little miss may

I finally have a dining table! For the past few weeks I’ve been eating off one of those breakfast-in-bed trays by setting it up on the floor, or just holding my bowl up while on the sofa. After some shopping around and kinda fed up with dining on the floor, I bought myself a 5-piece dining set from Freedom Furniture.

I must admit though, whilst their furniture look a little more classy than Ikea’s, the assembly is not as friendly (some of the holes not drilled thorough enough), or as solid in material. Too bad I chose aesthetics over functionality this time around. Well, what’s more important is, I have a table to eat on! Yay!

And now for my second part of the post…

I was tagged both by velverse and Giddy Tiger on what my favourite food is in my state or country. Well, even though I’m far away from my KL home, nothing’s like eating old-fashioned roti bakar right here in my Sydney apartment! For those who aren’t familiar with the term, it’s actually butter and kaya (or coconut jam) on toast bread.

The authentic roti bakar is made by spreading a thick layer of butter and kaya on thick Hainanese-style bread, then toasting it in a small toaster oven for a few minutes till golden brown. Since I don’t have one of those handy ovens, I just pop a couple of white bread slices into the normal bread toaster, get it nice and crisp, spread as much butter and jam on it as I like (make sure it’s oozing!), and take a big, BIG bite… yummmm!

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Proposition: What is your favorite food in your state or country?

Requirements: Find some info about the food and show delicious pictures of it.

Quantity: FIVE PEOPLE.

Tag Mode: You leave their blog and post link and add to the list below.

Mybabybay loves Asam Laksa from Penang, Malaysia
JustMyThoughts loves Penang Char Koay Teow
My Lil Venture loves Laksa Sarawak
Monterssorimum loves Teluk Intan Chee Cheong Fun
Chinnee loves Melaka Wan Tan Mee
PeimunLeah loves Hakka Lei Cha
Hui Sia loves Crispy duck skin from China
Karen loves Pan Mee
Simple American loves Cheese Enchiladas
Nicole Tan loves Char Tau Kueh
velverse loves Otak-Otak
Giddy Tiger loves Dim Sum
may loves Roti Bakar

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So what do YOU love? Tell, tell! Let us drool and lick our screens!

1. king’s wife loves Apom Balik
2. misti
3. Wennn loves Petai
4. rinnah loves Ipoh Chicken Rice
5. Selby loves Gado-Gado

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An almost self-proclaimed cheong hei kung L B passed on the torture torch for answering 70 questions. I know it’s been awhile since it was bestowed upon me, but at long last, I’m done with this meme! Took me 3 days to put the answers and photos together. Try not to fall asleep, ok.

1) Are your parents married or divorced?
Married.

2) Are you a vegetarian?
On the first half of the first day of Chinese New Year, I am.

3) Do you believe in Heaven?
I’m a sceptic. There’s no proof that Heaven exists, or Hell. Just Earth, which is where I should be making most of my time on rather than worrying about the afterlife.

4) Have you ever come close to dying?
Near car accidents and some sprained limbs are as close as I could get. And thank goodness for that.

5) What jewellery do you wear 24/7?
My bling-bling diamond earrings I bought for myself in March 2006. I take them off when I shower and when I go to bed. I wouldn’t mind Tiffany & Co.’s Loving Heart pendant as well. One on my wishlist… *hint* *hint*

6) Favourite time of day?
When I’m relaxed with no worries on my mind.

7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes. They’re actually nice when skinned and cooked soft.

Do you wear makeup?
I love a clean, makeup-free face, but I use makeup on occasion. Lip gloss, blush & brow liner some days, mascara when I want to fatt hau, and semi-full colour palette when I need to fit in with the rest of the Glams at some dinner. Otherwise, just facial moisturiser is my favourite.

9) Ever have plastic surgery?
No. I’ll stick with my ugly nose for as long as I live.

10) Do you colour your hair?
Home dye, many times. At the salon, once last March. The highlights are all gone now.

11) What do you wear to bed?
Long PJ bottoms and a sleeveless / spaghetti-strap tee. Most times.

12) Have you ever done anything illegal?
I shoplifted once, a small hairpin, just to see if I could. Pinned it onto my head and walked out of the store. I made it, but I felt really bad. Never shoplifted since. Then there are the illegal U-turns, running red lights, yadda yadda yadda.

13) Can you roll your tongue?
Yes. Want me to roll it on you?

14) Do you tweeze your eyebrows?
Yes, though I can never get them in the perfect shape that I want.

15) What kind of sneakers?
I used to like Nike, now I prefer the Adidas lifestyle range. My current favourite is the Okapi, I just love the pink logo on the side!

16) Do you believe in abortions?
If it’s an absolute necessity for the right reasons, yes.

17) What is your hair color?
Black.

18) Future child’s name?
Thought about it on and off, never the same as the years go by.

19) Do you snore?
No, but I’ve been told that I do softly when I’m totally zonked out.

20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
I’ve always wanted to go to Nepal and see the mountains at Annapurna. I almost did too, 5 years ago. Now I think I’ll have to settle for seeing the magnificent scenery on National Geographic. Coming in a very close second would be Bora-Bora, with its luxurious, private chalets on stilts above crystal clear sea water.

21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
No. My woofs are moved off the bed when I snooze.

22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first?
Did I win First Prize or Consolation?

23) Gold or silver?
Silver. But only because I look better with it compared to Gold. I’ll wear the Silver, keep the Gold.

24) Hamburger or hot dog?
Both are good.

25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Maybe my Mom’s lormaifan. Either that, or salted butter on toast, with occasional kaya.

26) City, beach or country?
City + Beach = Sydney!! Best of both worlds.

27) What was the last thing you touched?
Other than this keyboard and mouse, it’ll be my hair and face.

28) Where did you eat last?
At home. Absolutely satisfying dinner of pak cham kai, long beans, shuen kai choy, and some vege soup with fishballs.

29) When’s the last time you cried?
I could be quite emotional and cry just by watching a sad movie. Which wasn’t too long ago. But the one I remembered most would be the time I had the last straw and broke down in the shower, feeling defeated.

30) Do you read blogs?
I’d be blatantly lying if I say I didn’t.

31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
Sure, if the occasion calls for it. A woman dressed like a man doesn’t look as weird as the other way around.

32) Ever been involved with the police?
Does almost bribing count? It was for going against a No Entry sign an onto a street my my friend lived. I ended up getting away scott free after pleading that it was my first time in the neighbourhood and I didn’t see the sign.

33) What’s your favourite shampoo conditioner and soap?
I keep changing shampoos, since I read somewhere that it’s recommended. My favourite to date would be L’Oreal’s Elsève range. I use shower gels instead of soap; as long as they have a fresh scent like Body Shop’s Tea Tree & Lemon Oil Body Wash, or Oceanus, they’re ok by me. The Mango shower gel is another favourite.

34) Do you talk in your sleep?
No. I’ve heard quite a few mumbles through the night from others, though.

35) Ocean or pool?
Ocean if I want to go diving. Pool if I want to relax and not taste like salted fish after I’m done.

36) So, who has the original missing questions? #36, 37, 61, and 62.
Tried to trace it back from Simple American’s meme. Looks like it’s a dead end at YL’s. The replacements are interesting enough.

37) Who would you take on a ménage à trois for a dirty weekend?
I haven’t decided yet. Would you like to apply for one of the positions? Judge’s decision is final, no appeals would be entertained.

38) Window seat or aisle?
I used to love window seats, but these days I don’t have a preference especially when the flights are short (e.g. to Singapore). But if it’s more than 5 hours… hmmmm, window. No, wait… aisle. Oh, toss a coin!

39) Ever met anyone famous?
Ian Wright, from Discovery Travel & Adventure’s Globe Trekker series. Rick Price, when I was 17 and won some contest to dine with him (and 11 other winners).

40) Do you feel that you’ve had a truly successful life?
Success to me is very much on how satisfied a person is with his or her life. A mother of three wonderfully well-mannered children is equally successful as the owner and CEO of a gazillion-dollar company. I’m fairly satisfied with the way things are going in my life, though there’s always room for improvement. I try not to be complacent.

41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
Twirl. That’s the classic way of eating spaghetti.

42) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey?
Oprah, but not by much.

43) Basketball or Football?
I’d take football. Not the American version, but the one where 22 people chase after 1 ball.

44) How long do your showers last?
A 5-minute quickie in the morning, and about 10 to 15 minutes at night, since I wash my hair then. Much longer if it’s with someone else.

45) Automatic or do you drive a stick?
Manual. I’ve always wanted to switch to auto, but never got around to changing my car.

46) Cake or ice cream?
Ice cream. I don’t need to chew, and it’s nicer to slurp and suck. Ahem.

47) Are you self-conscious?
On occasion, yes. Especially when attention is turned on me.

48) Have you ever drank so much you threw up?
Uh-huh, I have. But funny thing is though, I could never get drunk. My tummy rejects the alcohol — thus the throwing up — before it goes to my head. I’m always sane before and after spewing.

49) Have you ever given money to a beggar?
Yes. These days I don’t much, though. I’d rather donate to WWF and other animal welfares. They don’t have two hands to help themselves like we do.

50) Have you been in love?
Yes.

51) Where do you wish you were?
There, together with you.

52) Are you wearing socks?
Right now, no. Bare-footed.

53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
No. I hope I never need to.

54) Can you tango?
No, but I could pretend to if you don’t mind me stepping on your feet.

55) Last gift you received?
A small package from Simple American for Christmas! A very unique cookie cutter as promised, in the shape of Texas. Also a pack of 2-Alarm Chili Kit, a State of Texas charm, 2 postcards and a card. Thanks very much, Cowboy!

56) Last sport you played?
I don’t really “play” sports, if you’re talking about games like tennis. The last time I rock-climbed was sometime late last year, if that’s considered “playing a sport”.

57) Things you spend a lot of money on?
Food, gadgets, shoes, bags, clothes, girly stuff, everything. Soon it’ll be furniture for my new place.

58) Where do you live?
Now, Petaling Jaya. Very soon, Sydney.

59) Where were you born?
Petaling Jaya.

60) Last wedding attended?
My second brother’s in December 2006.

61) Spit or swallow?
Saliva? Swallow, of course. Unless I need to spit out phlegm. If it’s something else, then…

62) Favorite position?
Spork is best. Spoon + Fork = Spork.

63) Most hated food(s)?
Petai. Not my kind of vege. I’d pick the prawns or ikan bilis or lotus root out to eat from the petai dish if it’s stir-fried together.

64) What’s your least favourite?
Least favourite of what?

65) Can you sing?
I could carry a tune, sometimes out of tune. Best to just shout out my lungs in karaokes.

66) Last person you instant messaged?
The copywriter on YM, telling him that I need more copy for a site we’re working on.

67) Last place you went on holiday?
Singapore for Christmas, with angel, Winn and sengkor. Had a jolly good time too, with carcar, JV, michael, mistipurple, and seefei!

68) Favourite regular drink?
Water wins hands down, despite my love for coffee and green tea. And Ribena, too.

69) Current Song?
You Give Me Something, by Jim Morrison. Heard it in one of Astro’s ads, and I thought it so groovy. The beat’s almost like Maroon 5’s Sunday Morning, another favourite of mine.

70) Tag 3 friends:
Thank you, a^ben, velverse and sengkor for volunteering to be cheong hei.

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It’s Little Miss May’s day off!

I took 2 days’ annual leave just for the heck of it. To take a break from all that stress I’ve been having lately. To wake up late. To feel what it’s like not having to brave traffic to the office. To enjoy not having to go to work!

Since it was a rare occasion I was able to have breakfast with our “boyfriend” AhTak, I made a date with him and JoMel at Mama Nonya, located at the lower ground floor at Ikano. This is the place to go for tit bits, cakes, kuehs and lots of local snacks. We had woon chai kou and kao chi, two of my favourites. AhTak had his 2 half-boiled eggs and maggi mee (with one more egg!).

The plan for the rest of the day for Jomel and I was shopping, shopping, and more shopping at 1 Utama! The Mega Sales had started a couple of weeks ago and only now have I had the time to poke around the shops for a few good bargains. My mission was a yummy pair of jeans, but alas, the perfect pair has yet to be found. Hmmm, that pair at MNG made my butt look good and my legs nice and long, though…

A little past 12 noon, who else should call but LB who just arrived back in KL from his Ipoh trip (many many thanks for the white coffee! mmuuaakkss!!). He joined us at Oriental Cravings for another round of sinful eating — 5-spice pork belly, their house specialty beancurd, and fried lotus roots with petai. Totally, totally orgasmic for a Thursday afternoon, aitelyu!! We even spoke to Helen of Ipoh on the phone, it was absolutely sexciting!! Can’t wait to have a fantastic porgy session soon with her…

After some coffee at Starbucks (naturally) and blog-hopping, LB left us girls to carry on with our shopping. I still hadn’t found that pair of jeans despite trying on more than 10 pairs from various stores. Ended up buying a black Esprit capri pants, whilst JoMel did much better than me with a new denim skirt from MNG, some sexy lingerie from Jusco and a cute top from Esprit. Hmmm, did I leave anything out? Except for that necessary purchase, of course… *ahem*

Round 2 tomorrow! Hopefully that pair of jeans will turn up somewhere… Ooh, and a good pair of shoes too, can’t ever get enough of those… *teehee*!

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