too sometime but seriously...10 of them? Did I mention it's a size of a basketball?

Imagine ten basketball in my small kitchen ?

This is the RM 1.50 durian. (No wonder..)

The kids is eating along,

But Brandon is still in practice

( We found him throwing away the one he is eating as people is throwing away theirs too! )

It's the durian season at our place, every household is selling theirs extra durian on the side of the road. (Almost every family in the "Kampung" = Village has their own durian trees.) Some of them is selling at a very low price, but most of them is selling at a RM5/ea.

This is the second time this year, the first time was at May, I think. But back then, because of the less amount of it's so they were selling at RM10/ea. We didn't need to bought any durian that time, because my father send a lot of them to us.

Well, I have to admit that it's has cause me gaining 2kg of weight that time...sigh....sad.

Then I'm back to my craft's talk...
As I mention before about the roses I saw from the neighbour, I have finally finish some of them myself.

and so I have four of them now, I have a feeling about making them to bracelets..

I don't know yet. I'm just fancy of making them only, haven't thought about the use of them.

What do you think?

By the way,

Happy New Year to all of you!

What we do on Christmas ?

There is no snow at our place in winter, only rains..lots of them. But I love rains too!

The first day of Christmas, we went to The Spring Mall. Take some picture there, the kids have fun.

This is the castle.

The ice cube house

The stalls

Then the second day, we visiting the neighbours and eat a lots of the snack at their house, found so many secret in their recipe too...yum..yum..and lucky me..they love to share it with me too.

They were the local people who doesn't speak Chinese, but we didn't have any problem talking with them. I ask the lady in the house about the whole set of lace things in the living room, she told me that it's make by her maid. I was then very impolitely go toward to the maid and ask her about the knitting secret of hers...she didn't have a pattern.

I have been busy knitting these few day trying to make the flower like the one I saw, it's really fun making it to different shape and different colour. Mix and match is my favourites...

Christmas Tree ?

We went out to the mall on Saturday, and this tree is so different from others.

Actually there was three of them.

Spot that? I was so fascinated by this,

What you think?

I think it's has something to do with the word "Fortune" in Chinese,

original word like this. then

this happened.

It's turned up side down now, to get the meaning of  "fortune arrived" in Chinese.

I think this is a super cool Christmas tree ever.

Then we go to popular, the book store in the mall and take this picture.

Brandon is angry because we had to stopped him from running to take this picture, But lucky for us that Bryan is acting decent that day.

This morning, I get up at 6 to make this cake

and we finished it for breakfast, so unhealthy but for once in a while..

My mom's mom, grandma in short; has come to Kuching from Sabah to have a Christmas with us this year.

She is 79 now, and still very cool about taking flight by herself to where ever she like.

I'll snap some picture of her soon.

Have a great holiday!

Lots of love and hugs to Emy, Luthien and who ever that come here to visit me.

^-^

P.S: I have changed my header again, what do you think ?

Winter delight - Glutinous Rice Ball.

This is the ready pack's type, always found something filled inside there. It's has three type; red bean, sesame and peanuts. If you have them in the hawker centre, they will ask you if you want to have the "Tou hua" as the base.

It's a season's delight, I mean in winter, used to be. But now, you can always see the ready pack in store everyday. I always feeling graving for this in winter, spring or when I'm upset. This is the best part when you lived in Singapore, you can always find this dessert in hawker centre. But here in Kuching, you can only find it in home, when the season arrived.

This is the sweet soup type, always with brown sugar now. The green colour is from "pandan", the orange colour is from the pumpkins, the red colour only we use the colouring powder. It's a fortune colour, can't skip that.

When I was small, my mom used to get up early in the morning to prepared this, so we can have it for breakfast. And it's always on the 3rd day before Christmas. This is a tradition.

This is with the chicken soup type, I like to have more vegetables in it. 

After married, I found myself cooking this type for my hubby. It's his tradition.

Even though, we were from the same country and speaking the same language but we still, however have our difference in something. He always ordered this once a year, but we always had three type of them.

There always something to give and taken in everything, I guess.

I love to learn something in his culture, in every culture, if possible.

After all this is what the life all about, live it and love it. ^-^

Merry Christmas !

finger knitted garlands

I went out today, to buy the material for the finger knitted garlands I always wanted. I make two for them and they were so excited, put it on right away.

I tie up a rose knot for him

He look like a prince today. Sweet.

I make them in an hour only, super easy.

I'm planning to make a red one for myself later, make it two and then knit it together to get a larger one.

If you like it too, look for the tutorial from here.

updated: 17-12-2009
I went out shopping for some yards again with my brother, we take a stop at the corner of the shop to buy some snack of my kids's favourite. The lady who served us ask me where I get THIS and when she found out I made them, she decided to buy it from me.
Can you believe that?
Someone actually wanted to buy my stuff, I can't ether.
But, I didn't sell it to her, instead I give it to her.
Just because she like it.

P.S:
I went back home and told Yonis about it and he ask me why did't sell it to her ?
I told him I don't know how much should I be selling this, he says I should sell it for 25 dollar then I told him that is a business man talks.
I don't need that money now, I'm content with people likes them.
well, today is a great day for me.
smile to bed now..night-night.

Our car is having a terrible fever and flu

He is very old already, we can't blame him for being sick but left us at the front of a shopping mall is a different story..My god, the peoples was looking at us. Just looking, not helping at all. The time is 9.30pm, it's rather late for the people around here but they are so not ready to go back to their home. 


The children is so curious about this, they keep asking me why peoples were looking at us? I told them, they were looking because they wanted to help. 


I call my friends for help but they were all very far from our place, like Chinese says:" water from far cannot help the nearby fire." I got scare and have to keep telling myself, it's ok and don't panic.


Then my hubby's friend were there with his family, hubby quickly go to him and ask for help. His ideal of helping was to ask him pushing our car to get the car working again, but his friend's wife was giving him a "black face."
I'm sure he forgot about how we help him before, when his air-conditional is not working?


Then, my hubby have to call to his other friends again. A friend of hubby, actually is the guy who sell us the battery, help us at last. Like an angel..nope. He is a Hero to us.


I told my children that he is a good friend of hubby. Indeed.


P.S: The car is fix now, with a little help from my brothers, times and money. No worry.

Annual Dinner

Yonis's business has set up for 3 years already, ya..Wow! ^-^

It's took huge courage to come back from Singapore (we were PR at there, working and living like a free people, spending money in the way we like, watching movie, shopping, camping, fishing and many many more) and set up a company with no fix customer and income what so ever at all, we were brave then, I think. (Or stupid)

Sometimes I would wonder why I come back here; really...so many gossip and disturbing matters happened beyond our control. I get sick of those matters and almost have myself prisoner in my own house, just so I can be free in my thought. Ya, my condition is almost like my car already..very very sick.

I love my family ( my small family ) so much I'm willing to try again, my mum always there for me, she help me up, my dad is helping my hubby's business and my sister and brothers is helping him too!  Everyone give us a hand in their way, and so we are up now, hopefully can last for long.

Cheers for hubby's company. Almost says long life for it already..^^ 

I cooked and we had a tiny celebration event in our house, cooking makes so fun where you have a theme.

Amy's baby is one year old

Just came back from a Birthday Party for a one year old baby, cute little puff. Amy's baby, can't remember the name though, but it's a boy. The face is so alike to Amy's hubby, but the way he move his leg when he is happy(shaking) is so alike to Amy. I guess this is another miracle in life, where each life is special in their way.

They was gathering to celebrate a little baby's Birthday, the families and friends, it's crowded. A door gift for children was given and balloons ..

My boys is having a good time at there..

This is Bryan, wearing that funny hat. He never got one of those hat before (I never have my budget on that)

This is Brandon, playing with the hat. He kill that hat after 30 minute, it's now on the waiting list (for repair-on my desk)

After the dinner, we sit down and have a little talk with Amy. Amy is pregnant again, the due date is next month. She has been in and out the hospital 3 times per day, and her hand is swollen by the injection. I can't help to be staring at them, my tears is rushing out for I could felt her pain that moment, but she is smiling and then she looked to her husband. Some how...I know she mean to tell me that it's worth it.

Just two years ago, when we chat and she love to be single all her life, because of what she saw in her sister's marriage ( they separated and the children became their burden ). She is happy to be single then but now she has changed to another person, a loving wife and a caring mother.

Sometimes love can change everything.

They ask for it - in tub

Last week, my mum come to visit and wonder why the kids wasn't any better with their flu. She ask me to go and pick some flowers and some herbs for them to bath in ( Traditional way)

Put the flowers and herbs in a hot water, then pour them in the tub.

Bath the kids in shower first and then ask them to potty before put them in the tub.

Then take a stool to sit beside them ( they could played for a while in there) and holding a camera on hand to snag some picture.(^-^  That is something I would do)

After 2 hour,

Then the strange things happened again, they just heal..I mean get better.

I told hubby about this and he says it's because of water has cool down their body temperature.

If  so, why I have to served them with flowers and herbs in the first place then ?

Traditional way is so tricky some time.

New Pets - Chocolate & Be-Be

A few day ago, hubby come back from work and bring a surprise, is two local dog. See the sweet little faces of the dog, so innocent ...aaaawww...I just love animal (when they don't stink)

Bryan love the two little dogs so very much, they are friends now.. but I've have try to get them away from Brandon though, because the way they played is much to rough for him.

Story:

Chocolate and Be-Be were sisters, their were mixed ( I'm not sure in between what and what ) and playful. All my re-cycle stuff, which I gather at the corner were all mess-up by them.

They eats a lots, morning and night time at 9.00 (time were fixed by me).

Our whole family has to visit to the nearest clinic

Yes...it's a rough time.

I had to do all the house work while I'm sick. That is very bad, because I get mad easily. I have to take care them ( Yonis, Bryan & Brandon) while myself is sick, but Yonis still have to work while he is sick too! So I guess I'm not that pity though.

Brandon is the most pity one, because he always has terrible mood when he is sick. He has been crying the whole time, after too long of crying he would just throw out everything he ate. And had to wear diapers all the time too, because he would just cry and piss and so it's dangerous.

Me and Bryan was busy serving him the whole time.

Yesterday I fell asleep while I'm watching them playing colouring, it's the first time. I'm just tired, or may be too tired. we all are, but life continueing.

And when he is feeling much better, he would play along with Bryan.

 

Or should I say, Bryan is playing along with him.

No difference.

They just having fun.

This is the new look of his play room + Nap room.

The room is full with Bear, fairy tale and heart.

I draw the sky and feathers on the wall and then the stickers I bought from the store, I hang the heart up on the wall with a line too!

Just because every time he sees the heart, he would say "I love you"

(I taught Bryan the heart shape means "I love you" and he taught Brandon so)

Every little things happened around us is the precious.

Cats

Today I’m going to talk about my cats; actually it’s my hubby’s cats. It's because my hubby always played with them when he is free. I don't like animal in house, so he can only played with them outside the house. We have six of them, look down here.

It’s easier for you to understand this way. ^-^

Mimi is the only one we have at first, she was attacked by a dog then my sister took her to veterinary surgeon and. Then she gave us the cat when we move in to our new house. Mimi is a great hunter, but she is not a good mother. I’ll tell you why, later.

I moved in when my Brandon was born, and the special things is that, Banana and Tomato was also born on that very messy month too. October, how can forgot?

After then, Mimi gives birth again for two times and the kitten got killed by other cat when Mimi was out. I was totally shocked by the sound of the kitten when they attacked. That is why....

A year later, the loving season come again and this time Tomato has her own kitten with Mimi, but she has two kitten. So the cat's family grow bigger now and they are all in black and white only.

this picture taken when we painting the cupboard, but I display it at here for the cat's collection.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

We have been eating all kind of Moon Cake before the actual day. So when this day finally come, all I have to do is just cooked some of his favourites dish, ginseng chicken soup, roasted pork chop and others for the special days.

We having an early dinner then we rushing to town, for the moon cake festival. Its was crowded with all people. They were many stall at there, selling the moon cake and stuffs.

This is the lion dance.

The street Art, "Kung Fu".

At least I think they are. ^-^

This one is the local Iban's costum, Style?!

Check out the back ground....

This is the temple of the God, which is under renovation.

But we are having a great time. Check out the shoe that Brandon is wearing, It's new and selling at bargain after bargain's price. RM10/- Only...hahaha!!