Paisei.. late posting

Ha!Ha! First thing first! Ta Mee Kia in the morning at Bras Basah Complex ( Malansutra approved stall). But wa lao, the tea is $1.00!!! Airport had free wi fi - just click on Telstra and you will connect. Services
provided by Qantas actually. Jetstar was slightly delayed last night but the kamakazie pilot caught up time with greater speed so we touched down at 5.30 am. Managed to get a good seat on bus 858. A second round of sleep brought the time to 10 pm. And into the showered and found the water flooded to the toes. Ha!Ha! forgot to unseal the water outlet! Alamak, mybakuteh sealed up everything so tightly and yet the indianboyfriend found a dead cocky on the kitchen floor!
How did Valentine;s Day go yesterday! What is more romantic than for the indianboyfriend and mybakuteh to spend the day at Uncle B!!! The romantic music of the pokie gingle, the ringing of a game award and sharing a cup of free capucinno from Uncle Bee's vending machine!!! Hee!Hee! And Uncle Bee smiled on myabkuteh and kindly doubled her ang pow takings!

Now to view last night's dinner before the evaluation.

This is the Perth version of Johnson Duck. Chucky juicy, well marinated and

cooked duck. The top is the sauce. Very authentic and savoury. You can practically just eat

the rice with the sauce!

This is a stationary picture of the people at work on the duck. You cannot

eat this duck with fork and knife. It's like Kentucky.. you have to use your hands

and suck up the juices.

And the salad to complement it. And over there is the

magic sauce!

This is the picture of the duck in the cookbook. Check it out with the

actual dish cook! Verdict? Well in line with the MRK program last night,

ahem, must say that no penalization for the 15 minute wait at all! Verdict:

8 out of 10. Yes it qualifies for the title of Perth Johnson Duck!

The judge took four pieces!

Looking around the house there was this crate of fruits with the

giant oranges and 30 cents rock melons. And what do we have below?

The unions on sale. Believe it or not this lot ( 5 kg_) costs only

$1 - the price of the indianboyfriend's tea this morning.

Mybakuteh was given the other 5 kg. Keep clear of Kaledoscop3 and

Mybakuteh for the the next few days of fatulence galore!!!

Well it is back to Sunny Singapore and more daily swimming.

Have a great Monday!

Qin Ren Jie kuai leh... Happy Valentine Day!

Ha!Ha! It is still Chinese New Year but today is Love Day - Valentine's Day. Love is in the Air for sure! And we had the most wonderful Tuan Yuan Fan celebration. First the riotous Lo hei.

Ha! Ha! The indianboyfriend has perfected the art of Wabbit design for sure but do not know about the tomato rabbits. Despite his good efforts he was the subject of criticism like looks like this year is the year of the rat! Any way everyone is given a tomato rat.. eh rabbit I mean!

And now the lor hei in video live!

And here is the picture for a closer look.

And what were served on this auspicious day!

Pumpkin.. ha!ha! there is a kin there to reflect the creator!

Nian Nian you yu.. the fish the indianboyfriend did not cook!

Fai Cai??? Well it taste really good.

And Ennoying's creation of wrapped Chicken!

And of course the delicious pei ti which everyone said they ate four pieces - this is mathematically incorrect as mybakuteh bought only 30 case shells.

And everyone is tucking in the good food,

And of course, the was then ang pow time!

A tuan yuan fan is never completed without a picture.

And the finale? Of course, the best chocolate cake in town from Sian!

Ha!Ha! It was sheer temptation alright. So ended a most memorable tuan yuan fan!
Today is Monday and the indianboyfriend is returning tonight. So goodbye to the hot summer and it's back to ta mee pok and some hard work!

Muthu Fish Head Curry in Perth

Ha!Ha! It's Sunday and it's the Perth Tuan Yuan Fan tonight at 6.00 pm at Langford!

Last night was Muthu Fish Head in COMO, only this time it is the enormous Tuna Head which is extremely meaty!

Can you hear the bubbling boiling of the fragrant curry. Verdict: very authentic but a little too thick as the gravy is not drinkable (Hmm... better not say some more or no more future invitations!). This is a still picture for you to drool over!

And that is not all for Muthu recreated! There is the authentic banana leaf from the garden and the lime juice from the lemon behind! And the salad toppings.

Ha!Ha! And here are pics of the lemon and banana Tree.

And the nanas!

And we are all set to eat!

The indianboyfriend stayed up last night and watched "Dr Zhivago". The shuai ke

Omar Sharif and delightful Julie Christie and Geraldine Chaplin were the actors. The story was very moving and told how life ( and Love) was like in Bolshevic Russia. The funny thing was the story was so engaging ( and blast the advertisements) that the indianboyfriend did not know it was 4 am when it ended most heart wenchingly!

Talking about Muthu in Perth, there is also the indianboyfriend's matrix in Perth. Ta!Ta!Ta! Behold the Singapore Matrix re-incarnated in Perth!

Ha!Ha! With new mobility hope the vehicle will not keep to the narrow road and now lead us

on the Broad ( B) way which leads to Uncle B!

Praise the Lord, today is the Lord's Day! Enjoy!

Hao Ban Shou

Ha!Ha! So the New Year Celebrations continues and will culiminate in the Tuan Yuan Fan

on Sunday Night. Looks like the thermal cooker will come in to rescue again. And here is the belated video of the pai nian in Singapore! Everyone must be told to be Kuai kaui and ding hua!

And look what our Hao Ban Shou...

It actually works very hard for no pay. Goes around the whole living room area and the corners too, with improvised tissue cleaners. And outside the house things are also blooming. The pride of the garden has to  be the Chilli plant boasting of a bumper crop!

In fact when cooking dinner last night, there was no spring onions and mybakuteh simply walked to the courtyard and pull up two. You can't do this in Singapore; hmm you can actually go downstairs and get some curry or go ground floor and pluck some of the garmen plants.

But the glow worms failed on us. They stop lighting up after midnight.

Had a great dinner last night although Sarge Wen had to jia ban. It was good to sit round the table and talk about children and reminiscence about the former days. Lta Ennoying talked about his coming REAL mountain climbing at KK, while mybakuteh whispered about her Symbolic Climb! Kaledoscop3 proved to be a pretty good story teller! The indianboyfriend was so caught up with the chit chat that he forgot to take a picture! At finally, the indianboyfriend got a prepaid sim cart. But it was a hassle to get it registered online for sure. They ask all sorts of funny questions and then pass you to a live operator whom I think is based in India! And got tricked too! The telco girl told us the top up at her station is same as Wolly's and and we found out that Wolly gave a 10% discount! And some more never offer to register for the customer.

Today is Sat and it is Church Day! Have a great weekend and do remember that next Monday is Valentine Day!

Fireworks Dance!

It's incredible! One day you are at Yishun and the same evening in Perth! It was a smooth flight except for the dinner we ordered. It was like army food. The so call Nasi Rendang and Beef stew were in a prepared package - they show it to you and then put into an oven. Then there were two jokers who checked in and did not show so they took 15 minutes to locate and remove the luggage - hence the little late arrival. Oh yes, there was the poor woman with double twins ( all boys some more) and had a hard time looking after them as each had a little trolley on wheels. Can imagine the bedlam at home! The pax next to the indianboyfriend was weird. Once the plane took off, she covered herself with the hood on her jacket and remained immobile until the plane was landing. When the landing, was uneven, she looked across and grinned....like as if she knew something which we did not. Anyway, Lta Ennoying was there at the waiting bay and soon we were at Beatty Avenue.But wait. We had the last plunge before we left Yishun - Chay Kway Tiao!

And an array of cookies for the Sunday Tuan Yuan!

Woke up this morning and was given a demonstration on how to use the car. Pretty cool to have auto lights and wipers that turn on when it is dark and when it rains. Ha!Ha! Got to take it for its first servicing which is long well due! Wonder with this new mobility, whether need a restraining order for Uncle B visits!

Now for more videos during the new year! This is the fire crackers dance. Just throw the busters on the floor and dance!

It will be an eventual a few days as the indianboyfriend will be returning next Tuesday. The night was cool and the weather looks okay. It is going to be a wonderful Xin nian tuan yuan for sure!

Postcard from LangKawi!

Ha!Ha! Just Got a post card from Langkawi - it's two weeks after posting which goes to say much about the rural post system of our neighbour!

Ha!Ha! Cheap and delicious thai dinners - fresh fish from the sea too! Want to see the other side?

Lots of pictures but what its says is sleep, eat, swim, eat, sleep, eat, sleep .. etc And they say a picture tells a thousand words. Now we at at Langkawi, here is an old video of Gurney Hawker Centre:

Back in Singapore the indianboyfriend very clever to Ta Ba ( take bus). He met mybakuteh at courts AMK yesterday by taking a bus that landed right in front of Courts. Hmm 851, 852, 853 but after that 854 cannot already! Coming back a problem as there is a fence on the road divider and have to walk a long way to the overhead crossing. A good pair of running shoes is essential for bus takers.

Today is the Day! It will be a day of travel before we reach Perth at 9 pm. We reweighed out luggage and found we actually overshot to 41 kg. Think we will take the guitar strings out so that it would be about right!

Well Sunday nite is the Perth Lor Hei and the indianboyfriend is now into some kind of watch and do vegetable carving. See for yourself Sunday night! Ha!Ha! Forgot got Como Fish Head curry on Sat nite! Don't know got lemon juice or not!In Perth, a man has been cited as a Home Saver during the Roleystone fire. He and his children put out fires of five houses and saved them. Saved was also a dog!  Have a Great Day today!

In Search of the Wholely Cobbler

Ha!Ha! In search of the Wholely Street Cobbler! Our quest took us to AMK and we went to the OCBC Bank area hoping to spot the good and cheap cobbler. The business was started by an old man who married a young pretty Chinese National. Then excitement overtook the happy man and one day we found out he passed on. His enterprising wife took over the business. But she was nowhere to be seen. So nothing is lost as we could go for the No 4, yes, No 4 mee and then return.

Wait a minute. This is ta mee but unfortunately not No 4. You see prosperoust stalls close for longer periods during the CNY. ( The one below our Flat has still not re-opened). This is the mushroom mee that we vowed to boycott since the AMK days as the seller's mother always put the vegetables on the floor. I remembered I once asked him why he did it and he replied that was okay. But again all is not lost as the coffee there is only 70 cts!.
So we went back and the widow cobbler was still no where to be found. Why mybakuteh was looking at something in the cheap corner stall, the indianboyfriend asked an uncle who said there was another one at block 167 near the bus stop and near the 7 eleven. So we took the long walk to Henry Cheok's place. No block 167, no seven eleven, only the bus stop. As we walked in disillusioned, another clobber appeared! Haleluya! Mybakuteh whipped out the GUESS shoes, and when she saw they were branded, she quicked charged $25 for resole-ing. Deal or No Deal! No Deal and we walked away! So the Wholely search goes on!
Yesterday was a sunny day except in the evening. It was a great day for a swim and yet the pool was empty. It has been less than 5 people every time!
Thanks to national library wifi, we now present the fish at Penang Bali Hai. Not these are moray eels and you can order them. Will you eat a Moray eel in all its beauty and grace?

Today will be a busy day for mybakuteh as she has a rather long eye appoint at the hospital stretching from blood test to consultation. Well if you asked me , she really need not go as she has an excellent eye on the indianboyfriend!. Today is Wednesday and we will be Perth tomorrow! Enjoy the day!